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Why I Love Snow
It seems that people either love the snow or hate the snow. I am a snow lover, which is kind of weird because I don't do any outdoor sports at all that involve snow or even ice. So then why do I like snow so much? I'll tell you why.
You don't have to be super coordinated and you don't have to have years of practice and lessons to be good at sledding. All you need is a kid-like sense of adventure, snow, a sled and a hill, and you have everything you need for fun in the snow.
Snowball fights
It is a lot of work making snowball after snowball, but it is definitely worth it when you spot your victim. My personal favorite is to ambush my kids when they get off the bus.
My kids love to make snowmen. They are always amazed at how a tiny snowball can turn into a giant one with a little hard work. The best part is decorating the snowmen. If we have enough snow and patience, we like to make an entire snow family.
Snow cones
If you haven't tried a snow cone made with fresh snow, well then you haven't had a little piece of heaven on Earth. Shaved ice doesn't compare with fresh snow. I am a snow eater. I love to eat it when it is fresh, and adding a little juice makes it even better.


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This song and dance was created by Chevrolet back in 1967 when the L88 first saw the light of day. You see, the L88 was never intended to be driven down Main Street, USA. It idled like the throttle was stuck open and it had a stiff ride, but Chevrolet knew the L88 Corvette had these tendencies and did everything they could to make sure these cars made it into the right hands. The L88 was not listed among the available options, and even if you wanted one, it would easily remove an extra $1,000 from your wallet. Chevrolet even rated its horsepower level at 5 less than the 435 horsepower L71 427 to discourage buyers, thinking the L71 would be the hot ticket. Even so, they couldn't control the publicity the L88 would garner on the tracks of America. By 1969, the L88 was the "hot thing to have," according to (and much to the chagrin of) the legen-dary Zora Arkus-Duntov. Duntov knew that most of the people who purchased L88s were clueless about exactly what they were, and furthermore, didn't know how to take care of these beasts.
The let's-not-put-it-on-the-option-sheet game did keep production numbers down for the L88 Corvette, though. There were only 20 L88s in the 1967 model run. That number increased to 80 for 1968 and peaked in its final year of production in 1969, at 116. If you were lucky enough and rich enough to own one of these beasts, you had the world by the tail. You could show just about anything how good the back of a Corvette looks. The only competition to the L88 came in the form of A/C-bodied, 427-powered Cobras. One L88 owner reported never losing a single drag race to anything, including the formidable Cobra, and had recorded a best quarter-mile ET of 11.14 at 123 mph. Car Life couldn't quite match that number for its June 1969 issue. Their test L88 could only muster a 14.101 at 106.89 mph; and judging by the mph, it looks like the L88 imposed its will on those poor little F70 tires. If set up right (gears, sticky tires, headers and sidepipes), the L88 would annihilate anything in its path. Even though handicapped with 3.36 gears and an automatic (1 of 17 built with an automatic), the L88 did shine for Car Life by posting a top speed of 151 mph. The editors pointed out that the car could have gone faster if pushed to the very edge, but they chose to keep it safe.
At the time these photos were taken, Tim Thorpe of O'Fallon, Illinois owned the ´69 L88 convertible featured here, but since then the Corvette has changed hands a few times and the current owner is unknown. Nonetheless, this Monaco Orange 4-speed convertible carries on the tradition of a car not designed for the masses, but one Corvette that would leave everything else in its wake.
Hence the name, Acceleratus Maximus.

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We asked, "What would you like your Valentine to make you for dinner?" and you answered risotto, crepes, something french, a dinner that begins with Champagne and more than a few said reservations. Personally, I'd take the latter as dinner prepared by my beloved family means heaps of dishes and too many questions on where to find things. Jason had a great gig going for the kitchen-impared guy on Valentine's Day. Those who wanted to impress their significant other with a "home cooked meal" signed up for an afternoon with my brother, who opened the hotel kitchens for a Valentines inspired cooking lesson. Not only would the eager to please men learn how to prepare a three course meal, but they took the entire meal (prepared) home with them to re-heat! Genius.
We've included a couple of our greatest hits. If you don't have time to pull these off tonight, get it together for Friday or Saturday! Add a bouquet of pretty flowers and a bottle of this Cremant de Bourgogne.
Crêpes with Poached Chicken, Herbs and Gruyere Cheese
For the actual crêpes, use the recipe listed below; OMIT the sugar and add 1 tbsp of fresh chopped herbs.
