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After a total of 6.5 hours on two different buses, we finally rolled into Prizren shortly after 330pm. Coincidentally, we happened to arrive just in time for Kosovo's annual arts festival known as 'Dokufest,' which apparently attracts documentary makers from all over the world. Fortunately, we were able to book last minute accommodations in spite of the increased number of visitors.
After settling into Prizren's old town, we made the small trek up to the fortress wall, from where you could easily view 7+ minarets/mosques all lined up in linear fashion.
I have to make special mention of the outpouring of kindness/hospitality we received here. From a local restaurant owner that personally walked Sean to the bank to make sure he found his way, to a passerby that so eagerly shared all of the attractions Prizren had to offer, the care that everyone showed to us is definitely what made Prizren such a charming location.
With this in mind, it's no surprise that we made our first friends here. The streets were flooded by people visiting the many bars and cafes, so we decided to pop our heads into a bar called Te Kinezi (named after the Chinese restaurant that was there before it). It was here where we met Edmond, Etnik and the rest of the staff. After spending several hours sitting at the bar, chatting and getting to know each other, they invited us to an outdoor DJ event that was part of the local festival, and we danced the night away until the wee hours of the morning. KKRead more


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This post is an article index, a collection of links to articles with a given theme, in this case the Elfland theme, which can with some fairness be described as a distinct project within this blog, although it does pertain to the fantasy genre,.
Historicity and D&D-Land 1/6
The "initial rant".
Historicity: Welcome to Elfland 2/6
Food scarcity, drink, coinage, horses, wealth graph,
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Family trees/children, religion (and chaos), arms, sex, slavery.
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Just a list of titles, sorted into categories
Elfland bibliography, short
Just a list of titles, sorted into categories
Elfland bibliography, detailed - novels
Novels, sorted into sub-categories, with a short description of each
Elfland bibliography, detailed - non-fiction books, and films
Elfland bibliography, detailed - non-fiction books, and films
Film and non-fiction books, sorted into sub-categories, with a short description of each
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Other material, sorted into sub-categories, with a short description of each
I'm still working on the longer bibliography articles, now and then, describing each item with at least a few sentences, now and then, but may write a short one first (merely a list) just to get it out of the way. Also I might write additional articles with a direct Elfland theme, but probably ones more specialized than the above. If I do that, I'll add them to this index, but right now I'm not sure if such articles will be written. If I come across any small topics that I feel like touching upon, I'll just add them into the existing articles, e.g. the way I added information about the King's Circuit and imprisonment to the 2/6 article (since both pertain to food scarcity, or at least to food non-abundance).
Also, some time ago I had the idea of re-organizing the Elfland articles, essentially creating a new series of posts, with the same content, but re-arranged so that each post has a more distinct theme, e.g. one post on how people lived (food/drink/clothes/homes), one post on how society was organized (religion, patrons, wealth graph), but now that I've "indexed" the contents of the four content posts, I no longer think that that'd be a particularly good use of my time. They're not too badly organized as they are, and I am - sadly - quite limited in my ability to work.
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Lenovo's growing stable of products and geographic expansion pushed revenue higher for six years until 2016 (ended March). The company reported a 3% revenue decline to about $45 billion in 2016 from 2015. Lenovo blamed currency fluctuations, reduced PC demand, and smartphone development for the drop. The company said revenue would have increased 3% without the currency impact. The worldwide slowing of the PC market hit Lenovo's biggest business with an 11 revenue drop. Its 6% decline in shipments bettered the industry wide 12% drop and the company also fattened its No. 1 market share. Sales in the mobile business rose 7% even as Lenovo integrated its Motorola Mobility acquisition into its existing phone operations. Enterprise sales, just 10% revenue, jumped a whopping 70% in 2016. Geographically, sales fell in China and North America while growing in EMEA, Latin America, and Asia/Pacific.
A 20% increase in operating expenses wiped out Lenovo's profit and plunged it to a loss of about $130 million in 2016. Costs were higher for usual expenses - sales and administration, selling, and research and development - in 2016. The company also reported costs stemming from the acquisitions of IBM's server business and Motorola Mobility. Then there were costs associated from a restructuring and realignment of the company's businesses.
Even with the loss, Lenovo's cash from operations increased to more than $290 million in 2016 from about $240 million in 2015.
Lenovo has been adept at building a $45 billion revenue company from parts that other companies didn't want. It bought its world-leading PC business from IBM in 2005 and added IBM's x86 server business in 2014 as Big Blue de-emphasized hardware. Lenovo in 2014 bought the Motorola Mobility phone business from Google, which, at that time, couldn't find the right touch for the phone business.
With those assets, Lenovo has established itself as the market leader in the shrinking, but still huge, PC market; as developer of competitive smartphones; and a fast-growing provider of servers for data centers. The company realigned its corporate structure n 2016 to better exploit those businesses. The PC and Smart Device Business Group handles PCs as well as tablets, detachables, gaming and other smart devices. The Mobile Business Group handles smartphones with sub-units focusing on China and emerging markets. The Data Center Group develops high performance servers for the converged/hyperconverged, cloud, and hyperscale markets. A fourth unit, Lenovo Capital and incubator Group, funds startups and explores new technologies.
The company's emphasis on servers comes at time when the market might be right for relatively new play to step up. Competitors have dealt with mega-merger (Dell Technologies which swallowed EMC) and super splits (Hewlett Packard Enterprise, which resulted from the breakup of Hewlett-Packard. Lenovo competes with HP Inc. in the PC business). That could leave an opening for a single-minded provider such as Lenovo. The company has also leveraged relationship with companies like Nutanix, SAP, Microsoft, Juniper Networks, and others to develop applications and gain a faster path of customers.
In phones, the Motorola acquisition and a good amount of development work (as well as draining inventory of old models) propelled the business to account for more than 20% of Lenovo's revenue. The competition, however, is stiff throughout the world, but particularly in China. Telecom equipment maker Huawei has emerged as the dominant player in the world's largest phone market. Other top smartphone sellers in China are Oppo, Xiaomi, and Apple. That might be why Lenovo has set its sights on other emerging markets such as Latin America and the Asia/Pacific region. The 83% revenue growth for smartphones in the EMEA region in 2016 was largely driven by sales in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Lenovo is developing more products such as digital assistants and virtual reality hardware.
Mergers and Acquisitions
In the last two years Lenovo has made acquisitions to beef up its hardware offerings and support expansion in select markets. In 2014 it paid more than $5 billion to acquire two new major product lines. First it bought IBM's low-end x86 server business for $2.3 billion.
Also in 2014, Lenovo spent some $2.9 billion for Motorola Mobility from Google. As part of the deal, Lenovo owns the brands Moto X, Moto G, and the DROID Ultra series, while Google retained the patent portfolio.
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Thats very gracious of you - I guess a little more wrist slapping is needed to stop me from saying wrong things in order that I might get to speak with those that might like what I have been attempting to say without incurring the wrath of the site guardians....who probably have better things to do than run round after miscreants such as I.
