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ASUS may be out of HDDs but they are not out of tablets
Subject: General Tech | November 1, 2011 - 12:11 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: asus, netbook, tablet, ultrabook
ASUS seems to be sitting in a very nice place in the market, with several flavours of 'killer' products, so that which ever ends up winning the form factor battle ASUS will come out with a profit. In this high tech game of rock, paper, scissors we have The Ultrabook, with their newly released Zenbook, The Netbook, their Eee series being the best known and The Tablet, being that nice looking Eee Pad Transformer. They even still sell laptops for those who prefer to exercise their arms and core. Which ever form factor becomes dominant ASUS already has a model out now, with new ones on the way, which explains the 11% growth in profit they recorded this quarter.
One major benefit ASUS has with these smaller form factors is that they all use flash memory for long term storage. With the devastation hitting Thailand as flood waters cover homes and businesses, the tech world also watches the stocks of platter based HDDs plummet. In fact ASUS reported to The Inquirer that they expect to be out of hard drives by the end of the month. That will only effect the larger form factors, ASUS may still hit the 1.8 million tablets shipped target that they are aiming for by the end of 2011.
"ASUS managed a slight increase in profit for the third quarter of this year, despite the global slowdown in PC sales.
ASUS is still shipping notebooks, but has also been strong in netbooks and has launched its own fondleslab range, all siblings to its popular Eee PC netbook, led by the Eee Pad Transformer, but to eventually include the Eee Memo, Slider and Slate."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Intel 8-core server Atom gets a name and date @ SemiAccurate
- "Devil Robber" Trojan Infects Macs, Leeches Their GPUs for Bitcoin Profit @ DailyTech
- How to make sure your computer (and the internet) survives a nuclear holocaust @ ExtremeTech
- Google search and Gmail users can block advertisers @ The Inquirer
- Weekly Giveaway #14: BitFenix Outlaw Chassis @ eTeknix
An actual ASUS Ultrabook review
Subject: General Tech | October 31, 2011 - 06:27 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: zenbook, ux31, ultrabook, asus
Finally a reviewer has managed to get their hands on an Ultrabook; The Tech Report gives the low down on ASUS' Zenbook UX31 in their lateset article. It is every bit as pretty as the pictures implied and is not too bad looking on the inside with a Core i5-2557M, 4GB DDR3-1333 on Intel's QS67 chipset with a 128GB Adata XM11 SSD for storage with the 1600x900 TN display powered by the SandyBridge processors onboard graphics engine. Interestingly, The Tech Report finds its physical characteristics to match or beat the 13" Macbook Air, which costs $200 more so perhaps there is hope for this form factor. Throughout the review are the inevitable comparisons to Apple, who have already mastered this form factor, as well as mention of the soon to be available IvyBridge books which should be about half the price.
"The first 13" ultrabook from Asus looks extremely tantalizing on paper—not to mention visually. Is it as good as it seems, and is it worth the $1,099 asking price?"
Here are some more Mobile articles from around the web:
- HP ProBook 4430s Review @ TechReviewSource
- ontemporary Netbook Platforms Comparison @ X-bit Labs
- Dell Vostro V131: A Budget Business Laptop @ AnandTech
- Asus Zenbook UX31 Review @ TechReviewSource
- Spire Cassi SP316PL @ CoD
- hermaltake Massive23 GT & Cooler Master NotePal U Stand Cooler @ kitguru
- Tablets of 2011: Holiday Season Update @ Techspot
- Rooting Sony PRS-T1 lets you get at the Android goodies @ Hack a Day
- HTC Titan Review: Windows Phone 7.5 on a Giant Screen @ techspot
- Samsung Galaxy SII Android Smartphone Review @ HardwareHeaven
- Samsung Galaxy Fit Review @ Tech-Reviews
- Nokia Lumia 800 hands on @ The Inquirer
- Griffin Beacon Universal Remote for iPhone Review @MissingRemote
Ultrabooks taking 1/4 of the mobile market? That's a lot of kool-aid to swallow
Subject: General Tech | October 28, 2011 - 01:39 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ultrabook, Intel, market share
Everyone's current favourite kicking horse, the ultrabook, is poised to take over almost half of all consumer notebook sales by the end of 2012 ... at least according to what DigiTimes heard from Intel. Even stranger is that instead of breaking out into laughter, the manufactures peg the likely market penetration at about 25%. Currently there are models from Acer and ASUS which you can purchase for your very own, but don't go out looking for reviews of them. You can find some quick previews and overviews but as far as performance testing you are not going to find the same information as is available for every other mobile form factor; take that as you will.
The Ultrabook is expensive, as SemiAccurate recently pointed out you can get better performance from a notebook half the price and almost the same size. It also seems odd that a form factor specifically limited to only 50,000 units produced in the first run is going to take over the market. Even with broader adoption from companies like Lenovo or Dell, the math does not seem to support a 25% share of the market, let alone 40% and requires you to completely ignore the willingness of the consumer to pay $1000+ for a mediocre laptop. It is small and shiny though; never underestimate the draw of shinies!
"While Intel aims to increase the proportion of ultrabooks among global shipments of consumer notebooks to 40% by fourth-quarter 2012, the proportion is estimated to only reach 20-25% based on current market conditions, according to sources from Taiwan-based notebook supply chain makers.
The sources pointed out that most suppliers are aggressively developing components for ultrabooks, but actual order volumes have so far been below their expectations. Although the suppliers all understand that ultrabook are still testing the water, weakening growth of the traditional notebook market and dropping profits have prompted them to put great hopes on the success of ultrabooks.
As for Intel's 40% goal, the sources pointed out that Apple's MacBook Air will become a strong threshold for ultrabooks since there is not yet a single product can outmatch the MacBook Air in terms of performance and price."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- New in the Maker Shed: DIY Hologram Kit @ MAKE:Blog
- Microsoft banishes usage graphs so Windows 8 can show 640 cores @ The Register
- Google+ opens up to enterprises and apps @ The Register
- Insulin pump hack delivers fatal dosage over the air @ The Register
- (At least) 4 web authentication authorities breached since June @ The Register
- Exclusive: AMD far future prototype GPU pictured @ SemiAccurate
- BlizzCon 2011 Roundup @ HardwareHeaven
- Win the new Sapphire HD6970 Battlefield 3 FleX Edition! @ kitguru
Ultrabook Prime; they're here
Subject: Mobile | October 25, 2011 - 12:32 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: Zenbook UX311, Zenbook UX21, acer, ultrabook, asus, Aspire S Series
Those of you who are strangers to the PC Perspective Podcast, or who do not remember the CULV may be disappointed by the retail release of the Ultrabook form factor from Intel. Those of you who have watched us describe the woes of the manufacturers who needed to design and retail the Ultrabook for under $1000 probably already know the ending of this tale. There are Acer models available at $900 and though they lack an ethernet port they certainly carry a citrus aura. ASUS seems to have put together a slightly better version with a fair choice of ports available, though with more dongles required than necessary (>0), but still too many sacrifices have been made for an aluminium clad ultra-thin form factor. Both companies produce better notebooks at a much lower price if you are willing to squeeze in a few extra milimetres.
