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Biarritz is tucked away on the Bay of Biscay in southwest France. Known for more than a century as the "queen of resorts and the resort of kings," the small but elegant seaside town is nestled in the foothills of the Pyrenées Mountains. Well before its "discovery" by French and European aristocrats in the mid-1800s, Biarritz had long been admired for its picture-perfect beaches, bracing sea breezes and temperate climate.
The key to this resort's worldwide renown is the Hôtel Du Palais, formerly the Villa Eugénie, summer residence of Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III. (As the nephew of Napoleon I, Napoleon III was France's self-styled imperial head of state from 1852 to 1870, a period known as the Second Empire.) After the fall of Napoleon III in 1870, the villa was shuttered.
The Hôtel Du Palais opened in 1883, and although fire destroyed the original Villa Eugénie in 1903, working from original plans, the hotel was immediately rebuilt and expanded. Faithful to its belle epoque origins, the Hôtel Du Palais has remained a majestic, if small, luxury hotel, whose high level of service is only rarely encountered today.
Inside the Hôtel Du Palais, second Empire decorative riches reign supreme: On one side, a sweeping, red-carpeted staircase leads guests to suites above, while overhead, immense crystal chandeliers from the original Villa Eugénie illuminate the gleaming inlaid marble floor of the hotel's main reception area. Befitting its illustrious past, the hotel also boasts a large ballroom. And just off the ballroom is the cozy hotel bar, which is run by Guy Déleris, who won the coveted "Meilleur Barman de France" Award in 1991.
Awarded one star from Guide Michelin, the hotel's restaurant, La Grande Siecle, offers menus gastronomique, or tasting menus, for serious epicures in an intimate salon near the ballroom. At La Rotonde, the hotel's main restaurant which overlooks the ocean, imaginative seafood dishes dominate the menu's offerings.
The hotel's sommelier, Jean-Jacques Place, can be trusted to make excellent recommendations. The hotel's cellars stock a good selection of Bordeaux and Burgundy, as well as fine wines from such neighboring regions as Jurançon and Irouléguy. Try sampling Irouléguy, Domaine Brana, 1991, a crisp white wine from the Pyrenées Mountains, which was a perfect match for the hotel's array of fresh seafood; or Château Montus, 1989, a hearty red wine from Madiran in Gascony, which paired wonderfully with Chef Jean-Marie Gautier's roasted squab.
After dinner, be sure to have a look at the hotel's cigar menu. It's the inspired creation of barman Déleris. Featuring a choice of more than a dozen fine Cuban cigars in various sizes and shapes, the handwritten menu is for love, not money, according to Déleris. "It's to please my clients, because it's not a business of the hotel." Stored in a well-stocked humidor, best-sellers include Montecristo No. 3, Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 2 and Partagas 8-9-8.
When you're ready to turn in, the hotel's accommodations, from luxurious multiroomed suites to garden-side rooms on a smaller scale, bespeak comfort, more comfort and still more comfort. The towels are incredibly thick and fluffy, the pillows oversized and plump, the bed linens smooth and cool to the touch. In the morning, room service is quick, and thankfully, quiet.
Beyond its stunning beaches and surf, Biarritz is known across Europe for its annual card tournaments--gin rummy and bridge. These high-stakes contests take place at Biarritz's Casino Bellevue. The casino also offers gaming for devotees of roulette, black jack and other games of chance. The casino is located at the Place Bellevue, a leisurely walk or short taxi drive from the Hôtel Du Palais.
After a full day of activities, you'll be ready to retire to the "resort of kings" at the Hôtel Du Palais.
-- David L. Ross
Hôtel Du Palais
1, avenue de l'Imperatrice 64200
Phone: (33) 59-24-09-40
Room Rates: Double Occupancy, Peak Season: $715--$1,200
Seaside Rooms: $380--$500


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WebDojo necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 83 diseños de 24 diseñadores freelance.
Gambrell & Associates (www.gulfcoastlawyer.com has info about the areas of law, but shows a slightly different name and locale)
The firm does Bankruptcy and Social Security law. It helps financially distressed individuals get a new start. The desired expression is professionalism and authority. Many of the clients are in stressful situations, and they are seeking a good and trustworthy attorney to get them through the tough process of filing bankruptcy.
The target audience consists of a fairly wide range of people. Those who have had some serious misfortunes in life, huge medical bills, major life changes that require a makeover of their financial lives. The common factors is normally that they are stressed out, many times having endured embarrassing and brutal harassment from collectors, you name it.
The logo should express that they are in good hands and can trust that they have a good attorney. Professional, caring, and confident.
This will primarily be used for the web, though it may also go to print later. The only real requirement is again that it should express the professionalism one seeks in a law firm and choosing an attorney.
Update: There are two design patterns I'd like to avoid:
1) Up-trending stock chart-esque designs. The firm deals with consumer bankruptcy. If it were more business-oriented, this would not be an issue. But individuals filing bankruptcy in many of these cases don't even have a portfolio. They don't think of it in these terms. Instead, they want to be reassured that they are in good hands and aren't going to lose assets or have anything garnished.
2) Designs using houses. I'd rather not have a logo with a house in it because the audience may mistake the firm with being related to real estate law.
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The RONNIE JAMES DIO Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund's second Awards Gala, set for Halloween night, Wednesday, October 31 at the Avalon nightclub in Hollywood, will include a live performance by DIO DISCIPLES, comprising former members of the band DIO, with a number of prominent rock musicians joining them on stage for an all-star jam. Among the rockers planning to join the celebrity jam session are Joey Vera (ARMORED SAINT), Billy Morrison, Glenn Hughes, Frankie Banali (QUIET RIOT), Stephen Pearcy (RATT), Joey Belladonna (ANTHRAX), Michael Sweet and Oz Fox from STRYPER, David "Rock" Feinstein, cousin of the late singer Ronnie James Dio in whose memory the Fund was created, and members of BUCKCHERRY.
In addition, Terry "Geezer" Butler, Eddie Money, Glenn Hughes, Frankie Banali, Stephen Pearcy, Joey Beladonna and David "Rock" Feinstein are among the performers who are scheduled to present awards to the fund's distinguished honorees. This year's honorees, who will receive awards named after Ronnie James Dio songs, are: Neil Warnock, Founder and CEO of The Agency Group worldwide; Stanley J. Diamond, partner, Diamond & Wilson, and member of the Board of Directors of the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up & Shout Cancer Fund; Charlie Hernandez, President of QED Productions and veteran production manager; Bob Chiappardi, Founder and CEO of Concrete Marketing; Alex Hodges, CEO, Nederlander Concerts; Dr. Raul Mena, Director of the Roy and Patricia Disney Cancer Center in Burbank; and Tony Iommi, legendary guitarist and co-founding member of BLACK SABBATH and HEAVEN & HELL and recent cancer survivor. Iommi has donated a one-of-kind Gibson Iommi SG prototype guitar—a priceless left-handed development model made for Tony personally— to the event's silent auction, and he will autograph it and pose for a photograph with the new owner.
Currently out on tour, the new line-up of Dio Disciples comprises Tim "Ripper" Owens (vocals) , Oni Logan (vocals), Craig Goldy (guitar), Bjorn Englen (bass), Scott Warren (keyboards) and Simon Wright (drums). The weirdly wonderful performance troupe CIRQUE BERZERK will also perform at the Gala, and Eddie Trunk of VH1 Classic's That Metal Show will serve as Special Guest emcee.
In addition to the evening's entertainment, the Halloween Spooktacular will include gourmet food stations and a hosted bar as well as a silent auction, live auction and Halloween costume contest.
A privately funded 501C3 charity organization dedicated to cancer prevention, research and education, the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund has already raised more than $500,000 in its short history. Monies raised have been committed to the cancer research work of the T. J. Martell Foundation for Cancer, AIDS and Leukemia Research and the gastric cancer research unit of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, where Ronnie was treated for gastric cancer during the last six months of his life, according to Wendy Dio, widow of the late singer and Fund President/Founder.
The Avalon is located at 1735 North Vine Street in Hollywood. General admission tickets start at $200 with special VIP ticket packages that include reserved seating and admission to the after hours Bardot Club are also available.
For information regarding the fund as well as tickets and sponsorships for the gala visit this location.


