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Tecmo Koei Europe is pleased to announce today the upcoming release of Atelier Totori Plus: the Adventurer of Arland as a download only title for the PlayStation?Vita on March 20 th.
Atelier Totori Plus: The Adventurer of Arland is the PlayStation?Vita version of the fan favourite Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland, which was originally released for the Playstation?3 computer entertainment system in 2011, and it is the first title of the Atelier series to be released for the handheld console.
This visually beautiful turn-based RPG follows the story of Totooria Helmold, Rorona's young apprentice alchemist, who dreams of leaving her small fishing village and becoming an adventurer.
Totori, as her friends and family call her, decides to embark on a journey to Arland, to explore the world and try to find her missing mother. Along the way she makes many friends and when she completes her quest it is the player's actions throughout the game that decide the outcome of her unique adventure.
Atelier Totori Plus: The Adventurer of Arland includes three additional party characters, Ceci, Iksel and Cordelia (previously available as downloadable content), new costumes, an additional powerful weapon as well as various new accessories the player can use to change Totori's appearance.
Those who download the game before the 20 th of April will receive a bonus DLC with an Angel and an Imp swimming costume for Totori!
Game Features
•?????? Travel and map the Republic of Arland over several years, exploring dozens of unique locales, battling monsters and searching for treasures and ingredients for alchemy.
•?????? Create hundreds of items: clothing, weaponsand explosives to help you on your journey. Even the most basic ingredients like rocks and water can be harvested to synthesize impressive items.
•?????? Experience 10 unique endings to Totori's story
•?????? Use the PlayStation?Vita touchscreen and rear touch pad to toggle with the map or flick through the Art Gallery!

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A 20-month narcotics and firearms trafficking investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety ended Tuesday with the indictment of 22 people, according to a news release.
Sixteen people, most of whom were in Anderson County, were charged with engaging in organized criminal activity, a first-degree felony that carries a maximum sentence of 99 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000, according to DPS.
Six people face federal charges of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, possession with possession of firearms and intent to distribute methamphetamine.
The investigation began in May 2012 when the Anderson County Sheriff's Office received information about a possible drug trafficking organization within the county. The office then enacted a collaborative effort between local, state and federal agencies, whose undercover agents and investigators were able to purchase narcotics and firearms from the people who were indicted. Key members of the trafficking ring were identified through the investigation, according to the release.
An Anderson County grand jury granted sealed indictments against three people on Jan. 2. Eighteen more were arrested on Tuesday.
The joint investigation required the assistance of the DPS Criminal Investigation Division agents, along with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Anderson County Sheriff's Office, Anderson County District Attorney's Office, Palestine Police Department, Texas Joint Counterdrug Task Force and the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Marcela Morales Aguilar, 38; Carrie Elizabeth Clark, 32; Michael Lance Collins, 35; Daniel Galacia, 29; Juan "Chuy" Jesus Morales Gante, 21; and Hilario Escamila Gonzalez Sr., 41 were charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Gante also was charged with possession of a firearm while illegally in the United States.
Timothy Mark Bowling, 51; Travis Brotherton, 57; Holly Rene Miller, 38; Bridget Anita Ferguson, 33; Larry Lynn Mills, 65; Gary Wayne Parker Jr., 49; Amber Nicole Priehs, 23; Linda Kay Marr Smith, 53; Randall Keith Speed, 30; Jerry Wayne Turner, 47; Gilberto Estrada Vinaja, 28; and Jon Dee Brown, 39, were charged with engaging in criminal activity.
Four people suspected of being involved in the ring were not found. Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to contact Anderson County Crime Stoppers at 903-729-8477. They are Raul Hernandez Gomez, 39; Bruce James Hogue, 49; Brittney Estridge Hawthorne, 25; and Jennifer Nacole Finley, 29.


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Studio LIVE Fridays Featuring Project Albatross ft Anandi Bhattacharya
Studio Live Fridays(SLF) are funky, eclectic and refreshing nights that feature Live Music elements with Electronic elements to create unique soundscapes by some of the most cutting edge electronic producers alongside very talented live musicians.
This eclectic improvised performance collective was founded in September, 2014 by Aman Mahajan, Nishad Pandey and Manojna Yeluri. The project has so far featured a number of musicians from across the world in their various performances with each bringing in their particular qualities to make this an enduring creative and ever-evolving project. Albatross features Nishad Pandey - guitar, Matthias Muller - guitar featuring Anandi Bhattacharya for the Studio Live Fridays edition. This is not to be missed for anything.
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SAN ANTONIO -- Tayshaun Prince isn't preoccupied with the NBA labour situation now, but that will change as soon as the last game has been played this season.
Like most players involved in the NBA Final, the Detroit Pistons forward is paying attention to the state of negotiations between the league and its players' association only in a peripheral way.
The current collective bargaining agreement runs out on June 30, and media reports have suggested NBA deputy commissioner Russ Granik earlier this week told the league's competition committee to be prepared for a lockout beginning on July 1.
"It's not concerning me right now, because of what we have going on," Prince said yesterday prior to the Pistons' practice. "But after the season, obviously it's going to concern me, because I'm part of the NBA and I want to be playing next season."
Prince plays in a city with a strong hockey following, so he is well aware of the dangers of a lockout. The NHL just lost an entire season to a labour dispute.
"Obviously (the NHL) is going through a tough situation," Prince said. "The (Detroit) Red Wings pull some of the (biggest crowds) in hockey, and that part of the town has been quiet a little bit. Hopefully we won't have to go through that experience."
Prince said the only time NBA players talk about the CBA among themselves is right after there has been a significant development.
Otherwise, it's not on their minds on a day-to-day basis.
"It doesn't come up that much," Prince said.
"Really, it's not going to come up during the playoffs, because we're trying to accomplish something. But back during the (regular) season, we really didn't talk about it that much at all, unless there was a meeting or something. That's the only time we really discussed it."
The conversation could get more lively very soon.
The 153 combined points scored by the Pistons and San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 on Thursday represented the fourth-lowest total in the history of the final.
Also, the 69 points scored by Detroit was the fourth-lowest total for one team in the history of the final.
West Virginia basketball star Kevin Pittsnogle is expected to pull out of the NBA draft.
Pittsnogle planned to leave the NBA pre-draft camp in Chicago yesterday, according to Mountaineers coach John Beilein.
The 6-foot-11 centre is scheduled to make an announcement about his future plans today.


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Urban Curators - web site - photo project idea
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"The goal of the Urban Curators project is to engage the public in the
celebration of the decaying urban environment, recognizing its
inherent aesthetic qualities as well as the important role that it
plays within our cultural habitat. The project achieves its goal by
elevating common, overlooked objects and spaces within the city of
Providence, Rhode Island to the level of high art.
"Literally hanging gold, gallery-style frames in derelict spaces
within the city, we are framing objects and views that are of
aesthetic or cultural value. By utilizing frames that one might expect
to find in an art museum or gallery, viewers are forced to make
connections between the urban landscape and the museum environment."
"The frames themselves are hung with double-sided hardware tape and
are easily removed without harm to the spaces in which they are
This might be a neat project idea for your photography class -
temporarily secure frame on spot of interest to photograph.
Sergio sent me this link.
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Release Date: 1970 |
morrison357 (4.5)...lz41 (4.5)From a land of midnight sun and hot springs......Bron-Yr-Aur (5)...doctorjimmy (4)The soft songs are more prevalent here than on the previous releases, but for the most par...
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Album Rating: 4.5Idk why anybody would give wierd looks cuz u like Zep
Album Rating: 3.0yeah um
zep are kinda popular now
Album Rating: 4.5my favorite zeppelin
Album Rating: 4.0worst of the big 4
Album Rating: 4.0My 7th favorite.
no way man this aint the worst this album just slays in a different way, in the right mood this is the best zep album
Album Rating: 5.0such a 5, great work man
Album Rating: 4.0Led Zeppelin is 5/5 in my heart. Especially in their live performances.
