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Life with Little Men
Posted by Devin
When I was pregnant with my first child I wished for a boy that looked just like my husband. I used to say that I wished too hard because my wish came true. 4 times over. Connor is 9, Caden is 7, Chase is 5, and Cash is 2. Together with Jake they are the loves of my life.
When I first realized I would never give birth to a daughter of my own, it was a bit hard to come to terms with. No little dresses, no bows, no braids, no pink, no unicorns or glitter or damask print bedding... You get the point. But there is never a day that ends with me saying "Well today was just wonderful. It would have been perfect if I had a girl." Of course not. Nope, as I've learned, the gender of our children does not matter. What matters is they are our kids and they are perfect and wonderful and all that we never knew we wanted just as they are. And life with little boys, although hectic and let's face it, downright manic at times; is pretty awesome.
So here are 10 recent "little boy" things that I want to remember forever and share with you.
1. Notes from Connor. Connor has loved to write notes and make lists ever since he learned his ABC's. And one of his favorite things to do is leave me sweet little notes in surprising ways and places. The other day I packed a banana in his lunch box and admonished him before he left to not throw it away just because it may look a little brown by lunch time. Here is the note I found that evening in his lunch box.
Another time Jake and I were heading to bed and found these funny little figures waiting next to each side of our bed.
(Jake's phone guy says "your alot more handsome then me" and my scripture gal says "you look alot better than any girl in the world. even this one.")
On yet another occasion, Jake and I happened to be racing each other home and Connor, who was riding with his dad, kept lecturing Jake about speeding. (Note: We were not speeding by much, but Connor does not agree with even going a few miles over the speed limit.) Later that night Jake found this note on his pillow.
(In yellow on the bottom, it's hard to read and partly written on the other side, it says "hope I didn't hurt your feelings.")
Love that Connor and his notes.
2. Caden's funny sayings. Due to Cash's recent obsession with Yo Gabba Gabba, while Caden was saying our family prayers the other night he asked Heavenly Father to "Please help us be patient with Cash's baby shows." Good call, Caden, good call.
This week when we were running late one morning and I yelled out "Does anyone think they could put Cashy's shoes on for him?" Caden's reply: "Nope! No one is licensed for that!"
And Caden's school paper: "I will tell you how to get out of hand cuffs. You get the key and put it in the hole. Then pull the switch. Then escape and rob all you want." He never fails to keep us laughing.
3. A mason jar full of wild desert flowers picked just for me by my little men to brighten my day. Enough said.
4. A special invitation to visit the boys' fort with them. It's pretty fun getting to be these boys' "best girl."
5. Recently in the car. Me: "Connor you are just the best boy!" (He did something really sweet.) Chase: "But I'm just a teeny-weeny bit better, right Mom?" Hahaha! If it's a goal in parenting to make each child feel like the favorite, we are doing something right with Chase.
6. What did Connor do that was so sweet? Connor came home from school without his jacket, something that he has learned does not please his mama much. But where was the missing jacket on this occasion? A boy on his bus became sick and made a mess on his shirt. (It turns out he had appendicitis and needed his appendix removed.) The bus driver asked if anyone would be willing to give the boy a sweatshirt or jacket so he would have something to wear and Connor was the only one who offered. And this was no ordinary jacket; it was his special jacket with his school's logo on it that he had been wanting for quite some time. Nothing makes me happier than when my children exhibit Christ-like behavior, no matter how small the act.
7. Every day when I go into Cash's room to wake him up from his nap he exclaims "Mama! You found me!" Every day. It is so sweet. This is actually a photo of him sleeping at our family cabin, but it's a favorite of mine.
8. Jake works out once, if not twice, 6 days a week. If he happens to be doing a video workout in the evening Chase will always do it with him. Here is a picture of Chase AND Caden working out with their dad. Too cute.
9. Army men and plastic snakes & scorpions. They are everywhere. They may hurt my feet when I step on them and scare the crap out of me now, but I know that one day I will definitely miss their presence in my home.
10. Wet little kisses, big squeezy hugs, and "neck sugars." It makes me want to cry just thinking about them ever ending.
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Radiation and energy level
My father, 82, has colon cancer with mets (metastasis) to the liver. He has been living with the disease for 7 years. Currently, he is receiving radiation on a new tumor in his liver. The radiation hasn`t made him sick, but he is tired all the time and seems to be a little depressed. Is there anything that can be done to improve his energy level?
Fatigue is difficult to remedy. Considering his age and the length of treatment, this alone will deplete his energy. I would suggest meeting with a dietitian to discuss nutritional options that may give him a boost. I would conserve energy by partaking in activities he enjoys and wants to do. Mild scheduled physical activity can increase energy levels. Antidepressants are an option and should be followed closely by a physician. Because of the liver tumor there may be several lab values that are not stable and contribute to fatigue. Spend time with friends, reading, listening to music or even a ride in the car, keep the mind busy to help restore energy.
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Double Star
Robert Heinlein
Double Star by Robert Heinlien was published in Astounding Science Fiction in three parts in 1956 and published collected that same year. It won the 1956 Hugo award for best science fiction novel. This book has first person narration. Narrated by The Great Lorenzo it is a well written book that is more political book than science fiction novel.
An actor is hired by a group of politicians to fill in for an important political figure who has been kidnapped. The actor, called the great larenzo, is a self important and childish character who learns to be a better person by taking the role of the far better man.
Throughout the book The great Lorenzo who is playing the part of John Joseph Bonforte. Bonforte is the leader of an important political party in a system that seems to work more like the English Parliamentary system than the American two party system.
Most of the conflict comes from two sources. The first is the fear that he will be caught in the lie. He is effectively committing fraud on the voters and if caught it would not be good for him. The other source is the difficulty of an actor with no political experience being put in the positions of having to lead the people who know he isn't who he says he is.
The Great Lorenzo
The Narrator of this story the Great Lorenzo is a struggling actor who is completely broke at the beginning of the story. he is hired to play the part of a political leader something that he believes to beneath him but he accepts when he discovers it is more than simply looking like the man.
As an actor The Great Lorenzo is almost superhuman. He takes on not only the appearance and mannerisms of John Joseph Bonforte but in many ways the personality and is able to give speeches as the man better than people who have known him for years and helped write speeches.
This character is also very unlikable at the beginning of this story and has an interesting character arc if one that feels in some places a bit too easy. He begins as a racist hating martians to an unreasonable degree. As the party he ends up leading is seeking equal rights for all the non human races this presents a problem in the story. He egotism is also a problem though less of one as the pride in his work keeps his pride in himself from overwhelming him.
John Joseph Bonforte
Hardly in the story at all this is the character you know the second most about in the story. John Joseph Bonforte is the leader of the expansionist party. Among other things he believes that the only way that humans will be able to expand out into the universe is as a moral society. His belief for this is based on the idea that if we treat those we find badly then other aliens more powerful than us will simply destroy us. This is not a major point in the story but it is an interesting argument for acting in a moral fashion as a society.
His primary objective with the goal of more morality in governance is the equality of the races allowing them to be part of the parliamentary system. Written in 1956 it is hard to miss the connections to the racial issues America had at that time. The difference being that in this story the oppressed races were actually different than humans.
There are three major themes in this book. The first of that is of politics. This book takes a lot of time to examine how the politics of this system works. How it can be better and even make the character better. It does not make it without its flaws though instead it allows even the good guys to do things that might seem a bit shady.
The second major theme is that of race. The entire political argument of this book is over race. The idea is that the martians and Venusians are at oppressed minority. There could have been more emphasis put on this but it is interesting.
