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Street Fighter IV PC explained in detail
The PC version of Street Fighter IV is scheduled for release in July. In an interview with PC Games Hardware Yoshinori Ono, the producer of Street Fighter IV PC, revealed several interesting aspects of the game.
Console gamers have been playing Street Fighter IV for some time already. In July the popular fighting game will be released for the PC, too. PC Games Hardware had the chance to interview the producer Yoshinori Ono via email. He gave us an insight into the technology of the new version and told us about the rendering techniques of Street Fighter IV for example.
The system requirements of Street Fighter IV PC have been published some weeks ago.
PCGH: Did you develop your own engine for Street Fighter 4 or did you license a technology? What were the reasons for developing your own technology or using middleware? What are the advantages when utilizing your own technology or a commercial product?
Yoshinori Ono: We have developed everything including the graphics engine from scratch for SFIV. The reason being the fact it is important to be able to carry out trial & error and calibrate elements such as the graphics or the game system rapidly and internally by ourselves. We have spent a great deal of time on shaders and animation development.
We did not want to be inhibited by the restrictions that might arise by using existing middleware or engines and although there usually is a solution to such problems, we wanted to spend our time in creative activity, rather than trying to get the best out of something we weren't involved in creating.
PCGH: Your game has already been developed for the consoles (Xbox 360/PS3) and is at the moment developed for the PC. Can we nevertheless speak of a pure cross platform development or do you heavily adjust your base technology for the PC as a platform?
Yoshinori Ono: SFIV development started with the arcade version which was Windows PC based. We developed it on DX9 and designed the development environment such as the game editor and authoring tools to run on dev Windows PC.
We also developed console version system simultaneously so the game code would run on other hardware such as the Xbox360. We started developing PS3 system when we shifted the focus onto consoles and we managed to produce the same quality as it was on Xbox360 in about 3 months. Technologically speaking it is very difficult to achieve pure cross-platform due to the hardware differences but I do believe it is possible to make it appear so because they are so similar. As for SFIV I am very proud that it has managed to reach this level of homogeny between different hardware.
PCGH: If you develop a special PC build of Street Fighter 4 and not a simple console port, what are your reasons to do so? What technical features can only be realized with the PC as platform? What are the main differences between the console and the PC version as far as general technical aspects as well as the visuals is concerned?
Yoshinori Ono: The PC version is based on the console version so all the features are intact. The difficult part of developing a PC game is the fact the hardware within the platform varies - thus we need to take in consideration of all possibilities on specs and some specific functions some PCs may have. As a result, we have implemented a system to reduce the load on GPU so more PCs are able to run the game smoothly and added functions that control graphics features such as MSAA and post filters.
PCGH: How do you realize the very special comic like visuals of the game? Do you apply some kind of cell shading? What other rendering techniques are applied?
Yoshinori Ono:
Shader Method
We fundamentally pursued for the 'painted' look shader as we were aiming for a non-anime style yet non-realistic art style. We also had to make sure the game runs at 60fps on the arcade system too. This was achieved by a process of trial & error and thus the rendering path had become very complicated, almost unconventional. Allow me to explain how it differs to normal rendering paths commonly known for other titles.
Cell Shading
We didn't use cell-shade, that commonly uses 1D gradation texture, but we achieved the gradation levels that you would see with cell shade through real time calculations. This was because we feared, by increasing the number of textures cache errors would build up eventually affecting the performance. We also wanted to reduce the process time of designers having to create textures and adjusting them. In our system character shades can be changed dynamically, even while playing the game.
I'm not sure if you have noticed but we have also enabled cell-shade like gradation on characters' rim light. The inky look of focus attacks are realized through rim light transition. These shades are affected by the normal map. The characters' normal map is created by ZBrush but we have added ink brush style noise. We call this shader that achieves cell-shading look without using gradation texture, 'brush shader'.
Edge Detection
We have extracted the outlines through post effect by adding RGB and frame buffer output alpha element of the character textures. We used alpha to soften the outline for translucent objects such as hair. This extraction of outlines smoothen the edges thus it works like anti-aliasing preventing the graphics to look stiff and unrendered. Also, because it is only the character outline that is emphasized it is easy to distinguish amongst the background graphics. The new filters implemented in the PC version in forms of alterations in parameters of 'Brush Shader' and 'Edge Detection'.
Multiplex Hemisphere Lighting
For environmental lighting we expanded the hemisphere lighting and enabled lower, middle and upper parameters. We have 3 parameters instead of 2 because we thought it would not be enough to accommodate for the paint style shading. We also considered other means of environmental lighting but current style was decided due to a good balance of performance and visually striking features.
Simple Skin Shader
We didn't use anything like sub-surface scattering that would multi layer the character skin texture. However we wanted that reddish shade for character skins like you would in paintings so we have used a simple skin shader.
Twinkling Eyes
The eye highlight always faces the camera - otherwise the eyes will appear dead. We can tailor the size and position of the highlights for each character.
Static Ambient Occulsion
We use static ambient occlusion to the characters. The hidden data is not in the texture pixels but at the zenith of the geometry.
PCGH: In general, how far do you try to utilize very modern rendering techniques like Parallax Occlusion Mapping, Soft Shadows, HDR, a lighting model with Deferred Shading, Screen Space Ambient Occlusion, Shader Model 4.0 or post effects like Tone Mapping, Depth of Field or Motion Blur? Can you please furthermore give examples how this modern rendering techniques are utilized in the PC version of Street Fighter 4?
Yoshinori Ono:
Most of the technologies we utilize are of DX9. Sure they are not the cutting edge latest but have good value for money and are still incredibly good.
Soft Shadow
We use percentage closer filtering for the character soft shadows. The default sampling is 4. In the PC version the sampling number can be increased. The stage soft shadows are done all together at once according to model quality and type by separating the colours in to RGBA.
We don't use floating point buffer but implemented the A8R8G8B8 format multi render target to save the bright colours to the 2nd buffer. We use this to display glares in bright stages as well as Rose's glowing scarf. This way we can also glow places that usually doesn't due to low brightness such as Akuma's eyes.
Depth of field
This is used in the character appearance scenes as well as the result screen. We use the depth of the blurred graphics as a reference point and linearly extrapolate to synthesise the new image.
Motion Blur
We have 2 types of motion blurs, one for normal fight scenes and another for the zoomed in camera view. Both types record the 2D vector on screen to the buffer and then carry out the sampling process, but with different methods and for different purposes. In normal fight scene we adjust the animation speed so the rear geometry is stretched, so that the character movements are not too fast and clear to the eyes. You can see this, for example, in training mode with Cammy's back step. When the camera is zoomed in for theatrical purpose we do not stretch the geometry and fast moving parts are blurred proportionally to the speed of the movement. This is to reduce the amount of data of the fast moving part and thus making it look smoother. Both cases have been carefully adjusted not to go over the top.
Colour Control
Contrast of each colour of RGB can be adjusted.
Soft Particle
Mass particles such as the smoke are drawn on 25% size reduced frame buffer, blurred and then merged back to the original scene. At this point the particles are thickened or thinned depending on the depth of the field. The process load is quite light so we could even imply the shadows on it.
Alpha to Coverage
It may be a little difficult to spot but if your video card is compatible, alpha to coverage is applied. Objects that use Alpha test will look different when MSAA is in use. This is mainly applied to objects such as fences and leaves.
PCGH: When developing your title for the PC do you try to leverage very modern PC-Technologies like Dual-GPU-Rendering/SLI- or Crossfire-Systems? In other words: As far as overall performance is concerned, can players increase it remarkably by buying a second graphics card or a card with two GPUs? Do you have to add the support for multi GPU setting when developing the PC version?