"You know a product is a dog when it is available widely in stores long before reviewers get sent some. Ultrabooks are no exception, the only thing they have is hype and consumer ignorance."
Here are some more Mobile articles from around the web:
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- ASUS Zenbook (UX21) @ AnandTech
- Dell Inspiron 14z Laptop Review @ HardwareHeaven
- Dell XPS 14z Laptop Review @ HardwareHeaven
- HP Pavilion dv7-6195us Review @ TechReviewSource
- Dell XPS 14z @ AnandTech
- Cooler Master Notepal X-Slim Notebook Cooler Review @ Neoseeker
- Hanjung Grip100-S and Grip110-U2 Notebook Cooling Pads Review @ FrostytechE
- Amazon Kindle (4th Gen) @ AnandTech
- HTC Sensation Android Smartphone Review @ HardwareHeaven
- Samsung Galaxy Nexus takes aim at the Iphone 4S @ The Inquirer
- Android USB Tethering Shared Internet Access @ Benchmark Reviews
- Sony Reader Wi-Fi (PRS-T1) Review @ TechReviewSource
- Iphone 4S vs Galaxy S II head to head @ The Inquirer
Don't worry AMD fans, there's an ultrabook clone coming soon
Subject: General Tech | October 24, 2011 - 06:43 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: amd, ultrabook, Deccan, Kerala
Not to be deterred by the issues that Intel has run into trying to out Macbook Apple, AMD will also be jumping on a notebook similar to the Ultrabook. The successors to Brazos will be competing against Ivy Bridge and Haswell, so hopefully the statement that DigiTimes makes about vastly improved performance and power usage reduction are true. AMD is also lookign to refresh the chips they've designed for use in tablets which you should be able to get your hands on before the end of the year, if GLOBALFOUNDRIES can produce enough chips.
"AMD has made plans for ultrabook-like products for the next two years – in 2012, AMD will launch the Deccan platform to replace Brazos and will launch Kerala in 2013.
Since AMD's share in the global CPU market has been around 20% in recent years while the company has about 10% share in the global notebook CPU market, AMD is preparing plans for ultra-thin notebooks hoping to raise its share in the notebook CPU market.
In June 2012, AMD is set to launch Deccan, featuring Krishna and Wichita-based APUs and will upgrade to Kerala featuring Kabini-based APUs. With the upgrades, the overall performance and power consumption of AMD's platforms are expected to see an extraordinary improvement, allowing AMD to compete against Intel's Ivy Bridge platform in 2012 and Haswell platform in 2013.
For the traditional notebook market, AMD has already launched its Llano-based Sabine platform to replace Danube, but due to Globalfoundries' weak 32nm yield rates and production issues, supplies of Llano APUs has been limited, which should impact AMD's future plans for the notebook market. However, within AMD's latest plans, the company is set to launch the Comal platform, featuring Trinity-based APUs, for 2012 and will upgrade to the Indus platform in 2013 using Kaveri-based APUs.
As for the tablet PC market, AMD will push the Brazos platform with Windows operating system to target the enterprise market in 2011. In the second quarter of 2012, AMD will launch the Brazos T platform that features Hondo APUs and in 2013 will release the Samara platform, which features a similar architecture as its ultra-thin platform."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- TSMC ramps volume production of 28nm process @ DigiTimes
- Desktop dreams: Ubuntu 11.10 reviewed @ Ars Technica
- World's stealthiest rootkit gets a makeover @ The Register
- Netgear Universal WiFi Range Extender WN3000RP Review @ MissingRemote
- Getting acquainted with Arduino @ The Tech Report
- Configure Android as Wi-Fi Internet Hotspot @ Benchmark Reviews
- OC3D & Be Quiet @ LITS 2011
IDF 2011: ASUS UX21 Ultrabook Still Sexy, I Still Want It
Subject: General Tech, Processors, Mobile | September 14, 2011 - 11:48 AM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: idf, idf 2011, asus, ultrabook, ux21
Yes, I realize the ASUS UX21 was first shown at Computex in June, but this was my first chance to get my hands on it and I have to say after using it for just a few minutes and comparing it to the aging Lenovo X201 that I am typing this on, I am in love with the form factor.
I don't have anything else to report yet - no performance metrics, no real-world testing, but I couldn't pass posting these few pictures of it. Enjoy!
Podcast #169 - SSD Decoder Update, Antec SOLO II, ASUS Eee Pad Transformer, Ultrabook news and a Drobo contest!!
Subject: Editorial, General Tech, Graphics Cards, Processors, Storage, Mobile | September 8, 2011 - 03:23 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: ultrabook, ssd, podcast, eee pad transformer, drobo, decoder, asus, antec
PC Perspective Podcast #169 - 9/08/2011
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Intel's plastic position on ultrabook chassis
Subject: General Tech | September 8, 2011 - 12:03 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ultrabook, plastic and fibreglass, MiTAC Technology, Intel
A metal chassis, such as the magnesium- aluminium alloy we have seen on various Ultrabooks, is not actually in the specifications Intel set for manufacturers. It has been used because the incredible thinness that is specified would make a plastic chassis far too flexible and could cause the internal components to deform to the point they become damaged. The problem with the metal chassis is the expense, they do add to the cost of the Ultrabook and it seems that Intel is targeting that expense as the next price cut to the Ultrabook in an attempt to drop it below $1000.
They are working with a company called MiTAC Technology to develop a fibreglass and plastic material that will be much less expensive than a metal alloy case but still have enough rigidity for ease of use and to protect the internals. DigiTimes points out that fibreglass is much easier to colour than metal which could result in a case that is as attractive as brushed aluminium. The all-in-one PCs that they sell do include a touch screen so there must be some firmness to MiTAC's materials.
