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The City of Wilson – Human Relations Commission sponsors an annual concert series. The celebrations are held every first Friday of July, August, September and October. The concerts celebrate family fun and invite a variety of musical talent and local performance groups to entertain. The Human Relations Commission is always searching for community performance groups including bands, dancing, singing and other talents. Children and adult groups are welcomed!
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Wilson community bands and the surrounding area are encouraged to apply for consideration as a performance band. The bands are needed to help create an upbeat, festive celebration that is family focused and reflects the diversity of Wilson. Music generes include rock, country, bluegrass, gospel, international, R&B, funk, jazz and more.
Each concert date one or two bands are selected to perform from 6 - 9 p.m. The variety of bands, availability and expenditures help determine the final line up.
With the wide selection of community talent, identifying only a handful of bands to perform each year is a difficult decision. Should a band not be selected for this year's line up they may reapply in the future and all information is retained for consideration at other events.
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U.S. rallies in February, rest of the world lags. Decoupling? I dislike this word, since global trade is now so important — but you have to wonder.
What do you think of this stat? The S&P 500 is up 1.5 percent in February, a traditionally weak month. It's up fractionally for the week.
Much of the rest of the world is behind. Way behind: Brazil down 3 percent; Mexico down 3.1 percent; Germany down 1.7 percent; Spain down 1.5 percent; Hong Kong down 1.2 percent; and Canada down 0.6 percent.
What's going on? "I think the power of U.S. investor sentiment has been our best export," one trader quipped to me.
1) Nothing out of the G-20 meeting yet, waiting for a draft statement ... they will criticize protectionism, advocate open markets, and competitive devaluations — just don't expect them to call out Japan directly.
2) Stock mutual fund inflows: Slowing down? According to Lipper, stock mutual fund inflows were up for the sixth straight week, with inflows of $2.395 billion. Two caveats: This is a lower number than in the prior weeks, and the inflows of $3 billion into international stock funds was offset by an outflow of $617 million from domestic funds. Exchange-traded stock funds had outflows, as well.
3) As gold has dropped to six-month lows, there has been a small but noticeable increase in redemptions from gold ETFs. The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), the largest of the gold ETFs, saw outflows of $368 million in the last week. This is only about 0.5 percent of the market value — a relatively small amount — but it has been adding up. Year-to-date, there have been outflows of $1.5 billion.
4) Nasdaq OMX announced it would soon begin processing trades at 4 a.m. ET, up from their previous 7 a.m. start time.
The NYSE Euronext response? "NYSE Arca and other electronic markets have been processing trades in the pre-market starting at 4 a.m. for many years," exchange spokesperson Rich Adamonis told me. "We really don't think it will make much of a difference in the pre-market."
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Benjamin N. Lawrance holds the Barber B. Conable Jr. Endowed Chair in International Studies at the Rochester Institute of Technology. A graduate of Stanford University and University College London, his research interests include comparative and contemporary slavery, child trafficking, cuisine and globalization, human rights, and asylum.
Professor Lawrance is currently writing a history of West African child trafficking spanning the 19th and 20th centuries. He has published three books, and a fourth, on historical and contemporary trafficking in women and children in Africa, is shortly forthcoming with Ohio University Press. His essays appear in the Seattle Journal of Social Justice, the International Labor and Working Class History,Food & Foodways, the Journal of African History, African Economic History, Anthropological Quarterly, Cahiers d'Études Africaines, and the African Studies Review, among others.
Professor Lawrance is a legal consultant on the contemporary political, social and cultural climate in West Africa. He has served as an expert witness for over one hundred and thirty asylum claims of West Africans in the U.S., Canada, the U.K, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, and Israel, and his opinions have featured in appellate rulings in the U.S. and the U.K.
Professor Lawrance is the recipient of several national and international awards, including a 2011-12 faculty development fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and fellowships at Yale, Harvard, the University of Notre Dame, the Rotary Foundation, and the inaugural University of California President's Fellowship in the Humanities.
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Mary Lynn Broe, Caroline Werner Gannett Professor of Humanities, founded and directs the award-winning Gannett Project's "Visionaries in Motion" series, dedicated to exploring new intersections of sciences, technologies, humanities and social sciences. See www.cwgp.org for current and past speakers, events and activities.
Broe has published five books: Protean Poetic: The Poetry of Sylvia Plath (U. Missouri, 1980); edited Women's Writing in Exile (U North Carolina, 1989); Silence and Power: A Reevaluation of Djuna Barnes (Southern Illinois University, 1991); and two collections of letters by American expatriate women, Black Walking: Selected Letters of Djuna Barnes to Emily Holmes Coleman, 1934-38, published by Wagenbach (Im Dunkeln Gehn, Berlin, 2002) and by Archinto (Camminare nel Buio, Milan, 2004).
Her poetry is published in journals such as Women's Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Nebula, Janus Head, disClosure, as well as in several anthologies. She delivers international presentations each year, most recently at the triennial EACLALS Conference in Istanbul, Turkey (May, 2011).
Mary Lynn Broe received a classical A.B. degree from St. Louis University, an M.A. and a Ph.D. from University of Connecticut. She has taught at Notre Dame University, Binghamton University, and held the inaugural Louise Rosenfield Noun endowed chair at Grinnell College (1986-2002)
Her interests range widely across modern and contemporary culture, including revisions of modernism, contemporary poetry and poetics, feminist theory, life-writing and select diasporic literatures. Courses include "Truth and Consequences: Studies in Disciplinary Evidence" and a student-directed interview course, "Visionaries in Motion" for The Gannett Project, as well as "Maps, Spaces and Places" and "Auto/Biography" in the College of Liberal Arts.
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John Parke, Chair of the College's Advisory Board, is retired after a career in marketing and sales with Procter & Gamble, Ralston Purina, Bausch + Lomb and the PPI Marketing Group where he was the founding Partner. In addition to his long standing interest in the College and RIT, he has served as Chair of its Nathaniel Rochester Society, he is on the Board of the University of Rochester's Memorial Art Gallery and is Past Vice President of the Genesee Valley Club. A graduate of Dartmouth College, John also holds an MBA from its Amos Tuck School of Business Administration.