Yoshinori Ono: The PC version of SFIV is SLI/CrossFire compatible thus enabling these functions will improve performance. But obviously, dual graphics cards are not essential to run the game smoothly and it is more for the benchmarking purpose.
PCGH: Will the PC version of your game be optimized for multithreading? Will the engine scale well with four or more cores? If yes, up to how many cores could be supported?
Yoshinori Ono: We do make use of multi-threading but haven't specifically calibrated for particular number of multi cores. This is because SFIV has been designed to run smoothly even on single core but if dual core or Hyper-Threading is enabled this certainly won't be an inhibiting factor on the performance.
PCGH: Can you give some detail about the thread structure? What different tasks can be or are split up into different threads and what is the expected performance gain resulting from two respectively four or even more (8) cores?
Yoshinori Ono: I don't think we've done anything spectacularly different to other leading titles here but fundamental tasks such as rendering, audio and file I/O can be processed on separate threads. Also, the objects placed on the stages utilises 'job system' and can be updated over several threads in a scalable manner.
We have also tuned SFIV so that CPU resources do not change depending on the combinations of characters/stages as well as the game experience being constant, unaffected by CPU and GPU specs. Because of this, increasing the number of cores to run SFIV will certainly increase the performance but won't bring a great deal of other benefits.
PCGH: Although quite unusual for a title like Street fighter 4 will the PC version offer a physics simulation? If so what are the "physical highlights" players can expect in Street Fighter 4? Will the physics even have an impact on gameplay?
Yoshinori Ono: As this will essentially be a port of the console version to the PC format, there is no plan to have a new physics simulation in it. Since the SFIV game system is completely controlled by the game designer, the results of physics simulation will have no effect to the game whatsoever. It is also unfavourable for the visuals to change depending on the different results of the physics simulation thus we have avoided optimising for a specific calculation.
PCGH: Do you program your own physics engine or do you utilize a middleware like Havok or Novodex (Physx)? Does the game even support hardware accelerated physics calculated on the GPU (Nvidia PhysX)? What do you think about the topic? Is GPU-Physics the future way to go?
Yoshinori Ono: The character outfit are physics simulated and they were developed in-house. We did consider Havok or PhysX but since SFIV does not have many objects and the stages don't go through drastic changes, we concluded that we didn't really need them. All physics calculations are processed on the CPU because this is never going to upset the CPU in SFIV's case.
As for whether GPU PhysX is the future or not, I'm not entirely sure to be honest. But I do think once triggered it will be explosively popular and will be utilised everywhere.
PCGH: Can you at the current state of development tell our readers what hardware will be required to play the game with all detail in 1,680 x 1,050 (no FSAA/AF) and 1,680 x 1,050 (4x FSAA/16:1 AF)?
Yoshinori Ono: For example when tested on a PC with GTX280 with 1680x1050 (MSAA 4x), it was over 100fps. The arcade and the console versions were 1280 x 720 so at this resolution it is possible for a mid range PC of the older generation to maintain 60fps.
The PC version has many other video options available other than the resolution so it is easy to adjust accordingly to each system to balance fps and quality. Depending on how it's adjusted even laptops and 'mobile' GPUs could run the game smoothly.
PCGH: Will the PC version of Street Fighter 4 like done with previously Capcom titles like Lost Planet and Bionic Commando be upgraded with support for DX10/DX10.1?
Yoshinori Ono: Unfortunately SFIV PC is not DX10 compatible. Our primary aim was to realise the same, high graphic quality for both Xbox360 and PS3 so we did not want to do anything these consoles found difficulty dealing with. For this reason, even if we did implement DX10 it wouldn't have had major impact visually. Instead, we implemented more visually striking features such as the 'Extra touch' and various graphics settings possible.
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changes that have occurred during the last forty-nine years. My wife's father was Milvern Harrell and he deserves worthy mention in the history of the Old Trail Drivers of Texas. He went to Kansas several times with cattle. During the Civil War he drove cattle to Louisiana for the Confederate army. Previous to the Civil War in 1846, he joined a company under Dawson, about fifty men in all and when they reached the Salado near San Antonio they were surrounded by a large force of Mexican cavalry and captured, only three Americans making their escape. Mr. Harrell was wounded with sabre cuts and was taken to Mexico City and imprisoned for twelve months. He told me the Mexicans were very kind to him while he was in the hospital there. When he was released he went to Vera Cruz and sailed to New Orleans. Students of Texas History are familiar with the account of the massacre of Dawson's men.
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As Ron Wilson, my birth name, I began my writing career in short-story, article, and poetry writing, and early publication ranged from multiple markets from FIELD AND STREAM magazine, a prominent Boston Literary Publication called IN-POSSE REVIEW, a regular contributor to Springfield MO News-Leader OVER THE OZARKS, The Sacramento BEE and Weekender. Most of my early writing was as Ron Wilson, but there have also been nearly a dozen pseudonyms, most of whom I have forgotten without looking back in my scrapbook albums.
Today, if you see the names Ron Wilson, Ron Wilson Arbuthnot, Ron Arbuthnot, or Vee Bdosa the Doylestown Poet, they are all me. My second book of poetry, LOVE POETRY by Vee Bdosa, was awarded the (coveted) honor of EDITORS CHOICE by the Editors. However, only a few hundred are in existence now as I have stopped publication in order to re-write all of my poetry under my ancestral name of RON ARBUTHNOT. I also have written over 300 songs, and am in the process or doing new recordings of all of them and a lot of audio-video of my selected poetry. Much of it, the early, the new, the good, the better, and the best, can be found at YOUTUBE and searching for Vee Bdosa. More later.


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The Board looks to update standards to keep up with the changing nature of disclosures
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board has released an exposure draft of proposed changes to International Auditing Standards that seeks to enhance the focus of auditors on disclosures. The draft encourages paying attention to disclosures earlier during the audit process, including those derived from information outside the normal accounting system.
The draft does not propose a new ISA, instead suggesting changes to a number of ISAs. The Board's reasoning is, in part, that an integrated view on disclosures should be taken throughout the course of the financial statement audit.
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The IAASB has been clear that it cannot solve all of the issues related to disclosures on its own. It has called for greater collaboration between standard setters, regulators, users and preparers to progress discussion on important aspects and has worked with the International Accounting Standards Board in its work on disclosure frameworks and materiality.
"The IAASB's Exposure Draft is a useful step forward in response to the growing shift in importance of disclosures in corporate reporting," said Diana Hillier, Assurance partner at PwC. "It puts disclosures front of mind in the audit.
"It's not the end of the story, but we agree that issues such as the risk of excessive and immaterial disclosures obscuring understanding need to be tackled by accounting and auditing standard setters working together."
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Samsung Galaxy Note shipments surpass 1 million units in only two months
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One woman has the answer to history's strangest maritime mystery.
Though history would remember her as the Marie Celeste, the ship's name was Mary Celeste. She was a brig - square-rigged, 100 feet long, large enough for a crew of nine, and sturdy enough to cross the Atlantic and bring profits home to its masters - a beautiful ship that was destined for tragedy. On December 4, 1872, the Mary Celeste is found adrift off the coast of Portugal with cargo in her hold, food upon her tables, and half-written letters on her captain's desk. But not a soul can be found on board.
This mystery has puzzled maritime scholars for over a century. One woman knows the answers, because she was there from the beginning, and knows the seductive "Honey Mary" the ship was secretly named after. As she retraces the events that lead up to that fateful voyage, she finds that the mind can be as dark and cold as an ocean grave.
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The Mystics got 18 points from Tierra Ruffin-Pratt as Washington ran past Los Angeles 79-75 on Thursday at STAPLES Center.
The Mystics were a +7-point underdog in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 155.
