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Fairfax County Revitalization Conference on Sept. 16
Aug. 26, 2009
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The Fairfax County Office of Community Revitalization and Reinvestment (OCRR) will host the 2009 Fairfax County Revitalization Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. This free event is open to the public; a continental breakfast will be served. Due to limited seating, registration is required by Wednesday, Sept. 9. Registration information and the agenda are available online.
This year's conference ― "Fairfax County: New Market Realities"― focuses on how the economics of redevelopment have changed due to the recent economic downturn; what impact the financial crisis has had on development and redevelopment; and what opportunities may arise during the next few years. Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova will deliver welcoming remarks; closing remarks will be by Fairfax County Executive Anthony H. Griffin.
The keynote address will be delivered by Joshua Kahr, founder and principal of KAHR Real Estate Services. Kahr is a nationally recognized expert in real estate market analysis, finance and investment. He also currently is on the faculty at Columbia University and New York University. The keynote speech will address the impact of the recent economic downturn on development projects and highlight future opportunities in the current financial climate.
Two panels of regional and industry leaders will discuss the impact of the recent financial crisis on redevelopment project construction and financing. Topics of discussion include future development trends in Fairfax County and options for encouraging revitalization projects in the existing environment.
More information on the conference and services offered by OCRR are available online. To request reasonable ADA accommodations, call 703-324-9300, TTY 711.
Contact: Merni Fitzgerald, Director, Office of Public Affairs
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Minnesota's forecast for a revenue surplus is giving state lawmakers new fodder in their battles over taxes and spending. The promising numbers came as a shock to many at the capitol. State economists are projecting an $876 million budget surplus for the rest of the two-year budget cycle. That's quite a change from last year when the governor and legislators fought bitterly over a $5 billion deficit. Their battle ground state government to a halt for twenty days.
MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Minnesota Public Radio News political reporter Tom Scheck about the political implications of this year's projected surplus.

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Cataloging Efficiencies that Make a Difference
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Betsy Wilson, Dean of University of Washington Libraries, welcomed 90 participants at both her library and those participating via video simulcast at Chemeketa Community College in Salem, OR. Rick Newell, Senior Training Coordinator, OCLC provided the latest OCLC tips and tricks for cataloging efficiently. A panel discussion, moderated by Steven Shadle, Serials Access Librarian, University of Washington Libraries, followed. Member panelists included: Joe Kiegel, Head, Monographic Services, University of Washington Libraries; Felicia Uhden, Manager, Technical Services, The Seattle Public Library; Peggy Firman, Associate Director for Resource Management Services, University of Puget Sound.
Resources from this event:
- High-Value Tasks for Cataloging Effectiveness [streaming video, 11 minutes]
Joe Kiegel, University of Washington
- Not your father's OPAC [streaming video, 17 minutes]
Felicia Uhden, Manager, Technical Services, The Seattle Public Library
- Bib Notification and World Cataloging Partners [streaming video, 18 minutes]
Peggy Firman, Associate Director for Resource Management Services, University of Puget Sound
- Roundtable Discussion Results (Seattle) [PDF, 2 pages]
- Roundtable Discussion Results (Salem) [PDF, 1 page]
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text: If the Colts fail to make the playoffs or have another early exit from them, what are the odds Caldwell is gone? IMO I think Caldwell has been on the hot seat from the start. I think he is a mediocre coach at best with his success coming from the players/coordinators more than his own coaching ability. A lot of our success had come from the Moore-Meeks duo, and they are both COMPLETELY(Moore) gone now. I know our D has never been "awesome" but it did enough to get us by in the past. Dungy set the standard with this team and I don't think Caldwell can live up to the high expectations from the fans and the font office. To me it seems like he is just coasting along until his own dooms day. I know what this team can do with Peyton leading the way, but we need a coach to help do this also. I just have a feeling Caldwell will not be here this time next year. And honestly if we have a bad year this year (say 9 or less wins) it will be EXTREMELY hard for us to recover from that seeing how our roster is starting to age. I think we are a player or two removed from being a middle of the pack team in this league and its scary to say that with all of the success we have had with "OK" players on our team in the past.


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Crisp & Cole fraud case: Cole pleading guilty, Crisp living in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (KBAK/KBFX) Former Bakersfield real estate moguls David Crisp and Carl Cole are accused of scamming millions of dollars from banks and mortgage companies last decade.
Cole is slated Thursday to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud and bank fraud. In addition to prison time, part of the plea deal is a $30 million forfeiture - the amount Crisp & Cole Associates is accused of benefiting via fraudulent loan applications.
What about Crisp? He's set for trial next year, along with four other defendants.
Eyewitness News recently found Crisp living in San Diego - living a very different life from his high times as a Bakersfield real estate tycoon.


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Getting Ahead of the Curve: Corporate Strategies That Address Climate Change
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Getting Ahead of the Curve: Corporate Strategies That Address Climate Change
Prepared for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change
October 2006
Andrew J. Hoffman, The University of Michigan
This report serves as a "how to" guide for corporate decision makers as they navigate rapidly-changing global markets. The report presents an in-depth look at the development and implementation of corporate strategies that take into account climate-related risks and opportunities.
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Download the Executive Summary (pdf)
View presentations from the October 18, 2006, Corporate Strategies Workshop
The report is comprised of two main sections:
1. The Synthesis Report lays out a step-by-step approach for incorporating climate change into corporate strategies and is based on results from a 100-question survey completed by 31 companies, six in-depth case studies, outside literature on corporate strategy, and input from the Pew Center's Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC).
Synthesis Report (1.5MB pdf)
2. The Case Studies section features an in-depth look at the strategy-making process of these six companies:
Cinergy (now Duke Energy) (pdf)
Swiss Re (pdf)
DuPont (pdf)
Alcoa (pdf)
The Shell Group (pdf)
Whirlpool Corporation (pdf)
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There is a growing consensus among corporate leaders that taking action on climate change is a responsible business decision. From market shifts to regulatory constraints, climate change poses real risks and opportunities that companies must begin planning for today, or risk losing ground to their more forward-thinking competitors. Prudent steps taken now to address climate change can improve a company's competitive position relative to its peers and earn it a seat at the table to influence climate policy. With more and more action at the state level and increasing scientific clarity, it is time for businesses to craft corporate strategies that address climate change.
