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#1 posted 01-01-2011 06:08 AM |
Things change, we adapt and move on… Happy New Year! -- "Checking for square? What madness is this! The cabinet is square because I will it to be so!" Jeremy Greiner LJ Topic#20953 2011 Feb 2 |
#2 posted 01-01-2011 06:39 AM |
Maybe now that the popcorn kernels have all exploded, it could be brought back. Not my call, obviously. Problem is, a lot of people can't tear their eyes away from a train wreck. In my personal estimation, crafts people seem to get a lot more upset over interpersonal strife than others. Not saying it's bad, it's just the way some people are. Now, personally, I've seen some of the most vile on the internet (hard to believe what people consider entertaining O.o), and the real answer is to just back/walk/run away. There is nothing that requires us to look at a train wreck. Maybe there is a way to structure this site such that the "drama queens" can have their say without the rest of the worthies here having to look at it. I honestly don't know the cure for that one. Interestingly, I also participate in an automotive forum where there is, to my knowledge, NO flaming/porn/filth experienced. That possibly comes from having a pile of moderators pouncing on the problems within a short period of time from instigation. But that takes time, dedication, and even money to accomplish. People seem to expect the internet to be free, and free from "ick". These are not mutually exclusive. -- Random Orbital Nailer |
#3 posted 01-01-2011 06:58 AM |
Gentelmen, what has actually changed since the move to close the off topic forum? What we have now is a constant peppering of off topic postings intermingled with woodworking information. -- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner |
#4 posted 01-01-2011 01:30 PM |
Happy New Year! )) |
#5 posted 01-11-2011 04:34 AM |
My vote is to bring it back. It was very entertaining, humorous at times, informative about a huge number of subjects, a way to learn more about fellow LJs and a catch all category for topics unrelated to working directly. -- Eric, NorCal www.rocklinforestproducts.com |
#6 posted 01-11-2011 04:37 AM |
And if you don't like the coffee lounge "off topic" forum, DON'T GO THERE!!!! -- Eric, NorCal www.rocklinforestproducts.com |
#7 posted 01-11-2011 04:55 AM |
I would agree that the Coffee Lounge subjects have just integrated into other forums and blogs since there is nowhere else for "off topic" subjects. -- Gary; Marysville, MI...Involve your children in your projects as much as possible, the return is priceless. |
#8 posted 01-11-2011 04:58 AM |
"And as said before, if you don't like it, don't go there." This site is financed by advertising revenues. The above answer … won't cut it for advertisers, many of whom are pretty cautious about the sort of online content that gets associated with their corporate brands. In other words … it really isn't that simple. -- -- Neil |
#9 posted 01-11-2011 05:12 AM |
But apparently the site is now monitered, notice the "flag" on the posts now. Neil…The off topic content is already here, it just needs a home. I was just agreeing with Bob#2. By off topic, I don't mean garbage or trash talk. The trash that caused Martin to shut it down originally can easily be put anywhere, on any forum, blog, or project post. Now that new memberships are open again hopefully the trouble does not start again. -- Gary; Marysville, MI...Involve your children in your projects as much as possible, the return is priceless. |
#10 posted 01-11-2011 05:14 AM |
The loss of the coffee lounge can't be blamed on me, I wasn't here for that one. LOL -- Carpenter assembles with hands, Designer builds with brains, Artist creates with heart! |
#11 posted 01-11-2011 06:35 AM |
I vote for the coffee lounge to be brought back. -- Theresa, https://sites.google.com/site/tmj65treasure/ |
#12 posted 01-11-2011 07:25 AM |
+2 for Theresa…...I miss it, also. It was always fun there. -- Here in the South, we say "down the road a piece"...and , "it's over yonder".....!! |
#13 posted 01-11-2011 09:54 AM |
maybe im a heretic but i never selected a forum topic to read from i always just scanned down the front page and read anything that took my fancy so when reading any forum topic i have no idea what forum it has been posted to that way you get a general mix of anything so now i dont notice the difference now the coffee lounge has gone just my two cents worth Hooky -- Happiness is a way of travel , not a destination (Roy Goodman) |
#14 posted 01-11-2011 02:49 PM |
I also think that it should be brought back for the simple reason that it is still here. It's just unmarked and scattered all over the forum instead of being in one place. People still post off topic things; they just put them all over the place mixed in with everything else. If the place is monitored now then it should not be a real problem. Actually, it should be easier to monitor if everyone cooperates and put's these topics in the coffee lounge because they will all be in one area. People can misbehave on any thread whether there is a Coffee Lounge or not. That's just my thoughts. Whatever the people who own this place want to do is fine with me since they are the ones that own it but I think the Coffee Lounge would be a positive thing if it is controlled. -- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau |
#15 posted 01-11-2011 03:25 PM |
I'd like to see it come back. -- www.thepatriotwoodworker.com Proud Supporter of Homes For Our Troops |
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Britain's cold snap may have chilled people caught out by the inclement weather, but it has warmed the hearts of investors in companies such as energy suppliers and retailers. The official onset of winter has sent energy prices - as well as some energy stocks - soaring, as investors have begun preparing themselves for what is forecast to be the coldest winter in a decade.
While the changing of the seasons is clearly no surprise to anyone, new weather patterns often are - and shares in energy companies usually respond quite sharply to an sudden change in the climate. For investors who get their timing right, there's money to be made.
Robin Batchelor, the fund manager of Merrill Lynch's World Energy fund, says that, by the start of this month, many investors had become nervous about the continued mild weather, leading the share prices of several energy stocks to fall slightly. However, over the past week, as the cold snap finally arrived, investors had once again repositioned themselves as a result.
"Certainly, in the energy funds we run, we have tweaked the portfolio to take advantage of the weather recently," he says. "We don't let the weather drive the portfolio, but you can't ignore it."
Batchelor adds that the onset of winter tends to move the market every year. "It can last anything from one to three months," he explains. "There's usually a pull-back before the rise, and then the market can increase anywhere from 10 to 25 per cent."
This month alone, the price of natural gas has risen more than five times in London, most of the move coming this week. Oil and coal prices have also been in the ascendancy as traders have begun to speculate that a shortage in UK gas supplies this year may force some industries to turn to alternative sources of energy.
As a result, almost all energy stocks have been on the climb over the past week, with companies such as Tullow Oil, BG Group and Dragon Oil gaining between five and 10 per cent in just a few days.