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Nancy Fiedler worked for the Eastman Kodak Company for 20 years where she held a number of positions in information technology, market research, human resource development and corporate recruitment. She played an active role in the transition from large mainframe computers to a distributed approach to information technology always with a focus on process improvement. Since leaving Kodak, Nancy has done independent statistical consulting and has volunteered with a number of community organizations. She is currently a board member for The Center for Youth and serves on the Development Committee. As a graduate of the RIT College of Liberal Arts, Nancy welcomes the opportunity to use both her academic and professional background in process work to enhance the learning opportunities within the college. Nancy holds a B.S. in Economics and an M.S. in Statistics from RIT.
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John Parke, Chair of the College's Advisory Board, is retired after a career in marketing and sales with Procter & Gamble, Ralston Purina, Bausch + Lomb and the PPI Marketing Group where he was the founding Partner. In addition to his long standing interest in the College and RIT, he has served as Chair of its Nathaniel Rochester Society, he is on the Board of the University of Rochester's Memorial Art Gallery and is Past Vice President of the Genesee Valley Club. A graduate of Dartmouth College, John also holds an MBA from its Amos Tuck School of Business Administration.
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David J. Whitaker is a retired financial services executive having served in senior management positions at Security Trust Company, Essex Investment Group, McDonald Investments and KeyCorp. His expertise is in marketing, business development, property management and securities compliance. Whitaker has served on numerous community for-profit (Matrix Unlimited, Bearium Metals, Livonia, Avon and Lakeville Railroad) and not-for profit (Al Sigl Center, Rochester Friendly Home, Valley Manor, Kirkhaven, Medical Motor Service, Family Service of Rochester, Sonnenberg Gardens, Otetiana Council, Easter Seals, Salvation Army, United Way, Landmark Society of Western New York, Historic Brighton and Brighton Historic Preservation Commission) boards. He recently served as Interim Executive Director of The Landmark Society for eight months. Whitaker's involvement in RIT includes Co-chair of the NRS membership committee (NRS was founded by his father, Gaylord [Gee] Whitaker) and serving on the NRS Awards Committee. He attended Union College where he majored in Psychology and English. Whitaker and his wife Stephanie, also a member of the RIT/COLA Advisory Board, are life-long residents of Rochester and have two sons and six grandchildren, all living in the Rochester area.
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Stephanie S. Whitaker is managing partner of Whitaker & DePrez Travel Partners LLC, a member of the exclusive Virturoso group of travel agencies. She has had 45 years of experience in the travel industry. She supervises development, training, seminars, marketing and consumer events, as well as her private clients. Stephanie had been a member of the Junior League of Rochester, Women's Council of the Memorial Art Gallery, the Geva Theatre board, and the St. Joseph's Villa board. She is also the foundation secretary at Sonnenberg's Arts At The Garden fine arts show and author of the RPO Women's Committee's newsletter. Stephanie holds a BA degree in English from Hollins University. She is a strong believer in a liberal arts education. Stephanie's involvement at RIT includes Co-chair of the NRS membership committee and service on the NRS Awards Committee as well as being a current member of the RIT/COLA Advisory Committee.
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If They Don't Practice Democracy, They Won't Learn ItSeptember 6, 2012 | Mark Phillips
Students should have a significant voice in school-based decision-making in every high school. They rarely do. With the teaching of democracy a stated goal of every high school, I still find this hard to believe.
An Early Experiment in Democracy
We'll get back to this, but first travel back in time with me to the year 1970, and observe a small group of students in a public high school in the process of achieving two goals: (1) the creation of a student-faculty council charged with making policy changes; and (2) two student representatives -- with voting rights -- added to the school's curriculum council. They build a group of allies composed of two members of the school board, the local newspaper editor, the head of the PTA and a few of the most prominent business leaders in the community. The principal receives phone calls from a number of members of this adult alliance. He meets with the students and grants them exactly what they've asked for.
Although I played no part in their actions, I knew all of these students. They had participated in a required Social Studies unit on "Education in America," in which they had learned a lot about the political processes of education. One of the goals of that curriculum was to train students to participate actively and effectively in our political system. These students were smart, mature and, importantly, politically literate.
It's exemplary when politically savvy students work within the system to effectively change a school. But there was one thing wrong with the scenario I described. There already should have been student involvement in the school's decision-making processes, initiated and supported by administration and faculty leaders. The students shouldn't have had to apply pressure to have that happen.
Giving Students a Voice
Arguably, our high schools generally do a good job of achieving their primary purpose of preparing students academically. But very few do a good job of preparing them for their role as active, responsible, informed citizens in a democracy, despite the fact that the teaching of democracy is a stated goal for most schools.
Students require teaching and modeling to fully appreciate the democratic process. This can take place through the curriculum, with Social Studies the most likely location. But on a school-wide level, the primary place to start is by giving students a significant role in school decision-making and policy formation.
There are four critical underlying points:
- To effectively teach democracy, you have to model it; and to teach students how to be actively engaged citizens, you have to enable them to practice this.
- In a democracy, those most affected by decisions should have a voice in making them. This principle is included in the United Nations' Convention of the Rights of the Child. The U.S. is the only country that has failed to ratify it.
- There are many high school students whose insights, perceptiveness and intelligence could make a substantive difference in school reform, helping changes happen faster and more effectively. These include change in curricula, school climate and testing.
- Student participation in decision-making improves student outcomes. It makes them more attached to school, builds self-esteem and improves tolerance and appreciation of others. Student participation can also lead to the development of young adults who think that they can make a difference.
Useful Examples
These points are more than philosophy or conjecture. They are based on the research and surveys of research by Dr. Dana Mitre, an Associate Professor at Penn State University. Her book, Student Voice in School Reform: Building Youth-Adult Partnerships That Strengthen Schools and Empower Youth, should be read by all school leaders.
While student views should be secondary to the expertise of teachers and administrators, they should still be an explicit and significant part of every school's decision-making processes. And one of the objectives for every Social Studies program should be to help train students to function effectively in that process.
None of these changes require major restructuring of how a school operates. There are excellent models available. What it takes is an administration that recognizes both the challenge and the need for change.
Every teacher and administrator should review what was accomplished at Federal Hocking High School in Ohio, documented beautifully by George Wood in Time to Learn.