One of MiTAC's AIOs
"Intel has recently been aggressively cooperating with notebook chassis suppliers hoping to achieve the goal of dropping Ultrabook prices to below US$1,000, and Intel is currently focusing on pushing plastic and fiberglass hybrid chassis for the new machines, according to sources from the PC supply chain.
The sources pointed out that magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis are still the top choice for Ultrabooks, but limited by capacity and price, most of brand vendors are unable to offer an end price below the targeted US$1,000, and the three already-launched Ultrabooks from Acer, Lenovo and Toshiba are all estimated to have end price higher.
The sources also revealed that at one of Intel's recent supply chain conferences, Intel invited fiberglass chassis supplier Mitac Technology to participate and even had personnel from Mitac on stage to explain the technology which most of the attending suppliers believe is an indication for brand vendors to adopt the chassis."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- 3M and IBM get into the skyscraper business @ SemiAccurate
- Google will launch Android Ice Cream Sandwich in October or November @ The Inquirer
- Skype: Microsoft's $8.5 billion identity tool @ The Register
- TSMC expects to ramp 14nm process in 2015, says R&D head @ DigiTimes
- Yahoo pondering sale; what might Microsoft make of this mess? @ Ars Technica
- Nvidia boss: Windows 8 will run Windows Phone 7 apps @ The Register
- EnGenius ESR-9850 Wireless Router @ TechwareLabs
- Speedlink Snappy Smart Webcam @ XSReviews
Silly Intel, the high price and limited availability were the parts your Ultrabook was supposed to drop
Subject: General Tech | September 6, 2011 - 02:17 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: ultrabook, Intel
The Ultrabook gambit is receiving a lot of attention and has been since before there was even a single model available for review. In this particular case the interest is not because of the hardware but because of the gamble Intel is taking trying to muscle in on Apple's ultramobile territory, especially since the memory of the UMPC is still fresh in the minds of many. Two benchmarks for success have pretty much been agreed upon by the tech wonks; it must cost less than the equivalent MacBook Air and people have to be able to buy one easily.
As we have seen, the price point is not great as the top tier manufacturers warned us it would be. By just barely matching Apple's prices on a new technology it gives Apple the chance to show off the maturity of their ultra-thin notebook lineup. If Intel had managed to better the pricing then there was a chance of some price conscious consumers at least giving the Ultrabook a try. Since all things are essentially equal between the two products, Apple users are probably just going to stick with what they know.
That price point also raised some reg flags, if manufactures are just barely able to match the competitors market prices it seems likely that their profit margin is taking a hit and the Ultrabooks are being sold on a thin margin just to ensure some will sell. If that were the case then you would expect to see limited initial runs of Ultrabooks from the major players in the industry and as of today we know that to be the reality. According to DigiTimes every single Intel Ultrabook partner is limiting their initial runs to under 50,000 units worldwide. That speaks volumes towards the confidence, or lack thereof, that these companies have in the financial success of the Ultrabook.
That leads directly to the second hurdle Intel faces; availability. No matter how fantastically paradigm breaking your product might be, if no one can buy one to find out for themselves then it won't survive in the marketplace. With under 50K available fom the four major top-tier vendors, it will be very hard to find an Ultrabook for sale or being demonstrated. That will kill the interest of consumers very quickly and could even trigger enough resentment to ensure that the Macbook Air remains the ultraportable of choice even if Intel's product might better the Apple product in certain ways.
"First-tier notebook brand vendors Acer, Lenovo, Toshiba and Asustek Computer, understanding that demand for notebooks is unlikely to recover in the fourth quarter, while Apple's products are taking up all the glory in the market, will limit their initial Ultrabook shipment volume to below 50,000 units for testing the water, according to sources from notebook makers.
To encourage its notebook brand partners, Intel will host a conference for Ultrabooks on September 14 in the hopes to resolve some technology bottlenecks and attract more notebook players to join the Ultrabook industry.
Acer, Toshiba, Lenovo and Asustek's new Ultrabook models will all start shipping in September and products will appear in the global retail channels in October. Acer's Ultrabook is manufactured by both Compal Electronics and Quanta Computer, while Toshiba's machine is outsourced to Compal with Lenovo's device handled by Wistron and Asustek's model by Pegatron Technology."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Ultrabook: Intel's $300 million plan to beat Apple at its own game @ Ars Technica
- Intel's Dave Byrne and the state of the Solid State @ kitguru
- Intel reportedly plans to back off MeeGo OS @ DigiTimes
- Intel's Ivy Bridge 'delay' rumors are laughable @ SemiAccurate
- Promise releases a Thunderbolt to fibre channel adaptor for Macs @ The Inquirer
- Space junk at 'tipping point', now getting worse on its own @ The Register
- Wicked Laser S3 Krypton Lightning Review: Holy Christ Now It's Green and Goes Into Space @ Gizmodo
- iPhone 5 full specs detailed @ Tech-Reviews
- Coil gun revolver @ Hack a Day
- Nikon S2500 Review @ Tech-Reviews
- The next computing revolution will be televised @ The Tech Report
- MillionManLan 10 Event Coverage @ ThinkComputers
- The TR Podcast 95: Razer's Blade, Jobs retires, and a PC in your palm
Acer Unveils Super Thin Aspire S3 Ultrabook at IFA in Berlin
Subject: Mobile | September 3, 2011 - 08:03 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: ultrabook, ssd, Intel, acer
Hot on the heels of the Toshiba and Lenovo ultrabook announcements comes a new ultrabook from Acer. Engadget recently got their hands on the new Acer Aspire S3 ultrabook at the IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin) technology showcase in Berlin. The 13.3" computer carries some impressive specifications, including a 7 hour long battery life, metal chassis, and the latest Intel processors.
To be more specific, the Acer computer is a 13.3" ultrabook composed of a magnesium alloy chassis measuring 13mm thick. Inside the metal frame lies an ultra low voltage Core i3, i5, or i7 Sandy Bridge processor, DDR3 RAM, and an interesting storage solution made of a 20GB SSD and 320GB mechanical hard drive combination. Acer is promising a 7 hour battery life, and a 1.5 second resume from sleep time. Further, the ultrabook features a glossy 1366 x 768 resolution display, and a chicklet keyboard whose keys Engadget notes feels like plastic.
While their is no word on US pricing, Acer has released the European starting price at €799. Compromises have been made to reach the price point (mainly in the keyboard); however, if the specifications and design hold up it looks to be a solid competitor in the ultrabook market. More photos as well as a video tour of the ultrabook can be found here.