Album Rating: 3.0yeah they're better live than on record
Album Rating: 4.0They're totally #1 Live. Ever.
I've missed their ''In Through the Out Door's'' tour by a hair in 1980 'cos of Bonzo's death. Shhhhhhit!
Album Rating: 5.0I read your comment about that on an ITtOD review, that sucks man. You'll probably see my comment on that review but listening to that album is kind of sad, when you consider the struggles the band was going through, and you can hear they're slowly on their way out. I don't know what it is about synths but they just sound really sombre too.
Album Rating: 5.0i'm seeing way too many sickeningly low ratings from you users
Album Rating: 3.0no 3-3.5 is right
my fav Zep album actually. Sucka
Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound OffWE COME FROM THE LAND OF THE ICE AND SNOW
Digging: Sorcerer - The Crowning of the Fire King
Album Rating: 4.0FROM THE MIDNAAITE SUN WHERE THE HOT SPRRIIIINGS BLOOWWW
Awesome album.
Digging: Open Mike Eagle - Brick Body Kids Still Daydream
this is their best album
Album Rating: 4.0their 7th best
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Album Rating: 4.0ok I seriously have to bump this up to a 4. It seems I've underrated that album. Full of gems indeed. I never owned a physical copy of this one. 'Friends' and 'Gallows Pole' were songs that fell into oblivion for too much decades now...nice to revisit them.
The presence of Since I've Been loving you, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp and even the overplayed Immigrant song add to the value of the album.
Bands: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


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To help attract sponsors, Young and her team worked with event consultants at PJH and Associates Inc. "It was hard to call people and ask for money right after the stock market dropped 800 points," Young said. "But [PJH and Associates] helped us strategize and keep on pushing—which is what you have to do in this economy. The money is there. It's just about asking the right people at the right time."
Ultimately, Food for Thought and Charter One Bank became "Galaxy" sponsors, purchasing packages that went for $50,000 a pop. Charter One Bank also signed on as the event's first-ever corporate dinner chair, an innovation which was helped along by Scott Swanson's dual role as the bank's president and C.E.O. and vice chairman of the Adler's board of trustees.
Six companies, including Goldman Sachs, Illinois Tool Works, and United Airlines, purchased $25,000 packages this year—only three companies sponsored the ball at that level last year.
Along with corporate support, a carefully planned auction helped pull in funds. "We rethought the silent auction, and packaged items more strategically," Young said. Young added that she and her team brought the lots from their traditional place along the walls of the main corridor to the more centrally located Rice Solarium, where increased visibility proved effective as guests placed higher bids than usual.
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Main airframe pretty much together. Base red on cowl completed... Needed lots of coats! The blue diamonds of the 356th FG will be added by decals. Much quicker and more accurate than painting!
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The identification numbers and letters on one side... Took me a long time to settle on the exact aircraft I wanted to model. Diamonds yet to be added to cowling.
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The P-51 had a laminar wing, where the panel lines on the front half of the wing were putty filled to improve airflow. If I'd come across the article earlier, my panel lines would be filled under the glass cloth, not on top, but never mind!
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Completed speaker box in situ, one speaker on each side. Amp will be attached to a plate on the front end of this speaker box, so as to be in the front of the airflow coming though the fuselage.
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Speakers wired and screwed into enclosures. The whole assembly then just slots into the recess cut into the fuselage floor. It's such a snug fit with the 'engine' cover replaced, that it won't need to be glued, making changing a speaker easy if needed.
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Engine cover replaced, speaker box safely inside. You can see the bolt holes in the hardwood tabs here. 2 on each side, which means once this cover is bolted in place, the front fuselage should retain it's original rigidity.
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Carved out the bottom of the battery bay to allow room for the speaker enclosure. The section of engine cowling removed allows access to this area. Now has hardwood sockets with bolts to secure it ensuring rigidity of forward fuselage is maintained.
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Extremely bright LED emitters from Tom Benedini soldered to circuit board and ready for installation in the gun cowling.
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Would you believe that the spacing of the gun ports exactly matches the spacing of holes used on the circuit board for the LED's? I do seriously wonder if the space left behind the plastic gun cowling was designed in order to allow mods to be added.
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Completed speaker enclosures, built as one unit. The smaller central section will allow for cabling (and hopefully air) to get past the speaker enclosure to the main section of the battery bay.
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Test fitting of speaker into enclosure. The 'Stang fuselage is not very wide, so it's not possible to make speaker enclosures with significant volume, but hopefully this will acheive something to re-inforce the sound.
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Speaker enclosure slotted into carved space shown in earlier picture. Such a snug fit, both into the bottom slot and below the cowling, (once bolted on), that I don't think it'll even need gluing. Makes changing a speaker straightforward.
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Glassing the fuselage. You can see the 'speaker grill' section here.
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FMS cockpit kit from 'Shapeways'. The FMS 'stang is 56inches wingspan, so these parts are all 10% undersized, but I hope will look close enough.
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New wing mounting plate in the fuselage. Most nervous moment on the build so far, gluing this in and hoping that it will still match up with the mounting bolts through the wing. Luckily it does!
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1/64 inch plywood facing on wing / fuselage face. I'm doing this to all the contact surfaces on demountable pieces. It protects the foam from being compressed over time as the plane is being assembled and disassembled.
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stock landing gear plastic cover cut to fit extended gear wire to accommodate larger wheels. Gaps will be filled with milliput epoxy putty.
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Foam wing root trimmed and replaced with balsa. This matches the plywood piece in the other picture. This balsa section, as well as the leading and trailing edge of the wing joints are then brushed with good old cellulose dope to harden the balsa.
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At last! A wing ready for glassing.
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1/64 plywood facing for the matching sides of the wings. Again, all in the name of durability.
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Strengthening wire about to be epoxied into elevator
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Exhaust ports drilled out.
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Side of fuselge showing holes cut in the area where sound system speakers will be. I probably won't remove the plugs until after I've glassed the fuselage. Hopefully the glass coat will act as a speaker grill without needing to do anything else.
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Wing tip re-instated from aileron.
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Wheel in situ with new outer bay door. I gave up on the robart wheels, they are just too heavy. Luckily I found some lightweight foam wheels at 100mm and sanded them down to the 95mm of the robarts.
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Outer bay door laid flat. Been lucky with steaming the plywood for the bay door... perfect fit to contour of the wing! New wing mounting point also installed.


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A New Psychology (Optimal EFT) - A Keynote Address
Below are videos of my keynote address at an ACEP (Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology) conference. They give life to the New Psychology (Optimal EFT) concept by bringing it off the written page and onto your video screen. It was welcomed by a standing ovation and I hope you greet it with similar enthusiasm.
For your viewing convenience, the keynote address is divided into three videos.
Part 1 of 3: Intro, EFT and Accepted Science. Watch Video
Part 2 of 3: Unusual Experiences and Quantum Physics. Watch Video
Part 3 of 3: A Course In Miracles and Closing. Watch Video
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Simms is awesome at pre-game analysis. You might have thought he was simply going for the Giants out of team loyalty, like Strahan joked prior to the game, but he wasn't. A few hours before kickoff, he said that he thought the Giants would win, and that he thought the Giants were the MORE TALENTED TEAM. I actually don't remember the whole conversation and I'm not even 100% sure he said the Giants would win. But once I heard him say the Giants were more talented, I kind of got stuck on those few words. I hadn't heard anyone say that before. I had heard, "on a roll", and "peaking" over and over. According to Phil we had every right to be confident, and it had nothing to do with intangibles. Anyway, great job Phil.
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All locations of the Forsyth County Public Library will close at 6 pm Wednesday, November 22nd and remain closed on Thursday, November 23rd and Friday November 24th for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will reopen Saturday, November 25th at regular hours.