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Hey everyone, new to java here some troubles getting this down mostly step 4 i believe i have everything else correct not sure though.
1. Create a one-dimensional array of 99 double values. Then, use a for loop to add a random number from 0 to 100 to each element in the array. For each value, use the random method of the Math class to get a double value between 0.0 and 1.0, and multiply it by 100.
2. Use an enhanced for loop to sum the values in the array. Then, calculate the average value and print that value on the console followed by a blank line. Compile and test this class.
3. Use the sort method of the Arrays class to sort the values in the array, and print themedian value (the 50th value) on the console followed by a blank line. Then, test this enhancement.
4 .Print the 9th value of the array on the console and every 9th value after that. Then,test this enhancement
import java.util.Arrays; public class ArrayTestApp { public static void main(String[] args) { double[] testArray = new double [99]; //add a random number to each element in the array for (int i=0; i < testArray.length; i++) testArray[i] = 100.0*Math.random(); //sum the values and print out the average double average = 0.0; for(int i = 0; i < testArray.length; i++) average += testArray[i]; average /= 99; System.out.println("Average is: " + average); System.out.println(); //sort the values and print the median Arrays.sort(testArray); System.out.println("Median is: " + testArray[testArray.length/2]); System.out.println(); //print the 9th value and every 9th value after } }


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Whether you?re creating newsletters, Web sites, cool original art, or animations, this book has it covered. You?ll find out how to build Web pages with text and drawings, photos, Flash animations, and rollovers; check out enhanced Photoshop 3D tools; develop interactive animations for the Web or video with Flash CS4; and use the easier rollover and action features in Dreamweaver CS4 to add interactivity without coding. You?ll also discover:How to get familiar with the menus, panels, and tools that are similar throughout the suite Tips for getting creative with Illustrator?s cool new vector tracing feature Ways to use the annotation capabilities in Acrobat 9.0 and the improved CSS capabilities in Dreamweaver What Fireworks CS4, the newest addition to the suite, can add to Web sites Which extensions and filters are common to all programs Hard-to-find keyboard shortcuts in Illustrator How to enhance and manipulate photos with Photoshop Secrets for smoothing out your workflow How to use the Adobe Bridge Steps for using each program
To help you quickly find what you need, Adobe CS4 Design Premium All-in-One For Dummies is divided into eight minibooks:Adobe Creative Suite Basics InDesign CS4 Illustrator CS4 Photoshop CS4 Acrobat CS4 Dreamweaver CS4 Flash CS4 Fireworks CS4
Adobe CS4 Design Premium All-in-One For Dummies is your one-stop guide to all the parts of Adobe?s ultimate toolkit for today's designer.


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Meet three teens who have different stories to tell. Gecko has been trained since he was little to hotwire and be the getaway man. Arjay punched one guy a little too hard and that guy died. Terence comes from the big bad city of Chicago and was part of a big bad gang. All three are in juvenile detention and/or adult prison and are serving their time, hoping their time will come to its end soon.
And it does, in the form of Douglas Healy, who has written a grant to create a halfway house to reform juvenile delinquent. Doug picks these three boys because he sees himself in them, having been a delinquent himself in his earlier days. But more than that, he sees their potential.
And then one night...
they get into a pushing match after an argument between the guys to keep the rules or be sent back. When Healy comes to stop it, he becomes an accidental target and is pushed three stories below, bleeding. The boys have to make a decision...take the money and run or pretend Doug is okay and keep up their obligations for being in this halfway house. That means going to school everyday and keeping up grades, continuing their community service, and going to their scheduled counseling meetings. All until Healy recovers from his concussion and comes back to them.
But it isn't as easy as it looks. Terence wants to follow his dark side and can taste being part of a gang; Gecko falls in love and has to make the decision of truth or lies; and Arjay has the opportunity to be part of a band - something he's a natural talent at. Will their dual lives run parallel to each other or tear them apart? The only options are continue this battle of goodwill or be sent back; embrace their good side or welcome the dark side of what people and/or circumstances have made them.
Gordon Korman has written a range of books for YA. And while some find their shelves in the junior high, others make it to the high school. Interest level is key, and Korman finds them in a world of actuality for teens. I consider this book a gateway for Korman - best at junior high, but interesting enough to be placed in high school. Although the author has pared down realistic language in this book that I have seen in others similar in topic, the characters are fully realized. This isn't a dark book, but one about redemption, both for the situation the boys find themselves in as well as their with their personal demons.
On a personal note, I received a different bookcover than the one displayed here, and thought the other was more appealing...


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Latest Pregnancy News
TUESDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds that women who have had one or more miscarriages are at increased risk for hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis), which can lead to problems such as heart attack and stroke.
The study was scheduled for presentation Tuesday at the American Heart Association annual meeting in Los Angeles.
Researchers looked at health data from more than 1 million Danish women to examine the association between miscarriage and heart attack, stroke or renovascular hypertension, which is high blood pressure caused by narrowing of the arteries that carry blood to the kidneys.
Compared to women who had no miscarriages, women who had one miscarriage were 11 percent more likely to suffer a heart attack. The risk more than doubled in women who had four or more miscarriages, according to a heart association news release.
Women who had one miscarriage had a 13 percent increased risk of stroke, and those who had four or more miscarriages had an 89 percent increased risk.
Women who had one miscarriage had a 15 percent increased risk of renovascular hypertension, and those who had four or more miscarriages had nearly quadruple the risk.
Each additional miscarriage a women had led to a 9 percent increased risk of heart attack, a 13 percent increased risk of stroke and a 19 percent increased risk of renovascular hypertension.
Although the study found an association between number of miscarriages and certain heart risks, it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship. Because this study was presented at a medical meeting, the data and conclusions should be viewed as preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
-- Robert Preidt
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Red hair is a mark of distinction not for the faint of heart. Believe you me, red hair can be an endurance test from the word go. You stick out like a sore thumb at school and will inevitably be nicknamed Red (or much worse these days), even if you like your real name. On the other hand, teachers and assorted persons of authority seem to notice "the redhead" in case you wanted to be noticed but it's usually to get blamed for something you didn't do. One young redhead I knew struggled to apply black shoe polish in a failed attempt to disguise himself. I remember when I was 17 and my new friend from Germany confided that Europeans considered all people
Red hair is a flaming mark that—alas—may not last a lifetime. Consumed by its own brilliance, one might say. One day a disrespectful friend bellowed to get my attention: "Hey, blondie!" (surely that wasn't me he called). But time has a way of eclipsing great things. That is why red hair is special. It's a lottery if and when it will turn up or how long it will last. Parents, if you like what you have wrought, you see what you are up against. Know your genetic genealogy. Cross-examine anyone whom your redheads plan to marry. Better still, send the kids to www.redhedd.com to perpetuate the species. Long live small kiddies with red mops.