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Pew Centerreport, author Andrew Hoffman of the has developed a "how to" manual for companies interested in developing effective climate strategies. One of the clearest conclusions is that businesses need to engage actively with government in the development of climate policy. After years of inaction, momentum is growing at the federal level to pass mandatory climate legislation. Nearly all the companies surveyed in this report believe that federal legislation is imminent, and 84 percent of those believe federal standards will take effect before 2015. With a number of new climate bills forthcoming, it is clear that Congress has entered the design phase for legislation. Now is the ideal time for the corporate sector to engage constructively with lawmakers to ensure that sensible policy is developed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the lowest possible cost. Universityof Michigan
And constructive engagement is tightly linked with another compelling theme of this report: the shift of companies' focus to creating climate-related market opportunities. Companies with a strong history of reducing emissions are shifting their focus from risk management to exploring new business platforms. They understand better than their peers that new markets will be created and existing ones will change. There will be winners and losers. The shape of climate legislation will be the strongest factor in determining how the market rewards innovators of climate-friendly products and services, as well as how it punishes laggards. More than ever, integrating climate issues into corporate strategy is a necessary aspect of managing risk and seizing competitive advantage.
The Pew Center would like to thank Mike Lenox, Forest Reinhardt, and Paul Tebo for their comments on an earlier draft of the report; Alcoa, Cinergy (now Duke Energy), DuPont, the Shell Group, Swiss Re, and Whirlpool for agreeing to be profiled for the case studies in the report; all the companies that completed the Corporate Strategies Survey; and the many member companies of our Business Environmental Leadership Council that provided comments and guidance throughout the research process.
Exexutive Summary
This report compiles the experience and best practices of large corporations that have developed and implemented strategies to address climate change. Based on a 31-company survey, six in-depth case studies, a review of the literature, and experience gained by the
The report describes eight specific steps clustered into three stages that describe the various components of a climate-related strategy. Table ES1 summarizes these steps, which include assessing emissions and exposure to climate-related risks, gauging risks and opportunities, evaluating action options, setting goals and targets, developing financial mechanisms, engaging the organization, formulating policy strategy, and managing external relationships. The report is organized along the framework presented in the table, though it must be emphasized that individual companies do not necessarily follow the steps shown in a linear fashion.
Lessons learned at each step of the strategy development process are presented throughout the report. Taken together, four overarching themes emerge from the survey results and case studies. The first is the importance of strategic timing. Some companies acknowledge the dangers of starting too early on climate action, while others highlight the risks of starting too late. Despite continuing uncertainty, there is general consensus among the companies in this report that recent changes in the level of external awareness about climate risks, state government action, momentum toward stronger federal policy, and consumer demand for cleaner and more efficient products make it imperative to act now. Well-timed strategies can prepare companies for eventual regulation and create flexibility for longer-range strategic options.
A second theme is the importance of establishing an appropriate level of commitment. While the companies in this report are leaders in their industries, some caution against getting too far ahead of the competition. For many companies, uncertain demands from government, the marketplace, and the financial community—coupled with limited hard data and models to guide aggressive action—make it challenging to support extensive expenditures on GHG reductions. Therefore, many companies justify early action on other grounds: the managerial imperative to undertake low-risk initiatives that produce immediate or near-term cost benefits; their fiduciary obligation to address risks from climate change and from related regulations, particularly to the extent these could affect future asset values and market positioning; and socially and ethically responsible business values—that is "doing the right thing."
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A third theme for many companies is the need to influence policy development. Any policy that regulates GHG emissions will certainly constitute a major market shift, setting new "rules of the game" and changing the competitive landscape. Companies in this report feel they cannot leave the ultimate form of such regulations to chance. All policies are not equal; they will, by their nature, favor certain actions, companies, and industries. Early action is seen as a way for companies to gain credibility and leverage participation in the process of policy development, and thereby have a measure of control over their future business environment.
A fourth and final theme is the importance of creating business opportunities. Companies with a history of climate-related activity are trying to shift their strategies from a focus on risk management and bottom-line protection to instead emphasize business opportunities and top-line enhancements. Firms that incorporate climate change into their core business strategies will be in the best position to take advantage of emerging opportunities and gain competitive advantage in a changing market environment. Sustainable climate strategies cannot be an add-on to business as usual; they must be integrated with a company's core business activities.
In the end, it is the consensus of the companies in this report that climate change is driving a major transition—one that will both alter existing markets and create new ones. As in any such transition, there are risks and opportunities, and there will be winners and losers. In this context, a growing number of companies believe that inaction is no longer a viable option. All companies will be affected to varying degrees, and all have a managerial and fiduciary obligation at least to assess their business exposure to decide whether action is prudent.
About the Author
Andrew J. Hoffman
Holcim Professor of Sustainable Enterprise
University of Michigan
Dr. Hoffman is the Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan; a position that holds joint appointments at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and the School of Natural Resources & Environment. Within this role, Professor Hoffman also serves as Faculty Co-Director of Michigan's dual-degree (MS/MBA) program of the Frederick A. and Barbara M. Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise. Professor Hoffman's research deals with the nature and dynamics of change within institutional and cultural systems. He applies that research towards understanding the cultural and managerial implications of environmental protection and sustainability for industry. He has published over fifty articles/book chapters and four books.
Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Michigan, Professor Hoffman was an associate professor of organizational behavior at the Boston University School of Management, a visiting professor at the Kellogg School of Management and Reykjavik University and a senior fellow with the Meridian Institute. Prior to academics, he worked for the US Environmental Protection Agency (Region 1), Metcalf & Eddy Environmental Consultants, T&T Construction & Design and the Amoco Corporation.


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Meade wrote:Henry Vilas wrote:Let's be clear about Caire. He wanted public moneys for his charter school, yet he did not want public accountability as to how that money was to be spent.
Is that true? Can you cite your source for that assertion? Or are you just lying again?
Happy reading. Try to keep up.


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Blake_T wrote:A more viable comparison would be the Force to something like the Teerex. The current Teerex mold would pull a GPA of 3.11.
The firebird and pred are better compared to discs like the banshee, viper, xxx, etc. while the force is more in a class with the xcaliber, teerex, ape, flick, etc.
That was more along the lines of my point. When I think overstable driver I think resistance to turn and predictable fade first and foremost. Distance isn't priority. IMO, a force isn't the same class as a pred, firebird, etc.
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Board of Supervisors Adopts Implementation Plan to End Homelessness
Fairfax County Office of Public Affairs
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Board of Supervisors Adopts Implementation Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors at its regular meeting today adopted the Implementation Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness in the Fairfax-Falls Church Community.
"We must dedicate ourselves, as a community, to work tirelessly until each and every individual in our community is permanently housed," said Board of Supervisors Chairman Gerald E. Connolly. "The solution to this problem goes far beyond the government. Ending homelessness must be a collaborative effort."
