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Well...first of all hi to everyone...it's been a long time really.
I'm currently playing Kessen 3 and I thought it'd be nice to share my opinion on it. I am at the last chapter on my first run at the moment.
I was following Echang's guide to s items until I realized that nearly all these uber S rank items are of little use. Also some of the supposedly tough batlles are walk in the park really if planned properly. Both 10 stars battles against the heroes of Kawanakajima aren't that difficult really and getting s rank and items is way easier than battling Tadakatsu Honda at Okehazama or trying to grab all the items at Nagashino while prolonging Katsuyori's life there. So while perfectionism is nice I'm quite dissapointed with the fact that KOEI doesn't reward the player accordingly. Ignoring the items and building your characters with rampages and using the skills throughout the battle and delaying the victory to the very last minute is way more effective. Actually most times you can do both really.
Another thing I've noticed is that all generals are actually equal in terms of natural stats. There's little if any difference between say Kazumasu Takigawa and Hattori Hanzo, Nobunaga Oda and any other "All" type character, Toshie Maeda or any other "warrior" type character. The only reason Nobunaga is that strong is because of being compulsory in all normal/major battles and thus being higher level. Any character can best him in stats if raised properly. My Saizo Kani is way ahead in INT than Yoshino or Nobunaga (with hero accessory) thanks to Shingen, Yoshiaki and other generals who gladly donate their intellect after being defeated in rampage
The best troops come with new generals obviously in this game. Both Murashige and Saizo just dominate the battlefield because of their spearmen being unmatched at the chapters they join you. Saizo's troops are actually the best till the very last one and would be absolutely great if they had only a single spearwall attack. Don't know if everyone's noticed but the 2rd attack is much weaker the first and the third is even worse and only the last one has a scattering and confusing effect, so it's much better offensively to have only a single spearwall as it can be spammed and abused so nicely that some may call this cheating.
Seriously speaking the spearmen are way ahead of any troop type in most situations. Mounted troops aren't that great really as too much time is wasted on the charge itself, reorientating and is really not practical if you want to avoid attracting more enemies. Rifles are great against...rifles...assuming your defence is higher than their attack of course. The map against Honganji is the perfect example where riflemen are so great. Charging through the centre with a single gun unit like Sanchez in reality is easy and effective...although it's supposed to be a suicide. Since the AI rifles will never try to break the fence...they're just sitting ducks. And no, riflemen aren't that great against cavalry. Even at Nagashino they can be slaughtered once the fences are down. Same with bowmen...good against their counterparts only. Taking down Masayuki Sanada or Ieyasu Tokugawa with bowmen takes eternity for example. Can't say much about the swordsmen as the chaotic nature of their special attack is just...chaotic. Ninjas are really of little use to tell the truth, but I do use them for pure fun as I like giving the AI a bit of charge with Kazumasu's lightning But, seriously, they're more of liability than an asset. Offscreen they die too fast and they suffer the same problem as cavalry...the special attack wastes too much time and leads to unwanted displacement. Kunoichi are a bit better...but they're just too weak. At the moment both my Saizo and Kazumasu are only one level difference and Saizo deals 2-3k damage with the spearwall, while Kazumasu deals only 900 with shuriken to the same generic officer. Btw Nobunaga's Tiger Cavalry deals about 2k damage to the same enemy and then needs to stop, turn around and charge again even though his attack stats are higher than Saizo's.
A bit about magic. As the general skills carry over to a new game+ I really want to believe they'll be useful eventually. Because unfortunately in my first game Rampage is way, way more efficent than anything any lev4 ninjutsu or offensive spell can offer. My Kazumasu's lightning deals about 2,5-3k damage at the moment at the cost of 4 skill slots...not enough to even kill a generic officer at the prelast chapter in one blow. Rampage allows to fight off at least 2 enemy units and finishing them off with a single spear unit. I've noticed that on average you get 12 sec of confusion out of the rampage and I've never seen 2 rampages with no confusion masks in a row. And it takes less than 3 secs to charge a spearwall. If the AI has a support bowmen unit then you just use the retreat option to go through the ranks of the confused AI unit and decimate the archers behind it. Rampage allows to recover troops, although it's capped at 999 per rampage, but even then it completely outclasses the pathetic Heal. Frankly speaking I only find heal useful if I want to restore the troops for Ieyasu or Tadakatsu and even then...Doubt is better. For my own generals neither is ever needed. The only skills that I found useful are Rally and Gale. Rally speeds things up in dealing with the AI units and getting some items without Gale is nearly impossible, Nagashino map being the best example. I do use Silence occasionally if I have only one skill slot left and thus can't be sure whether I'll get enough confusion time from the rampage but that happens pretty rarely.
As I'm talking about a rampage I believe I should mention that O-Kage is the best for the job and Skylark is...the worst. Skylark gets you killed in a rampage against cavalry and probably kunoichi units as it seems you don't have the invincibility time you usually have after taking the first hit if riding any other horse. But even when riding O-Kage one should actually weigh the chances. I had Sanchez rampaging against Katsuyori's unit at Nagashino and while I've managed to win and got +2 STA increase I probably wouldn't do it again as watching you health dropping by 70% in a single attack is well...unsettling. Warriors are obviously the best for the job even if they're lower in stats. Both Toshie Maeda and Katsuie won every single rampage against Ieyasu at Okehazama despite being 5 levels lower and not riding O-Kage. Both have also survived all rampages against Tadakatsu in the same battle although I've managed to defeat Honda himself only once out of 6 times. If Tadakatsu was in charge of any other unit he wouldn't be a problem really but cavalry is deadly unless you have O-Kage and/or advantage in Stamina. Never had any decent opponent in a rampage since then although Shingen was a bit of a problem as his intelligence was too high so I was really short on time in a rampage.
Last but not least is that apparently Kessen 3 has the same level adjusting system as in the LOCC, meaning intentionally creating the unbalanced army can make things incredibly easy. Over the last 2 chapters I decided to stop rotating characters and started using my favourite characters in every battle. I've noticed that first I reached the level of the main boss of the map and then even surpassed him with 2 of my characters. For example both Nobunaga and Saizo were at lev 38 and my opposition was Hojo at lev 36, the named characters like Masamune Date or Yukimura Sanada were at lev32 and the generics were even lower.


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To call the Oblivians "garage rock" doesn't quite do it justice. They're more like sub-basement boogie, crawl-space punk, distilling the music to its most fundamental elements until all that's left are a couple of chords and a beat chasing chaos.
The Memphis trio came together in the early '90s, recorded a handful of albums, then broke up to pursue other projects. A few reunion shows since 2010 led to the trio's first album in 15 years, "Desperation" (In the Red), which mixes the primitive intensity of the vintage years with a self-deprecating humor from the band members' vantage point as adults with families. The album art includes a caricature of the band holding a sign that reads "Will Record for Food!" -- playfully mocking the idea of a bunch of fortysomethings reuniting to relive their glory days.
"There were a lot of jokes floating around about aging rock bands making reunion records, but the reality of it is that it's still fun," says singer-guitarist-drummer Greg Cartwright. "I've got three kids now and a lot less time on my hands than when we first started playing in the band, but it's not a chore for me to get into the Oblivions' head space. We get into a room together, and it's there. It's like, 'Man, this feels good.' There is no reason to do this other than that."
Cartwright and his bandmate Jack Yarber had been playing together in Memphis bands as teens in the '80s, inspired by dirty-sounding blues, rockabilly and proto-punk 45-rpm singles and groups such as the Cramps, the Gun Club and Memphis wild man Tav Falco's Panther Burns.
"I had friends into punk and hardcore in the early '80s," Cartwright says. "I tried to like it, but most of it was crap. It wasn't about songs or groove, it was more like a race to get to the end as fast as you could. It was more about aggressiveness. Then I saw Tav Falco, and it was crazy -- blues, rockabilly from this guy who was not a trained singer. There was something very jarring about it, but also cool. I thought, 'This I understand. There is something wrong about this, but something right about it as well.' That started changing the way I looked at writing and playing."
After a stint in the Compulsive Gamblers, a Memphis band that included violin and saxophone, Cartwright and Yarber "actively tried to escape that sound and do something a little more abrasive and groove-oriented" in Oblivians. Cartwright had briefly toured with Jeff Evans of the Gibson Bros. as a drummer, even though he had never played drums before.
"I did two months with Jeff playing a floor tom and snare, as simple as I could be because I wasn't very good," he says with a laugh. "I came back from that tour and we started doing Oblivions rehearsals in that mind set of working within your limitations to do something with edge and groove."
Another Memphis musician (and cofounder of indie label Goner Records), Eric Friedl, rounded out the lineup. The band members all wrote and sang lead vocals. They swapped instruments while working with the simplest tools: a couple of guitars, a rudimentary drum kit, a handful of chords.
"Eric's songwriting and style best represent what the band is," Cartwright says. "Jack and myself were playing together before, but with Eric everything changed. We had to adapt to his style. His songs are so simple and to the point – like a photograph of little moments in time when something strange happens. We have our own songwriting styles, and there is friendly competition within the band, trying to top each other. But it's more along the lines of 'That song is so ridiculous, I'm going to make one even dumber.' "
Self-deprecating humor aside, the Oblivians tap into the rock 'n' roll id like few other bands. They were in fifth gear on the first song on their first album, a ballistic, piano-pounding cover of Lightnin' Hopkins' "Viet Nam Blues," and haven't let up since. But Cartwright shrugs off the notion that they're torch-bearers for some kind of "keep it simple, stupid" musical value system.
"There are a lot of other people out there that dug what we're doing and took it somewhere else, like Jay Reatard," who died in 2010, he says. "I played with him on his early recordings, and he brought a real pop sensibility to what we were doing, and in some ways surpassed what we were doing as far as doing something that could appeal beyond the crowd we were making records for. Groups like the Cheater Slicks, the Gories – they're mining the same area of music. But I do think nobody does it quite like us."
Oblivians: 9:30 p.m. July 13 at Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western Av., $14, emptybottle.com.; 8:30 p.m. July 14 at West Fest Chicago, Chicago Avenue between Damen Avenue and Wood Street, $5 donation, westfestchicago.com.