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Choose the icon that best represents you, download the image on your smartphone and upload it on Instagram. Add the 'Crema' filter and discover the hidden sentence. Share it on Instagram with the hashtag #cimbalihumantech.
MUMAC – Gruppo Cimbali
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Chilewich creates innovative products from our own original textiles which enhance interiors around the world. Using woven vinyl textiles we manufacture designs which include flooring, wall textiles, upholstery, window covering, tabletop designs and more. We use vinyl because it is durable, easy to maintain and provides the aesthetic qualities our customers' desire. Our woven textile products can be washed with water and bio-degradable detergents and have a long lifecycle, which helps customers reduce both energy use and costs, while maintaining a unique and elegant setting.
We have made great progress in becoming "green". Some examples of Chilewich's green initiatives are listed below:
- Chilewich is making a significant environmental development by replacing the petroleum-based plasticizers in our yarns with phthalate-free, renewable vegetable compounds.
- Plasticizers have traditionally been made from petroleum-based compounds that are used to make PVC yarns soft. No more.
- We call these innovative new yarns and the fabrics made from them TerraStrand®.
- TerraStrand® is 100% phthalate-free and contains 25% renewable vegetable content.
- Every square yard of TerraStrand® saves .02 gallons of petroleum and .41 pounds of CO2 as compared to conventional woven vinyls.
- BioFelt® is a PVC-free floor tile backing system developed by Chilewich that works with all our signature woven textiles.
- The backing for the floor tile is made from recycled water bottles, renewable vegetable compounds, as well as post-industrial materials.
- The total recycled content of the tile (including TerraStrand® fabric and BioFelt® backing) exceeds 55%.
- Chilewich upholstery fabrics are covered by the internationally recognized GreenGuard® program certified by the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute.
- The goal of GreenGuard® is to protect human health and quality of life through the reduction of chemical exposure and improve indoor air quality.
- This certification is also recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council and therefore our upholstery fabrics also earn LEED points.
- To read more about GREENGUARD®, click here.
- All Chilewich Contract products contain Microban® antimicrobial protection.
- Microban® works continuously for the lifetime of the product to inhibit the growth of stain- and odor-causing bacteria, mold and mildew.
- Microban® is ideal for any home, healthcare, hospitality or office environment where mold and mildew are a concern.
- To read more about Microban®, click here.
- Chilewich Plynyl® wall-to-wall and tile flooring are Green Label Plus™ certified by the Carpet and Rug Institute.
- These guidelines are written to protect indoor air quality by mandating low VOC products.
- The certification is rigorously enforced by mandatory testing four times a year.
- Green Label Plus™ certification is recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council and therefore Chilewich wall-to-wall and tile flooring earn LEED points.
- To read more about Green Label Plus™, click here.
- All Chilewich Contract products are installed using low VOC adhesives.
- Our products are washed with water and bio-degradable detergents, are made in the USA and have a long lifecycle.
We recognize, and we hope our customers do too, that solving these problems is an evolutionary process that involves the plastics industry, consumers and government in a complex interplay of economics, engineering and chemistry. Chilewich has a commitment to improve and we are confident of continued success. To us, being green is not a marketing tool, but a commitment to change that recognizes the complex interrelationships that allow our society to move forward, together.


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In brief: As librarians we continue to grapple with our role in a world of digital information. The case has been made for an enthusiastic embrace of cutting edge technologies and the development of a 'startup culture,' and a role as 'gap filler' supporting faster take-up of new technologies. Rather than blindly supporting a market-driven…


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FCSCC Points Event #4 SOUTH Lot
Registration closed June 24, 2017 4:00 PM on June 24, 2017 4:00 PM EDT Registration ends June 24, 2017 4:00 PM on June 24, 2017 4:00 PM EDT Registration opens May 30, 2017 12:00 AM on May 30, 2017 12:00 AM EDT Registration runs from May 30, 2017 12:00 AM to June 24, 2017 4:00 PM
Welcome to the Fairfield County Sports Car Club Points Event #4 in the South Lot.
In order to accrue points for the season, you must be a member. To become a member, please e-mail our membership chair Edith Briner <email@example.com> . She will be able to send you the membership form with information on where to send it with a check included. You may also sign up for membership at any event.
If you are unsure on what class your car is in, please visit the SCCA Solo Rules Page http://www.scca.com/solo/content.cfm?cid=44517. It has links to all stock classifications as well on rules for allowed modifications per class. If you are new to autocross, I would take a few minutes to read through this information as it's very helpful.
Check out our website www.FCSCC.com for more information on club rules.
We are on Facebook at facebook.com/fairfieldcountysportscarclub or on Twitter @ FCSCCautocross - check us out!


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Vintage Original 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans Poster.
June 13 & 14, 1981
40 x 53 cm15.5 x 21 inches
Near mint condition for its age.
The 1981 Le Mans poster is part of the "The star car used for sponsorship" era in Le Mans posters which lasted from 1981 to 1997.
On the 1981 poster, the track has virtually been eliminated leaving space for a car that had not won the race the previous year, the WM P79/80 Peugeot of Ecurie WM Esso, driven by Guy Frequelin and Roger Dorchy who finished 4th overall in 1980.
This poster is an outspoken example of a "sponsored Le Mans poster".
The newspaper Le Parisien had replaced TF1 as partner in de media coverage of the race, hence their logo on the poster.
The race was won by Jacky Ickx & Derek Bell in their Nr 11 Porsche 936/81 with a total of 354 laps to their name.
For the full results of this race, please see 24 Heures du Mans results 1981.
We only have 1 pc. available!
This poster will be shipped, rolled, in a sturdy tube.
We offer FREE shipping to ANY destination in the world on this item but, given its value, we advise you to take the optional insurance (available at check-out) on it.
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Don't miss Marlena's farewell to Guiding Light on blogtalkradio's Brandon's Buzz at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16 or later on the network's archive.
By Marlena De Lacroix
In March 1992, Guiding Light reached the apex of soap quality, that perfect blend of excellence in writing, acting and production. I thought it had everything going for it to reach #1 in the ratings. Here's my column from Soap Opera Weekly, March 2, 1992, Volume 3, Issue 9, in which I analyzed this blueprint for building a perfect soap. A framed copy of this column hung over the desk of GL's then executive producer Jill Farren Phelps for the duration of her stay there.
Intelligence, integrity, heart — GL had all three. It was a soap that not only deserved to rise to the top of the ratings, but should have stayed there forever. What a tragedy we are losing America's oldest and historically beloved soap on Friday. Farewell, Guiding Light. You were glorious!
Here's my column as it appeared originally. If you can [Read more…]