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Oscar, Bonnie and Kama came up to visit us today - it was great having the cousins altogether. Six big and little kids was serious fun! We headed off to the beach after lunch so everyone could have a swim since the weather was so warm.
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" LANDMARK BUILDING. At nearly 305m (1000 ft), this is the second tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere (the tallest being "Auckland's tower, approx. 24m taller). But...Sydney's AMP Tower has the highest "observation deck". An a "
Sydney CBD is quite densely populated with lots of tall buildings, so to get any sort of view you really need some height. Sydney Tower provides this quite nicely in the form of an observation deck at 819 feet (250m) up. The tower stretches a total of 1000 feet (304m) with the space above the people deck occupied by a 162 000 litre water tank that steadies the building on windy days and topped off with an antenna. A popular attraction for tourists, the tower has 3 main sections:
You can go up the tower, which is good. Not much point in spending US $25 million and 6 years building something that tall if you cant charge people for going up it. Tickets are on the high side of moderately priced: adults cost $23.50 (~ 10GBP) and kids, students and seniors between $14 and $17.50 (~ 6 GBP 8 GBP) but this price includes the tower and the Oz Trek experience (below). The tower is open from 9am until late, and though I quite fancied seeing the skyline at dusk, the price persuaded me to go up during the day to have an excellent view of miles around. I went up during my second week here which, with hindsight, might have been a mistake as I was still new to the place and wasnt really sure what I was seeing out of each of the windows which way Bondi was, whether I could see my (temporary) home, what that great expanse of water was. But since most tourists dont stay here for months like Im doing, I suppose I had the same experience that most people get.
Lifts take approximately 40 seconds to travel to the top, and these were a rather fun experience as no member of staff travels with you as they do in some other locations. Instead, they press the button for you when the lift is as packed as possible, and jump back as the doors slide semi-shut. I say semi because on the way down we noticed some small gaps between the doors and between the side and the floor of the lift. These werent small enough to drop anything down, or trap a toe or finger in, but they were still quite alarming as no one in the lift could work out whether it was supposed to be like that.
The observation deck at the top is very large and can accommodate, along with the restaurants, almost 1000 people at any one time. We went midday on a Saturday in September and it was busy but not unpleasant, with probably a hundred or so people milling around. This level has binoculars (for hire for a few dollars) and a gift shop which had an excellent selection including some unique items Im yet to find elsewhere. One of these was on my mothers bring back from Australia wish list so I snatched it up on the assumption if I never saw it anywhere else Id have to come back up the tower to fetch it prior to heading back to the UK. Prices were the same as in any other shop, including the Chinese Tourist Empires that litter the streets, so I didnt feel ripped off the way you often do when buying from attraction gift shops.
Below the observation deck there are two layers of restaurants and a coffee lounge where we had lunch. There was a very limited selection, the food was a bit stale and prices were high, but having a window seat with that view was worth it. The other two restaurants revolve and as such you can sit there and watch the world go by if youre willing to pay through the nose for it. These restaurants book up ages in advance, and even the buffet one would be outside my budget, but for those who can afford them they are supposed to be worth it for the scenery and the cuisine evidently they direct anyone with talent down to those two, with the coffee lounge having whatever remnants are left behind.
I think they include entry to OzTrek with the price of your tower ticket because its not the sort of thing people would pay for separately. Located on the entry level across the lobby from the lifts it is the largest simulated ride in the southern hemisphere and the only one of its kind in Australia. They like to say that here hoping youll fail to notice there isnt that much else actually in the southern hemisphere in terms of major tourist attractions. The ride starts with a small safety video, and then you experience a virtual adventure across Australias cultural history and geography where diverse Australian landscapes are brought to life with a unique integration of 3D holographic technology, animated models and scenic art. It is as bad as it sounds, and yet you feel you have to go because youve paid for it. Im not even going to try to describe it, so heres the rest of the blurb:
You start your OzTrek journey soaring like a sea eagle above Sydneys icons, gliding effortlessly over the Bridge, Opera House and the warm sands of Bondi beach; feel the exhilaration of white water rafting down a tropical Queensland river; take a mark on the field at a game of Aussie Rules Football; muster wild buffalos by helicopter in the Outback and get right into the jaws of a huge saltwater crocodile! Your OzTrek journey excites the senses with its 180-degree cinema screens, special effects with sensational surround sound and heart-stopping real-motion seating! This ensures your virtual Australian tour is a fun addition to your Sydney visit and it should not be missed.
Youre shepherded through in groups, so we got to see other peoples reactions to this. A lot of the Japanese tourists didnt seem to understand the commentary so spent the whole time snapping pictures of the fake outback you walk through, and the little puppet-theatre-style scenery the holograms appear in. We also has some little kids with us they seemed to be the ones who really enjoyed it although one memorable little girl spent the whole of the time telling her obviously weekend-only mother that she absolutely, positively had to go to the toilet this instant. Probably used to weekday nannies taking care of things like this, the mother decided to risk it and we spent the last 10 minutes watching the big screen adventure (with those chairs that move and rock and make you feel like youre right there) with one eye which keeping the other one on the two of them to see how the story unfolded. We lost them in the mad scramble for the door when it finished, but came across them moments later in the ladies loos where the little darling was sporting a rather dubious stain on her pale pink trousers.
OzTrek just reeks of an in-your-face, Americanised approach to tourism. I just checked the visitor feedback and it includes a comment from a girl from NYC saying Very fun tour and ride which I think proves my point adults have to be on a different wave length to love this, and the ones more likely to be so are the typical American travellers, doing Australia the way they do Europe, spending as much time on their whole trip as I would in one city, and fitting in as many dreadful, tacky stops as possible. It reminded me very much of a whirlwind tour of America I did in Baltimore like low- budget Disney.
The newest attraction at the tower opened a few weeks after we went. Cashing in on the success of their rival, the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb, Skywalk offers an exhilarating outdoor walk 260 m above the city. Its a little more than that, though. You also get to model high fashion protective clothing (like bridge climb) and snazzy safety harnesses (ditto). The kindly inform you in their marketing that their walk takes place at a height twice that of the Harbour Bridge and at the same height as the Eiffel Tower. You get 360 views of the city, but really you get that on the observation deck too, and though the latter is enclosed, the glass has very little impact on the quality of photos that can be taken. Skywalk takes 1.5 hours and costs between $109 and $139 (about 45 65 GBP) so it doesnt come cheap, but evidently lots of people think its worth doing since they run trips all day every day.