Libby has replaced OverDrive as the library's app for downloading eBooks and eAudiobooks. Join us on Wednesday, December 6 at 2 p.m. at the Clemmons Branch Library to learn how to use the new app and see all its new features. For more information, call 336-703-2920.
This month Lara Luck, our Collection Development Manager, makes an encore as our book reviewer as she delves into the world of epic fantasy.
Join us at the Clemmons Branch Library for an evening storytime on Monday, November 27 at 6pm.
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So just when I thought the world of fortune telling couldn't get more ridiculous, I found out just last night that there is a fortune telling practice that claims to "read" the laughter of a person to predict the future. This can be practiced in two different ways.
First the scam artist … I mean fortune teller, gets the sucker … I mean victim, to laugh, and then the medium will make all kinds of guesses (i.e. fortune telling) as to that laughing person's future.
The other, so-called more "traditional" means of deceit … I mean fortune telling, involving laughter is that the medium will put themselves into a "trance", and through forces mysterious and immeasurable, the medium will laugh out loud, and then translate that into a reading for the gullible … I mean subject.
I find this version of the fortune telling scam rather creepy. I mean think about it: The victim laughs, the psychic laughs, and while all this laughing is going on, one of the world's oldest scams continues to fleece decent people out of their money and critical thinking skills. It a kind of juxtaposition, as all this laughing going on while a scam is being perpetrated and the victim is not even aware at the iron of the moment.
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In today's guest post, Dawn Matthews from the St. Joseph County Public Library in South Bend, Indiana talks about the excitement and joy of being part of community read, and the reason they chose To Kill a Mockingbird for the first ever One Book, One Michiana program.
I have always thought that books, reading, and libraries connect us in a "pay it forward" kind of way. When you think about it, a good book isn't half as good if you can't share it with someone. There is a primal need, in fact, of wanting to challenge and excite someone else with the discovery of a great author or book. That is why, I believe, the whole One Book, One Community idea has taken off across the country. It is an exciting event in which all residents are encouraged to read the same book at the same time and discuss it with friends and family, with a book club or at a program.
For our first title, we have selected To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Set in the South during the Great Depression, this coming-of-age novel is probably the most widely read book dealing with race in America. We chose it because it is filled with tenderness, humor, and heart wrenching moments that are thought provoking and discussable. It is also perfectly fitting that this year is the 50th anniversary of this all American classic and Pulitzer prize winning book.
As we planned this event it was amazing how this book created enthusiasm and started to pull people together as ideas evolved and excitement grew surrounding the book. Everyone we talked to had a unique way in which they wanted to participate and celebrate To Kill a Mockingbird.
Thank you to Better World Books for partnering with us and for donating 100 copies of To Kill a Mockingbird that are being read around the community at such places as the Center for the Homeless, The Robinson Center, and St. Margaret's House. I personally dropped off many of these books and I can't tell you the smiles, joy, and gratitude I received for sharing this generous donation.
We also want to thank many of our other partners including Friends of the St. Joseph County Public Library, Center for History, Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore, Indiana University South Bend, St. Joseph County Bar Association, South Bend Area Genealogical Society, Thyme of Grace, and WNIT Public Television.
One Book, One Michiana will take place from April 11 to May 9, 2010. If you're in the area, we invite you to read this story with us and find an interesting program to attend, so you can join in the synergy as we discuss what we love about this book.
One Book, One Michiana. Read the book and "pay it forward."
— Dawn Matthews, St. Joseph County Public Library


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I recently purchased Painkiller Hell & Damnation from Steam, it's in BETA and I have learned that it won't even start up if I am using the fglrx drivers. The nordic forums are suggesting I use the open source radeon driver. I am not gonna just waste $19.99 and forget about playing it so I was wondering if there's an easy way to switch to the radeon driver and then back to fglrx.
I just went through hell to get the darn fglrx drivers to work with my HD5750 and am getting great performance from the driver in games like Serious Sam 3 and Bastion so I was wondering if there was some easy way to uninstall the fglrx driver, install the radeon driver, set my xorg.conf, logout and back in and it then should be using the radeon driver correct? BUT, then when I am done playing Painkiller, I would remove the redeon driver, install fglrx, correct xorg.conf, logout and back in again to again be using the fglrx drivers.
Possibly a bash script containing all this somehow?
Code:sudo apt-get remove --purge xorg-driver-fglrx fglrx*Code:sudo apt-get install --reinstall libgl1-mesa-glx libgl1-mesa-dri xserver-xorg-coreand then since my system is 64bit BUT I run Steam which is 32bit I have a multi-architecture system so I have to also do thisCode:sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
Im leery of even trying this because I am have a multi-arch system due to using Steam which runs in 32bit but my main OS is obviously 64bit so there's all these symlinks to various opengl driversCode:sudo apt-get install --reinstall libgl1-mesa-glx:amd64 libgl1-mesa-dri:amd64 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 xserver-xorg-core


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Steve Chiotakis: We've heard the crack of the bat officially as baseball season began in earnest this week all across the country. But if off-season and spring training numbers are any indication, owners and their teams aren't expecting much. And business of sports commentator Diana Nyad joins us now to talk about it.
Diana, what are we hearing from teams going in?
Diana Nyad: Well, let's take a quote from the White Sox chief marketing officer. He says: "We are going to have to fight and kick and scratch and claw to even break even this year."
Chiotakis: You know, that's pretty intense.
Nyad: Yeah.
Chiotakis: You know, ball clubs of course used to make some good money from sponsors, right? I mean those logos that you see on the ballpark or on the programs, the so-called official sponsor of the team. Are sponsors as eager to get in on the action?
Nyad: Well, you know, I mentioned the White Sox, I mean, you know, there's a devastating situation. Their three biggies were Motorola -- Motorola in terrible trouble, in Chicago anyway, so for this year, you know, that's a wipe-out. Buick was one of their big sponsors --
Chiotakis: Oh GM, yeah.
Nyad: GM, they lost them as well. And of course, there's Bank of America, which is the overall sponsor of Major League Baseball, and they still have a presence, but as far as The White Sox go, in Chicago, they really had La Salle Bank, which is now bought and acquired by B of A, and La Salle has gone under. So they've lost their three major sponsors and they're just scrounging around to get the smaller guys to fill in and just try to get through this year, as a lot of people are.
Chiotakis: So smaller guys, it's going to take a lot of smaller guys to fill these big shoes.
Nyad: Yeah, no, exactly right, and The Red Sox are a great example of that. They lost, as The White Sox did, their biggies, too -- PC Connection, Nikkon were their biggies. But now, even the Cambridge Eye Center, I mean you know just the local guy down the street, almost like the Cheers bar, you know they're not in the Red Sox business this year, either.
Chiotakis: What does this mean Diana, then, in the scheme of selling baseball as an entertainment value?
Nyad: You know what I think, the analogy is a little bit like all of us. If you look at your stock portfolio and you say, oh my God, am I going to jump off a cliff or am I going to stay tight and hope that, you know, even over the next couple years, I could break even? I'm not making money anymore, maybe I will again in five years. I think that's what Major League Baseball is realistically saying. Payroll is down, and that's unheard of -- 14 of the 30 teams this year have a smaller payroll than they did last year. And who knows, you know what, that could bode well for the future. We've all been saying, why should these people -- we love them, they entertain us -- but why should they make that kind of money? Well this year, they had to accept scaling back. So it may scale back for the future, which I think is good, you know, for the big future of baseball.
Chiotakis: Sounds like a correcting market.
Nyad: That's what I'm saying, yeah.
Chiotakis: All right, business of sports commentator Diana Nyad, thanks.