The Harvard Graduate School of Education's Civic and Moral Education Initiative is also a good place to look for those of you who want to become part of the broader effort.
This is not rocket science. It is easy to accomplish and far more about attitude than about procedure. Work with students in your school to take this to the next step. We know that we get the government we deserve and, especially in this election year, it might be good to remember that our schools have a prime responsibility for this.
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Quote: The article does say,
The article does say, "While student views should be secondary to the expertise of teachers and administrators, they should still be an explicit and significant part of every school's decision-making processes.".
I'm pleased that you cited this, because it is a glaring example of how poorly conceived the whole initiative seems to be. If you consider a viewpoint to be "explicit and significant," then how on earth can you judge it to be "secondary"?
The very age/experience-based hierarchy this plan wishes to avoid to promote inclusiveness is still implicitly stated.
You should either commit to these kids 100% or not at all. Gray areas generally doom the most well intended initiatives
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Mr. Hauck,
The article does say, "While student views should be secondary to the expertise of teachers and administrators, they should still be an explicit and significant part of every school's decision-making processes."
Adults in a school aren't giving up their role as leaders in the school. Obviously, and crazy idea brought up by students would be vetoed (I'd hope at least), but I believe democratizing the school helps give students a sense of ownership in their own education. Sure, in decades past, it was easy to have students "sit down and shut up," but we don't live in that society anymore.
When I see young people who choose not to vote, I take that to mean that they aren't invested in their community. One way to increase that is to let them practice this involvement. Which is why we have mock elections and such, but those don't give the students leadership experience. I'd also imagine that the students who do take the lead, who do get the attention of adults in the room, are mature enough to handle the experience. It's happened in the past. Many great men and women of history were teenagers when they accomplished their goals. It would be sad to have these potential leaders in a classroom today where they weren't allowed to grow under adult supervision and guidance.
Mark: I am sure you recall a
Mark: I am sure you recall a time in society when a young person had to "pay their dues" to be granted the privilege to sit among adults and be considered as equals. Such a privilege never occurred before the age of 18 and rarely before that young person married and established themselves with a viable career that would allow them to afford a home mortgage and other adult level amenities. This was the true barometer of maturity and granted one entrance into the world of adults.
In this increasingly dumbed down society of the last 40-50 years where mediocrity is the new standard of excellence, a kid that's "fully capable" has never been tested as a real adult with real adult responsibilities (as described above). Really, many kids grow up these days and expect to be treated as equals without ever having to prove themselves. This comes from a lifetime of having their self-esteems pumped up beyond reasonable limits. But sadly, this happens because too many of their parents grew up feeling overly self-entitled to the spoils of life without having to truly sacrifice or suffer hardship.
As the saying goes, people get the government they deserve. The same can be said for education. I only need to cite aspects of your blog post and many others, including the one about the Jewish teacher afraid to call on the carpet a student making anti-Semitic remarks.
And yet, so many of my supposedly intelligent colleagues can only point to standardized tests and a lack of iFad immersion as the villains in education.
By the way, ask esteemed musician Sheryl Crowe these days if she thinks cell phones are good for kids to use.
It's about personal behavioral choices and compromised traditional norms. That's why systems and societies fail.
I have the opportunity to change how a social studies department in one school I supervise teaches. I'd love to follow this model. However, it would't be school wide. Is it possible to do this just in a social studies class? I imagine it could be.
We recently finished filming at Mission Hill Pilot School, a K-8 public school in Boston. Being a pilot school allows Mission Hill to create many of their own policies. One of those is including student representatives on their governing board. This is a board with significant decision making responsibilities. Watching these 8th graders interact with adults, listen attentively, share their opinions, and act judiciously was a pleasure indeed. To call such involvement token is to miss the importance role modeling has for young people. Not every 8th grader would be ready to take on such a task, but the ones who are should be given the opportunity to lead by example.
Teachers can model democratic
Teachers can model democratic principles through other means rather than relinquishing or sharing decision making into the hands of inexperienced children. I would rely on an effective classroom activity used in the past where students run for "office" on the classroom and conduct appropriate "campaigns." Add this to the teacher imparting their own knowledge of the free democratic system via classroom discussion or direct instruction should be sufficient until students reach the age of 18 when they are free to officially register and participate on their own.
I'm sorry, but American society no longer raises children to accept some important adult responsibilities prior to the age of 18, because we have descended into a retro-adolescent obsessed "play" society where many seek to perpetuate their childhoods and all their trappings well into their thirties and beyond. All one needs as proof is to note the number of thirty-somethings (mostly males) who still play videogames and read comic books, two very juvenile activities that truly mature adults abandon years earlier.
With the kind of mindset embraced by our youth, it would be foolish to entertain their input on important matters if only for some token non-bearing function within the decision making process.
As for the U.S. choosing not to ratify the United Nations policy regarding children's "rights," I applaud that move. Our Constitution provides a sufficient menu of guarantees of freedom and liberty for ALL Americans, regardless of age, that the United Nations could never surpass.


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Soil roughening is a temporary erosion control practice often used in conjunction with grading. Soil roughening involves increasing the relief of a bare soil surface with horizontal grooves by either stair-stepping (running parallel to the contour of the land) or using construction equipment to track the surface. Slopes that are not fine graded and left in a roughened condition can also reduce erosion. Soil roughening reduces runoff velocity, increases infiltration, reduces erosion, traps sediment, and prepares the soil for seeding and planting by giving seed an opportunity to take hold and grow.
Soil roughening is appropriate for all slopes, but works especially well on slopes greater than 3:1, on piles of excavated soil, and in areas with highly erodible soils. This technique is especially appropriate for soils that are frequently disturbed, because roughening is relatively easy. To slow erosion, roughen the soil as soon as possible after the vegetation has been removed from the slope or immediately after grading activities have ceased (temporarily or permanently). Use this practice in conjunction with seeding, planting, and temporary mulching to stabilize an area. A combination of surface roughening and vegetation is appropriate for steeper slopes and slopes that will be left bare for longer periods of time.
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Roughened slope surfaces help establish vegetation, improve infiltration, and decrease runoff velocity. A rough soil surface allows surface ponding that protects lime, fertilizer, and seed and decreases erosion potential. Grooves in the soil are cooler and provide more favorable moisture conditions than hard, smooth surfaces. These conditions promote seed germination and vegetative growth.