The tower is located in the middle of the CBD, very near Hyde Park and within walking distance of both Circular Quay and Darling Harbour. The entrance is located in a small shopping centre, but the neighbouring streets house much better retail opportunities. If you look down from the tower and see a building that is adorned with mouldy green midget gems, thats the QVB, or Queen Victoria Building which is an old arcade with some nice place to spend money. Failing that, Myer and David Jones (the big 2 department stores) and Pitt St Mall are close by the latter has an amazing food court.
Sydney Tower is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers. Oooh, sounds fancy and like something out of Star Trek, dont you think? I did, until I discovered that Blackpool Tower is also a member of said club. I like views, but I also like to climb things, and unfortunately the only way to gain access to the 1504 stairs that lead up the tower is to tackle them head on and sign up for the annual tower run-up (its been done in under 7 minutes. That scares me). Despite the compulsory lift usage, however, going up the tour is a must. The views are fantastic on a clear day (and since youll know the weather before you go up, so you can always postpone if its cloudy). The tower is very well managed and queues when we went were not long the only bottle neck was the metal detector for bags and bodies, which interestingly didnt squawk at me belt the way airport ones do. You can easily spend an hour up the tower, and another 30 mins trekking Oz in OzTrek, so you do get something for your money. Comparing it to other towers Ive been up the twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, The Empire State Building, Berlins Fernsehturm and, yes, Blackpool tower, this is by no means the worst. Given the lack of alternative viewing platforms in Sydney, a visit here is a must, just try and keep clear of any incontinent children with inexperienced mothers.
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The Sydney Tower is probably as famous a landmark in Sydney as that bridge and that opera house! Sitting on top of the Westfield Centrepoint shopping complex and reaching quite literally for the skies, it is visible right across the city and for miles beyond. Construction of the shopping centre began in 1970 with the first stores opening in 1972. The Tower itself was built later and opened to the public in 1981 and provides the highest Observation deck in the Southern Hemisphere. At first glance, the 305 metre tall edifice doesnt look that safe; the Tower is narrow in its reach upwards, with the decks looking almost too large to be stable at the top. It is, however, one of the safest constructions in the world and could withstand earthquakes and extreme wind conditions! The tower is held in place/stabilised by fifty-six cables that each weighs a hefty seven tonnes. Apparently if you laid all the fibres in the cables end-to-end they would stretch from Sydney to New Zealand. Also aiding in the stability of the construction is a 162,000-litre water tank right at the very top. This tank is also the Towers primary damping-system should the worst ever happen and there are also 1504 stairs from top to bottom. These are monitored by surveillance cameras and provide an emergency exit from the Tower. There are also countless sprinklers and the whole kit and caboodle far exceeds normal building standards. Why am I telling you guys all this? Because despite having conquered my fear of heights in Melbourne by ascending to the Observation Deck fifty-five floors up Rialto Tower, I was still more than a little dubious at scaling something much taller. The sheer distance to the ground, should something go wrong, did worry me so I studied the tourist literature available VERY carefully before I took the plunge and decided to give it a go! Sydney Tower is accessed either by walking through the Centrepoint shopping centre and following the escalat
ors upwards, or directly from Market Street where a lift takes you the 3 floors up to the PODIUM LEVEL. On this level there is a gift shop, the entrance to the "Skytour Experience", the Tower lifts and the ticket office. Pricing when I went in February 2003 was around A$19 per adult but most tourist brochures offer vouchers that allow a 20% discount; my ticket cost A$15.80. This ticket does cover admissions to both the Tower and the aforementioned Skytour, but more about that later! On the day I went there were no queues as it was mid-week and the longest wait I had was for a lift to take me up the Tower. I have to admit to being more than a little bit nervous as I stood awaiting the elevator. The lifts are surprisingly small and wedge shaped, they are build to all slot together around the central shape of the tower. It took around 40 seconds to ascend to the OBSERVATION DECK, the ride was beautifully smooth (although my ears did pop) and was far better than the express elevator that took me up Rialto Tower when I wanted to go back down and retrieve my stomach! The observation deck is number FOUR of the levels at the top of the Tower and as such is as far up as the public can go. Stepping out of the lift I made my way to the windows and WOW what a view! The windows stretch from floor to ceiling and slope slightly downwards (they are further out at the top than the bottom) which in reality gave me a very weird, almost stomach churning feeling. What I mean is that when you look down, you are literally looking STRAIGHT down. The panorama is fully 360 degrees but due to other buildings being in the way the Opera House is NOT visible although it says in all the literature that you read about the place that it is. But, who cares! The view is breath taking and on a clear day like I had the pleasure of, you can see for miles. Fixed and most importantly FREE binoculars are spaced around the entire circumference and allow for close-ups of the dis
tant sights. The harbour, to the north and east looks splendid from this height and clearly visible are all the little yachts and other sailing craft on the water as well as Manly in the further distance. The Harbour Bridge is also clearly visible in the panoramic view north. Looking South you can see as far as Botany Bay and beyond with the SCG (Sydney Cricket Ground) amongst other structures that can be seen. The view to the west stretches as far as Paramatta and shows clearly how far the conurbation has sprawled. Friendly staff members are on hand to answer any questions you may have at the information desk and FREE guided tours are also available to tell you all about exactly what you can see. As I wandered around the windows I kept one ear on the tour that was in progress; you really dont need the tour to work out what is what on the horizon, there are clear labelled photographs for each of the four main compass points. When youve had your fill of the spectacular scene that is laid out in front of you there is a gift shop to browse around with prices to match the high level you are on! Toilets are also available, the cubicles, like the lifts are built around the Towers centre and so are a bit of an odd shape! Via a curved staircase you can descend from the Observation Deck to the COFFEE SHOP and BAR located on level THREE. Serving great hot and cold drinks as well as good quality snack food it has to have the best views of any café in the world! Both the drinks and food were being sold at what I would describe as slightly over-inflated prices, but Sydney does tend to be an expensive place anyway. Levels ONE and TWO are where you will find the SYDNEY TOWER RESTAURANTS. Said to be the largest in central Sydney I cannot comment on either of them, as I didnt have the privilege of high-rise dining. Only open at night they run on a reservation only basis and therefore the Tower lifts completely bypass them on the way up and down
the Tower. As I have already said, the Observation Deck is only one part to this remarkable feat of engineering. When I had had my fill of the view it was time to get back in the lift and head for part two of the deal; the SKYTOUR EXPERIENCE. The entrance to this is back down on the Podium level and does involve a small amount of waiting around, as there is around a 10 minute gap between each "expedition" (show). Once inside youre led to the ORIENTATION CAMPSITE, which is the first of FOUR "pre-shows". This is really nothing exciting as it is merely an introduction to the rest of the experience. From here you go into the next room, the EXPEDITION TENT. Lit only by small lamps you take your seats, pop on a headset, close your eyes and listen to yarns from the early European settlers. From here it is on to the DISCOVERY CHAMBERS. Here your guides are in holographic form and take you on a quick tour through four unique Australian landscapes with the aid of scenic art and animated models. This part was quite interesting and was even more so when we all discovered that the auditorium you are sat in moves! From here you walk through the VIRTUAL CAVE, which is climatically controlled to simulate real caves. There are replicas here of Aboriginal rock etchings and photographs are permitted. This is the final pre-show and from here you move on to the piece-de-resistance, THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN EXPEDITION RIDE. Real motion seats, which you are secured into "roller-coaster" style, face a 180-degree screen. The "movie" shown takes you on a journey across this vast country and with the accompanying sound effects coupled with the fact that your seat moves A LOT, it was a hair-raising ride at times! This part of the show really does take audience participation to a whole new level… We all came out of the auditorium asking if we could go round again! So thats it and as you can see there is far more t
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Sandra Bullock: Focused on Motherhood, Not Jesse James
Looking casual and gorgeous, as always, Sandra Bullock was spotted in Sherman Oaks, Calif. today (April 10) dropping her son, Louis, off at school.
