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Monthly Archives: March 2017
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 24, 2017
— surviving in a competitive fashion design market
The fashion design market is extremely competitive.
Not easy for a hearing fashion designer to make it,
let alone a deaf fashion designer. Mona Thalheimer,
who is deaf, recently displayed her latest fashion
designs in New York. A picture is at:
— a strange newspaper headline
A mother told a newspaper reporter:
I don't want my child to be deaf again
Her comment became a newspaper headline.
Does the mother realize that when her
child takes off the CI, he becomes
deaf again. In fact he becomes hearing
and then deaf several times per day!
— feedback on Deaf ID
There was feedback on Deaf ID that was mentioned
in yesterday's edition. A deaf woman said that
she has the DEAF word on her driver's license
but would not have DEAF stickers and cards in
public view, not wanting robbers to follow
her home. A DeafBlind person said a similar
issue came up regarding the white cane.
Normally the cane bottom is red to identify the
person as DeafBlind. It was proposed to
change the color to candy stripes. It was
strongly opposed by the DeafBlind because of
safety concerns.
Latest deaf jobs
Barry's collections of past articles (with today's update)
— 400 lightbulbs by Edison
3/19/17 Blue and Gold editions at:
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 23, 2017
— a most unusual police officer
Dana Fuller is a police officer with the Port
Authority. It is an agency, a partnership between
New York and New Jersey that oversees the
inter-state transportation system (bridges,
tunnels, airports, bus terminals, and seaports).
Dana is fluent with ASL, probably one of the
nation's most fluent signing police officers.
He is a Coda. He is a RID member. He is a former
high school ASL instructor and is currently
a part-time university ASL instructor. We
probably may not find too many, if any,
police officers with an extensive ASL background.
His ASL skills came in handy one day when a
car of deaf passengers had an accident near
one of the tunnels!
A picture is at:
— last living graduate of a long-closed deaf school
The Northern New York School for the Deaf located
in Malone, NY, opened in 1890 and closed up for
good in 1943. During its peak years in the twenties
and early thirties, 130 students were enrolled.
Are any of these students still living? Myrtle
Herron Tellier, one of the last graduates,
passed away few days ago. It is believed she
was the last living graduate of the Malone school.
A bloc of these graduates lived in the Syracuse, NY
area right up to seventies and eighties.
— like Deaf ID card or hate it
Do deaf people like Deaf ID card or hate it?
There was a story of the Deaf Community in the
Quad Cities (Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa,
and Rock Island and Moline in Illinois) about
these Deaf ID cards. Some deaf people love it.
Some deaf people hate it. DeafDigest editor
hates it, by the way!
Latest deaf jobs
Barry's collections of past articles (with today's update)
— better to be deaf or better to be criminal
3/19/17 Blue and Gold editions at:
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 22, 2017
— deaf children in yellow school buses
Deaf schools transport local deaf children to classes
in yellow school buses. It is always scary when
there are bus accidents. It happened to one deaf
school last week. Aand even worse – more scary when
such school buses pass red stop signs! An angry driver
took a video of a deaf school bus that passed a stop
sign! The video went viral. The deaf school is
looking into it. The school bus, however was
contracted to the deaf school by a local school
bus company. A picture is at:
— a comment from a national association on 911
The National Emergency Number Association made
this comment – that many local 911 systems are
very difficult for many deaf people to use.
This national association is fighting to improve
ease of 911 for use by the deaf during emergencies.
— Derrick Coleman signs a new NFL contract
Derrick Coleman, who won a Super Bowl with the
Seattle Seahawks, did not play football last
season because of legal and medical issues.
He is coming back, signing a contract to play
for the Atlanta Falccons. We will see if he
makes the final cut prior to the 2017 season-
opening kickoff. Oh, by the way, he is deaf.
Latest deaf jobs
Barry's collections of past articles (with today's update)
— school for deaf, miraculous recovery
3/19/17 Blue and Gold editions at:
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 21, 2017
— more on University of California interpreter issue
DeafDigest previously mentioned that University of
California refused to give an interpreter for
a deaf Canadian woman who was a visiting student.
It was learned that the university did not have
an interpreter that were skilled with ASL signs
that are needed for her research for her
doctorate. Lousy interpreter, yes, but
skilled interpreter, no! As a result, her
classmates are staging a protest in support
of this deaf student. A picture is at:
— bulbs for deaf waiters
More restaurants in Asia are hiring deaf
waiters. In one restaurant in India, all tables
have flashing light bulbs. When a hearing
diner wants to order something from the
menu, he pushes the button and the bulb
goes on. DeafDigest wonders why cannot the
hearing diner just wave his hands?
— deaf person works with street traffic
Dean Humphreys, a deaf man from Hounslow,
part of London, Great Britain, has a job
as a traffic technician. He studies
the traffic patterns to determine
if more traffic lights should be installed
or to change the "clock" on current
traffic lights – long wait or short wait
on red lights, etc. He also looks at
road construction crews to seee if it
slows up the traffic. This is a
demanding job. No one likes to be
stuck in a traffic jam.
Latest deaf jobs
Barry's collections of past articles (with today's update)
— mistake to tease the deaf
3/19/17 Blue and Gold editions at:
DeafDigest Mid-Week edition – March 20, 2017
— a survey of employers
A group of hearing students at Nanyang Technological
University (in Singapore) ran a survey, querying
nearly 100 companies. A simple question was asked –
would you hire the deaf? Fifty percent of these
employers said they wouldn't. Why? Communication
concerns with customers, supervisors and fellow
employees. Is it any better in USA? A picture
is at:
— strange newspaper headline
A Malaysian newspaper headline said:
Challenges of a part-time sign language interpreter
The part time interpreter explained that deaf people
do not often ask for interpreters, and also that
their homes are scattered everywhere. As a result,
not too much of demand for interpreters!
— 63-year old deaf man runs away from home
A deaf man, 63 years old, ran away from home,
spending all of his time at the police station
in a town of 23,000 people. He was a go-fer,
errand boy, traffic controller, paper boy,
courier, etc. He had been doing these
voluntary tasks for 20 years for no pay.
His family finally found him and forced
him to come home. He wasn't too happy about it.
Only in India could it happen! Very possibly
he was abused or ignored at home and wanted
to out of that atmosphere.