Batchelor issues a word of warning, however. "Normally, the main companies you would go for are the likes of Tullow Oil or British Gas," he says. "But we've avoided them this time, as we're a bit concerned the Government may change the tax on them."
John Kelly, the head of client investment at Abbey is another who is worried about the prospect of a windfall tax being imposed on the energy sector at next month's pre-Budget report.
"The weather has an impact on psychology," says Kelly. "Energy companies become villains as people's bills go up, so there's a chance that the oil and gas industry could suffer. Gordon Brown might say, 'here's a big industry making lots of profits - let's tax it more'. But if you take a £1 off BP's profits, that's £1 less they can spend in exploration."
Batchelor says that, as a result, he has turned his attention to the US in recent weeks, taking profits in many of his UK positions to avoid being caught out by an energy windfall tax which could take a heavy toll on the share prices of British energy stocks. Companies he currently favours stateside include EOG, Ultra Petroleum and XDO Energy.
Proving the point that the weather is a serious business for professional investors, Batchelor is able to instantly reel off a detailed weather report and forecast for the US, explaining that the north-east of America has finally just had its first bout of cold weather this week after a prolonged mild spell. He says this should be good news for his portfolio of US gas stocks.
Although energy is one of the most obvious sectors to be affected by changes in the weather, it is not the only one. With many industries increasingly dependent on either warm or cold spells, to boost their businesses, it is no longer unusual for companies to thank or blame the weather as they issue an upbeat trading statement, or even a profits warning.
John Lewis, for example, last week boasted that its sales for the week to November 19 were up some 5.8 per cent on the same period last year - not what had been expected given the recent consumer slowdown. According to the group, the cold snap had driven customers out in their droves to buy new jumpers, coats, hats and the like - helping the department store to a near record week of sales.
Hilary Cook, the director of investment strategy at Barclays Stockbrokers, says that John Lewis is not alone: "Burberry's already said it welcomes this cold snap, as it's selling thousands of pink duffle coats. What retailers always want is an early cold winter and an early warm summer - so they can sell their new season's stock."
Maureen Hinton, a retail analyst at Verdict, adds that the cold weather has not just been good for sales, but for profit margins as well. "The fact it has got colder over the past few weeks has been very good for retailers, as people have thought, 'I must get out there and buy some knitwear, or a new coat now', rather than waiting until the January sales, which would hit retailers' margins," she says.
Internet sites are also often among a group of businesses to cheer when a cold snap sets in. Party Poker, the internet gaming company, recently said it believed more people would stay home and use its websites when the weather was bad, while internet retailers believe consumers are more likely to do their Christmas shopping online if conditions are wet, cold and miserable.
From a negative perspective, Abbey's John Kelly points out that insurers can be hit particularly hard by a harsh winter, as they see an increase in claims for burst pipes or storm damage. Those insurers which are heavily exposed in the southern United States and the Caribbean are also dependent on the extent of the hurricane season which affects that region every year between August and October. Hurricane Katrina this year was the costliest ever for the insurance industry, and brought a small handful of insurers, who had not reserved adequately, to their knees.
Cook echoes Kelly's warning that the cold weather is, in fact, more often a bad thing for businesses than a positive, highlighting that the sharp increase in energy bills will ultimately have a knock-on effect to consumers' disposable income.
In practice, speculating on the weather to make your gains on the stock-market is a relatively risky business - certainly at a stock-specific level. Furthermore, investing directly in commodities is no easy business, unless you're willing to get involved in what is a high-risk world of derivatives trading.
However, following funds such as Merrill's World Energy may be a good way to cash in if you feel particularly strongly about where the weather is going over the coming months.
Winners and losers in a cold winter
* Energy companies: demand for extra heating buoys profits at gas and electricity suppliers, which pass on increases in the cost of fuel to customers. However, the predicted creation of a windfall tax on energy companies threatens share prices this winter.
* Retailers: unexpected cold weather may make people reluctant to leave home, but shops selling coats and other cold-weather gear can cash in. Retailers tend to benefit from an early change of season, so they can shift their newest stock.
* Online companies: businesses that trade over the internet are well-placed to cash in if people spend more time at home due to the bad weather.
* Insurers: bad weather leads to a rise in claims on home and motor insurance policies, which is bad news for investors in insurance companies. Extreme weather, such as this summer's hurricanes in the US, can have potentially disastrous effects on insurers' profits.
* Pubs: often blame a cold summer for a downturn in trading. Good weather tends to encourage more people to take refuge in beer gardens.
Shares to check out
* BG Group, which was spun out of British Gas, has seen its shares rise almost 10 per cent since mid-November.
* Shares in Dragon Oil, an energy companywhich taps the resources of Turkmenistan, rose more than 21 per cent in the days following the start of Britain's cold snap.
* Tullow Oil, which focuses on gas and oil production in the UK and West Africa, climbed more than 16 per cent in just 10 days this month.
* Shares in Hanover Re, the reinsurer fell more than 16 per cent in the weeks following hurricanes Katrina and Rita this summer.
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Sunday, February 28, 2010
Media's Memory On Carmel High School Short
As bizarre as this behavior may seem, this type of activity is probably less uncommon than what you might think. I recall reading several years ago in a magazine article about strange hazing methods at elite private schools, particularly all boys schools. A common form of hazing is to strip a freshman of his clothes and finger him. I guess you have to come from a privileged, elitist background to think that such actions are acceptable. I couldn't imagine something like this happening at the public school I attended.
It seems to me that Carmel school officials have blatantly turned a blind eye to these activities over the years. The swim team incident put them on notice that there might be a problem and yet the problem persists after all these years. I credit the local media digging into the story for any action being taken at all. The three coaches on the bus filled with freshman bear some culpability for allowing the three seniors to ride on the freshmen bus and managing not to notice that two freshmen were being sexually assaulted by the seniors. The principal didn't take the allegations seriously until he realized the media was going to report on it. He claims he didn't know about the incidents until nearly a month after they occurred. Yet, almost every student at the school had heard stories about it for weeks. If I were the Carmel school board, I would be thinking seriously about firing the coaches and the principal. One expects more of the administrators at the state's most elite public school.
UPDATE: A reader raises a valid issue over whether Carmel police have jurisdiction over the alleged crimes. The incident occurred on I-70 shortly after the bus left the Cloverdale exit. I'm sure school administrators prefer having Carmel police investigate it rather than the State Police or the jurisdiction where the crime actually occurred. If the victims' parents don't like the police handling of this case, they may want to raise the jurisdiction issue.