Monique Currie had 16 points for Washington and Ivory Latta chipped in with 15 points. Ivory Latta had 5 assists for the Mystics, while Kia Vaughn was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.
Los Angeles got 23 points from Jantel Lavender in a losing cause and another 13 points from Candace Parker. Candace Parker contributed 6 assists for the Sparks, while Candace Parker had 7 rebounds.
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The huge red arrow on the signpost bore a message that was brief, to the point and could have easily been interpreted as either a suggestion or a command. EAT, it boldly proclaimed.
Just below it, a partition of wooden lattice separated a garden like patio filled with tables from the actual entrance to the restaurant itself. The name, Café Orleans, was prominently painted on the adjacent wall and immediately conjured up images in my mind of blissfully chowing down on a scrumptious mufaletta sandwich somewhere in the French Quarter.
Now, had I encountered something like this while cruising down a rural highway in some southeastern state north of the border it would have not seemed particularly surprising, but the fact that this place popped up on Avenida Costero only about a half mile south of the Ensenada Cruiseport Marina really perked up my interest. No breakfast in me yet, and my stomach had already begun to growl. I pulled over to the curb and parked.
Don't get me wrong. I'm a real fan of Mexican breakfast specialties, and upon occasion a steaming platter of huevos rancheros, machaca and eggs or Chilaquiles in salsa verde is just what the doctor ordered. Nonetheless, my tortured gringo soul is often hard pressed to forget, and at times cannot resist yearning for, a few of the treasured dishes from my long lost youth that are indelibly etched into my memory, but are not part of the cuisine that one normally finds in Mexico.
Walking thorough the front door of Café Orleans for the first time, I found myself already slipping into another realm filled with tastefully festive décor that practically made me want to toss a couple strands of Mardi Gras beads around my neck and order up a Hurricane. But the best part was the mélange of captivating aromas that wafted through the restaurant. One look at the menu and I knew why. Chicken fried steak and eggs with biscuits and gravy, corned beef hash, Eggs Benedict made with your choice of ham or shrimp, not to mention a pork chop and eggs special. They also offer up a bevy of popular stateside sandwiches like the Rueben, Monte Cristo, French dip with au jus and even a Philly cheese steak. The sign outside says EAT …I say YUM!
But on the other side of the menu, I notice that there is also a list of popular Mexican breakfasts that are available as well. This many great choices all in one place made it hard to decide, so I opted for a standard American 'grand slam' breakfast of 2 hotcakes, 2 eggs, 2 bacon strips and 2 sausages. When my order arrived at the table the first thing that grabbed me was the steaming side order of freshly baked biscuits smothered in rich country gravy, then the generous slab of crunchy, golden hash brown potatoes sitting next to my crispy bacon slices, juicy links of lean breakfast sausage and a couple of fresh flapjacks. The real test came when I cut into my eggs; they were perfectly cooked to 'over medium', just as requested. But my complementary musings were suddenly interrupted by an English speaking voice asking a question that was clearly directed at me.
"How's your breakfast?"
I glanced up from the table to see a tall, slim gentleman with a wiry build smiling down at me from behind the cash register. "Delicious!" I exclaimed without a moment of hesitation. "Everything is fantastic …I feel like I'm eating at my favorite diner up in the states. You rarely find this kind of grub down here." His smile broadened.
He then introduced himself as Jerry Shelby, the owner of Café Orleans, and said that he was the youngest of 5 children and his family moved out to Merced, California from Oklahoma back during the dust bowl days of the 1930's trying to find better opportunities for employment. Once they were settled in, his parents opened up a small restaurant that they named Dotty's. "Those were some pretty tough times." He admitted. "Kinda like the Grapes of Wrath, but not quite that bad. We were still able to keep groceries on the table, but there was nothing fancy back in those days."
Later in our conversation, Jerry revealed that, while he has always been a lover of good food, it was this particular chapter in his life that taught him the value of good kitchen skills and developing the ability to make the very best out of what you have on hand at the restaurant. This characteristic, of course, is also the hallmark of a perceptive chef. By the time he reached his mid teens, his cooking proficiency was sufficient to secure him work behind the grill as a fry cook, which in turn led to his continuing involvement in the food & beverage industry over the decades.
After opening Café Orleans a few years ago, his menu has continued to expand to include such all American favorites as thick cut pork chops, homemade turkey dinners, pan fried catfish, liver & onions and a full compliment of hamburgers that include a blue cheese burger and even a mammoth masterpiece that is known affectionately as the Triple Bypass.
Because of the quality food and service that he provides his guests, word of mouth has slowly but surely spread around Ensenada, and has helped build Jerry's business to a point where he has now accumulated a loyal following of dedicated patrons that include local residents Mexican businessmen, families, tourists and members of the ex-pat community. He also has earned a reputation for putting on great special events at the restaurant.
"This month we are offering a fantastic all-you-can-eat Cajun buffet and parade watching fiesta for Ensenada's Carnival Celebration on Saturday, February 18th. The parade will pass directly in front of our restaurant, so we're putting up a covered grand stand and our buffet will feature everything from Oysters Rockefeller and Po Boy sandwiches to Shrimp Etouffeé with red beans & rice, and much more."
Needless to say, after his self proclaimed 'Grapes of Wrath' childhood, Jerry is now obviously a very busy man who regularly finds himself in the position of wearing many different hats. If he's not in back in the kitchen working with the staff, he is in the office working on the books, perhaps organizing the storage room, waiting for a delivery or maybe even personally making a quick run out the door to pick up some additional provisions.
I finish my breakfast and dredge the last sip of coffee from my cup. "Thanks, Jerry." I say. "It was great talking with you, and that was a really terrific meal. You can definitely count on me coming back sometime to try that chicken fried steak of yours."
"We'll be ready for you!" He quickly shot back
"Yeah," I said "but you're such a busy guy, when I finally do, I wonder if you'll even be around here for me to chat with while I eat."
"No worries." Jerry replied with a wry grin, "Wherever there's a guy beatin' up an egg, I'll be there."


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June 29th, 2014 07:10 AM #1
Summer Swaddling
Ok, so we're in the Middle East at the moment, and the weather during the day reaches about 100 degrees Fahrenheit. During the evening, the temperature goes from the 80s at midnight to the high 60s in the early morning hours. DD is due in a little less than a month, and I'm not entirely sure what the temperature will be like then... except that I predict it will be hot. The in-laws are convinced that swaddling leads to overheating and deformities. Long story, but they think swaddling is also incredibly difficult to do. They are also convinced that AC will give the baby ear infections... and they assert doctors told them this. There's little I can do to change their opinions, so having a discussion won't work. I have 4 muslin swaddle blankets, which were very difficult to obtain (today MIL actually suggested we sew them to make something else... if only I knew how to say "over my dead body" in Farsi). So keeping this in mind, it's impossible for me to buy any specially made products or such. We'll be with the in-laws for about a month after DD is born, but I'd like to be able to get her into a routine. The only thing I am worried about is that she might overheat if we swaddle her in the night. I've read that you can simply leave the baby in a diaper, no onesie, and then swaddle. Does anyone have experience swaddling in the summer (particularly without the AC cranked up)? Was it possible to keep the baby from overheating? If we don't swaddle for the first month, will it be impossible to add that to her routine? I realize not all babies like to be swaddled, but I'd at least like to keep it on the table as an option... and be knowledgeable about the best way to do it in the summer...Currently exiled from the US
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June 29th, 2014 10:04 AM #3
I'm trying to think back to my summer babies.
Babies are very small and can overheat/ cool down quickly.
The fine muslin wraps you have would be ideal. I think a nappy and the wrap would be best.
I'd swaddle loosely to allow some air flow. Perhaps even swaddle with arms out.