Avoid excessive soil compacting, because this inhibits vegetation growth and causes higher runoff velocity. Limit roughening with tracked machinery to sandy soils that do not compact easily; also, avoid tracking on heavy clay soils, especially when wet. Seed roughened areas as quickly as possible, and follow proper dust control procedures.
Depending on the type of slope and the available equipment, use different methods for roughening soil on a slope. These include stair-step grading, grooving, and tracking. When choosing a method, consider factors such as slope steepness, mowing requirements, whether the slope is formed by cutting or filling, and available equipment. Choose from the following methods for surface roughening:
Cut slope roughening for areas that will not be mowed. Use stair-step grades or groove-cut slopes for gradients steeper than 3:1. Use stair-step grading on any erodible material that is soft enough to be ripped with a bulldozer. Also, it is well suited for slopes consisting of soft rock with some subsoil. Make the vertical cut distance less than the horizontal distance, and slope the horizontal portion of the step slightly toward the vertical wall. Keep individual vertical cuts less than 2 feet deep in soft materials and less than 3 feet deep in rocky materials.
Grooving. This technique uses machinery to create a series of ridges and depressions that run across the slope along the contour. Make grooves using any appropriate implement that can be safely operated on the slope, such as disks, tillers, spring harrows, or the teeth on a front-end loader bucket. Make the grooves less than 3 inches deep and less than 15 inches apart.
Fill slope roughening for areas that will not be mowed. Fill slopes with a gradient steeper than 3:1 should be placed in lifts less than 9 inches, and properly compact each lift. The face of the slope should consist of loose, uncompacted fill 4 to 6 inches deep. If necessary, roughen the face of the slopes by grooving the surface as described above. Do not blade or scrape the final slope face.
Cuts, fills, and graded areas that will be mowed. Make mowed slopes no steeper than 3:1. Roughen these areas with shallow grooves less than 10 inches apart and deeper than 1 inch using normal tilling, disking, or harrowing equipment (a cultipacker-seeder can also be used). Excessive roughness is undesirable where mowing is planned.
Soil roughening is not appropriate for rocky slopes. Tracked machinery can excessively compact the soil. Typically, soil roughening is effective only for gentle or shallow depth rains. If roughening is washed away in a heavy storm, re-roughen the surface and reseed.
Maintenance Considerations
Inspect roughened areas after storms to see if re-roughening is needed. Regular inspection should indicate where additional erosion and sediment control measures are needed. If rills (small watercourses that have steep sides and are usually only a few inches deep) appear, fill, regrade, and reseed them immediately. Use proper dust control methods.
Soil roughening provides moderate erosion protection for bare soils while vegetative cover is being established. It is inexpensive and simple for short-term erosion control when used with other erosion and sediment controls.
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Soil roughening requires minimal materials but requires using heavy equipment.
Smolen, M.D., D.W. Miller, L.C. Wyatt, J. Lichthardt, and A.L. Lanier. 1988. Erosion and Sediment Control Planning and Design Manual. North Carolina Sedimentation Control Commission; North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources; and Division of Land Resources, Land Quality Section, Raleigh, NC.
USEPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 1993. Guidance Specifying Management Measures for Sources of Nonpoint Pollution in Coastal Waters. EPA 840-B-92-002. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Washington, DC.
USEPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 1992. Stormwater Management for Industrial Activities: Developing Pollution Prevention Plans and Best Management Practices. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Washington, DC.


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Geothermal is literally earth (geo from the Greek) heat (therme from the Greek). Heat is a form of energy. Geothermal becomes an energy resource when we can use this heat to our advantage. Most of the Earth's heat is deep inside the Earth, beyond the reach of technology to extract the heat. At relatively shallow depths, depending on the temperature, the heat may be economically extracted and used.
At shallow depths the Earth may be used as a heat reservoir. In terms of magnitude, the Earth receives more than a thousand times more energy from the Sun than is loses from its internal reserves. However, the solar energy is lost back to space on a daily and seasonal basis. Except for small microclimates around hot springs and active volcanoes, the Sun controls the temperature of Earth's surface and this temperature generally decreases with latitude from the equator to the poles and with elevation. Soil and rocks are poor conductors of heat and below a couple of meters (about 7 feet) below the surface, the annual and seasonal variations in surface temperature are damped out and the temperature is steady at approximately the mean annual ground surface temperature. Although this temperature is defined by the solar energy balance, it is soil and rock properties that make this zone good for use as a heat reservoir. Ground-Source Heat Pumps (or Geoexchange Heat Pumps - see link Heat Pumps) use this zone for heat storage and retrieval.
Where subsurface temperatures are significantly hotter than the surface temperatures heat may be extracted for surface use. This situation would occur where the geothermal gradient increases the temperature above the surface temperature (see link How Does It Form? ). This difference may be a few degrees, or even a few degrees above winter surface temperature for some direct use applications, to a few hundred degrees for geothermal electricity generation.
A further requirement for "elevated" subsurface temperatures to be a resource is that there must a mechanism by which the heat can be brought to the surface. For some resources the mechanism may be natural, such as hot springs or artesian (naturally flowing) wells. Other sites may require the drilling of a well and pumping. At many sites high subsurface temperatures are found but the rocks lack sufficient permeability (pathways for fluid flow). These rocks may require artificial fracturing or down-hole heat-exchangers to extract the heat. Research on new technologies to extract heat from potential geothermal reservoirs is continuing.


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Specializes in pork belly! The way they cook everything on the grill is awesome, kimchi and bean sprouts!
Pork Belly Heaven – While this style of BBQ and pork belly is quite popular in Korea, Honey Pig is one of the few places to get the full experience. If you like bacon and you like it thick cut, this is THE place to get it. The cooking here is done over a heated dome rather than the traditional kbbq (charcoal, etc.)
The best part of this meal though, might be what comes at the end. Once you're done cooking your meat (alongside the sprouts and kimchi), the server will make bibimbap (kimchi fried rice) with whatever is left on top of your dome. It's a fantastic finish to your meal, because it capture all the flavors and fried bits leftover from all the cooking.