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I can relate so strongly. I suspect my house reeks of pet urine, because sometimes Big Woof can't hold it when we're all asleep; and then there's the stinky kitchen trash areas, because Mr. Kitty never eats all his fillets, which get thrown away. I'd hate to think of a friend who'd tell others, "Her house stank." This is very well-written and relatable!! Great job!
Thanks, Meg. Two solutions: have a small trash can right outside of the door for the uneaten filets. And for the urine: at Home Depot, not Lowes, they have a product called Odor Ban. It is a gallon container, it's concentrated, and amazing for $10-$12. In a spray bottle fill 1/4 of the bottle with Odor Ban, fill with water. Each time you clean up the pee, use the bottle to clean with as this is a disinfectant as well. The solution can be used to spray couches, beds, etc. You can also use it in your mop water. This stuff is hands down the most amazing product for pet owners. 🙂😍 I'm sure it can be purchased online as well.
Thanks, those are great tips! I may have to get some Odor Ban. I just now shoved the floor rug into the washing machine, and it just barely fit. The washing machine is probably overflowing bubbly as we speak. (It'll vent down the drain, so it's no huge deal.) Your kitty fillets idea is brilliant. Like a trash can on the front porch, or the back stoop? That's genius! Oh my gosh, thanks!
So relatable. I always go back to the quote about fixing each others crowns without telling the world it was crooked. This is a fantastic post! 💗
Thanks, Lisa. I like that quote too. I'm a girls girl yet most girls don't like me 🤔 It's disheartening but if given the chance, they understand me and love me.
I've had to teach my partner over the years as he was so blunt in the beginning i.e. he said to his sister 'Crikey, why have you put that awful wallpaper up?' when she's just finished decorating!!! I'd said that if he was actually in the shop with her, he could have suggested perhaps something different. But not once the room was decorated!!
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Pension Sacher - Apartments am Stephansplatz is located in the 01. Innere Stadt district of Vienna, 197 feet from St. Stephen's...
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The hotel is situated opposite the St Stephen's Cathedral, the landmark of Vienna. Numerous sights such as the State Opera,...
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The sound of the waltz will resound in your head while you visit the magnificent city of Vienna. Start your tour at the Imperial Palace, Hofburg, the grand residential complex of the Habsburg Emperors that houses many an imperial salon, the Sisi Museum and in the Austrian National Library you will see a true example of Baroque architecture in the lounge. Nearby is the museums quarter that has 60,000 square metres dedicated to art exhibitions.
Not far away is the Parliament with the statue of Athena at the door, the City Hall (Rathaus) built in the 19th century and in the same neo-Gothic style as the Votiva Church (Votivkirche) that stands next to it. In front of the city hall, you will see the Royal Theatre, one of the worlds most splendid theatres, and in the opposite direction beyond the Burggarten gardens you will see the neo-Renaissance Opera House. From here, after taking Karntner St, one of Viennas most elegant avenues, you will come to St. Stevens Cathedral, a Gothic church whose south tower, brilliantly nicknamed Steffi, offers a splendid view of Vienna from its height of over 100 metres. Near the Danube canal you will find Viennas oldest church, St Ruperts, that was built in the 8th century and on the other side of the canal, in Prater Park, visitors can take a ride on the gigantic ferris wheel and enjoy the view from the top.
Dont leave Vienna without visiting the Schönbrunn Palace, the imperial familys summer residence in olden times, a Baroque building surrounded by garden after majestic garden that is not only pleasant to the eye, but also houses the oldest zoo in the world! Outside the wall is the High Palace of Belvedere, with artwork from the middle Ages and Baroque works, together with paintings by Gustav Klimt on the ground floor.


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The gorgeous Alexander Dauvin Opal Watch is perfect for any occasion.
The stone name opal comes from the Sanskrit word "Upala" for stone or precious stone.
Formed in areas of Ironstone, Opals are created when the host rock (Ironstone) forms with/as part of the opal when the gem is formed in cracks/voids within the host rock. The resulting opal is often a thin vein laid on (natural) the Ironstone.
Opal is sourced from areas in Western Queensland, which are cut to incorporate the brown host Ironstone and are valuable due to their high demand. Around Andamooka in South Australia, where the host-rock is quartz which is lighter in colour.
Opal is a hydrous silicon dioxide mineraloid (it has no crystalline structure, and between 10% to 20% water content). There are 2 groups of Opal: Precious Opal (play of colour) and Common Opal (no play of colour). Light diffracts into a spectrum of colors through ordered micro-silica spheres within Precious Opal. There are over 60 named variety of Opal making identification difficult.
Opal has a larger proportion of water in it than most stones and is considered a water stone. This can help ease the effort of handling change in life. Like water rolls over and past rocks and roots in its way, the energy of opal can help continue on your path regardless of obstacles. During times of transformation, this is an invaluable energy to work with and hold close to your heart.
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Opal is a stone of inspiration which enhances imagination and creativity. It can bring inspiration to projects and to life and Spirit.
Opal can help to reveal the inner truth of ones aspirations, ambitions and desires.