The third theme is that of playing a part. The idea that pretending to be something can turn you into the thing you are pretending to be. This is an important point as often in our society the term hypocrite is used in replace of the word imperfect and it is worth pointing out that pretending to be what you want to be is of some value.
This book examines many of the same themes as other Heinlein novels including Starship troopers but from a very different style.
There is also a very clear line that can be drawn between this story and the movie Dave which has an actor, in that case an impersonator, who is hired to pretend to be the president. Some of the side character and plot points are even similar.
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I turned in after that; a top-notch performance leaves me fagged. I slept for more than eight hours, then was awakened by the hooter.
While Heinlein is always a good writer this is not one of his stronger stories and i give it a 3.5 out of 5


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Chronic itchy skin, hot spots, dandruff and a smelly, oily coat plague many unfortunate dogs across the United States. Itchiness on the outside is often a sign of a problem that is more than skin deep.
Foods, supplements and natural topical products all form part of an over-arching "holistic" plan to combat itchy skin and ear infections. Always consult a veterinarian to provide guidance on the plan that's right for your individual pup. To find a holistic vet who's open to the idea of using a natural diet and other more moderate approaches that reduce dependency on long-term steroids and other medications, visit the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association at www.ahvma.org.
In the summer, fleas or environmental/contact allergies may be the culprit. Many pets are sensitive to certain types of grass and weeds, and traveling to new areas can also play havoc on a sensitive pup when he comes into contact with new environmental allergens, such as pollens, to which he hasn't previously been exposed. Other possible irritants in the home include detergents used to wash blankets and bedding, household cleaners or sprays used in the yard.
Any time a non-seasonal bout of itching crops up, it's worthwhile to look back at what might have been different for your pup in recent days or weeks. Did you switch to a new fabric softener or get your carpets cleaned? Did you visit a new place and let your pup romp in a field where the flowers were blooming?
The most common, conventional approach to treating itchy skin and chronic ear infections is to medicate with antibiotics, steroid injections and sometimes harsh, topical products. Though effective for treating the symptom of itchiness itself, some steroids like cortisone can actually weaken the immune system, liver and kidneys, which in turn can make Fido more vulnerable to infection and metabolic problems. Many prescription creams and lotions can be overly drying to the skin or ears and may exacerbate the problem in the long term.
A more integrative plan looks at what is causing the problem and helps the body to heal itself by boosting the immune system and, as far as possible, reducing exposure to the substances that are causing the problem. And this tactic helps provide natural relief with supplements that don't have too many adverse side effects.
One common cause that's often overlooked is diet. Food sensitivities are abundant in almost every breed, possibly due to genetics or the fact that many animals are fed the same food for months or even years on end, with no variety in ingredients or alternative sources of nutrition, such as fresh, real food to supply a broader array of amino acids and other important nutritional compounds.
One of the most common causes of food sensitivity in pets is grain. Many pets are especially sensitive to gluten, which can cause an inflammatory response that manifests itself as itchy skin or red and inflamed feet, gastrointestinal upset or persistent ear infections.
If it's not possible to feed a completely no-grain diet, then one with only organic, whole-grains would be the next best choice. Grain fractions (gluten, husks, hulls, etc.) can be more problematic than the whole grain. Another factor is that organic food, by definition, cannot be genetically modified. One school of thought is that genetically modified grains are more likely to cause an adverse reaction in a sensitive pet; studies show that when butterflies and other species come in contact with pollen from genetically modified crops, they suffer a number of health problems and genetic mutations eventually occur. It's possible that a similar thing happens when other species consume genetically modified grains—especially species whose systems aren't designed to cope with a grain overload in the first place.
Some pets are sensitive to ingredients other than grain, such as certain meats, vegetables or herbs. These sensitivities are generally less common, and in fact a pet that seems to be allergic to a certain meat, such as chicken, because she gets itchy every time she eats her chicken-flavored kibble, may actually be just fine when eating real, home-prepared raw or lightly cooked chicken. The problem is high-heat processing, which alters the amino acid structure, making the protein problematic in its processed form.
A natural, minimally processed diet that's also free of chemical preservatives and fillers can help to combat itchy skin from the inside out. Pet guardians are usually delighted with the results, and under veterinary supervision they may even be able to start reducing the long-term steroids and antibiotics they've had to administer to their pets. Many cats and dogs show a noticeable improvement in just a few days after starting a no-grain diet.
A natural diet can enhance and support a healthy immune system in its own right. Supplementation with antioxidants can also help a pup get out of her weakened, vulnerable state. Adding antioxidants to the diet a few weeks ahead of a planned trip may give the system the boost it needs to bolster its natural defenses against environmental pollutants, which can trigger an itch.
Some antioxidants such as vitamin C have natural anti-inflammatory properties, too. For a natural treatment that works wonders from the outside in, calendula is the herb of choice. A tea made by steeping calendula flowers in hot water and then applying to problem areas after it has cooled can soothe and promote healing at amazing speed. Many gels, sprays and lotions available at quality health stores are also excellent and do a great job.
Natural, chemical-free oatmeal shampoos are also super-soothing to the skin and help to reduce redness (be sure to rinse thoroughly). A natural oatmeal bath can also be very helpful. Simply add a few large handfuls of rolled oats to some hot water and pour over your pup once cooled, or place the oats in some muslin cloth and immerse in the bath water itself to create a milky soak for your pup.
The homeopathic remedy sulfur in the 30c potency is indicated for eczema-like rashes and other skin complaints. Or, for more complex problems, a consultation with a homeopathic vet can help pinpoint the constitutional remedy that's right for your individual pup.
Lucy Postins is a monthly columnist in Fido Friendly Magazine.


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Economic and political factors can upset any well-reasoned fundamental or technical approach. And when the prospect of war is introduced, predictability suffers.
With this in mind, I expect the market to rally in the near term because it is oversold in almost every respect. This oversold condition, coupled with a geopolitical situation that has suddenly become less intense due to the surprise delay of military action against Syria, leads me to believe that buyers will push prices at least to their immediate resistance zones.
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After approving the payment of all bills for January totaling $11,467.61, the directors of the Nesquehoning Borough Water Authority heard from Nesquehoning Conservation Club members, Sam Kitchko and Greg Pecha. The club passed along information on a substance that is available to patch a hole in the First Hollow Dam.
The price is $15 a bag plus delivery from Kansas which expands 11-18 percent over the area to stop the leak. The hole would have to be measured and the club would pay some money toward the job.
Secretary Denny Creitz said that Ron Tirpak, borough engineer told them to breach the hollow since no one uses it anymore. Chairman David Hawk said it would be an expense to breach and they will consult with their engineer on this. Frank Parano, vice president thanked the men for coming and said they will check with Tirpak and get his input and how much would be needed for the next meeting in March. The Conservation Club will be purchasing Willow bushes to be planted along the creek to preserve it.
Mark Lopata and Joe Canzoneri finished the DEP classes to certify them again to renew their licenses.
Under old business, member Gary Porembo said that after talking to Sue Smith, the part time office clerk, she accepted a full time position with the office and will receive a 25 cents raise in pay with all holidays. He also told Dave Hawk to invite the representative from Sen. Arlen Specter's office to attend a meeting. She would be helping the authority secure money for an upcoming project.
Tom Merman reminded the board about the metered wells and how many they don't know about. He said all wells should be metered just to see how much water is being used. "I mention this over and over again. Let's get with this. What's fair is fair."