I'm an Aussie- and found this article about swaddling in summer.
It can get pretty warm in some areas of Australia too.
My gut instinct would be to assess regularly at first to work out the best way method in your area with your baby. I'd be tempted to run the air cond on a temp that take some of the heat off myself- not full on cold, just moderating the heat a little.
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June 29th, 2014 02:53 PM #5
Our first daughter hated being swaddled. Our second loves it! She's 6 months old and she still loves when we swaddle her. I have muslin wraps that we use here (but the weather is nowhere near as hot as it would be for you) and already I find she sometimes overheats a bit or when I pick her up she's all sweaty. Arms out & just a diaper might be your best bet, or maybe run the A/C for the hottest part of the night or put a fan near her so at least she gets a little breeze (the white noise helps them sleep too). You'll have to play it by ear. I would totally take the risk of A.C ear infection - which I've never heard of by the way - over heat exhaustion.Azula Rosemary
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One suggest might be to lightly swaddle her in just a diaper, and then when you go to sleep, at midnight or so, tuck a lightweight blanket over her (being careful it can't go over her face).
I have never heard of AC causing ear infections. I'd advise that you keep the AC on, and if you're living with your in laws and they protest, get a window AC unit for your room.Lillian Elizabeth 6.16.13
June 29th, 2014 06:43 PM #9
There is also a, um, fascinating belief in the middle east that cool air blowing on a baby (say from a fan) causes intestinal gas and colds. So that's likely not an option either.
Small babies have a great deal of difficulty regulating their temperature and should *never* be left in an environment more than 85 degrees Fahrenheit. They also, in the first month of life, cannot conserve water by concentrating their urine, so they can quickly become dangerously dehydrated in a hot environment. I know how difficult these things are-- really, I know, as an insider I know-- but I think you will really have to put your foot down and insist that the AC in the house be set to 80F or so. Tbh I am surprised your in-laws don't use it themselves, given the ferocity of Iranian summers.
Muslin is light and breathable but any fabric you choose, if you swaddle the baby such that her arms are immobilized, will be somewhat warming. She will be kept warmer than the ambient temperature which is already too hot for a newborn.
I am happy to be the generic American doctor your spoke to refuting the folk belief that AC is bad for babies. But you just can't keep a newborn in 100+ degree temps, it is simply unsafe, and I don't use that word lightly.Blade, MD
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If you're looking for the best deals on Jumby Bay, a Rosewood Resort be sure to check out Jumby's Twitter and Facebook pages.
I mean think about it. If there's a quick deal it's usually tough to change an entire website but you can, within seconds, add the deal on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook making Jumby Bay's Twitter and Facebook absolutely worth checking out.
It's also cool to see what others are saying about Jumby Bay on Twitter and Facebook from top travel journalists to celebrities and guests.
Jumby Bay already has more than 700 Twitter followers and the number is growing every day! That means more and more savvy, smart travelers are turning Twitter for instant information that often translates into fabulous deals and a cool insider scoop about what's going on.
It's free and it's simple. You just have to sign up for an account on Twitter and Facebook and then just look for us under the following.
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Also stay tuned for some special things coming up on both Jumby's Twitter and Facebook you won't want to miss and of course keep checking here at Jumby Bay's special Jumby Bay blog for the latest on what's happening!
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You have to see this! Jumby Bay, a Rosewood Resort is featured on ABC's new national travel show hosted by Emmy award-winning host Karen Schaler.
The new ABC Travel Show is called Travel Now and features "Best of" travel topics.
The show Jumby Bay is featured in is called "Best of Relaxing Vacations" with the focus on how to de-stress and unwind during the hectic tax season. Jumby Bay is certainly the place to do that!
Host of ABC's travel show, Karen Schaler, who is also author of TRAVEL THERAPY: Where do you need to go?, came to Jumby Bay and shot, produced and reported the special five-minute spotlight piece on her own.
Who knew that little FLIP camera she was carrying around would produce such magical shots of Jumby Bay.
Check this out..but this video comes with a warning…watch it and you'll want to pack your bags and hop on a plane immediately!
CLick this link and about two minutes in, after the piece on the Carlton Hotel you'll see the amazing Jumby Bay spotlight!
CLICK HERE: Jumby Bay on ABC Travel Show
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With all the excitement of having country music star Kellie Pickler getting married at Jumby Bay, and seeing her beautiful wedding photos, you might be giving Jumby Bay, A Rosewood Resort another look for planning your own fabulous wedding! Here's why Jumby Bay makes such an ideal wedding and honeymoon location!
First of all, you have the whole private island thing going for you. I mean how cool is it to be able to say "I do" on private island paradise where the focus at Jumby Bay is the sun, sea and sand and the service is impeccable! You won't find any cars, billboards or shopping malls here. At Jumby Bay it's a peaceful paradise where laid back luxury is the name of the game.
Whether you're looking to get married on one of the most beautiful beaches in the Caribbean, where the sand is sugar white and as soft as talcum powder, or you want your ceremony by Jumby Bay's new infinity pool that's just steps from the beach, Jumby Bay can make your dreams come true.
Jumby Bay is all about creating magic and special memories.
So, if you're looking for that ultimate top Caribbean wedding venue that will take your breath away and make your wedding one to remember you'll want to see what Jumby Bay can do for you to. If you can dream up it, Jumby Bay can make it happen!
Looking for a special place to stay after your wedding? Try one of Jumby Bay's award-winning private villas or ultra luxe Estate Homes.
For more Jumby Bay news be sure to follow us on this special Jumby Bay blog and follow us at:
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Talk about a way to say "I do" country music star and television personality Kellie Pickler picks Jumby Bay, a Rosewood Resort for her perfect wedding day!
You probably remember Kellie, the beautiful bubbly blonde, from American Idol. She didn't win her season but she did launch a fabulous music career that includes almost two dozen hits!
Kellie says she was planning to get married in the States, had everything planned down to the cake being ordered, but at the last minute decided she needed to do something different. So, she grabbed her handsome honey, Kyle Jacobs, and headed for the Caribbean and Jumby Bay, a Rosewood resort.
She has shared how she had no plans of what she was going to do for a wedding after arriving in the Caribbean but that she had faith it would all work out and boy, did it!
The couple exchanged vows on the beach at sunset and then the two enjoyed their honeymoon at Jumby Bay before Kellie headed off to the Persian Gulf to entertain the troops as part of a USO tour.
We're hoping Kellie will return soon to make even more special memories at Jumby Bay!
Congratulations Kellie and Kyle!
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You have to love this! Jumby Bay, a Rosewood resort is offering up a really cool deal called "More Rosewood" where your fifth night is free if you're staying in one of the new Courtyard Suites.
All of Jumby Bay's 40 rooms and suites were completely rebuilt or renovated when Jumby Bay closed for almost two years for a multi-million dollar refresh. Now this private island paradise is giving guests this special deal of a fifth night for free so they can enjoy another night of bliss on the island.
The complimentary night includes the room only, so you'll have to take care of your own meals for that extra day but still what a fabulous offer!
This MORE Rosewood experience is good through May 27, 2011, so be sure to book your vacation as soon as possible to make sure you can enjoy an extra day in paradise compliments of Jumby Bay.
For more details, you can go to Jumby Bay's website at www.jumbybayresort.com and also follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/jumbybay for the latest deals and specials.]]>
On this Valentine's Day if you didn't get a chance to sneak away with your loved one and enjoy something special, don't worry you can still make up for it by booking a truly romantic spa escape, later this month or year, at one of the top rated resorts in the Caribbean, Jumby Bay, a Rosewood resort.
On Valentine's Day there's always so much pressure to make everything perfect so why not wait to enjoy your special time together when you don't have to fight the crowds and the schedule is more convenient for you. This way you can maximize your vacation experience and spend quality time with each other.