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Well nothing seems to be happening much on this issue - perhaps this is not a forum for people who want to do interesting things - still with whats about to come up from the MEF in Davos and the big scam on AGW, could be that everyone is going to hang on to what they have. Since nobody is really asking me about what Im doing that could be so interesting I will probably just move along and leave you to it...there is an interesting article on Veterans Today site by Satre - well worth a read for those investing big sums in renewables....meanwhile have a nice day
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Hope is a mix of anger and courage...one can interpret anger which way you prefer either subjectively or objectively - as far as courage goes, that is relative to the issue in question and can also be just the guts to get up and say it how it is...there are those that love to wield their little "willy powers" of how one must comport on forums....always those that sit in judgement upon others without a clue as to how to judge but certainly being imperitive is but a common languor.
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Stay on CourseChoose from courses ridden by others or create your own on Garmin Connect, our free online community. Once you choose a course, upload it directly to Edge 25 and follow it to your destination. You can even compete against yourself to make it more interesting.
Ride Faster, Ride FurtherEdge 25 lets you know how fast and how far you're riding. When paired with ANT+ sensors, you can also track cadence, as well as indoor speed and distance.
Live TrackingWhen paired with Bluetooth, Live Tracking lets friends and family follow your ride in real time. Invite followers using email or social media, which lets them view your live data on Garmin Connect.
No Data, No ProblemEdge 25 uses GPS/GLONASS satellites to track how far, how fast and where you ride, even under dense tree cover. Unlike a phone, you can use Edge 25 for up to 8 hours without worrying about data or battery drainage.
Get ConnectedVia Bluetooth to your smartphone or with a simple connection to your computer, you can upload your activities to our free online fitness community, Garmin Connect. Here, you can see the path you traveled on a map, analyze it, share it and view more detail.
Compete against other cyclists on Garmin Connect segments and see your results post-ride on the leaderboard. Includes on-device alerts for segment start/finish points.
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- Physical dimensions : 1.6" x 1.6" x 0.7" (4.0 x 4.2 x 1.7 cm)
- Display size, WxH : 0.9" x 0.9" (2.3 x 2.3 cm)
- Display resolution WxH : 128 x 160 pixels
- Weight : 0.9 oz (25 g)
- Battery : Rechargeable lithium-ion
- Battery life up to 8 hours
- Water rating : IPX7
- GPS-enabled
- High-sensitivity receiver
- Smart notifications (displays email, text and other alerts when paired with your compatible phone)
Maps & Memory
- History : Up to 10 rides
Running & Cycling Features
- Heart rate monitor Yes (optional accessory)
- Virtual Partner (train against a digital person) Yes (within a course)
- Courses (compete against previous activities)
- Auto Pause (pauses and resumes timer based on speed)
- Auto Lap (automatically starts a new lap)
- Auto Scroll (cycles through data pages during workout)
- Time/distance alert (triggers alarm when you reach goal)
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Garmin Connect
- Garmin Connect compatible (online community where you analyze, categorize and share data)
- Automatic sync (automatically transfers data to your computer)
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September 18, 2015
Red Quinoa and Sweet Potato Patties
Makes 10 patties
1/2 cup (115g) red quinoa, soaked in 2 cups (450ml) water for 6 hours or more
4 cups (900ml) water
1 teaspoon salt, plus salt to taste
1 medium sweet potato, cubed
1/2 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, grated
1/2 cup (115g) walnuts
2 handfuls spinach
1/4-1/2 cup (75g-115g) brown rice flour
1 tablespoon chili flakes (optional)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
4 teaspoons coconut oil
1. Bring 2 cups (450ml) of water to a boil and add 1 teaspoon salt. Then add the soaked red quinoa and let cook for 10 minutes, until quinoa is mushy. Cover and let stand for another 5 minutes, then fluff the quinoa with a fork. Let the quinoa rest overnight in the refrigerator.
2. Bring 2 cups (450ml) of water to a boil and add the sweet potatoes. Cook until well done, about 12 minutes. Strain the sweet potatoes and pat them dry. Then, mash the sweet potatoes and add them to the quinoa.
3. Heat a pan over medium heat. Add the quinoa and sweet potato mixture and stir to remove any water. Add the onion, garlic and spinach and stir until spinach has wilted. Transfer the mixture to a container.
4. In the same pan, combine 1 teaspoon of coconut oil with the walnuts. Roast the walnuts until crisp and carefully remove them from the pan. Let the walnuts cool and chop coarsely. Then, add the walnuts to the quinoa mixture.
5. Fold in the chili flakes, lemon juice and preferred amount of salt. Then, fold in 1/4 cup (75g) of the brown rice flour. The mixture should now be the consistency of pizza dough. If it is runny, continue to fold in additional brown rice flour until the desired consistency has been met.


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Welcome to the SC Festival of Flowers!
Come celebrate 51 years and the beginning of summer 2018 at the South Carolina Festival of Flowers in beautiful Greenwood, South Carolina. Named one of Southeast Tourism Society's Top 20 Events in June for nine years running, the SC Festival of Flowers offers a month long schedule of activities the whole family can enjoy. The festival fun kicks off with our Main Weekend, June 1 - 3, 2018. So take your time and view it all here then make plans to visit us for "a blooming good time!"


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The MCA BlogConnecting with others one story at a time
Avoid Asbestos and Other Hazards During Home Improvement
Spring is the prime time for home improvement projects. Many take the opportunity to clean out their closets, upgrade decor, and tackle a deep cleaning. Others also take advantage of the better weather to take on bigger projects, like renovations.
Before beginning such home improvement projects, homeowners should keep in mind some potential health hazards that could be lingering in their home. For those with older homes, asbestos and lead can be a serious and dangerous problem, causing health issues from cardiovascular problems to even mesothelioma cancer. Mold is also a concern for many homeowners, and can become a big problem depending on where it grows.
In observance of National Home Improvement Month, we're highlighting some of the toxins to watch for during renovations and how to remove them properly.
Asbestos was heavily used in construction through the 1970s, so homes built before 1980 are likely to have asbestos-containing materials somewhere. It was used in all kinds of building materials from concrete and caulk to insulation and roofing shingles. This means asbestos can potentially be anywhere in the home.
Asbestos becomes dangerous when disturbed in some way. If materials containing asbestos are old and crumbly or these materials are damaged during a renovation, the dangerous asbestos fibers can fill the air. These fibers are invisible, so can be inhaled without even noticing. The fibers are durable and the human body can't defend itself against them.
Asbestos fibers stick to the linings of the lungs, abdomen, or heart and cause great damage over time. Exposure to the toxin can lead to lung cancer, asbestosis, and mesothelioma. Mesothelioma in particular has a rather dire prognosis. Symptoms aren't typically realized until 20 – 50 years after exposure, and even then the symptoms can easily be confused for other illnesses.
Prevention is crucial when dealing with asbestos, meaning homeowners should take extra precautions when planning renovations. For those with older homes, an asbestos inspection is critical before beginning any construction work. A qualified inspector will examine the home to determine where asbestos is present and if any materials containing asbestos require repair or removal.