Latest deaf jobs
Barry's collections of past articles (with today's update)
— Parole board discrimination
3/19/17 Blue and Gold editions at:
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You go to a butcher shop, and you tell the
butcher the meat you want by pointing the
finger on the glass towards the meat.
Most butchers can follow it and give you
the correct meat,
But there are a few butchers that cannot
follow the finger pointing!
It is frustrating.
You attend a deaf party at a friend's house.
And then you leave the party, saying farewell
to your friends.
But you are still on the street in front
of friend's house still chatting for a long
Bad habit?


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Hotel Guruji
A break from the fast-paced, metro life of the city can be enjoyed by checking into any of the A/C or non-A/C rooms offered by this budget hotel. Guests can enjoy the mesmerising view of the Alibaug Beach from the window of their rooms. There is also a restaurant and a permit room that serves vegetarian and non-vegetarian food, which comprises Punjabi and Chinese cuisine.
Check-in time : 12:00 NOON
Check-out time : 12:00 NOON

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Tips used for Top Tips come from the ExtremeTech forum and are written by our community.
Question from THEWIZ
"How can you repair a bad patitition table ,formating hard drive will not do it .Use IBM disk it will not erase the boot paratition . Is there anyway to repair it ? "
Answer from waynesworld
"If your sure your hard drive is good and dont mind losing whatevers on the disk, If Anything worth saving (?) I would fdisk the whole Tomata and start from scratch. Remember that with multiple OS booting & windows you have to load them in order of Antiquity. The oldest one first; 98 then 2K then XP.
The only way I know how to truly check a Hard Drive and mark bad sectors is with low level formatting tools. Your drives maker may have a LLF floppy or CD image you can download and copy. If your drive is 10 GBs or more, be prepared for a LONNNNGGG night! LLF takes a while.
Further reading
fdisk utilities and various set up images can be gotten here to put on Z floppies & you can try to fixmbr but sounds like a job for fdisk.
Answer from Gill_Boyd
"Without knowing your O/S - Old DOS way = fdisk /mbr
OR... Install the HD in question slaved to another boot HD, scan it, clean it and then fdisk it!"
Got a better answer? Post it in the discussion that generated this tip.


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Expanded Details: Modes, Replay, Tech, Mods
Now that you've all had time to read the campaign, we thought you would be ready for even more info. So we wrote this update to give a better explanation of:
- Gameplay Modes
- Game Length & Replay
- Compatibility & System Requirements
- Technical Features
- Accessibility
- Modding
This one might get a little technical toward the end, but the next update will (probably!) be all about the fun stuff — gameplay mechanics!
Some of these modes can be chosen through the pre-game menu system, while others can be uncovered or experienced in the midst of normal campaign play. Some of them will be in the base game, and some will only be developed if we attain our Stretch Goals (see our main Kickstarter page for more details on that).
Campaign (Story Mode)
The primary mode of play in Delver's Drop. Players will embark on an epic dive into the dungeons of the Drop, uncovering its secrets and revealing the true story behind their characters' imprisonment. As you play, you will progress to deeper levels of the dungeon and open the Drop to even lower floors. But each time you die, you have to start the current level over, with a totally new and random floor layout. With our unique "semi-permadeath" you'll keep your class's level and perks, but lose any items you were carrying. As you progress, you'll reveal more and more about each individual class's story – how they came to be imprisoned, the history of their guild, and how they fit into the story and world of the Drop.
Endless Drop Mode (Survival / Fast Play)
Only have a few minutes to kill? Don't want to mess with the story or level navigation? In this mode, you'll complete one random self-contained room after another. Then you'll drop through a hole into the next totally random room, which could contain puzzles, loot, or tons of enemies. The game will track the highest number of rooms you've survived in one go. This mode has 100% PERMADEATH! Survival and an endless variety of puzzles and enemies is what it's about. You can also use this mode to hone your skills for the main campaign.
Horde Mode
A set of several combat arenas, which spawn waves of enemies with increasing frequency and difficulty. Manipulate the environment and grab randomly dropped weapons and items to give yourself the advantage against the hordes! This mode will have a near-infinite number of waves, and will track your highest achieved wave as well as kill counts. Score multiplier power-ups and timed combo kill counts make this our true high-score power mode.
4-Player Co-op Horde Mode [STRETCH GOAL!]
This expands the above Horde Mode so that up to 4 players (local only) can cooperate to slay the waves of baddies. Difficulty and numbers of monsters will be tightly balanced for the number of players present.
4-Player Competitive Deathmatch [STRETCH GOAL!]
Ready to slay your friends? In this mode, up to 4 players (local only) can bash and slash each other in a set of gladiatorial arenas. Think of it this way:
Super Smash Brothers and Zelda: Four Swords have a little Delver lovechild!
You and your friends will each pick a character class, choose a deadly arena, then duke it out until only one player remains! The environments contain deadly traps — use them to your advantage. Enemies will periodically spawn — lure them toward your opponents. Power-ups will drop at random — grab them as a wild-card for victory. We hope this will be your new go-to party game!
Drop-in Co-op Companion Mode [STRETCH GOAL!]
We want to offer a way for players to experience the main campaign with 2nd player co-op, so your friend, significant other, child, or pet can experience the game with you without just having to watch. The primary player will have the ability to summon a menagerie of mystical pets, familiars, and phantoms that the 2nd player can control. The companion player's abilities will be somewhat limited because we don't want this to become a "cheat mode" that makes combat or puzzles too easy. Summoning a companion will require some cooldown or replenishment of energy before it can be used again to keep the game balance solid. Try taking turns with your companion so you can both experiment with our variety of summoned creatures!
100 Room Labyrinth Puzzle Mode [STRETCH GOAL!]
We're really excited to create difficult puzzles, but we wouldn't want to randomly generate rooms that mercilessly kill anyone who isn't a puzzle-solving genius. That would suck in a game with permadeath. So this mode is designed to let you beat your brains against each gordian knot of a room over and over until you master it... all without having to worry about getting sent back to the beginning of the dungeon. This is separate from the main campaign, so try try again! You can jump back to your farthest point of progress at any time, or choose to replay any previously played room in convenient puzzle game style.
Game Length & Replay:
In such an early state of development, it's difficult to determine what the game length will be. We would also have to factor in player skill, deaths, restarts, and so on. But our target is for the game to basically be near the length of one of the 2D Zelda games on your first playthrough.