In February 2007, the Board of Supervisors endorsed the strategic plan, "Blueprint for Success: Strategic Directions for the Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness in the Fairfax-Falls Church Community." Writing of the implementation plan was led by a board-appointed 95-member Implementation Committee, which was tasked with recommending specific action steps, identifying roles and responsibilities, and developing a monitoring and evaluation process for carrying out the strategic plan. This community-based group, consisting of nonprofit, business and government representatives, created specific action steps for:
- Preventing homelessness due to economic crisis and/or disability.
- Preserving and increasing the supply of affordable housing to prevent or remedy homelessness.
- Delivering appropriate support services to obtain and maintain stable housing.
The implementation plan identifies the basic actions and commitments necessary to transform the current system and approach to homelessness into a flexible, relationship-based and community-centered system based on the principles of Housing First. This approach creates more housing choices, prevents homelessness and integrates all needed services into a coordinated and flexible support system.
The Implementation Committee also created a management system for the plan implementation. The proposed Fairfax-Falls Church Partnership to Prevent and End Homelessness will provide the essential coordinated and collaborative political, community, and managerial leadership, policy direction, resource development and stewardship.
For more information on the implementation plan and the strategic directions for preventing and ending homelessness, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/homeless.
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Well, I finally convinced my husband's family to obtain a second opinion. The doctor concurred that the 5-fu/oxali combo is the way we should go. I am worried though, my MIL finished her first round last Sat. She is so weak and in so much pain...I just don't know. She has now not eaten solid food for three weeks plus (except for the night she ate a pot brownie and woke up wanting pancakes). She has completely lost her appetite. Her pain is not great. She is so uncomfortable when sitting, that she spends most of the day laying down. She is still on fentanyl patch and percocet every 4 hours. I referred her to an outpatient palliative care team who would help her in conjuction with the chemo, but the family hasn't called. Her white count increased from 10 to 15,000, which is elevated. She has no signs of infection, so I am sure it is the tumor. Is that a normal occurence?
She goes in for her second round next Tues. I was wondering if any of you can tell me around what point they can tell if the chemo is working? What isn your experience? Do they just wait to see if symptoms subside/worsen? or do they do frequent CTs? I know the whole regimen is 8 weeks, but I can't imagine waiting that long.


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I've mentioned before that I live a couple of blocks from Elizabeth, a blogger at BikeCommuters.Com. We met by chance last winter on our way home from work in the dark and freezing cold. I was waiting at a light and when it turned green I told her to go ahead because she would be faster than me. I managed to stay with her about half way home and we chatted a bit before she dropped me and Oma :)
We met up last night for a beer (or two) in our neighborhood, and she had just attended a focus group discussion on women's safety and security issues with bicycling and walking. I wanted to participate, but had a scheduling conflict. Elizabeth gave me her discussion guide print out and I thought I'd post some of the questions here to see what you all think. The focus group was women-specific, but I'm interested in hearing from everyone.
How safe do you feel in your residential neighborhood? Is it a comfort level that allows you to bicycle and walk at any time of day of if you chose to?
What are some of the things that influence your decision to bicycle or not to bicycle?
What do you see as major safety and security concerns?
My thoughts: I feel very safe in my residential neighborhood. Chicago is a big city and I'm sure lots of people don't cycle for fear of crime, but I'm privileged enough to live in a fairly affluent neighborhood on the north side. Still, I don't walk alone after dark. I feel much less vulnerable on my bike, so I will cycle alone after dark, but not later than midnight or so. I hate taking public transit alone at night – I don't feel that the el trains have enough security. Overall, my major safety concerns deal a lot more with traffic (drunk drivers, dooring) than with crime.
How about you?


text: Chicagoland Dealers Care Launches Contest to Provide Support to Local Charities November 19, 2012 09:00 AM Grand Prize Winner to Receive $3,500 Donation and Marketing Support. Despite tough economic conditions, Chicagoland new-car dealers are committed to supporting charitable organizations within their community. Now through December 12, Chicagoland Dealers Care - a program designed to deliver year-round support to local nonprofit organizations and amplify the efforts already put forth by Chicagoland dealers - is enlisting the public to cast their vote to determine how the charitable contributions are awarded. Each nonprofit organization is profiled alongside its auto dealer benefactor to communicate the reasons Chicagoland Dealers Care support is most needed. Individuals are able to vote once a day for the nonprofit they deem most worthy of the additional financial support. The grand prize winner will receive a $3,500 donation and Chicagoland Dealers Care public service announcement to boost marketing efforts; second prize is a donation of $2,500; and the third place winner will receive a $2,000 donation. Charities and civic organizations know that Chicagoland new-car dealers are an integral part of their communities and are often deeply involved in charitable causes. However, dealers rarely don't receive the recognition they deserve for their ongoing efforts. "Chicagoland Dealers Care has provided additional financial support to local auto dealers' philanthropic efforts since 2008," said Chicago Automobile Trade Association Board of Director Ray Scarpelli. "With the contest, our hope is to shed additional light on the existing charitable contributions put forth by the dealer community and to heighten public awareness of the significant causes supported by local nonprofit organizations." Individuals can cast their vote daily through December 12, 2012 at Facebook.com/DriveChicago for the local dealers' featured nonprofit organization. For more information on Chicagoland Dealers Care, please visit ChicagolandDealersCare.com. Back to News


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Steele, Stevens girls post 5A bidistrict victories
Updated 2:07 am, Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Steele proved to be too much for upset-minded Brandeis as the No. 2 Knights earned a 66-52 win in the Class 5A bidistrict round Tuesday night at Alamo Heights High School.
Sophomore guard Kyra Lambert, a Texas A&M commit, scored 22 points, including five during a key 11-0 fourth-quarter run to put the game out of reach. Lambert made four 3-pointers.
"It was a whole team thing, just finding the open shot and knocking down shots," Lambert said. "Sometimes we start out a little rocky, but we found our chemistry and pulled out the win."
Before that, the Broncos (25-10) wouldn't go away. Savannah Hight's four first-half 3-pointers kept Brandeis within striking distance as Steele took a 31-26 halftime lead.
The Broncos used a 10-2 run in the third to tie the score 36-36. But Lambert swung the momentum with a 3-pointer and a layup.
Junior McKenzie Calvert, a Baylor commit, finished with 13 points and was a force defensively.
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The Knights (28-5) showed their athleticism during the final three minutes by playing keepaway and forcing Brandeis to foul.