A spa escape at Jumby Bay is a fabulous choice for a romantic getaway because the new Sense, a Rosewood Spa has some unique treatments couple's can enjoy together in the privacy of their own spa suite.
At Jumby's new spa it's all about a sense of place, a sense of balance and a sense of individuality meaning the spa can customize an experience just for you.
One treatment to try is the Jumby Bay Elixer for Two. This couple's treatment brings the healing powers of the ocean to the entire body and starts with a foot scrub and therapeutic reflexology. This is followed by a full-body scrub that exfoliate and refreshes your skin. Then you have a massage of your choice sending you both into complete bliss.
Talk about a great way to start any vacation!
For more spa experiences be sure to check out Jumby Bay's website at www.jumbybayresort.com and follow Jumby Bay on Twitter at www.twitter.com/jumbybay to find out about the latest deals and specials.]]>
This Valentine's Day forget about chocolates and flowers and give your special someone what they really want and deserve, an amazing trip to Jumby Bay, a Rosewood Resort on a private island in the Caribbean.
Jumby Bay has won numerous awards for being the ultimate romantic escape. For years, this peaceful and private getaway has been a favorite for discriminating guests looking for the ultimate romantic place to say their wedding vows, enjoy their honeymoon or celebrate a special occasion like Valentine's Day!
From Jumby Bay's 40 new beautiful suites, to the luxurious private villas and multi- million dollar Estate Homes you can rent, to a private candlelight dinner you can have on the beach, Jumby Bay knows what it takes to create special memories.
Did I mention on Jumby Bay you can have your own private chef create any menu you would like for your romantic dinner for two or private beach picnic. Or how Jumby Bay has a new beautiful spa with views of the Caribbean and a stunning couple's suite you'll never want to leave. Or Jumby's new infinity pool that's one of the most amazing places on the island to sip champagne and enjoy the sunset.
And that's just a start! There's so much more that Jumby Bay has to offer making it the ideal gift to give this Valentine's Day. Love is meant to be cherished and celebrated so what are you waiting for? Jumby Bay is waiting for you.]]>
There was a lot of buzz when Jumby Bay, a Rosewood Resort was going through its 28 million dollar refresh about whether this ultra luxurious, award-winning private island resort was going to stay "all-inclusive".
Year after year guests have praised Jumby Bay's "all-inclusive" plan as the ultimate way to relax on vacation because you didn't have to worry about paying for things as you go, everything was just bundled up into one price
But when Jumby Bay unveiled so many new, ultra luxe extras, after it reopened there was worry the popular "all-inclusive" plan would disappear.
Thankfully that didn't happen and now more than ever what you'll find at Jumby Bay is exquisite quality that's value oriented.
Here's a quick list of just some of the things that are included in Jumby Bay's all inclusive rates.
• Breakfast, lunch & dinner daily with the choice of several restaurants
• Beverages, top-shelf cocktails & house wine by the glass
• Afternoon tea service
• Culinary welcome amenity
• Jumby Bay scheduled water taxi to/from Antigua (does not include round-trip airport transfer)
For more on all that Jumby Bay has to offer you can check out the Jumby Bay website at www.jumbybayresort.com and be sure to check in on Twitter at www.twitter.com/jumbybay for the latest news and special offerings.]]>
There is absolutely no doubt, Jumby Bay, a Rosewood Resort has some of the most romantic suites in the Caribbean, or for that matter the world.
People come from all over the globe to indulge and enjoy Jumby Bay's private island paradise and now with Jumby Bay unveiling some new luxury suites this special island has just turned up the heat when it comes to romance.
From gorgeous villas to multi-million dollar private Estate Homes you have some fantastic choices of where to stay at Jumby Bay that will help you have the ideal Valentine's Day vacation.
Take for example the new suite 25 that has a beautiful view of the Caribbean and sunset, your own pool and an extra bonus, your just a short walk down to the beach where you'll find Jumby Bay's intimate beach bar.
Or, if you're looking for more privacy and room you can choose one of Jumby Bay's special villas or Estate Homes. You can also have your own chef come and whip you up a Valentine's dinner that truly sizzles.
Also remember, romance should be celebrated 24/7, not just on Valentine's Day. So if you can't get away on February 14 don't worry, just plan another trip to Jumby Bay where romance is the theme and this magical island will do the rest to help you make memories that will last a lifetime.
For more on special romance packages at Jumby Bay be sure to check out Jumby Bay's website at www.jumbybayresort.com and follow along for the latest deals and special on Twitter at www.twitter.com/jumbybay]]>
Right now there's a rare opportunity to own your own little slice of the 300 acre private island paradise known as Jumby Bay.
What's so magical about this award-winning private island off of Antigua, in the Caribbean, is that on the island you'll find the exclusive and top-rated Jumby Bay, A Rosewood Resort, offering guests the ultimate peaceful escape. To keep it private and exclusive the resort only has a few dozen suites and some of the most amazing sugar white sand beaches in the Caribbean.
The resort is actually owned by the homeowners on Jumby Bay so when you buy an Estate Home or luxury villa here you actually own everything on the island itself. How cool is that!
Because Jumby Bay wants to keep its authentic charm, with no cars, billboards or strip malls, only a select number of homes and villas are allowed to be built and since they are such a special find once bought they rarely go back up for sale because people love them so much.
But right now a few new multi-million dollar Estate Homes have become available and some villas as well, so it's a great time to visit Jumby Bay and set up your appointment to see the best that the island has to offer.
To get a feel for the kind of unique and ultra exclusive homes and villas you can buy you can get a virtual tour by going to Jumby Bay's website at www.jumbybayresort.com. You can also see some of the newest homes and villas for sale by clicking on the Villas and Estate Homes link on this Jumby Bay Blog.
Happy home hunting!
Also, stay on top of all the latest Jumby Bay news by following along on twitter at www.twitter.com/jumbybay]]>


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Why See Rascal Flatts?
Rascal Flatts is an American country rock band founded in Columbus, Ohio. Composed of three members: Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus, and Joe Don Rooney. The band have come a long way from their Ohio origins, selling over 7 million tickets between 2004 and 2012! Rascal Flatts are taking the country music world by storm again this year, and they're taking Kelsea Ballerini with them!
With their good looks and boyish charms, it's no surprise the band have gained a strong following amongst the teen population. Their latest album, Changed (released in 2012), was their eighth studio album and contained the singles 'Banjo' and 'Come Wake Me Up'. Catch them live when they perform at the Aarons Amphitheatre in Atlanta, GA, Closed May 1, 2013
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June 21, 2016
Romelu Lukaku: Everton given major boost in battle to keep Belgium star
"Something's changed at Everton – there's a new project"
Mino Raiola
"Everton don't need money anymore. Rom wants to play for a club that can win trophies. Something's changed at Everton – there's a new project.
"Romelu certainly has the qualities to play in Italy but as the Italian landscape currently looks, there is no team that can afford him. He is too expensive for Serie A.
"Only a global club can pay him. The top clubs in England, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Paris St Germain and, of course, Bayern Munich."


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A detention hearing for a Virginia man charged with twice trying to join a Somali terror group linked to al-Qaida has been continued.
Twenty-year-old Zachary Chesser, known for an online warning against the creators of the animated series "South Park," will remain in custody at least until Monday afternoon's hearing.
Chesser's wife declined comment at Friday's hearing, as did his attorney, Michael Nachmanoff.
The hearing in U.S. District Court was on charges of providing material support to the al-Shabab terror group, which claims responsibility for a July 11 bombing in Uganda that killed more than 75 people.
Chesser is not charged for an online posting saying the creators of the animated series "South Park" risked death by mocking the Prophet Muhammad.