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Create your tournament by specifying basic information as name, date and place. Set your pairing system (Swiss system, Round-robin), number of rounds and tiebreak criteria. Publish your tournament and let people know about it.
Invite players to your tournament by email and use SWIPS for players to sign in. Signed players are added to your fully manageable starting list automatically. Add players or remove them any time during the tournament.
Use one of the standard pairing systems, which is chosen in tournament creation to pair players for every round. Set not to pair specific players or manually edit pairings for ultimate control over your tournament.
Publish every round results and next round pairings in no time as both are immediately available on tournament page. Present important information via projector or export it to various formats. Share your tournament on social media.
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SWIPS worked fine, the interface is intuitive and very easy to use. We look forward to use your platform again.
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Nate Berg is a freelance reporter and a former staff writer for CityLab. He lives in Los Angeles.
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The temperature's dipping toward zero on the Celsius side and the fog is settling down to the ground in the vast rural area of Tsawwassen, British Columbia, about 20 miles south of Vancouver, close to the edge of the Strait of Georgia.
In a few directions, farmland is all that can be seen. In others, the signs of residential life so typical in these exurban types of areas: neighborhoods in the distance and promotional signs for the sales center of a new housing and golf course community. Standing on the corner of Highway 17 and 52nd Street, alone but for the stream of cars zooming by, it's hard to imagine the dramatically different future that is coming to this place. One day soon, instead of huge stretches of farmland, this corner will be home to nearly 2 million square feet of retail space, concentrated in a shopping center and an indoor mall. If plans move forward as expected, by 2015 these cars speeding past this corner on Highway 17 could be driving to it instead.
And those plans are likely to move forward mainly because of who's pushing them: The Tsawwassen First Nation, one of the roughly 630 bands of aboriginal people in Canada. In a historic treaty enacted in 2009, the Canadian government's stewardship of the Tsawwassen First Nation came to an end, establishing it as its own government. Along with that treaty, the 400-member Tsawwassen First Nation has been granted full ownership and development rights over its land – rights it had been denied for hundreds of years.
Now, with those rights in hand, the nation is moving forward with long desired plans to reap some economic development out of what had for so long been an economically fruitless situation.
"The most frustrating thing about being under the Indian Act is you can have aspirations for your community but you might not necessarily be able to ever capitalize on them," says Andrew Bak, a member of the Tsawwassen First Nation's legislative assembly. "Some of our members have had economic development aspirations going back 50, 60, 70 years, but we haven't had the legal framework within which to actually approve projects or to partner strategically with municipalities or service providers or utilities or anyone else."
After more than 15 years working out the treaty process with the provincial and federal governments, the nation is now ready to make those partnerships, and has struck a deal with developers Ivanhoe Cambridge and Property Development Group to begin.
The nation has a comprehensive plan in place to develop much of the roughly three square miles it obtained through the treaty process, starting with two commercial developments on about 180 acres of land. One will be a typical outdoor retail development with a few big-box type anchors and some smaller national and local stores – a power center, in industry terms. The other element, to be known as Tsawwassen Mills, will be a roughly 1.2 million square foot indoor shopping mall. Bak says that designs are being drawn up now and the project could begin construction by the end of the year. Shoppers could be strolling in the mall as soon as 2015.
The project represents the first major economic opportunity for the Tsawwassen First Nation. But for the massive parcel's neighbors, it's not exactly a dream project.
"I'm not real happy about it," says Ian Paton, a city councilor in the neighboring town of Delta. "But having said, that there's not much I can do about it because it's a done deal."
Paton says the project will replace high-end agricultural land with more shopping centers that the area doesn't need.
"We have kind of a village-like atmosphere. And we've been able, as a municipal government, to basically do our regional planning to keep out all the big box stores and all the malls, which I think people are pretty happy with," Paton says. "Suddenly, after all these years of trying to keep the village atmosphere, out of the blue, it's like whether the people of Delta want it or not, guess they're going to put in a huge shopping mall."
He argues that a huge shopping mall is not what the area needs.
"We have so much retail shopping in metro Vancouver now, it's just ridiculous," Paton says. "Everywhere you go in municipalities next to us, that's all you see is more and more retail shopping going up. We've got all the shopping we need if we just drive 10 minutes over to Richmond or Surrey."
The proposed shopping mall is just one part of the nation's larger comprehensive plan, which also includes a few thousand units of housing, a business park and more industrial lands to augment the nearby port. The project has received criticism as encouraging more sprawl in this exurban part of greater Vancouver, about an hour by train and bus from the city's downtown. And, as Paton says, a shopping mall in a rural agricultural area seems a bit out of place.
"I always thought the aboriginals were really into the earth, the environment, protecting environmentally sensitive areas," says Paton. "All of a sudden they want to put a mall on top of prime farmland?"
But Bak argues that the project's potential for economic development is paramount, especially for a community that had been prevented from enjoying this level of economic activity. And while the Tsawwassen First Nation is trying to build a project that's economically successful, Bak says they're also trying to fit themselves into an area over which they had no control for so long.
"Those communities have been developed for a long, long time, they've had their plans set up for a long, long time. And we're new to the table," says Bak. "We didn't have any input into those processes, but now we're at a point where we have to marry what we're doing with what's going on around us."
Whether neighbors in Delta like what's on the drawing boards or not, those plans are highly likely to become reality in the very near future. They'll have to deal with the fact that they'll have limited if any input into what the Tsawwassen First Nation will be able to build. And as more treaties are enacted, so will other communities across Canada.
"The adjoining municipality has had a very conservative growth strategy," says Bak. "Ours is more aggressive."
Because of coronavirus, millions of tenants won't be able to write rent checks. But calls for a rent holiday often ignore the longer-term economic effects.
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Some days ago I've been looking through my Iphoto
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I think we all are..
So i decided to share the ones i like the most,
and the ones that remind me of the best moments of my life!
This one was in one of the most beautiful beaches in Portugal, in Guincho! I took the photo with my Iphone so the quality isn't the best.. Still beautiful :)
This one i took from the roof of my house through a little whole in the tree which usually is right infront of the beautiful part of sunset:/
Well, that day the sunset was incredible since as you can see it was in lines but the entire sky was stripy!
The following 3 pictures were taken with my camera on one of the evenings i spent with my gentleman ♥ by the sea. It was mid January something like that so it was super cloudy but sun was so strong you could see the rays striking out of the clouds!
These ones are my favorite!
Time: Last summer - July - August. Location: In all the parts of South America!
I've never seen such beautiful sunsets and sunrises! As you can probably note, they're somehow different from Portuguese sunsets, the clouds are light and see-through.. It was the best trip of my life, it was just me and my dad, driving around in the car for his investigation project (See more : on their website , or facebook ) which is super interesting and i just loved that i took part in it! One day I'll post more pictures from the trip #throwback :)
These were taking when we were in Atacama desert and our car broke on a Friday Evening when there are literally NO CARS passing through the desert 'highway' so while we were waiting for a car and then for our friend to come back from the city i took an advantage of my camera and here they are the beautiful changing colors of Atacama's Sunset!
These I took in Porto which is North of Portugal, when my dance 'crew' and I participated in a Hip Hop Competition for the first time!
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The Gadget: Ultimate Ears 700, the flagship model of a pretty respected headphone maker that was recently (and wisely) purchased by Logitech.
The Price: As you saw above, these babies are brand new, and list for $US230.
The Verdict: $US230 is an awful lot to spend on earphones, but as we learned last week, sound matters, and the quality in the $US200 range really is twice as good as it is in the $US100 range. In fact, in sound testing, the UE700 gave Shure's $US300 SE310 earphones a run for their money.
I'm not spoiled, earphone-wise, but I'm not slumming it either—I usually carry Shure SE110s. When the SE115s came out, I had to check them out, and sure enough, what Adrian mentioned about fuller bass is totally true. It's not overpowering, and for the price, they're brilliant, but like all headphones in that $US100 range, I still feel like there's something missing, a kind of three dimensionality.
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For a while, though, it was a deadlock between the $US230 Ultimate Ears and the $US300 Shures, especially since Amazon lists them for under $US180 (!). The real breakthrough came when I put on Prince's "7." It has so many layers of percussion and Eastern instrumentation, not to mention vocal harmonies, that it truly benefits from the three dimensionality that only higher-grade audio can manage, and lo, the most 3D experience came from the UE700s. I checked again and again, back and forth, with more songs still, and it was true. I was floored.
There are some downsides to this pair, particularly compared to the Shures. Fit matters when it comes to making the most of good earphones. Because of the way the speakers are arrayed inside the UE700s, they're wider at the opening than the Shures, meaning they may not fit everyone. In addition, they only come with one size of memory-foam cushion (my favourite) and three different sizes of the rubber sealing kind. Shure SE310 comes with like a jillion different "sleeves," and even the SE115s come with six options.
(They do come with a carrying case and an attenuator—pictured below—which limits high-volume bursts, so you can use it on an airplane's sound system without fear of going deaf every time you change the channel or hear the captain come on.)
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Six weeks ago I wrote a post talking about a new NYC public high school called the Academy For Software Engineering. I wrote that post the day after Mayor Mike Bloomberg announced the creation of this new high school in his State Of The City speech.
In the six weeks since that post, a lot has happened and I want to give everyone an update.
First, and most importantly, we have a leader for the school. His name is Seung Yu. His first name is pronounced like sing. He's been in several new high schools working directly for the Principal waiting for his opportunity to lead a new school and now he has found it. I've been working very closely with Seung for the past four weeks and I'm really impressed with his passion and commitment and considerable talents.
We are now recruiting the first class of 9th graders. Today and tomorrow are big days as we will be at the citywide High School Fair at Martin Luther King Jr High School on the Upper West Side. The fair is on from 10am to 2pm both days this weekend and Seung and I will be there along with many of the folks on the school's advisory board. Next week on Tuesday night there is an open house for parents and students at Google's office and next weekend there is an open house for parents and students at NYU. And there is one more open house the following week at NYU. If you know any students who are going into ninth grade and are a fit for this school, please tell them and their parents to come to the High School Fair and the Open Houses. That's the best way for them to get into this school.
We also have a full blown web presence now. We have a website, a twitter, and a facebook page. I'd like to thank Sean Gallagher for his tireless and excellent work on all of our physical and virtual brand presence. Sean is creative, technical, and hilarious. His sense of humor and vision will be plastered on this school for many years to come.
I'd also like to thank AVC community member Larry Erlich who left a comment on that first post six weeks ago that he was gifting the school a handful of web domains. That was the gift that kept giving and giving. With Larry's help, we assembled a bunch of domains, decided to use afsenyc.org, and lit that one up. Larry has also helped with a bunch of stuff around getting our web presence live. He's an example of what makes this community so great and why it is such a force.
There are literally dozens of people in the NYC tech community who have given massive amounts of their time for this school. The advisory board has people on it from many of the big and small tech companies in NYC. It is led by Evan Korth of NYU who has become a full partner in this effort. Evan's research interest is K-12 computer science education and he's getting a real-time live immersion in that right now.
Finally, I need to call out the NYC DOE. It's easy to dismiss government as big, slow, dumb, bureaucratic, and ineffective. I know I've been guilty of that myself. But I have to tell you that the DOE has impressed me again and again in this effort. The folks we work with are smart, committed, decisive, and most surprisingly, they are risk takers. There are too many of them to mention here, but they know who they are and I am extremely grateful for their efforts to get this school off the ground.
I'll end with a video that the folks at Makerbot (also on the advisory board) put together to explain this school and what its all about to the parents and students who are considering it. Please pass this on to any 8th graders you know in the NYC school system that you think might like to go to a high school and learn how to make software.