If removal is necessary, there are steps homeowners can take to ensure the asbestos abatement company safely removes the asbestos. The toxin is very dangerous and needs to be removed and disposed of properly to prevent exposure. Removal should not be attempted by homeowners or anyone not properly trained to handle asbestos. There are strict federal and state regulations around how asbestos must be handled, so be sure to follow these appropriate measures before beginning home improvement projects.
Learn more about mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases
Lead is another danger in older homes especially. While lead-based paint was banned in 1978, it still remains in millions of homes. Though it's most common in paint, lead has also been used in ceramics, pipes, plumbing materials, and other products. Similarly to asbestos, lead becomes a danger when lead-based materials become damaged through general wear on the home, renovation, or even improperly re-painting any of the contaminated surfaces.
These damaged materials can create paint chips as well as a dangerous dust. Lead can cause an array of health effects, especially for children who are exposed. Children can have behavioral problems, lowered IQ, slowed growth, and other issues. Adults also face health risks from lead exposure, like cardiovascular problems. Pregnant women especially face serious issues for themselves and their children.
Having lead properly removed can prevent exposure. Before beginning renovations, homeowners with older homes should have a certified lead contractor who can determine its presence and the best removal method. Like with asbestos, lead can be encapsulated or removed and replaced entirely. This will depend on where the lead products were used and their extent.
In both new and old homes, mold can be a serious problem. Unlike asbestos and lead, mold will appear on its own in the right conditions. Moisture and a warm environment form the ideal breeding ground for mold. It can develop anywhere in the home with sufficient moisture, including in drywall and insulation, flooring, and even on furniture.
Mold can cause a variety of health problems. Exposure to the toxin can cause irritation to the nose, skin, eyes, and lungs. Many people experience allergic reactions to the mold, which may come across as hay fever or cause asthma attacks. For anyone with immune deficiencies or a chronic lung disease, exposure to mold can cause greater problems, such as infection. Reactions can greatly vary based on an individual's sensitivity and the type of mold present.
Preventing mold can save homeowners thousands of dollars. Depending on where it grows, its removal could cause the replacement of important structural components of the home. Reducing the humidity in a home by using exhaust fans and de-humidifiers, and improving ventilation, can decrease the indoor moisture from 30-60%. Any wet materials or furnishings should be dried within 48 hours to prevent mold from growing on them.
Homeowners can handle mold cleanup in most cases, depending on its extent and location. Mold on hard surfaces can be scrubbed clean with water and detergent or bleach, and then should be dried completely. Mold should not simply be painted or caulked over, but should be thoroughly cleaned first to avoid any safety hazards. While tackling such projects, homeowners should make sure they take the appropriate precautions by wearing gloves and a mask.
Staying Safe During Home Improvements
Renovating the home should be an exciting time, not a health nightmare. By taking the proper precautions before construction begins, homeowners can protect their families from these and other health hazards.
Home improvements are all about bettering the home and improving the living environment. So when tackling these projects, make health a priority. Being aware of potential toxins and having professionals assess your home can prevent years of serious health problems and diseases.


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Oh dissertation. How I avoid you! You make me break out in a cold sweat. You have come to haunt my every waking thought and many of my sleeping thoughts as well…. and yet, I just can't seem to quit you…. or rather to FINISH you….
I realized recently that until this dissertation is done, signed, sealed and delivered, I will have no peace and no rest. I will never be able to TRULY relax and enjoy a real day off. Sure there will be other projects and other priorities – articles, hopefully a book or two – that will replicate this feeling of dread and doom hanging over me in the future – but that's in the future. And in the meantime, after I finish the diss I can take at lease a couple of weeks off. At least.
Last week I wrote a preface to the dissertation. I realize that the preface is something that most people write last, but I felt I had to do it for a number of reasons. First and foremost, recent events in ResearchLocation, particularly as they relate to my interview subjects, have made it difficult for me to contain the scope of the dissertation.
In other words, do I include a discussion of recent political events or not? How do I account for NOT including them if I don't – or alternatively how do I finesse the fact that I WASN'T there to observe and interview on these events if I do? After some serious consideration, I decided to limit the scope of the dissertation to the time frame leading up to and including the research. Hence the preface in which I address recent dramatic political events, point out how my research informants have been central to these upheavals, and justify my decision theoretically. All in all I think I've done a pretty decent job of it and it clears the deck in a way.
In other news I received comments back on the introduction from my advisor. I didn't really want to write the introduction before finishing all of the chapters but she insisted and in a way it WAS helpful. However, now she has come back with a bunch of comments, which while insightful as usual, make me tired just thinking about reading through them and making the necessary changes. Especially since I was somewhat leery of the whole exercise in the first place.


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Dr. James P. Wickstrom
Obama's Kenyan birth certificate posted online by his half-brother MalikMalik Obama, 59, is Barack Obama's older half-brother. The two men share the same father, Barack Hussein Obama Sr., but have different mothers. Malik's mother was Obama Sr.'s first wife, Kezia. Malik has dual U.S.-Kenyan citizenship and currently resides in Alexandria, VA.
In the 2016 presidential election, Malik supported Donald Trump and attended the third Trump-Hillary debate as Trump's guest. On his Twitter account @ObamaMalik, Malik has a picture of himself wearing a red MAGA cap and this self-description:
Now that my brother's term is ended I am free to declare my support for Donald J. Trump President of the U.S.A.
#MAGA #MAGA3X #Africans4Trump
Two hours ago today, Malik tweeted an image of what appears to be Barack Obama's Kenyan birth certificate, with the message "Surely. What's this?":
The birth certificate indicates the illicit former President of the United States Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961, in Coast Province General Hospital, Mombasa, British Protectorate of Kenya.
Indeed, in 1961 Kenya was still a British protectorate. Kenya became independent on December 12, 1963, under the UK's Kenya Independence Act 1963.
The address of the Coast Province General Hospital is Bondeni, Kisauni Rd, Mombasa, Kenya. Click here for its Facebook page


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On February 7, 2015 the Universal Energies arrived to proclaim every single Lightworker Soul present on Mother Earth, and those to come in the future, as a leader representing every facet of Spiritual Wisdom available with the Light, Love, and Harmony of the Universe! The leadership composed of every Lightworker on Earth will have three Activation phases coordinated by God Source and the Universal Energies. Two of the three phases for Activating in Earth's leadership with God have already completed. The first phase occurred from March 15 through April 14, 2015, and served to Activate each individual Lightworker Soul from a solitary individual in Unity with God into Activation as a cooperative member within the aggregate whole of all Lightworker Souls on Mother Earth – the Legion of Light! The second phase began on April 15, 2015 and concluded on June 14, 2015. This phase produced God's Sanctification for enacting the task of each Lightworker entering into Mother Earth's Fifth Dimension. The third and final phase of the Lightworker Activation with God will begin on October 6, 2015 and will complete on October 25, 2015. This last and final phase will Activate each and every individual Lightworker Soul with God's Harmony!