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Extensive information about tech media, advertising and TV is available in TUP – Technology User Profile.
Today's media-savvy consumers may want their MTV, but they might seek alternative methods to get it. Advertising seems to have become an option for the consumer, who today is able to bypass commercials, salespeople, and even email in favor of social networking and other sites. Advertisers in this day and age have to be both flexible and targeted while ubiquitous in order to get their message across.
Below are a few examples of questions addressed in TUP related to tech media, advertising, and television. The full TUP service enables drilling down beyond the answers to these questions to identify which other technologies, services and behaviors are disruptive and to profile which market segments are and aren't adopting. TUP is much more than a one-dimensional market view or opinion piece, since it delivers solid answers to the following questions, and more.
- Which tech buyers focus more on retail than shopping online and vice versa?
- How are Facebook users different from users of other Social Networks? Beside demographics, what else distinguishes these from each other?
- Who is printing coupons?
- Which smartphone OS is leading, and with which market segments?
- How many screens do people view? Which market segments view more screens than other segments?
- Online shoppers – are they everyone, or unique?
- What do users sync or "store" in the cloud? How do users share images – social networking sites or photo-specific sites? Which users are the most active?
- Who are the people who shop for technology products on the web, but purchase at a local retail outlet?
- Most-mobile customers – where do they go and what do they do?
- Entertainment primacy – what is the center of the user's home entertainment world? Is it one device or many? Which devices and services, and among which segments?
- What is the impact on privacy concerns on use of social networking?
- How do online shopping activities differ between Hewlett Packard, Apple and Dell customers?
- What is the status of mobile phone transition, from basic feature phones to smartphones and non-users?
- Which segments are the most music-intensive? What is the overlap of music-centered products and services by segment?
- Who spends the most hours online?
- Who are the biggest tech spenders? Which segments spend the most and least for devices? How does spending for tech services differ?
- Which combination of tech devices is the most popular today? How large is each segment? Who are in each segment? Which direction are they headed with their buying plans?
- How many and which segments are watching and renting movies on which platforms?
- Which social networks show the most growth-oriented activity? Which segments show signs of losing interest or withdrawing?
- Tech adoption cycles may not be as fast as the tech-focused think. How many and which users still use older tech products?
- Which market segments interact with their social network using their mobile phone, and which do not? What else stands out about these connected users?
- What are the attitudes about texting and driving? Who is most supportive and who is mostly opposed?
- What other activities are just outside the box for gamers? Online dating? Social Networking? Music? Movies? Entertainment in general?
- How PC/Online & Mobile Phone activities compare? How is this different for Tablets or eBook Readers? Which segments use which device for the most activities?
- Are Apple's retail shoppers already the Apple-faithful or is Apple drawing in the unconverted? Who are these shoppers?
- What makes a smartphone a smartphone in the consumer's eyes? How does usage compare to basic mobile phones? What are the user segments and usage profiles?
- Who is buying the highest-end PCs? Are there brand differences? What else do users buy and what else do they use?
- Which market segments are blogging? How do they compare to social networkers?
- Which PC brands dominate the PC market? How does this vary within market segment?
- Who is videoconferencing, and using which platform?
- Who are the true early adopters and laggards? How does this vary by actual usage of specific products and technologies?
- How prominent is Home PC renting versus outright purchase?
- How much have PC users integrated PCs into their personal lives?
- How does the life and lifespan of a PC vary by form factor? Does it vary by brand? By user segment?
- How much of the game-playing population is older versus younger?
- Primacy – what is the center of the user's world? Their home PC, work PC, mobile phone? Is it one device or many?
- Are PC users primarily accessing the Internet at home, in the workplace, using friends or neighbor's computers, or in public places such as libraries or cybercafés? Which users use other's PCs and which have many to choose from? Are smartphones or netbooks changing this?
- How rich is the user's printing experience? Do they use only one printer or more than one? For multi-printer users, which ones do they use? Who are the most-active printer users?
If solid answers to any of these questions would help your work in creating the future, please contact MetaFacts.
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You asked for it! You got it! New videos of the comedy team of Brad and Skylar!
For those of you who don't tune in regularly, Skylar is my niece, the daughter of my younger sister. A couple years ago Skylar did an interview with me that she posted on YouTube, which still gets more hits than anything but my interview with Sock Monkey. High brow entertainment is my middle name!
The one posted on top was just improvised. The "Pickle Monster" thing below was conceived by Skylar. I'm not sure why the sound on that one doesn't synch up with the video. But given the nature of the piece it kind of works better that way.
Skyy, for that is how she spells it, created these and had them up on YouTube within seconds, as only a 13 year old is able. There are a few more up there if you're into that kind of thing. But these are the ones that turned out the best.
All of you in the Midwest are hereby ordered to attend my upcoming gigs in St. Paul and Minneapolis starting this coming Friday. The dates and locations are at this link (click here). If you live within a ten hour drive of the Twin Cities and you fail to show up you will be re-born as a slug for 10,000 lifetimes. Are you prepared to take that risk?


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COLUMBUS, Miss. -- The Gordy Honors College Forum Speakers Series will welcome special guest Fred Gray to the Mississippi University for Women campus and Columbus Thursday, Feb. 21.
His talk titled "Bus Ride to Justice, the Life and Work of Fred Gray" will begin at 6 p.m. in Poindexter Hall. The presentation is free and open to the public.
Gray is one of the most important civil rights attorneys in America. He began his legal career as a sole practitioner and at age 24 he represented Rosa Parks who refused to give up her seat to a white man on a city bus, the action that initiated the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Gray was also Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s first civil rights lawyer. This was the beginning of a legal career that now spans over 40 years.
Determined to right the wrongs he found in his native state of Alabama, Gray has been at the forefront of changing the social fabric of America regarding desegregation, integration, constitutional law, racial discrimination in voting, housing, education, jury service, farm subsidies, medicine and ethics and improving the national judicial system.
Notable cases include Browder v. Gayle, which integrated the buses in Montgomery, Ala., and Williams v. Wallace, resulting in the court ordered protection of marchers as they walked from Selma to Montgomery. Lee v. Macon started as a simple desegregation case against the public schools in Macon County, Ala. It has resulted in Gray initiating cases that integrated all state institutions of higher learning in Alabama, and 104 of the 121 elementary and secondary schools systems in the state. It also resulted in the merger of the Alabama Athletic Association (Caucasian) and the Alabama Interscholastic Athletic Association (African-American).
Gray was born in Montgomery, Ala., and is a graduate of the Nashville Christian Institute, Nashville, Tenn.; Alabama State University, Montgomery, Ala.; and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Currently, he is senior partner at the law firm of Gray, Langford, Sapp, McGowan, Gray & Nathanson. In July of 2002 he became president of the Alabama State Bar Association becoming the first African-American to hold the position. Gray is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the American Bar Association's Spirit of Excellence Award and the Nation Bar Association's C. Frances Stradford Award.
He is the author of "Bus Ride to Justice" and "The Tuskegee Syphilis Study; The Real Story and Beyond." Copies of "Bus Ride to Justice" will be available for purchase at the event and Gray will be available to sign copies.
For further information, got to http://www.muw.edu/honors.


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While the rest of us Muggles hardly think of childbirth as a primo photo opportunity, Kate Middleton's labor is gonna be a cushy, photog-friendly affair.
The pregnant Duchess of Cambridge is going to pop out her and Prince William's little heir to the throne (who has a delightful 1 in 500 chance of being named Frogmella!) in the posh Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington.
It's the same place where Wills and Harry were delivered, and a recent patient told People that it's the Rolls-Royce of royal birthplaces, featuring a renovated private room, satellite TV and concierge services. The patient also mentions that the rooms feature "none of that fluorescent lighting you get elsewhere." Clearly, Kate's trying to avoid another unfortunate portrait incident.
While the royal baby-themed Saturday Night Live sketch from the Martin Short episode (above) tackles the awkwardness of royal OB-GYNs, in reality, the medical professionals who deal with the Down Theres of the Wales women seem way cooler. Kate's selected delivery doctor, one Alan Farthing, was described by a friend as "charming, cool, reliable." But even the James Bond of OB-GYNS needs a hand, so Farthing will be assisted by Queen Elizabeth's doctor, Marcus Setchell: ""a lovely old-school gentleman" who comes "very highly rated by the Queen."
Forget exclusive London clubs with endless lines. Kate Middleton's delivery room/royal vagina will be the hottest spot in town.
Follow Anna on Twitter: @annabreslaw
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Family Opportunities for Summit Members
Open Swim
During our Open Swim times, all pools including the Water Slide, Lazy River and Leisure Pool will be available for free swim activities. Under certain circumstances (such as slow times and staff shortages) the aquatic staff will alternate opening Side and Lazy River.
Parent Tot Swim
This modified swim time is great for parents with small children to enjoy our Lap and Leisure Pools. During this time, the Water Slide and Lazy River will not be available. Also, the water features in the Lazy Pool will be limited to times were water fitness classes and swim lesson are not in session.
Family Gym Time
This time is set aside for our parents with younger children. Playground balls, mini basketball hoops, and other child friendly equipment will be made available during this time.
Family Gym times are as follows:
- Saturdays: 10 am to 12 pm
Terrific Tuesdays Gym & Swim Playgroup
Come join us at the Summit each Tuesday for a morning filled with fun, laughter and new friends! Terrific Tuesdays includes both gym time as well as swim time. The playgroup features family friendly activities that are designed especially to appeal to those ages 5 and under and their families. Our gym is setup with a variety of toddler-sized play equipment to help develop gross motor skills and a large selection of toys to promote creative and dramatic play. Parents must remain with their children in the gym and in the pool. This time offers parents and children a great opportunity to meet others in the community. Terrific Tuesday Gym & Swim Playgroup Promo Video Opens in New Window
- Oct. 13, 2020 - May 25, 2021.
- Weekly on Tuesdays
- Gym Time - 10am-11:30am
- Pool Time - 10:30am-12pm
Bartlett's Kids Club
Parents, don't forget to sign you child up for the Summit's newest program! Bartlett Kids Club is designed for children 11 and under, and will provide monthly activities, specials, and special events. Check back with us for more information!