The "Miss Congeniality" star was dressed comfortably in a long beige sweater, a scarf and skinny jeans while also rocking a pair of vintage, black oxfords while her son was looking adorable in a red jacket, jeans and a pair of white Converse kicks.
The 47-year-old star is staying out of the drama with her ex-husband, Jesse James, who opened up in an interview with omg! on earlier this week.
"I think I've paid the price and then some, you know? I don't know anybody anywhere that's had to endure what I had to endure for basically infidelity," said James.
He and Bullock married in 2005 and it lasted only five years after reports leaked that he had multiple affairs with many women including Michelle "Bombshell" McGee. The "Jesse James: Outlaw Garage" star quickly became the most-disrespected man in Tinseltown.
"The media portrayed it as this big, huge negative thing but if anything, I got more support from everybody else, because, yes, I cheated on my wife but so do a lot of other people," he said in another interview on the Australian radio show, "Kyle and Jackie O Show."
The brunette beauty remained "America's Sweetheart" while Jesse went on to settle into his old ways after his engagement to "LA Ink" star Kat Von D. In early 2011, she called it quits with James because she claimed he cheated on her with 19 women.
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how long to quarantine for snail eggs?
I got some plants last week, which had a couple of tiny snails on them.
I pulled out the snails, and put the remaining plants in a dish with water to quarantine them. What's a reasonable length of time to rule out additional snails/eggs on the plants?
They were about 1.5mm and I think they might be a couple of pond/bladder snails and two ramshorn snails. They've gotten bigger already, but still too tiny for me to positively identify.
The ramshorn snails I am ambivalent about. But I would like to avoid the pond/bladder snails if I can.
Do assassin snails eat either of these?
Hah... I bet if you quarantined for snail eggs the eggs would just hatch and lay more eggs... buahahahaha!
They are evil.
The only way of getting rid of them is to dip the plants.. but then not all plants can handle a dip. but I've read several posts where snails made it to their tanks inspite of being dipped. Try Assassin snails.
lol +1 on what chlor siad ... or you can throw your plants in a tankful of pea puffers... i bet those plants would be picked clean in a few days :)
- thefisherman
Pea puffers wont eat ramshorn snails.. my pea puffers didnt eat any snails :mad:
what kind of plants are they might be able to help by telling you if they will handle a dip or not
Ha! OK. I guess I'm naive...
I thought that if I removed the visible snails, and didn't see any new ones after x days/weeks that perhaps I had no eggs...
The plant is frogbit, which I believe is fairly hardy.
I have quite a bit, so I can test a dip on some.
Do I use a diluted bleach or hydrogen peroxide?
And, will assassin snails go after bladder snails? I thought they might be too small.
I believe most people dip with H2O2 as that will degrade by itself over time.
Assassin snails will go after bladder snails. But you are correct in that they won't touch small ones.
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Is Barack Obama Doing a Good Job as President?
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#564 Sep 9, 2013
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Since: Sep 10
Bedford Falls
#565 Sep 10, 2013
If you listen to the Democrats talk, you would think that they were Saints. Well I'm going to name
some wars that the Democrats have started or gotten America involved in.
1. Democrat got America in the Vietnam War.
A. Democrat President John Kennedy sent money and advisors to South Vietnam.
B. Democrat president Lyndon Johnson sent American troops into Vietnam.
C. 2 Million people died in the Vietnam war.
4. 58,000 Americans died in Vietnam, and another 350,000 were injured.
2. Democrats got America involved in the Korean war.
A. It was Democrat president Harry Truman that sent Americans to fight in the Korean war.
B. 33,000 Americans were killed in that war.
3. Democrats used nuclear weapons on Japan.
A. It was Democrat president Harry Truman that dropped 2 nuclear bombs on innocent
women and children in Japan, killing over 200,000 innocent civilians.
4. Democrats got America involved in World War 1.
A. It was Democrat president Woodrow Wilson that got America involved in World War 1.
B. 37 million people died in that war.
C. 117,000 Americans were killed in that war.
5. Democrats got America involved in World War 2.
A. It was Democrat president Franklin Roosevelt that got America involved in World War 2.
B. 70 million people died in that war.
C. 406,000 Americans died in that war.
6. Democrats started the Bay of Pigs.
A. It was Democrat president John F Kennedy that started the Bay of Pigs, which was a war
against Cuba.
7. Democrats bombed Libya.
A. It was Democrat president Barack Obama that bombed Libya killing 1000's of innocent women and children.
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Since: Dec 08
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#566 Sep 10, 2013
You know that was funny. Quitchabitchin'.
#569 Sep 11, 2013
Nate would take exception to your claim that we dropped nuclear bombs on Japan.
#571 Sep 11, 2013
It sure beats sending over 800 companies to China.
It sure beats losing 850,000 jobs a month, as we saw under George W. Bush.
#573 Sep 11, 2013
He's a jackass. An embarrassment to the Country and its people.
