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When in DC Matchbox was my go to casual restaurant in which to dine. I was thrilled to see the owner's decided to open a new restaurant in my neck of the woods. The mini burgers are tops. I love the flatbread pizzas and they are here too, although I think the types of flatbreads are not as inventive in the new location. There's a small outdoor seating area with a view of the courtyard area. Inside dining is noisy but that's my only drawback.
Had a great time here, didn't seem quite as busy as it's other locations, though this one is still relatively new. Great view of the small park and right next to the movie theater!
Enjoyed dinner couple nights ago. Opentable had no reservation times between 530 pm till 9 pm so went with the 515 slot early dinner, no biggie. Once I arrived, there were so many tables empty??? Its not like it got full all of sudden but I just didn't see the reason why they didn't have later times fr reservation on opentable. Next time I think walk in should be fine and much later time for dinner instead of 515. Other than that everything was OK.
I'm so glad they take reservations, as getting into the one in Chinatown was always such an effort. Very glad to have this addition so close to my office.
Lunched here with a girlfriend. We were seated at a hightop in the bar area. It wasn't what I was expecting, especially since I had reservations through OpenTable. I was surprised that I wasn't asked where I wanted to sit. It turned out to be fine as our lunch was a casual one, and the atmosphere near the bar was fun and airy -- exactly what we wanted. The service was friendly and prompt. The crabcake sandwich was delicious. The fries were crispy. This is a solid restaurant for lunch. I would say it's the best restaurant in Merrifield.
Went earlier than normal and on a slower night so it was quieter than normal. Service was quick because it was earlier. Food was outstanding as always.
So happy that one of our favorite DC haunts has made its way to VA. Great location for dinner and a movie (same building as the Angelika), and our first VA Matchbox experience did not disappoint. I didn't note it as kid friendly above only because there is no children's menu. That said, it is our 13 and 11 year old son's favorite restaurant because they love the sliders and pizza. Craig G was our server and he was WONDERFUL - we will request him next time we go. Tried the dessert donuts for the first time and they were amazing. Sad that the beet salad in DC did not make the VA menu but here's hoping...
Maria our waittress was very helpful and efficient in dealing with our larger group.
Excited to have Matchbox in the suburbs! Food was great and staff was very cordial. Also no problem getting a seat.
Food quality is very good and service attentive. However, when the background music noise level is added to the crowd's noise, it is almost impossible to hear the person sitting across the table....and no, I'm not hard of hearing.
Saw a nice review for this place and realized it was nearby so we tried the brunch. I had the crabcake benedict. It was light and delightfully sauced, with a side of a spicy potatoe and veg disk that complimented it well. My companions had the steak and egg, which was generous and well prepared, and the waffle with fresh fruit. The fresh fruit was particularly nice, just in-season blueberries, raspberries and strawberries. I also had a spicy bloody mary, but it had the hot sauce around the rim. I thought the drink itself wasn't spicy enough for my taste. I like a bloody mary thick with tomato and with a little burn on the tongue. Service was friendly and fast. All in all a very nice place and I'm glad it's in the neighborhood.
My friend and I had lunch the other day. The food here was good, as always, but I ordered a salad with an added piece of grilled chicken for an additional cost. It came and it was delicious but I received only 4 or 5 pieces of chicken for $8 more. My friend ordered salmon and received a large fillet on her salad for an additional cost. I was expecting a chicken breast instead. We still enjoyed our lunch but I wouldn't order this again for that price.
Only one of the 6 of us had ever been there before. We all enjoyed our food choices, we shared a pizza as an appetizer and each had salads. They had a wonderful lunch salad special using locally grown produce! Good prices,good service, nice atmosphere & good food ! We all agreed we would go there again.
We went for lunch on a Friday. I was glad to have had a reservation, since by 12:15 the place was filling up quickly. My date and I shared a pizza; the large was just right for the two of us. We had a white pizza with olives; the menu states that the edges of the crust will be blackened - they're right, and that's ok, it was very tasty. For the record, my decaf coffee was also quite good.