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Recipe from Hema Karur of New Jersey
3/4 lb. eggplant
1/2 lb. potatoes
1/3 cup sliced onion
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp roasted and crushed coriander seeds
1 tsp grated ginger root
4-5 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp turmeric
1 tbsp nonfat yogurt
1/2 tsp sugar
1-2 green chilies, chopped
1/3 cup chopped tomato
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp chopped cilantro leaves
Wash the eggplant. Cut it into quarters lengthwise, then, holding the pieces together, cut them across into 1/2 inch chunks. Scrub the potatoes thoroughly and don't peel them. Cut into quarters and cut quarters twice so you get 12 bite size pieces from each tater. Very slowly dry fry onion until it turns light brown (slowly caramelizing the onions). Add cumin and coriander seeds, stir for a minute, then add ginger, half garlic, chili powder, turmeric and cook over very high heat, adding a couple of tablespoons of water as necessary to keep the spice paste from sticking. Spices should deepen in color, this should not take more than two minutes. Add eggplant, yogurt, sugar, and green chilies. Mix all together and cook 2-3 minutes. Add 2/3 cup of water, lower heat and simmer 15 minutes, with lid firmly on. Add taters, peppers, and tomatoes. Make sure lid is very tight, simmer another 10 minutes, checking occasionally so it is not burning or sticking. If too dry, add a bit more water. Lastly, add cilantro, garlic, and lemon juice, cook 1 more minute, gently stir to mix, then turn off heat.
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The coming of "Elementary," perhaps the most radical revision in the recent spate of Sherlock Holmes revivals, has spurred evidence of fan handwringing that the famed consulting detective probably could immediately spot, even under the cover of gloves.
In the new incarnation set to premiere Thursday on CBS, Holmes is a recovering cokehead living in 2012 New York. His Watson is a Jane, not a John, though their platonic status appears likely to remain intact, despite two leads (Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu) with considerable sex appeal.
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None of these changes, though, presents inherent problems – or, in some cases, particularly new twists. The BBC's brilliant "Sherlock" successfully dropped Holmes into present-day London. Strapping Robert Downey, Jr., as we've noted, played Baker Street's most famous resident as much as an action hero as a reaction hero in a recent pair of fun popcorn flicks.
Nicholas Meyer's great "The Seven-per-cent Solution" explored Holmes' cocaine jones in print and film nearly four decades ago. The new show's New York locale shouldn't matter all that much since the primary setting for any good Holmes story is the detective's mind. As for Jane Watson, Holmes and his sidekick have the kind of relationship in which gender doesn't necessarily come into play, especially with a prickly, asocial lead character whose single-mindedness rarely turns to sex.
Still, "Elementary" poses perhaps Holmes' biggest challenge yet, one bigger than Moriarty or even Robert Downey, Jr.: Can Sherlock survive the production demands of U.S. network TV?
The ongoing BBC series has yielded two three-episode seasons over the last two years, with each installment drawing, to different degrees, from original Arthur Conan Doyle stories. Downey and Jude Law teamed in two big-budget action flicks that debuted two years apart.
"Elementary" currently is slated for 13 hour-long installments. If the show is a success, there could be orders of 22 or so episodes per season. That raises a danger Sherlock Holmes could become a character in just another formulaic police procedural.
Not that we're knocking formulaic police procedurals. "Law & Order," in its various forms, has proven an entertaining success. Ditto for the many incarnations of the "CSI" franchise. Holmes, in some respects, presaged "CSI" – Doyle created a one-man Crime Scene Investigation unit, fueled by a computer-like mind and very human powers of observation, long before modern breakthroughs in forensic technology. But we'd rather see "CSI" become more Holmes-like than vice-versa.
Holmes' fellow Brits have the right idea in keeping TV show seasons short and spacing them out. There's a reason fans patiently wait a year or more for new mini-seasons of "Downton Abbey" or "Sherlock," which take their time on the creative end, a practice adopted over the last decade or so by top U.S. cable dramas like "Mad Men" and "The Sopranos." CBS' "The Good Wife" is among the few dramas able to maintain a top-notch level of quality over a 22-episode season.
Those programs enjoy devoted followings, just like Doyle's enduring character. Baker Street Irregulars from all over no doubt will be watching "Elementary" with hopes that Sherlock Holmes won't be reduced to a regular, run-of-the-mill TV crime drama detective. As we wait to see Holmes away from home, check out a preview:
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Apple Tablet? Microsoft Courier? Pshaw, I'll Take eviGroup...Like Peter Cetera, It's Hard for CNBC To Say "I'm Sorry"...Verizon to Apple: "Please Baby, Come Back, I'll Do Anything!"...Microsoft's Apple Store Copycatting Conspiracy Gets Creepier
Hey, why save up for the Apple Tablet or Microsoft Courier when you can have eviGroup's Pad? It's kinda chunky, costs over $500 and runs, atop Windows 7, an artificial-intelligence man-lady widget known as Seline10. Don't be afraid that the only pictures of this sucker are renderings, or that it's probably not even going to sell in the USA. Just know that no matter what happens, it's bound to suddenly eclipse both—not to mention all other—tablets, in terms of sales and buzz. On second thought, maybe we'll just forget about this and keep waiting for the real McCoys. [Engadget]
Jim Goldman, a newscaster more famous in the bloggyverse for mistakes and total BS than he is for any act of conscious journalism, made Microsoft's stock take a momentary plummet when he read a statement from their quarterly report inaccurately. Surely he wasn't doing this to turn some short-happy day trader into Rico Suave, but it was a clear misinterpretation by either him or someone on his team. Did he admit he or his network made a mistake? Nope. Did they issue a correction, as most or all of us who have worked in any form of journalism have had to do from time to time? Nope. He instead made a "clarification," one that righted the stock to the chagrin of said would-be Sr. Suave.
I don't care, honestly, if someone makes a mistake on live TV, and it certainly wasn't worth posting as "news" on Giz. I am just sick and tired of people thinking there's something unmanly about saying you're sorry for effing up. I had my own run-in with that attitude last week, and I'll be honest, you people got it all wrong: The act of apologizing for a mistake shows you've got nothing to hide downtown, if you know what I mean. On that note, I'm sorry for climbing on my soap box. [Silicon Alley Insider]
One of the hottest non-news items of the day was Verizon's CEO, Ivan Seidenberg, saying how much he'd like a bite of the Apple:
Obviously we would be interested if they thought it would make sense for them to have us as a partner. And so we will leave it with them on that score….We want to broaden the base of choice for customers, and hopefully along the way, Apple, as well as others, will decide to jump on the bandwagon.
While this is obvious and doesn't change a thing, it was probably pretty upsetting to Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam in the week or so following his launch of the iDon't anti-iPhone campaign. [AllThingsD; original image from CNet]
We all knew that Microsoft borrowed Apple Store talent in order to get its own high-end retail initiative off the ground, but Engadget pointed out a delightful little detail—too small for its own post—that furthers the conspiracy. A sales manager, featured in the background of a video with Bono and Oprah from back when Product RED iPods launched in July 2007, suddenly reappears a few days ago handing out Zunes at the Scottsdale store opening. Hey, at least they're Zune HDs. [Engadget]