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Remember how excited you used to get in school when your teacher would take the class on an outdoor field trip? Here's the secret they never told you: these fun outings outside of class also taught you something. Shocking. But you don't need to be a teacher to plan a basic field trip—in fact, many of the most popular outdoor activities for kids havRead More
My kids seem to have enough energy to power an entire neighbourhood, so I jump at any opportunity to wear them out. Thankfully, in and around Muswell Hill there seem to be countless things to do, with everything from adventure playgrounds and skate parks to slightly creepy swan-shaped pedalos. My top picks are three year-round activities they'll never forget.


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A total of 15 inmates and nine trustees were shot to death in a failed escape attempt in a prison in far eastern Durango state Tuesday, according to Mexican news and Twitter reports.
According to a news item posted on the website of Milenio news daily, the shooting and escape attempt took place at the Centro de Readaptacion Social Number Two (CERESO) in Gomez Palacio, Durango at around 1700 hrs.
According to the news item, gunfire was exchanged between a criminal group and prison guards as inmates attempted to jump a back fence. Guards were fired on, prompting return fire which killed nine prison trustees and 15 inmates.
A Mexican Army element which was nearby assisted in retaking control of the prison.
A dispatch which appeared on the website of Animal Politico Tuesday evening noted that the prison itself had been inspected by an unit of the Policia Federal as part of Laguna Seguro security operation, starting Sunday night and ending Monday morning. The raid found several contraband items including shanks, cell phones and other items. The search was initiated at the request of Mexico's Comision Nacional Derechos Humanos (CNDH), or human rights commission.
Durango's CERESO Number Two was the prison where in 2010 prison officials colluded with inmates to stage armed attacks outside the prison on facilities operated by Los Zetas drug cartel. Included in those attacks was the infamous attack on a party at Quinta Italia in Torreon in Coahuila just across the Durango border, which killed 17 party goers.
The group was also responsible for at least two other attacks in the La Laguna area, which killed at least 16 individuals .
La Laguna encompasses Torreon, Coahuila, Gomez Palacio and Ciudad Lerdo in Durango. Laguna Seguro ended less than three weeks ago in the area, but Durango state has begun operating a separate security operation in Gomez Palacio in cooperation with the Mexican Army, and now, apparently the Policia Federal, now a sub agency of the Mexican national Secretaria de Gobierno, or interior ministry.
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SAN JOSE — As mayoral hopeful Dave Cortese was giving his take on San Jose's hot-button employee pension issue during campaign cold calls last week, a skeptical voter replied: "Is it true you're backed by unions?"
It's a question Cortese has come to expect. The Santa Clara County supervisor is being fervently backed by the San Jose political machine known as organized labor — and that's perhaps both his biggest strength and weakness.
An army of union members has been walking precincts and calling voters for Cortese. Union members donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to his campaign, granted key endorsements from groups like cops and firefighters, and they've heckled his competitors online and at campaign events. The unions say Cortese will restore trust with city workers, mainly police officers who have been abandoning the city amid a years-long crime wave that continues to plague San Jose.
But critics led by Mayor Chuck Reed, the current majority of the City Council and the San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce fear Cortese will wipe out years of fiscal restraint and cuts by going on a taxpayer spending spree. They point to his plans to roll back key parts of voter-approved pension cuts.
Back on the phone call with the voter, Cortese launched immediately into what has become a bit of a slogan during his campaign, saying: "I'm not afraid to say no," even to groups that help him get elected. He cited his business background, past support from moderate groups, efforts to balance the county budget and votes against labor-friendly contracts, and vowed not to be a union "pushover."
"I've been around long enough to know that's the obvious question," he said in an interview afterward. "If someone endorses you, are they going to be expecting some favoritism?"
Cortese presents a clear choice for voters in San Jose. As the only outsider in the race — the other four challengers are all Reed allies on the City Council — he will be the preferred candidate for many people who do not like what is going on at City Hall and want a change.
On the two biggest issues in the campaign — restoring the depleted police force amid rising crime rates, and whether to keep fighting in court for pension cuts that cops and other city workers oppose — Cortese strongly differs from his rivals.
He is the only candidate who wants to settle lawsuits — likely heading toward an appeals court — that unions lodged against the city after voters approved the pension reform measure known as Measure B in 2012. Cortese would have the city abandon parts of the initiative that a lower-court judge struck down, such as making current cops and other city workers pay more toward their pensions. He also wants to increase pension benefits for new hires to match those in the state plan and abandon disability retirement limits.
Those moves could prevent the city from winning hundreds of millions of dollars in savings on appeal, and would erase a key chunk of the pension reform legacy left by Reed and his council allies, most of whom are also being termed out.
The pension issue is sensitive for Cortese. He sat not only as a councilman but as a pension trustee during years when the city boosted retirement benefits while underestimating costs that since have soared, devouring funds for services. San Jose's budget remains fragile as pension costs keep rising despite limited retirement reforms now in place.
Cortese is vague about how the city, without full pension reform, could afford to improve services that were cut in recent years to cover growing retirement costs. He calls a new tax premature and says he'd work with the unions to find savings elsewhere, prioritizing extra revenues from the economic upswing to pay for cops and pensions. He maintains that ending the heated Measure B legal dispute is the only way cops will come back to work for San Jose so the city can try to regain its lost title as the safest big city in the country.
"I don't think anyone who is elected mayor could sustain that lawsuit without completely destroying the city," Cortese said in a direct rebuke to Reed.
But critics fear Cortese will go too far and erase critical taxpayer savings from Measure B.
"It's very clear from the onset that he's labor's candidate," said chamber CEO Matt Mahood, whose influential political action committee has given funds to every candidate except Cortese.
Cortese says he has known he wanted to get into public office since he was a kid — even before his dad, Dom, got into politics and eventually rose to the rank of state assemblyman. He's not afraid to invoke his family's history to connect with voters.
He has the most political experience of any candidate, and is the only one to have run for mayor before — in 2006, the last time a seat was open. He finished fourth among five major candidates in the primary won by Reed, who named him his first vice mayor. But the two differed on the council over development plans for Cortese's Evergreen district, and later over pension reform.
Cortese can be very persuasive and even charming in one-on-one situations, and knows it: He leaves his personal cellphone number for voters. But he often struggles in group situations, which may be an issue for his campaign. Some attendees of this campaign season's debates say he often looks like he doesn't want to be there; and his long-winded explanations rarely fit into sound bites.
To combat this, Cortese often calls voters after debates to tell them he didn't think he got his point across as well as he'd like, and asks for a few minutes to talk personally, where he can shine. His wife and campaign adviser, Pattie, tells him to smile more.
Pattie Cortese, citing her husband's background as a lawyer and certified mediator, calls him a "work-it-out kind of guy" who's well-equipped to ease City Hall infighting.
Cortese sees himself as being in the same mold of Gov. Jerry Brown, who in recent years got elected and passed his signature tax measure with the financial support of unions despite being a fiscal moderate.
But back on another call with a voter, he was again talking about the issue of retaining cops: "Chuck Reed's trying to figure that out, and if he doesn't, I will."
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Each day this week, the Mercury News is profiling the five major candidates competing in the June 3 primary to replace termed-out Mayor Chuck Reed. The top two vote-getters will move on to compete in the November election. Today: Dave Cortese. Tuesday: Rose Herrera. Wednesday: Sam Liccardo. Thursday: Madison Nguyen. Friday: Pierluigi Oliverio.
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Current job: Santa Clara County supervisor since 2008
Prior political experience: City Council 2001-2008; East Side Union High School Board 1992-2001
Age: 57
Political party: Democrat
Family: Married with four children
Fundraising rank among five major candidates: About tied for second
Three endorsements he highlights: Santa Clara County Democratic Party, the five most recent ex-San Jose police chiefs, county Supervisor Ken Yeager
Fun fact: His birthday is June 3 — the day of the primary