The food was good, service seemed a little confused I guess they just opened and were still working the kinks out. I would go back there again, for lunch or dinner
We loved it! We had the best service we've had in a long time. He was so intuitive and perfect with his timing. The food was incredible too. My husband ordered the crab cake sandwich which was a little fishier than normal but still reall good. I had the pesto chicken pizza and it was incredible. It was so great my husband devoured it too! We had the the treat of castiron skillet cinnamon rolls as an appetizer and they were phenomenal. A little too sweet for an appetizer but it worked great. Why not have dessert first when celebrating a special birthday! And the best part was that it was in Merrifield!!!!
I go to Matchbox a lot and I especially love the one in Merrifield. The atmosphere is great and the wine on tap is delicious. Our most recent visit was awesome. The food was perfect, as always, but what made this particular experience somewhat better than others was our server Chris. He was very friendly and on point with everything. He made us laugh and made sure our drink glasses were never empty. I would specifically request him as a waiter again! I'm a vegetarian and there are plenty of choices for me. Also the bread pudding is to die for. Definitely one of my favorite restaurants in the area!
I really enjoyed the service at the restaurant and how the staff was so attentive. The atmosphere in the restaurant was nice and friendly. The noise level was just right. The staff was also so gracious and helpful. The items on the menu were priced well. I would definitely recommend this restaurant to family and friends and would come back.
I wasn't familiar with the Matchbox chain, and I assumed it was a typical carry-out. My first hint came when I discovered I could make an online reservation. Stepping into the restaurant, I was surprised at how large it is; I also realized how noisy it is! We asked to be seated on the small patio, and although an umbrella would have been nice on a bright, sunny day, it was otherwise pleasant, and our server was enthusiastic and attentive. We shared the crab and avocado appetizer and the lamb sandwich--a perfect lunch. The chickpea fries are delicious and addictive--and I don't even like chickpeas!
I tried out Matchbox because I had heard a lot about it. I had the Pesto Chicken pizza and my friend the fish special they had that night. We had the mozzarella cheese appetizer and it was very good! The pesto chicken pizza was ok, I didn't quite find it that special. I tried some of the fish special and that was really good. For dessert we had the coffee and donuts and the chocolate chip bread pudding. Both were delicious! We actually enjoyed dessert more than the dinner. I would go back again just to try something else on the menu.
had heard lots of good things about matchbox restaurants, but only for lunch/dinner. had an opportunity to try the new location in virginia and was a little unsure how they would do for brunch. i had no reason for concern - the restaurant had a great welcoming feel inside and the menu was small but good. between our party of 4 and 2 kids, we had the steak and eggs, huevos rancheros, breakfast pizza, vegetable fritatta and yogurt with granola. everyone was very pleased with their meals, and not a complaint was made. portions were very healthy and most of us had left-overs. looking forward to trying their lunch/dinner offerings - the pizzas sounded delicious.
It was my first visit to Matchbox Pizza. I will definitely return many times and have already told friends and family about this little gem....although many were already familiar with the incredible food...and libations!
we had a group of 9 and were treated like a small group. It was great the service was impecable.
First let me say I love Matchbox. I've been to the 8th street location many times. Here's the thing...we've tried since it opened to get a reservation and finally got a 5:15 on a Saturday. When we arrived, they had no knowledge of said reservation. Does it mean something that their website says "the best way to make a reservation is to call the restaurant"? Aside from that, love the beer and the food is fine. Bottom line...I guess you should just call or better yet just go and sit at the bar.
Our waitress took such good care of us and really made our first experience at Matchbox a pleasant one. The food was delicious, and came our not too soon after we ordered. I had the mini sliders for dinner (6 sliders are a lot, I couldn't even finish 2!) and the cinnamon donuts and coffee for dessert. My meal was HUGE! I could have just shared with my friend and we both would have been full. It was also my friend's birthday, but the topic didn't come up until after we ordered everything and the waitress was so kind, that she surprised my friend with a treat for her birthday. It was a great night and we will definitely be going back in the future to try a few of their other dishes that I had my eye on.