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With his Kolorblind album dropping March 30th, DJ Esco liberates his newest single "Walk Thru" featuring Nas and Future. Listen to the record below.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda brings a new visual from 2016's The Hamilton Mixtape. He is joined by Nas, Dave East and Aloe Blacc for their "Wrote…
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Dave East just released his new project Paranoia 2 yesterday but today he returns to the first with a new short film. The visual,…
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Joe Fox collaborates with a Hip Hop icon on his new single "What's The Word." The Nas featured track was recorded after Joe Fox…
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(BPT) – College students interested in the Navy can focus on their academic careers while eliminating much of the financial burden of paying for school. With more than 160 colleges and universities across the United States offering Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) programs, students have many opportunities to finish a degree without going into overwhelming debt and have a career as a Navy Officer ready and waiting upon graduation.
Most NROTC units are only a part-time commitment during a student's course of study at a university or college. NROTC offers up to $180,000 for tuition, with additional educational and lab fees covered. Students who enroll also receive a stipend for text books and living expenses each month, which increases each year the student is in school. With these expenses covered, NROTC students can make the most of their college experience by keeping their focus on academics, hobbies, and having the flexibility to pursue intramurals or spend time with friends rather than having to work to pay for tuition and board.
Students enrolled in NROTC also gain valuable leadership skills. Community service projects, Navy drills, and Naval Science courses are just a few of the activities that help prepare students to become respected Navy Officers. Additionally, Summer Cruise Training gives NROTC students an opportunity to shadow Navy Officers and gain invaluable on-the-job experience. These might include assignments on a nuclear submarine or nuclear surface vessel; training with a Navy aviator, which could include flight time; and training with navies of other countries in foreign exchange.
Upon graduation, careers in the Navy can take Sailors around the world and provide them with opportunities not available anywhere else. A vast array of career opportunities across skill sets are available as a Sailor. Just a few of the skilled professions available include nuclear propulsion, aviation, civil engineering, computer engineering and Nurse Corps. In addition, Sailors have access to Navy-funded continuing education programs to further their training and degrees.
Application to NROTC can begin during the second semester of a student's junior year of high school. Future Sailors must adhere to strict moral, physical and academic standards, and students who meet the following requirements are encouraged to enroll in NROTC:
* U.S. citizenship
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* Be between the ages of 17 and 23 by enrollment, and under the age of 27 by graduation
* Pass a physical exam
* Have fewer than 30 semester or 45 quarter hours of college credit upon application
* Commit to serve for a minimum of five years (four years for nurses)
Naval ROTC provides students with career options upon graduation and helps make a college education "" as well as further training "" financially feasible. To learn more, visit navy.com.
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Actress Sandra Bullock attends the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Our Brand Is Crisis" at TCL Chinese Theatre on Oct. 26, 2015, in Hollywood, California.
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Actress Sandra Bullock and producer George Clooney arrive for the premiere of "Our Brand Is Crisis" at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Sept. 11, 2015.
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Sandra Bullock attends the Oscars held at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 2, 2014, in Hollywood, California.
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Actress Sandra Bullock attends the "Gravity" premiere during the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival at Princess of Wales Theatre on Sept. 8, 2013, in Toronto, Canada.
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Actors Sandra Bullock and George Clooney attend the opening ceremony and "Gravity" premiere during the 70th Venice International Film Festival at the Palazzo del Cinema on Aug. 28, 2013, in Venice, Italy.
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Sandra Bullock attends "The Heat" NYC premiere on June 23, 2013, in New York.
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Actress Sandra Bullock arrives at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Viewing and After Party on Feb. 24, 2013, at the Sunset Plaza Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif.
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Sandra Bullock and Jesse James arrive at the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday, March 7, 2010, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.
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Sandra Bullock earned her first Oscar nomination for her turn as real-life Memphis mother Leigh Anne Tuohy in "The Blind Side," which centers around a family that takes in a homeless teen who goes on to become a football star.
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Sandra Bullock arrives at the Australian premiere of her movie "Miss Congeniality 2" in Sydney, Australia, March 17, 2005.
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Sandra Bullock arrives for the 76th annual Academy Awards, Feb. 29, 2004, in Los Angeles. Bullock was to be a presenter during the telecast.
Sandra Bullock, who grew up in Virginia, waves as she makes her way to receive the Virginia Film Award and present a preview clip from her new film, Oct. 30, 2004, at the Culbreth Theatre during the Virginia Film Festival in Charlottesville, Va.
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Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock pose together at the 12th Annual BAFTA/LA Britannia Awards at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, Nov. 8, 2003. Grant received the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film.
Actor Hugh Grant and actress Sandra Bullock pose for photographers as they arrive at the premiere of "Two Weeks Notice" on Jan. 30, 2003, in London.
Sandra Bullock walks the red carpet at the premiere of her film "Two Weeks Notice," in New York, Dec. 12, 2002.
Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock pose for photographers at the premiere of their film "Two Weeks Notice," in New York, Dec. 12, 2002.
Sandra Bullock poses for photographers with actor Ryan Gosling as they arrive at the Palais des Festivals to attend the screening of their film 'Murder by numbers' by Iranian-born director Barbet Schroeder during the 55th Cannes film festival, May 24, 2002.
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The National Association of Theatre Owners' Female and Male Star of the Year, Sandra Bullock (L) and John Travolta, peek out from behind curtains, March 7, 1996, as they wait to be introduced at a press conference prior to being honored at the awards banquet.
Sandra Bullock, right, talks to the media with actor John Travolta, center, and actor, director and producer Mel Gibson during a news conference prior to their being honored during the National Association of Theater Owners convention awards, March 7, 1996, in Las Vegas.
Actress Sandra Bullock is protected by bodyguards after posing for photographers on the beachfront in Cannes, French Riviera, May 15, 1996. Bullock and her British director Richard Attenborough were in Cannes to promote their movie "In Love and War" during the 49th International Film Festival.
Sandra Bullock receives her award in the Most Desirable Female category from actor Val Kilmer during the June 10 taping of the 1995 MTV Movie Awards in Burbank, California. Bullock also won best on-screen duo with actor Keanu Reeves in the film "Speed," which also won in the Best Action Sequence Category.
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Roosevelt Island Motorgate Garage Transformed Into Art Gallery - Grand Opening Saturday March 23, Explore Brutalism With Clog
The Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) invites you to the Grand Opening of the Motorgate Gallery.
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You are cordially invited to the Grand Opening of The Motorgate Gallery - Saturday, March 23rd at 2 PM. The Gallery is located inside the Atrium of the Motorgate Parking Garage (628 Main Street), next to the Gristedes Supermarket.Some more Motorgate murals.
In a creative effort to expand the beautification of open spaces on Roosevelt Island, the opening will exhibit art work. Selected works have been curated from previous Fall for Arts Festival events by residents, local artists, students attending both The Child School/ Legacy High School and PS/IS 217, as well as members of Gallery RIVAA.
Immediately following the opening, there will be a reception held at Gallery RIVAA, 527 Main Street, at 3 PM. Light refreshments and drinks will be served.
We look forward to seeing you there.
This event is sponsored and curated by RIOC & the Gallery RIVAA.
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To celebrate the launch of CLOG's newest issue, join the editors on Roosevelt Island on March 23rd. At 2pm, CLOG will take part in the opening ceremony of the new Motorgate Gallery at 688 Main Street, after which we will walk south to Gallery RIVAA at 527 Main Street for a launch party at 3pm. CLOG and guest editor Michael Abrahamson will present the Brutalism issue, and photos by Iwan Baan, Andrew Kenney and Brett Beyer will be displayed.
A defining architectural style of the postwar era—characterized by severe, abstract geometries and the use of cast concrete, block and brick—Brutalism arguably produced some of the world's least popular public buildings. The style's international propagation brought modern architecture to ever-larger constituencies, and some argue that the perceived shortcomings of these Brutalist structures led to the demise of the Modernist project. While today often admired by architects, many Brutalist projects are now threatened with demolition....