God's Harmony Vibration began on Mother Earth on May 4, 2015 and will briefly depart from Earth on October 20, 2015. God's Harmony Vibration will subsequently return permanently upon Mother Earth on February 25, 2016. The Harmony Vibration of God is permanently attached to God's Presence and is best analogized to your own individual auric field, dear Ones, but in this case, it is God's Auric Field of His/Her Individuality within the spectrum of Energy encompassing the entire Universe! Your Activation with God's Harmony will occur before the brief departure of God's Harmony Vibration from October 21, 2015 to February 24, 2016, but it will Truly not be departing, for God's Harmony Vibration will remain Activated within you and with you throughout your days on Mother Earth! From July 22, 2015 through October 25, 2015, all Lightworker Souls will be Learning in Activation with God's Harmony Vibration. God's Harmony Vibration will bring you closer to God than you have experienced since you willfully "volunteered" to assist Man of Destiny Souls on Earth evolve as Man of Light Souls in order to become more like you and everything else in the Universe – EMPOWERED AS the Light, Love, and Harmony of the Universe!
The Learning in Activation phase from July 22, 2015 through October 25, 2015 will serve to assist you in reengaging and reclaiming your Spiritual memories, knowledge, and wisdom, dear Ones! Thereby leading you to prosper once more within your specialization of Light, Love, and Harmony in God's Universe! There will be an element of prevailing interference, but it will not come from doubt, uncertainty, or indecision in your immediate world but from the fact that there will be an enduring Reality Split occurring – Mother Earth's Fourth and Fifth Dimensions will continue in an unnatural co-existence until May 21, 2016! Issues of the Fourth Dimension will be interfering with the progress of every single Soul on Earth, Man and Light. The interference will lead many Man of Destiny Souls to attempt deeds and actions built on an erroneous trust in the past! The past, dear Ones, will not be an indicator of future Life on Earth but will instead become more like the historical symbols of an ancient civilization, ancient statues and buildings built to honor the people and places of a long ago deceased power, devoid in meaning and insignificant to the progress of any Soul entering into the Fifth Dimension. All the answers to your questions about reengaging and reclaiming your Spiritual memories, knowledge, and wisdom are in the Fifth Dimension!
The old adage states that "seeing is believing" and will have many Souls convinced to continue seeking their answers in the past and not in the NOW of Mother Earth's newly generating Fifth Dimension Harmony Vibration Field! No one will be able to see, hear, smell, taste or even touch Mother Earth's Fifth Dimension Harmony Vibration, just as no will ever see, hear, smell, taste or touch God's Harmony Vibration Field. For that matter, no one could even claim that he or she has ever seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or even touched Mother Earth's Fourth Dimension Harmony Vibration. But much like describing the physical properties of gravity or electricity, people have to accept that the properties and power exhibited by gravity and electricity have an effect on their world through the powers they demonstrate! And this is exactly what you will be doing, dear Ones, demonstrating and role modeling the Spiritual Wisdom you will garner by being immersed once again within the Light, Love, and Harmony of the Universe emerging through Mother Earth's newly generating Fifth Dimension Harmony Vibration Field!
On May 22, 2016 Mother Earth's Fifth Dimensional World will be exclusively populated by God's Presence through God Source, all Lightworker Souls exhibiting the fullest sense of Unity with God through God's Harmony Vibration, and Man of Light Souls willfully endeavoring to attain in Unity with God status! Mother Earth's Fourth Dimension will have completed its purpose on May 21, 2016 – to teach Man of Destiny Souls that Love is the Power of ALL Things in the Universe! Having reached the maximum extremes of logic, coherence, and rationale for learning to Love by Man of Destiny Souls, Mother Earth will fully merge directly into the Universe's Fifth Dimension on May 22, 2016. The algorithm of probability will have reached its maximum capability for instructing Man of Destiny with anything else new for learning to Love. The Time, Place, and Destination of Mother Earth's Fifth Dimension Transformation completes on May 22, 2016. Your leadership, dear Ones, through the Learning in Activation with God phase will serve to fully integrate and revive your own Spiritual Wisdom as well as prepare you for the Universe's Fifth Dimension with God!


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I'm really looking forward to starting my 40k Death Guard project once I get my hands on the new Dark Imperium box set. The new models look amazing and its got my mind thinking about what else I can do to compliment the plague marines and poxwalkers.
- Paint them in a pre-heresy Death Guard paint scheme - the plague marines are in MkIII plate, seems like a good excuse to try out the paint scheme.
- Plague Terminators - using the Forge World upgrade kit, it'll be a simple addition to the box set.
- Nurgle Knight Titan - more complicated but I'm going convert a Glottkin using the Forge World Chaos Knight resin parts to really go to town on the chaos corrupted armour.


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|Sighting Report
|Occurred : 8/5/2004 17:45 (Entered as : 08/05/2004)
Reported: 10/12/2004 11:31:31 AM 11:31
Posted: 10/27/2004
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Shape: Cylinder
Duration:3-2 Minutes
|Two cylindrical shaped objects,whitish or silvery gray colored, moving next to each other on or around August 5th,2004 around 5:30 PM.
We were outside in front of my house about 5:30 - 6:00 PM,on oraround August 5th,2004 talking while I was trimming bushes,and one of my friends told us to look - there were two wierd things moving in the sky. We turned to look where he pointed,and we all saw the two objects,we confirmed with each other that yes,we saw these things.
They looked like two cylinder shaped objects,that were either white or silver gray color,and were moving nearly alongside each other at what appeared to be a normal speed. Whatever they were,they were moving almost next to each other at a pace where it was not hard to see them. After a minute or so,one looked like it was slowly gaining altitude and also started moving Southeast,while the other one kept going straight South. We could see no windows,etc. on the sides of it,as if it were an airplane,and no wings,just two cylindrical shaped objects next to each other moving at a normal pace through the sky.We have never seen any flying object that looked like this before,and we joked that U.F.O's are watching people and giving tours to see what humans do in their free time.
My friend told me the next day that he tried calling the local college and the local airport to find out if there were any weather balloons,etc in the sky the night before,and he was told no,also he said he had called local Police or Sheriff's and tried his best to explain what we all had seen,but they kind of chuckled at what he was trying to describe to them.
(I don't know exactly what he told them,but it must have seemed funny to them.) I cannot remember exactly what day this was that we saw these objects, but I remember it was in early August of this year.
Now just within this past week or so, on or around October 3rd or 4th,2004 my friend and I saw what appeared to be the same type of object in the sky. This was just about a week ago. We were coming out of a local store and putting our items in the car trunk when he said to me "Look! There's that funny looking thing again!" He pointed towards the East in the sky,and it did look like the same type of object we had seen in August. This time we only saw one,and it was traveling across the sky at a normal pace where it could easily be seen by anyone who was looking in that direction. It went from East to Southeast until it faded from view into the distance. We kind of joked about it and went on about our business.