Steele plays Judson in the second round at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Cole High School.
Stevens 65, East Central 33: In the first game at Alamo Heights, Stevens avenged last year's one-point playoff loss to East Central in dominating fashion.
Sophomore Anja Martin scored 21 points, including 15 in the first half. Junior post Deleesha Monroe added 16.
The No. 10 Falcons (22-12) were even better on defense, holding the Hornets (14-18) to only one field goal and forcing seven turnovers in the third quarter.
Stevens plays No. 1 Reagan at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at UTSA.
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From Monteith:As the Pacers open the regular season Wednesday in Toronto, they'll be without Danny Granger, who is out indefinitely with continued soreness in his knee.
"He's going to see some other doctors, get some other opinions and then we'll decide a course from there," Coach Vogel said after practice Tuesday.
A tendon in his left knee has bothered Granger dating back to the Miami playoff series last May. The pain mostly subsided and he thought it would be fine until he tweaked it again during summer workouts.
Granger was held out of the first five preseason games and finally saw the court for the final two games, though his minutes were restricted to 12 and 22, respectively. While on the floor, he never looked himself. Instead, he was timid and hesitated on every move. When he was open for a three, he hesitated and didn't bend his knee much on the release. There was also one particular play at Notre Dame against the Bulls, where Granger saw an opening and drove it in, only to throw it up quickly rather than powering up off his leg.
Last week after practice, Granger explained that he's fighting a different type of soreness, where he "has to stress through it and break up some of the scar tissue." He said the injury has been tough on him, as he had to fight through his own limitations. Most of all, he couldn't jump off his left leg.
From LeCornrows:Granger, the Pacers' leading scorer the past five seasons, played the final two preseason games and appeared to be ready to start in Wednesday's season-opener, but was declared out indefinitely on Tuesday after experiencing more pain in his knee during Monday's practice. He has received one "second" opinion and is due for more feedback before a decision is made. At this point it appears the possibilities range from a short recovery period to surgery.
Can anybody give a decent explanation of what's going on here? Surely it's not just "break up some scar tissue" any more, or it wouldn't cause this delay. Right?Granger's return remains uncertain, but with the team on the road and the training staff still at least a day away from gathering all the info on the knee's status and deciding the next course of action, it doesn't seem like Granger will be back in the near term.


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Get an overview of this hotelWinter getaway with an indoor pool
Popular property highlights
Located near the slopes, this West Valley City hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Hale Center Theater and Maverik Center and close to winter sports such as cross-country skiing and skiing lessons. Wairhouse Trampoline Park and Golf In the Round are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Hotel Features
Start your day at Crystal Inn Hotel & Suites West Valley City with a complimentary breakfast before a day on the slopes, and return to enjoy a dip in an indoor pool.
Room Amenities
All 122 individually furnished rooms feature free WiFi and pillowtop beds. Guests will appreciate conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves, while flat-screen TVs with satellite channels and DVD players provide a bit of entertainment. Limited housekeeping is available.
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- Spacious guestrooms
- Good location
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In addition to an indoor pool, Crystal Inn Hotel & Suites West Valley City provides a spa tub and a fitness center. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This 3-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Event facilities measure 1450 square feet (131 square meters). An area shuttle within 3 mi and a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) are complimentary for guests. This ski hotel also offers a terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and ski storage. Complimentary self parking is available on site. A total renovation of this property was completed in July 2014.
Crystal Inn Hotel & Suites West Valley City has designated areas for smoking.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 122
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- Indoor pool
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- Free airport transportation
- Number of floors - 3
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- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free breakfast
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- Express check-out
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- Free self parking
- Year Built 1997
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- Conference space size (feet) - 1450
- Conference space size (meters) - 131
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
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- Family Hotel
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Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
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Gallery: Conservative group Pacific Justice Institute reacts to Supreme Court rulings
IRVINE -- As California's supporters of same-sex marriage celebrated today's Supreme Court ruling that overturned the state's voter-approved ban on gay unions, the president of a conservative law firm lamented what he saw as a blow to the Golden State's ballot measure process.
"The big issue, from our perspective, was the issue of the rights of the individual to petition their government through the initiative process," said Brad Dacus, president of the Pacific Justice Institute.
The Pacific Justice Institute, which has offices in Santa Ana and Sacramento, was one of the many groups on either side of the Prop. 8 case to file an amicus, or "friend of the court" brief arguing their side of the issue. The group is also pursuing a campaign to file complaints against Department of
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Instead, by a different 5-4 majority, justices rules that the group of petitioners led by former state Sen. Dennis Hollingsworth lacked legal standing to bring the case before the Court. The petitioners defended Proposition 8 after California officials, usually tasked with defended ballot initiatives in court, declined to do so.
In Dacus' view, today's ruling means Sacramento officials may now have the power to nullify any voter-approved ballot measures they disagree with. This, he said, would diminish the rights of all Californians, whether they are Democrats, Republicans or independents.
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My Wrestlemania Card and Results.
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I've been wanting to post one for awhile, some matches you might not agree with, but hey that's why its called "My Wrestlemania Card".
Wrestlemania 29
Brock Lesnar Vs Triple H - Last Man Standing Match
John Cena Vs CM Punk Vs The Rock - Triple Threat Elimination Match WWE Championship
Kane Vs Daniel Bryan
Sin Cara Vs Rey Mysterio
The Shield Vs The Undertaker- No Holds Barred
Ryback Vs Big Show
Brad Maddox Last chance match.
Antonio Cesaro Vs Big Show- WWE United States Championship
Dolph Ziggler Vs Alberto Del Rio Vs Sheamus Vs Randy Orton- World Heavyweight Championship
Wade Barrett Vs Ryback- WWE Intercontinental Championship
Match 1: Kane Vs Daniel Bryan
Background: After Kane eliminated Daniel Bryan from the Royal Rumble. Bryan would return to the ring and eliminate Kane causing dissension in the group. After the two cost each other qualifying matches for the Elimination Chamber, and even walked out on each other in two different tag team title matches both continue to stay tag team championships. After getting into an argument about whose the better partner, Booker-t makes Kane Vs Daniel Bryan at Wrestlemania.
Result: Kane pins Daniel Bryan after Bryan was able to kick out of the chokeslam but was tombstoned right after.