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The second camp is a bit more problematic. This camp believes that because they have to implement CGN anyway, they might as well just transition to CGN and avoid investing in IPv6 deployment. This camp views an Internet with all (or nearly all) subscribers behind CGN as viable, and favors the universal deployment of CGN. This second approach is insidious, because it creates a number of initial advantages but an even larger set of long-term drawbacks.
Benefits and Drawbacks
Almost all of the advantages of the second approach are immediate and accrue to the benefit of the provider, while almost all of the immediate drawbacks impact the subscriber. The advantages include a lower initial cost of staff training (most network engineers already understand NAT fundamentally, whereas IPv6 requires significant training). Also, in the short-term it is cheaper to add a few CGN gateways to a network than to roll out IPv6 to all subscribers. Furthermore, while most IPv6 deployments don't represent significant revenue for equipment vendors, CGN is a massive opportunity for huge hardware sales – creating strong economic incentives for vendors to push CGN solutions even (or especially) in cases where IPv6 is a more cost effective solution for the provider in the long term.
Subscribers' drawbacks are severe and far outweigh the providers' benefits. First, traditional NAT – and also CGN – block real innovation in Internet applications. CGN workarounds are often hopelessly complex and interfere with Internet applications in often non-deterministic ways. And not only does CGN block future innovation, it also rolls back some of the advances made in overcoming the limitations of traditional NAT.
One of the main barriers to IPv6 deployment at this point is the effort involved in upgrading applications and updating legacy embedded systems (such as home entertainment devices, printers, etc.). However, if CGN becomes widely accepted, this same effort will also be required in order to work around the above difficulties. As such, allocating development resources to CGN workarounds instead of IPv6 deployment is a somewhat self-defeating proposition.
To make matters worse, only technically astute subscribers are likely to be able to understand what is causing these new drawbacks. Most likely, the service provider will market CGN as "improved security" or some other vague positive sounding claim. The disadvantages that accrue to the provider come mainly in the form of gradually increasing long-term costs and the costs of increased helpdesk calls. While helpdesk calls are an extremely detrimental expense for service providers, their impact is usually underestimated (often considerably) when evaluating technologies such as CGN. While both CGN and IPv6 can be implemented incrementally over time, unless one does a very thorough analysis, CGN will appear – falsely – to offer smaller steps and lower costs. Only IPv6 completely eliminates the need for NAT and CGN, freeing the subscriber from their limitations.
Further, those who fail to deploy IPv6 in addition to their CGN will increase not only their own costs, but, by extension, the costs to everyone else in order to operate their networks. The longer the transition towards IPv6 lasts, the more expensive continuing to operate the IPv4 internet will become. If we all move forward together, everyone benefits. The longer we delay this progress, the more everyone will pay. Unfortunately, if one takes only a short-term view of the economics, holding off on IPv6 can appear to provide short-term savings while deploying IPv6 can appear as an unjustified cost. At the end of the day, we're all in this together and the stakes are nothing short of the future of the internet which has always depended on the good will of people choosing to do the right thing whether or not there was a business case for it.
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Winners in the fourth Biggest Jewish News of the Week contest of the Jewish Daily Bulletin are announced today. This competition, which closed midnight Monday, December 10, included the news period from Sunday, December 2, to Friday, December 9.
The winners of the fourth Biggest Jewish News of the Week contest will share the $100 in cash prizes which are awarded weekly to writers of the best 250-word letters on the most important news of the week.
There is a new contest each week. The fifth contest concludes today. The winners will be announced next Friday. The sixth weekly contest begins with Sunday's issue. Rules governing the contest will appear in full in that issue.
In the non-student general reader division New Yorkers made a clean sweep of the first three prizes in the fourth contest.
First prize, $25 goes to I. R. Malkin, 2705 Colden avenue, Bronx, for the best letter of 250 words on the Biggest Jewish news of the week from Sunday, December 2, to Friday, December 9.
Second prize ($10) is awarded to Irving Oblas, 1560 Amsterdam avenue, New York City. Third prize, ($5) goes to Paul Martinson, 295 East Tenth street, New York City.
Harold Greenberg and Rabbi S. H. Baron were close contenders for third prize. After special deliberation by the judges the third award went to Mr. Martinson.
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For me, besides being happy and content with myself, my life and being a great mom, the most important thing in life is to be in a committed, mutually satisfying loving relationship, with someone who shares some of my passions and interests. I like the idea of sharing whatever we can together. Still, I am independent and have my own life. Part of my lifestyle comes from eating healthy and working out. I am not a health fanatic … I just like being in good shape and exercise makes me feel good.
I am a total romantic! I am into flowers, love notes & kisses, hugs and affection….little romantic things and I love to give it all back. The phrase "It's the little things" kind of describes my outlook in life. I like to shower my man with love and praise, to hear his thoughts and hopes and dreams and whatever he wants to share……even if it's something that you don't think I want to hear, I want to hear it!
I enjoy espionage & political thrillers, (Bourne Identity, State of Play, The Ghost Writer)...also science fiction (Inception), historical fiction (The King's Speech), comedies, drama, romance with intellectual themes.)
Music.....I enjoy variety...Rock, Acoustical, Classical, Jazz. Favorites.. Goo Goo Dolls, Jars of Clay, Snow Patrol, U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Cheryl Crow, Mozart, Beethoven (favorite: Moonlight Sonata), Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings-
Food......I eat healthy food! Any type of salad in the world. Vegetables, fruit, just about any type of seafood.....Also I love icecream & dark chocolate.


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Colorado Ices Buffalo 7-1 - Recap
The battle between the Avalanche and Sabres didn't turn out to be much of a battle at all as Buffalo was handed a 7-1 defeat on Saturday at Pepsi Center.
The Avalanche were a -210 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Jamie McGinn (2), Gabriel Landeskog (2), Marc-Andre Cliche, Tyson Barrie, and Nathan MacKinnon each scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Barrie opened the scoring for Colorado, finding the back of the net at 7:37 of the first period. The goal was assisted by Nathan MacKinnon.
Semyon Varlamov turned in a 27-save effort for the Avalanche.
Matt D'Agostini scored for the Sabres, finding the net behind Semyon Varlamov.
Ryan Miller stopped 22 of 27 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Colorado went 2-for-6, while the Sabres were 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 39-28.
Colorado looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Devils. The Sabres will aim to get back on the winning track vs Edmonton.


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As emergency manager of Washoe County, Nev., Aaron Kenneston is responsible for developing training, and response and recovery efforts from all hazards. That includes extensive planning for all phases of emergency management at the Regional Emergency Operations Center.
Kenneston's credentials are impeccable. He served on active duty in the Army National Guard for nearly 25 years, retiring as a colonel. During his career, he ran a military emergency operations center and responded to floods, civil unrest, state-level security events, and search and rescue missions.
He has served during major emergencies, including the local flood of the Truckee River in Nevada on New Year's Eve 2006, a snow emergency in January 2005, the Andrew fire in 2004 in Nevada and the Hurricane Katrina evacuation. He holds two master's degrees.
Could you outline the different planning phases for an emergency response and discuss why it's important to break down training into phases?
I describe the four phases of emergency management as mitigation, planning, training, and response and recovery. There are some variations on the names of these phases and actions, for example the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) often replaces the term mitigation with "prevention."
I use mitigation because FEMA [the Federal Emergency Management Agency] requires every jurisdiction to prepare a hazard mitigation plan. This is the basis of all actions, identifying and ranking hazards in the community and collaboratively developing strategies to reduce the impact or eliminate these hazards. Planning and training are the ways we test our written emergency plans for validity, identify areas for improvement, and ensure that our procedures are practiced and fresh in the minds of public safety officials and first responders. The response phase involves coordinating the actions of the various response agencies and disciplines, providing strategic guidance and material support to incident commanders, as well as coordinating resources from the state and federal government.