If you're a smoker, you can enjoy the "outside" patio, where you can grill and smoke to your heart's content, which may or may not be a deal breaker for some. This is k-town...
the swine is good – there are two kinds of pork belly available here -- the regular and the special. from what i have researched, the special is fattier than the regular. so we opted for the regular.
the pork belly was very good, but not life changing. after, they offer to make kimchee fried rice, which, again, was very good, but not spectacular. the service is a bit attentive but could need a bit more of a boost. the sides were fresh and they leave you with a jar of water with ice. we saw other people with octopus and some pancake thing that looked good. the bill came to $42 for two with tip.
i would probably go back.
When you've just gotta have some pork – If you just had too much red meat lately and got a hankerin' for some pork, this is a good place to go. I'm a pretty picky eater but this place is all good. Honestly, I can't tell the difference in taste or texture between the black boar and regular pork but my girlfriend swears by it so, there. Also, I love those call buttons on the table that keeps the waiters running over at my beck and call (no more waving my arms about or trying to make eye contact from across the room).
A change from the oridnary... – The style of cooking here is unique because of the sloped round grill. Properly cooked, you cook meat on the top, put a layer of kimchee below that and a layer of bean sprouts below that. The idea is for the meat juices to mix with the sprouts/kimchee. It tastes awesome. The best combination is to get the mushrooms (oyster, shitaki, etc) and seasoned pork bellies. They're pre-cooked and marinated in the kitchen and they're delicious. You can get meat and other dishes here but just stick with what it's intended to be: a pork bbq. Don't bother w/noodles and soups.. they'll give you some complimentary miso-like soup. If they don't, just ask nicely.
The real treat is at the end when they bring out a mixture of rice, seaweed, and perinella leaves sauteed in sesame oil and hot chile paste (kochujang). When you're almost done eating, ask the server to bring out the rice and they'll dump it on the grill for your to stir fry with your pork, kimchi, bean sprouts. After hammering a few beers or bottles of soju, this really hits the spot. Don't be afraid to ask for seconds if you want it. They won't charge you.
Keep in mind that the tables here are all round and can't fit more than about 5 people per table so don't plan big parties here unless you don't mind sitting at separate tables. The valet lot is really small and street parking is scarce so show up early enough to get a spot. This is one my favorite plays to grab a drink, chow down w/buddies, and have a cigarette (yes there's a smoking section).
Fun experience and fresh beef – On every table, Honey Pig uses a big arch-shape pan for customers to make BBQ, which is very cool. They provide unlimited free romaine leaves, kimchi (Korean pickle), and spicy bean sprouts. The price is just right for the portion. We ordered beef thin slices, mushrooms, and pork bellies. The beef was excellent. If you like fat meat, the pork bellies were very fattening. They also have squid and beef ribs. We ordered cold noodles, which was not the best.
Koreatown's hip pork belly BBQ house packs in L.A. gourmands and neighborhood locals. – In Short
With shabu-shabu and Mongolian BBQ having gone mainstream, Korean table grilling could be next. Here a hip, lively main dining room features modern black tables and chairs perched beneath shiny hooded braziers, offsetting traditional touches of lanterns, oak floors and antique Korean locks. The house specialty is pork belly, the cut for bacon that fans say transcends the cured stuff, especially when sizzled up with Korean seasonings. Other options include wild boar, hot pork ribs, prime beef and short ribs.
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UEFA Champions League
May 3, 2011
- FTFT1Barcelona
Real Madrid1
2:45 PM ET, May 3, 2011
Camp Nou
Last 5 Matches
Barcelona: W-D-W-W-W
Real Madrid: D-L-W-W-W
2nd Leg: 3 - 1 (Agg)
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Barca 1-1 Real. We got a better game than last week - well, more dignified at least! In the end Barca were just far too strong - had Marcelo scored first it could have been a thrilling end to the game, but a Barca triumph never looked in doubt. Whether it be Man Utd or Schalke facing them in the final, Barca will be unquestionable favourites to win a fourth European Cup.
Barca are heading to Wembley - it's finished 3-1 on aggregate.
It's all over...
Affelay on for Pedro.
Pedro is on the floor after Marcelo climbed all over him.
Less than 60 seconds to go now.
Huge applause for Abidal's return to the Camp Nou pitch.
Abidal on for Puyol.
I'm quite upset that we won't hear from Mourinho after the game. I think he might mention the disallowed goal at the start of the second half.
Xavi eyes up the free-kick from 30 yards but it's Messi who drills it straight at Casillas.
Alonso with another late tackle, followed swiftly by Carvalho. Both have been fortunate to avoid second yellows in this game.
Adebayor back in the left-back position trying to start an attack.
Pedro's goal dealt a decisive blow to Real's chances on 54 minutes.
Adebayor booked for what is probably his fourth or fifth late challenge. This time on Messi.
Just prior to that there was a lovely touch from Ronaldo to release Arbeloa but then the Portuguese and Adebayor got in each other's way.
Diarra takes down Mascherano and again gets his foot on the ball. Mascherano down like a sack of spuds but he seems fine now. Funny that.
Pedro in the ref's book for a late lunge on Diarra
Abidal gets a very warm reception from the Barca fans as he warms up. This is the first time he's been involved since surgery on a liver tumour earlier this year.
Pique looking in some pain - I think it's his wrist or forearm. He will just have to get Shakira to kiss it better. It's a hard life for these players.
Ronaldo saracastically applauds after not getting what he felt was a free-kick after a challenge from Mascherano.
Arbeloa tries to pick out Ronaldo but Pique gets an important foot to the ball.
Messi skips past Carvalho and also leaves Marcelo in his wake but Albiol does well to cover.
Alonso urging Casillas to pump the ball forward but his long kick out results in a Barca throw.
Another free-kick and Alonso is late on Messi. He's on a yellow and needs to be careful.
Free-kick for Barca right in the corner.
Marcelo booked - replay shows him get a nick on the ball.
Marcelo dives in on Messi and the wet surface probably makes the slide tackle look worse than it was - the crowd were clamouring for a red.
Marcelo celebrates giving Real a lifeline.
Keita on for Villa.
Stats: He may have set up Real's goal but Angel Di Maria completed just one pass in the first half.
Busquets crosses to Messi but he can't twist his body to direct his header goalwards. Casillas safely holds onto the ball.