3-4 boneless chicken breasts
milk, enough to cover
italian flat leaf parsley
fresh thyme
fresh tarragon
fennel, sliced thinly (about 1/2 cup)
salt & pepper
deep saute pan with lid
Butterfly the chicken breasts and season with salt and pepper. Pour in enough milk to cover the bottom of the pan and put in half of your herbs (no need to chop the herbs up, just the fennel into slices). Place your chicken breasts into the pan and lay the remaining herbs over them. Add enough milk to almost cover the chicken. Cover and simmer at a very low heat; about 15 minutes. Do not boil. Flip once during the cooking time and cook for another 15 mintues. Once the chicken is cooked and tender, remove from the pan and let it rest for a few minutes before slicing it into thin strips.
In a bowl, add enough of the cheese sauce to coat the chicken. Place desired amount of chicken into each crêpe, roll it up and spoon the cheese sauce over the rolled up crêpe. Garnish with chopped fresh chives. Serve with asparagus.
Gruyere Cheese Sauce
5 tbsp butter
5 tbsp flour
2 cups milk
1/4 cup chicken stock
salt & pepper
pinch of nutmeg
1 cup grated Gruyere cheese
Melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour to form a very thick sauce. This is called a roux! Add the milk 1 cup at a time, whisking well after each addition. Add the stock, whisk well (the stock will thin out the sauce and add flavor). Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Add the cheese in three stages, whisking well. You can make this ahead and re-heat just before serving.
1 cup all purpose flour
3 large eggs
2 cups buttermilk
3/4 cup water
3 Tbsp sugar
3 Tbsp melted butter
small pinch of salt
1/4 cup peanut oil
Combine flour, sugar, salt in a mixing bowl and form a small well. Combine eggs and buttermilk and mix well. Combine Egg mixture to flour mix well. Add the water a little at a time, you are looking for consistency of slightly thickened whole milk (you may not need all the water). Finish batter with melted butter. Warm a small amount of oil on medium heat, making sure the oil is spread throughout the pan. Pour about 1/8 of a cup batter in the center of the pan and tilt the pan in all directions, moving the batter around until it is a very thin layer. You will need to work quickly. The crepe will take about 90 seconds to cook. Flip over and cook for about 30 more seconds. Place on baking paper and let cool.
The crepes can be cooked ahead of time, wrapped and stored in plastic. Cook your crepes in a 8 inch non stick pan (if you are confident you can use a well seasoned stainless steel pan).
350 grams Acquerello rice
300 ml chicken stock (or vegetable stock), needs to be hot
75 ml white wine
1 shallot, finely diced
2 large fennel bulbs, small dice
1 tbsp oil
1 L chicken or vegetable stock, needs to be hot, for use in the second stage of cooking
1/2 c parmesan, freshly grated
acid butter (recipe below)
In a sauce pot, add oil and fennel, cooking on medium heat for about 5 minutes; until fennel is brown. Add shallots and cook for 1 minute, be careful not to burn shallots. Add the rice and toss well with fennel and shallots, cooking for about 1 minute. Season with a pinch of salt and a couple turns of white pepper. Add wine and reduce until dry. Add all of the 300 ml of stock at once and cook until all the stock is reduced. Stir constantly. Once the liquid is reduced dry, remove from heat and spread on a baking sheet and cover tight with plastic wrap. Let is sit on counter until cool. Once the rice is completely cooled, you can store in an airtight container for 1 day.
The key to the best risotto, is to ensure that the stock is boiling when it is added to the rice. You do not want to shock the rice with cold liquid as this will damage the rice grains and start to break them down.
Finishing the Rice
Bring 1 litre of stock to a boil. Place the cooled rice in a sauce pot and turn on the element onto medium-high heat. Add a 1/4 of the liquid and stir. Add more liquid to the rice a little at a time until the kernels are soft but still have a slight bite to them. This should take about 8-10 minutes. To finish the rice, add about 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan and a 1/2 cup acid butter; this needs to be added at the very last second, just before serving. Season to taste.
Acid Butter
1 small onion, sliced thin
250 g salted butter, very cold and cut into small cubes
150 ml white wine vinegar
200 ml white wine
In a sauce pot add onion, vinegar and white wine all at once and reduce until completely dry; this is very important – there needs to be no liquid left in the pot, but do not brown the onions. Remove from heat and whisk in the butter a little at a time; this will create an emulsion. Keep whisking until you will have a creamy emulsion. Strain through a very fine sieve. Place in the refrigerator with a thin layer of plastic wrap, but do not cover air tight as you need to leave room for steam to escape. Once this is cool, the butter will solidify. Now cover it with airtight lid. This can be done the day before.