But because of the randomization elements, you won't be able memorize levels — meaning it's a challenge every time, allowing for a high degree of replayability. Our unique "semi-permadeath" should also increase the time investment, while making sure the game isn't brutally punishing. And with our random secrets, if one wanted to complete every objective and find every single item, it will take much longer than a "normal" playthrough. The game will also encourage players to replay levels (or the entire game) with different character classes in order to experience all facets of the story from their different viewpoints!
So in short... we promise it will be a lengthy and satisfying experience, and our Alpha Access backers ($25 and above) can help us track play times to make sure that is the case! With randomization and multiple character classes, and tons of secrets and collectibles, we are striving for infinite replayability.
Compatibility & System Requirements
The following are our currently estimated minimum system requirements. These are subject to change slightly based on play-testing, quality assurance, and optimization.
Desktops & Laptops
- Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, or Mac OSX 10.7+
- 1 Ghz or better processor
- 64+ MB Graphics Memory (VRAM)
- iPhone 4, 4S, or 5
- iPod Touch 4th or 5th generation
- iPad 1, 2, 3 or 4
- iPad Mini
- 1 Ghz or better processor
- Android 2.3.3+
Incredible HD Visuals
We create all of the art as high-resolution hand-painted images, usually 4-8x the resolution we plan to display it. These images are then animated and/or exported for use in the game at two texture resolutions for different devices, in order to optimize memory and performance against resolution. Combined with our highly custom graphics engine, this allows us to natively support resolutions up to 2880 x 1800 (encompasses Retina for the newest MacBook Pro), or as small as 480 x 320. We slightly crop and/or down-scale the graphics to suit your device, for every standard aspect ratio.
We can display at any resolution in that range with absolutely no stretching, no up-scaling, and no letterboxing!
This means that no matter what device or monitor you use, you get Delver's Drop full-screen in as much crisp HD glory as your device can handle.
In addition to fully customizable keyboard controls, we will support a variety of controllers, including XBox 360 and PS3 controllers. Here is an example of our current control scheme for the 360 gamepad:
- Movement — Left Analog Stick / D-Pad
- Primary Weapon Attack — A Button
- Special Class Ability — Y Button
- Equipped Sub-Item — X Button
- Sub-Item Quick-Swap — B Button
- Cycle Sub-Items — L/R Bumpers or Triggers
Mobile Touch Controls
We also have a working prototype of our controls for touch devices (iOS, Android), and we're confident that Delver's Drop already has amazing touch controls. Honestly we still have some fine-tuning to do, but we think you'll be surprised at how great and intuitive it feels when you play it. No clunky on-screen virtual sticks; just slide your finger a tiny bit and your Delver is off and running. You'll cycle your sub-items just by swiping, and tap anywhere on the right side of the screen to attack. You'll never have to worry about "missing" the attack button in the heat of battle!
Craig Kaufman brought to our attention the need for more information about accessibility, in reference to http://www.ablegamers.com. For differently abled gamers, we're working on the following options:
- Remappable Keys / Custom Controller Mapping will be completely supported.
- Changeable Font Visibility — We will attempt to offer another version of text display (possibly more like subtitles) so that the text can be displayed larger and with higher contrast for improved visibility.
- Color-Blind Usability — We have no plans to use color exclusively as the indicator for puzzles, so the game should be playable to those with limited color differentiation. We will attempt to further distinguish any color-coded objects by shape as well. Palette swaps are lame!
- Mouse-only Controls — We have talked about ways to implement mouse controls that might work similarly to our touch controls, where a simple mouse movement translates into character movement. This is still under consideration, but we feel that we will be able to find a comfortable solution to perform all of the game's functions for mouse-only users, provided their mouse has at least 3 buttons and a scroll wheel.
The game features a custom scripting and database system based on XML, which uses both internally developed tools, as well as some free tools like Tiled, and commercially available tools like Spine. Everything in the game is moddable, from character properties to map layouts. We use these systems to quickly create new content, and we're excited to see what the community can do once we release these features.
Modding documentation may be available shortly after the game's release, though we will make efforts to have this information available at launch.
Thanks for making it all the way through our (lengthy) second update!
Don't forget to share this information with friends and through the social mediaverse. We could use even more tweets, likes, shares, and Greenlight votes.
And don't hesitate to let us know how we can keep improving this Kickstarter campaign with your comments and direct messages!
Pixelscopic Creator on
@Jerry McKinley: Will we indeed be adding support for Windows RT/Metro, which [almost] gives us Windows Phone 8 and Surface RT. We don't have a timeline established for that work yet, though. XBox is a totally separate beast though, with all kinds of additional hoops to jump through.
Jerry McKinley on
Sweet! Will Windows 8 support be integrated into the Modern UI and the XBOX Games functionality?
Also, since you're supporting Windows, it (allegedly) isn't that much of a stretch for an XBOX or Windows Phone 8 port - you could sell on those platforms as well!
Pixelscopic Creator on
@Bradson The controls default to the directional attacking style present in the console games we've drawn inspiration from , i.e. whatever direction you face is the one you slash/shoot/smack in. We do want to provide control scheme customization, and we've talked about twin-stick controlling as one of those options.
Bradson Goldie on
Given the gameplay footage, I assumed that this was twin-stick style. Is it more Gauntlet Legends style (i.e. you move, and you swing at things that are in your way)?
Are Nybakk on
@Pixelscopic: Yeah you got it right - mouse for face direction. Crossing my fingers :)
Pixelscopic Creator on
@Are - The tricky thing about adding mouse support for attacking is that we currently do not plan to support independent moving/targeting. So for example, Zelda has "locked" moving and targeting, where you have to do them together, whereas Geometry Wars has independent (or "twin stick") moving and targeting, and many other games have mouse look (direction facing) + keyboard movement. I assume this is what you mean in reference to Spiral Knights, which I haven't played, but it seems to be the case from their videos. It's something we've discussed, but we have not implemented a "twin stick" mode just yet. But it is something we've been considering! If we add it, it will be supported for 2-stick controllers, WASD + Arrow keys, and of course WASD + Mouse.
Pixelscopic Creator on
@Vienticus - GameStick support could be a great addition after we launch the Android versions. We'll look into it!
Are Nybakk on
Thanks for the update.
I hope you'll consider mouse support for attacking (not moving). You know, the typical wasd + mouse set up. Spiral Knights did that kind of controls very well and is worth taking a look at.