19 comments:
- XQRX912 said...
It is possible for there to be multiple county jurisdiction as this is possibly a conspiracy that began in Hamilton county. The "boys" are nominees for the "Sports Builds Character" awards
- dcrutch said...
Please correct my recollection if I'm wrong: Wasn't there an incident in the (prior?) winter in Carmel in which a student died, initially from an alleged slip on the sidewalk, then finally the story came out about making contact with a school bus? Carmel's not alone with this stuff. Washington Township was not forthcoming with everything when a child was hit by a bus at an elementary school last year. The bus driver contended that the school was warned about the drop-off layout, but was fired or reprimanded after a suppossedly independent investigation. Warren Central has had sexual assault at their school and was not forthcoming.
We need help, legislative or otherwise, to get ALL incidents of interest shared with parents and taxpayers, not just the good news, or their should be consequences. My child trying to bring home the papers only with the good grades seems less onerous now. - 8:44 PM GMT-5
- Paul K. Ogden said...
I just don't get the concept of hazing. I played high school sports. If someone did to me what those seniors (allegedly) did to those freshmen, there would be consequences for those players down the road when I found one of them alone. I sure wouldn't have used what happened an excuse to do the same thing to innocent. Freshmen when I became a Senior.
Maybe that's why I never pledged a fraternity. The minute they pulled some of that perverted hazing on me, I would have fought back rather than take it. I'm glad that these Freshman didn't want to take what happened to them as okay. - 11:46 PM GMT-5
- indyobserver44 said...
If someone did to me what those seniors (allegedly) did to those freshmen, there would be consequences for those players down the road when I found one of them alone.
Gee, Paul, you sound really tough! - 2:20 AM GMT-5
- spooknp said...
People don't realize that K-12 corporations can be just as corrupt and self-serving as any private corporation. All our private schools are nothing more than private business corporations providing "education" with a government backed monopoly over certain geographic areas. School corporations are way, way too big.
It obvious what happened here, and for all those schools who want to label this stuff as "kids being kids," they really can't sit there with stunned looks upon their faces when some kid brings a gun to school and starts killing fellow students, teachers, and yes, even administrators. I can't believe that after Columbine we still have K-12 admin types who want to bury their head in the sand when it comes to things like this. It seems sports is responsible for all the ills our of K-12 public schools: Budgets, cliques, bullying, etc..
As far as jurisdiction, a police officer in Indiana has jurisdiction anywhere. The Carmel PD could always forward their findings to another county prosecutor and testify in that county. That being said, I am wondering if ISP or another agency isn't investigating as well. - 4:32 AM GMT-5
- guy77money said...
The administration of Carmel better wake up! An act as humilating and degrading as this could easily cause a kid to go over the edge and retaliate with violent force. Imagine one of these freshman getting hold of a gun or a knife and deciding to get back at one or more of these idiots. The coaches and the principal better have air tight alibis or I agree they all should be fired.
- Indy4U2C said...
Gary you have a good point. Hamilton Co is known for "making things disappear" in what appears to be a "good old boy" network and/or a "money can fix it" pattern of activity....remember the Hamilton Co drunk driving principal who made a cell phone call while stopped by police and instead of a trip to jail and a breath test, received a courtesy ride home?
Carmel PD has NO VENUE on this one. The alleged acts took place outside of Hamilton Co. If the parents of the victims have want to see justice, they should insist that the State Police take over!!!
If these events took place in Putnam Co, I doubt that Carmel PD would travel the distance to file a charge, or even have a prosecutor review their redacted version of events. - 6:10 AM GMT-5
- Indy4U2C said...
Look at the COVER-UP and failure to charge the RICH Hamilton Co teen (family is rich) who shot his own brother in a fit of rage last month!
--Does that tell you what Hamilton Co is about??? - 8:13 AM GMT-5
- Paul K. Ogden said...
IndyObserver, "tough?" I wouldn't say that. I don't think I'm any different than anyone else who played sports at my high school. There is a weird culture at Carmel H.S.
- Advance Indiana said...
I'm surprised the IHSAA has not launched in investigation of the basketball team. You will find many recruiting violations there if you do a little digging.
- Indy Student said...
Gary, I heard on WIBC that they won't initiate their own investigation since it happened on buses and in locker rooms at the high school. That doesn't rule out future actions from IHSAA, but I wouldn't bet on it.
- Nick said...
This kind of behavior is indeed common. A friend of mine told me that when he played high school basketball, the players would penetrate each other with their fingers while in the locker room. He called it "horse play" and didn't seem to have a problem with it (or even being done to him)...and he was one of those typical tough jocks who made fun of the gay students.
At my high school, there were incidents of hazing, especially of the younger players. I remember hearing stories about how the freshman and sophomore players on the swim team were held down and urinated on by the older players. The coaches knew and didn't care. - 5:54 PM GMT-5
- Flipper said...
This is kinda like you never hear of an assault or rape at a Simon Mall.
Such a selective news media especially the Ryerson Rag - 5:55 PM GMT-5
- Advance Indiana said...
Towel flipping in the locker room was the worst thing I can recall happening at my school.
- Paul K. Ogden said...
What perverted high school did you go to? I played varsity sports and I assure you that hazing did not go on at my school. - 9:04 PM GMT-5
- Had Enough Indy? said...
The bus had adults on it who were supposed to be responsible for the safety of the students. You cannot tell me that those adults did not know what was going on. They should be on suspension pending a dismissal hearing. Any word on ANY move to hold them responsible?
- bing said...
Don't confuse my comments on Indiana Barrister with the person using the "Nick" on this forum.
His comments strike me as very strange. - 8:42 AM GMT-5
- Mdberggren said...
I don't think that we should jump on every blunder that students make as a reason to bash Hamilton County and Carmel. I wouldn't say this kind of thing is common, but it's not uncommon. I don't see it as a reason to judge the rest of the 4000 students at the school for being well off.
I went to Carmel for two years. Then I switched to a private school with students from all over the state. Let me tell you that the Carmel students overall are much higher caliber than the others. Not to mention I played freshman football for Carmel without hearing about any incidents whatsoever. - 12:39 AM GMT-5
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I am appalled at the behavior of the pricipal and coaches. They should be fired immediately. They were responsible for protecting these children and instead tried to protect the perpetrators. I am sickened by this. I have two sons and if this had happened to them I wouldnt rest until these adults where prosecuted.