Recovery takes the longest period of time and begins with preliminary damage assessment, includes individual and public assistance, and continues until every mitigation project approved as a result of the disaster is complete.
Of course these phases can be concurrent and are a continuous process.
What are the differences and similarities between being a colonel in the National Guard and being a county-level emergency manager?
Well, I certainly miss my almost 25 years in the military: the camaraderie, responsibilities and sense of patriotic duty. As a colonel, I had a very large staff, hundreds of soldiers under my direct command, and millions of dollars in equipment and operating budget.
As a civilian emergency manager, I have one assistant. I have no direct command authority of any response agency, and a limited budget. So more finesse and cooperative, supportive relationships are required. In both roles, there is pride in being a public servant and a sense of contributing to the public good.
Certainly many of the leadership skills and emergency procedures are also very similar. The types of people who volunteer for the military and the people who become firefighters, law enforcement and health professionals share common traits as well. Of course the military has a civilian emergency support role, operates emergency operations centers and responds to all types of disasters, so these experiences have definitely served me well.
Since your tenure as emergency manager for Washoe County, which disaster made you the most nervous or was the most difficult to manage?
In the few short years that I've been a civilian emergency manager, our county has experienced about a half-dozen local, state and federally declared disasters. We had a major winter storm on New Year's Eve 2004-2005, and the very next New Year's Eve we experienced a 50-year flood. Both of these events had federal disaster declarations and taxed state and local resources to the maximum. But it also brought out the best in our region and caused our response community to work together even more closely on emergency preparedness.
Our hazard mitigation plan identifies 13 hazards in our region. These range from earthquakes to avalanches. But the most imminent threat that we face every year is wildland fires. Because of the areas of rapid growth, and the urban and wildland relationship of our region, this causes me the most concern. Our other high-probability disasters, for example flooding and severe storms, allow us advance warning. Wildfires seldom allow this luxury. They can be immensely destructive, are totally unpredictable and can overwhelm local resources quickly.


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CRICKET Australia has acknowledged that its determination to regain Test supremacy might have affected its one-day results, but refused to use this as an alibi for the dismal performance in England.
The immediate consequences of Australia's 4-0 series defeat to England will be known next week when the selectors pick the one-day squad for a series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates. The result suggested Australia has a mountain of work to do before the Ashes, especially on its batting, and heralded another injury crisis, with vice-captain Shane Watson, fast bowling sensation Pat Cummins and veteran paceman Brett Lee all breaking down with muscle injuries.
CA performance chief Pat Howard said it was tough to strike a balance between building a No.1 Test team and maintaining standards in the shorter form. While George Bailey has made the most of his first two one-day series, the introduction of Peter Forrest, regarded as a potential Test batsman, and the return of Steve Smith have been less successful.
''There is a possibility, and there is a fine balance, that to try and deal with Test improvement there's been a balance between ODI success and trying to develop players. Obviously that tour wasn't acceptable and we've got to improve a lot in the next 12 months,'' Howard said.
''We wanted people to develop and grow and that takes time. There has been a methodology that the best players are the best players and we'd get them in and expose them at different levels. We don't make any excuses for our performances in England. We're not going to throw out that it was a development tour. Four-nil wasn't good enough.''
Watson's calf injury is particularly worrying - he missed most of last summer with soft-tissue injuries - and CA is mapping out a plan to ensure he is fit when the team needs him most. But that won't mean asking him to quit a form of the game or give up bowling. ''His bowling has been such a positive for him,'' Howard said. ''Mickey [Arthur, coach] and myself and Shane have had conversations about when we can peak, when we can look after him, when does he get a break to try and rebuild himself. We've tried to map out the next 12 months with him. We've got a camp up in Darwin in the lead-up to the UAE tour which he will be at. It's not just Shane but all the guys who play three forms, and those conversations will be about getting them up for the big tours.
''Players can play all three forms, whether or not they can play all games in all three forms is your challenge, particularly making sure the players have got enough load going up the levels in terms of the longer forms.''
Scans have suggested Lee's calf injury is not as serious as first thought - he intends to be running again in 10 days - raising hopes that he will be fit for the World Twenty20 in September-October.
''When we have more information the National Selection Panel can assess, can he get in a great position to keep playing? But he is a seasoned professional, he knows how to manage his body, and I'm sure he will be realistic,'' Howard said.
Cummins, who has a side strain and was yesterday unveiled as a star recruit for the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League, will be handled with care.
Howard said CA was working to ensure his workload is closely monitored whether he is with his country, his state or his BBL team.
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Hollywood princess, Megan Fox, fessed up that she is a pretty avid gamer in a recent interview to discuss her new movie The Dictator. The ex-Transformers starlet might be putting on the hurt and you would never even know.
So what is the luscious lipped Megan Fox's current game of choice? Why Halo: Reach of course.
In the interview with Collider, Megan enthusiastically and openly discussed her passion for video games and playing online. She explains that she's playing Halo: Reach and that she'd one with the campaign, preferring to play online. In response to a question about what game she's playing now:
"Halo. [laughs] You can ask my husband that question independently of me if he is out there. I have a complete addiction to that game. It is sick… I have Halo: Reach, but I am playing online. I don't really play in story mode anymore."
It is sick, eh? Is that so? Well Ms. Fox, I'm sure there are some hardcore gamers out there that would love to take you on in the digital battlefield. I'm sure some of us at Game Rant would like to as well. Unfortunately the interview doesn't go too far into her gaming habits, but it is nice to see some humanity in Hollywood actors today than what is displayed in mainstream media or what is on-screen in theaters.
When asked whether she has an Xbox Live account she was more than willing to share her tales of gaming although reluctant to outright give away her gamer tag.
"They have no idea. They make fun of my gamer tag too because it is funny. And they are all a bunch of guys and it is clear that I am a girl so they make fun of my name, and they have no idea they are making fun of me."
Curse you Megan Fox, you give false hope to gamers everywhere who would give their souls to spend one second in your presence. Could you imagine how many invites she would get in an hour if that information was released?
Any wild guesses as to what her gamer tag might be? If people are making fun of it so much, do you think it's just something really girly or something just really stupid?
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Jack and the Bean, which launches the 2013-14 Manitoba Theatre for Young People season this week, sprouted out of a university course about soil that intrigued playwright Linda. A. Carson.
The Vancouver-area writer fixated on the idea of a pile of dirt onstage but it took her three years before a story took root in it. The ideal fertilizer turned out to be the children's folk tale Jack and the Beanstalk.
"I wanted to adapt that tale of why Jack's farm was very poor and not producing enough to feed them anymore," says Carson. "That twigged me to the ground being dead and how, in our day and age, soil can become dead by overuse."
Jack and the Giant Beanstalk debuted at Toronto's Young People's Theatre in 2012 and arrives at MTYP with a trimmed title that signals the bean is of central importance in Carson's 50-minute environmental tale for the target age group of four- to eight-year-olds.
In her spin on the children's classic, Jack is compelled to sell his beloved toys to feed his hungry family but instead trades them for magic beans, which grow a towering beanstalk. After climbing to the top and encountering fertile ground in the sky, the farmer's son discovers, not a golden egg-laying goose, but the reason why his family's land is dead and, more importantly, how to bring it back to life.
The traditional story has not been adapted often, the most recent version being this year's adventure film Jack the Giant Slayer. As a stage show, the idea of representing a giant and a huge beanstalk in a theatre is daunting when the audience has grown up watching fantastical CGI. Then there was the risk of messing with the expectations of kids and their parents.