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Al Qaeda-linked group claims responsibility for deadly Israel attack
(AP) GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - A shadowy group claiming ties to al Qaeda said Tuesday that it carried out a deadly cross-border attack in Israel, the strongest evidence to date to back Israeli claims that the global terror network is operating on its doorstep.
While the claim of responsibility, made in a video obtained by The Associated Press in the Gaza Strip, could not be independently verified, it was accompanied by a separate statement with additional details on the attack posted on a website affiliated with al Qaeda.
Israel blames Hamas for all violence from Gaza. Following Monday's attack, Israel carried out a series of airstrikes on militant targets in Gaza, drawing retaliatory rocket fire.
Late Tuesday, a rocket hit a house in an Israeli village near Gaza, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. Rescue services said three people were hurt.
Three Palestinians were killed in violence Tuesday.
An Islamic Jihad militant told The Associated Press late Tuesday night that a cease-fire with Israel, mediated by Egypt, was in effect. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to reporters. Israel had no immediate comment.
In Monday's attack, two gunmen infiltrated Israel from Egypt's Sinai desert, killing a civilian worker who was part of a team building a border fence to prevent such attacks. The two gunmen were later killed by Israeli forces.
The short video said the attack was carried out by the Mujahedeen Shura Council of Jerusalem, a murky group that was formed in April.
It identifies two men, one Egyptian and one Saudi, as the perpetrators of Monday's attack. "Soon we will carry out a double suicide mission against the enemy troops on the Egyptian border with occupy Palestine today, Monday, June 18," said the Saudi man.
Later Tuesday, the group issued a statement on an al Qaeda-linked website saying the men targeted an Israeli patrol with a bomb, anti-tank rockets and gunfire. It said the attack was dedicated to "Sheik Mujhahid Osama bin Laden," the al Qaeda founder who was assassinated by U.S. troops last year.
The Israeli military declined comment on the latest claims. Military officials have been warning for more than a year that al Qaeda is operating in the area.
Israeli officials believe the group has taken advantage of the power vacuum in the Sinai since the ouster of longtime Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak last year.
On Tuesday Israel's military chief, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, toured the area of the infiltration and said his forces are dealing with the situation.
"The more significant issue is what is happening inside Sinai, the dispatch areas, the terror bases that are expanding and growing there. Egypt must exercise its sovereignty in Sinai," he said.
Israeli officials also believe al Qaeda and other "global jihad" elements have infiltrated the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, which lies between Israel and the Sinai.
Hamas denies al Qaeda is operating in Gaza. The two militant groups have far different ideologies. Hamas says its struggle is focused solely against Israel, while al Qaeda claims to be fighting a holy war against the West.
Two Palestinian men in Gaza were killed early Tuesday in an airstrike, which Israel said was in response to rocket fire. In all, at least 45 rockets fell on southern Israel Tuesday, Rosenfeld said.
Late Tuesday, Gaza health official Adham Abu Salmia said an explosion in a house killed a child and injured 3 others.
Gaza officials initially blamed Israel, but residents there said apparently a rocket fired by militants at Israel fell short and hit the house.
The flare-up in violence is the most serious in months, and has threatened an informal cease-fire that has largely held for the past three years. Hamas, which has mostly stayed out of violence, claimed responsibility for some of the rocket fire.
In another development Tuesday, vandals torched and scrawled graffiti on a Palestinian mosque in the West Bank, Israeli security officials said. Suspicion fell on radical Jewish settlers angry over the looming demolition of an unsanctioned settler enclave.
By July 1, the government has committed to destroying 30 apartments built illegally on privately owned Palestinian land. Radical settlers routinely attack Palestinian targets in retaliation for government settlement policy they oppose.
The Hebrew-language graffiti spray-painted on the mosque in Kfar Jabaa read, "Ulpana War" and "Price Tag," the names of the outpost and the settler retaliation campaign.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attack and said authorities would act swiftly to bring the vandals to justice. "This is an act of intolerant and irresponsible lawbreakers," he said.
Police said no suspects had been arrested.
Israeli construction on lands the Palestinians claim for a future state is at the heart of the current peacemaking deadlock.


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The Matthews Town Board has approved an Economic Development Incentive Grants Policy that will encourage businesses who are looking for a location to call Matthews home and for businesses already here to be able to stay and expand.
New and existing businesses will be able to apply for the grants. The businesses must commit to making a capital investment and employing a number of employees at or above the average Mecklenburg County wages and operate for more than one year before they will receive the grant. There are several categories of criteria involved.
The policy may be reviewed in its entirety here: Economic Development Incentive Grant Policy
If your business would like to learn more about Economic Development Incentive Grants, contact Assistant Town Manager Becky Hawke at 704-708-1231 or email.
The Town has grant funds available for businesses in the downtown area for Facade Improvements. We hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity.


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The programme is very easy to use, with an intuitive interface. Twelve large buttons at the top, information down the left, and the board taking up most of the rest of the screen. It does all you would expect: saving games, loading complete and partly complete games, stepping backwards and forwards through saved games. You can add comments to the games but there is no facility to record alternative sequences.
by Paul HazeldenThe good news: Go Professional III is a nice, solid piece of Go-playing software. The bad news: it is, as far as I can tell, almost unchanged from the previous version. There may be some subtle changes to the Go engine, but as a rusty 8 kyu I haven't worked out yet what they are. I had hoped to review this programme on the basis that I could compare it with version II. In fact, the one difference I could spot was that version II offers a choice of 6 bitmaps for the Go board, while version III offers only 3.
The programme is very easy to use, with an intuitive interface. Twelve large buttons at the top, information down the left, and the board taking up most of the rest of the screen. It does all you would expect: saving games, loading complete and partly complete games, stepping backwards and forwards through saved games. You can add comments to the games but there is no facility to record alternative sequences.
When starting a new game, you choose for each player whether they are human or computer and for computer you have the choice of nine levels of skill. Inevitably, the higher the skill, the slower the play but on a 166 Pentium with 32 Mb memory, the speed even at the highest level is quite acceptable. There is a 'hint' facility, which displays a stone slowly flashing in the suggested location for a couple of seconds but no analysis is provided to say what the stone is aiming to do.
Go Professional III seems designed to appeal to the mid-range player people who want to be able to play either on or with the computer, who know what they are doing and want a no-frills tool to do it with. Unfortunately, beginners are not well catered for. There is a very brief summary of the rules and history of the game, but no tutorial. The description of the rules is easier to quote than to summarise. After describing the board, it continues:
Starting with an empty board, Black places a stone on an intersection. The opponents, by alternately placing stones on strategic areas on the board, try to enclose as much territory as possible. Once placed, the stones remains stationary unless captured.
I don't consider this to be the clearest description I've heard. Suffice it to say, I don't think many people will get hooked on the game if this programme is their only introduction. But for us players in the middle ground, it does a good job. That is, it is functional. You do not get the same game that you would get from a human player, but it's not fair to criticise it for not being human. In common, I believe, with all Go programs, there are occasions when it misses very simple, obvious moves, especially on the edge. It has difficulty responding to unreasonable plays: I have gained many points in games because it does not find the straightforward safety play which a human opponent would see 99 times out of 100.
The good points? It plays reasonably quickly. I can enjoy a full game in 15 minutes, which is a major plus for me at present and makes it much more useful than the earlier generation of computer games which took forever to decide on their moves. One neat feature if the computer is taking too long in deciding a move, you can tell it to play the best move it has found so far. This can speed up the game, although it must make the computer play some weaker moves sometimes.
The interface is entirely adequate. If I had owned a copy when I worked in an office, I would not have been ashamed to teach other people to play by using the programme over lunch. It is certainly much more convenient than carrying a Go board into work on the off-chance of a game over lunch.
The Help facility really does need more work done on it. The full rules should be given somewhere and at least one example game with commentary would be nice. It also needs to be proof read the first screen you see after pressing F1 contains on the first two lines 'About' and 'History of the Go'. Click 'About' and you get the same set of options as on the first screen, just displayed differently. I know this is not a major problem, but it does not give the impression of a programme that has been fully checked before being released.
One other minor quibble: You can print a game a good feature and even preview the print image, but the printed diagram does not indicate where captured stones had been. This makes following the game from the printed diagram alone rather difficult.
In summary, this is a solid programme if you are not a complete novice (if you already understand ko!) and if you are happy with the level of functionality it provides. Install it on your machine at work, and play the computer until you can get other people interested. Good luck!
review by Paul Hazelden, June 2000