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"When I see it I know it," a US Supreme Court judge once said cryptically about obscenity. It is the same with poverty. When all the number-crunching is done, the lines of poverty defined and redefined, poverty is about the adivasi starving in Bolangir or Kalahandi, the widow of an Andhra Pradesh weaver driven to suicide, the drought-stricken in Rajasthan. Their poverty can only be alleviated if there is a redistribution of assets, an even and rapid spread of healthcare and education, and the creation of sustainable livelihoods


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The trapezoidal cabinet is constructed from 0.59" birch plywood and features a durable weather-resistant semi-matte black paint finish. The cabinet also includes a rugged powder-coated perforated zinc-plated steel mesh grille. The enclosure features multiple rigging points for attaching a bracket mount (available separately), allowing you to suspend the speaker in any orientation. Speaker connectivity is achieved via the captive cable tail with sealed cable gland on the aluminum connector panel.
The loudspeaker is designed to work in conjunction with Turbosound loudspeaker management systems, providing optimal FOH performance. It can be arrayed in multiple configurations for extended coverage using fly plates and coupler kits (available separately). The components are IP54-rated weather-resistant, making it suitable for outdoor applications.
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Thomas Bewick
Edward Hodges Baily (1788-1867)
Plaster copy (presented to Bewick by Baily himself) of the white marble original
Cherryburn (The Thomas Bewick Birthplace Museum)
Mickley, Northumberland
Thomas Bewick (1753-1828), the famous engraver and naturalist, sat for Baily in his early seventies. The bust was one of a number commissioned by subscribers for the Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle (see Read 123), with the idea of honouring Bewick's "uncommon Genius and extraordinary Talents." Jenny Uglow quotes this in her wonderful life of Bewick, going on to say that when the day came for the sitting, the unpretentious engraver: "stoutly refused to be portrayed in a toga. Instead he wore his ordinary coat and waistcoat with neckcloth and ruffled shirt, and even asked for some of his smallpox scars to be shown. "Although he hated the plaster cast being taken from his face as he lay on the couch 'with small pieces of quill in his nostrils, as usual, to enable him to breathe,' the resulting bust was a fine likeness" (382). [Continued below]
Photographs, caption and commentary by Jacqueline Banerjee, with many thanks to the Thomas Bewick Birthplace Museum and the National Trust, and to June Holmes, Archivist of the Natural History Society of Northumbria, Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle upon Tyne. The background of the photographs of the bust and Bewick's face has been digitally removed by the author. Click on the thumbnails for larger pictures.


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Preparing Your Trees for Winter
This drought ravaged summer was extremely hard on our trees, said Candice Miller, U of I horticulture educator.
"Trees have been suffering all summer long from drought stress and extreme heat. As a result, it's particularly important this year that we prepare trees for winter by utilizing a couple of different methods," said Miller.
Evergreens in particular should be a large concern. The problem facing evergreens is desiccation, or drying out from the wind or sun. It's going to be most important that evergreens are well watered up until the ground freezes.
"Since evergreens do not drop their leaves like deciduous trees, they are still living and breathing throughout the winter and need to be able to uptake water as a result," Miller said.
Shrubs in very exposed sites may benefit from additional watering and protection as well. Several options for protection include loosely wrapping with burlap, putting up a snow fence or other type of windbreak, or using commercially available anti-transpirants, which are wax-like materials sprayed on plants late in the fall to help prevent drying out. These work especially well on broadleaf evergreens which tend to suffer greatly from desiccation some years.
"Another winter problem plaguing trees is sunscald," noted Miller. "Sunscald occurs when sunlight heats up the south and southwest side of deciduous tree trunks. This causes cells to come out of dormancy and become active. After sunset or as weather changes, temperatures may drop below freezing. This temperature drop kills active cells and conductive tissue causing injury that may appear later as sunken and discolored bark. Frost cracking can also occur as a result of this warming and freezing of the trunk."
Sunscald can be managed by using commercial tree wraps which are made of crepe paper and help to insulate the bark. In late October or early November, wrap trunks upward from the base of the tree to a point just above the lowest branches. This is typically done on younger trees until they are able to develop thicker bark to serve as protection. These trunk guards should be of a light color so that they can reflect sunlight during winter thereby reducing the temperature on the bark. Be sure to remove tree wrap and tape the following April to avoid girdling and possible insect damage.