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Create an account now!There are several organizations to join. They also have special events such as a free bowl of chili or stands with very cool merchandise available for purchase.
Read MoreAnything outdoors. Eugene is great for that.
Read MoreThere is lots to do for fun. The library is very large and extensive. There are several nice fields and open areas in which to pursue other recreational activities.
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Read MoreFor fun I spend time with my family, Usually outdoors. We hunt, fish, go hiking. Anything you can think of to do with nature.
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Read MoreThere are many student clubs to join, or as most students like to do, there are bars around, some of which have karaoke. Taylors, Docs' Pad, and The Webfoot are great karaoke places to go to, although there are others. There is also lots of Volunteer Activities to get involved with, such as Egan Warming Center, and for medical students(or already licensed professionals) there are groups like Cahoots, and Occupy Medical to become involved in.
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Camp Grant - YMCA - WW1 Cantonment - 1917
"The Y. M. C. A. keeps the home ties from breaking." Wherever American troops gather the Red Triangle of the Y. M. C. A. goes to help safeguard the home ideals. Thousands of letters are written home from facilities furnished by them. Educational classes and amusements are conducted in each of the six buildings. Aside from this is the main auditorium where the men gather from time to time to witness boxing bouts and listen to lecturers of note on various subjects.
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In trading on Friday, shares of ESCO Technologies, Inc. ( ESE) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $35.77, changing hands as high as $35.88 per share. ESCO Technologies, Inc. shares are currently trading up about 1.5% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of ESE shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
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Which one prevents the download of an event multiple times? This cartridge or the game itself? --Abcboy (talk) 05:11, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
- For Generation I-III Pokemon distribution, the holder of the distribution cartridge only, there is no limiter.
- For Generation III unlock events (Eon/Aurora/MysticTickets), the game itself.
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If you're looking for a perfect Springtime dessert, try this Mango Coconut Cream Sorbet. It's one of many delicious "Spring" recipes in The Blooming Platter Cookbook by Betsy DiJulio, recently published by Vegan Heritage Press.
As light and refreshing as it is decadent and delicious, this sorbet would make a great dessert for Passover or Easter. With only three ingredients, it's a cinch to make, too. Here's the recipe:
Mango-Coconut Cream Sorbet
This recipe is from The Blooming Platter Cookbook: A Harvest of Seasonal Vegan Recipes by Betsy DiJulio © 2011, Vegan Heritage Press.
Yield: about 1 quart
1 (15-ounce) can Cream of Coconut (try Coco Lopez brand "lite")
2 fresh ripe mangoes, pitted and peeled
Juice of 2 fresh limes
Combine all ingredients in a food processor. Process until completely smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary.
Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl. Cover and chill for 3 hours or overnight.
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Michael Phelps holds 17 Olympic medals and today, with the 200-meter fly and the 4×200-meter relay, he has the opportunity to tie or break the world record of 18 currently held by Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina.
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Epson claims that the Stylus Photo PX720WD can print 40 black or colour pages per minute in draft mode. We saw a maximum of 12.5ppm printing our 20-page document as a draft and don't see how the printer could ever reach over three times this speed.
In normal mode, black text speed varied between 6.3ppm and 8.0ppm, depending on the length of the document. This is still a good speed and it's hard to see why Epson has to hype up the numbers. Our 5-page black text and colour graphics document gave 5.6ppm, which is again good performance.
A single-page colour copy took a surprisingly long 54s, with short pauses between some passes of the print head. We repeated the test and saw the same hesitation. It's a lot better when printing photos, though, where a 15 x 10 cm image took around 53s at the highest print quality and a mere 28s in normal mode.
Plain paper print is fair, without being up to the standard of Canon, HP or Kodak machines. Black text is slightly spiky from where ink has run along the paper fibres, though for most applications it should be fine. Draft text is very light, with jagged diagonals and curves and is probably not what you'd want to give to friends or customers.
Colour graphics are OK, with smooth fills, though shades of blue have a slight mauve cast and in copies, yellow and orange shades can look muddy. Photo prints, however, where the six print colours come into their own, are very good. Natural hues predominate with reds, greens and blues all looking very natural. There's plenty of colour in the darker shades, too, giving a balanced appearance overall.
Inks are available in two yields, in cartons depicting either a hummingbird, the standard yield, or an owl for high yield. Using the owl cartridges give a black print page cost of 2.8p and a colour one of 10.6p. The black page cost is good, though that for colour is a little on the high side, reflecting the extra inks which have to be factored in.
Epson's Stylus Photo PX720WD is ideal for those interested in printing images directly from their own photos and getting the best from them. It's six colour print produces beautiful colours quickly and with plenty of detail. It's not so good on plain paper, but for day-to-day print is good enough in most circumstances.
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Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly hotel with 2 restaurants and full-service spa
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This family-friendly Siem Reap hotel is located near the airport, within a 15-minute walk of Angkor National Museum, Rolous Group, and Miniature Replicas of Angkor's Temples. Angkor Shopping Center and Lucky Mall Super Market are also within 1 mi (2 km).
Hotel Features
Along with 2 restaurants, this hotel has a full-service spa and an outdoor pool. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free valet parking are also provided. Additionally, a health club, a bar/lounge, and a poolside bar are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 206 rooms offer thoughtful touches like bathrobes and slippers, as well as comforts such as Select Comfort beds and premium bedding. Free WiFi and minibars are standard, as are LCD TVs with satellite channels.
Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new windowTara Angkor Hotel
Hotel Amenities
In addition to a full-service spa, Tara Angkor Hotel features an outdoor pool and a health club. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 4.5-star property offers access to a business center, limo/town car service, and a meeting room. Event facilities measuring 2647.94 square feet (246 square meters) include conference space. This Art Deco hotel also offers a children's pool, a spa tub, and a sauna. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. Complimentary self parking and valet parking are available on site.
Tara Angkor Hotel has designated areas for smoking.
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Number of floors - 4
- 24-hour front desk
- Bar/lounge
- Business center
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Fireplace in lobby
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Pool umbrellas
- Computer station
- Luggage storage
- One meeting room
- Designated smoking areas
- Total number of rooms - 206
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Multilingual staff
- Free valet parking
- Terrace
- Poolside bar
- Pool sun loungers
- Free self parking
- Conference space size (meters) - 246
- Year Built 2005
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Conference space size (feet) - 2647.94
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa tub
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Outdoor pool
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Health club
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Laundry facilities
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Porter/bellhop
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Sauna
- Shopping on site
- Garden
- Spa services on site
- Children's pool
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Free valet parking
Room Amenities
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Premium TV channels
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Slippers
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Premium bedding
- Satellite TV service
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room massage available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Free WiFi
- Room service (limited hours)
- Sleep Number by Select Comfort mattress
Where to Eat
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 6 AM and 10 AM.