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As the campaign against global warming gains political momentum, its reach can sometimes exceed its grasp. Like many political movements, zealous pursuit of a lofty goal can often lead to well-intended but ill-advised misfires. Arguably, this may have been the case with the recent proposal, now withdrawn, to ban electric resistance space heaters in the International Conservation Codes.
The International Code Council (ICC), which develops the code and administers the amendment process, confirmed that the controversial proposal has been withdrawn by its proponents. Representatives from two energy-efficiency advocates had submitted the proposal, which triggered a strong reaction from representatives of industries that would have been hit hard by the change.
The proposal, labeled EC123–09/10 in the proposed changes to the 2012 code, would have prohibited the use of electric space heaters, electric furnaces, electric baseboard heaters, electric wall heaters and electric thermal storage—collectively referred to as electric resistance heating—for space heating in buildings and homes.
Proponents' arguments for the change could be best described as holistic, pointing to the high cost to run the devices and the pollution that is created, not directly by the devices themselves, but indirectly by the generation of the electricity that is used to power them. They stated that electric resistance heating is very expensive to operate for a homeowner compared to other heating sources. They also noted that, while electric resistance heating converts nearly 100 percent of the energy in the electricity to heat, most electricity is produced from oil, gas or coal generators that convert only about 30 percent of the fuel's energy into electricity.
Proposing the change were representatives from ICF International, an energy consulting firm, and the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships, a nonprofit organization that promotes the efficient use of energy in the Northeastern United States.
However, the proposal packed a potentially hard-hitting blow to contractors, architects, utilities and consumers who rely on the devices and consider them an effective tool in the effort to achieve more efficient use of power. Unexpectedly, they argued that the devices are beneficial because they allow for more, not less, efficient use of power to heat a home, by allowing for zoned or room-by-room heating, and for energy storage that captures low-cost, off-peak energy for later use.
A number of groups, including the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and Edison Electric Institute, encouraged public comment on the proposed code change, which was withdrawn just as the comment period was drawing to a close on July 1. Although the codes are only voluntary, most states adopt them as their own, so the effect of the rule change, if adopted, could have been widespread.


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Simple ways to prevent child window falls
Two children have fallen out second story windows and been injured in the Des Moines metro area in the past week.
What can parents do to help prevent these injuries?
KCCI's Laura Nichols asked State Fire Marshal Ray Reynolds to walk through a hardware store with us and point out products any parent can buy to keep their child safe.
"This is a window lock that is pretty common for a wood window. You actually attach this to the top of the window and it allows the window to go up -- so much like a bumper," said Reynolds.
Walking through the store, Nichols and Reynolds found everything from window locks to window vent guards and window safety gates.
"This is a window lock that keeps sliding windows from sliding over," Reynolds pointed out.
The prices range anywhere from just 96 cents to just a few bucks -- a small price to pay for something that could potentially save a life.
Reynolds said the two children who suffered falls in just the past week should teach all of us a lesson.
"I think it's much like fire prevention. It's not really important until it happens to you," said Reynolds.
No one understands the problem like the Geneser family who lost their 4-year-old daughter, Hannah, two years ago after she fell out a third story window. The family has been working with Iowa lawmakers to push for new window safety legislation.
During the last session, the bill didn't make it through the House Judiciary Committee.
"To see these stories happen, we're crazy not to revisit this," said Reynolds.
Reynolds said parents should always remember that window screens are to keep bugs out, not children in so don't depend on them keeping your child safe.


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During commissioning of heating and cooling systems, hydraulic balance is often achieved using balancing valves; static or dynamic
During commissioning of heating and cooling systems, hydraulic balance is often achieved using balancing valves. Two types of these valves exist: static and dynamic balancing valves.
Static balancing valves serve as a permanent resistance, built into the system. The settings for these valves must therefore be calculated and adjusted accurately, as changing just one of them in the system could change the flow through all other valves.
Dynamic balancing valves work as flow limiters. They are set to a desired flow rate and ensure that a larger flow rate does not take place. If the pressure in front of the valve increases, it will close some more, so the pressure loss across the valve becomes correspondingly higher. This maintains the desired flow rate in the specific path.
The inlet pressure for a dynamic balancing valve needs to be higher than a certain limit for it to operate properly. This means that the resistance at the most distant valve cannot be close to zero, as is the case with static valves.
Balancing valves are available from numerous manufacturers. Some of these provide electronic measurement equipment that allows measuring the flow through their valves. This is done by measuring the pressure loss across the valve and calculating the flow according to the kv-value of the present position of the valve.


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Discover the exotic beauty of the 50th state with this travel poster and map of "Hawaii: Beguiling Isles Born of Earth's Torments." Part of the "Close-up: U.S.A." series and half of a two-map set, this work was published in April 1976. Filled with interesting facts and an abundance of tourist information, this poster also features beautiful illustrations of native plants and wildlife.
Coverage Area: Hawaiian Islands, Hawaii, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Niihau, Kahoolawe


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Please note: This corbel is intended to be installed BEFORE your countertop is installed. If your countertop is already installed, please go here.
Perfect for Granite Countertops and Open Kitchen Shelves. Our customers send us pictures of our corbels supporting their countertops made of granite, quartz, wood etc. and pictures of their kitchen shelving. See our Customer Gallery.
Choosing a Corbel. Please see our Corbel FAQ or call or text Tyler at 970-690-0503 to discuss your countertop situation.
Strong and Easy to Install. All of our corbels are rated at 250lbs. when properly mounted and loaded uniformly.
Unfinished, but Perfectly Sanded. We use only the finest solid maple, solid cherry, solid oak and solid poplar for our corbels. Our corbels are meticulously sanded and all edges have been neatly rounded over. They are ready for you to stain and finish.
In Stock and Ready to Ship. Place your order before 4pm MST and we will ship the same day. We offer the full range of UPS and USPS shipping services.
Plan on painting your corbels? Our paint grade corbels are sanded and ready for you to paint. We intend for you to paint them because they may contain discolorations and filled knot holes. The "L" portion is always maple, but the brace and mounting plate portions may be maple, poplar or alder. Maple, poplar and alder are "tight, closed grain" woods, ideal for painting. If we don't have a paint grade model, then we suggest you choose maple.
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Corbel Construction. The corbel's "L" joint is glued and screwed with two #10 X 1 1/2" long wood screws. The corbel's "L" portion is 3/4" thick X 2" wide. The corbel's mounting plate is 3/4" thick X 2 1/2" wide. The corbel's brace is assembled with two #10 X 1 1/2" long wood screws also. Our straight and concave braces are 3/4" thick X 1 1/2" wide, except for the Model 17's braces, which are 1 3/4" wide. Our cove braces are 7/8" thick when viewed from the side and are 1 5/8" when viewed from the front.
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Entering the world of knitted running shoes is adidas as they reveal the launch of the adiZero Primeknit, their first one-piece upper performance runner, using a new seamless engineering technology making the complex beautifully simple.
The shoe ensures lightweight comfort and less waste - traditional sports shoes are constructed from several different pieces, whereas this breakthrough method digitally knits the entire upper in just one. It performs and supports where it counts and is needed in every part of the shoe, as knitted fused yarn fine-tunes all this. Although having a complex looking, yet minimalistic build of no lining or reinforcements, the fused yarn provides sturdy build and ventilation from the digitally-knitted distinct grid patterns, which wraps seamlessly around your foot. James Carnes, Head of Design for Sport Performance at adidas, has stated:
"adiZero Primeknit harnesses groundbreaking technology the likes of which have never been seen before. Seamless engineering technology has been three years in the making – to launch it at the home of the 2012 Olympic Games seemed a natural fit — an extension of one of the great sporting spectacles on earth."
Knitted from the red and white colours that feature on this summer's adidas athletes, a limited run of 2,012 individually numbered pairs are to be released. This is a UK exclusive and will be available from July 27th to August 12th at the temporary adidas 10 Newburgh Street store, London W1.