Match 2: Antonio Cesaro Vs Big Show
Background: During the Royal Rumble, Cesaro attempts to neutralize the Big Show but fails and gets eliminated by Big Show in the process. Over the weeks he continues to attack larger superstars claiming he can lift any superstar in the WWE. And makes his way into the smack-down Elimination Chamber, only to be eliminated by Big Show again. Cesaro would grab his title after being eliminated and return to the ring to nail the big show in the head with his title, sending a message. Over the weeks promos are exchanged with Cesaro continue getting the upper-hand in tag team matches, and even slapping The Big Show. The match is set at Wrestlemania for the United States Title Cesaro Vs Big Show.
Result: Cesaro hits the neutralizer on Show but Show kicks out, after Big Show gets back up he is able to pin Cesaro after two knockout punches and win the United States Championship.
Wade Barrett Vs Ryback
After Ricky Steamboat is out cutting a promo, talking about his career Wade Barrett interrupts him and tells him to leave his ring, after Steamboat refuses Wade Barrett lays him out with his bull-hammer elbow. Backstage a fight breakouts as Ryback tries to attack Wade Barrett but the fight is broken up before Ryback can do serious damage. After weeks of running a match is made for the intercontinental title between Ryback and Wade Barrett.
Result: After Ryback goes for his Shell-Shocked move, Wade Barrett is able to reverse it into a roll-up and grabs the victory using the ropes. But as he leaves Ricky Steamboat comes down the ramp and begins chopping Barrett and throws him back into the ring and ends with Barrett getting shell-shocked by Ryback. Steamboat raises Ryback's hand as they stand over Barrett.
Brad Maddox's last chance.
Brad Maddox has been interrupting matches for weeks, saying he deserves one more match. But week after week he keeps getting turned down. After Brad Maddox spits on Booker-t, Booker-t gives him a match at Wrestlemania, with a mystery opponent.
As Brad Maddox makes his way to the ring, Booker-T's music hits, Booker-t comes down to the ring and grabs a mic, and tells Brad that being he is the GM of Smackdown the board would not let Booker-t wrestle at Wrestlemania, but he found him another opponent. Which is when Ric Flair's music hits. And Flair makes his way to the ring.
Result: Flair wins in quick fashion after a few chops, and a figure four leglock.
The Shield Vs The Undertaker
After The Undertaker returns at Raws 20th anniversary he is attacked by The Shield and is power-bombed in the middle of the ring. The Shield then makes a statement the next week saying That they respect The Undertaker but hate the fact each year that he gets to come back and gets a spot at Wrestlemania, while younger wrestlers fight for a spot. They also say that no one is bigger than the WWE, and that includes The Undertaker. The Shield for weeks are constantly attacked by The Undertaker, as when the lights go out and are turned back on a member of The Shield is laid out. Finally when The Shield are in the ring a 3 weeks before Mania a voice is heard making the challenge, saying at Wrestlemania The Shield Vs The Undertaker No Holds Barred. The weeks after The Shield continue to prove dominance over various superstars, and on the final week before Mania cut a promo saying how they know that no one believes in them, but that they will come on top at Wrestlemania.
The Shield put up a good fight, power-bombing The Undertaker twice, but The Undertaker is able to win after last-riding Rollins throw an announce table, Choke-slamming Ambrose on steel steps, and tomb-stoning Reigns inside the ring.
Sin Cara Vs Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio walks out on Sin Cara, who is being attacked by Rhodes Scholars. Rey cuts a promo saying he is the best luchador in WWE, and no one is going to take his spot. And he wants to prove he is the best. The match is set at mania.
Rey Mysterio wins after a 619 and a splash. Sin Cara and Rey look at each other, Rey utters the words I'm sorry, Cara reaches out his hand and they shake.
Dolph Ziggler Vs Del Rio Vs Sheamus Vs Orton- World Title
Ziggler after The Royal Rumble says he is going to Wrestlemania one way or another, and says he is cashing in his Money in the briefcase for a shot at Del Rio at Mania, Randy Orton wins The Royal Rumble so he is put in the match, Sheamus was suppose to be in the Chamber but was attacked backstage by Orton who didn't want to see Sheamus at Wrestlemania. (turning him heel) Booker-t puts Sheamus in the match anyway.
Sheamus brogue kicks Randy Orton, Sheamus turns around into a superkick and gets pinned by Ziggler.
Insert Celebrity match here*
Brock Lesnar Vs Triple H- Last Man Standing Match
Lesnar returns after Triple H is making a public statement, and claims he realized that he wasn't the monster he wanted to be and wasn't satisfied giving Triple H a broken arm and wanted to end his career. Triple H doesn't accept, so Lesnar attacks members of the Clique, and finally Triple H accepts the match at Mania.
Result: Triple H wins after a pedigree on Brock throw the regular announce table.
Insert Divas Match here*
John Cena Vs The Rock Vs CM Punk- Triple Threat Elimination Match WWE Championship
CM Punk beats The Rock at the Royal Rumble using The Shield. At The Elimination Chamber The Rock, Punk, and Cena are in the Chamber. Heyman puts a pipe in the chamber in which Punk is able to use on Cena and pins him. He turns around to use it on Rock, but Rock catches him with a Rock Bottom to win the WWE Championship. CM Punk claims he deserves a rematch at Wrestlemania, but John Cena claims he deserves the match since he was taken out by a foreign object. Vince McMahon says the main event of Wrestlemania will be a triple threat elimination match between Punk, Rock, and Cena.
CM Punk is eliminated first after a rock bottom. John Cena wins after pinning The Rock with an Attitude Adjustment off the top turnbuckle.
John Cena celebrates with the fans, as the show goes off the air.


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The Sydney Centre in Geomechanics and Mining Materials (SciGEM) was established in 2013 to capitalise on the outstanding pool of research strengths, specialised skills and expertise of the faculty's strong contingent of academic staff working in this field. SciGEM incorporates the former Centre for Geotechnical Research.
The overall objective of SciGEM is to both strengthen and broaden the University of Sydney's already world-leading position in geotechnical engineering and granular mechanics, and to establish a stronger focus on mining geomechanics.
SciGEM incorporates the following four specialised laboratories:
The first two of these already have international reputations for excellence. Their integration under the SciGEM banner will further facilitate collaborations and relationships with industry and government. The third is a new laboratory that has been set up to further capitalise on the expertise of SciGEM members in the study of geo-environmental issues, such as contaminant migration in soil and geo-sequestration of carbon dioxide. The fourth is a facility for high speed X-ray radiography and tomography of flowing granular media.
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CINCINNATI (AP) -- A trail of questionable financial dealings of boiler room trading and fraud allegations has surfaced about the soldier accused of killing 16 Afghanistan civilians.