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Be a Man! Samurai School (Sakigake!! Otokojuku)
Inheriting the Samurai Spirit, Otokojuku is a private boys school to nurture true men. As usual, 1st-year students enroll this year. What awaits them is grilling training by Drill Master Onihige. Momotaro is professed in both academics and martial arts. Hidemaro is a puny coward. 300 push-ups, Oil Bath punishment, Disciplinary Twin Cells are just examples of what the newcomers experience. With blood and sweat, Momotaro and Hidemaro live through the Otokojuku days, but during that time, they become true friends as well as pitch friendship with their other classmates. Meanwhile, Omito Date, a former Otokojuku 1st-year student leader, carrying a grudge on this school, now leads the evil army of Kanto Gogakuren school, is ready for a pay back. He conspires to take over Otokojuku and sets out to their school ground. The Otokojuku principle, Heihachi Edajima, appears and utters: "No personal vendetta is allowed on the grounds of Otokojuku, but it's a different story elsewhere." Thus, Otokojuku versus Kanto Gogakuren.
Also Known As : Sakigake!! Otokojuku
Size: 1.36gb
Subtitles included
Audio - Japanese
Subtitle - English/Japanese
Year - 26 January 2008
Genre - Action
Run Time - 110 min
Director - Tak Sakaguchi
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Gou Ayano
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As a consumer product VR is little more than a toy but commercial applications are quietly reshaping business.
from Entrepreneur http://ift.tt/2vIaS9Q
Are you ready for the Summer of Rift? Where you can get Oculus Rift + Touch controllers for $399, which is $300 cheaper then before.
So is this the best time to get Oculus Rift? After all the price has been sliced to $399 from $699. Which is almost 43% cheaper. The price will be $499 after the summer but this is the best time to get.
However, is it worth it?
I'll not beat around the bush and say it as it is. VR is not where everyone expected it to be. It didn't hit the mainstream many of thought it would or hoped it would. There are arguably 3 main reasons for this:
The combination of those 3 would destroy the success of almost any console. Like I said before the history of console is not clear cut. If you look at the consoles beyond Playstation, Xbox and even Nintendo, you would see that there have been a lot of fails.
The content is arguably the biggest thing that made some console fail and others success. This is even clear with the original Xboox and Playstation 2 compared to Playstation 3. However, console like Sega Dreamcast and other are better example of this.
Then there is a price, spending $700 dollars on Oculus Rift or $800 or HTC Vive is about double what a whole console costs. on top of that you would need another $1000 for computer or laptop to run that.
If this was late 90s or even early 2000s many people would be willing to drop that kind of cash to play VR but with today options most casual gamers stay away.
With that said VR, especially Oculus Rift has solved all of these problems in good way, not perfect in all means, but in my opinion it did.
First of all, aside from price falling to $399 instead of $699,to drop $1000 or more you don't longer needfor PC or even laptop to play VR it meant. This is due part of better optimization of Oculus Rift, and simple fact that computer with such requirement is a lot cheaper now then it was a year ago.
Then you content. There is a lot of great new content on the Oculus Rift, especially if you have the touch controllers then a year ago or two. Which is a bloodline of any system or console.
The fact is that VR is doing a lot better then it should considering all things. This is a new technology that will only improve with time and for the rocky start it is doing actually amazing.
You have to realize that Oculus Rift has overcome some major problem of being a pioneer of the VR in 2000s. VR has been tried before but it never got of the ground like Oculus did. And while it wasn't perfect, or at times even pretty, Ocolus have come a long way. And if you want to get in on the best price there is the summer of rift is the way to do it.
Following news this week that the Oculus Rift headset is being bundled with its then-optional Oculus Touch controllers for $399 this summer, Oculus has now gone ahead and announced a permanent price drop for the pair. No, not $399, but when the "Summer of Rift" promotion ends in five weeks the Rift and Touch bundle will jump to $499 rather than the previous $599 price.
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from PCWorld http://ift.tt/2v0jZmV
When Oculus announced the Rift would launch at $599—or $799 with the motion-tracked Touch controllers—the Internet-at-large rioted. Years of Palmer Luckey's promises to hit a $350-400 price sticker with the first consumer model were undercut in an instant.
But it's put up or shut up time for the holdouts now. Oculus announced the "Summer of Rift" this morning, slashing $200 off the cost of Rift and Touch—meaning you can now get the full bundle for that mythical $399 "for a limited time."
To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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Look at me, says sweet Assad, do I look like a tyrant and a killer? My witnesses were God and Buthaina when I ordered the special units not to fire a single bullet at the demonstrators in Dara'a. Yes, 37 dead but it was all a terrible mistake, the dumb policemen just went too far.
I have been crying out for reforms ever since I returned from London but my stubborn and ignorant clan would not let me go down that path. Today though, I have triumphed over them. I can now press on with implementing all the radical reform plans that I have kept in my top drawer for many years: no emergency laws, no censorship, no one-party system, no kangaroo courts, no unemployment and what's more I am increasing your salaries by 30% straight away. Isn't this good news? There really is no reason for you to demonstrate and cause more trouble. Keep me in power for ever and I will look after you for ever. You will bask in freedom and wealth and life will be just wonderful from now on.
After the long stick, quickly came the carrot. The declaration of good intentions is a super-sized carrot dangled in front of an angry crowd. Far too quick and too good to believe. The purpose is crystal clear: to pacify and divide the Syrian people and pre-empt a major nation-wide uprising.
Will he deliver, can he deliver? The regime recognizes danger when it sees it and just has to do something. Assad will move quickly to present a reformist facade at home and abroad but proceed at a snail's pace in delivering anything real that can make a material difference to people's lives. Too much damage has been done to the country's social and moral fabric, institutions and infrastructure to be able deliver enough real jobs for the unemployed and under-employed millions to lift them out of poverty.
Syria needs US$80 billion of investment per year but is now getting just US$2.0 billion! Even if the world was persuaded to invest such a colossal amount in the country, not much of it would trickle down to the young man and woman in the street. Much of the investment over the last decade has been "taxed" away by the regime and its cronies. Is this likely to change? Perhaps but chances are any genuine change will be too little and too late.
Still, I am hopeful. Assad himself has good survival instincts but acts as a somewhat comic benevelont dictator with not enough money or real power among his clan or the mad dogs whom he depends on to protect the regime. The Syrian people are not stupid. They have learned all the tricks the regime has employed in the last 40 years to deceive them and deprive them of their liberty, deny them a dignified existence and rob them of their creative potential. The people do not want bloodshed and sectarian conflicts but have now broken down the wall of fear and the wall of silence. They will be no less vigilant and determined to see real reforms through than the good people of Egypt and Tunisia.
Let us never forget the 37 innocent citizens of Dara'a who have been murdered. All they were trying to do is make Syria a better country for their children and all of us.
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An exhibition on the latest in innovative, adaptive technologies.
Haxpo is an annual expo for everyone interested in hacking, making, breaking and building. This 3-day event showcases innovative adaptations for the latest technology in gadgetry, toys and tools. Think energy floors, sonic walls, 3D printing, DIY robotics, upcycled technologies.
…then Haxpo is where you discover what's new and what's hot.
The aim is that you will leave Haxpo inspired with new ideas and creations.
See you there!
Hands: The hands-on exhibits and workshops will keep you busy tinkering and soldering with gadgets and toys.