Vienticus Prime on
This should be a nice example of a game to play with the gamestick that was recently launched.
Pixelscopic Creator on
Thanks :) Being active and engaged with the community is the least we can do; it's because of you all that we can finish the game out properly and make it as fun as it can be.
Pixelscopic Creator on
Just wanted to add that we are unsure of Linux system requirements for now. Until we begin the technical planning for that port, the requirements will be a question mark.


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Friday, May 6, 2011
Character development: the enemy
She looked kinda scared. I don't blame her.
It's an important part of writing a story: making sure the "bad guys" are as real as your heroes. Bad guys need goals and reasons to pursue them. Their actions need to be every bit as reasonable as your heroes' actions. Their pursuit of their goals every bit as determined.
And as they say, one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter, so if Maggie is going to pursue independence for Jupiter's outer moons she's going to be labeled a terrorist by the establishment. They're going to act accordingly. If they get a chance to send the equivalent of a SEAL strike team to kill her, they will. Maggie's no combat ninja, so it's scary stuff. Ben Franklin had a great quote (as usual): We must hang together or we will all hang separately.
If I tried to portray the enemy as bumbling or incompetent, it would be difficult to take the story seriously. Even trying to say the enemy consistently underestimates the main characters will hamstring the tension. And an enemy without motivation is pointless too -- how many movies have you seen where the characters head out into some kind of wilderness, immediately trip over some major predator and then get chased across half the planet by that predator, tearing up the landscape as they go? Because predators have nothing better to do with their time, you know. And they have no self-preservation instincts either. Please do some homework on how predators actually go about their business.
In my story, the enemy is the establishment, the one with the money and the intelligence operations and the military. If they don't act like a real government, I'll be making a pretty transparent statement about what I think of governments. And while science fiction has a long history of social commentary (something I support whole-heartedly, even when I disagree with a given story), I don't want to be transparent about it. So competent it is.
Maybe you say but it took us ten years to find bin Laden, that's not all that competent. Maybe that sounds like a long time to you. Maybe it's a long time to live on the run. But I'm getting to an age where ten years isn't all that long anymore -- and I'm much younger than bin Laden. How long do you think it felt, to him?
What's the most sensible thing for your bad guys to do to stop your main character?
3 comments:
- The Golden Eagle said...
I hate it when there are slips in a story where the "enemy" does something stupid at the climax and everything falls into place for the protagonist. Enemies don't suddenly become dumb or reckless to seal up plot holes.
The most sensible thing for the bad guys (and girls, actually) to do to my main character(s) would be locking them up/killing them and then going after everyone else they know.
- May 6, 2011 at 2:43 PM
- Zan Marie said...
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- May 7, 2011 at 8:49 AM
- Lucy V Morgan said...
Hero vs villain battles are really hard to write plausibly because in real life, 99% of the time, we don't make a conscious decision to fight. No quests for justice for John Smith. We *run away* from trouble, and 99%, I agree that it's the most sensible thing to do.
That other 1%? Evidently a very big deal for you, because you haven't run. I say, do what you have to. Pick a punishment that fits the crime, though.
Ah...I love bad guys. I love them so much, I think all my MCs are bad guys on one level or another.
- May 7, 2011 at 9:41 AM


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Dolomiti Supersteep
The Dolomites have been THE place to freeride this winter, with a massive snow base and storm after storm loading up the legendary terrain with once-in-a-lifetime snow-depths. Jon-Albert and I had scratched the surface of the area back in February, and Sion had a guidebook and lots of exploration-mojo; so we headed East to Northern Italy.
The first day was forecast to be somewhat sunny and fairly warm, so it was suggested that before they get too hammered by sun and too gloopy in the warmth, we should use day 1 (the third clear day after the snowfall) to get into a few of the easy-access, south-facing steeps before they melted too much. The lines were amazing, atmospheric, wild and beautiful, but the sun really didn't come out as much as it had been forecast to, so the snow didn't soften quite enough to make for really great skiing, and after the dream-lines in Zinal, we took a while to get into the idea that the landscape and vertical spaces justified our having driven so far, past so many ski resorts and round about 2/3rds of the main alpine ridge, to get here… But I was loving it – conditions were way less marginal, steep and remote than the lines we work so hard for back in the Highlands, and it was great to ski a couple of lines which in normal seasons have abseils in them, without ever really noticing where the abseils might normally be.
Then at the end of the day, we headed for the north-facing, easy-angled off-piste classic of the Sellagruppe, the Val Mésdi – a valley which starts at a hut about a 40min push/skin up and across the plateau, and ends at completely the opposite end of the massif, from which we could return via 3 lifts and a ski down to Arabba, where we were staying. An amazing valley, which Jon and I also had the pleasure of exploring, it gets mogulled-out like an average red-piste, but the surroundings are superlative and when we hit it there were still plenty of fresh lines to be had, even for our group of 7 – and perhaps as importantly, the Mésdi showed us that there was great snow-quality to be found on north-aspects, and gave us a window into what else should be possible up there – with line after line dropping in form the sides of the valley, all deeply shaded by the Dolomiti limestone for which the area is so famous.
Thus, we made our plan for the next day over delicious, cheap Italian pizza, and the next day we headed for the Marmolada, the highest lift-system in the Dolomiti-superski pass, to have a look at the North face of the Punta Penia, the highest point of the Dolomites…


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Cohesity Expands and Relocates to Amenity-Rich Building
13 July 2017
Savills Studley is pleased to announce that Cohesity, the pioneer of hyperconverged secondary storage, has signed a lease for approximately 40,000 square feet of office space on floors seven and eight at Riverpark Tower II, 300 Park Avenue, located in the heart of downtown San Jose.
The technology company is nearly tripling its square footage and is relocating from Santa Clara, where it occupied 14,000 square feet at 471 El Camino Real.
Cohesity is expected to occupy its new space in the fourth quarter of this year, after a custom build-out that features a modern, open aesthetic and provides numerous collaborative areas while also achieving a rich population of meeting rooms throughout the two floors.
"Our new, expanded workplace provides an opportunity to build on our unique corporate culture, improve operational efficiencies and expand internal communications, leading, we believe, to advanced product development and delivery and superior client service," said Cohesity Head of Human Resources Nicole Rasco.