The Matchbox Meat was a good mixture of pepperoni, spicy italian sausage and crispy bacon. The crust is thin like flatbread. It was tasty, not overly oily. The sausage wasn't spicy at all - but then, spiciness is subjective. The mini burgers were pretty good, but we enjoyed the onion straws more. We also tried the donuts. They're somewhat dense, covered in cinnamon and sugar. The one thing we didn't care for was the lemon zest on them. We don't think the zest added anything to the donuts - but the espresso creme was a really good 'dipping sauce.' Service wasn't too bad, it teetered on the slow slide, but we never lost sight of our server. Great place for before or after a movie. Be sure you get a reservation, it can get crazy.
Ate in bar area. Ashley was a personable bartender. Nice for a change.
Great food. Service was right on and server was knowledgeable about all menu items. I had teenagers with me and they loved the food but I will say the tomato pizza sauce is quite spicy. It would be too much for little ones. My kids ordered the roasted tomato and mozzarella pizza so perhaps its just the tomatoes on that particular pizza. Overall, the food was wonderful. The avocado crab salad and mizzo cruzzi (spelling) app were great. I ordered the Wahoo special and my son's roasted chicken were great.
I've eaten here 3 or 4 times and the food and service are consistently very high quality. Once had a special which was 3 different kinds of mini fish sliders that were seriously delicious - wish they'd bring that back as a regular item, but was told by our waiter that they generally don't repeat specials! Unless you love loud crowds, go for lunch or an early week-night dinner to avoid the crushing, loud crowd that seems to be a regular weekend evening thing.
Delicious. I enjoyed the prosciutto, fig and gorgonzola pizza. Thought about having one of their many other entree options, but decided to have pizza....when in Rome, do as the Romans do!
I've been to Matchbox before, but this was my first time in Merrifield. I had a great experience - from the food to the service. I showed up expecting a guest, but it ended up just being me and the staff and servers were great at maintaining my reservation while I waited and still showing me great service as I dined solo :)
This was my first time at a matchbox Restaurant. Love the outdoor seating at the Merrifield site. Did not get the pizza that they are noted for, but got the special codfish sandwich instead. It was delicious and was accompanied by a side of roasted Brussle sprouts. I will definitely add it to my restaurant favorites.
We went here as a work lunch. The food was great and served fast. I would love to go back at night for dinner and drinks.
Matchbox is great. Interesting menu - but not weird. Perfect for lunch or dinner or drinks! Great atmosphere and a great vibe.
Upscale pizza place with unique appetizers and on this occasion great service.
I really enjoyed my dining experience! My only real issue was that it was just too loud. Also, as someone who drinks a lot of water, I feel like your water cups are too small. The wait staff were back at our table every 3 minutes refilling my glass- I felt bad for them. Just an observation.
We recently enjoyed our first trip to Matchbox in VA. The service was very helpful and quick for our lunch there. The duck soup of the day was a savory surprise as was the crab soup. The flounder fish sandwich special was really terrific. The pizza had a wonderful crispy, thin, slightly charred crust and toppings that were just delicious. We will definitely return.
These are w/o question the best sliders in the DC metro. Made to order. We ordered 6 sliders medium rare and each one of them was perfect from the first bite on the first to the last bite. Not sure how the kitchen pulls this off, but they are as good as it gets. Pizzas also good - pepperoni or the meatball pizza. Solid appie restaurant.
Like the other Matchbox properties I've dined in (Chinatown, Barracks Row), the food is very good, service quick and knowledgeable, and there is an energetic ambiance. Well done.
Great place for any occasion. Nice and varied atmospheres. Food interesting and well prepared. Will be back for sure to try more of the intriguing items on the menu. In fact, maybe tonight!