"Winter feeding of rabbits and voles may also be of concern," she noted. "Putting up a barrier, such as chicken wire or hardware cloth, is really the easiest and best defense for trees. Put a fence around shrubs and put a loose cylinder of hardware cloth around the trunk base of younger trees susceptible to vole or rabbit gnawing. Removing excess vegetation and debris near plants will also help reduce cover, especially for voles.
"Preparing your trees for winter may be a small additional amount of work, but the payoff of having a healthy tree next spring is definitely worth it."


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Brian Haluska
Hometown? Chesterfield, New Jersey.
Favorite class? I had two favorite class: one was first semester, the other was second semester. First semester was English 101. We read some great books and had amazing discussions. The ideas that my class had come up with were amazing. I actually enjoyed sitting down and writing a paper for this class. My other favorite class was my CNW entitled Information and Communications in America. We focused on the media, which is a hot topic. I liked learning about how the different news networks were established and the different types of media used today. Class discussions go very heated at times but a heated discussion with strong opinions is a great discussion.
Recommended professor? Dave Dudek-CNW; Corey Olsen-English; Robert Lynch- Economics
Most memorable experience as a first-year student? My entire second semester was a memorable experience. I got accepted as a peer mentor, I got a 3.45, and made some new and amazing friendships.
If you could be a condiment, which one would you be and why? I'd be blue cheese salad dressing because I love chicken wings and blue cheese. You can't have chicken wings without blue cheese and celery so if I was blue cheese salad dressing I'd always be hanging out with chicken wings.
If you had a superpower, what would it be and why? I would love to be able to shoot spider webs. I could swing from buildings, shoot my friends, and pretend to be Spiderman, one of my favorite superheroes.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Reggie Evans grabbed a career-high 26 rebounds and matched his career high with 22 points, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 111-93 on Wednesday night.
It was the Nets' 20th road win of the season, matching a franchise best. Brook Lopez added 28 points for the Nets, who built a big lead early and stretched it to as many as 30 points.
LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 24 points despite rolling his right ankle in the first half and briefly leaving the game.
Most of the Nets starters had retreated to the bench before Portland pulled within 101-87 on Luke Babbitt's 3-pointer with six minutes remaining. The starters returned, and Portland couldn't get closer.
It was a costly loss for the Blazers, who are 33-38 and still fighting for a playoff spot in the Western Conference with just 11 games remaining. Portland dropped 3 ½ games back of the Los Angeles Lakers for the eighth and final playoff spot.
The Nets (42-29) have already clinched their first playoff appearance since 2007, and are now jockeying for home-court advantage.
The Nets were without Joe Johnson for the second straight game because of right quad contusion he sustained in a loss at the Clippers on Saturday. There was talk Johnson — who is averaging 16.4 points — might return to face the Blazers but the Nets did not want to push him with the playoffs looming.
Brooklyn improved to 4-1 on its eight-game road trip.
It was all Brooklyn from the start. The Nets went up 24-8 after Evans' basket with 4:41 left in the first quarter. Evans had collected nine points and 11 rebounds by the end of the period.
In the past 11 games, Evans has topped 20 rebounds four times. The last time he had 22 points came in 2006.
Andray Blatche's follow dunk pushed Brooklyn's lead to 42-17 and C.J. Watson's drive gave the team its biggest lead of the first half at 50-21. The Blazers narrowed the margin slightly with a 10-2 run but the Nets' led 64-41 at the break.
Aldridge, who had missed practice for a couple of days because of illness, started for the Blazers but had to leave for a time with what the team said was a sprained right ankle. The injury didn't slow him too much, and he topped all scorers with 18 points after the first half.
Blazers rookie Damian Lillard, who is averaging just over 19 points, didn't score before having 10 points in the third quarter. He finished with 15.
Notes: The victory snapped a four-game losing streak for the Nets at the Rose Garden. ... It was the second-worst defeat for the Blazers at home this season.


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In order to facilitate moves in and out of Beverly Hills, the City provides temporary "No Parking" signs to aid in securing space to park a moving van/truck.
A permit is not required, however residents must follow the following regulations which govern the posting of "No Parking" signs for moves:
3. Residential moves are limited to the hours of 8:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m., daily. Residential moves located on the north side of Santa Monica Blvd do not require "No Parking" signs. Commercial moves may be restricted, based on location, to move dates on Sundays only. Note: All posted street parking signs for street sweeping are enforced and not exempted with a "No Parking" sign.
4. Signs must be obtained and posted on trees/parking meters/light poles in front of move location no less than 72 hours in advance of move date. Please notify Police Department at (310) 550-4875 when signs have been posted. Use of nails, tacks, staples or other intrusive method of attachment to City trees is not allowed. Signs must be removed at the conclusion of the activity or upon expiration, whichever occurs first. Signs may not be altered or reused.