"I thought there might be some peril involved," Carson says from her home on Bowen Island, less than 20 kilometres northwest of Vancouver. "But at an early workshop in Toronto, I was amazed by the number of kids who didn't know the tale of Jack and the Beanstalk because they come from other countries and it is not their history. And those that did know the story had no qualms about leaving the traditional tale and coming along with this new adaptation."
Although young audiences fear the fee-fi-fo-fumming giant, for them, his arrival is one of the thrilling aspects of the story. In Jack and the Bean, the health-conscious ogre likes to eat humans, but they're bad for his digestion. Audiences are urged to become tiny bugs, which the giant loves because they help keep his garden healthy.
"It encourages the kids to go into role-playing," says director Kim Selody, who is Carson's husband and frequent MTYP collaborator. "If they don't, they could get eaten."
Carson says she wants to show her audience that Jack has a responsibility to see the bigger picture of our world and the way many life forms -- from bacteria to insects -- depend upon us as we depend upon them. It is part of the cycle of life and people must realize they need to maintain the balance.
"I want kids to explore the dirt instead of seeing ground as something to run on," says Carson, best known for her play Dying to be Thin -- about a teenage girl's struggle with bulimia -- which MTYP will present later this month for the third time. "I want them to imagine that there is a whole life in that dirt. They are like gentle giants themselves to all the life forms below their feet."
That original pile of dirt from which Jack and the Bean was harvested remains a central image. But real soil didn't give Selody the look he needed, so he opted to use chopped-up rubber tires instead. The recycled material better reflects blue/grey light to suggest lifelessness and warmer hues to signify growth.
"It's about composting," says Selody. "I don't know if the kids get that if we continue screwing up the dirt with chemicals, it dies and you can't grow anything. The lesson is how to compost."


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Pizza. Even when it's bad, it's still pretty tasty, but when it's at its best, there are few things better. In the interest of directing you towards more of those transcendently cheesy experiences, the entire network of Thrillist editors has put its collective food knowledge together to give you the 33 best in the whole damn country, representing styles from the deepest of deep dish to the thinnest Neapolitan, from square-cut to triangularly sliced. Will you disagree with some? Probably, but that's what makes America great. Along with all the delicious pizza. Check out the picks below, and keep track of the ones you've had on this handy checklist.
Antico, Atlanta, GA
What you're getting: The San Gennaro
From the small-batch dough, San Marzano D.O.P. tomatoes, fresh mozzarella sourced from Campania, and Grande Forni ovens (handmade in Naples), it isn't hard to figure out why ATL crowds consistently line up outside the Home Park trattoria before it's even open (when the dough's gone, they're closed). The money move (also the doughy move!) is the San Gennaro, loaded with savory salsiccia, sweet red pepper, bufala, and cipollines.
Via 313, Austin, TX
What you're getting: "The Detroiter"
Just like the fiscal balance of their native city, Detroit ex-pats Via 313 are always in the red -- sauce that is! The metal pans from which this duo of trailers slings square Detroit-style pies (more on them later) were formerly used to hold parts in auto factories. They're doing their home city proud with meticulously mastered crust is fluffy on the inside and caramelized with a crunchy layer cheese on the bottom and sides, and The Detroiter ups the ante with two types of pepperoni (smoked and natural casing).
Matthew's Pizza, Baltimore, MD
What you're getting: The Crab Pie
There are plenty of fine ways to top Matthew's doughy, buttery crust, but this is Maryland, and you're getting a crab pie, because what other state are you going to trust to perfect the union of crab and pizza, with a balanced harmony of cheese, crustacean, and spice? That was rhetorical. This pizza could not exist anywhere else.
Galleria Umberto, Boston MA
What you're getting: Two Slices
Get here before noon. Please. And don't worry about decisions. You don't have a choice: just get two slices of pie (there's only one, and it's Sicilian, and it's fantastic), maybe some arancini if you want to get crazy, and a domestic beer; drop $7; and there you go. Because Umberto is only open until the dough runs out (and it usually does by 2p or earlier, most days), you know you're getting a fresh slice that isn't sitting under a heat lamp, and you know its going to be light, and airy, and on a focaccia-style crust. And you know it will be glorious.
Santarpio's, Boston, MA
What you're getting: Italian Cheese, Sausage, & Garlic
You've seen it on your way to Logan -- the sign sticks out inviting you to pull off at the last minute, postpone your flight, and head into Eastie for a simple pie that's been around as a pizzeria since the 1930s and is still owned and operated by the Santarpio family. And you should probably do that just to get their thin-crust sausage pie. Now, look, people complain about this place: the crust is tough and dusted with cornmeal, the waiters are surly, menus are just kind of a thing you may or may not get at some point, but all of that fades away once you bite into that pie and realize that the glorious combo of homemade sausage and cheese and sauce and bread is well worth missing any flight to Philly.
Di Fara, Brooklyn, NY
What you're getting: Regular Cheese Pie
Meet Domenico DeMarco. He will be making your pizza today. Actually, he will be making everyone's pizza today -- and there are plenty of everyones. Even if you manage to navigate your way to Midwood, Brooklyn, by the noon opening time, you're still likely destined for a two-hour wait. At least you can spend part of it watching the man operate the way he has since 1964. He's got toppings, but there's really no need to corrupt the six cheeses, San Marzanos, olive oil, basil, and oregano. You can get a slice... sometimes. It's weird. Play it safe and snag an entire pie to go -- you just stood for two hours, so that burned at least a million calories.
Juliana's, Brooklyn, NY
What you're getting: Margherita pie
First there was Grimaldi's, and everyone loved it. Then, Patsy Grimaldi sold it to a customer, and everyone still loved it. Then, that new owner moved it next door, and everyone still loved it! Then, Patsy Grimaldi came out of pizza-tirement, opened Juliana's in the original Grimaldi's location that still housed the ovens, and everyone still loved Grimaldi's. Let them. But you should sit down at Juliana's with nary a wait, order up Patsy's blessedly simple Margherita, and, while you're at it, grab a White Pie with mozz and garlic, and entertain yourself looking at the suckers on the down-the-block Grimaldi's line outside. Also good to know: Patsy is a boy.
Roberta's, Brooklyn, NY
What you're getting: The Family Jewels
Roberta's pies are so good, they may be responsible for an entire neighborhood. When it opened in 2008, Brooklyn's Bushwick was nothing more than a series of run-down warehouses. Five years later, it's a series of run-down warehouses that everyone wants to overpay to live next to! While the menu has expanded, and it now houses a 12-seat tasting-menu spinoff in the back, the still ramshackle joint's small, cheap (enough), and always-creative pies (including the Jewels, with mozz, Parm, heirloom tomatoes, garlic, basil, and prosciutto bread crumbs) continue to run the show.
EVO, Charleston, SC
What you're getting: Mushroom & Sweet Onion
An acronym for "Extra Virgin Oven", it's no shock they spend so much time hand pulling... their mozzarella. HEY-O! But for real, they do go that extra mile, and it shows in pies like the pesto-sauced mushroom & sweet onion laden with local 'shrooms and red peppers.
Coalfire, Chicago, IL
What you're getting: Prosciutto pie
Their 800-degree coal ovens (get it?!) produce a distinctly charred crust that, nonetheless, maintains a remarkably satisfying chewiness. Get yourself their prosciutto pie, in which a generous layer of thin-sliced pork goodness is carefully layered on top after it comes out of the oven, leading to contrasting temperatures but uniform deliciousness.