Has the same atmosphere as the 14th street location. Close to my office, so it is the Matchbox I go to regularly with friends and coworkers.
I had been to Matchbox before at one of the DC locations but at the time, wasn't in the mood for pizza. The menu is quite diverse so it was easy to think that one could get pizza elsewhere or another day. On this visit, I paid more attention to the chef's special pizzas and decided to try two kinds - thanks to the flexibility of the kitchen which allows for going "halfsies" in the event you want to try different combinations. The pizza (sausage, red pepper combo and the fig, prosciutto, arugula combo) did not disappoint! Very flavorful and difficult to resist eating the whole pie. I also enjoyed the "draft" wine - new to me - glad that our waiter suggested I give it a try. I'll be back - that much is certain!!
Went with a small group of girlfriends for a Wednesday night dinner and catch up. The fig and proscuitto pizza definitely lived up to the hype. Salads and sandwiches were small but tasty. Great place for sharing a variety of small plates.
Pizza as usual was excellent; my friend had the appetizer 3 mini burgers and said they were just right and very good - very enjoyable time -
I had the cream of crab soup, which was amazing with a huge pile of crab meat in the center and the calamari salad, which was the perfect blend of greens, perfectly fried and lightly battered calamari, roasted red peppers and kalamata olives.
Server was very pleasant and quick. The sliders were amazing as was the pizza we ordered.
...we were there at 10 AM on a Saturday for brunch and there were no other customers for a while and even then only a few tables filled up, so it's difficult to judge what it's like to eat there other times of the day. We were very happy with everything, though, and our server was attentive and gracious.
Couple of us ordered fish and it was just okay, but this place is really known for their pizzas. YUM! At the end of the night, we all ordered the Espresso (a dip, not a drink) and Doughnuts; that was really worth having.
I took my sister and 9-year old niece there for a birthday celebration. We felt at home as soon as we walked in and that vibe continued throughout our meal. Great food, attentive servers (Liberty rocks) and never felt rushed. Order the Grilled Scallops for appetizer.
They could not find our reservation, but seated us "anyway", not a good start.


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Howard: "I can do cartoon voices, why don't they ask me, Robin?"
His interviews on Penn's Sunday School are worth a listen, the 2nd one they quickly venture into Stern territory, but it's actually positive things being said.
He really was a huge loss to the show. He's been very successful since he left, and I think that irks Howie. He made his usual remarks when Billy left about how it was a mistake, but clearly it wasn't. He's also a guy that had enough talent that he knew he didn't need Howard, and so he didn't need to take his shit.


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I'm still flying with the APC12x3.8 props and have not had one prop related issue since. These props have much wider blade and the lower pitch is better for hovering/stall stability. Anyone want to buy the 3DR EPP12x4.5s I have left? or, I may use them the next time I mix-up some epoxy.
I have did some major research on products and there manufactures, as I was looking for companies to manufacture our products in large numbers. Nothing against jdrones but they carry the same props that come from the same factory's in the same country as you will find distributed on ebay. I am how ever surprised that you were able to get you quad off the ground> I broke 2 props just finger tightening and that was enough to switch not to mention the balance was so far of on them that there was way to much tape needed and drilling is just not a good idea. We are in the process of producing carbon Kevlar props that will come with our models.... Hunters just seem to think our quads are a new species of waterfowl.
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First, cut your wood. The nice guys at Home Depot cut my wood for me! I brought my letter with me to the hardware store to get a good idea of what size wood to use. My letter, from JoAnn's, used a piece of wood 7 1/4" long. The base for the letter stand was square, so 5 1/2"x 5 1/2". Did you know a 1x6 isn't actually 1 x 6? Yeah.
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When Barack Obama strode on to stage to accept his second term of office, he did just enough to inspire hope that the country's space programme could regain some of its former glory. Amidst a speech about the country's progress and future, he presented a vision of a country "that lives up to its legacy as the global leader in technology and discovery and innovation".