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Eclipse is a world class Java IDE, a platform for building and integrating application development tools, and an open source project and community. Eclipse is the foundation of IBM's WebSphere Studio family of tools and of a rapidly growing number of other commercial tool and application offerings from a wide spectrum of software providers. In its first year, eclipse.org processed over three million Eclipse download requests from over 100 countries. There are over 100 open source projects based on Eclipse. Over 175 commercial organizations are developing Eclipse-based offerings.
Written by members of the IBM Jumpstart team, The Java� Developer's Guide to Eclipse is the definitive Eclipse companion. Drawing on their considerable experience teaching Eclipse and mentoring developers, the authors provide guidance on how to customize Eclipse for increased productivity and efficiency and how to avoid common pitfalls.
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With Lonesome Road released yesterday, here are the first three reviews we've found. Let's start with the biggest site in this trio, Eurogamer, who score a harsh 5/10:
I think all endings are to some extent linear, so that complaint doesn't really bother me. I am more concerned with the complaints about insanely hp heavy enemies. I hate bullet sponges.
I still haven't played Old World Blues!
As far as I'm concerned, Old World Blues easily had the worst encounters of the DLCs. *Those* were bullet-sponges and the spawning/respawning could be real bullcrap at times. Somewhat surprised that so many reviews seemed to overlook that or just didn't care but it annoyed the hell out of me to the point where it severely hurt the DLC.
I've just gone through Lonesome Road, starting at level 23. I don't think the enemies were particularly bullet-spongey at all. They do however have a very high attack output which makes them quite dangerous.
There are some enemies who regenerate when they are in certain areas so those could take a long time to take down unless you lure them out of there.
Still waiting for the GOTY or complete edition. Excited to play this game.
LR have been a disappointment so far. It's definitely the weakest for FNV. Ulysses is a great character, probably the best written in Fallout so far, but between your chances to speak with him is emptiness, a 100% linear monsterslayer fest through the least impressive landscape yet (basically they built a twisted version of textures and models you seen before).
I honestly feel the opposite: the slow and deep voicework comes across as someone trying too hard to sound like he's saying something important and meaningful when he's just in love with the sound of his own voice.
The writing's not all that different: there is no meaning to it, no substance to his motives nor his actions and it feels like they used over-the-top voicework and intentionally vague dialog to cover up an altogether incongruent story and character.
I haven't finished the main quest (of the original game) yet. Should I finish it first and then play Lonesome Road, or is it OK to play Lonesome Road and then get back to the main game and finish it, like all other DLCs?
Spoiler – explanation
He explains that the cause of the disaster was just normal routine package delivery you might have made (dialog options make it seem as though he might even be wrong.) He admits the routine nature of the delivery means it wouldn't have been particularly memorable for your character if it was you and also that he does not truly blame you. Everything he does and his obsession with you seems kind of stupid int he light of some of his revelations. The attack he's attempting also seems somewhat stupid considering how he admits the effect will likely only be marginal.
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Rated 5 / 5 stars
respect >:D
Thank you.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
Great scifi vibe you got going in this piece.
Quite tense and dramatic and after 1:20 it even gets this warm and intimitate character.
Love it, hope you make more.
Madam, If you've not already, you may want to browse the rest of what I've posted. This track #9 of Mother Machine and shares many aspects of its album brethren. In regards to the 'tension:' Thank You for noticing :) . I am glad you enjoyed, thank you for taking the time to review, and I hope my other works generally fail to disappoint.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
I'm extremely grateful that today wasn't the day I started taking hallucinogenic drugs again. Well, the day is still young. At :32 the track switched gears on me and really took off. I didn't know what to expect from there.
The dense wall of sound really makes this work. I like how it can either smack you in the face or swell up from below. Very disorienting and chaotic. The ambiance really sucked me into a daydream.
Thanks for taking the time to review. The Smacking of Faces and Swelling up from Below are both intentional. At this point in the Mother Machine story, Having just been revived, she's in full pursuit mode: it's the creepy-look-out-behind-you-here-she-comes section followed by the burst-into-the-room part.
Rated 5 / 5 stars
This song combine for
Hyperlize Neon Orbit the abandoned energy chamber room song.
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Grand Master's Message
Grand Master A. Gene Cobb
Getting Unstuck from the Past
Billy and Bob were neighbors and friends for many years. Their kids grew up together. They worshiped in the same place. Hunting, fishing, and family cookouts were a huge part of their relationship. They did not work at the same place, but they served in the same rural volunteer fire department.
One hot summer day, Billy was lying on his back in a tight space doing some work on the engine of the fire truck. Bob was handing him the tools. Billy asked for a screwdriver. Bob made a serious mistake. Instead of handing Billy the screwdriver so that he could "handle it by the handle," Bob gave Billy the screwdriver "working end first."
When Billy crawled out from beneath the fire truck, he went home after aiming a few choice words at his neighbor. Bob said some "choice words," too, and no effort was made to heal the relationship in due and timely fashion.
Billy and Bob instructed their families not to have anything else to do with their neighbors, and the relationship between the families died.
The breach in their relationship continued for 15 years.
It was anything but excellent until someone who had simply had enough of it finally said, "I understand how you feel, but so much has changed. Your kids have grown up. You are now old men. Will you handle the rest of your life like you've handled the last 15 years?"
I had no idea what would happen next. Would they be angry with me? Would their relationship get worse? I was less than 30 years old and I was not a Mason.
Both men decided it was time to get over their 15-year misunderstanding. Billy was the first one to apologize. Billy was a Mason. After their reconciliation, for the rest of their lives, their relationship was an excellent example of brotherly love and affection.
The lesson I learned from being the pastor in this Billy-Bob situation was that too often, people get stuck in the past. Sometimes, we talk about it so much that years pass, opportunities are lost, and futures are sacrificed on the altars of anger and pride.
Upon reflection, I also learned that when a Mason leads, excellent results are on the horizon.
The Lion and Pillar Lodge of Excellence will be a lasting opportunity for us in North Carolina to get a handle on education, patriotism, philanthropy, masonic membership, and ways we can connect in our communities sharing the light of brotherly love and affection.
It is an excellent opportunity to heal broken relationships that have no place in our fraternity. It allows us to move beyond longstanding misunderstandings. We can see the wonderful changes that have happened over the years not as criticism but as challenges and opportunities to do nobler deeds, think higher thoughts, to produce greater achievements.
How will we discover the ways we can handle the opportunities and challenges before us? It begins with this response: Let's talk. Let's listen to each other. Let's be Masons. And then … Let's go to work!