5. The posting of "No Parking" signs is intended to aid in securing space to park a moving van/truck in an otherwise legal location at the curb and ease possible time restrictions which may be posted. It is not an exemption of other applicable laws (e.g. red zones, handicapped zones, loading zones, etc.). Violation of any conditions listed immediately voids the signs.
6. Movers must maintain a clear and safe walkway for pedestrian traffic at all times: no sidewalk closure or diversion of pedestrians into street, and no storing or staging of furniture, equipment or containers on the sidewalk or in the street is allowed. Storage crates, PODS, and shipping containers are not allowed to be stored overnight in the public right-of-way.
7. Signage information must be complete and legible from the first traffic lane in order to be deemed valid and enforceable. Please refer to your receipt number in the "Permit Number" field.
Futher questions may be directed through the Public Works Customer Service Center at (310) 285-2467, or the City's Ask Bev online system.


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Biologists Study Declining Deer and Antelope Herds [AUDIO]
A mysterious decline in pronghorn and mule deer along the Wyoming-Colorado border has the attention of a team of biologists who are gathering to investigate the change. Doug Randall has more. Cheyenne Police will hold testing for job applicants later this month. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.


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Let Us Introduce You To a Couple of Hot Women That Need a Roomie
Craigslist has it's pros and cons. You can find great stuff at a reasonable price or get scammed out of money, abducted and murdered. It's truly a glorious little slice of the internet pie.
When looking for a new place to live on Craigslist, all guys have prayed that same prayer. "Dear glorious lord of luck, we pray for a simple gift — two extremely hot and successful chicks who want to share a place… and hopefully a shower with us to celebrate our new living arrangement.
Well, the internet gods have smiled upon all mankind this day. Our collective prayers have been answered with this Craigslist ad.
Two stunning blondes in the Chicago area are looking for a male roommate. These girls are the kind of sexy that makes us angry from coming to grips with the fact that we will never know what it's like to get sweaty between the sheets with them. And they've done the unthinkable, they've given us all a shot to live the dream.
They just want a nice funny guy to live with them. They like to have fun, drink wine and do yoga. Three things that, when properly calibrated by a seasoned veteran in suggesting other activities, can easily produce the right environment for a good ole' fashioned threesome.
And just like that you've stopped reading because you're responding to the ad. It's okay, we completely understand. We're still waiting to hear back too.
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The Future of Games with David Braben
March 19, 2012 Page 1 of 4
If anyone has the right to say "Been there, done that", it's Frontier Developments founder David Braben. Of course, you may know him better as the guy who co-created '80s space trading classic Elite while still at university, or the man behind Virus, the first game to ever use 3D lighting effects.
For the last 18 years, Braben has headed up Frontier, where he has led development on the likes of the self-titled Elite sequels, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, LostWinds, Kinectimals, Kinect Disneyland Adventures, and many other games on various platforms. He has seen hardware go through multiple interations and gaming genres rise and fall.
With so many years under his belt, it's understandable that the industry veteran is not only knowledgeable in all fields of gaming, but also has plenty of opinions ready to let fly. Gamasutra visited Braben at his Frontier headquarters in Cambridge, UK, in the hope that these opinions would fly, and was not disappointed.
Smartphones are the way forward, casual games "a bit shit" and OnLive's day is yet to come, reckons the Frontier boss. Read on for David Braben's opinions on everything and anything gaming.
Microsoft has released Halo Waypoint and an Xbox Live app, but it hasn't released a full game on iOS before...
David Braben: Until now!
Exactly! So when you released Kinectimals for iOS, I was a bit surprised and thought "What's going on here?" Because iPhone is a competitor to Windows Phone. It just seemed like quite an odd move.
DB: Well, it's not my place to comment on what Microsoft choose to do, but obviously from Frontier's point of view, we developed the game for 360, Windows Phone 7, and on iOS, and it is logical to go on multiple platforms. But also if you look at what Microsoft have done, they have published games on Nintendo DS before... so I think it's really, in terms of getting maximum eyes to a game, it makes a lot of sense to come to multiple platforms.
So do you think it is something that we'll potentially be seeing more of from Microsoft -- again, not talking for Microsoft in particular -- and maybe from you, as well?
DB: Well from us, we've just released LostWinds; that came out just before Christmas on iOS. It had previously come out on Wii, so we're covering very broad platforms. The very fact that, just as we shut down for Christmas, we had five games in each of their respective top 50s, which we're very proud of. And part of the way that happens is by being cross-platform.