#574 Sep 11, 2013
Yes, I agree with that
#576 Sep 11, 2013
Paco's always right ya know. Annie says so.
#577 Sep 11, 2013
I've been saying that about Paco for a long time.
Welcome aboard!!!
Diamond Eugene
Since: Jun 13
#578 Sep 11, 2013
Now I've seen it all...douche calling Obama a silly name.
There's hope for him yet.
#579 Sep 11, 2013
Who remembers a man that was on a -- was it a watch? Six (6) long minutes, and the man sat on a stool, waiting, waiting, waiting. While the world watched in horror. Waiting, I suppose waiting for -- OH No! His V.P. to call him, tell him what to do. Finally the Secret service, told him Mr. President, we have to get you to a secure area. Come on, Cheney, doesn't know what to do. Maybe if you get on the plane, someone will call and tell you.
Can anyone imagine if those were a few ICBM coming in at 15000 MPH? And we had a President sitting completely dumbfounded, minute after minute. It is a good thing it didn't happen at 3:00 AM.
#580 Sep 11, 2013
How many of you have watched an implosion on TV? Tell me the difference in North Tower and South Tower, didn't that look like an implosion? How many airplanes would it take to bring them down? I bet the Policemen, were told, you will be safe if you go in. Jet fuel, does not burn that hot, to bring those buildings down.
Diamond Eugene
Since: Jun 13
#581 Sep 11, 2013
Speaking of someone sitting scared, clueless and indecisive, not to mention MISSING:
Now that President Barack Obamas former body man and still companion Reggie Love has let it out that Obama was playing cards during part of the raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, can he tell us where the president was on the night four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens were killed in Benghazi?
...Most people were like down in the Situation Room and [President Obama] was like,Im not going to be down there, I cant watch this entire thing, Love recalled of the May 2011 raid during a forum hosted by the D.C.-based Artists & Athletes Alliance in Los Angeles last month.(Weekly Standard, Aug. 14, 2013).
Diamond Eugene
Since: Jun 13
#582 Sep 11, 2013
FACT: Jet fuel burns at 800° to 1500°F, not hot enough to melt steel (2750°F). However, experts agree that for the towers to collapse, their steel frames didn't need to melt, they just had to lose some of their structural strengthand that required exposure to much less heat. "I have never seen melted steel in a building fire," says retired New York deputy fire chief Vincent Dunn, author of The Collapse Of Burning Buildings: A Guide To Fireground Safety. "But I've seen a lot of twisted, warped, bent and sagging steel. What happens is that the steel tries to expand at both ends, but when it can no longer expand, it sags and the surrounding concrete cracks."
"Steel loses about 50 percent of its strength at 1100°F," notes senior engineer Farid Alfawak-hiri of the American Institute of Steel Construction. "And at 1800° it is probably at less than 10 percent." NIST also believes that a great deal of the spray-on fireproofing insulation was likely knocked off the steel beams that were in the path of the crashing jets, leaving the metal more vulnerable to the heat.
But jet fuel wasn't the only thing burning, notes Forman Williams, a professor of engineering at the University of California, San Diego, and one of seven structural engineers and fire experts that PM consulted. He says that while the jet fuel was the catalyst for the WTC fires, the resulting inferno was intensified by the combustible material inside the buildings, including rugs, curtains, furniture and paper. NIST reports that pockets of fire hit 1832°F.
"The jet fuel was the ignition source," Williams tells PM. "It burned for maybe 10 minutes, and [the towers] were still standing in 10 minutes. It was the rest of the stuff burning afterward that was responsible for the heat transfer that eventually brought them down."
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#583 Sep 11, 2013
then why all the metal slag?? Melts at 800 C max, whereas steel only begins to have its yield strength lowered significantly around 600 C, and that's when the STEEL is 600 C, NOT the fire. To get the steel that hot requires the fire to be hotter than that, and it also requires a length of time for the necessary heat to actually transfer. None of the things you list could melt steel just by burning on their own.
#584 Sep 11, 2013
You have picked the finest from downtown Louisville. He loves the West End, that is where he lives, in an old run down doublewide. He has to depend on his Son to haul him and his 400 lb. wife around. Neutral has a moped to ride around town, looking for someone to give him a drink of cheap wine. You know all about that, do you mind if I call you Stu?
Here is the scoop Stu. Johnny (Neutral Party) has a Son, named Johnathan that helps take care of him. If it wasn't for Johnathan, Neutral would have expired a few years back. He got him out of the dumps in the West End about 28th street. But he went back. Johnny needs help, he is broke. Why don't you take him up on his trade proposal? You will get a fat woman, an old run down double wide. Now you will have to make arrangements to move it, on your dollar. Or you might like it in Louisville, it is better than where you reside Stu. Johnny loves it down there. He loves his Son. His Son got him a few jobs, but he can't keep a job, he goes to work drunk. He can't keep a job. The man is a habitual liar, a man like you. Have you ever been on a C-5? I have been up the 19' ladder to the cockpit. There are sleeping quarters down the hall from the cockpit. A small kitchen area, commode. Also behind the wings above the cargo area, is a seating area for 77. It burns 300 gallons of Jet fuel on takeoff. Burns 20,30000 lbs while flying. It can take off empty in a fraction over 4200 feet. One travels with the President. I know what is on board. But no use telling you, you already know. There isn't anything you don't know is there? You tell your share of lies, that I do know. I wish I could say Johnny taught you, but he was a liar, long before he followed me to Columbus. Both of you lie, and the other will back it up. Aren't you glad I know my way around Columbus, Mansfield, Toledo, Cleveland, Zanesville, Dover, Bowling Green, Springfield, Dayton, the Queen City, Portsmouth, Plain City, I bet I know more about Ohio, than you do Stu. You are the know nothing Stu. I take that back, which of you are the most destitute. Is it a toss up? No, I think Johnny has that edge.
A little off topic Stu.
#588 Sep 12, 2013
Remember Nate's Conspiracy Theory Rule; 9/11 conspiracy theorists are insane, Sandy Hook shooting conspiracy theorists are brilliant and inquisitive.
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#589 Sep 12, 2013
Show me any post where I promote or agree with any 9/11 Truther nonsense.
Diamond Eugene
Since: Jun 13
#590 Sep 12, 2013
More or less.
I also don't buy the Warren Commission report.