Lou Malnati's, six locations throughout Chicago, IL
What you're getting: The Chicago Classic
Deep-dish has a tendency to ignite strong feelings everywhere. New Yorkers will steadfastly insist it "isn't pizza", meanwhile my brother will threaten to disown me for picking Lou's over Giordano's. I like to think a tomato-topped slice with just the right amount (in this case, the right amount is a lot) of cheese and a whole damn layer of sausage can heal all disputes. Oh, also it's on "buttercrust". Just whisper it to yourself. Buttercrust.
Vito and Nick's, Chicago, IL
What you're getting: Sausage pie
Native Chicagoans hold this style -- square cut, thin, slightly crisped crust -- just as (if not more) near to their hearts as the more-celebrated deep dish, and Vito & Nick's has been turning it out flawlessly since 1932. You'll be ordering the sausage and be pleased to find an abundance of fennel-y pork wads tucked under the blanket of melted cheese. Wash it down with a pitcher of Old Style, the only thing they have on tap.
Buddy's Pizza, Detroit MI
What you're getting: Pepperoni pie
As the pioneers of the square cut, caramelized-crusted Detroit style
thanks to the work of a well-meaning human raised by elves, Buddy's achieves its singular flavor with Wisconsin brick cheese. Your pepperoni will be tucked under said cheese to prevent charring. You will taste the wisdom in this decision.
Supino: Detroit, MI
What you're getting: Red, White & Green
Proving Detroit can also compete in the thin-crust game, Supino's hybrid American/ Neapolitan pies benefit from an Eastern Market location, snagging fresh ingredients to build creations like Red White & Green (calm down, Christmas elves): a spinach and roasted red pepper white 'za, which is given a briny bite with a generous helping of capers and richness from creamy ricotta.
Little Vincent's Pizza, Huntington, NY
What you're getting: A Slice With Cold Cheese
Cheese: without it, pizza is just sauce-bread. So why not put it on twice? That's what the Strong-Island accented madmen at Little V's do, as long you ask for it. So ask for it. The thin slice with a sweet-ish sauce goes into the oven for a re-heat like normal, but when it comes out, a hand dives into a plastic bin of cold mozzarella and splashes a secondary layer on top. Let it sit for a minute so it starts to melt just a bit. Never in pizza history has it been more essential to fold a slice.
Razza Pizza Artigianale, Jersey City, NJ
What you're getting: The Santo
This is the best Neapolitan pizza that you better not call Neapolitan pizza. The crispy edged wood-fired pies at downtown Razza's serve up nothing but seasonally harvested New Jersey-everything, from the locally milled flour to the wild yeast that eats it before you devour fresh mozz, house-made sausage, and shaved onions baked in a secret sauce-blend of heirloom tomatoes.
Pizzeria Picco, Larkspur, CA
What You're Getting: "The Specialized"
Larkspur is the type of place that you wish you lived, one of those mythical Marin towns filled with redwoods and old timey movie theaters, and attractive old people who are weirdly fit. And Pizzeria Picco is yet another reason to resent them. The more casual side of the crazy popular Picco restaurant, PP (!) crafts Neapolitan thin crust 'zas in a wood burning oven using crazy fresh ingredients and hand-pulling their mozzarella, and just kind of dominating the pizza scene north of SF. It's hard to go wrong in your selections here (the Son of Yeti w/ leeks, thyme, garlic, three types of cheese and hen of the woods mushrooms is divine), but the money move is the Specialized, essentially an upscale version of the classic pepperoni and sausage pie. Oh, and get the Strauss soft serve with olive oil and sea salt to finish the meal. It's like eating magic mixed with joy.
Mozza, Los Angeles, CA
What you're getting: Burrata & Squash Blossom
When super-chefs Mario Batali and Nancy Silverton joined forces to
defeat that evil Wolfgang Puck! open a pizza joint, everyone in LA was all like, "But pizza in LA suuuuucks!" But then after eating their bubbly, moist-crusted creations and getting a belly full of burrata, everyone was all like, "But pizza in LA suuuuuuucks! EXCEPT PIZZERIA MOZZA." The LA 'za scene may have improved thanks to a litany of imitators, but they remain the tops.
Frank Pepe, New Haven, CT
What you're getting: The White Clam Pie
Dating back to 1925, FP's credited with pioneering the New Haven style: a Neapolitan replica thin-crust pie cooked in coal-fired ovens and served on baking trays with a charred flour bottom. Once you've braved the wait, order the White Clam Pie, bringing together freshly shucked littlenecks with chopped garlic, grated cheese, oregano, and olive oil. That's right. Most of Pepe's most famous pies come without tomato sauce and with little/no cheese. But it all works. Oh, does it work.
Pig Ate My Pizza, Minneapolis, MN
What you're getting: The Piggy
From a group of wildly talented Twin Cities chefs who shuttered an insanely successful higher-end operation and got nto the pizza game, this fantastically named joint is as pork-forward as its name suggests, including this decadent creation loaded with pepperoni, bacon, prosciutto, and further fine charcuterie all piled on top of a decadently thick brioche crust.
Pizza Delicious, New Orleans, LA
What you're getting: The Hot Sopressata
This Incredible Hulk-named Bywater-by-way-of-Long-Island slice shop's responsible for introducing NOLA to New York-style pinch-and-folds, but they only serve up two a day of their 20+ specialty thin crusts, none more crushable than their massive pile-up of sweet marinated peppers, pickled red onion, and hotter-than-the-oven spicy cured sopressata.
Motorino, New York, NY
What you're getting: The Prosciutto di Parma Pie
Just to be different from most of the cool kids in New York, Motorino started in Brooklyn, then moved to Manhattan. It's still there, in the East Village, but it also just returned to its Williamsburg roots with a second location. There's also one in Hong Kong, naturally. No New Yorker would dare call their thin, charred-yet-chewy pies "traditional", but only the biggest sticks in the sauce wouldn't call them delicious. Get the prosciutto and you'll see why.
Prince St Pizza, New York, NY
What you're getting: A Slice
There are a million Ray's Pizzas in New York. But there is only one Original Rays. Actually, that's completely untrue; there're a million of those too. But there was only one actually-original Ray's. It's gone, but now Prince St Pizza sits in its location, and it's maybe the best slice joint in a city that runs on them. The standard slice is everything a pizza-eater looks for: it's chewy and just doughy enough, with the kind of cheese you have to grab and twist off with some bites, lest it continue stretching forever. And they're not pizza, but don't sleep on the prosciutto rice balls. Or do; they're probably quite comfortable.
Pizzaiolo, Oakland, CA
What you're getting: Gypsy Peppers, Housemade Sausage & Ricotta Salata (Seasonal)
One of the OGs of the Cali/Neapolitan, wood-burning-oven style so popular in NorCal, Oakland's Pizzaiolo, from chef Charlie Hallowell, has been around since 2005 and continues to see people line up everyday for his ever-changing creations. A recent trip saw a gorgeous gypsy pepper, sausage, and ricotta salata pizza, but the menu changes day to day, so the best move is usually just to get the pizza alla Pizzaiolo and let him have his way with you and your taste buds.
Stogie Joe's, Philadelphia, PA
What you're getting: The Square Pie
Red-sauced bakery pies are as much a South Philly staple as being ejected from a Phillies game, and, just like Phillies fans, Stogie Joe's takes it to the next level, serving their square pies upside-down with their signature spicy-sweet tomato sauce floating above the cheese blanketing a Sicilian-style crust.