Wits: Or try your hand at social engineering and discover how street-savvy some – and yourself – can be.
Ears: There are also 3-days' worth of short briefings covering technology, security and emerging innovations.
Eyes: Want to just check out the scene? Then come cheer the players battling it out at the hackathons and Capture the Flag competition arena.
"A 10 year old after a day at HITB Haxpo: 'One of the best days of my life!' < thanks @l33tdawg and crew!" – Wim Remes, IOActive
"Haxpo was fantastic – was really impressed with the way it was run. Was very worthwhile attending, lots of new people interested in Firefox OS, and even a candidate who we will be interviewing next week" – Mozilla Corporation


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Injection could permanently lower cholesterol by changing DNA
Some people have mutations that greatly lower their cholesterol. Tests in mice suggest gene editing could give the rest of us the same protection
A SINGLE injection could one day lower your cholesterol levels for the rest of your life.
People born with natural mutations that disable a specific gene have a lower risk of heart disease, with no apparent side effects. Now a one-off injection has successfully disabled this same gene in animal tests for the first time.
This potential treatment would involve permanently altering the DNA inside some of the cells of a person's body, so doctors will have to be sure it is safe before trying it in people. But the benefits could be enormous. In theory, it could help millions live longer and healthier lives.
The results of the animal study were described by Lorenz Mayr, of pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca, at a genomics meeting in London on 1 February. Mayr, who leads the company's research into a DNA editing technique called CRISPR, wouldn't say whether AstraZeneca plans to pursue this approach, but he was clearly excited as he presented the findings.
"The idea would be to do it as a one-off," he later told New Scientist. "It should be permanent."
Heart attacks and strokes kill a quarter of people living in rich nations, and having high levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol in the blood greatly increases the risk. For this reason, millions of people now take statins to lower their LDL cholesterol levels. While statins undoubtedly extend the lives of many people, some experience side effects such as muscle pain (see "Cholesterol war: Does a pill a day keep heart attacks away?"), leading drug companies to look for alternative treatments.
In 2005, a few people were found to have naturally very low cholesterol levels, thanks to mutations that stop their livers making a protein called PCSK9. "They have a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease and no apparent side effects whatsoever," says Gilles Lambert at the University of Reunion Island, who studies the protein.
PCSK9 normally circulates in the blood, where it degrades a protein found on the surface of blood vessels. This second protein removes LDL cholesterol from the blood: the faster it is degraded by PCSK9, the higher a person's cholesterol levels. People who lack PCSK9 due to genetic mutations have more of this LDL-removal protein, and therefore less cholesterol in their blood.
To mimic this effect, two companies have developed approved antibodies that remove the PCSK9 protein from the blood. These are very effective at lowering cholesterol and no serious side effects have been reported so far, Lambert says. It is yet to be shown if they reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, but the first trial results are due to be announced in March.
However, the antibody drugs are extremely expensive and need to be injected every two to four weeks, so even if the antibodies work as well as hoped, they cannot be dished out to millions like statins. All attempts to develop conventional drugs to block PCSK9 have failed.
"The approach mimics what happens in people born with certain mutations and could be really productive"
But gene editing provides a radical alternative. Using the CRISPR technique, the team at AstraZeneca have disabled human versions of the PCSK9 gene in mice.
They did this by injecting the CRISPR Cas9 protein and a guiding RNA sequence into the animals. The RNA guide helps the Cas9 protein bind to a specific site in the gene. The protein then cuts the gene at that point, the idea being that when the break is repaired, errors that disable the gene are likely to be introduced.
The team found that mice given the CRISPR treatment had an even bigger fall in cholesterol levels than those injected with the antibody drugs.
This gene-editing approach would be a closer mimic of what happens in people born with PCSK9-disabling mutations than injecting antibodies, says Patricia McGettigan at Queen Mary University of London, who has looked at the safety of PCSK9 therapies. "That might actually be really productive," she says.
The big worry about using gene editing to alter DNA inside the body is that it could cause unintended "off-target" mutations. In the worst case, these could turn cells cancerous.
Mayr says the team have tested for off-target effects in 26 different tissues in the mice, and that the results will be published soon. "It's very promising in terms of safety," he told New Scientist.
What's more, the CRISPR method is constantly being improved. Other teams have developed modified versions of the CRISPR protein that are so precise off-target effects occur no more often than natural mutations in cells. Even so, Lambert thinks human trials are at least a decade away. "For now it's very far-fetched," he says.
This article appeared in print under the headline "Lower your cholesterol – for good"


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The Inflation Mega-Trend Continues With UK CPI 3.4%, RPI 5.1%
Market Oracle-Another month and another release of UK inflation data at far above the Bank of England's target of 2% and above the upper limit of the Banks 1% to 3% range by reporting CPI of +3.4% for May. Thus the BoE Governor, Mervyn King will write another letter to repeat that the high rate of inflation is just "temporary", though when does "temporary" high inflation stop being temporary? 6 months? a year? 2 years? as the country sleep walks into stagflation with all of the consequences for wage earners and savers. more


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Southern California * The Block at Orange, a 600,000 sq. ft. open-air retail/entertainment center is now open in the City of Orange. The project, which debuted in November, was developed by The Mills Corp., Arlington, Va. Mills also manages the property, which is owned by Mills and Atlanta-based Kan Am. The center's tenant mix, made up of 70% entertainment and 30% retail, includes as anchors a 30-screen AMC Theatres, Borders, Dave & Buster's, Saks Fifth Avenue's Off 5th outlet, and Virgin Megastore.
* A third phase of development is under way at Irvine Spectrum Center, an entertainment/retail center in Irvine. Locally based, The Irvine Co. serves as both owner and developer of the project, which is managed by Minneapolis-based Madison Marquette Retail Services. The center currentlyhas 500,000 sq. ft. of GLA, but the new expansion will increase that figure to n early 1 million sq. ft. The new construction will maintain the center's Spanish architectural theme. Although no new tenants have been announced, the new space will feature large-venue, lifestyle retailers in a flagship format to complement the entertainment and dining focus of the first two phases, according to company officials. The expansion is estimated to be completed in the spring of 2001. The existing tenants include an Edwards 21 Theatres and IMAX 3D Theatre, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Wolfgang Puck Cafe, Dave & Buster's, The Crazy Horse, The Improv, and Brookstone.
* San Luis Obispo Marketplace, a planned 510,000 sq. ft. power/lifestyle center, is in the planning stages for San Luis Obispo. San Luis Obispo Marketplace Associates LLC, Glendora, Calif., is the owner, developer and manager of the center. Projected to open in the spring of 2002, the property will be anchored by a 123,000 sq. ft. Target and a 135,000 sq. ft. Lowe's Home Improvement Center.
* In Los Angeles, owner, developer, and manager La Brea LLC, Glendora, Calif., is developing an 11,200 sq. ft. neighborhood center on La Brea Avenue. The project, which will be completed by June 2000, will include Blockbuster Video, Radio Shack and Krispy Kreme Donuts.