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Monday night marked the 11th anniversary of Matthew Shepard's death. In anticipation of this milestone, the members of New York's Tectonic Theater Project returned to Wyoming last year to re-interview the
people they first met in 1998 when creating The Laramie Project. This week, Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project unveiled an international, web-linked reading of The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later An Epilogue at 150 theaters in 50 states and 14 countries (including Spain, England, and Israel). The New York City production, at Alice Tully Hall, was introduced by Glenn Close and Judy Shepard, and the performance was followed by a Q&A session with the company, moderated by NPR's Neda Ulaby. When author/director Kaufman introduced the after-show, he confessed that an internet-linked show was a leap for someone who had never "twittered." Or "twitted." Someone in the New York audience asked if the company planned to go back to Laramie again 10 years from now? "Can we just get through tonight?" Kaufman mock-pleaded. That much, the company definitely accomplished.
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My dad used to say, "Don't expect anything, and you won't be disappointed." This is a very relieving thought, and especially cathartic when watching and hearing the turmoil and violence in the news every day.
What should we expect from our society, culture and government who pay little or no respect to God, life and each other? A man can't kneel and pray in public without scorn and ridicule, nor mention God's name in the marble halls of our state house for fear of its echo and reverberation, but homosexual men and women can stand hand-in-hand embracing and kissing on the state house portico with arms raised in victory over the accommodation and acceptance of their perversion and sin.
What does it say about us that we've aborted 63 million of our unborn in an unprecedented genocide, and Planned Parenthood stands gloating with a half-billion dollars of taxpayer money funding the continuation of this abomination?
The corruption that exists today at all levels of church, state and business is unbelievable and inexcusable, and it adds insult to obscenity that we, our wives and our kids are being repeatedly raped by all three.
It is written, "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
Personally, I believe this is true, and if it is, my dad's wise old caveat is, too. All of the violence, turmoil, perversion and corruption are merely signs and portents of the times, and we should feel grateful for living in and experiencing these times because just as Israel becoming a sovereign nation on May 14, 1948 is a powerful sign of these end times, they all substantiate the truth of Holy Scripture and the Parousia. This knowledge gives a true and valid expectation, not in this present flawed world system, but in a coming domination that cannot fail.
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Don't worry, no pets were harmed (or diddled) in the making of this porn. The Men and Their Dogs blog is exactly what it sounds like: photos of men with their dogs — making kissy faces, taking bubble baths together, or just being emo-artsy. Kind of like those Porn for Women and Porn for New Moms books, except for the furry set (no, not that kind of furries). Some of the men are swarthy and scantily clad, others are Jersey-shore-style scantily clad, and still others are clad in sensible but flattering sweaters, as if meeting your parents for the first time. There's a Justin Bieber look-alike (or, at least, hair-alike), a vulnerably snoozing, tattooed alterna-dude, the nice guy you probably stuck in the friend zone years ago, your super-studly imaginary college boyfriend, and Mr. I Love My Tighty-Whities Soooo Much.Oh, the fantasy fodder! We're not dog people, but even we found ourselves ever so slightly intrigued by the combination of male flesh and doggie fur. Or perhaps the appeal is in seeing these dudes so gemushy, so unabashedly googly-eyed, so head-over-heels…and all that for a pet. Women can only imagine what he might be like with the right woman! It's like an entire romance paperback novel in a photograph. But browser beware: If it came down to you or the dog, are you sure this dude would choose you? Best to keep these guys in the fantasy domain for now.
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Friday, January 20, 2017, 6:32pm
Packers K Mason Crosby (illness) took full practice reps again Friday.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014, 11:06am
Packers K Mason Crosby is on fire at practice. He hit from 33, 38, 42, 46, 46, 48, 53 and 55 yards without a miss.
Monday, August 19, 2013, 10:29am
Two weeks after his abysmal 3-for-8 field goal performance in the team's scrimmage, Packers K Mason Crosby went 3-for-3, including a solidly hit 48-yarder.
It was the kind of performance Crosby needed, especially after he didn't get any chances to kick in the preseason opener against Arizona. This may have helped him gain an edge over challenger Giorgio Tavecchio, who missed a 49-yarder and went 1-for-2.
"I've just got to build off of that," Crosby said. "I hit my 48-yarder as well as I wanted to."
The Packers kicker will be highly-sought in drafts, but if it remains Crosby, his struggles last season and early camp shouldn't be forgotten...
Monday, August 12, 2013, 8:24pm
The Packers are staging a full-fledged kicking competition between veteran Mason Crosby, who last season converted an NFL-worst 63.6 percent of his field goals, and first-year kicker Giorgio Tavecchio.
Coach Mike McCarthy ramped up that competition on Monday in large part because the Packers were so inept on offense in Friday's 17-0 loss to the Arizona Cardinals that they didn't attempt any field goals. And once again, there were signs of problems by Crosby on Monday. On a perfect day with little wind, Crosby had the only miss of a 16-kick period, when he was wide left from 46 yards.
This might be a way to light a fire under Crosby. Then again, the life of a kicker in the NFL can come to an end pretty quick so don't rule out Tavecchio taking this job if Crosby continues to really struggle. Whoever wins the job will likely be in position to put up a lot of points.
Mason Crosby goes 3-for-8 on Family NightSunday, August 4, 2013, 11:01am
Well, Packers K Mason Crosby is on notice. Here's coach Mike McCarthy after Crosby's 3-for-8 Family Night:
"Well, Mason Crosby is competing for a job on our football team, like everyone else. He definitely didn't take a step in the right direction with his performance. That's what Family Night's for. He'll be evaluated. He's definitely got to do better than that because that's not going to cut it."
The Packer kicking job is attractive for fantasy purposes, but Crosby is on thin ice. Look elsewhere for your kicker.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 9:23am
Green Bay Packers special teams coordinator Shawn Slocum seems confident kicker Mason Crosby will bounce back from a sub-par season in 2012.
"He had some technical issues that he worked through," Slocum said. "I thought he started to improve at the end of the season. He's had a good offseason to this point. We want to get to the production we had at the end of 2010 through 2011. That's what's important for us to get to."
The Packers brought in competition for Crosby in the form of Giorgio Tavecchio in the offseason.
Friday, December 28, 2012, 7:20pm
Packers K Mason Crosby (illness, probable) took full practice reps on Friday after being limited earlier in the week and is probable for Week 17.
Beat goes on for QB Aaron RodgersSaturday, August 27, 2011, 7:53am
Quarterback Graham Harrell led Green Bay to 11 points in the final 35 seconds, rallying the defending Super Bowl champs to a 24-21 victory over Indianapolis on Friday night.
Harrell threw an 11-yard TD pass to Ryan Taylor with 35 seconds left, then hooked up with Taylor again on the 2-point conversion to make it 21-21.
After the Packers recovered an onside kick, Harrell set up Mason Crosby for a 50-yard field goal as time expired.
Colts backup Curtis Painter also played well, going 11 of 21 for 171 yards.
Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers was in midseason form, going 19 of 23 for 204 yards with one TD to give Green Bay a 10-0 second-quarter lead.
Rodgers has lit it up in the preseason, much like he did last year. Although Michael Vick goes into the season as the number one fantasy quarterback, Rodgers is fully capable of beating him out for that spot.
Monday, August 15, 2011, 12:42pm
Despite dealing with a left ankle/ foot injury, Packers kicker Mason Crosby hit a 31-yard field, two extra points and averaged a healthy 71.7 yards per kickoff.
Crosby injured his plant foot in practice about a week ago and had to take a couple days off to let it heal. It still causes him some discomfort, and he has to treat it after practices and games, but he said it did not give way against the Browns.
Crosby falls a bit in our rankings this year. Once in the top-five in past years, he's currently 11th before this season starts. He could certainly be a decent option if drafted as a number-two on your team.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011, 10:32am
K Mason Crosby has agreed to terms with the Packers on a 5-year deal.
Crosby was PK12 in 2010 and PK6 the year before, so with this deal he should continue to be one of the safest fantasy kickers in the game. It's just too bad he doesn't kick indoors or in warm weather.