Are you also planning to go for Android as well?
DB: Well... obviously, we would be stupid not to consider it...
In terms of mobile development, is it more of a case of testing the water at the moment? You know, what with Kinectimals and LostWinds both being ports or remakes of games you've already done before. Are we going to be seeing new IP from you on mobile platforms?
DB: We are going to be seeing new IP in 2012 on mobile platforms, but we haven't announced what that is yet. But the thing to think is, we have done tests in the past - in 2003, we did a game called Darxide EMP (an enhanced version of Darxide for the Sega Genesis) on mobile platforms. Because there was a lot of talk then about how successful mobile platforms were... but actually they weren't. So that was actually a toe in the water. And we did it again in 2005 with our Wallace and Gromit game.
I think the problem was that the market then was very confused, whereas nowadays its far clearer. Of course, a lot of that is hats off to Apple, but also the principle of the App Store, which is fantastic. And that applies to a lot of platforms -- it applies to Android, and it now applies to Mac OS, and it's been announced for Windows 8... and I think that is a very interesting realignment of the stars.
But the other point is that I'm not so sure that this time we've actually shifted to mobile... I think mobile has shifted to us. What I mean by that is, if you look at two years ago, mobile platforms were fundamentally 2D, and they had a lot in common with Flash games, but very little in common with console games in terms of how they worked, what the content was, how sophisticated they could be.
But what's happened, with the recent Apple devices especially, is that we've seen the capability of mobile devices come much closer to consoles. We've now got devices like the iPhone 4S and the iPad with performance very close to things like the Wii.
And I think that is a very interesting transformation. Because one of the things that we did as a company last year is that we now have our tool chain completely cross-platform, so that includes iOS, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, Android... so the point is, that move for us is very good going forward, because it means we can then make a decision about what platform would each specific game be suitable for -- we can easily go between platforms, which I think is very attractive.
But the way I see it is actually, mobile platforms have very much come to us, because I think this Christmas for the first time, we've seen the high production value games coming to mobile devices. Things like GTA, Kinectimals... I mean, they're not necessarily the same game. Each is engineered for the platform. But one of the great advantages from a developer point of view is that you can potentially share, or at least leverage, some of the assets so that some of the work you've done creating animations and models can, to some extent, be carried over.
And I think as the mobile platforms get even more capable, I think this year now will be very exciting.
So do you think from the perspective of the average gamer, it's the high-quality graphics that are pulling more people into mobile gaming? Do you think those gamers feel like the visuals in a mobile game are finally on par with those of a console game?
DB: I don't think we're quite there yet, but I think that some of the sentiments are there. What I mean by that is for some games, it actually feels quite appropriate. Playing lovely games like Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet on 360, that obviously lends itself to other platforms as well. And there are so many like that -- but that's because it has a style that already happily goes across to other devices.
And I think what we're seeing now is more and more of a blurring of the boundary as devices become more capable. I think interface is the one thing at the moment that provides more of a challenge. Because I think the iPad 2 can draw a lot of the things that a console currently can.
And what's more, if you look at the things that Apple has been doing with AppleTV, where you could have a 4S in your hand, and a 1080p picture on your TV, no wires or anything, you start thinking, "How is this not a console?"
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Forum Post: History As It Unfolds
Posted 5 years ago on June 21, 2013, 9:03 a.m. EST by LeoYo
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History As It Unfolds
"From the conclusion of this war we shall be going downhill. It will not then be necessary to resort every moment to the people for support. They will be forgotten, therefore, and their rights disregarded. They will forget themselves, but in the sole faculty of making money, and will never think of uniting to effect a due respect for their rights. The shackles, therefore, which shall not be knocked off at the conclusion of this war, will remain on us long, will be made heavier and heavier, till our rights shall revive or expire in a convulsion."
-Thomas Jefferson (Notes on the State of Virginia) http://occupywallst.org/forum/free-democracy-amendment/#comment-525979
"In these sentiments, Sir, I agree to this Constitution with all its faults, if they are such; because I think a general Government necessary for us, and there is no form of Government but what may be a blessing to the people if well administered, and believe farther that this is likely to be well administered for a course of years, and can only end in Despotism, as other forms have done before it, when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic Government, being incapable of any other."