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A cataract is a clouding of the lens of the eye. This is an area that is normally clear. As this clouding happens, it keeps light rays from passing through the lens and focusing on the retina. The retina is a tissue lining that is sensitive to light. It is located in the back of the eye. This cloudiness happens when some of the protein which makes up the lens of the eye begins to change its structure. It then gets in the way of your eyesight.
In its early stages, a cataract may not cause a problem. The cloudiness may affect only a small part of the lens. However, the cataract may grow larger over time and affect more of the lens. This can make it harder for you to see. If less light reaches the retina, it becomes even harder to see. Your vision may become dull and blurry. Cataracts cannot spread from one eye to another. Many people do, however, get cataracts in both eyes.
There are many types of cataracts:
Your healthcare provider will figure out the best treatment for you based on:
The symptoms of cataracts sometimes look like other conditions or medical problems. Always see your healthcare provider for a diagnosis.
In its early stages, loss of eyesight caused by a cataract may be helped with the use of different eyeglasses, a magnifying glass, or stronger lighting. When these actions are no longer helpful, surgery is the only effective treatment available. A cataract only needs to be removed when loss of eyesight gets in the way of your everyday activities, such as driving, reading, or watching TV. You and your eye healthcare provider can make that decision together.
Cataract surgery is one of the most common surgeries. It is also one of the safest and most effective. Surgery involves swapping out the cloudy lens with a new lens. If you have cataracts in both eyes, they are usually not taken out at the same time. Your eye healthcare provider will need to do the surgery on each eye separately.
Cataracts are usually taken out in one of 2 ways:
The removed lens is replaced by an intraocular lens (IOL) in most cataract surgeries. An IOL is a clear, fake lens that does not need care. It becomes part of the eye. With an IOL, a person usually has better eyesight because light will be able to pass to the retina. The person does not see or feel the new lens.
Over time, cataracts will harm your vision. Cataract surgery can bring back your vision. However, a possible complication of cataract surgery is an "after-cataract." An "after-cataract" happens when part of the natural lens that is purposely not taken out during cataract surgery becomes cloudy and blurs your eyesight. Unlike a cataract, an "after-cataract" can be treated with a method called YAG laser capsulotomy. The healthcare provider uses a laser beam to make a tiny hole in the cloudy membrane behind the lens to let the light pass through. After-cataracts may develop months, or even years, after cataract surgery.
The following are the most common symptoms of cataracts. However, each person may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
Often in the disease's early stages, you may not notice any changes in your vision. Since cataracts tend to grow slowly, your eyesight will get worse slowly. Certain cataracts can also cause your close-up vision to get better for a short time. But your eyesight is likely to get worse as the cataract grows. The symptoms of cataracts may look like other eye conditions. Talk with a healthcare provider for a diagnosis.
In addition to a complete medical history and eye exam, tests to diagnose cataracts may include:
In addition, other tests may be done to help your eye care professional learn more about the health and structure of your eye.
Although experts don't know for sure what causes cataracts, they think there could be several possible causes including:
For many of the possible causes, more research is needed to set apart the effect of the disease from the effect of the medicines.
Possible risk factors include:
Tips to help you get the most from a visit to your healthcare provider:
Vidant Health can connect you to health care professionals to help you understand your condition and guide you through the treatment process. Let's chat.


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Look, Sony, all I want is to play Mark of Kri again. On my Vita this time. Whenever I want.
I'm not one of those folks who's held onto legacy video game hardware from eras gone by. So, when Sony announced their PlayStation Now streaming service yesterday and their intention to populate it with games from their systems' collective back-catalog, a sub-routine deep in my brain starting coming up with games I'd love to play again.
You've got to figure that some of the games that will wind up on PlayStation Now are givens, like Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, the God of War and Ratchet & Clank games. And, yes, many of these old PlayStation games are digitally available for PS3, including my beloved Mark of Kri. But, that doesn't necessarily mean that they'll be on PlayStation Now. Remember, the promise of the service is that you can have any PlayStation-released game streamed to your phone, if you wanted to. Someone needs to wave the Fua Toko Faahu flag so that Rau and his awesome feathered sidekick get on the streaming service. I vote me.
If you want to shout out a game from your PlayStation past, do so in the comments, using the following template. It's important to follow the template closely, as it'll make it easy for us to pull your comment out and possibly run it on the front page of Kotaku.
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Points of rock hung from the ceiling, piercing the water's surface and extending down another few feet like upside down porcupine spines. Ripples surrounded them and, with our lights, they seem to float detached, in mid-air. Or really, in water.
Yeah, this was definitely a trip to another planet. Or closer, Carlsbad Caverns without the gravity. We were flying, weightless, in it all.
Scuba diving in a cenote, or water- filled cavern, in Mexico is like nothing else you've ever seen.
And Akumal, midway down Mexico's Riviera Maya on the Yucatan Peninsula, is the only place on earth you can do this without a ton of training.
You need only open ocean scuba certification for two reasons: You stay in the "cavern zone," meaning you can always see at least a glow of outside light. Plus, there are these really competent cave trained guides to lead you and, if necessary, hold your hand.
What caused all these incredible formations is limestone and rainwater. Rain turns a bit acid on limestone and slooowly eats the rock away. Thousands of years later, you have dry tunnels. But the water still drips and then causes stalactites, stalacmites, flowstones and lots more. Then some of these caves fill back up with water and, voila, you've got a weightless landscape like no other.
Early Mayas (there are, by the way, still real Mayas around, and they're called Mayas, not Mayans) believed that these cenotes were the entrance to Xibalba — the feared underground. They were sacred places of worship and, legends say, sacrifice. They were also the only source of fresh water, which made them even more precious.
There are hundreds of such diveable caves and caverns here, though the ones limited to cavern divers top out at about a dozen.
First my fellow divers and I did Dos Ojos (or, two eyes — named thusly for its two entrances). This is the novice cave. Large, open, easy to swim. But one of our divers was a bit uneasy about all that dark. She grabbed our guide's hand and they stayed connected for the rest of the dive.
Inside the tunnels, it looks like the world had melted and dribbled onto the cave walls. This is flowstone — minerals paint the rock in orange, beige, white and black like some crazy modern art.
Beyond, the guide pointed upward, signaling us to surface in an air- filled chamber called the Bat Cave. Sure enough, the furry little critters winged their way around the room, letting out an occasional high-pitched squeal. But mostly, they hung upside down in holes in the ceiling, twitching their cute little noses.
Farther on, the tunnel curved gently, all the while lined in curtains of folded rock, sometimes smooth, sometimes sharp. Mirror bubbles of exhaled air flattened themselves across the ceiling in yard-wide silver plates. And back at the entrance, hundreds of tiny fish surrounded us in clouds and tickled our faces.
In another cavern, the entrance was silhouetted with branches, roots and rocks. Above the hole, a tangle of tropical trees rose into the sky.
And because the water is fresh, not salt, it's clear as air. You could count the fronds on the palm trees from 25 feet down.
Small fish flitted about, glittering like silver foil in the sunlight. And the rays of light were spectacular. The beams were broken into waving curtains that turned the entire scene into something unreal.
But wow, that was just the introduction. Of the five dives I did, by far the best was Dream Gate.
Going into this place is like swimming down the throat of Jaws. We swam through jagged points coming from the ceiling and the floor. And immediately, we were surrounded by points of rock hanging from the ceiling in sprays of sharp spines. They continued on like this for the entire hour-long dive … folded walls and fragile columns so thin, you could have circled them with your fingers. Sometimes, the columns were smooth, with colors dripping vertically but more often, they had horizontal rings, like a million paper-thin plates stacked atop each other.
We saw shrimp and catfish and always, those tiny fish called tetras.
And when we came out, gliding through the columns and spires, it was as if we had been spit out of some gigantic creature's mouth. Into Jaws and out again.
The spring-fed water in the cenotes runs about 77 degrees, so a shorty wetsuit is recommended, and because you are in fresh water, you can eliminate half the weight you would use in the ocean.
For cavern diving, you need only standard open water scuba gear, along with two battery powered lights but no snorkel. You stay within sight of natural daylight. Non-cave certified divers can dive cenotes only with a guide. A sample price is $70 US for one tank, $130 US for two. Decent quality rental gear is also available.
Gear up for your adventure by contacting the Akumal Dive Center, a reliable local outfitter. They're at akumaldivecenter.com.
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OnStar isn't the only company to work with mapping software companies. Garmin recently announced the ability to directly send maps and directions to a Garmin GPS navigation system. Rather than taking the painstaking process of looking up an address, writing it down and inputting it into your Garmin GPS navigation unit, you can just plug your Garmin into the computer and use a simple command now integrated into Google Maps and soon to be integrated in MapQuest on April 15 to shoot the directions directly to the Garmin GPS unit.
Of course, the Dash Express already has this feature beat by allowing the instructions to be sent wirelessly, but this is a nice lazy-man feature added by Garmin. [Gizmodo]