Tong Tara Restaurant - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant specializes in international cuisine. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Frangipani Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in Eastern European cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Lily Lounge - This restaurant serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
A health club and complimentary bicycles are featured at the hotel. An outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Free bicycles on site
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
Spa Services
Tara Spa has 6 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, Swedish massages, and Thai massages. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy.
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Swedish massage
- Thai massage
- Number of treatment rooms 6
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children stay free when using existing bedding. Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 35 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- No pets or service animals allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No pets or service animals allowed
- Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 50.00
- Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per child: USD 25.00 (from 5 to 11 years old)
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 65.00
- New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per child: USD 32.50 (from 5 to 11 years old)
Optional extras
- Airport shuttle fee: USD 12 per room (one-way)
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 35 per night
Hotel Name
- Angkor Tara Hotel
- Hotel Tara Angkor
- Tara Angkor
- Tara Angkor Hotel
- Tara Angkor Hotel Siem Reap
- Tara Angkor Siem Reap
- Tara Hotel Angkor
We should mention
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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Everyone has to travel, but there are greener alternatives available to us all that could help us reduce how much we rely on fossil fuels. We want to make it easier for people to make a commitment to reduce how much they travel and how they travel. Sometimes if we just knew what opportunities were there, such as car share schemes, public transport links, or even the cycle routes that exist in the local area, these decisions would be much easier to make.
Transport and Travel
How to Make Your Summer Holiday Greener
After a cold, dull winter, most people look forward to a family holiday where the sun is reliable and the temperature's just right for lounging on the beach and relaxing.
5 Reasons to Get On Your Bike
The thought of climbing on a bike may strike fear into the hearts of some, but it ignites a childlike desire to escape into the great outdoors in others.
Making Your Driving Style Greener
Many of us are looking at ways to save energy within the home, but have you thought about your fuel consumption on the road?
Resolutions for a Green New Year
With Christmas over and a new year begun, many people's attention has passed to what their New Year's Resolution should be.
Micro-Hybrid Technology Could Stop-Start An Eco-Car Revolution
Even the most environmentally minded among us often have to frequently rely on four wheel car transportation to get us from A to B so finding a low carbon emitting car, whether it's a family car or a commuter vehicle, is important.
Bike Bans Leave Kids Unable To Cycle To School
Most people will be aware now that the kids are back at school, if only because of the added congestion that returns once the school gates reopen.
Peugeot and Mitsubishi Join Forces In Building European Electric Car
The electric car market is due to get another boost following an agreement between Japanese car manufacturer Mitsubishi, and French owned Peugeot.
Zero Emission Nissan 'Leaf' Electric Car Revealed
Car manufacturers Nissan have announced their new 100% electric car, the Leaf, will be rolled out in car showrooms by the end of next year.
Andrew Adonis Commits To New Greener Transport System
Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis has announced government plans to improve the green credentials of the UK's transport networks.
Council Approves New 'Park And Ride' At Bathampton Meadows
The city of Bath is renowned for its healing spas and history and attracts around 4 million visitors each year.
Has The UK Gone Off The Rails?
I was talking with my mum earlier this week and she was telling me about a trip to Birmingham to visit the National Trust Back to Backs Exhibition, which in itself was a fantastic day out showcasing a row of terraced houses each depicting a different era, including a wartime house complete with Dig for Victory garden.


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They say if you can remember the 1960s, you weren't there. Or at least that's what they used to say, until television dramas like Mad Men, Endeavour and Inspector George Gently furnished us all with perfect recall of life in decades past - whether we were actually there at the time or not.
Ah, the summer of '96! Teddy Sheringham and Alan Shearer playing up front for England, The Spice Girls hit Wannabe on the radio and John Major droning on at No. 10. I remember it all like it was yesterday; Or rather last Tuesday, when the first episode of From There to Here the late 90s-set family saga aired on BBC One.
Philip Glenister stars as Daniel Cotton and the story follows the fortunes of Cotton and his family from 1996 up to the Millennium, a period well within living memory for most viewers. Most viewers, however, won't able to recall those years in the same detail as Peter Bowker's script. Although it does sometimes felt like sitting a modern history pop quiz on the rise of New Labour, From There To Here has managed to transcended mere nostalgia television. It's an attempt to sum up the spirit of the whole period, not just borrow its sense of style.
The 60s-set Mr Sloane, which begins a six-part series on Sky Atlantic this evening, is less interested in the pull of history and more interested in the pulling power of one man. Nick Frost (Simon Pegg's erstwhile Spaced sidekick) plays Jeremy Sloane a depressed, newly single man living in Watford in 1969, although he'd much prefer it was still 1961.
Back then, Mr Sloane was climbing the career ladder at work, he was still loved by his wife, and his clothes were still in fashion. "The 60s are gonna be our decade, my son, I can feel it," says Jeremy's friend Ross (Peter Serafinowicz) in one of the episode's nostalgia-within-nostalgia flashbacks. Unfortunately for the 1969 Jeremy Sloane, Ross's words proved prophetic; it seems, his best days are all behind him.
A depressing thought, but nothing that an episode of 50s-set Quirke couldn't soothe. It starts this Sunday evening on BBC One and stars Gabriel Byrne as a crime-solving pathologist in 1950s Dublin. The special charm of Quirke lies in the low lighting and Noirish camera angles, which make it look like it might actually have been shot in the 50s as well as set then. Compare this to the unmistakably 70s fashions of Happy Days (1974-84) or the soft-focus never-neverland of The Darling Buds of May (1991 - 93) and Quirke is in a whole different category of authenticity. That's the thing about nostalgia on TV - it's so much better than it used to be.
How survivalism on TV gained a new audience
Should society breakdown completely next Monday evening at 10pm, I will be fully prepared. I will have seen the finale of The Island with Bear Grylls and the first episode of How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears. These rival survival experts have been on TV for decades, but in an age of environmental chaos and social unrest, their shows look less like a pompous Boy's Own adventure and more like an essential how-to manuel.