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Current TV, the progressive media company co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore, has being acquired by international satellite cable network Al Jazeera. According to the NY Times, which broke the news of the deal, Current's availability in over 60 million homes made it an attractive buy for Al Jazeera; which reportedly has sought access to the American television market for years.
"Rather than simply use Current to distribute its existing English-language channel, called Al Jazeera English and based in Doha, Qatar, Al Jazeera will create a new channel based in New York, according to people with knowledge of the deal negotiations," writes Brian Stelter. "Potentially called Al Jazeera America, roughly 60 percent of the programming will be produced in the United States while the remaining 40 percent will come from Al Jazeera English."
Current, launched in the U.S. in 2005, has struggled for years to find a voice - starting off with user-generated content and "webisodes" before transitioning to more news-focused and documentary programming. The network had hopes for a ratings surge after signing former MSNBC "Countdown" anchor Keith Olbermann in 2011, but the two parted ways last March without much having changed. Former NY Governor Eliot Spitzer, who now hosts the timeslot previously held by Olbermann, recently admitted that the network was performing poorly.
Spitzer appears to be getting his wish - but it may not be the outcome he's hoping for. The Times (which at one point considered buying the network) says that most of Current's programming schedule will likely be retired in the spring.
In a memo to employees announcing the acqusition, Current chief executive Joel Hyatt said he and Al Gore were both impressed with Al Jazeera's journalistic integrity, vast international resources, and position as a major global media player.
"When considering the several suitors who were interested in acquiring Current, it became clear to us that Al Jazeera was founded with the same goals we had for Current: To give voice to those whose voices are not typically heard; to speak truth to power; to provide independent and diverse points of view; and to tell the important stories that no one else is telling," he writes. "Al Jazeera, like Current, believes that facts and truth lead to a better understanding of the world around us."
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This side quest can begin just about any time after you arrive at the New Vegas Strip. Near the central area of the Strip, outside of such casinos as the Ultra-Luxe and the Tops, you should find an elderly couple walking around. This elderly couple goes by the name of Walter and Ethel Phebus. First, speak with Walter, who will give you a brief rundown on why you're here. It appears that they are farmers out in the Mojave Wasteland, and their land is currently in the process of being forcibly taken over by a land magnate named Heck Gunderson. When you speak with Ethel hereafter, you'll learn that she wants to return home, and get Walter's mind off of this entire ordeal. But it's really up to Walter whether he moves on or not.
Now here's where things get complicated. You see, this side quest is wrapped up directly with the Side Quest known as Beyond the Beef . If you intend on completing that side quest in such a way that you end up on the good side of the White Glove Society that runs the Ultra-Luxe, like we did in our own playthrough, then you need to get this side quest out of the way as quickly as possible. If you don't, you risk dragging the side quest on to the point that it directly interferes with Beyond the Beef, thus putting you in a bit of a pickle that might be hard to get out of. The best way to do this is to speak with Heck Gunderson directly after talking to Ethel and Walter out on the Strip. You can find him sitting at the bar at the Ultra-Luxe Casino, on the first floor. When you engage him in conversation, you'll begin to learn a bit about why he's here in the first place.
Basically, Gunderson does business with the White Glove Society that controls the Ultra-Luxe Casino. But while going about his business, his son went missing. It's a this point that the aforementioned Beyond the Beef side quest will open up, since Gunderson's boy's disappearance is intimately intertwined in the events of that particular side quest. Meanwhile, you still need to figure out a way to separate the plight of Gunderson and his son from that of the farmers outside, since if you misstep in that quest, you'll risk angering the White Glove Society, which won't jive well with the way our walkthrough went. The best way to do this is to stop speaking with Gunderson, head back outside, and engage Walter in conversation once more. With a 75+ Speech skill, you can convince him to head home without shedding any blood, which seems to be the outcome he had originally wanted. Doing so will successfully conclude this quest (as opposed to outright failing it) while keeping the Beyond the Beef side quest intact.
So let's recap. You don't have to finish this side quest like this. But if you're following our Walkthrough , you'll definitely want to. Doing so will allow you to keep things neutral with the White Glove Society at the Ultra-Luxe, while keeping the Gunderson saga in play, and still allowing you to successfully complete this side quest without stagnating it, or worse yet, outright failing it. If none of that matters to you, however, then delve into Beyond the Beef and let the dice fall where they may. Just keep in mind that if you do, there's no guarantee what will happen. Remember -- you can't make Gunderson, Walter and Ethel, and the White Glove Society happy at the same time. You must pick and choose, and in our playthrough represented here, we did just that. Understanding, of course, that not everyone will have a 75+ Speech skill when they undertake this quest, you can always return to it later when you do.


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This issue also affects your ActiveSync mobile devices, such as the iPhone.
If you open one of these duplicate contacts, you will notice that the Notes field says the contact was added by Lync 2013.
This a caused by a bug in the Lync client, which adds a duplicate contact item every time you have do an IM with this contact. The bug will be fixed in the next cumulative update (CU) for the Lync 2013 client. In the meantime, here's how you can fix it.
The duplicate contacts are stored in a contacts folder called Lync Contacts. This folder is protected by Outlook so you can't delete it from there. You need to delete it from Outlook Web App, which does not treat it as protected.
- Log into OWA and view your contacts.
- Right-click the Lync Contacts folder and select Delete.
- Click Yes to confirm you want to delete the selected folder and move all contents into the Deleted Items folder. You can then sign out of OWA.
- From the Outlook client you'll need to empty your Deleted Items folder to finish getting rid of all the duplicate contacts. You'll then be free of them!