Apizza Scholls, Portland, OR
What you're getting: The Apizza Amore
Apizza has more rules than a YMCA pool -- no call-in orders, no more than three toppings, and if they run out of dough you're outta luck -- but there's a reason people line up around the block for the very chance of getting it: the charred, ciabatta-esque crust is the perfect vessel for ultra-fresh cheese and house-cured meats. Get the Amore and taste the glory of their spicy cured pork shoulder.
Pizzeria Bianco, Phoenix, AZ
What you're getting: The Rosa
People travel significant distances to endure equally significant waits to dine at this pizza oasis in the Arizona desert that's spawned a mini-empire in Phoenix. Or maybe they're just making a side-trip because their grandparents live there. Either way, one of the biggest reasons is The Rosa: red onions, pistachios, Parmigiano-Reggiano, and a whisper of rosemary. Sounds simple enough, if a little odd, but the whole is much greater than the sum of its parts.
Conte's, Princeton New Jersey
What you're getting: Pepperoni & Onion
This is that-pizza-place-you-grew-up-with in its truest form: trophies from local sports leagues, cheap-ass Rolling Rocks, wooden bowls and cafeteria silverware... But the slices bring more than nostalgia -- the pepperoni and onion has a perfect crispness with just the right amount of grease, with those smaller-than-normal little slices of meat curling up around the edges so that each one has delicious glisten housed in what is essentially a tiny meat bowl with slightly crispy edges.
Bob & Timmy's, Providence, Rhode Island
What you're getting: Pizza 1
A less-heralded school of pizza cookery is the grilled pie of Rhode Island, popularized by just-missed-the-cut Al Forno but distinctly nailed by this joint (er, joints -- there're two now), whose thin-yet-flavorful crust serves as the blanket for a bevy of fresh toppings, though all you really need to blow your tongue-mind is the Pizza 1 and its layer of Parm and Romano that gets a little extra funk from crumbles of gorgonzola.
Pastaria, St. Louis, MO
What you're getting: Brussels Sprouts Pizza
It might sound like STL star chef Gerard Craft's joint is a pick for pasta, but you'd be a fool to sleep on the meticulously prepared, bubbly-crusted pies, like this bechemel-based Brussels sprout number with lemon, mozz, and lardo. Mmm... lardo.
Ragazza, San Francisco, CA
What you're getting: Amatriciana
Here's how to do Ragazza correctly: go there, put your name in (no reservations, except for parties of seven or more on their patio), walk across the street to fantastical dive bar The Page. Have many drinks and laughs, check your phone to see when your table is ready, come back, order the Amatriciana with pancetta, chillies, pecorino, and oregano. Ask for an extra farm egg on top. Rejoice in the splendor of the Cali-style Neapolitan thin crusts. Finish dinner. Go back to The Page to celebrate.
Serious Pie, Seattle, WA
What you're getting: Penn Cove Clams, Pancetta Tesa, Chiles
Proprietor Tom Douglas, as you may have gathered from the name, is serious about his pie. As in, hand-shucking clams every morning. Tom perfected SP's slightly sweet, almost pastry-like crust at his bakery around the corner, and it's so good, almost anything would taste amazing on it, but you wanna spend your clams on the 'za topped with diced, fresh-shucked ones from the Puget Sound's premier bivalve purveyor. Seriously (see what we did there?!) this pie can't be missed.
2 Amys, Washington, DC
What you're getting: Margherita Extra
The quaint Neapolitan crew doesn't mess around when it comes to abiding by the D.O.C (Denominazione di Origine Controllata) rules passed down by the from the Italian government (Mussolini thankfully no longer runs things) to get that formal seal of approval. What does that entail? Well, when making their go-to Margherita in their wood-burning oven, the dough can only contain soft-grain flour, fresh yeast, water, and sea salt and toppings include only Italian plum tomatoes, mozzarella di bufala, extra-virgin olive oil, and fresh basil or dried oregano.


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Very nice and modern.The breakfast was good.The staff was helpfull.
excellent money value; brand new, refurbished, very comfortable
The hotel is brand new, rooms were nicely decorated, bathrooms stylish and clean, reception staff was helply and friendful. The hotel has just opened, and was not completely ready yet: the restaurant was not open and neither was the skybar or the health center. I know that the price I paid reflected this though. The location is a bit unconvenient, unless you're visiting the expo of course.
clean, well equiped room
The hotel is very nice and the rooms are big and confortable. The staff is very incompetent, they gave us the wrong keys, they asked to pay for the rooms upfront and at the check-out they asked the money again, it shows that it is a new hotel and they need to learn more.
Excellent hotel
Perfect rooms.very nice view If u havent car ,to go in city u have to ways:by taxi or metro and buses.the second way want a lot of time...the first way want money
Most of the hotel staff didn't speak english.
The breakfast is perfect. The air-condition does not work at all and the room is more than 28 degree in the evening! And when we checked out, the hotel claimed to us that we have taken a lot of food from their mini bar, but we actually never did. Anyway, it was solved in the end and we have to sign a kind of statement...
excellent money value; brand new, refurbished, very comfortable
This was my 3rd stay here. I like it's proximity to big commercial centres (Arena Plaza, IKEA, Budapest fair etc.) and easyness to reach from airport, Keleti railway station, city centre and M5 highway. It's an amazing value for money, for a 4 star hotel! Finally, I like it's interior... No wine glasses in the room, although they offer hungarian wines in the minibar. Asked through reception, but it didn't work since the restaurant was closed...Quite an ordinary thing, I don't understand why they don't put two glasses in each room.
Very nice and modern.The breakfast was good.The staff was helpfull.
Very elegant, clean, comfortable hotel. Polite and friendly staff. Amazing breakfast. Rooms are modern, comfortable, warm, cozy and very clean. Easily accessible, with parking. We recommend it to everyone.
The hotel is very well put together and the stuff are extremely helpful. All of them speak English. This is a challenge in Hungary. We had an issue with the shower and it took only a few hours to for the issues to be resolved. They even ask us if we are OK exchanging our room if they were unable to fix the shower. This is a great place if you do not spend too much time in the hotel. It is 4* after all. It worked great for us. We will definitely stay in this hotel again if we visit Budapest. There were only a couple of things we did not like. 1. The Free Parking is very limited even though there is plenty of parking in the nearby small streets. That is where we parked our car most of the time 2. The pillows were bad we asked for 2 extra per person..lol
value and price internet did not work prperly
Clean and comfort hotel, great value for money.
Very modern, very clean, friendly personal, I've stayed in this hotel only one night and everything was exellent. Pets are allowed which is also important for me. My dog and I enjoyed our time.
New hotel,very pleasant,great staff.Highly recommended!!!The room was so clean that i had to get my shoes off!!!! The metro might be a bit annoying till 24.00,but nothing major.
Excellent Staff. This Hotel is actually an old college dorm that has been remodeled. It has an indoor pool, gym, Computers, cafeteria. Everything that a large US college would have... and the price..... outstanding
The location isn't too bad if you have a car. This is definitely a hostel, not a hotel. Still can't figure out why they call it a "conference centre". Breakfast was a joke and cleanliness is a foreign concept to them. I do not recommend this to anyone. True it costs 45 EUR a night, but I had stayed in much better hotels for this price.
lack of food on Breakfast, not very clean rooms.bar closed at 9p.m.
The breakfast was substantial and the manager of the cafeteria who was very helpful and friendly. The bed sheets were dirty, the toilet seat was broken, the hotel is difficult to find contrary to its description and the staff at the reception was particularly unfriendly.
indoor swimming pool, fitness, sauna
The hotel are safe and silent. For example, they ran out of fresh bread very quickly in the breakfast time.