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales joined the Army in 2001 after a Florida business venture with a high school football teammate failed, and after working for companies pushing low-quality stocks that drew client complaints of fraud. One of the companies' officers is barred from trading in Ohio. The officer, Michael Patterson, and Bales were socked in 2003 with a $1.5 million arbitration ruling after a couple charged their holdings were decimated.
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Buddha's Verses
[Translated from the Pali by Daw Mya Tin, M.A.]
Verse 403: Him I call a brahmana, who is wise and is profound in his knowledge, who knows the right way from the wrong way, and who has attained the highest goal (i.e., arahatship).
Verse 404: Him I call a brahmana, who associates not with the householder or with the homeless one, or with both, who is free from sensual desire and has few wants.
Verse 405: Him I call a brahmana, who has laid aside the use of force towards all beings, the perturbed as well as the unperturbed (i.e., arahats), and who does not kill or cause others to kill.
Verse 406: Him I call a brahmana, who is not hostile to those who are hostile, who is peaceful (i.e., has laid aside the use of force) to those with weapons,
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"Fake-stop-motion" with C4D
Posted 06 December 2008 - 03:22 PM
for a musicvideo i want to build a world of paper in 3D and animate it like it is filmed in stop-motion.
my problem is: i want to have the camera movement in 25 fps and the animated objects in 20 fps or less for the "stop-motion-style". how can i bring this together?
solution 1 (which will most probably not work): render the 20 fps animated things with alpha-channel and bring all together with 25 fps in the compositing
solution 2: "bake" the animation and set the keys "by hand" so it will have the stop-motion look. how can i do this in cinema without animating key by key... (a lot of work!)?
i'm just looking for a good way to keep flexible with my animation and still have the stop-motion look...
i'd be very glad to get some ideas!
Posted 06 December 2008 - 05:45 PM
Assuming you are operating in PAL, I can't see a problem with rendering at 12.5 fps in C4D, and then importing to an AE 25fps timeline (make sure frame blending is turned off!)
If you use a framerate that does not divide into 25fps exactly (such as 20 fps) you will get an odd juddery motion that just looks like a mistake.
Edited by basilisk, 06 December 2008 - 05:48 PM.
Posted 08 December 2008 - 05:20 AM
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Posted 08 December 2008 - 12:49 PM
Download some of the movies done by Pes and analyse them frame by frame to get a feel for how things look and move in stop motion.
Oh, and there are lots of good reasons to get CSTools if you don't have them already!
Edited by basilisk, 08 December 2008 - 12:51 PM.
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Edited by a2visual, 08 December 2008 - 01:41 PM.
Posted 10 December 2008 - 05:17 PM
Some random stop motion movement from CS Tools, and 12.5fps render into a 25fps comp
Posted 12 December 2008 - 12:05 AM
One of the main characteristics of stop motion (apart from the lower frame rate) is that tweening is not completely smooth and accurate (as it would be on a computer) but needs an element of error/randomness introduced.
Download some of the movies done by Pes and analyse them frame by frame to get a feel for how things look and move in stop motion.
Oh, and there are lots of good reasons to get CSTools if you don't have them already!
I love "Western Spaghetti". It was lol.
Posted 12 December 2008 - 12:21 AM
So.. If you combine 2 answers you might get the perfect result.
Some random stop motion movement from CS Tools, and 12.5fps render into a 25fps comp
sounds good! so let's hope for the perfect result
thanks a lot!
Posted 12 December 2008 - 06:53 AM
Then you enable time remap for the clip. Select the Wiggler tool, this will allow you to generate many keyframes of time from the beginning to the end of the clip. Select all those keyframes and set them to Hold keyframes. then go in a manually delete and move frames around. that will give you the closest thing to stop motion. i did something similar here...
Nike Chicago - Fake Stop Motion
Posted 12 December 2008 - 02:35 PM
I have done this quite a bit and i find that just dropping changing the frame rate in the output setting of the c4d render setting works pretty well. you will halve you render time too.. you can also just set the frame rate of your comp in ae to the desired frame rate.
Posted 09 January 2009 - 05:21 PM
I'm doing research in faking stop motion using 3D computer packages at the moment, and a few tips if you really want to add some depth to your animation. Firstly you have to remember that stop motion is animated using a technique used straight ahead, whereas keyframed animation that is done using computers or even cel used this method is known as pose to pose, as in you start with one extreme end with the next extreme and do all the frames inbetween, hence the term tweening. So what I'd recomend, is using the straight ahead technique in your animation package, move the character or piece of paper a bit, insert a keyframe, move on to the next frame, and do again until you have your end point. Won't look tidy, but thats the beauty of stop motion.
The next tip i'd give to make it authentic, remember that when the aniamtor moves the rig or character that he/she actually interacts with the object, and therefore makes some unitentional marks on the object, for example claymation, you can always see the animators finger prints all over it moving everytime they move the character, obviously animations like wallace and gromit, the animators are skilled and take care not to do this, but exceptional stop aniamtors like bruce bickford loves the textures the fingers add, and an important animator norman mclaren believed that with stop motion its the actual interaction with the model between camera shots that gives the animation its escence.
I also recently discovered that people can not really distinguish the difference between 24 fps and 8 fps and I myself always got better results from rendering the animation at 4 fps, to really give it that dirty stop motion effect.
Hope this was helpfull and not too late
Posted 04 February 2009 - 10:17 AM
I'm doing some animated text that I'm going to composite into a stop motion scene and have had no problems with the animation, but the texturing is a bit of a bitch.
Anyone got any tips for achieving a look so that the text looks like it's been constructed from paper? I've done a reasonable job so far but it's still not quite right...
Posted 04 February 2009 - 11:05 AM
http://www.c4dcafe.c...hl=paper shader
Posted 04 February 2009 - 09:58 PM
hi there,
I have done this quite a bit and i find that just dropping changing the frame rate in the output setting of the c4d render setting works pretty well. you will halve you render time too.. you can also just set the frame rate of your comp in ae to the desired frame rate.
Don't know why, but I really liked that folding paper setup you had Nicely done!
Posted 11 May 2009 - 11:32 AM
After finishing my Animation with "Fake Stop-Motion", I just wanted to share some techniques i used.
First of all i nearly did the complete Stop-Motion thing in postproduction, which means i rendered it out of C4D as always with 25 fps.
Here's the clip:
For the animation of some trees i wrote a small XPresso script which generates a random frame-offset PLA-Animation. It's not perfect because i'm not a good programmer, but somehow it worked First you have to set a PLA-keyframe on the spline you want to deform, then you apply the script on the spline. Put the spline-object in the object-field and adjust the velocity and strenght of the deformation.