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Whatever the truth, I hope that Nasa is aiming big, because its current ambitions are – by its own scientists admissions – somewhat lacking. Although we now have the capability to return humans to the Moon, and travel beyond with manned missions to Mars, the world's leading space-faring nation has another destination in its sights: an asteroid. A small lump of rock.
It's as if Columbus took one look at the Atlantic Ocean and settled instead for a couple of weeks in Gibraltar. Nevertheless, this is Nasa's goal – set by the President in 2010 – a human mission to an asteroid. This is not a goal in the Kennedy mould but a 'redefined' mission. The original objective was indeed to go back to the Moon and then head for Mars. Nasa even started to build the spacecraft, Orion. But with inadequate funds, and a lack of political support, the goal became increasingly unreachable. So the spacecraft remained but the destination changed. But it's not too late to reverse that decision when even people in Nasa suspect that the project, in its current form, is not as well thought out as it could be.
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In the last 15 years 200,000 hectares of the Mau Forest in western Kenya have been converted to agricultural land. Previously called a "water tower" because it supplied water to the Rift Valley and Lake Victoria, the forest region has dried up; in 2009 the rainy season—from August to November—saw no rain, and since then precipitation has been modest. Whereas hydropower used to provide the bulk of Kenya's power ongoing droughts have led investors to pull out of hydro projects; power rationing and epic blackouts are common. In a desperate move to halt environmental disaster by reducing population pressure, the Kenyan government evicted tens of thousands of people from the land.
Severe drought, temperature extremes, formerly productive land gone barren: this is climate change. Yet, says botanist Jan Pokorny of Charles University in Prague, these snippets from Kenya are not about greenhouse gases, but rather the way that land-use changes—specifically deforestation—affect climate; newly tree-free ground "represents huge amounts of solar energy changed into sensible heat, i.e. hot air." Pokorny, who uses satellite technology to measure changes in land-surface and temperatures, has done research in western Kenya for 25 years, and watched the area grow hotter and drier. The change from forest cover to bare ground leads to more heat and drought, he says. More than half the country used to be forested; it's now less than 2 percent.
Each year Earth loses 12 million to 15 million hectares of forest, according to the World Wildlife Fund, the equivalent of 36 football fields disappearing per minute. Although forests are ebbing throughout the world, in Africa forest-climate dynamics are easily grasped: according to the United Nations Environmental Programme, the continent is losing forests at twice the global rate. Says Pokorny, the conversion of forest to agricultural land, a change that took centuries in Europe, "happened during one generation in western Kenya." Pokorny's work, coupled with a controversial new theory called the "biotic pump," suggests that transforming landscapes from forest to field has at least as big an impact on regional climate as greenhouse gas–induced global warming.
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Field Dimensions:
U-8 to U-9 is a 30x20 yard field. U-10 to U-18 is a 40x30 yard field.
No Offsides in 3v3 Soccer
Goal Scoring:
A goal may only be scored from a team's offensive half (cannot be touching the mid-line). If a player in their defensive end kicks the ball across the midline and the ball it's another player (defensive or offensive) and the ball goes in the goal, a goal will be awarded.
The Goal Box:
The goal box, 8x5' and is directly in front of the goal. There is no ball contact allowed within the goal box, however, any player may pass through the box, but if when the player (defensive) is in the box and the ball touches them a goal will be awarded to the offensive team. If the ball should stop still in the box a goal kick will be awarded, regardless of who touched the ball last.
Game Duration:
The games will be 12 minute halves separated by a 3 minute half time break or the team to reach 10 goals first. There are no time outs in 3v3 games.
: Will consist of two 3 minute "golden goal" overtime periods. The first team to score in either over time half is the winner. If there is no goals scored both teams will go into a shootout. The three players from each team remaining on the field at the end of the overtime will be designated to taking the penalty kicks. If the score remains tied after the first round of penalty kicks, another round will begin with the same three players. If a team has a red card and is playing with only 2 players an alternate player may step on and take the penalty kick.