Benjamin Franklin in his address to the Constitutional Convention dated September 17, 1787 http://occupywallst.org/forum/free-democracy-amendment/#comment-747908
"This has been the course of England, and her examples have fearful influence on us. In copying her we do not seem to consider that like premises induce like consequences. The bank mania is one of the most threatening of these imitations. It is raising up a moneyed aristocracy in our country which has already set the government at defiance, and although forced at length to yield a little on this first essay of their strength, their principles are unyielded and unyielding. These have taken deep root in the hearts of that class from which our legislators are drawn, and the sop to Cerberus from fable has become history. Their principles lay hold of the good, their pelf of the bad, and thus those whom the Constitution had placed as guards to its portals, are sophisticated or suborned from their duties."
Thomas Jefferson in a letter to Josephus B. Stuart dated May 10, 1817 http://occupywallst.org/forum/free-democracy-amendment/#comment-749610
"We may congratulate ourselves that this cruel war is nearing its end. It has cost a vast amount of treasure and blood. . . . It has indeed been a trying hour for the Republic; but I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. As a result of the war, corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed. I feel at this moment more anxiety for the safety of my country than ever before, even in the midst of war. God grant that my suspicions may prove groundless."
Abraham Lincoln in a letter to Col. William F. Elkins dated November 21, 1864 http://occupywallst.org/forum/free-democracy-amendment/#comment-750723
"A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit. Our system of credit is concentrated. The growth of the Nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men... We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated, governments in the civilized world—no longer a government by free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and the duress of small groups of dominant men."
Woodrow Wilson in 1916 as quoted by former Senator Robert L. Owen (the Father of the Federal Reserve Act) in "National Economy and the Banking System," Senate Documents No. 23, p. 100, 76th Congress, 1st Session, 1939. http://occupywallst.org/forum/free-democracy-amendment/#comment-751508
"In December 1907, 1 entered the United States Senate and served there for 18 years. Within ninety days after I entered the Senate, on the 25th day of February 1908, 1 analyzed completely the Panic of 1907; showed its causes, how it could be cured, and how depressions could be prevented in the future. My text was stability in the value of money."
"I was made Chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency of the United States Senate on March 5, 1913, and immediately drafted a Bill called the Federal Reserve Bill. In drafting this Bill I was greatly assisted by the results of four years work done by the National Monetary Commission. That Commission's report consisted of 32 volumes, and an auxiliary library of 2500 volumes. It had been established on my request from the floor of the United States Senate."
"In July 1913, Hon. Carter Glass joined me in presenting to the Senate and to the House the so-called Federal Reserve Bill which had been prepared by me the previous March, but which had been expanded, and contained provisions with which I was not entirely content. My Committee was immediately called together to take testimony on this Senate Bill, and after 3,000 pages of printed testimony had been taken, my colleagues in the Senate authorized me to write another Bill. I thereupon had the Senate strike out the Bill that had been prepared in the House and substitute the Bill which I had originally prepared. The Senate adopted the Bill written by me without a change of word. In the Bill introduced in July, in which the Hon. Carter Glass joined me, I had inserted a provision requiring that the powers of the Reserve System be employed in the service of commerce and to promote a stable price level. The meaning of this, of course, was to establish and maintain the stable value of money under mandate. This mandatory provision was stricken out in the House under the leadership of Hon. Carter Glass. I was unable to keep this mandatory provision in the Bill because of the secret hostilities developed against it, the origin of which at that time I did not fully understand."
"Under the administrations of Wilson, Harding, Coolidge and Hoover, this Act was diverted from its proper purpose on the advice of some who controlled the policies of a number of the largest banks."
"In the campaign of 1920, under the pretext of lowering the cost of living, those in charge of some of the largest banks demanded the contraction of credit and currency. This was done in spite of nine protests I had made on the floor of the Senate between January and June of 1920. Policies pursued by those in charge of the Central Federal Reserve Banks resulted in raising the value of money 80%, from an index of 60 in May 1920 to an index of 107 in June 1921."
"Again, under President Hoover, the contraction of credit took place on such a colossal scale as to force the dollar index (purchasing power) to 166. The consequence was universal bankruptcy, every bank in the United States being forced to suspend operations at the close of Hoover's services."
With two-thirds of everyone's personal income taxes wasted or not collected, 100 percent of what is collected is absorbed solely by interest on the Federal debt and by Federal Government contributions to transfer payments. In other words, all individual income tax revenues are gone before one nickel is spent on the services which taxpayers expect from their Government.
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To all my readers and followers,
The 2017-2018 NHL schedule has been released.
Please see the link below for all the details:
**Please note times are listed as EASTERN TIME so if you live in a different time zone please take that into account**
If you need any assistance don't hesitate to ask or consult me that's why this blog is here.