It's not just for boys either, this fascination with reviving lost survival skills. Dawn O'Porter is presenting Channel 4's new series This Old Thing which will show us how to repair old clothes instead of buying new, and the BBC have announced a second series of The Big Allotment Challenge, in which Fern Britton encourages us to ditch the supermarket queue and grow our own instead. Come the End of Days, that basil-blueberry preserve will still taste delicious.
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Sky Go's new gothic horror series has the same ghoulish interest in gore as the Victorian comics it was named after. The monsters are all truly terrifying, but none quite as scary as Eva Green. She plays Vanessa Ives, a demon-hunting occultist who's elegant, sinister and preternaturally calm.
How The Wild West Was Won, BBC iPlayer
You don't have to be a bushcraft enthusiast to enjoy this new three-part Ray Mears series. It's also a fascinating insight into pioneer history and how the American landscape has shaped the American people. In this first episode, there was also a rare chance to glimpse the hellbender salamander, native to the Appalachian mountains, some say it's the ugliest creature in the world.
Gracepoint trailer, YouTube
Broadchurch swept the board at last week's BAFTA TV awards, but how well will this US remake fare? David Tennant reprises his role as the outsider detective, but this time with an dodgy American accent and a dodgier haircut. Olivia Colman's role, meanwhile, has been taken on by Anna Gunn, better known as Skyler in Breaking Bad.
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Only just recovered from Hayley's demise? Don't put away the tissues just yet. This week Corrie has been gearing up for another big storyline. Tina McIntyre has a date with destiny aka the script writers next week which will see actress Michelle Keegan written out of the show after six years.
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NHL owners and players "made strides in agreeing on a rookie salary cap and free agency yesterday, but their effort may be in vain because the controversial luxury tax may come into play today," according to Alan Adams of the CANADIAN PRESS. One management source, on the tax: "They'll be seeing it tomorrow." ROOKIE CAP: According to sources, both sides are considering a $1M cap on entry-level salaries, with the cap indexed to the annual rate of salary escalation. The owners reportedly also want to increase the draft age to 20. FREE AGENCY: The owners dropped their franchise player demand, but upped the age of unrestricted free agents from 28 to 30 (Toronto GLOBE & MAIL, 12/6). On the older free agent provision, Joe Lapointe of the N.Y. TIMES notes that since "few players that age are highly-paid stars, the union is skeptical about the value of this proposal." ARBITRATION: The players "forfeited arbitration rights for entry-level players, and they have agreed that contracts of players who sign as free agents shall not be used for comparison purposes in other arbitrations. But management wants more" (Joe Lapointe, N.Y. TIMES, 12/6). REAX: In Toronto, Dave Fuller calls the owners' proposal a "major break -- although not necessarily a breakthrough" (TORONTO SUN, 12/6). NHLPA Exec Dir Bob Goodenow: "We've been negotiating for weeks as if there is no tax. If there is, it will be very difficult to get an agreement" (Toronto GLOBE & MAIL, 12/6). NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman: "Saying it's up to them or it's up to us -- that's not constructive. Together, we've got to figure out a way through this" ("SportsCenter," ESPN, 12/5). TEAM GRETZKY: Goodenow denied that Wayne Gretzky's all-star tour of Europe would have any bearing on the negotiations. Several quotes attributed to unnamed NHL sources over the weekend charged that Goodenow had agreed to make no deal until the players return on December 12. Goodenow: "I'd rather not comment on it because it's so baseless." Bettman also denied that the league had tried to stop the tour: "We don't love it, but we didn't do anything to stop it" (Robert Markus, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 12/6). In Toronto, Al Strachan writes that the players on Gretzky's team are "quickly finding out what the NHL knew all along: that Europe is wealthy, hockey hungry and on the verge of a communications explosion. ... The last thing [the owners] wanted was a bunch of high-profile players finding out just how much they're worth" (TORONTO SUN, 12/6).


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Gold Rises Most in a Week on ECB Rate Cut, Fed Stimulus
Debarati RoyGold futures rose the most in a week after the European Central Bank cut borrowing costs to a record, boosting the appeal of the precious metal as a store of value.
The benchmark interest rate was cut by a quarter percentage point to 0.5 percent with the 17-nation euro region in a recession. ECB President Mario Draghi said that monetary policy "will remain accommodative for as long as needed." Yesterday, the Federal Reserve pledged to keep buying bonds at a pace of $85 billion a month to boost the U.S. economy.
"The ECB lowering its rate is supporting gold, and it seems as if the central banks are in a competitive devaluation quest," Frank Trotter, the president of EverBank Direct in Jacksonville, Florida, said in a telephone interview. "Both the ECB and the Fed are leaving their options open."
Gold futures for June delivery advanced 1.5 percent to settle at $1,467.60 an ounce at 1:38 p.m. on the Comex in New York, the biggest gain for a most-active contract since April 25. Prices have rebounded 11 percent since touching a two-year low of $1,321.50 on April 16.
The metal climbed for 12 years through 2012 as central banks around the world ramped up stimulus to spur growth. Gold tumbled into a bear market last month as some investors lost faith in the metal as a traditional store of value amid an equity rally.
Yesterday, assets in exchange-traded funds backed by gold dropped 0.2 percent to 2,272.28 metric tons, the lowest since October 2011, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. They have dropped 14 percent from a record on Dec. 20.
Silver futures for July delivery gained 2.1 percent to $23.83 an ounce on the Comex.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange, platinum futures for July delivery gained 2.1 percent to $1,500.20 an ounce.
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Centrica warned yesterday that the Government's surprise extra tax on North Sea oil and gas would hit profit growth this year and cause the company to scale back investment.
The British Gas owner also warned that households could again be facing increases in energy bills after a 25 per cent rise in the wholesale price of gas and power for next winter. The company, which has about 16 million energy accounts, raised bills by 7 per cent last winter. It said it had yet to decide whether it would increase tariffs.
In a trading statement, Centrica said a mix of higher profits and the increased tax rate on UK oil and gas production would push its tax bill up by £300m this year and that its effective tax rate would be about 45 per cent.
"We continue to expect growth in our 2011 group earnings but at a more modest rate than anticipated at the time of our results announcement as upstream profits have become more highly taxed," the company said
The group had planned to spend half its £1.5bn capital expenditure budget for this year on UK upstream activities. But Centrica said yesterday: "With the resultant reduced cashflow and increased fiscal uncertainty, we no longer expect to maintain the previously projected high levels of investment in the UK."
The news sent Centrica's shares down 12p, or 3.8 per cent, to 303.5p.