Penalty Kicks:
Shall be awarded if, in the referee's opinion, a scoring opportunity was affected by an infraction (the infraction does not automatically result in a red card). It is a direct kick taken from the center of the midfield line with all players behind the mid-field line and the player taking the kick. This is a "dead-ball" kick. If a goal is not scored, the defense obtains possession with a goal kick.
Five Yard Rule:
In all dead-ball situations, defending players must stand at least five yards away from the ball. If the defensive player's goal is closer than five yards, the ball shall be played five yards from the goal box, in line with the place of the penalty.
The ball shall be kicked into play from the sideline instead of thrown in. The ball is considered in play when the ball is touched with a foot and moves one full rotation
Goal Kicks:
May by take anywhere on the end line.
Kick Offs
. May be kick in any direction. Does not have to roll forward first.
: Substitutions may be made at any dead ball situation, regardless of possession. Teams must get the referee's attention and players are to enter and exit at mid-field.
Player Registration
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Number of Players:
five is the maximum number of players on a team; Three field players and two substitutes (A team must have a minimum of 2field players). There are no goalkeepers in 3-v-3 soccer.
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Dean Cain hosting $10M Bigfoot 'hunt'
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The live television broadcast of the hit musical drew mixed reviews as it quickly became a "trending topic."
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Jennifer Lawrence, Anna Kendrick top GQ's 'Babes'
The men's mag releases its 2013 "Year in Babes" list.
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PHOTOS: Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lights up
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Carrie Underwood climbs 'Sound of Music' mountain
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Meanwhile this Mississippi's governor Phil -- some eyebrows with his comments about nondenominational.
School prayer he said this quote.
I think at some point at a moment of enlightenment in the future the federal government is going to say it's not a bad thing for children to hear prayer in school.
I don't weigh in on this is fox is religion contributor father Jonathan wars we don't market that's that often by Paula public -- you know what I think she I think he's on the right track its history.
-- is a good teacher why because.
First thought -- was very prevalent in schools throughout the eighteenth nineteenth and and first half of the twentieth century.
Then there were two cases that one -- -- the Supreme Court angle and an Abington.
-- what they said what does this mean no official prayer the first one there should be no -- state sponsored prayer that everybody has to pray.
The second one -- second court case for a little bit further.
And said in a public school there shouldn't be Bible readings for example or other prayers that are required by all the students.
But then in the ninety's we have two other cases that bring.
Bring about a little bit of an advancement towards what we saw before a prayer in school by having hers allowed present example at commencement.
Speeches right for example Ross before high school football game -- -- so we see what was very prevalent and perhaps a little bit of -- establishment of religion.
In the first half that of the twentieth century.
And then we went to the extreme of saying hey listen prayer none of that none of that and now it's coming back a little bit and I think it should be if anything an expression.
Of the region if there's great faith in the region allow people to pray as they want to.
It's interesting with the governor second it's the opposite of what has been happening in school -- school which is we can't decide which religion so make it not we're not gonna have a Christmas tree Christmas we're not -- -- -- at -- so we can't do any and he -- -- all -- now.
May aggravate celebrate and that's.
It's very much in line with a lot of the other -- Supreme Court decisions about religion for example.
In in front of a courthouse it's -- if they're not they're not saying it's bad to have crashes no crashes but.
A crash yes but if there are other members of another religion would like to have written a public expression of their faith let that be present to.
And so I think we're getting a little bit more sensible and really being more constitutional.
No establishment of religion but no law that prohibits the free exercise of religion.
Maybe it's a good sign -- a happy Sunday morning -- said father Jonathan Marshall is great to -- him something.
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The General Services Administration has successfully migrated 17,000 e-mail users to Google Apps for Government, a secure cloud-based e-mail and collaboration platform, according to GSA Administrator Martha Johnson.