Joe Brady and Mike Mordaunt, both senior managing directors with the San Jose office of Savills Studley, represented the tenant in the transaction, which also included negotiating short-term expansion space in Santa Clara to accommodate the firm's ongoing growth and bridge the time gap between its current and future locations.
"We are pleased to see Cohesity establishing a vital presence in downtown San Jose, where community and business are joining together to create a vibrant and accessible urban environment," said Brady. "The building's proximity to public transportation, as well as retail and lifestyle amenities, is a key benefit for the company's workforce and supports its focus on attracting and retaining talent."
The 16-story, 302,576-square-foot Riverpark Tower II is situated alongside the Guadalupe River in the heart of downtown San Jose. Designed by HKS Architects, the building joins its twin tower, located at 333 W. San Carlos Street, to create a distinctive office building complex. The block-long campus features a central courtyard with lush landscaping, seating and fountains, providing a park-like feel with a strategic and convenient central business district location. Other amenities include a fitness center with showers and lockers, bike-share program, storage and utility shop, ample structured parking with electric vehicle charging stations, and an onsite deli and wine room. The ownership, Steelwave, was represented in the transaction by Anne Ralston and Phil Mahoney of Newmark Cornish & Carey.
Key Contacts
Carol McNerney
Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Savills Studley - New York


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Newmillenniumhome brauchte ein neues Briefpapier Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 106 Designs von 23 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
We are a customer service oriented company who strive for excellence in our field. Premier remodeling company who look professional at our work sites.Majotity of our work is resedential but are also involved in som commercial remodeling projects.
We are targeting the mid to higher end home owner markets.Both male and female 25 to 60 years of age.We want to rebrand ourselves with something catchy but professional. Using this for t shirts, business cards , website, brochures.
Looking for an icon incorporating the name into it.
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Manchester United don't need a star name, they must stay humble
Fresh from a 2-1 win over Swansea and an encouraging 0-0 draw against Chelsea, it looks as if under-fire manager Louis van Gaal will live to fight on. However, if the Dutchman is to thrive rather than merely to survive, there needs to be a careful rethink of the club's transfer policy. It must move away from what Ed Woodward wants, and towards what Manchester United needs.
Woodward, as it has been noted in many quarters, is looking to buy a big-name player that will put the club back on the map as one of Europe's elites. Yet it is difficult to see who he is trying to please, given that even their biggest sponsors, Adidas, have declared themselves happy with their commercial relationship with United, if not with the style of football.
It is also important to look at the history of the so-called "marquee signing" at Old Trafford, because historically those haven't worked out so well. Indeed, it could be argued that when United purchase a player of immense prestige, it is far more likely to be a failure than a success.
- Atletico sell Jackson Martinez to Chinese club for €42m
- How your Premier League side did in the transfer window
- Prem spending hits £1bn | Imbula joins Stoke for £18.3m
- Bayern loan Tasci | Doumbia to Newcastle | Sanogo loan
- Anderlecht sign Buttner | Perotti to Roma | Eder to Lille
- Fletcher to Marseille | Van Ginkel get PSV | Powell loan
- Fer to Swansea | Fazio rejoins Sevilla | Jones, N.E. talks?
- FC TV: Not sure Teixeira's worth the money | Paul Pogba
- LIVE: Transfer Talk | Done deals | ENG | SPA | GER | ITA | FRA
For every Robin van Persie, there seem to be at least two cases like Radamel Falcao. Juan Sebastian Veron, signed from Lazio in 2001, was at the time of his arrival arguably as influential in Serie A as Zinedine Zidane, but given his talents his time at United was underwhelming. £59.7 million British record-buy Angel Di Maria, feted as one of the world's most devastating playmakers, was hailed for his pace but showed his greatest speed when accelerating towards the exit.
United seem to do best in the transfer market when they are buying players who need a final platform to ascend to the ranks of the truly elite. That was an approach that worked when they signed Dwight Yorke, Eric Cantona, Andy Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Roy Keane, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney.
It is certainly not as if all of these players came cheap -- with the exception of Cantona, each of them cost United eye-catching amounts of money. But, at the risk of using a word that has become much-mocked under Van Gaal, the "philosophy" was apparently to buy footballers who had both extraordinary hunger for success and their best years ahead of them.
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- Cox: Leicester improving | Why Poch should stay
- Okwonga: Man United's market | City's title hopes
- Laurens: PSG's pre-UCL issues | Hertha's curse
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If this doesn't sound like rocket science, then that's because it isn't: but it must continually be re-stated, because otherwise the club risks falling victim to its own ego. Only ego, after all, can explain the fruitless pursuits of players such as Gareth Bale, Neymar and Thomas Muller.
It must be noted, too, that some of the most effective signings by United's commercial peers in recent years have not been established or big-name players: namely, Thiago Alcantara at Bayern Munich, and Ivan Rakitic at Barcelona.
It is important for United to remember this, for two reasons. The first and most pragmatic one is that, given their current form, they will find it hard to attract the world's very top players -- a cluster who can currently be found at Bayern, Barcelona and Madrid.
The second reason is that, with excellent coaching, these world-class players can be produced. Philipp Lahm and David Alaba both rose through the ranks at Bayern, whilst Toni Kroos was acquired by Bayern from Hansa Rostock. Isco made his name at Malaga before proceeding to Real Madrid, whilst the success of Barcelona's youth system is legendary and has produced the likes of Andres Iniesta, Gerard Pique and Sergio Busquets.
What United need, then, is a degree of introspection, and to return to what they do best: developing their own young talent, and giving relatively unsung players the stage that they deserve. This means, specifically, that they should spend less time chasing Neymar, and more time going after someone like Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette.
When looking for a playmaker to challenge Juan Mata, they can look to Alex Teixeira of Shakhtar Donetsk. They could even declare an interest in Wolfsburg's Julian Draxler who, though prone to inconsistency, is superb at his best.
Ironically, the way for United to return to the top of the European game again is to embrace humility -- by accepting that, on the pitch at least, they are a club on the rise and they must sign footballers who match that profile.
United's squad currently features a number of players who have substantial experience, and others who are perhaps two years or so from being reliably productive at Premier League and continental level. It is now time for the club to invest not in players who have scaled the game's summit, but those who are on the verge of doing so in the future.