* A $5.8 million renovation has been completed at Montebello Town Center, a 664,425 sq. ft. regional mall in Montebello. Completed last November, the renovation was coordinated by the center's management firm, Newport Beach, Calif.-based Donahue Schriber, for the owner of the property, Hartford, Conn.-based AETNA Life Insurance Co. The renovation included all new flooring materials, a new paint scheme, a redeveloped food court, updated mall entrances, landscaping and lighting upgrades. The center is anchored by Robinsons-May as well as JCPenney and Mervyn's.
* Los Angeles-based Sonnenblick-Del Rio Development Inc. is the owner/developer/manager of Flair Plaza, a 125,000 sq. ft. power center planned for a site along Interstate 10 in El Monte. The center will include four 30,000 sq. ft. anchor stores in addition to two restaurant pads. The center is scheduled to open during the first quarter of 2001.
* Cleveland-based Forest City Enterprises Inc. is developing The Promenade in Temecula, a 766,500 sq. ft. regional mall located on a 120-acre site in Temecula, south of Los Angeles. Forest City is also the owner and manager of the center, which is scheduled to open in late October 1999. The mall will be anchored by Sears, JCPenney, Robinsons-May, and a 15-screen Edwards Theatres. Additionally, the center will include 100 specialty retail stores, 19 restaurants and an entertainment plaza. The property is within a 20-minute drive of 340,000 residents of the Inland Empire.
In November, Forest City's 20,000 sq. ft. expansion of Antelope Valley Mall in Palmdale, northeast of Los Angeles, is scheduled to be completed. The center is adding the first Dillard's in southern California as well as additional retail space. The mall currently has approximately 1 million sq. ft. of GLA. The center's other anchors include Gottschalks, Harris Department Store, JCPenney, Mervyn's and Sears.
* Pointe Anaheim, a 650,000 sq. ft. lifestyle/retail/ entertainment center, is being planned for a site off I-5 in Anaheim. The center will be owned by the Phoenix, Ariz.-based WAM Development Group, which is also the lead developer on the $500 million project. Co-developers include Excel Legacy Corp., San Diego; DDRM Hospitality LLC, Anaheim, Calif.; and Anaheim Center for Entertainment, Irvine, Calif. The center will feature 565,000 sq. ft. of retail, restaurant and entertainment space, including a 4,600-seat live theater complex. The names of anchors or major tenants have not as yet been announced. The project also will feature three new hotels with a total of 1,050 rooms. The site, considered one of the best retail locations in southern California by many retail observers , is located directly across from Disneyland and the new Disney California Adventure park. The site also is located only one block east of the newly expanded Anaheim Convention Center. More than 20 million visitors are anticipated at the new Disney theme park once it opens in 2001. Pointe Anaheim is scheduled to open in the summer of 2002.
* The renovation work will be completed in November on Puente Hills Mall in City of Industry. The property is owned, developed and managed by The Krausz Cos. Inc., South San Francisco. The redevelopment, which began in 1996, converted one of the center's anchor pads into a 20-screen AMC Theatre and divided another pad into space for three other tenants: Linens 'N Things, Burlington Coat Factory and Spectrum Club. Other changes at the mall include a new center court, redesigned mall entrances and more than 260,000 sq. ft. of new tenant space. Among other anchors at the now 1.1 million sq. ft. mall are Sears and Robinsons-May.
* GMS Realty LLC, Carlsbad, Calif., recently completed redevelopment of The Quad at Whittier, a 467,588 sq. ft. community shopping center in Whittier. GMS Realty is the owner, manager and developer of the project. The redevelopment entailed the rehabilitation of an existing building to house a new 87,463 sq. ft. Burlington Coat Factory and the demolition of a 16,758 sq. ft. shop space to improve site lines and provide more convenient parking.
Other anchors at the center include Ralphs, Rite Aid, Ross, T. J. Maxx, Staples and Orchard Supply Warehouse.
GMS has also redeveloped two other California centers in the past year. At The Marketplace at San Ramon, a 188,941 sq. ft. center in San Ramon, the company razed a 29,897 sq. ft. grocery space and replaced it with a 58,663 sq. ft. Nob Hill Foods grocery store. Other aspects of the project included a refurbished center court, a new sign program, the relocation of shop tenants and the addition of Longs Drugs as an anchor. In Fullerton, GMS demolished 5,500 sq. ft of pad buildings and added 3,636 sq. ft. of multi-tenant space and 2,164 sq. ft. of fast food pad buildings at Sunrise Village Shopping Center. Starbucks Coffee, Papa John's Pizza, Sunrise Optical and Del Taco will occupy new spaces at the 111,627 sq. ft. center.
* Vista, Calif.-based Pan Pacific Retail Properties has added new paint, awnings and other enhancements to its 149,107 sq. ft. Marina Village Shopping Center in Huntington Beach. The work on the center was completed in June. Anchors for the property include Vons, Sav-On Drugs and Bank of America.
* Creating a town center for Rancho Mirage is the idea behind The River at Rancho Mirage. The 218,000 sq. ft. lifestyle and entertainment center, to be owned, managed and developed by Los Angeles-based J.H. Snyder Co., uses a significant water element to serve as "the river" that runs through and links the project. Edwards Theatres anchors the center with a stadium-seating multiplex theater with a seating capacity of 3,600. Two 25,000 sq. ft. spaces, one for music and book retailers and another for restaurants, have been incorporated into the center design along with 100,000 sq. ft. of specialty retail space. The project is scheduled for completion in fall 2000.
J.H. Snyder Co. is also working on two other retail developments in the region. The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center is a 250,000 sq. ft. lifestyle, retail and entertainment center under construction on a site along the San Diego Freeway in Westchester. The Promenade will feature an 18-screen Edwards Theatres with a 3-D IMAX theater, Nordstrom Rack and Borders as well as restaurants and specialty retailers. The center is set for a fall 2000 opening.
West Hollywood Gateway is another J.H. Snyder Co. project. Located in West Hollywood, the center will include 200,000 sq. ft. of retail and 70,000 sq. ft. of office space. The retail portion will feature a 60,000 sq. ft. stadium-seating theater, and 140,000 sq. ft. of retail and restaurants. The project is scheduled to be completed in the spring of 2001.
* January 2000 is the scheduled groundbreaking for The Hollywood Orange Building, a 48,482 sq. ft. project to be built in Hollywood on Hollywood Boulevard. The property will be owned, managed and developed by Steve Ullman of Hollywood and Larry Worchell of Los Angeles. The project will include 30,855 sq. ft. of retail, however no tenants have yet been announced. The design, by RoTo Architects, Hollywood, in association with the John Ash Group, Los Angeles, is said to be completely contemporary and will celebrate everything that is Hollywood.
* The Macerich Co., Santa Monica, Calif., is anticipating a March 2000 opening of Pacific View Ventura, a 1.1 million sq. ft., newly renovated mall project in Ventura. Formerly Buenaventura Mall, the center has been expanded by 436,000 sq. ft. with the addition of a second level. Robinsons-May and Sears are new anchors at the center, while Macy's is expanding its existing store. Meanwhile, JCPenney is relocating to another location at the mall. Wherever possible, tenants have remained open during the renovation. More than 80% of store space was already committed in August. New tenants include Abercrombie & Fitch, AnnTaylor Loft, Bath & Body Works, The Disney Store, and Footlocker. Other tenants include Gap, Limited Too, Old Navy, Victoria's Secret and Sam Goody's.