In After Effects I partly used the bad-tv preset by graymachine for that kind of handmade-look: http://www.graymachi...le_graphics.zip. To made the sequences more "unperfect", I scaled all my rendered material up to 101% and applied a subtile camera-shake and change of exposure for every frame by the "Verwackeln"-window (I only knwo how it's called in the German version, maybe in English it's called the "shake" or "transform"-window??). Additionally i set down the framerate by the posterize time-effect und added some grain to the main-comp.
So basically that's it, maybe some of this can be helpful for you...
Greetings, Martin
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|A wonderful Phase One Salad with lots of crunch!
For anyone who may have over-indulged at Thanksgiving, this healthful salad with two kinds of cabbage is a perfect choice to get you back to healthy eating. If you did over-indulge a little, I think the thing to do is get back on track, and don't waste energy feeling guilty! In fact, for special occasions like Thanksgiving or holiday parties I give myself permission to have a few treats I'd normally avoid eating, and then to balance out those splurges, I try to make sure my other meals are nutritious and filled with low-glycemic foods.
Make 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions, about 3 green onions.
After the cabbage is tossed with the dressing, add whatever fresh herbs you're using and toss again. Sprinkle with peanuts and serve.
Napa Cabbage and Red Cabbage Salad with Fresh Herbs and Peanuts
(Makes 3 - 4 servings, recipe adapted from From Asparagus to Zucchini, A Guide to Cooking Farm-Fresh Seasonal Produce.)
2 cups thinly sliced and chopped red cabbage
2 cups thinly sliced and chopped napa cabbage
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh mint, cilantro, or basil leaves, or a combination of herbs (or use more herbs if you have a lot)
1/4 cup chopped peanuts
Dressing Ingredients:
2 tsp. minced garlic
1 tsp. green Tabasco sauce, Sriracha sauce, or other hot sauce (or more, to taste)
3 T rice vinegar (not seasoned)
1-2 T soy sauce (use 1 T, then see if you want more)
2 T Tahini, almond butter, or peanut butter (Original recipe used Tahini, but use whichever one you prefer or have on hand.)
2 T olive oil
2 T toasted sesame oil
Chop cabbage and green onions and combine in a bowl large enough to toss with dressing. Wash herbs, spin dry with salad spinner or dry with paper towels, then roughly chop. Put herbs in bowl, dry cutting board and knife, then coarsely chop peanuts.
Toss the cabbage-onion mixture with desired amount of dressing. (You probably won't need all the dressing.) Add fresh chopped herbs and toss again. Arrange salad on serving plates and sprinkle each serving with chopped peanuts.
This doesn't keep well, so only make as much as will be eaten right away. You can also mix the dressing, chop all the vegetables and herbs, store them in the fridge, and mix the salad right before you're going to eat it. After I made this once, I did that the second time and ate it for several days.
South Beach Suggestions:
Everything in this salad is great for any phase of the South Beach Diet, making this a perfect choice if you need something low-glycemic but delicious that won't make you feel like you're on a diet. Be careful not to use seasoned rice vinegar, which contains sugar.
More Cabbage Salads To Balance Out the Holiday Treats:
(Recipes from other blogs may not always be South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Greek Cabbage Salad with Feta and Thyme from Kalyn's Kitchen
Vietnamese Cabbage Salad with Chicken and Cilantro from Kalyn's Kitchen
Spicy Mexican Slaw with Lime and Cilantro from Kalyn's Kitchen
Napa Cabbage Picnic Salad from Simply Recipes
Asian Cabbage Salad from Andrea Meyers
Spicy Cabbage Salad from Viet World Kitchen
Asian-Inspired Napa Cabbage Salad from Diet, Dessert, and Dogs
Sweet and Spicy Cabbage Salad from Joy the Baker
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BRENTWOOD — Patrons of The Streets of Brentwood lifestyle center will soon notice enhanced lighting in the mainparking areas, but they may have to wait a little longer for a coffee shop and more retail stores.
Last week, the Brentwood Planning Commission approved plans from the new owner, RED Legacy, to increase the pole heights of the existing lighting, change the fixtures and increase the number of heads and wattage of the light bulbs. RED Legacy representatives have said that the current lighting is too dim, fails to provide a sense of safety and causes a loss of business at night.
"When people go shopping, their sense of safety and security is really the No. 1 thing," said Steve Graham of RED Legacy. "This time of year when it is dark so early, we really see sales fall off at night."
Planning Commissioner Susan Wallace said that she is in favor of any improvements to the lighting conditions there and would also like to see future lighting along the edge of the parking lot north of Rave Cinemas.
"It is way too dark," she said. "This has been a concern. I have teenage kids and I don't want them going there at night."
RED Legacy plans to start the project in January. They said that this upgrade would improve the parking and general safety of the center.
The center's former owner, Continental Real Estate, is developing a 7,540-square-foot retail building near Red Robin and BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse. It is designed to house four tenants, including a 2,000-square-foot space as a drive-thru coffee establishment, but the name of the coffee business leasing the space has not been disclosed.
"We want this built and we want this occupied and fully leased as soon as possible," said commission chair Lance Crannell.
The Planning Commission will review Continental's application for a conditional use permit again on Jan. 15 after some parking and circulation issues are resolved. The commission said that the submitted site plan does not meet the city's minimum requirements and is lacking in the number of parking spaces, traffic calming measures and a separation between the main flow of traffic and the drive-thru component.
"We try to make sure that we do our best job in mitigating the potential for incidents happening in traffic. You have two establishments on either side that serve alcohol. That is something to consider because not everyone is responsible," commissioner John Fink said.
Continental argued that they have used this same configuration at other retail centers nationwide and that the coffee shop's peak hours will be primarily in the morning and not during prime evening hours.
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Gordon Freeman Action Figure & Plush Headcrab...
If there's ever been a Valve video game more deserving of collectibles, it's Half-Life. The mother of all Valve games, 1998's Half-Life cemented the company as a force to be reckoned with; Half-Life winning over 50 PC Game of the Year awards and widely considered to be one of the greatest computer games of all time. While fans patiently wait for a sequel to 2004's Half-Life 2, NECA is shipping out now the first-ever Half-Life merchandise.
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when i first sarted playing i threw a champ Tee bird. i never liked it. i never doubted it was a good disc, but i just figued it wasnt for me.
i also used to throw dx, but playing mainly in a wooded course, i quickly changed to champion. again, its not that i thought D/dx was bad, i just figured i just was better with my Z/Champ.