Friday, June 17, 2011, 3:26pm
K Ryan Longwell made clear he intends to play in 2011 and said he "wouldn't mind going back" to the Vikings. Asked if he would consider returning to Green Bay if Packers place-kicker Mason Crosby moves on in free agency, Longwell laughed and said: "You never say never. You just don't know."
Sunday, August 8, 2010, 12:00pm
The Green Bay Packers held their Family Night scrimmage on Saturday night and Mason Crosby was one of the stars of the evening.
There couldn't have been a better setting for him to have his best performance of training camp.
Many fans have been questioning whether Crosby can be the kicker of the future after connecting on just 75 percent of his attempts in 2009. Coach Mike McCarthy has backed the four-year veteran by not bringing in another kicker as competition.
Regardless, going 7-for-8 in front of an announced crowd of 47,844 was significant in terms of fan confidence.
"It's a scrimmage, but it's Lambeau and it's a game-like situation," Crosby said. "We've got to perform. That's what people want to see. It was good to come out here and hit the ball well and see the operation is getting as sharp as it needs to be."
Crosby connected on field goals of 26, 31, 36, 41, 47, 51 and 53 yards. The lone miss came from 44 yards. Crosby said the 53-yarder was the longest field goal he has made in training camp. He entered the night 19-for-27.
"The ball came off his foot very well tonight," McCarthy said. "Even on the kickoffs. We had to slow him up a little just so we could get the returns. He's a very strong, gifted kicker."
Crosby is the type of guy than can give fantasy owners nightmares, especially if you are in a league where points are deducted for missed field goals, but in the end, you want him on your team because he can convert long field goals and plays for a great offense.
GB K Crosby won't see competition in campThursday, June 17, 2010, 12:08pm
No competition for Crosby
The team has no plans to bring in another kicker to compete with Mason Crosby during training camp, McCarthy said.
Crosby was drafted in the sixth round in 2007 and was the first rookie in 22 years to lead the league in scoring. However, his field goal percentage dropped to a career-low 75 percent in 2009.
"We're committed to Mason," McCarthy said. "He's done a good job in the offseason. He's outstanding in the strength and conditioning aspect of it."
Crosby is considered a top-five kicker, number-four actually, here at 4-for-4.
Friday, September 25, 2009, 6:42pm
Packers K Mason Crosby (abdomen) practiced Friday and is probable for Sunday.
Thursday, September 24, 2009, 7:31pm
Packers K Mason Crosby (abdomen) returned to practice Thursday. He played last week with no practice, and is on pace to play again this Sunday.
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Route Description
This route is one of the more popular up Mount Adams and is also the shortest way up to the summit from the north. The trail starts at the right corner of the Appalachia parking area and heads across the train tracks. The lower section of the trail has many others that branch off of it so make sure to take care in staying on the trail. The Valley Way trail branches off to the left within a mile of the trailhead.
The trail continues to head up the ridgeline known as Durand Ridge. After approximately three miles the trail breaks out of the trees and scrub and exposes you to the full force of any storm systems crossing the range so be careful when it comes to weather. Many people have been lost in these mountains winter and summer for not paying heed to the quick approaching storms. The trail continues over one of its more popular sections known as the "knife edge." From here you get a nice and airy view into King Ravine and its glacially carved cirque. The Chemes des Dames trail comes up to meet on your right out of King Ravine.
From here it is another mile to reach the summit as you will be scramling over the scree and boulder filled slopes of Mount Adams pyramidal summit cone. This can be the most treacherous and tiring part of the trip so take your time and don' t rush it. Once on the summit you will have views of the entire high peaks region of the Presidential range. Mt. Washington, the monarch of the range, looms 3.5 miles away but appears as though you could almost reach out and touch it. Below you is the deep precipice of the Great Gulf, the largest glacial cirque in the White Mountains. Mount Madison is to the northeast with Jefferson and Clay directly south. Enjoy some time on the summit and the views before heading back down. Always keep an eye on the weather though!
The round-trip distance is 8.6 miles with 4,500 feet of elevation gain.
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Southampton, UK (SPX) Oct 08, 2014
A team of researchers led by the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) has demonstrated a breakthrough technique that offers the first tantalizing possibility of silicon detectors for telecommunications.
For decades silicon has been the workhorse of the microelectronics revolution and, owing to its excellent optical properties in the near- and mid-infrared range, is now promising to have a similar impact on photonics.
The team's research, reported in the journal Nature Materials, describes the route to engineering the electronic band structure of laser-crystallized silicon photonic devices that helps overcome some of the greatest challenges of using silicon in data communications.
The laser processing technique has been developed for their silicon optical fibre platform. It demonstrates that it is possible to completely crystallize the core material whilst at the same time writing in large stresses to modify the optoelectronic properties, achieving extreme bandgap reductions from 1.11 eV down to 0.59 eV, enabling optical detection out to 2,100 nm.
Incorporating silicon materials within the fibre geometry circumvents the issues associated with coupling between the micron sized fibres used for the transport of light, and the nanoscale waveguides on-chip that are employed for data processing and communications systems.
Dr Anna Peacock, an Associate Professor in Optoelectronics who heads the group in the ORC, comments: "The ability to grow single-crystal-like materials directly inside the fibre core is a truly exciting prospect as for the first time the optoelectronic properties of the silicon fibre devices will be able to approach those of their on-chip counterparts."
Dr Noel Healy, the lead researcher on the project, adds: "Our discovery uses large variable strains to provide unprecedented control over silicon's optoelectronic properties. This greatly increases the number of potential applications for the material in both electrical and optical applications.
"Our paper shows that we can halve the material's bandgap energy. That means silicon can now be considered as a medium for optical detection all the way through the telecommunications band."
Fellow researcher Dr Sakellaris Mailis points out that this versatile laser processing method can be easily extended to a wide range of material systems. Nature Materials is a respected, multi-disciplinary journal that brings together cutting-edge research across the entire spectrum of materials science and engineering.
The full collaborative research team includes Professor N. Bulgakova currently at HiLASE, Institute of Physics ASCR; Professor J. Badding, Dr T. Day, Dr J. Sparks, and Ms H. Cheng of the Department of Chemistry and the Materials Research Institute at Penn State University, and Dr P. Sazio of the ORC. A significant component of the work was conducted using the Diamond Light Source with the assistance of Dr K. Ignatyev.
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The short wall and thin crack lead to easier territory.
I can say with confidence that at "5b" this is the biggest technical sandbag Ive come across. Not bold or anything (at least with a mat) but Id say the lower wall is at least 5c and probably 6a (I couldnt do it and had to go up the right-hand crack); the upper crack is also solid 5b I reckon.


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I'm a boy dressed up like a really feminine girl! haha I'm just kidding, the thing is that I love adventure! People who don't know me thinks I'm really girly and always caring about my appearance and stuff like that, but, that's not true! I love to try everything new, eat food I don't know, make rude sports, travel without planning and things like that. The best thing of all are those things that you weren't waiting for to happen. I love dance, all types of dances specially jazz, tap, ballet, hip hop, salsa and african. I love to make excercise, specially running. I love to party, go out with my friends, but also, is good to study hard :). One advice: Live your life like it's the last one ;)
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I was chosen to be "Dany Zuko" in one play, I was dressed up like a men and I really looked handsome hahaha that was funny! No one recognized me because I'm the kind of girl that is really feminine.
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I will like to share my culture, to let others know how great is Mexico, and how delicious is Mexican food.
I will like to meet people who speaks French and English to practice with them.
Countries I've Visited
Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
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A rifle hunters paradise... With 21 plains game species to choose from and top ranking PH's, we guarantee you an unforgettable rifle hunting experience. All hunts are conducted on foot in a fair chase manner, ensuring you the best we have to offer. Our high success rates speak for itself, priding ourselves in giving you the ultimate African experience!
A Typical Hunting Day
After a wake-up call from the PH or Red-billed Francolins (bird) nesting in a tree above your bungalow, a full English breakfast will be served to your taste in the Lapa area as you soak up the fresh morning air with a coffee in hand.