Diamond Eugene
Since: Jun 13
#591 Sep 12, 2013
From the article:
"But jet fuel wasn't the only thing burning, notes Forman Williams, a professor of engineering at the University of California, San Diego, and one of seven structural engineers and fire experts that PM consulted. He says that while the jet fuel was the catalyst for the WTC fires, the resulting inferno was intensified by the combustible material inside the buildings, including rugs, curtains, furniture and paper. NIST reports that pockets of fire hit 1832°F."
That's 1000 degrees Celsius.
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2003 x 5 radio problem
I'm looking for some help with my x5 radio. The battery went dead which has now been replaced but for some reason I don't have the option to put in my code. The word CODE is greyed out and It won't allow me to try to enter it....
The radio model is BE 6526 3 6206909
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check your fuse?
Yeah fuse looks ok. Radio unit is illuminated and on but the area to input code is greyed out. The garage are waiting for a master reset code I think?
could be security thing that BMW may need to reset. Don't quote me on that though
So BMW reset remotely?
I would bring it to BMW and see what they say. They might need to just unlock it
Basically I purchased the car 2 days ago but the radio wouldn't work. They told me they are waiting for a security code from the manufacturer as they had accidentally locked it out.
I was just being impatient and trying to sort it out myself without waiting for the garage.
So it is a security thing. Just have to see what the "garage" says or bring it to BMW
There's may ways the unit can be locked out... Hard to say. The only way to get the code to unlock the deck is through BMW.
Unless the code is in your Owners packet in your glove box. If the radio is the same unit that came with the car... you should have
a radio guide and within should have the Radio information, Code & Radio S/N.
First, BMW doesn't use the "radio codes" any more. That radio feature ended along with the e36/e34/e32 models. Second, what "code" would you enter? You don't even have a "code" to enter because BMW never gave you one because it doesn't use anti-theft radios anymore. Third, you wrote that the radio is on & illuminated...if that's so, why would you need a "code"...it appears to be operating? :dunno:
The grayed out "CODE" you see on your nav screen is an additional EWS (immobilizing) code to prevent someone with access to your car keys from taking your car. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with the radio/audio system. Your garage has given you incorrect/old information.
Before playing around with the CODE feature...you really do need to read the instructions in the owners manual...I'd hate for you to play around with it and accidentally lock your self out of being able to start the car. One tip...in order for the CODE to be highlighted...the ignition has to be in POSITION 1...any other ignition position will not allow you to enter the EWS code. Again, please refer to your owners manual and you Nav owners manual for how to operate your car. :)
I don't have the page from the Nav manual that discusses how to use the CODE feature...but I do have the page for the MID set-up...it still basically works the same...the ignition needs to be in position 1:
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Alongside family members of some of the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Malloy signed the bill hours after the General Assembly approved the measure to give the state some of the toughest gun laws in the country.
"This is a profoundly emotional day for everyone in this room," the governor said. "We have come together in a way that few places in the nation have demonstrated the ability to do."
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In 1o-15 lines critically discuss 5 ways in which the human/environmental problem impacts on the community.pls provide me with relevant sources to support your claim
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While on hallucinogenic drugs seeing in a reflection another reflection of yourself inside your pupils, and its demonic in that reflection? Mean anything?
I looked in the mirror while on ambiens and fake marijuana and saw a reflection of me opening up my eyes and staring back at me, but instead the relfection was a demonic looking version of me, and everything i did the reflection would follow so the refelction was real, and while i wasnt lookign up close in the mirror and looking in a body one, my body had demonic features and pupils were shaped like demons and i was alot buffer then usual but im usually a little cut, i even went to my room and curled like 55 lb dumbbels i have for small reps 15 times easy, and i looked down at my body and i looked really ripped, my pecks and abs and all were way better then they have ever been and my arms were huge, not even just in the reflection but just looking down at myself, and now everytime i do ambiens and fake together the same trip happens in the mirror with me seeing my demonic reflection and it seems like it wants to ask me somehting but cant speak….... any explanations for this one?


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A week doesn't go by these days without a developer or agency announcing plans on some new building, facility renovation or expansion, news that suggests Tacoma's economy is on the mend.
"Tacoma is on the move," said Tacoma's Economic Development Director Ricardo Noguera. "The announcement of State Farm's arrival to Tacoma is drawing investment interest from near and far. We have institutional and local investment interests in Tacoma … The writing is on the wall. Tacoma is the place to invest, and we represent a clear alternative to developers, businesses and home seekers for a more affordable, safer, family-oriented, good night life and recreationally-oriented environment to live, work and play."
Developments in the works include a San Diego-based investment firm purchasing two multi-family developments in downtown; Carion Bros. launching a 161-unit, rental project along the Foss waterway called The Henry; John Wise, developer of The Metropolitan, set to break ground on 252 Broadway, a multi-family project, Noguera pointed out. He added that three other housing developments are in the works and his office is about to seek developers interested in two city-owned parcels that will likely bring more construction activity sooner rather than later.
This is all good news for business watchers, who have recently seen vacancy rates hover around 50 percent and saw more for lease signs than construction crews.
"I would say that the momentum is shifting to the positive, but there aren't a lot of new people coming into the market," Kidder Mathews Associate Vice President Dominic Accetturo.
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While high-end office space is tight with the news that State Farm Insurance Co is taking the bulk of Tacoma's Class A office space with its lease of the former Russell Investment Group headquarters, there is a large stock of funky, historical warehouse spaces that professional, office-space seekers are trending toward for regional or satellite offices of King County-based operations. Filling offices downtown eventually trickles down into filling the retail spaces, particularly in downtown. Flipping the "for lease" signs to "open" will take the State Farm workers seeking options downtown as well as visible work at the former Elks Lodge into the well-anticipated McMenamins hotel and entertainment complex that has been set back a year to now open in late 2014.
"I'd sure like to see them start pushing dirt, so to speak," Accetturo said.
Elsewhere downtown, a Bellevue developer has plans for the 108-year-old Columbia Bank building along Broadway. The 88,000-square-foot, five-story former department store sold for $4.8 million in a foreclosure deal worth about two thirds of the assessed value. Plans in the works include renovating the few vacant offices this in the building later this summer for professional businesses.
Up the hill, Tacoma Housing Authority has announced development plans at the mixed-use, public housing community of Salishan along Tacoma's stretch of Portland Avenue, which would have been served by the Link line. THA sold 143 lots in the development for $5 million to D.R. Horton. The nation's largest homebuilder is set to being construction of three-and-four-bedroom, single-family homes as early as this summer that will largely sell for market rates. A few dozen of the homes will be sold for less-than-market prices to lower-income families.
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