Well, here i am, admitting that i too have been converted to blakes ways. i picked up 2 DX Teebirds this morning, along with a DX Gazelle, and after 2 rounds, i am impressed.
My overall impression of the teebird is exactly what everyone has been saying all along. i just always had a champion, and i figure thats why i never liked it. its just a different disc entirely.
Also, im so glad that i found the gazelle. ive never seen one person use it, and this was the first place i had ever heard that it was a good disc. i wish i had picked it up earlier! im loving the controll on this disc. it may sound crazy, but i see it as being one of my longest drivers. the glide on this disc is just rediculous, the flight is exactly what ive been looking for.
so there it is. Im in love with DX teebirds and gazelles, and im sure i will be throwing a lot more DX in the future. my main problem is, i already have a noticibly different teebird after 2 rounds, i hope it dosent turn into somehting i dont like. i do play around 10 rounds a week, and i dont think i can afford a new one every weekend. same thing with the gazelle. i do believe in the magic of DX now, i just wish it was more practical for my home course!
well thank you blake. i know you hear it all the time, but i dont think the people here can say it enough.


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Izotope has released a "sampling re-synthesizer" called Iris. Many years ago I was at Sam Ash in White Plains. There was a guy demoing some IRCAM software. He told me it was top secret. You could see audio; not in a waveform sense but spread like an image with varying colors as parts of the sounds. You could then draw on the image and filter out audio. That product was never released to the public. I suspect the French government was using it in it's crime labs. Iris reminds me of that software and a bit more. Some of the tech from Iris certainly comes from Izotope's own amazing RX audio cleaning software. Check out the videos above as they will show you what Iris can do better than any text. I'm going to get this one and first thing put my own vocals into it. It's $149 USD and comes with a 4GB library.
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Sekha wrote:I would be curious to know how he managed to survive. I was told there is another american guy in Myanmar who has spent a decade or so alone in the forest.
Infinitely easier in Myanmar where you have a culture which supports bhikkhus. It would not surprise me if the American gentleman living alone in Myanmar is ordained.


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"I will be reborn as many times as it takes! Bison is eternal!" - M. Bison
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Pop Culture Shock Collectibles presents M. BISON as the next character in it's line of limited edition 1/4 scale statues based on Capcom's video game property, Street Fighter.
The M. Bison statue stands 19" tall ( 19.75" tall with base), is scheduled to ship Summer 2010 with an MSRP of $345.00 and with an edition size of no more than 500 pieces. This statues comes with a signed certificate of authenticity and three interchangable hands.
It will be available for pre-order on July 8th through Sideshow Collectibles and Diamond Distribution Previews (Sept).
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Rain finally has returned to some parts of California, but will it be enough to stop the drought?
According to NBC News in an article here, California residents are bracing for several inches of rain – and a few feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains – thanks to a pair of back-to-back storm systems. However, neither are expected to provide enough precipitation to overturn the oppressive drought conditions.
"It's not going to be enough, but it's better than not having it at all," Gov. Jerry Brown said in CBS San Francisco report.
The latest "Drought Monitor" report shows California cloaked in deep hues of red, indicated the spread of the most intense levels of drought. As of Feb. 25, nearly three-quarters of the state is in extreme or worse drought, up from 68 percent last week.
And according to the report's author, Brad Rippey, the outlook doesn't bode well for long-term relief.
"This year, California is on track to complete one of its driest years on record; the period from July 1, 2013 – January 31, 2014, broke an all-time record for dryness. Heat has certainly not helped California's drought situation," he wrote. "California's drought impacts continue to mount, with one of the most recent blows to agriculture being that the Central Valley Project plans to deliver no water to many growers in 2014."
Read the full "Drought Monitor" report here.
The end of water allocation to most drought-stricken farms have dealt a significant blow to farmers and rancher in many parts of the Central Valley.
"The state has failed to insulate itself from the effects of drought," California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger said. "As the saying goes, you reap what you sow, and our state and federal governments have failed miserably at providing the resources and infrastructure needed to adapt to changing climatic conditions."
Wenger called the cutbacks "just the tip of the iceberg of devastation" that faces farmers, ranchers and consumers.
"The extensive investments farmers and urban residents have made to increase water efficiency have not shielded us from this disaster—despite 20-plus years of assurances from environmental activists that all we needed to do was conserve," Wenger said.
See, "Farmers respond in wake of 'zero' water allocation."
Early indications point to the return of El Niño later year, which could bring much-needed rain to the Golden State. However, whether or not El Niño will develop or fizzled has yet to be realized. Until then, California – and other states across the West and Southwest – can expect to stay deep in a persistent drought through at the least the beginning of June.


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The "Master of Magnetism" this fall...
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Diamond Select Toys provides a look at their latest Marvel Select action figure: Magneto. Sculpted by Gabriel Marquez and painted by Ed Wires, the 7-inch tall "Master of Magnetism" includes a display base strewn with the wreckage of the X-Mansion. Slated for release this September, Magento will ship pictured above along with a sans-helmet chase variant figure.


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When God created the day, it was perfect, it was good. And God is a promoter of life. The essence of God's creative abilities communicates that – that God is all about giving life.
In fact, in John Chapter 10 in Verse 10, Jesus, when he was speaking, he says, "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."
HOST: Welcome, glorious viewers. We are glad to have you here with us on Our Noble Lineage. Today's program will be the first of a 2-part program of "Diving Principles of Life and Pure Living," featuring our conversation with two ministers from the Seventh-day Adventist Church in California, USA.
Halo, everyone. My name is Pastor Jay Rosario. I am a pastor here at Los Gatos Church. And it is such a delight for me to be here to talk and discuss, and share a little bit of our views of healthy living.
HOST: Pastor Jay Rosario is joined by Mr. Raymond Ruckle, who is the Church's organist, pianist, and Sunday school teacher. The Seventh-day Adventist Church is distinguished by its observance of the Sabbath on Saturdays.
According to the Bible, God created Heaven and Earth, humanity, and animals in six days. On the seventh day, he rested to develop a relationship with Adam and Eve.
Therefore, the Sabbath, which means "rest," is supposed to be the time we spend with our Creator and our brethren. As Pastor Rosario explains:
Well the reason why we observe Saturdays the seventh day, and on Sunday the first day, is because the Bible mentions that it's the seventh day of the week.
In fact, in Luke Chapter 23 in the New Testament, He tells that after the Sabbath, the first day of the week, Jesus raised from the tomb.
So right there you see that Sabbath comes before the first day of the week. First day of the week is of course Sunday; Jesus resurrected on Sunday.
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