Ronaldo pulled back and again the referee fails to blow up. He initially played the advantage as the Portuguese forward ploughed through the middle but there was no advantage to be had and he should have brought play back. Poor.
Arbeloa goes to ground and he could have perhaps won a free-kick there from Mascherano's lunge. Referee shakes his head, not for the first time this evening.
Iniesta and Busquets combine to release Messi but Real stand firm and try to break with Arbeloa.
It probably was a yellow, but considering Adebayor's escapism he can maybe count himself unlucky!
Alonso pulls back Messi.
Inspired analysis from the Manchester United man - he must have his eye on my job.
Tweet from Rio Ferdinand: Madrid showing a bit of fight...makes the finish a little more competitive..
Marcelo and Ronaldo look to box Barca in but Alves, Pique and Xavi play a textbook triangle to get out of danger.
Here come Real again, they've got the bit by the teeth now but can they make the pressure count. Two more goals remains an uphill task, but at least they know they can breach this Barca defence.
Barca 1-1 Real. A lifeline for Real. Di Maria tiptoed inside the box before crashing a shot against the post. He did well to compose himself when the rebound returned to him and passed to Marcelo, who was waiting (why, I don''t know!) on the six-yard box.
GOAL Marcelo
He's back up now though.
Iniesta with another delicious ball towards Villa, who looks in some pain after being tackled by Arbeloa.
Xavi delivers but Ronaldo smashes it to safety.
Messi goes to ground and Barca have a free-kick on the right edge of the box - Ronaldo with a little trip on his rival.
Ozil on for Kaka.
Adebayor is chasing round like a headless chicken and he's avoided a yellow again after bringing down Mascherano.
Messi threatened in the first half, but it's Pedro who has put Barca 3-0 up on aggregate.
I spoke too soon - he's been looking likely to get a yellow for some time. Pedro was his latest victim there.
The referee keeping his cards in his pocket, though.
And here come the fouls. Adebayor barges Busquets to the ground.
The pass from Iniesta was just perfect for that goal. Inspired.
Adebayor on for Higuain.
Barca 1-0 Real. What a pass from Iniesta - he carved the Real defence open with a beautiful ball and Pedro took an excellent first touch before firing left-footed past Casillas.
GOAL Pedro puts the tie beyond doubt, surely.
Kaka stretches for it but it's all the way through for a goal-kick. This is the Brazilian's first Champions League start this season.
Puyol gets in a mix up with Iniesta and Higuain tries his luck from distance. Deflected out for a corner.
For all their increased danger, Real are still yet to have a shot on goal.
Stats: All five Clasicos this season have been locked at 0-0 at half-time.
Real looking bright at the start of the second period, particularly Ronaldo.
Ronaldo with a great through-ball towards Higuain and Di Maria but Puyol does fantastically to intercept.
The start of the second-half was delayed because of an on-pitch intruder. He was cleaned out by a steward though, while Ronaldo looked on bemused.
Headed clear by Carvalho.
Barca corner now - but Real must be irate after that decision.
Poor decision that by the ref - Ronaldo seemed to be fouled himself by Pique and then fall into Mascherano, for which the ref harshly penalised him. The ball broke to Higuain and he finished with aplomb but the whistle had already gone.
Higuain has put the ball in the net - but it's disallowed because of an apparent foul by Ronaldo in the build up.
No substitutions as yet for either side. Diarra conceded an Early foul for a late tackle on Iniesta.
And we're off for the second half...
Barca are keeping everybody waiting, but here they come to rapturous applause.
Real are returning to the pitch - I know this because the boos and jeers echoing around Camp Nou are rather loud.
Stats: Not a great omen for Real, but six of Barca?s last nine goals in Champions League semi-finals have come in the last 15 minutes of their matches.
The winner of this game will likely face MAnchester United in the final at Wembley on May 28. But the other semi-final isn't over just yet. Tom Adams has kindly previewed Schalke's visit to Old Trafford for us.
Gonzalo Higuain has not seen much of the ball in the first half.
And for the members of the Twitterati out there, @ESPNSoccernet will help fulfil all your Twitter-related needs.
Remember, you can join Chris Murphy for all the live updates and chat on tonight's Clasico now. Have your say here.
HALF-TIME: Barca 1-1 Real. So a Mourinho-less Real are technically still in it, but were it not for Casillas their Champions League dream would have been long over. It seems it will only be a matter of time before Barca open the scoring, but should Real sneak a goal things could get interesting.
There goes the half-time whistle...
Terrible delivery, straight to Valdes.
Corner for Real.
One minute of added time to play in the first half and Arbeloa is in an advanced position to pick up Alonso's long pass.
Carvalho is late AGAIN on Messi and he is even luckier than last time to avoid a second yellow. He was nowehere near the ball.
Villa threaded in by Messi but the Spain striker is stood oiffside. Casillas did well to save anyway. Impressive first 45 from the Real captain.
Pedro ruled offside as Alves searched for him with a delicately chipped pass.
After a promising start from Real they appear to have run out of steam a little. They were originally pressing Barca high up the pitch but they have given the home side more and more space as the half has gone on.
Diarra cleans out Messi and somehow avoids a yellow. Arbeloa accidentally Messi with his knee as he went to ground. Ouch.
Ronaldo in acres of space on the right but he plays a poor ball towards Higuain. He could have taken another touch and should have at least found his team-mate rather than the grateful grasp of Valdes.
Xavi to deliver, but Casillas punches clear.
Corner for the Catalans after an Alves break down the right.
Barca just patiently building things up now, every pass is being cheered like a winning goal.
Messi is pulling all the strings now and Real are chasing shadows.
It's been relentless from the Blaugranas - it seems like just a matter of time before Barca score.
Messi shoots again, right-footed this time. Casillas with another very smart stop. It's all Barcelona.
Lionel Messi has stepped up his game in the past five minutes.
Pedro this time with space on the edge of the box, but his shot is wide and over.
Excellent save from Casillas! Messi again the architect after Diarra's mistake. He fed Villa, whose curling shot from the left of the area was palmed away superbly.
He brings the ball down equisitely, takes one touch to get it out of his feet and away from Albiol but then flashes his shot wide of the post. Quality from Messi.