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Chalk players could receive an early Christmas present from trainer Scott Lake, who entered his sensational sprinter Shake You Down in Sunday's $100,000 Gravesend Handicap (gr. III) at six furlongs. For the six opposing trainers, however, the presence of Shake You Down is not a gift. It's a lump of coal.The Gravesend, the last graded stakes in New York this year, is the featured eighth race on a nine-race card that begins at 12:30 p.m. Eastern. Racing at Aqueduct will take a brief, four-day hiatus for Christmas following Sunday's card and will return on Dec. 26.It has been more than nine months since Shake You Down rose from the claiming ranks to become one of the nation's leading sprinters. A 5-year-old son of Montbrook, he was claimed by Lake and owner Robert Cole Jr. out of a high-priced inner track claiming race on March 12 and has since gone on to win three graded stakes and more than $700,000. Thanks to an uncanny turn of foot he unleashes midway through his races, Shake You Down has a tendency to punish fellow speed horses. He will likely lead the Gravesend through backstretch run."He's one of the best horses I've ever seen at three quarters," said trainer Pat Reynolds, who hopes to pull off an upset with the venerable Peeping Tom.Shake You Down, who drew post 4 under regular rider Mike Luzzi, is out to snap a two-race win streak in the Gravesend, although his recent losses have come in grade I company. Two starts back, Shake You Down broke slow, rushed up and dueled through fractions of :21 and :43 1/5 in the Breeders' Cup Sprint before finishing a more-than-respectable third. In his most recent start, Shake You Down was run down by A Huevo in the Nov. 15 DeFrancis Dash at Laurel after dueling through a torrid pace while giving weight to the entire field."I think his last two efforts were real good," said Lake, who is leading all trainers nationally in races won this year. "To finish third in the Breeders' Cup after the trip he had shows how good he really is."He bobbled out of the gate at Laurel and was run down by a horse who ran a huge race. I don't want to take anything away from A Huevo, but I think Shake You Down is a better horse."Shake You Down, the 124-pound high weight, spots his foes eight to 14 pounds. Gators N Bears was a nose behind Shake You Down when finishing third in the DeFrancis Dash. His trainer, Leo Nechamkin, said he is looking forward to taking on Shake You Down again."(Shake You Down) is picking up a pound, so there goes the nose he had on us at Laurel," Nechamkin said. "These two horses are extremely talented sprinters. I think both of them are going to run big races."Gators N Bears, the lone 3-year-old in the Gravesend lineup, is out to improve upon his seasonal record of 5-3-3 from 12 starts and career earnings of nearly $291,000. A durable son of Stormy Atlantic, Gators N Bears has afforded the Laurel-based Nechamkin, who currently has five horses in training, a chance to compete in stakes throughout the mid-Atlantic circuit."It's been a wonderful experience," Nechamkin said. "He's a horse that tries hard every time and he's a pleasure to train. He loves looking another horse eye-to-eye. He loves stalking horses."Gators N Bears, who gets nine pounds from Shake You Down at 115, drew post 3 under jockey Rick Wilson.
Flatbird Stable's Peeping Tom is the only grade I winner in the field. A former maiden claimer, he ran fifth as the 138-pound highweight in the Fall Highweight Handicap on Thanksgiving. $100,000-added Gravesend Handicap (gr. III), 3 & up, 6 furlongs
1. Way to the Top, Bruce Levine, Javier Castellano, 114
2. Presidentialaffair, Martin Ciresa, Aaron Gryder, 116
3. Gators N Bears, Leo Nechamkin, Rick Wilson, 115
4. Shake You Down, Scott Lake, Mike Luzzi, 124
5. Black Silk, Laurie LaFavers, Pablo Fragoso, 120
6. Papua, Mike Hushion, Richard Migliore, 114
7. Peeping Tom, Patrick Reynolds, Shaun Bridgmohan, 116


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Spoleto was situated on the eastern branch of the Via Flaminia, which forked into two roads at Narni and rejoined at Forum Flaminii, near Foligno. An ancient road also ran hence to Nursia. The Ponte Sanguinario of the 1st century BCE still exists. The Forum lies under today's marketplace.
Located at the head of a large, broad valley, surrounded by mountains, Spoleto has long occupied a strategic geographical position. It appears to have been an important town to the original Umbri tribes, who built walls around their settlement in the 5th century BC, some of which are visible today.
The first historical mention of Spoletium is the notice of the foundation of a colony there in 241 BC;[1] and it was still, according to Cicero[2] colonia latina in primis firma et illustris: a Latin colony in 95 BC. After the Battle of Lake Trasimene (217 BC) Spoletium was attacked by Hannibal, who was repulsed by the inhabitants[3] During the Second Punic War the city was a useful ally to Rome. It suffered greatly during the civil wars of Gaius Marius and Sulla. The latter, after his victory over Crassus, confiscated the territory of Spoletium (82 BC). From this time forth it was a municipium.
Under the empire it seems to have flourished once again, but is not often mentioned in history. Martial speaks of its wine. Aemilianus, who had been proclaimed emperor by his soldiers in Moesia, was slain by them here on his way from Rome (253), after a reign of three or four months. Rescripts of Constantine (326) and Julian (362) are dated from Spoleto. The foundation of the episcopal see dates from the 4th century: early martyrs of Spoleto are legends, but a letter to the bishop Caecilianus, from Pope Liberius in 354 constitutes its first historical mention. Owing to its elevated position Spoleto was an important stronghold during the Vandal and Gothic wars; its walls were dismantled by Totila.
Under the Lombards, Spoleto became the capital of an independent duchy, the Duchy of Spoleto (from 570), and its dukes ruled a considerable part of central Italy. In 774 it became part of Holy Roman Empire. Together with other fiefs, it was bequeathed to Pope Gregory VII by the powerful countess Matilda of Tuscany, but for some time struggled to maintain its independence. In 1155 it was destroyed by Frederick Barbarossa. In 1213 it was definitively occupied by Pope Gregory IX. During the absence of the papal court in Avignon, it was prey to the struggles between Guelphs and Ghibellines, until in 1354 Cardinal Albornoz brought it once more under the authority of the Papal States.
After Napoleon's conquest of Italy, in 1809 Spoleto became capital of the short-lived French department of Trasimène, returning to the Papal States after Napoleon's defeat, within five years. In 1860, after a gallant defence, Spoleto was taken by the troops fighting for the unification of Italy. Giovanni Pontano, founder of the Accademia Pontaniana of Naples, was born here. Another child of Spoleto was Francis Possenti who was educated in the Jesuit school and whose father was the Papal assesor, Francis later entered the Passionists and became Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows.
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subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2013-07-10 5:46
namaste Silvio, nice catch with vertical... The light and shadow effects well. Nice to see the mountain with beautiful houses at background with a nice alley in front. Excellent composition. Tfs.
Best wishes.
rychem (49261) 2013-07-10 10:51
Beautiful photo and beautiful light, I like amphitheater location of the town, good work
holmertz (64602) 2013-07-10 10:54
Hello Silvio,
I like this composition, in spite of the many cars in the foreground. The man walking across the street makes a very good focus of the foreground, almost making me forget about the cars. Further back we see a lot of fine and interesting buildings climbing up the hill. The colours are excellent.
Kind regards,
PiotrF (28508) 2013-07-10 11:37
Ciao Silvio
Next, a good picture of Spoleto. Good vertical frame. Excellent detailed picture
Composition and presentation make these picture attractive
Thank your very much for your interesting notes
elenimavrandoni (0) 2013-07-10 12:34
la tua foto è bella, ma in ogni caso il miglior dettaglio è la Fiat 500..bellissima composizione!!
carlo62 (61374) 2013-07-10 22:53
Buongiorno Silvio
una vista di Spoleto più "normale", passando in auto è questo il tipo di visuale che si ha, anche se quasi impossibile da vedere, si rischia di schiacciare qualche pedone.
Intetessante la 500 e la Punto, sembrava una foto più vecchia, ma le altre auto tolgono il dubbio.
Buona giornata
emka (114779) 2013-07-10 23:33
Ciao Silvio,
Amazing place Spoleto. You posted so many photos and still there are surprising views. Excellent composition .
Warm regrads
kordinator (15453) 2013-07-11 2:17
Dear Silvio
Amazing place and excellent architecture.
Fine daily life scene to.
Great job.
Kind regards
eldancer1 (36343) 2013-07-11 7:43
If there is bar then this place is okay! Nice captured of this ancient village. I like your pov and it's good to have the person for scale. Good lighting and dof with nice details. Well done, tfs.
adramad (52488) 2013-07-12 14:57
Hello Silvio.
How wonderful picture, I love your great perspective with these fantastic monuments climbing the hill, which we see them at different levels.
A splendid colorful which gives much life to the image.
Magnificent both luminosity and sharpness.
Well done.