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The first headliner for Sea Dance Festival in Montenegro has now been announced, and it's sure to be a crowd pleaser thanks to multi-platinum dancehall superstar Sean Paul. Set to take his place on the stage over in the coastal town of Budva, Sean will light up the festival on Saturday 15th July, the finale of three evenings of music in the paradisiacal summer setting.
Not only is Sean Paul a rapper with a crazy 200 songs including his names under the credits, but his output has earned him two Grammy Awards, four MOBO Awards and over a dozen top 10 hits in the UK and America. One of the most successful dancehall musicians to have taken the genre outside of Jamaica, Paul has used his distinctive voice to work his way into the homes of people across the world, with earworm tunes that are tailor made for Sea Dance's beach parties. A star since 2002, he has earned his massive status with global hits like "Get Busy", "Temperature", "Like Glue" and "We Be Burning.
Support will come from Bad Copy rappers and local hip-hop stars Who See.
Words by Andrew Kemp
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Wader scrape hide, 1.30 pm, 59ºF, 15ºC, breezy with occasional showers
'Here come five pandas!' quips one birdwatcher, and he's right, the belted Galloway cattle that form part of the little herd here have same pattern and the panda's barrel-like rotundness. The herd move from island to island across the lagoon, like a scene from a wildlife documentary.
I'm surprised how deep the channel between the two nearest island is; the cattle launch themselves splashily from the edge and swim across.


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A team of motorsport students from Preston are set to take on the world of racing.
The second years from the University of Central Lancashire won't be heading to the Grand Prix circuit but they are hoping to set new records on a very different track.
Motorsports engineering students are travelling to Rotterdam at the weekend to take part in the Shell Eco Marathon, where 3,000 university students from the UK and Europe compete to build, develop and run the most fuel efficient car.
Under the guidance of lecturer Tony Broad, the five students have been working since September building, developing and testing their eco-friendly monocoque chassis creation, which is a souped-up version of the car developed for last year's competition, and are hoping to achieve 2,000 miles per gallon.
Team leader Adam Ludgate said: "It's very nerve-wracking but we're all really excited. We've spent a lot of time testing the car at our test track, which is the cycle track at UCLan's Sports Arena.
"We've been able to significantly lower the rolling resistance and experiment on other vital vehicle set-up systems, such as gearing.
It's very nerve-wracking but we're all really excited. We've spent a lot of time testing the car at our test track, which is the cycle track at UCLan's Sports Arena.Adam Ludgate
"These minor tweaks mean we're in good shape."
The idea of the challenge is to get students developing ground-breaking car designs using the very latest technologies, such as 3-D printing.
Every year, industry-leading new designs and technologies are showcased at the event.
Tony has offered advice and steered the team in the right direction throughout the car's development.
During the race weekend, Shannon Hill and Dom Strange will race the car five times over 20 laps of the circuit.
The most fuel-efficient result will be used to calculate the vehicle's miles per gallon figure.
The other team members, Joe Wackrill and Danny Potter, will be on hand to make further tweaks to major set areas, such as engine mapping and steering adjustments.
UCLan will be competing against the finest universities in Europe.
Among them is Microjoule, from France, who have been competing since 1999 and have broken three world records for the most efficient gasoline-powered vehicle. What began in 1985 with 25 wooden vehicles competing at a low-key event in France is now arguably the largest and most innovative competition of its kind, and visitors will be treated to the unveiling of the first 100 per cent recyclable car, as well as the first European entirely modular car.


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As I was driving the kids home from Griff's preschool, Griff started asking me all sorts of questions about some "thing" he saw over a strip mall near our house. He wanted me to tell him what it was and kept trying to describe it. It was like hearing somebody describe a UFO, he was hazy on the color of it (brownishy white at one point) and the size, and I was foggy on whether this thing was moving or stationary over the shopping center. He said it had a propeller, but then he didn't think so. He wanted me to look, but I couldn't see anything obvious in a quick glance and, well, I was driving. Insert mom-like "I have to keep my eyes on the road, Griff" comment.
Well, as I turned, there right in front of me was the UFO. And I have to admit, I had no freakin' clue what it was, it was balloon-like, oddly shaped, but far enough away that I couldn't tell any more about it. Weather balloon? Advertisement balloon? (over subdivisions??) We were headed its way.
As we got closer, the road turned and the object turned, and we could see it was a blimp. Griff said "ohhhh, we were seeing the point of it before." Way cool! It had writing on it and I couldn't read it, so I pursued it.
Turns out it was an actual, bona fide Goodyear Blimp. I think perhaps it was the Spirit of Goodyear. I have absolutely no clue what it was doing over the local neighborhoods. There's a NASCAR race here next week, maybe they were warming up for that? Griff had never seen a blimp and I'm not sure he had ever heard of one, so it was fun trying to explain what it is and how it works. I wish I'd had a camera with me, the thing was practically on top of us!


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Monday, January 26, 2009
Dedicated to the VIGILANTES DE BAHIA MAGDELENA
This was a Christmas gift painted for me from my mom to remind me of our timeless visit to Baja last summer. If you look closely, you can see sea turtles and a gray whale swimming in the bay.
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Apple has previewed an upcoming version of Final Cut Pro to "a few folks," one of whom called it "a jaw-dropper." Director, editor, producer (and video editing trainer) Larry Jordan wrote in a blog entry that he had seen the new software, and that "it's gonna be a great year" for video editing community.
"While I am under NDA and can't talk about what I saw, I CAN tell you the meeting happened and that it showcased the new Final Cut Pro," Mr. Jordan wrote.
He also wrote that many others were in attendance for the preview, but didn't specify any names other than to say, "it was a Who's Who of leaders in the post-production community."
He's not saying more, however, and admonished readers not to ask him for more details, saying, " If you feel the urge to email me for more information, keep in mind that Apple's lawyers are bigger than your lawyers. So, until Apple lifts the NDA, I'm telling you all I can … for now."
In addition, he said that as Apple allowed him to say more, he would offer subscribers to his monthly newsletter more information.
Thanks to AppleInsider for the heads up on Mr. Jordan's post.


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Kyle Peterson pitched a two-hitter to lead State College to a 6-1 win over Chambersburg in baseball on Thursday.
Peterson allowed one run and two hits while striking out three in a complete game. The Little Lions (7-2) trailed the Trojans 1-0 after the first inning and tied the game in the third on an RBI single by Brandon Raquet. State College took the lead for good in the fifth on Calvin Sichler's RBI single.