Xavi with a superb through-ball to Pedro, he finds Alves ont he overlap who crosses in turn to Messi.
Decent curling effort from Messi from the edge of the box. Casillas saved and then recovered to reclaim the ball having almost spilled it at Villa's feet.
Di Maria crosses to Ronaldo, who tries an outrageous lay-off with his shoulder. It fails miserably though - it hits his arm and the ref blows for a free-kick.
Barca have eased into the driving seat over the past ten minutes but Kaka now attempting to create something in the final third.
Alonso irate after he's penalised for fouling Mascherano. The Real man feels his former Liverpool team-mate dived.
Carvalho fouls Messi again, it's a very silly challenge on the halfway line when he's already been booked. He probably should have got a second yellow but the ref took a lenient view.
Stats: Real have only won one of their five Champions League semi-final away legs, though it was actually a 2-0 win at Camp Nou in 2002.
Iniesta with a rare poor pass, but Real can't capitalise.
But Messi has possession again and comes storming forward - three Real players surround him and Diarra looks to hook the ball away. But the referee deems it a foul and Barca can begin the passing merry-go-round once more.
Another poor goal-kick from Valdes.
Kaka releases Ronaldo who marches down the left - he puts Mascherano on his backside but runs the ball out of play.
A pre-match storm saw rain lash down on the Camp Nou pitch.
Free header for Busquets but he's headed it straight at Casillas. The midfielder should have done much better from there. A real chance.
Messi and Pedro manage to get in each other's way after Marcelo fails to clear. But Messi takes control and wins Barca a corner.
Here comes Messi down the left - he searches for Villa in the middle but Carvalho pokes his pass safely away.
The boos continue as Real try to build an attack - the noise is deafening.
Valdes makes a mess of his clearance and invites Real back on the attack.
Great feet from Iniesta to open up some space, but again Barca can't create an actual goalscoring chance. Just that dragged effort from Iniesta to show so far.
The referee judges it a fair charge and he's got it absolutely right.
Diarra shoulders Messi off the ball to a chorus of boos from the Camp Nou faithful.
Alonso delivers but it's headed out.
Ronaldo blocked off by Dani Alves and Real have a free-kick about 35 yards out.
Higuain through the back of Xavi to concede a free-kick. Maybe that's why he doesn't usually track back.
Alonso with his hands in the air screaming at Ronaldo and Higuain to track back.
Barca take it short from a free-kick as usual, but they can't engineer a shooting opportunity.
Good decision by the ref, Carvalho had been well beaten by the two-time World Player of the Year.
Carvalho brings down Messi in full flight
Pedro tries to burst past Marcelo but the Brazilian shows good strength to shepherd out the winger.
Ronaldo tries to conjure something on the left-wing (Di Maria is iperating down the right at the moment) but Xavi blocks his path and fairly has the ball at his own feet.
Pedro down under a tackle from Albiol in the centre circle.
Stats: Only one club has ever come back from losing the first leg of a Champions League semi-final at home - Ajax beat Panathinaikos 3-0 in 1996 having lost 1-0 in Amsterdam.
Mascherano this time clears it long under close pressure from Higuain and Di Maria.
Shot from iniesta from 18 yards is dragged wide of the right post.
Diarra with a firm challenge on Iniesta and Barca have a free-kick in midfield.
Puyol smashes it it out of defence and Real back on the attack - uncharacteristically hoofed by the Barca captain.
Marcelo dispossessed as he hugged the left touchline but Ronaldo has it back - he's looked like a man on a one man mission so far.
Decent start this by Real, certainly showing more intent than they did last week.
The referee gives a free-kick and nothing more.
Ronaldo on the run and Busquets has just been clattered by Kaka with a late challenge.
Marcelo with a positive run forward after getting half a yard on Pique but he can't get a cross in from the left.
And here we go again, Barca keeping possession between Puyol and Pique.
Early free-kick for Barca after Marcelo climbs over Pedro.
We're off...
The players just swapping ends after the toss - this one is being beamed live to 224 countries and we're just about ready.
I'm sure fans of both Schalke and Manchester United will be hoping that this one turns into a bloodbath. Both of those sides would surely welcome suspensions for the final!
The players are just emerging from the tunnel, alongside referee Frank de Bleeckere. He must be pleased to see no Mourinho on the touchline. I wonder if he will be watching for any Busquets peeking-through-fingers antics tonight!
For the neutral, an early Real goal is essential really if we are to see the tie have any level of competivity. An early Barca goal and you feel it could descend into a rather ugly affair.
Ten minutes to go and the anticipation is building - though not too much among the Real fans. Los Blancos are thought to have sent back around 3,000 tickets.
Stats: Barca have managed just one goal in total in their past five Champions League semi-final encounters at Camp Nou.
Jose Mourinho will not be at Camp Nou this evening - but how will his absence affect Real?
Running alongside our live commentary is MatchDay LIVE - join Chris Murphy for all the updates and chat. Have your say on the final instalment of El Clasico this season.
There have been 30 yellow cards and five reds in the past four clasicos. It's pouring down at the moment at Camp Nou and we can expect a stormy night both on and off the pitch.
Jose Mourinho was nowhere to be seen as Real arrived at Camp Nou. Apparently he's watching the game from a hotel because of security fears.
Mascherano continues at centre-back for Barca, with Puyol left-back. Iniesta steps back into the side after injury in place of Seydou Keita.
Team news is in and it appears Jose Mourinho has opted for a more gung-ho approach. The attacking quartet of Di Maria, Kaka, Ronaldo and Higuain is a bold step from the Real boss.
Lionel Messi's two goals gave Barca victory in the first leg and former Argentina star Ossie Ardiles has today said that his compatriot is the best player of all time.
There's been plenty of vitriol going back and forth since Barca's 2-0 win at the Bernabeu last week. From Real accusing Busquets of racism, to Ottmar Hitzfeld slamming Jose Mourinho.
Join us from 1945 BST for live text commentary of the Champions League semi-final second leg between Barcelona and Real Madrid at Camp Nou. Jose Mourinho described advancing to the final as "mission impossible" after last week's defeat, can Real produce a miracle?


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Man that looks ace.
Contrast into Hawtin...
Sooo... how much more expensive will tickets get if I delay on this? I'm not totally sold with the acts that have been announced but...