"It's official! The U.S. General Services Administration is the first federal agency to successfully migrate its employees to a cloud-based e-mail service using Google Apps for Government," Johnson wrote in a blog.
The move is the first step in GSA's effort to provide cloud e-mail as a service option to other federal agencies, Johnson noted.
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In May 2011, GSA requested bids from industry that will give government agencies options for secure, cost-efficient cloud-based e-mail solutions, Johnson said.
"The successes and challenges faced by GSA in implementing our new cloud e-mail system will help inform our decision making and allow us to better serve our customer agencies as they begin moving to the cloud," she said.
GSA awarded Unisys a contract to migrate e-mail to the cloud in December 2010 via its Alliant contract. GSA expects its new solution to increase employee productivity, enabling employees to work remotely from any location at any time.
GSA will also benefit from new collaboration capabilities, such as direct access to onsite and remote colleagues through video chat and shared documents, Unisys officials said.
"We expect that using a cloud-based system will reduce e-mail operation costs by 50 percent over the next five years and save more than $15.2 million for the agency in that time," GSA's Johnson said.
During the six-month transition, more than 17,000 GSA and contractor e-mail addresses, content and calendar data were migrated to Google Apps for Government. Enhanced user authentication and other security improvements were also added during the transition phase.
All the agency's mobile devices also were transitioned, while certified Unisys consultants trained GSA employees on best practices for leveraging the Google Apps for Government platform. GSA and Unisys teams worked collaboratively to manage the transition with end user communication and participation, Unisys officials said.
Based on the success of its work with the GSA and other agencies, Unisys announced the availability of its Collaborative Office Solutions – Google Apps for Government. Working with Google and Tempus Nova, Unisys will provide a set of services to help agencies accomplish their enterprise transitions to Google Apps for Government.
Cloud computing provides on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or interaction from the service provider.
"Moving government agencies to the cloud is part of the Obama administration's 'cloud first' strategy and GSA's success broadly demonstrates that agile, secure, reliable, and cost-effective cloud options exist," Johnson said.
"Already, 15 agencies have identified 950,000 e-mail boxes across 100 email systems that are going to move to the cloud," she said.
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Prairie City isn't just a Midwestern metropolis: it's also the site of Earth's first contact with aliens two decades ago. That's when the Klex'ra, an empire dominating much of the galaxy, introduced themselves as equals and friends - only to betray us. Today, thousands of alien refugees of Klex'ra opression make their home in the Scar, a segment of town obliterated twenty years ago during a superhuman battle. There's a lot of ill will towards these off-worlders, but the Response has taken it upon themselves to build bridges between the two communities - and to halt the many dangers that fall from the sky.
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Both Export and Friedrich question profoundly what might constitute copy or serve as source. Though neither operates primarily on racial or ethnic differences, the celluloid surgeries both perform demonstrate the extent to which "the original, like the author and the real are themselves constituted as effects" (Butler, 1991, 146). Each stretches and pads, clips up, and cuts together more than one original. As a result, their fantasies, like Foucault's phantasms and, much earlier, Plato's "bad copies," "brea[k] down all adequation between copy and model, appearance and essence, event and Idea" (Young, 1991, 82).
Are there, then, any essential elements that might allow us to distinguish copy from original, makeover from model? Or are there just spare parts?