* Phoenix, Ariz.-based Vestar Development Co. has opened Long Beach Towne Center, a 1 million sq. ft. regional power center in the heart of Long Beach. The upscale, open-air project is anchored by a 26-screen Edwards Theatre, Linens 'N Things, Barnes & Noble, Ross Dress For Less, Michaels, Staples, Sport Chalet, Old Navy, Lowe's and Sam's Club. Another Vestar Development project is the redevelopment of Glendale Fashion Center in Glendale, which will be completed in May 2000. The appearance of the 34-year-old center has been enhanced with sidewalk cafes and restaurants and an updated facade design. The center's tenant mix will include newcomers Nordstrom Rack, Barnes & Noble, Strouds, Ross Dress For Less, Michaels and Staples. Vestar Property Management manages both centers.
* In June, Atlanta-based Cousins Properties Inc. began construction on Mira Mesa Market Center, a 480,000 sq. ft., two-level shopping center off I-15 in the San Diego suburb of Mira Mesa. The Spanish comtemporary design features arches, exposed wood rafters and Spanish clay-tile roofs. Home Depot, Edwards Theatres and Albertson's grocery store are anchors at the center along with Barnes & Noble, Just For Feet, Longs Drugs, Ross Dress For Less and Zany Brainy also in the mix. The $53 million center is scheduled to open in spring 2000.
In November 1999, Cousins will open The Avenue of the Peninsula, a 367,000 sq. ft. redevelopment project in Rolling Hills Estates, outside Los Angeles. The center, formerly called The Shops at Palos Verdes, now has a higher-end tenant mix, including Saks Fifth Avenue, AnnTaylor and Banana Republic, as well as Gap, Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware, Talbots, Victoria's Secret and Williams-Sonoma.
* The Macerich Co., Los Angeles, is renovating Westside Pavilion, a 750,000 sq. ft. regional mall in Los Angeles. The multi-million dollar project will include enhanced amenities as well as updated lighting, graphics and improvements to the parking structure and security. In addition to a new concierge/security office, The Macerich Co. is installing 100 security cameras in the parking decks that will be monitored 24 hours a day on 33 monitors in the security office. Macerich also is analyzing the possibility of re-marketing part of the center with local retailers. The center is anchored by Nordstrom and Robinsons-May.
* Just off the Pacific Coast Highway in the upscale community of Corona Del Mar, The Irvine Co., Irvine has developed the 100,000 sq. ft. Corona Del Mar Plaza. Located at the center of the town's business and shopping district, it is anchored by Bristol Farms grocery, Zany Brainy and several trendy restaurants and cafes. The center, which opened in November 1998, is characterized by higher-end amenities including lush landscaping that features olive trees in the parking lot.
Northern California * Cleveland-based Forest City Enterprises is developing 835 Market Street, a 660,000 sq. ft. international retail/entertainment center in San Francisco scheduled for completion in 2001. Forest City will also own and manage the development. The project involves the renovation of a historic domed building at the site, in collaboration with the City of San Francisco. The five-level project will include a 360,000 sq. ft. Bloomingdale's, which is the largest outside of the New York flagship store, a concourse-level food emporium, a 14-screen stadium-seating cinema, and a 400-room luxury hotel.
* Newport Beach, Calif.-based Donahue Schriber is the developer, owner and manager of Raley's Plaza, a 102,641 sq. ft. neighborhood center in Fairfield, along I-80. The center, completed this spring, is anchored by Raley's and Blockbuster Video.
* The final stages of a $10 million renovation are nearing completion at the 1.2 million sq. ft. Sunrise Mall in Citrus Heights, a Sacramento suburb. The 28-year-old center, which is owned by the limited partnership of James J. Cordano Associates and Sunrise Mall Associates, is undergoing a facelift that will include a brand new enclosed mall area, the addition of skylights, new walls and flooring. The tenant storefronts have been gradually updated since 1992. The project is slated for completion on Nov. 1, 1999. The mall, which is managed by Sunrise Mall Management, has three major anchors, including Sears, JCPenney and Macy's.
* Green Valley Crossing, an 8,000-sq. ft. community shopping center in Fairfield, will undergo a redevelopment beginning in the first quarter of 2000. The center, anchored by Safeway and Longs Drugs, is owned by Watt/
Fairfield Associates, Santa Monica, Calif. Watt Commercial Properties, Santa Monica, is the developer of the project, which is being done in cooperation with the Fairfield Redevelopment Agency. The work is slated to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2000.
* Vista, Calif.-based Pan Pacific Retail Properties has renovated two of its shopping centers in northern California. Brookvale Shopping Center, a 131,239 sq. ft. neighborhood center in Fremont, added new paint, awnings and improved lighting. The work was completed in August 1999. The center is anchored by Lucky Supermarket and Longs Drugs.
Meanwhile, at Fairmont Shopping Center, a 104,281 sq. ft. neighborhood center in Pacifica, Pan Pacific added new paint, a new monument sign and additional landscaping in March 1999. The center is anchored by Lucky Supermarket and Rite Aid.
* Chicago-based Elkor Properties is redeveloping 60,000 sq. ft. of space within The Fillmore Center, a mixed-use development that includes 1,114 apartment units. The project is contained within the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency's Fillmore Jazz District. The retail portion will be tenanted by restaurants, cafes and nightclubs as well as necessity retailers to serve the project's 2,000 residents. San Francisco-based Epsteen & Associates, the leasing agent, reports the retail portion is scheduled to be completed by the end of 1999.
Meanwhile, Epsteen & Associates is also handling the retenanting of small shop space at Gateway Retail Center, a 182,000 sq. ft. shopping center in Marin City. The property is the newest community center in south Marin County. Owned by San Diego-based Burnham Pacific Properties Inc., the center is anchored by Best Buy and Longs Drugs.
* Walnut Creek, Calif.-based C&H Development is the developer of Lafayette Town Center. The 27,000 sq. ft. project, anchored by a historic building in the City of Lafayette, will include specialty retail and restaurants. The project will service a trade area encompassing three affluent communities: Lafayette, Oringda and Moraga. The project is scheduled to be completed before the end of 1999.
* In October, San Diego-based Burnham Pacific Properties will open its newly renovated Fremont Hub, a 495,000 sq. ft. power/community center in Fremont. Bed, Bath & Beyond, Barnes & Noble, Zany Brainy and Pier 1 Imports are among the new anchors. Improvements are being made to the common areas, the signage and graphics program, pedestrian walkways and landscaping.
Another Burnham Pacific project is Downtown Pleasant Hill, a 365,000 sq. ft. retail component of a 22-acre mixed-use project. Lucky/Sav-On, Bed Bath & Beyond, Ross Dress for Less and a 16-screen theater will anchor the new development set to open in the summer of 2000.