The location isn't too bad if you have a car. This is definitely a hostel, not a hotel. Still can't figure out why they call it a "conference centre". Breakfast was a joke and cleanliness is a foreign concept to them. I do not recommend this to anyone. True it costs 45 EUR a night, but I had stayed in much better hotels for this price.
yes,to go to the pool we had to buy a had
Access to swimming pool and sport facilities. Food and the restaurant area.
as we have booked the appartment, we also had a small kitchen but the cooker didn`t work properly, and the room maids didn`t even tray to emty trash out of the boxes
Excellent Staff. This Hotel is actually an old college dorm that has been remodeled. It has an indoor pool, gym, Computers, cafeteria. Everything that a large US college would have... and the price..... outstanding
parking lot Wireless internet does not work, payment required in advance, big noise from the street, no TV stations to chose from ..
Very close to the subway and a supermarket. Rich breakfast. The stuff satisfied all our requests and speak English . The beds were comfortable and the shower satisfactory. Very good value for the little you pay. Noise from the train and the road .
Very nice and friendly ,the distance from the city was strange at first but good when you worked out the underground.The lack of local nite venues was a problem ,if the hotel established bar and lounge faciliaties would have been great. Lack of facilitates at night as it is far from the city and public transport ends pretty early.
All stuff were very kind, good location from metro station(only 5min walk). super market, gas station and fast food shop are next to the hotel. there was a water leak from shower room. noise from rail way.
The best thing here was that the hotel was close to the main bus station. The metro station is also not far. There is traffic noise.
the room. the internet connection was really bad.
Convenient position, excellent service from staff Plumbing was a little eccentric
I like nothing about this hotel exept location. It only suit people who arrive Budapest by international bus after train train or bus services ended. If you arrive earlier with local currency on hand, please get into the city. Don't stay at this hotel. You will find yourself wasting your money. Hate everything about the hotel. Old facilities, dirtiness, and atmosphere. Very spooky with loud train noice during the night.
good connections (underground, tram, bus)
Staff pleasent and helpful. It is not an Airport hotel, it's a long ride from the Airport and very hard to reach by public transportaion. There was no airconditioning as advertised although there was a refrigirator which was not advertised.
The location, parking possibilities and the breakfast. On the site, it was mentioned that there is internet connection in the rooms. In fact, no internet in the rooms, except in the lobby, for a price of 100 Ft / 10 min. Being located in the vecinity of Hungexpo, the hotel would be an excellent choice for exhibitors and visitors, but the lack of internet connection in the rooms is an impediment in this sense.
parking for car
Room was too noise, could not sleep. Staff did not help to resolve this problem. Staff was unpolite.
The staff was ok! It is near a railroad and the train is noisy. The breakfast is poor. The parking is 4 EUR and it is not guaranteed that your car is safe. It is quite far from Elisabeth Square.
Courteous Staff, Comfortable Room. Convenient for Airport. Good Restaurant Close by. Would have liked tea making facilities in room as we had to leave too early for breakfast.
poor furniture,bad smell....too far from city center i didn't like at all
The staff were very pleasant and helpful No airconditioning in the room, too noisy due to promixity to train tracks.
We particularly enjoyed the price (i doubt someone can find a better one) 1 apartment with 5 beds for 56 euros each night (including breakfast). The location is also good cause you just need to walk for less than 10 minutes , then take bus nr 9 or 109 and within 20 you're in the center! I read that the hotel had been renowned recently, but probably they forgot to mention that the apartments didn't make part of the renovation! the furniture surely belonged to the soviet era!But for me the price is always the most important fact, and in that field they were the best!
If you are having a car this hotel is the best option for you. It is very good positioned, free parking lot. Room was very nice and large with very clean bathroom. I would prefere having nicer breakfast and better language skilled stuff.
The interior of the rooms include the accessories are well, we have got a great LCD tv and the bathroom is quite ok. We have got every day new towels The owner of this hotel must invest in his staff. They act not proffesional to the paying guests.The breakfast employee is very dirty, she served us almost cold and old coffee, rotten tomatoes and sometimes second-hand ham and eggs and also bread caps . We know the price is incuding breakfast but it isn't very fresh. The roommaid doesn't clean the room very well. The beds are very hard(we slept on the bottom of a box spring with on top a very thin flannel blanket, we've asked for a double duvet to soften the hard bed.
It was a clean hotel in a quiet place. They provided decent breakfast and the staff was friendly. The place is quite far from the center of the city and travelling takes some time.


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SIM2's C3X Projector Review – An Overview
Remote Control
Not bad, not bad at all, for a remote that few will use. I find it hard to believe that anyone plunking down $20,000 (or even $16,000) retail for a C3X or C3X lite, will end up using the projector's remote. Almost certainly you would end up with a nice room control system, like a Crestron, or perhaps a smaller, high quality remote to control all your devices, like an MX3000, etc.
Sim2 offers a choice of two lenses with the C3X or C3X Lite. My review unit came with the longer throw lens (which is why I couldn't completely fill my 128″ screen in my room). The longer throw (they describe as the standard T2 lens) is a 1.5:1 with a throw of 2:1 (times screen width) to 3:1.
The shorter throw lens has a little less zoom range according to their website, a 1.33:1. with a throw of 1.5 times screens screen width to 2:1.
For a 100″ screen (roughly 87″ wide), that translates to the longer throw lens being able to fill the screen from 174″ away to 261″ away. With the shorter throw zoom, for the same sized screen: From 131″ to 174″. In all cases that is measured from the front of the lens.
The C3X has lens shift rated at +/- 50% of screen height. As a result, the projector can be positioned anywhere from the lens even with the bottom of the screen to even with the top of the screen.
First, of course, this is a three chip DLP, so no rainbow effect that exists for single chip DLPs. Next comes seating distance relative to a screen door effect. I am primarily used to reviewing single chip DLP, and 3 panel LCD home theater projectors. The C3X pixel structure behaves pretty much the same as a single chip, in terms of how close you can sit before pixels become slightly visible in stationary very bright areas, or things like credits white on black at the end of a movie (always the most noticeable, but who cares).
In my normal theater viewing room, where I watched probably close to 20 hours of content over the week and a half, I had the projector, I sat in my usual chair, eyes 11 feet from the screen. However I was only projecting a 110″ diagonal image, so I was about 1.3 times screen width away. Pixels were completely not an issue. I would say that most viewers will be perfectly happy at 1.1 times screen width (about 9 feet from a 110″ screen).
We are talking at these distances the point where pixels might be noticeable. You would have to be closer than that still to actually note distortion known as the screen door effect.
In other words, you can comfortably sit as close (relative to screen size) as any other DLP 720p projector on the market, and much closer than most LCD projectors. Only LCOS technology (D-ILA, SXRD, etc.) have significantly less visible pixel structures.
BTW up close I did note some misalignment of the chips. you could see some separation of the red and green. The amount of misalignment was a very minor (a small fraction of a pixel), and not at all visible at any normal seating distance.
Audible Noise Levels
The projector is rated at 28db. I believe them. I was certainly quiet enough. Any minor noise from the fan should completely dissapear into the background if the projector is ceiling mounted. I watched content with the C3X on a table approximately 5 feet behind me. Once I had content on, I never noticed the projector, even on the quietest of scenes.
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Juggling is one thing - solving a Rubik's Cube is something else. I cannot do either; in fact, I don't know anyone who has ever solved a Rubik's Cube, even though I know people do it all the time. Now, imagine solving a Rubik's Cube while juggling. Sounds impossible, right? Wrong.