Caleb Walls and Alec Lose each drove in runs for the Little Lions. Chambersburg's Carlin Christian went 2-for-3 with a triple and a double.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Boston-based animal advocacy group wants all 110 federal research chimpanzees being retired from a lab run by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette moved to Chimp Haven, the national sanctuary in northwest Louisiana for retired federal research chimpanzees.
The sanctuary would love to take them all but only has space for 20, Chimp Haven spokeswoman Karen Allen said. A partly completed 50-animal expansion was derailed when construction costs skyrocketed after Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana in 2005, she said.
The National Institutes of Health plans to move about 10 of the chimpanzees to Chimp Haven, putting the sanctuary in Keithville ''at or near full occupancy,'' according to a brief statement Thursday. The New Iberia Research Center did not apply to renew a grant that expires next August, and the agency will no longer use those animals for research.
The 100 chimps that don't go to Keithville will be moved to the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio, NIH spokesman John Burklow said. The institute would be paid to take care of the monkeys and they would not be used for research, the NIH said.
''Close but no cigar,'' Theodora Capaldo, president of the New England Anti-Vivisection Society, said in a news release. ''While we applaud the fact that 110 chimpanzees will now be safe from research, the fact that NIH continues to make decisions that grant laboratories significant funding to keep chimpanzees and deprive chimpanzees the comfort of sanctuary is tantamount to a kind of cronyism that has to end.''
Allen said she didn't know why Chimp Haven, which has 125 animals, won't be getting as many as they have space for. ''We're hoping they will consider 20 because we have the room,'' she said.
NIH advisers are considering all options, said a statement released in response to questions about the number of animals going to Chimp Haven.
The North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance has said its seven members, including Chimp Haven, could arrange housing for any retired federal chimps for less federal money than needed to keep them in San Antonio. The six other members could add 75 animals to the 346 they care for, chairwoman Sarah Baeckler said.
''Given the opportunity, we'd build for all of them,'' she said.
NIH pays laboratories $56.30 per day per chimp, while sanctuary costs average $41 per animal per day, Baeckler said.
The other sanctuaries don't meet federal requirements to subcontract with Chimp Haven to care for retired chimpanzees, NIH indicated.
''They may not have everything the government requires today, but they certainly could,'' Allen said.
The New Iberia center faced allegations of mistreating chimpanzees and monkeys in 2009, and investigators for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Inspection Service found that it hadn't complied with the Animal Welfare Act.
The same agency fined Texas Biomed more than $25,000 in January for violating that law because two baboons and a rhesus monkey had escaped. The monkey was so weakened by cold it had to be euthanized, the agency's notice said.
''Making the chimpanzees ineligible for experimentation is an excellent start, but it makes no sense to send 100 of them to a controversial research lab,'' Dr. John Pippin, director of academic affairs for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, said in a news release.
Allen said it would cost about $1.8 million to finish the expansion at Chimp Haven and $2.5 million to accommodate all the chimpanzees being moved from New Iberia.
''With 200 acres we have a lot of room. But we need more facilities,'' she said.


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Parenthood is troubleshooting on crack.
From the moment your child is born, you're enslaved to his/her needs. They don't help you out, either. The only hint you get to clarify what's going on is the specific pitch and volume of their cries. You're always consulting an inner checklist for clues. "He's crying. Dry diaper? Check. Fed? Check. Cuddled? Check. Napped? Check. All uncomfortable tags/buttons/labels removed from clothing or bedding? Check." As toddlers, crying is replaced by whining and pointing and as teenagers, by unending requests for food/your car/credit card/bone marrow/soul. I've spoken with parents of adults (presumably-verbal) and the work doesn't stop once they move out. You think you'll get free once you're no longer solely responsible for their health and well-being, but you never fully escape. You're always concerned about them and gritting your teeth each time they make a decision, hoping that they make good choices and take care of themselves. The punch line? Unless you murder them as 11 year olds for setting off fireworks in the basement or for hanging their sister on a coat hook in the closet, the plan is that they will outlive you. It's constant. And it's for the rest of your life.
I'm at the beginning stages of the whole fiasco and I'm already over it. Not to wish away time, but some days I cannot wait for him to be able to tell me what's wrong, so that I can either fix it or show him how to do it, instead of what we currently do which is wander aimlessly around the house, while he whines and points at things I can't pinpoint saying, "ma, WOOK!" He's really quite patient with my incompetence, when I think about it. He can keep that up for hours.
I realize I'm lucky my son is so laid-back. He doesn't require much beyond the basics--a space to run and squirm, trucks to push, baths without the scary suds, yummy food to eat and my regular attention. But even he can be a complete mystery. We kick along together most times, but there are days when I don't know how to get him to ________ (fill in the blank) and it's not like it was back in the old days (that's what I call the time when it was common that new moms lived within minutes of their mothers, or sometimes even with their mothers and had hands-on, regular help with all the kid stuff). I always imagine it like something out of Little House on the Prairie. Mothers, sitting in a circle, bent over their knitting, discussing their struggles with new babies, giving and receiving advice as needed, sometimes just listening and being entertained. Why the frontier? Maybe because I feel like a pioneer with this kid. Every day is a new adventure. Why knitting? Leave me alone, it's my metaphor.
That's why I like Facebook so much. I know...a revolutionary statement, coming from me. Those of you who have suffered my past diatribes on social media know I didn't always like it. I don't really have 700 friends that I want or need to talk to on a daily basis. I talk to three people regularly and some days even that is three too many. Nor, if I'm honest, am I all that interested in where you went today or who went with you. That's how I used to feel. Then I (grudgingly) began to post regular updates to keep our out-of-town families up on the buddy's growth, development and general cuteness. I'm not sure how it happened, but somewhere amid the late night feedings and the isolation that came with feeling completely out of my element, I came to depend on that network at the end of my mouse pointer. I began to check in regularly for to-the-minute, hands-on advice on sleep training, teething, problems eating and even with emergency day care referrals. Not once has my cyber-mommy network let me down. Daddies chime in from time to time, too. Now I find that even when I don't have a kiddie question or emergency, I'll stop by anyway. I take opportunities to encourage other mothers at the end of their ropes or to offer advice and ideas on eating and sleep training. I tell people where I'm going and who's with me. I stalk the pages of my regulars--people I communicate with on some level at least a couple of times a month. Sometimes, I go just to be entertained. On those days when I'm out of my element, I don't feel so isolated anymore and it's in part due to the sewing circle.