The 4x4 hunting vehicle with a tracker and PH will be waiting for you after your delicious breakfast, ready to start the day. After the PH has discussed the plans for the day with you, the hunt will commence. You will be heading to an area where your quarry will be expected to be, since the PH's know the areas very well. However, there are no fixed plans, you might be after a big Kudu and before you know it, a nice Blue Wildebeest might slip onto your "wish list". Throughout your hunt the PH will be communicating with you, to ensure that your every need is served. After all, this is your safari...
While you drive around in the 4x4 hunting vehicle you will be in search of your quarry for the day in hope of finding the big boy. Or you will head to a designated area where your quarry will hopefully be, then you will go on foot in search of the quarry. If it happens that you spot the quarry from the vehicle, the hunt will commence on foot to ensure that you attain the best hunting experience possible.
The PH will make you feel right at home, making you part of the hunt with proper communication. The stalk on foot will be in single-file and as quite as possible to ensure that you have the best possible chance in harvesting your quarry. If you get into a shooting position, which will be between 80-150 yards, you will be shooting from 3-legged shooting sticks. The PH will talk you through the shot and helping you in any means possible.
After the shot, the quarry will be set up for trophy pictures to be taken with you in a professional manner. The quarry will then be taken back to the camp/lodge where it will be taken care of by our top quality skinners. The skinning will be done upon your desired request. After a refreshing drink, the hunt may continue...
Why Rifle Hunt with Kowas Hunting Safaris
Kowas Hunting Safaris believes in hunting in a Fair Chase manner where the animal must be free roaming, he must be able to escape from the hunter of which he must be fully free to do so. This allows the animal to escape from you, presenting a level of challenge and adventure for every hunter. After all, that's why we hunt, it's about the experience!
We hunt in a wildlife only area with a abundance of wildlife which has the ability to exceed your every expectation. Africa is a wild continent, we want to keep it that way so you can still experience the good old days. Namibia is definitely a true African jewel when it comes to hunting.
Throughout 14 years of hunting experience, we managed to bag an average of 73% Gold Medal trophies per year which speaks for itself. However, the actual trophy is the experience you get to take back home – and it's not measured in inches or pounds. We will look after your every need and the hunt will be tailored to your capabilities, ensuring you a great African safari with Kowas Hunting Safaris..
Rifle Import Requirements:
Rifle hunters who enter Namibia, must complete a temporary import permit for all rifle and/or ammunition in your possession. This permit could be faxed to you (in advance) in order to assist you (for your own convenience). This permit is obtainable on arrival at the airport and it takes only a few minutes to be issued... >> Download a copy now
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The Everglades is imbedded in a human-dominated landscape that is constantly changing in response to local and global environmental manipulations. Working with an inter-governmental task force, FCE has helped create a reporting system linking the causes and consequences of these dynamics and communicating the results in a transparent format accessible to a wide audience. This reporting system has been used in bi-annual reports to the U.S. Congress by the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force (http://www.sfrestore.org/) to assess progress in ecosystem restoration. The "stoplight" reporting system allows us to communicate our science to other scientists and policy makers through a multi-layered reporting tool that extracts management signals from long-term datasets. The reporting system includes 11 indicator types that address diverse spatial and ecological dimensions of the Everglades restoration initiative. Three of the indicators, periphyton-epiphyton, fish and macroinvertebrates, and Florida algal blooms, are closely linked to FCE core research topics and long-term data gathering. FCE scientists collaborated with the Federal Task Force on Everglades Restoration, National Park Service, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and other universities to develop this communication tool.
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Boquete Tree Trek Mountain Resort
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Property Location
With a stay at Boquete Tree Trek Mountain Resort in Boquete, you'll be in a national park and close to El Explorador and Church of San Juan Bautista. This bed & breakfast is within close proximity of Boquete Community Players Theater and Events Center and Municipal Park.
Make yourself at home in one of the 13 guestrooms. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access. Additional features include supervised childcare/activities, wedding services, and a fireplace in the lobby.
Grab a bite to eat at the bed & breakfast's restaurant, which features a bar, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Mingle with other guests at a complimentary reception, held daily. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. A complimentary continental breakfast is included.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and multilingual staff. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel Facilities
- Free self parking
- Conference center
- Coffee shop or café
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Express check-in
- Picnic area
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Year Built 2009
- Wedding services
- Garden
- Free breakfast
- Free reception
- Terrace
- Fireplace in lobby
- Airport transportation - drop-off (surcharge)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Express check-out
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Number of floors - 1
- Designated smoking areas
- Television in lobby
- Restaurant
- Number of buildings/towers - 4
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Total number of rooms - 13
- Bar/lounge
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Laundry facilities
- Free WiFi
- Multilingual staff
- Tours/ticket assistance
Room Facilities
- Hair dryer (on request)
- Satellite TV service
- Free toiletries
- Television
- Down comforter
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Access via exterior corridors
- In-room safe
- Room service (limited hours)
- Desk
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Shower only
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Yard
- Balcony
- Free WiFi
- Turndown service
- Premium bedding
- Private bathroom
Hotel Policy
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- This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- A resort fee is included in the total price displayed.
- Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
- The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
- Some facilities may have restricted access. Guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
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This workshop will help you develop strategies for finding aggregated statistics produced by foreign governments and intergovernmental organizations, such as the World Health Organization and United Nations. Participants will use the UN Statistics Division web site, WDI online, and LexisNexis Statistical.
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I went to order a photo book from bootsphoto.com not realising that it is actually processed by snapfish. I spent 2 weeks putting together a photo book of my daughters first 2 years for my parents for christmas. When I went to buy my photo book the checkout didn't work and kept receiving an error that said nothing more than
"We're sorry-there's been a system error. Click on the button below to return to Snapfish. If you have a moment, please give us feedback on what you were doing when this happened. This will help us solve the problem. Thanks!"
When I called them (on an 0845 number I might add) I was told my order had been processed twice, I was then told no order had been processed. I was then repeatedly asked what the error was, when it didn't state it in the message.
Several e-mails and phone calls later to no avail, no one would help me, I was even told to start my photo book again and then try!!!
The customer service was none exixtent I was completely ignored. Do not order from there. How dissapointing when I thought I was ordering from a reputable company like Boots.
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ideo from the Oregon State University Lecture Series in 2010, which promotes the opposition to GMO foods. Very compelling thinking for all of us.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgV6XJ2hTCE
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Pomona 3, Santa Clarita Christian 0 >> Mason McGarvey pitched a one-hit shutout, striking out nine, and had a double. Dylan Moreno and Elias Jauregui both had an RBI single for the Red Devils (17-7) in the CIF Southern Section Division 6 first-round game. Pomona will play at Barstow in the second round on Tuesday.
Alhambra 5, Glenn 3 >> Benny Olguin pitched six innings, striking out six, and improved his record to 9-1 and Julien Garcia got the save. Xavier Perez went 2 for 3 with an RBI, Lenny Arriaga went 2 for 3, Anthony Prieto had a two-run double and Vance Tovalin drove in two runs for the Moors (17-11) in the Division 4 first-round victory. Alhambra will host Maranatha in the second round at home on Tuesday.
El Monte 11, Rio Hondo Prep 7 >> The Lions (15-5) overcame an early six-run deficit, scoring three runs in the third and fourth inning, then pulled away with a four-run sixth. Evan Foor drove in three runs, Jacob Lang went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs, Bailey Evans went 1 for 3 with an RBI and two runs for the Kares (14-11) in the Division 6 first-round loss. El Monte will face Rancho Christian in the second round.
Pasadena Poly 7, Yucca Valley 0 >> Matt Queen pitched six innings, surrendering only one hit and striking out four. He also had two doubles and drove in two runs. Ty Evans had three hits and Joe Masters had two hits and an RBI for the Panthers (18-7) in the Division 6 first-round victory. Pasadena Poly will travel to Malibu in the second round on Tuesday.