Have a good weekend.
Best wishes.
npecanhuk (79319) 2013-07-12 19:52
Ciao Silvio!
Charming place!
Lovely and beautiful picture!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, chosen pov and composition are all excellent!
TFS - congrats,
ourania (51103) 2013-07-13 9:41
Ciao Silvio,
una scena molto attraente ed interessante, hai rivelato una scena dalla vita quotidiana inserita in uno splendido scenario naturale ed architetturale. C' e' stupenda chiarezza e vividezza in questa impressione naturalissima. Ci sono molti punti d' interesse, movimento e prospettive molto attraenti. L' illuminazione e la resa dei colori sono ottime e niente si e' perso nelle ombre. Complimenti e grazie!
Tanti saluti e buon fine settimana,
Cricri (133230) 2013-07-15 9:44
Ciao Silvio
Intéressante architectures, bon POV, lumière et présentation entre l'ombre et la lumière, belle composition
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I've had a ton of fun with my Slash 4x4's, but I'm finding my flying RC's to be more my "thing", so it's time to let the wheeled ones go.
$250 shipped USP with tracking
Lots of brand new parts on this roller
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*Center drive shaft isnt that old and has a few of the typical scratch rings around it, but no grooves cut into it
The only screw I know of on this roller that is starting to strip and on the verge of not being able to use any more is the set screw for the drive shaft coupler on the slipper shaft assembly. Its on now and it shouldnt back off, but If you ever have to remove it again, I would plan on replacing it.
Comes with a lightly used Traxxas blue Raptor body. Shows some use on the hood and sides, the typical blemishes a SC truck gets on the track, but the body is otherwise in good shape; no cracks anywhere. Its only been ran maybe 10 or 11 times. Its been reinforced underneath with gorilla tape and aluminum tape to keep it in shape and keep the paint from getting rubber off.
Throwing in a set of stock Traxxas Kumho Road Venture MT wheels and tires as well. Theyre used, but still have a lot of life left on them. I used these on the pavement and the Speedtreads on the track.
Also includes a BUNCH of spare parts.
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*spare used progressive front springs
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*bag of bearings, mix of new and slightly used but still good spares (slightly used KingHeadz mount bearing for sure)
*mixed stock screws, most if not all of it brand new
*a BUNCH of brand new body clips and body washers
Also included is an owners manual and an untouched sticker sheet for the Raptor body.
I don't want to part any of this out or sell anything separate from the truck. Not looking for any trades; PayPay only.
Also comes with a misc shock lot that can be used as spares or just for parts. Was going to list them separate, but I think I'll just throw them in with this truck for no extra cost.
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I guess it makes sense. Michael Bay outbid several other producers for the chance to team up with Taylor Lautner in 2012 and together they shall create the craziest action films known to man! Explosions! Abs! Ab explosions! The world will rock from the recoil of these mighty abs!
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I noticed an historical record that mentioned a late 19th Century railroad, the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway. That's not what interested me though, it was the railroad's nickname, the "Bee Line"
SOURCE: The Official Railway Guide (1881), in the Public Domain
What a wonderful name for a railway, I considered, a nice play on words aligning with the idiom "to make a beeline." For the benefit of international audience, that's a U.S. English expression for heading directly towards something, usually very quickly. "He made a beeline for the lake when his pants caught on fire." Maybe someone can come up with a better sentence although I think that one gets the point across.
My mind turned to its etymology. I'd never thought much about it before. I figured it probably had something to do with swarms of bees heading towards pollen once the first bee discovered it, returned to its nest and told all of her sisters about it. I wondered though, perhaps it had something to do with the Bee Line railroad? Which came first, the idiom or the railroad. It was the idiom, of course. The phrase dated back at least to 1808 while the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway didn't exist until 1868.
It was a long shot so I can't be too disappointed. At least it showed that early railroad operators had a good sense of marketing: a railroad line a bee line, the fastest way between two points. Right? Or as one would say in the stilted advertising language of 1881, "The most expeditious, safe and comfortable through line" which would be said while twirling one's handlebar mustache.
The Bee Line didn't last more than a couple of decades before another railroad bought it. That was a common occurrence during the latter half of the 19th Century as railroads consolidated.
The Bee Line – A Short Line Railroad
SOURCE: Screen grab from Google Street View image, Tab, Indiana, July 2009
It's hard to keep a good name down. Another railroad appropriated the Bee Line moniker in the late 20th Century. It became a shortline railroad that was also part of a somewhat larger shortline network.
The Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern Railroad operates 165 miles of track. If filled a niche beginning in 1977 when the New York Central halted freight service between Sheldon and Kankakee, Illinois. It then grew to its current length by focusing on "grain, plastics, bird seed and agricultural chemicals." This included the Bee Line with about 10 miles of track from Handy to Tab to Stewart in Indiana. That's not the shortest shortline in the nation although 10 miles is still respectably short. The Bee Line shows up as the brief vertical line at the lower-middle of the Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern route map for those who may be interested in such things.
The screen grab shows the Bee Line as it passes large grain elevators in Tab, Indiana. While completely unrelated, I simply had to know why someone thought Tab would be a good name. That seemed pretty random. Well, "the town was platted on November 25, 1905 by Harrison 'Tab' Goodwine, who donated land for the town and the railroad." So now you know.
The B-Line of the Norfolk Southern Railroad
SOURCE: Screen grab from Google Street View image, Gainesville, Virginia, April 2012
The Norfolk Southern railroad includes a B-Line, which is not exactly "Bee" although I think we can can all agree that's close enough. It's pronounced the same way and I'll bet for the same reason. The B-Line in Northern Virginia runs from Manassas to Edinburg for about 50 miles and roughly parallels Interstate 66 on one side or the other.
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The Harrisonburg Branch, more commonly known as the "B-Line", starts… at a junction with the former Southern main line that runs from Washington, DC… The eastern 50+ miles of the B-Line certainly no longer comprises a branch, having achieved mainline status in 1988 as a vital link in a major reroute that saw traffic to/from the northeast and the south diverted from Potomac Yard in Alexandria, Virginia and Amtrak's Northeast Corridor over to the Hagerstown Gateway… The B-Line is the vital piece that connects the former Norfolk & Western Shenandoah Valley Line near Front Royal with its northern connections through Hagerstown to the former Southern's mainline to the south
Distilling all that down, the B-Line serves as a bypass so fright train can avoid Washington, DC and the busy northeast corridor.
I imagine a few 12MC readers from the Washington, DC area have driven down Virginia's I-66 and exited at Gainesville, and then got stuck in the traffic nightmare bottleneck that happens there. That awful train track crossing the road contributing to the mess? Right! You've experienced the B-Line! I've suffered through that myself and I can think of another choice letter of the alphabet I'd like to use to describe that line. This is a family-friendly blog so I'll bite my tongue.
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Looks like there's a massive construction project going on at this intersection so that the roads will cross he railroad on bridges:
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Also interesting to see what counted as "West" and "South-west" in those days. Hint: we're not talking about California and New Mexico here.
Don't forget the (former) Bee Line Expressway in central Florida, the former name for SR 528, now called the (lame) Beachline Expressway:
Some 19th century railroads preferred the term "air line." A pretty famous one locally is the St. Charles Air Line across Chicago's South Loop.
An attempt to build a Chicago-to-New York Air Line foundered on this principle. Determined to built completely straight, they spent all the construction money on an embankment traversing the first few miles of Indiana.
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FSU Concert Choir presents Great Joy: A Gospel Christmas April 23, 2017 - Second Missionary Baptist Church The Cry of Jeremiah - 4:00 p.m.
Choir Director
Dr. Payton, Denise
Building: Rosenthal Building
Office: 105
Phone: 910-672-1457