Of course more than textual politics is at stake in and around these films, for their indeterminate status as remakes or originals is matched by their offhand insistence on the ineffability of subjectivity. Since identity is predicated on difference, each film to some extent places identity in jeopardy because each, though differently, makes it difficult to see difference, and therefore difficult to tell the difference: in Export's case, between men, women, and hyksos; in Friedrich's case between nuns and lesbians. This does not mean, however, as Barbara Christian argues in another context about such postmodern politics, "that reality does not exist, that everything is relative, that every text is silent about something—which indeed it must necessarily be" (1990, 43). The point must also be made, I think, that since each film overlooks or downplays some differences, each leaves some identities untouched and intact. It is imperative we acknowledge, for example, that both these films leave race largely unexamined. We could, indeed we should, imagine makeovers of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Black Narcissus , or any one of a number of other Hollywood or experimental films, which would foreground and fragment the "security" of identities predicated on racial, ethnic, or national origins as well, much as Michael Jackson's multiple makeovers confuse neat categorizations not just of gender and sexuality but also of race and age.[34]
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unitary, only emerges when the various celluloid surgeries these experimental filmmakers employ are evaluated each against the other, and both against still other films made from yet other political perspectives. Collective participation and cross-pollination are crucial. Abdul JanMohamed and David Lloyd put it well: "Just as it is vitally important to avoid the homogenization of cultural differences, so it is equally important to recognize the common basis of . . . struggle" (1990, 10).
The more serious question then, politically speaking, is not whether there are essential elements or just spare parts, but who asks such questions, how, and why. As critics, artists, and activists, then, let us openly acknowledge, eagerly expect, and diversely desire different answers.
Taken together, though, I would argue that these two films do begin to shake up "the inevitability of a symbolic order based on a logic of limits, margins, borders and boundaries" (Fuss, 1991, 1), even as they trouble an aesthetics of origins and a metaphysics of identity—at least where gender and sexuality are concerned. Given how much "the twin anxieties of visibility and difference . . . mobilize . . . all of the culture's assumptions about normative sex and gender roles" (Garber, 1992, 130)—and, again, let us not forget race—it may be a very good thing, therefore, if what Marjorie Garber says of essential elements versus spare parts applies equally to cinema and to sex: "The boundary lines . . . never clear or precise . . . are not only being constantly redrawn but are also receding inward . . . away from the visible body and its artifacts" (1992, 108).
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RABBITS We've been free of these pests for years, then OF remarked we had'nt seen them for yonks-and of course now we're plagued with them-peas gone, lettuce ditto, just about every green leaf gone-they even got into the greenhouse and ate the chilli leaves! OF shot 5 of them but being rabbits, they've made up the deficit-my garden looks like a stalag wire and mesh everywhere and they still manage to chomp off the pea stems and tendrils that poke out of my defences-what else can I do? HELP!!!
There is a product on the market called grazers which you apply to your crops as a deterrent, doesn't affect the edible crops. haven't tried it-yet. Discovered that rabbits don't eat carrots on my allotment, but dig up potatoes and parsnips.
I guess the only option is a new fence with the wire turned back and dug in at the bottom to make it rabbit proof. Then you shoot all the little bu***rs inside the fence.
We've had rabbits in the garden for the first time this year as well - but our cats seem to be doing a good job encouraging them stay out.
We don't have cats but OF has shot some, bu the rest are now more wary-they have started nipping off the shoots, tendrils and flowers and leaving them on the ground-aargh!!
Afraid we can't affoed to refence the garden-we did it 12 years ago and it cost 1500 pounds then!
Thanks for the tip on grazers Jan, I've looked it up and there's one supplier here in Norn Iron, and it retails around 12 quid-rabbits-get ready to rumble!
Crikey, WABBITS!! Sounds as though you have the answer, just have to stay up all night with a lamp, which is darned incovenient to say the least. I thought I had problems with slugs. Good luck.
What about a Contech water Scarecrow? Worked wonders for my cat problem!
Here's a short video of one in action (link to YouTube).
They're available from Garden Supply Direct.
Thanks all for your suggestions, I don't think the water blaster would work, we have very big garden and given the torrential rain we've been having, it didn't bother the bunnies one little bit!
We've managed to get the pesky critters down to 2 (for now!) But can't seem to catch them-just ahve to cover everything possible, the sweet corn has been nibbled back to the stalks, so put out a plea for lemonade bottles and now have a load of them covering up the corn, hope it's not too late
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