La Mirada 6, Temescal Canyon 3 >> RJ Lan had two hits, including a home run, Alex Gonzalez had three hits, Andrew Diaz had a pair of hits and Eugene Jeon had an RBI singlefor the Matadores. Eddie Salcido was the winning pitcher and Emilio Morales got the save for the Matadores (24-5) in the Division 2 first-round victory. La Mirada will play at Palm Desert in the second round.
Ayala 8, Corona Del Mar 3 (8 innings) >> The Bulldogs (22-10) capitalized off their five-run eighth. Adam Seminaris pitched a complete game, striking out 14, Kyle Velazquez went 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs, Daniel Mendez and Tristian Thomas both went 2 for 4 for Ayala in the Division 2 first-round game. The Bulldogs will face Mira Costa in the second round.
Wilson 5, La Quinta 1 >> Matt Rodriguez pitched a complete game, striking out five, and drove in a run in the Division 4 first-round victory. Arty Zambrano went 2 for 3 with a double, an RBI and a run, Mat Orozco went 2 for 4 with a triple, an RBI and a run and Nathaniel Min drove in a run and scored for the Wildcats (17-8). Wilson will face Santa Ynez in the second round.


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BREWERS ROUNDUP: Brewers break losing streak, but win came at a price
Nothing seems to be going right for the Milwaukee Brewers – not even during a 4-to-nothing victory at Washington last night which ended a six-game losing streak. Wily Peralta was working on a three-hit shutout when he left the game in the sixth inning when he strained his left hamstring. He became the third Milwaukee pitcher to leave a game this season with hamstring problems – Marco Estrada and Jim Henderson being the others. Afterward, Peralta said he hoped to make his next start, and avoid joining Brewer starters Estrada and Alfredo Figaro on the disabled list. Peralta matched Stephen Strasburg pitch-for-pitch before he got hurt. Strasburg had a no-decision, giving up three hits in seven scoreless innings with eight strikeouts. Milwaukee scored the only runs of the game in the eighth inning. Juan Francisco broke the deadlock with a two-run double. Martin Maldonado had an R-B-I single, and Jeff Bianchi hit a run-scoring single. Washington failed to get an extra-base hit, going 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Henderson pitched the seventh to get the win. He's 3-and-2. Drew Storen took the loss for the Nationals, giving up all four runs in relief. He's 2-and-2. Milwaukee won its 14th road game against 26 losses. They'll play the Nationals in D-C again tonight.
Brewers' left-fielder Ryan Braun said his injured right hand felt fine after taking some swings last night. Braun says there's a chance he could play before the All-Star break in a week-and-a-half. Brewers' manager Ron Roenicke says he's not so sure. Braun called his latest practice "encouraging," but he says he'll need to follow some type of progression before he can return. Except for the injured hand, Braun says he's in shape and ready to go. The 2011 National League M-V-P has not played since June 9th. He went on the disabled list five days later with a nerve injury between the thumb and index finger on his right hand. Braun has played in 57 of Milwaukee's 82 games this year, batting .304 with nine homers and 36 R-B-I's. The Brewers have gone 8-and-12 since he went out.
Jean Segura and Carlos Gomez are expected to return to the starting lineup tonight, when the Milwaukee Brewers play the Nationals in Washington. Manager Ron Roenicke says Segura has been nursing a sore right thumb, and last night was his first off-day since June second. Gomez is still healing his sore left shoulder, which he crashed into a centerfield wall while making a circus catch last month. He played the final two innings as a defensive safeguard in last night's 4-nothing win over the Nationals. Segura has a chance to be the National League's starting shortstop in the July 16th All-Star Game. Gomez has been mentioned as a possible backup for the N-L squad. Bovada-Dot-Com of Las Vegas says Segura has a 10-to-1 chance of winning the National League M-V-P award for the season – and Gomez has a 12-to-1 shot. Paul Goldschmidt of Arizona is the current favorite at 4-to-1. The Brewers and Nationals are tied at a game-apiece in their four-game series. Right-hander Kyle Lohse starts for the Crew tonight against Nationals' left-hander Ross Detwiler. The game will start an hour earlier than normal at 5:05, to accommodate folks attending the July third fireworks shows.
The Brewers have agreed to sign five Latin American players. They'll report to the team's academy in the Dominican Republic, if they pass their physicals and identification reviews. They're all listed as 16-year-olds. The five are outfielder Nicolas Pierre, shortstops Franly Mallen and Henry Correa, catcher Johel Atencio, and right-hander Nelson Hernandez.


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Iguana Entertainment
Iguana Entertainment logo from 1991 to 1999
|Subsidiary of Acclaim Entertainment
|Computer and video games
Interactive entertainment
|Sunnyvale, California, United States (August 14, 1991)
|Jeff Spangenberg (CEO & President)
Beth Spangenberg (CFO)
Darrin Stubbington (VP)
Matt Stubbington (Art Director)
J. Moon (Business Development Manager)
|September 1, 2004
|Austin, Texas, United States
|Turok (1997–2002)
|Acclaim Entertainment
Iguana Entertainment (later Acclaim Studios Austin) was an American video game developer from 1991 to 2004 best known for developing the Turok series and the home console versions of NBA Jam.
Company history[edit]
Iguana Entertainment was first incorporated in California, in 1991, by Jeff Spangenberg. [1]
Prior to incorporating Iguana Entertainment, Mr. Spangenberg had run Punk Development.[2] Based in Sunnyvale, Punk Development was the product development arm of RazorSoft, Inc., an Oklahoma-based video game distributor. All of the founders and many early employees worked for Punk Development.[3]
Iguana Entertainment's major clients included Acclaim Entertainment and Sunsoft.[4]
In September 1993, Iguana Entertainment moved to Austin, Texas, becoming Austin's second-largest developer of computer games, smaller only than Origin Systems, which was already part of Electronic Arts. Iguana Entertainment became a Texas corporation on December 10, 1993.[citation needed]
The original pet iguanas could not be easily moved between states and were given away. Once in Texas, a new tank and iguanas were added to the lobby. Cyrus Lum created an updated company logotype (featuring a portrait of the new iguana named Killer) and animation that appears in many Iguana games with the iguana mascot.[citation needed]
Also in 1993, the company acquired Optimus Software Ltd of Teesside, England which became Iguana Entertainment UK. Iguana UK proved a valuable resource, both for "porting" arcade games including NBA Jam to home video game consoles and for recruiting and preparing employees for transfer to the US office.[5]
In 1995, owners Jeff and Beth Spangenberg sold Iguana Entertainment to Acclaim Entertainment.[6] In the following years, the two Iguana studios became Acclaim Studios Austin and Acclaim Studios Teesside.
In 2000, Jason and Darren Falcus left to form Atomic Planet Entertainment Ltd., Acclaim Entertainment made a sharp cut in the number of employees at Acclaim Studios Teesside, which was finally closed in 2002.[7]
When parent company Acclaim Entertainment went bankrupt in September 2004, most employees of Acclaim Studios Austin found out when they showed up for work but the building's manager had locked them out of their offices. Acclaim Studios Austin was closed and subsequently liquidated.[8]
Games developed[edit]
During its 13-year history, Iguana Entertainment developed many games under both the Iguana Entertainment name (for both U.S. and UK studios) and the Acclaim Studios Austin name.