In his March Budget, the Chancellor announced a shock windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas by increasing the charge on producers to 32 per cent from 20 per cent to pay for a cut of 1p a litre in petrol duty.
Centrica listed a set of tough trading conditions, including lower residential gas use during the warm April, increased competition and tight household budgets.
Gas and oil production were strong in the first quarter of the year and increased wholesale prices will boost operating profit at the company's upstream operations.
However, the Budget measure will offset the benefits of higher prices by increasing the tax rate on some Centrica fields to 81 per cent.
Weaker demand in the UK led to a 40 per cent reduction in generation from Centrica's power plants and prompted the short-term closure of four of the plants, or 20 per cent of capacity. The company has also warned the tax hike could mean that one of three fields in Morecambe Bay may not reopen following maintenance.
The Chancellor's decision to tax North Sea producers £2bn to ease the pressure on motorists produced an industry-wide outcry and claims that some of the North Sea's most mature fields would be closed.
Justine Greening, the economic secretary to the Treasury, last week admitted higher taxes would have an impact on UK investments. She said the Government would work with the industry to limit the impact on marginal North Sea fields.
Killik & Co analysts said that despite uncertainty over the near-term outlook for earnings, the company was performing solidly. "We believe Centrica is the best placed across the peer group and is likely to continue to take [residential] market share."
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Bert and LaBelle and Jimmy and God
This Too Shall Pass
Both Publishers Weekly and Christian Bookseller agree that 1978 will be "a bumper year" for evangelical literature. Particularly popular is the first-person confession of a washed-up or caught-up-with celebrity who has found God. Rinsed in the Blood of the Lamb, the redeemed celebrity is presented with what looks to be a real book, bearing a personalized dust jacket—that is, he will be credited with having written a memoir composed by someone else. Sinwise, plagiarism is less than deadly; it is also big business. Celebrity-sinner books are sold by the millions through hundreds of bookstores and dozens of book clubs that cater for fundamentalist Christians. Last year over $600 million worth of "Christian books" were sold in the United States.
If the redeemed and revived celebrity can so much as tote a tune (Pat Boone, Anita Bryant), there are countless stops not only along but above and below the Bible Belt where large audiences will pay to observe a reborn celebrity. For those who cannot sing songs, a patter of penitence will do. Ci-devant revolutionary, rapist, and couturier Eldridge Cleaver's repentance number is a heart-warming crowd-pleaser wherever chiggers burrow and Jesus saves.
Watergate criminals are also in demand. When the inspiring Charles Colson (author of Born Again) and the inspired Jeb S. Magruder (author of An American Life) confess to all sorts of small sins and crimes not unlike those that Shakespeare's Cardinal Wolsey sang of in his final aria, the audience is able to enjoy if not pity and awe a certain amount of catharsis.
Christian Bookseller reports on some new good books: "Master's Press announced a first print run of 300,000 copies of its spring release, Looking Good, the biography of Freddie Prinze by Mary Pruetzel, the late comedian's mother…. Mrs. Pruetzel's purpose in writing Freddie's biography is to spare other young hopefuls the tragic fate which befell her son." Celebrity, sex, drugs, suicide—as told by a Mother! Not only will Master's Press be in the chips this year but any young and hopeful Puerto Rican Magyar who wants to be a comic will know what to look out for en route to President Carter's next Inaugural Eve Gala.
Also scheduled for 1978 is Christ and the Media by Malcolm Muggeridge. According to Christian Bookseller this "English radio and television personality who became a Christian late in life, is pessimistic about the present and future influence of television on human morality. He observes that television station owners, producers, writers and performers—like the films—operate under no established code of moral values. They are free to create their own morality as they go along." Plainly, this is a bad thing. Plainly, an established code would be a good thing and Harold M. Voth, MD, might be just the man to come up with one.
Dr. Voth's latest book is The Castrated Family, a "critical assessment of the women's movement, gay liberation, unisex, open marriage and role blurring…phenomena [that] are destroying the American family." Ann Landers thinks that "Dr. Voth has…
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It has been seven days since I provided five "puzzle games" for you to chew on. Seven days make one week, so it must be time again for Friday Flash, the weekly feature in which I provide three games for you to play, all online, and usually requiring the Adobe Flash Player.
Just because last week I gave you five games doesn't mean you'll get five games every week. It's normally three, okay? But just so you're let down easy, I'll give you four today. Sort of. Two are "related" in the sense that one seems to be a ripoff of the other. Maybe they're both ripoffs of something else. Maybe it's the same guy, developing an idea over time. The point is, it's two games, but kind of one.
As always, I check all games on both Mac and Windows, and I'll let you know if there is any sound, in case you're trying to play quietly.
First up, the game with the earlier copyright date, Blox. There is driving, pulsating music as soon as the menu loads, and make a note of it, because you'll hear it again later. You've got ten free levels, and if you decide you can't get enough, you can buy the game to get to the other forty. The idea on all of them is roughly the same: Similar blox remove themselves from the board when they touch, and your goal is to remove them all. You drag pieces left or right, one at a time, and gravity causes them to fall down when dragged off a ledge. When they touch, the disappear. Make sure you remove them so that one blox (blok?) isn't left by itself.
There are, of course, complications: breakaway pieces, magnets, bombs, and more.
Once the game has started, the music stops, but sound effects start. There's no really good reason for either, as far as I can tell.
A year later (apparently), and brightly colored, Nook and Cranny picks up where Blox left off. I told you that music would be familiar, right?
The first Blox levels are now the Nook and Cranny Tutorial, and some of other Blox levels show up here and there, but a few are new. Plus, the colors are bright, so it's like a whole new game, right? The warp gate right off the bat tells you so. Were there warp gates in Blox? I get so confused!
If you pay for this one, there are sixty levels instead of fifty.
The music and sound effects are identical, and identically unnecessary. At least with this version you can turn them off!
HoverBall has music, too, and it keeps going on and on and on. There's a nice "SOUND: ON" that you can click to turn to "SOUND: OFF," but the sound effects are actually slightly useful in this game. I would have preferred to be able to turn just the music off, but keep the sound.
In any case, the idea is to bounce the ball in mid-air. Gravity is a key to this game, too (hmm…), but I can't quite figure out how the ball bounces in mid-air.
Ah, well, ignore the physical feasability of it all, and carefully time your green button-presses so that you bounce the ball just so, but no higher, lest you hit the platform at top or bottom. The platforms keep moving closer, too, and your score is how long you were able to keep the ball afloat before hitting a platform three times.