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by Katie Calautti, published on June 22, 2012
Ive admired Jesse Eisenberg since his fantastic turn in Noah Baumbachs 2005 film The Squid and the Whale, but its admittedly been tough to think of him as anyone other than Mark Zuckerberg since he brilliantly embodied the Facebook founder in David Finchers The Social Network. Which is why its so refreshing to see him play Jack, a romantic intellectual stuck in a love triangle between Greta Gerwig and Ellen Page, in Woody Allens latest, To Rome with Love.
I caught up with Eisenberg, currently on location in London, to talk about working with a man hes idolized most of his life, and learned fast the he couldnt be less Zuckerbergian early on in our conversation, he inquired as to my cell phones upstate New York area code, and we discovered that both of our parents work at the same college. To boot, after abruptly hanging up at the end of our interview, he called back moments later to apologize for hitting the wrong button on his Skype and properly say goodbye.
So, while its clear that Eisenberg is solid both in front of and behind the camera, it was also great fun to hear him talk about Allens directing style, his on-screen bromance with Alec Baldwin, the intimidation factor of improvising for his idol and the ways he avoids Allen-coined ozymandius melancholia.
Movies.com: So youre in London shooting The Double with Mia Wasikowska and Wallace Shawn have you and Wallace shared any Woody Allen anecdotes, since he was in Melinda and Melinda?
Jesse Eisenberg: Oh, that's right! I knew he's in Manhattan. I know him actually, but he hasn't been here he comes in a week.
Movies.com: You guys will have to swap stories! I think if I ever met Wallace I'd have to resist the urge to make him say, "Inconceivable! ad nauseum. I'm sure he's really sick of that request.
Eisenberg: Yeah, I imagine. [laughs] I won't risk it!
Movies.com: I don't blame you! And where To Rome with Love is concerned, how long were you on location?
Eisenberg: Brief I was there maybe three weeks. They shot the four different storylines at separate times, so all the actors were only there for a brief period of time.
Movies.com: Was it your first time in Rome?
Eisenberg: I had been there a few months before, just two days to do publicity, and then I stayed for an extra few days and I took my mother there, so we got to see the city. But getting to film there is just a whole different thing because I think, just by virtue of being a Woody Allen movie, they close things that no one would have access to otherwise, for the filming. So we were in buildings and parks and squares that would be otherwise kind of impossible to get into. It was a pretty special experience, and then my character is an architect so I got to go to all these amazing buildings, modern and old, and it was a really unique way to see the city.
Movies.com: That sounds so charmed! Do you feel like you can ever visit Rome again now that you've had an all-access pass?
Eisenberg: [laughs] Right?! It's really strange when you're filming a movie there's police escorts and you just feel totally invincible, and then you go home and are balled into the same laws and rules and restrictions as the rest of the world. It's disconcerting.
Movies.com: Did Woody approach you for this role or did you audition for it?
Eisenberg: I guess he had seen a movie I was in, Adventureland, a few years ago because he sent an email to the director, who he's friends with, saying something nice about me, and then the director sent me that email. And it was so thrilling to get an email from Woody Allen, and I guess I maybe secretly hoped to work with him at some point. Then he asked me to come in and meet him, and I had to read the script in his office and then agree to do it there. And it was obviously I didn't hesitate or question. It was thrilling to be able to meet him and be asked to do it.
Movies.com: I read somewhere that Crimes and Misdemeanors is one of your favorite movies, so I'd imagine that meeting Woody must've been either exhilarating or totally nerve-wracking.
Eisenberg: Oh, it was really strange - I mean, I had idolized him since I was very young. When I was 16, I wrote a script about him and it got sent to his lawyers, who sent me cease and desist letters every few weeks. I had just loved him since I was very young, so it was a really kind of an odd thing to meet somebody who you know so much about and are so enthralled with. My friend put it in a funny way, he said it's like going to a live show of your favorite band. Just to be in the same room to hear them is the exciting thing. So just to be in the same room as him and hear his very iconic voice and presence and timing is such an exciting thing, but totally unrelated to the actual filming and acting in the movie. It was very exciting to meet him, but more than anything I just wanted to make sure I could do the role well and that I could feel like I'm acting in a responsible way.
Movies.com: Your character is really well-read there are a lot of literary references in the film. Did Woody give you anything to watch or read to study up for the part, or did you bring some of that to the table on your own?
Eisenberg: Well, my character is interested in architecture and philosophy and I'd taken architecture and philosophy in college, so I went through my old books and papers and studied up a little bit. And there was some improvisation about architecture, and I was glad I had taken that class and still had those books, because I was able to speak about architecture in a way that sounded credible. But ultimately it was for the purpose of making this character that's kind of pretentious and speaking beyond his means. He knows less than he lets on. So that, unfortunately, is not much of a stretch.
Movies.com: You and Alec in this are delightful. You have a pretty epic bromance going on. I'm now more convinced than ever that everyone needs an Alec Baldwin angel on his shoulder, so to speak.
Eisenberg: [laughs] Right?! Yeah! He's really funny, obviously his humor and timing is so specific that it's kind of a little surreal. Because he has this iconic presence to act with him and be funny with him is a little jarring. Hes so entertaining, you just want to watch him, but you have to participate.
Movies.com: You mentioned earlier that there was improvisation involved with the architecture stuff I had always been under the impression that Woody stuck closely to his scripts while filming.
Eisenberg: Hes so adept at directing, because he's done it so much, that if something is not working well he is immediately able to change it. And part of that is allowing the actors to alter things based on whatever is happening in the scene, that maybe differs from what the plan was. So he was so adept at changing things on the spot, and we were often asked to fill in time, because the way he shoots is with very little coverage. It's mainly long, orchestrated individual shots rather than lots of little shots making up the scene, and therefore there's a lot of space that the actors have to fill in to make the scene flow. So, with regards to that style, we were asked to fill in that space. It was a little intimidating, only because I think of him as the best movie writer of all time, and to be asked to kind of pitch my own joke or dialogue in a scene spontaneously seems a little daunting. But it was fun, and he was very generous and very sweet.
Movies.com: You get to do both at this movie, so what's more terrifying: improvising comedy or filming a romantic scene?
Eisenberg: Those, unfortunately for me, overlap in a way - in real life and movies. [laughs] I love improvisation and I've done it in a lot of movies, and I like what I've found you know when you're working with certain actors, when you find somebody that you have a kind of natural and fun rapport with, it can be really exhilarating and you can find things that you'd otherwise never planned on saying. And in this one Ellen Page, Greta Gerwig and Alec Baldwin are really funny and clever people, and so it was always alive and fresh and funny and unique. We just all had the kind of burden of feeling like the smartest man in the room is watching us and could do it a million times better than us and that was our director. So I guess it was a little intimidating.
Movies.com: There's a great line in To Rome with Love, about the fact that life is cruel whether you're a regular person or a celebrity but it's better to be a celebrity. Do you agree with that?
Eisenberg: [laughs] When I heard that line I thought, you know, you really hit on something kind of profound. Because, as somebody who's received attention especially recently it can be really uncomfortable. You sometimes forget the wonderful opportunities it also affords. And that kind of very pithy and funny line really characterizes the more complicated experience of being in the limelight. Theres a series of very complicated consequences that comes with it. A lot of them are really positive, though, and it's good to keep those in mind so it's not all uncomfortable.
Movies.com: Woody gets elliptical in this movie, bringing back the "ozymandias melancholia" phrase that he used in Stardust Memories is there anything you do to ensure you don't come down with a permanent case of that, as an artist?
Eisenberg: Yeah, it's strange it always feels a little Faustian, going to some of these events and parties, because it feels you must be testing fate like you're going to get into a car accident on the way home from them, or something. Because it just feels, like, creepily exciting. But it's probably best to suffer in some way, at least to compensate for the good things that occur. So I don't know if that means getting a cat that you're allergic to, or something just to make yourself aware that there's still suffering and asphyxiation to be had.
Movies.com: You've worked now with two filmmaking masters David Fincher, a contemporary, and Woody Allen, whos iconic and has created a classic style. Do they have polar opposite directing styles? Or perhaps some surprising similarities?
Eisenberg: Well, people who are really good at what they do and who are really interested in what they do are pretty similar. That said, David Fincher does year-long shoots and does scenes like 200 times, and Woody Allen shoots very quickly and does very few takes of a given scene. But the styles of movie are so different that they both probably complement the final product in the right way.
Movies.com: Do you have any interest in directing, after essentially training with two of the masters?
Eisenberg: Not so much. I really like acting in movies. I like writing plays, and I have another play going up in January in New York at Cherry Lane Theatre. It gives me the opportunity to work from the outside as opposed to, as an actor, you're kind of working from the inside in terms of being involved in the story in that way. But yeah, maybe at some point I will direct a movie or something, but I feel satisfied with what I'm doing.
Movies.com: It seems like actors make the best directors, because they have a deeper understanding of what's going on in front of the camera, which clearly applies to Woody.
Eisenberg: Yeah, he's such an entertaining actor it's a shame that he's not in more of his recent movies. I just love hearing him. I would go to see anything he's in. And I guess because he's directing them, he's able to kind of find how he excels or where his sense of humor is, in accordance with the movie's timing. And so the confluence of those things is really powerful.
Movies.com: I totally agree, which is why To Rome With Love feels like such a fun return to form he's back in front of the camera. What are your top three Woody Allen films?
Eisenberg: Crimes and Misdemeanors, and Husbands and Wives and Hannah and her Sisters. What about you?
Movies.com: Oh boy, on the spot! Predictably, Annie Hall. Also Manhattan, and I really loved Midnight in Paris. Manhattan Murder Mystery is up there, too. But I admittedly haven't seen all of his movies. I'm presuming you have.
Eisenberg: I think so? Yeah, I think so!
Movies.com: As far as what's next for you, you're in Why Stop Now with Melissa Leo and Tracy Morgan. You play a piano prodigy in it - did you have to learn to play piano?
Eisenberg: I've played piano since I was young so it was fun to play, and the music is really beautiful. It's a great movie, we worked on it for like two and a half years.
Movies.com: Any news about Zombieland 2? Last I read, Ruben Fleischer said there's a script.
Eisenberg: No, I haven't heard anything except somebody mentioned that they're doing a television series maybe, I think?
Movies.com: So nothing as far as a film sequel goes?
Eisenberg: Yeah, no I haven't heard anything. The movie was originally written as a TV show so maybe they're doing the TV show version, which it would be great it makes for a perfect television show.
Movies.com: Would you ever consider guesting or being in the TV show in some capacity?
Eisenberg: No, because for me the movie really had a conclusive ending. And it's also too much running for a television series. Physical running, actually. It would just be exhausting. But sure, it would make a great series, it was a really great premise and the characters are really entertaining. I'd be curious to see it.
Movies.com: How about the new Baumbach movie While We're Young? Are you definitely in for that?
Eisenberg: Yeah, I guess I'm just waiting to hear about it Ben Stiller is in it, I guess they have to figure out what his schedule is. But it's an amazing script, as you could imagine. He's such an amazing writer. I mean, it's just really astounding. So I hope it happens.
Movies.com: So if it works out, you're definitely on board?
Eisenberg: Yeah, I would love to do it. Yeah!
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This, Introduction to Drilling, course is intended for individuals who will be working closely with drilling departments within their companies. This course will give participants a complete understanding of the processes involved in the drilling of oil and gas wells.
On each day, there will be a daily, instructor led presentation. The course material that is provided to each participant will contain sufficient attached notes to form a basic manual.
To reinforce the learning opportunities some videos and basic exercises will be done.
Day 1
Well Construction Overview
Participants will have a general overview of well construction. They will learn where drilling fits into the exploration and production process and its interaction with other domains.
Participants will also learn what information is required and available for the well construction group, including different risks involved in well construction, as well as the roles and responsibilities at the wellsite and office. The different rig types and main equipment used in well construction will also be discussed.
Day 2
Well Design Overview
Day two will focus on the design of a well. Participants will get the chance to learn about data inputs, typical timelines, long lead times, offset well analysis, and well timing. Costs, risks, AFE generation and the impact of surface constraints will also be covered.
Day 3
Casing and Directional Drilling
The day will start with casing and cementing overview, utilization of videos will enhance the understanding of the process, then participants will focus on directional drilling. Several types of directional wells and their applications will be covered, as well as the different deflection tools and directional BHAs. Finally types, features, and applications of bits will be covered.
Day 4
Geodetic Coordinates, Drilling Fluids and Well Control
The day will start with a discussion over geodetics, coordinate systems, and the requirements of wellbore surveying. Then a drilling fluids overview will continue to highlight their importance in drilling operations, finally instructor will discuss about well control, kick causes, prevention, and detection including the cause and significance of shallow gas. The day will end with attendees learning about typical well control equipment.
Day 5
Well Execution and Real-Time Operations
Well execution and real-time operations will be the main topics covered on the last day. Participants will get the opportunity to learn about typical drilling problems, and operation risks. They will also learn about real-time concepts, infrastructure, and monitoring. Interpreting real-time measurements will also be discussed.
This course is intended for everyone in finding out about drilling.
It will give an understanding of drilling to non-drilling professionals.