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The importance of tractors in Iowa, specifically John Deere farm equipment, has been noted by many residents. According to the Cedar Valley Daily Times, it is difficult to ignore the impact of these machines on daily life for residents of the state.
The news source reported that the green and yellow farm equipment dominates the roadways and the horizon for many months out of the year, as farmers and homeowners diligently tend to their land and go on joyrides around their town.
The Times reported that many individuals who love John Deere tractors acquired this passion from their parents or grandparents. Toy tractors are provided to children and they take this love of the model farm equipment and apply those feelings to their vehicle when they are older enough to care for their own land.
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- Gigabyte fiber network flexible for future enhancements
Project Team
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Iteris, Inc.
Meridian Environmental Technologies (MET)
- Minnesota Department of Public Safety - State Patrol
Project Documents
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Project Description
The SCorE Backbone Extension project uses and extends existing connect Minnesota conduit along the I-94 corridor between Trunk Highway 101 in Rogers to Trunk Highway 15 in St. Cloud allowing a low-cost extension of the communications and data fiber optic. It will move all traffic management and data infrastructure that is currently on I-94 to the fiber.
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Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The second international nutrition conference will be held 19-21 Nov. in Rome, Italy, according to a joint statement by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
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We are Leeds University Union Backstage Society, named LUU Best Performance Society in 2015-16. We give our members opportunities to work in technical and administrative roles within theatre and live events in the Union and beyond – we cover everything from set design, stage management and front of house to lighting design, sound engineering and stage crewing.
You'll find us working on everything from musicals and opera, to dance shows and awards ceremonies. Here's a little of what we've been up to lately…
We converted the Riley into a convent for this upbeat, uplifting show!
Cortina Factory? Completed it.
The Rileys returned to the Riley for the first time since 2014 with the theme of 'Union Upgrade'.
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Follow Me On These Social Networks:
- Twitter (@MikeRastiello) – This is my primary Twitter account. I talk about politics, movies, TV, music, plus articles and photos of things I find interesting.
- Flickr – I love looking at the world through my camera. On Flickr you can conveniently look at the world I see through my lens through your computer screen.
- Instagram – After a self-imposed exile after Facebook started doing shady things with Instagram I'm back. I'm not posting as much, but I really miss the pre-Facebook Instagram.
- LinkedIn – Connect with me professionally, if that is your thing.
- Vimeo – This is my video portfolio. Some things I do for fun, some I do professionally. Most were done for both.
- @Bronx_Bombers – I'm a huge Yankees fan, so I set up a Twitter account that pulls in feeds from several online news sources dedicated to the Yankees. Currently it has over 31,000 followers grown organically.
- @JerseyDevils – I'm a also a huge Devils fan, so I set up a similar account for them. Currently it has over 11,000 followers.
I blog. Sometimes A Lot. Sometimes Not.
- Mike From the Internet – I call this my grown-up blog. This is where I write about important adult stuff. And comic books. Mostly comic books.
- Mike & Ali – This is the site where Ali and I documented the process of planning our wedding, married life after, and now building our new house in New Braunfels.
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Bonchurch to Ventnor
This week we took our friends from the mainland on a day trip to three of the gems of the Isle of Wight, which included one of our very favourite things to do.
Godshill is a small village in the centre of the Island. There is really only one way into and out of Godshill.
We parked in the residential streets just as you drive into Godshill, as it is free and fairly easy to park. From here it is a short walk up to the church, from which the village gets his name, if you had not realised.
There is also further free parking at the other end of the village, before you head out towards Shanklin. It is free all year round, and there is a public toilet at the car park as well.
The Church on the Hill – Church of All Saints circa 1350
It's best to take the short walk up the hill from the village to the church, as the roads are very narrow and there is nowhere to park. There are some great picture spots around the church, and lovely thatched houses.
After you leave the church and walk back towards the village you will see the Fair Trade shop Daisy, Daisy on the left hand side. In here they have some lovely unique fair trade gifts from all around the world.
Best Hot Chocolate ever (fact
Next door is a must for all chocolate lovers and worth the visit to Godshill on it's own. In the shop are lots of chocolate gifts and products to enjoy, but out the back is even better. There is a viewing area where you can watch the chocolate goodies being made and a small café with seating inside or outside in a courtyard. The café may be small but they serve the very best hot chocolate I have ever tasted. Made from pure melted chocolate it is pure heaven, and great on a cold winters day.
Throughout the village are a number of shops selling a wide range of gifts and unusual novelty items. There is a shop near to the 'Smithy' tea room which sells loads of lovely items for the home and well worth checking out, particularly for the ladies.
Tea Rooms
Godshill is renowned for its tea rooms and with 5 to choose from you can find every combination of cream tea and coffee and cake option.
In the winter your choice is more limited as 3 of them were closed and so we had to choose between the Old Smithy or the Old World. We opted for the Old World Tea Room which is located on the main road next to the Griffin pub.
We each had a cake and beverage and for 4 people it cost £10.40 which we thought was excellent value for money, and good quality food and drink.
A different kind of beverage
The cider barn in Godhsill sells a range of local wines, ciders and ales. From here you can try the local tipples from one of the Isle of Wights local micro breweries.
If you fancy something a little stronger than a cream tea, there are two pubs in Godshill, the Griffin and the Taverners. The Taverners advertises a 'husband creche' where the ladies can leave their men whilst they enjoy the shops, a win win situation!
Bonchurch to Ventnor
This has got to be one our favourite things to do on the Isle of Wight whatever time of year it is we just love the stroll through the village and down to the seafront. Passing the old church of St Boniface and mini waterfall along the way.
Then the walk along the sea front with the brisk sea air and sunshine as you walk along the base of the cliffs to Ventnor.
Once in Ventnor there are a number of places to get a drink or something to eat, although the number does vary throughout the year.
Our favourite place open all year round is the Met Bar, on the seafront. It sells a lovely selection of tapas dishes, wines and some really great coffees! You can sit back and relax here for literally hours on end watching the world go by with the beautiful sea scape backdrop.
If you want to hear more about Godshill, Bonchurch and Ventnor check out our Podcast at Feedburner.