As Iguana Entertainment[edit]
As Acclaim Studios Austin[edit]
|South Park: Chef's Luv Shack
|Nintendo 64
|Turok: Rage Wars
|Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion
|All-Star Baseball 2002
|GameCube, PlayStation 2
|All-Star Baseball 2003
|Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2
|Turok: Evolution
|All-Star Baseball 2004
|All-Star Baseball 2005
|Xbox, PlayStation 2
|Showdown: Legends of Wrestling
- ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/1998/11/30/story3.html
- ^ http://www.nintendoplayer.com/unreleased/shooter/
- ^ http://hg101.kontek.net/technocop/technocop.htm
- ^ http://ca.ign.com/articles/2000/10/19/making-games-fun-again
- ^ https://books.google.ca/books?id=Ty5jAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA163&lpg=PA163&dq=Optimus+Software+iguana+1993&source=bl&ots=3tlbFiuEl3&sig=zKcJPYNwJj5nuEBslVQALYd5Ec4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJjaD_j53XAhXGyoMKHQujDwIQ6AEIVjAL#v=onepage&q=Optimus%20Software%20iguana%201993&f=false
- ^ "Acclaim Gets Busy". GamePro. IDG (68): 154. March 1995.
- ^ http://www.thejournal.co.uk/business/business-news/game-new-iguana-4444307
- ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2004/12/06/daily18.html
- "Minutes of Organizational Meeting of Iguana Entertainment Incorporated -- A California Corporation" (August 14, 1991)
- "Articles of Merger of Domestic and Foreign Corporations" (December 10, 1993)
External links[edit]
- MobyGames article on Iguana Entertainment
- Acclaim Entertainment Inc · S-3 · On 6/2/95 (on SEC Info.com)
- Iguana Entertainment Limited (UK)
- The Animation Farm
- Big Sesh Studios
- Gemini School of Visual Arts and Communication
- Midway (Austin studio formerly Inevitable Entertainment)
- Retro Studios
- Syncopated Systems (Austin, Palm Springs, Sunnyvale)
- Nagle Research, Inc.


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Audit of DOT books shows scope of theft
DES MOINES (AP) — An inspection of Iowa Department of Transportation records by the state auditor shows more than $580,000 of uncollected rent, improper disbursements, and money diverted to personal bank accounts over 17 years.
The report released today by Auditor David Vaudt alleges former DOT employee David Weigel deposited more than $200,000 in his bank account and another $100,000 went to a vendor Weigel worked with.
Weigel and the vendor, Grady Marx, of Sioux City, were charged Saturday with theft and money laundering.
It's not clear if the men are yet represented by attorneys.
Vaudt's audit identifies another $380,000 in Weigel's accounts for which the source could not be determined.
The Social Security Administration is investigating whether Weigel should be collecting disability benefits. He's also collecting money from the state IPERS retirement fund.


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Boston University College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College seeks a dynamic and creative faculty member to join its internationally recognized Department of Occupational Therapy. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, tenure-track. Primary responsibilities will include teaching in the graduate programs in occupational therapy and doctoral program in rehabilitation sciences, as well as engaging in an active program of independent research.
Applicants must have completed a research doctoral degree, show evidence of productive scholarship through publication and research funding, and be committed to excellent graduate teaching and student mentorship. Completion of a post-doctoral fellowship or similar experience is highly desirable. We seek applicants whose research can expand and complement ongoing faculty work, which emphasizes intervention and outcomes that focus on activity, participation, and environmental influences. The position offers significant opportunity for interdisciplinary and collaborative research with health care and research facilities and colleagues within the University and greater Boston area. BU centers include the Health and Disability Research Institute, the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, the Center for Neurorehabilitation, and the Center for Enhancing Activity and Participation Among Persons with Arthritis (ENACT).
Interested candidates should send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference to:
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Department of Occupational Therapy
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Following an Israel Defense Forces commando raid near Baalbek in eastern Lebanon
on Saturday, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Israel has violated the
UN-backed truce and made him "deeply concerned."
"The secretary-general is deeply concerned about a violation by the Israeli side of the cessation of hostilities as laid out in Security Council resolution 1701," a spokesman for Annan said in a statement posted on the UN Web site.
The statement said that according to UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, "there have also been several air violations by Israeli military aircraft."
"All such violations of Security Council resolution 1701 endanger the fragile calm that was reached after much negotiation and undermine the authority of the government of Lebanon," the statement said.
"The secretary-general further calls on all parties to respect strictly the arms embargo, exercise maximum restraint, avoid provocative actions and display responsibility in implementing resolution 1701."
Annan: Europeans undermining creation of UNIFIL force
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has criticized European member states for failing to send troops to expand the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) as mandated under UN Resolution 1701.
While states such as Bangladesh and Nepal are already committed to sending troops, the leading European countries with the best-equipped armies and logistics operations have been slow to respond to Annan's urgent pleas for personnel.
Saturday's raid by the IDF near Baalbek in eastern Lebanon, purportedly to prevent arms deliveries to Hezbollah, is not expected to make the UNIFIL recruitment operation any easier.
Aides to Annan envision a three-stage scenario for recruiting reinforcement for UNIFIL, to be completed within 10 to 12 weeks. In the first stage, efforts will be made to send a contingent of 3,500 soldiers to southern Lebanon by August 28. A month later, a few thousand more troops will be sent, and by late October the full complement of 15,000 should be deployed.
In the first report on the cease-fire he submitted to the Security Council, Annan said Friday that UNIFIL would not wage war against Israel, Lebanon or Hezbollah. He reiterated his request that member states provide "desperately needed soldiers" for the UN peace force.
"It is not expected to achieve by force what must be realized through negotiation and an internal Lebanese consensus," Annan told the Security Council.
UN Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch Brown, who is in charge of recruiting reinforcements to UNIFIL, emphasized the force's policing mandate.
"It is not an offensive force," Brown said. "It's not going to go in there and attempt large-scale disarmament. Rather it is going to police the political agreement that triggers disarmament, called for under the resolution, and therefore it will make a prudent use of force."
The Lebanese Army continued Saturday to redeploy along the country's border with Israel. Brigade 10 reached villages close to the Israeli border in the west, including Shaba and Al-Hiam. Approximately three battalions were deployed along Lebanon's northern border with Syria in an effort to prevent cross-border smuggling.
The redeployments are coordinated with UNIFIL and with the Israel Defense Forces. By arrangement, the IDF is withdrawing from areas where UNIFIL is deployed, with the Lebanese Army taking over afterward. There were reports over the weekend of IDF forces penetrating a few kilometers into Lebanese territory, where they arrested a young Lebanese man and raided the home of a religious leader.
Britain's Guardian newspaper published a report Saturday, based on sources close to senior Lebanese Army officials, that the army has agreed with Hezbollah that any weapons the militia displays in public would be confiscated. The army does not intend to raid homes to search for arms, however.
"The army knows there is a gun in every household, they are not going to go out and look for them ... What we are concerned about is the launchers. There is an agreement with Hezbollah that any weapons found will be handed over," retired general Nizar Abdel-Kader, a former deputy chief of staff for army personnel who is in close communication with the army command, told the Guardian.
According to reports at UN headquarters, Italy has promised to send a large number of troops to UNIFIL. France, meanwhile, was roundly criticized on Friday for backing out its commitment of troops to the force.
Peretz: Raid unlikely to end cease-fire
The Defense Ministry on Saturday said the operation will probably not bring the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah to and end.
The ministry's statement said the raid "does not breach the cease-fire and was an essential operation that aimed to prevent Hezbollah's rearming."
"The defense minister congratulates the fighters who attained the goals in a brave operation that was performed perfectly," the statement said.
The office of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Saturday said Annan called the prime minister to relay a complaint from the Lebanese government about the raid.
According to Olmert's office, the prime minister replied "the raid aimed to prevent Hezbollah from rearming and from receiving new supplies."
Olmert also emphasized in the conversation the importance of monitoring the Syrian-Lebanese border in order to prevent arms smugglings.
Sources in Jerusalem said that Israel views the raid as "a defensive measure and therefore does not constitute a breach of the cease-fire." According to the sources, Hezbollah fired at the raiding force as it returned from its mission, which was completed successfully.
The IDF said Saturday that the raid could "provide Hezbollah with an incentive to attack the Israeli forces that remain in south Lebanon."
"The operation will not bring the cease-fire to and end and will not cause for the renewal of Katyusha fire on communities in the north," the army said.