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MALVERN, Pa., June 12, 2013 — Presentations are an essential part of the business meeting experience, but must the projector occupy the center of the table, tangling people and papers in its cords and noisily blowing hot air into guests' faces?
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Ricoh is the only projection system manufacturer to offer fan and cable connections on the lens side. Its breakthrough auto brightness function dials brightness up or down depending on ambient light, prolonging lamp life and conserving electricity. Networked models, which both support wireless and wired connections, can be managed by Ricoh's @Remote software to further minimize energy consumption. A built-in 10-watt speaker system provides impressive audio for larger corporate settings, even though the device barely consumes the footprint of a business letter.
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Why you should add England to your Indie/RTW tripEngland is a big little island. Geographically it is not especially large nor is it especially remarkable. Yet, it is a country that has played a significant role in world history and it is a country that continues to this day to have an influence that belies its size.
- You know about England's rich history and culture, and you probably know more about London than most Londoners do. What you might not know is that in the past decade or so England has undergone a fascinating transformation.
- Gone is a once proud country that was in some ways living in the past. In is a country that is thoroughly modernizing with quaint country villages and booming urban centers.
- For better or for worse, stuffy has given way to trendy, and what a visitor to England experiences today is an exciting sense of change.
- Even with the shiny new buildings and toys, you can still get a glimpse at the traditional English way of life, but you'll have to work hard to find it.
- The tourist areas offer a sanitized version, but the country villages and hole in the all pubs will give you a better feel for how things used to be.
- See some of the finest museums in the world, and do it for an affordable price (not much else is affordable here).
- Travel here is really easy - lots of public transport, small area, and English as the language.
Indie travel tips for England
- Spend time in London - it's one of the great cities of the world with a history like no other, but also plan to get out of London and explore the rest of what the country has to offer.
- Everyone wants "authentic" these days. If that's what you're looking for, go to an English Premiere League Football (soccer for you Yanks) match somewhere in the country, preferably in Manchester. There aren't many other ways to catch a better glimpse of English culture.
- Visit the historic cities of York, Bath, and Lincoln.
- White sand beaches? Turquoise waters? In England? Head west to Devon and Cornwall and visit the beaches of Bideford Bay
- Plenty of walking and hiking opportunities in the Lake District and Peak District. Try the Coast to Coast Walk for an awesome long-distance hike.