I don't know if anyone has seen this yet.
Heidi - I think it will stop at $65/70. Max. What are they at now? $55?
Edit- Gigger- thanks for the link. Sounds like we have a promising lineup coming our way.
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They're at $65 + $5 service fee.
I'm on the fence but am trying to figure out how much the weekend trip would cost me.
Well, I hope they do. Too expensive to travel otherwise. I'm anxious to see what is announced on Thursday
TECHNO STAGE? I'm so glad I bought my ticket today.
4/20: Godflesh, Cut Hands @ DNA Lounge
4/21: The Men @ Rickshaw Stop
4/26: Simian Mobile Disco, Earth @ Pappy and Harriet's
5/2-5/4: Austin Psych Fest @ Carson Creek Ranch
5/10: Joey Anderson @ TBA
5/17: Kishi Bashi @ GAMH
5/17: Move D b2b Optimo, Jackmaster, J.Phlip @ PW
5/21: Baths @ The Independent
5/30: The Decemberists @ The Crystal Ballroom
6/27: Fuck Buttons @ The Independent
6/28: Robyn & Royksopp @ Bill Graham
did someone say techno? im in
Holy shit this is exciting. I'm so happy I bought a ticket a while ago and booked a room. We are going to party so fucking hard. I do not think there would be this much hype if they weren't bringing something proper.
I hope to be posting something like this on Thursday...
Speaking of rooms, any tips on which hotels in that area are decent? I've looked around and find mostly stuff with poor reviews or which is 5+ miles away.
The Hiltons are good but they might be sold out. The one we are all staying at is according to Cara. But the other one might still have rooms.
I like your logic about crossover from ULTRA. Who on the ULTRA lineup could also play the techno stage?
Yea the Hiltons are sold out. There's one in Fontana but 10 miles seems like further than I'd want to go for this (not sure what the cab situation is like, or parking - though I would probably not want to drive).
Dare I say... can you feel it?
Techno Stage? Rumors of Hawtin and Cox? Noisia and Netsky in the bag? Free UV sterilized water? App? Burning Man art?


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Rockin' Android's latest doujin to PSN conversion is an interesting stray from the genre's otherwise chaotic nature. Although players still face waves of adamant enemies in the 2D shooter,
Qlione Evolve
introduces a new gameplay mechanic that requires players to learn the physics of the game. This game isn't solely about maneuvering around your enemies and mashing the shoot button. This game is more about having a feel for the way your character plays and the way your enemies respond to your movements, making the experience unique and challenging.
The way your character moves, the way enemies move, and the way the environment changes based on the calamity of the situation deeply impact how you will play the game. When you create explosions, the universe loosens its netted facade and allows you to swim through it with more ease, as opposed to when the mesh is tightened upon recovery from said explosions. The trick to taking on your opponents is to set up traps for them. Enemy organisms are not particularly smart, but they are incessant and powerful. They'll always be trailing after you like an annoying (and dangerous) tailgater, but you can use that to your advantage. Learning how to take advantage of these scenarios is the bulk of this game.
The character players will control in Qlione 2 starts off as a baby organism. Your attacks are typically divided between an explosion bomb and a vacuum bomb, which can be combined to create a "wave attack." The vacuum bomb essentially attracts your enemies to it. The explosion bomb is fairly self explanatory, but it is worth noting that it is not an instantaneous explosion. There are a list of specialized moves that are available to you to help outsmart your enemies. Tinkering with the placement of your bombs, for instance, can create interesting effects such as compressed waves, serial bombs and compressed fusion adding new effects and (hopefully) more damage.
Although the ultimate goal is obviously to complete each level and defend against each boss, the more immediate goal is to collect the protein orbs that are discarded after killing enough enemy organisms. These "porbs" function as evolution points, and are critical in this game. By ingesting enough red or green porbs, your baby organism will begin to evolve along an evolutionary chain created by the developers. This not only gives you another "life up," but it also forces the player to significantly change their play-style.
Some species higher up on this power chain are able to send bursts of waves at enemies to directly attack them rather than leaving a trail of timed mines. Depending on the color orb you decide to ingest, your baby organism will grow along a very different path with many different stems of the metaphorical tree branch to follow. Should you be experimenting with consumption patterns, there are over 20 species that you can gain access to, each with unique abilities and appearances. Each level, therefore, can result in an entirely different game simply because of the evolutionary path you happened to follow in that turn. This gameplay feature is a big (and advanced) step away from the original Qlione title. While the original Qlione's intrigue lay only in its unique boss levels, you won't have to wait for a similar lull in the monotony in Qlione Evolve given the constant changing of species you will undergo.
Although your enemies are typically geometric shapes that will attempt to collide with you to kill you, some are equipped with neon-colored lasers, and others have more rapid movements. Fortunately, Rockin' Android has retained the unique boss levels. Bosses are wholly different than the enemy organisms you encounter in swarms. Their appearances mirror their movements, so each boss behaves incredibly different than the next. Attacking the bosses becomes even more entertaining while you shift quickly between species and attempt to adapt to each new form and its ability. Of course, if you can avoid death in each boss level, you won't have to worry about dropping down in the evolutionary chain and having to climb it again. Qlione Evolve is definitely an advancement on Qlione 1 game mechanics. With evolutions and new species with new behaviors to play with, Rockin' Android's second Qlione holds a much more fun experience that breaks up the otherwise monotonous one.
Scoring in this game is heavily based on time, as well. This is something I've never liked in any game: being pressured for time. Not only does it take away from the experience for me personally, but it also feels like a cheap way of adding challenge or providing a basis for a leaderboard. Of course, you can still beat the level without any defined time constraint, but your score will be affected. If you care about leaderboards, you will have to be careful with how much time you spend on each level.
The music is downright awful. They consist of generic techno beats, but fortunately you can access your own custom soundtrack rather than just hit the mute button. However, the house music certainly matches the neon facade of the objects in the game, but neither are very pleasant. The neon design has a sort of brite-lite cuteness to it, but isn't particularly aesthetically pleasing or "beautiful" as it is attempted to be marketed as. It'd be fitting as an arcade game in the middle of a loud and dark old school arcade, but it's not something I want to be looking at or listening to for long while lounging by the television.
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