Can you get to a full minute? I blame my inability to do so on the frequent pauses my computer tends to take while playing games. It disrupts my timing completely.
We've mentioned gravity a few times, and it seems to be a factor in many games. In Gravity, we're reminded that the law we most often think of as "what goes up must come down" is actually not quite that obvious when dealing with different sizes of planets.
You mission is to pilot a lunar lander from landing pad to landing pad, occasionally circumnavigating a globe and circumscribing various obelisks and giant aliens and rockets. By the time you get to timed missions and changes in weight, you might find yourself going insane. But that's real-life, see, not just video-game gravity.
There is sound and music, each controlled separately from the in-game menu. The sense of satisfaction when you manage to deliver a battery is worth the struggle to get there, too.
And that's it for this week! Next week will be the Halloween Edition of Friday Flash, so look for something spooky!
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Thierry Henry has said he would understand if Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas returns to Barcelona this summer.
Barca lured Henry, Arsenal's all-time leading goalscorer, away from north London three years ago and while the striker said he would like to see Fabregas remain, it would be understandable if the 23-year-old returned to his homeland.
"It is hard because the guy is from Barcelona. I wouldn't like to be in his shoes that's all I can say," Henry told Radio Five's Sportsweek programme.
Spain international Fabregas has consistently been linked with a move back to the club Arsenal signed him from as a teenager, with Barca's interest firming since the end of last season.
The Catalans had a 35million euros offer for the midfielder turned down by the Gunners last month, who for their part have shown little sign they would like to part with one of their most prized players.
Henry added: "I wouldn't like to be in his position because he is from there and he loves Arsenal.
"I don't know what to say about this, because I don't want to talk for him.
"But as an Arsenal fan, for me, I want him to stay at Arsenal, but I would also understand if he goes back home."
Henry is preparing to begin a new chapter in his life after he signed for Major League Soccer side the New York Red Bulls this week.
The 32-year-old is likely to finish his career in the United States after he signed a "multi-year deal", but revealed when his playing days are over he would like to return to the Emirates Stadium in some capacity. "What I want to do is when I retire, I don't know how, but I want to come back to Arsenal," he added.
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Monday, December 20, 2010
Angus Cares About Powerups
Thank you floating storm bird of awesomeness for this spell of awesomeness!
Which leads me to a question . . . why oh why haven't they used this storm bird model to make a pet yet? That's freaking awesome looking! (I think I heard a rumor once about this storm bird being in game . . . I dunno for sure, readers?)
Tempest has been extremely helpful in Marleybone so far. Little Angus buddy is up to the Ironworks and is almost ready to head over to the Scotland Yard.
OH, and when you enter Marleybone, don't forget to pick up this awesome housing item of the day. It's a coil of rope that's hidden around by the Marleybone spiral door. You'll find it.
It looks absolutely . . . not amazing . . . in Angus's not amazing dorm room.
Yeah, he don't care none about how stuff looks. He just chucks it down to get it out of his backpack. If he cared more, he'd probably go sell it at the bazaar.
Happy Dueling!
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- Alric Ravensinger said...
To answer your question Tom it's yes and no. The pet is in the game but currently there is only one person known to have it. It's quite amazing actually they sent a ticket to KI during that nasty bug where tons of people's stuff went Poof! So, when this person sent the ticket they accidentally put Soulbird KI not knowing what the heck a Soul bird is (Person actually meant the Sun bird pet) gave the person the Storm Bird pet which is supposedly gonna be a crafted pet which I am sure you've heard rumors of KI doing.
- 20/12/10 05:32
- starfishlover108 said...
Alric, here is the link to the pet:
http://www.wizard101central.com/forums/showthread.php?p=970751#post970751 - 20/12/10 07:33
Alric is right, and if you want to have a look at it, you can look at FuzzyWuzzy's thread on central. :]
http://www.wizard101central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90389&highlight= - 20/12/10 07:49
- Sierra Starsong said...
I think I've seen those storm birds in-game as mob enemies rather than pets, patrolling outside a cave somewhere in Ravenscar.
- 20/12/10 07:59
Sadly FuzzyWuzzy's storm bird was causing problems with KI's servers so they had to take it back :(
- 20/12/10 09:01
- Richard Shadowstaff said...
Wow, I have one from the Hatchery! Stormzilla with Sunbird pet mix for 670,000 gold, oh, and it gives the spell Leviathan XD worth the money
- 20/12/10 10:34
Ya know, I am becoming more and more of a fan of Angus and his conquests.I actually look forward to hearing how he is doing in his Quest(s)Brave on , young Wizard.
~Marcus Deathwalker - 20/12/10 12:51
- Blaze Deathcaster said...
Tempest is my favorite spell. While Judgement can leave you using too many pips on a single opponent, you never worry about that with Tempest. The more pips the better!
Rock on Angus, you're schooling us all...and we like it. - 20/12/10 13:25
I think the storm bird pet has been in game before. Kingsisle gave it to a user on central because they lost stuff during a bug (I don't know if we are allowed to say names on here). Kingsisle said that it is a rare crafted pet. I heard somebody say that they took the pet back and gave her an epic sunbird pet instead.
- 20/12/10 13:51
Did you notice that the rope is floating? Just thought I'd mention it, it made me laugh.
- 20/12/10 16:05
I saw that bid in that area for the quest but no where else, btw what will happen when your dorm room gets too full?
- 20/12/10 18:37
I've heard about the storm bird on central! And I want it so badly cause I'm a pet collector.
Hey Friendly!
this is off topic, but you can go in Eloyse Merryweather's ( correct my spelling please )tentin Krockotopia (again, please ).could you send a screenshot? I cant - 20/12/10 20:35
- Matthew said...
Wow - That dorm looks EXACTLY like mine. They're both loaded with those purple krok things lol
- 21/12/10 04:53
- Sierra Starsong said...
Hey Angus, what spells have you learned from other schools besides Storm?
- 21/12/10 07:29
- Stephanie said...
Just wanted to answer your question regarding of the storm bird, Friendly, but yes, the storm bird was once visible in the game. They gave it to me [same reasons people before had said] but apparently took it back, saying it was causing problems with the server.
To this day, I still do not understand if they know that it will be causing problems with the server, why did they give it out in the first place? Probably as a sneak peek? Nevertheless, it was a very cool pet to had :D
Good luck with your questing! - 21/12/10 12:31
Angus don't care none about gold.
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