If I can make a difference in your life I will, all I ask for is a fair opportunity to do so.
Stay tuned for my upcoming hockey road trips as well as other creative ones that others may be interested in taking.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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West Texas Intermediate crude (NYMEX:CLQ14) fell for a sixth day, marking its longest retreat in more than two years on easing supply concerns in Iraq and Libya. Brent (NYMEX:SCQ14) also declined.
Libya is reopening two oil export terminals in the country's east after taking control from rebels who have blocked oil shipments for the past year. Fighting in Iraq still hasn't spread to the south, home to more than three-quarters of its output. WTI also dropped on concern Hurricane Arthur will reduce driving over the Fourth of July holiday.
"The fear about supply disruption in Iraq and Libya is starting to ease," said Phil Flynn, senior market analyst at the Price Futures Group in Chicago. "The market is assuming that the southern oil-producing region is not going to be impacted. Arthur is going to be a significant threat to demand."
WTI for August delivery declined 64 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $103.84 a barrel at 11:04 a.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 86 cents to $104.48 yesterday, the lowest close since June 11. The volume of all futures traded was about 10 percent below the 100-day average for the time of day.
Brent for August settlement dropped 53 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $110.71 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. Volume was 58 percent above the 100-day average. The European benchmark crude traded at a premium of $6.88 to WTI on ICE. The spread narrowed for a third day yesterday to close at $6.76.
Outpacing demand
Es Sider and Ras Lanuf, Libya's biggest and third-largest oil ports, were handed over to government control yesterday after a deal with rebels, according to Ahmed al-Amin, a government spokesman. The two terminals, which can handle a combined 560,000 barrels a day of crude, could boost Libya's export capacity almost fivefold. Preparations are under way to ensure the ports operate at maximum capacity, the Libyan government said on its website.
"We are in a corrective phase, as a result of no interruption in Iraqi crude supplies and renewed hints that Libyan oil production may rise," Harry Tchilinguirian, head of commodity markets strategy at BNP Paribas SA in London, said by e-mail. "If Libyan exports do not resume quickly, the market will discard the announcement relatively quickly as it did on previous occasions."
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By Rob Glidden
Staff Writer
The resurgent ShopRite plaza on Queen Street will soon welcome another new addition – Buffalo Wild Wings is preparing to move into the former Bernie's building.
The former home of Bernie's and Shaw's has become the most prominent example of positive economic development in Southington. It had been desolate for a number of years, but the arrival of ShopRite and Moe's Southwest Grill have brought an increasing number of cars into the nearby parking lots.
"It's a known fact that once an anchor store settles into a dreary plaza, others follow," said Chamber of Commerce President Art Secondo. "ShopRite has been the anchor of that plaza. It has been, and will be, a complete turnaround from several years ago."
The Planning & Zoning Commission gave the restaurant its approval in late November, and the new Buffalo Wild Wings is expected to open in April.
"I'm very happy with what's happened there," said Chairman Michael DelSanto. "When Shaw's left, I was afraid that plaza was dead. We've seen rejuvenation with Moe's and ShopRite."
The restaurant originated in Canton, Ohio in 1982 and has since grown into a huge national chain with over 800 branches in the United States and Canada.
With its focus on sports, drinks and fried chicken wings, Buffalo Wild Wings is somewhat similar to other restaurants in Southington, particularly TD Homer's and Sliders. However, officials believe that a wide variety of options for sports and wings enthusiasts will be good for the town.
"I've heard concerns that we already have a lot of sports bars in town, but I think competition breeds good business," DelSanto said.


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Welcome to my mat room on the net. A place where I hope to acknowledge a sport which has long been a part of my life - wrestling.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. So this is about images that evoke memories. Some good, some not so good. But when I look at them I remember my times on the mat, in the gym or just wrestling.
Of course, the blog wouldn't be possible without the talents of many cool photographers capturing the action. Thanks in advance to them. I do try to credit pics I find on the net however, If your pic appears and I've not credited it properly or you'd prefer I remove it, I will gladly oblige.
One last thing, until you've wrestled you don't realise that you're joining one big ass family. So let's hear what you've got to say. If you've got a cool pic or vid, or you've any suggestions you'd like to share tap the Submit link. Thanks, enjoy and let's hear it for wrestling - the best sport!
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Suggestions are starting to come in for my Great Can Pop Cult Int Series. My goal is to make a whole shwack of knitted panels featuring Canadian pop cultural icons and to use these panels as an exhibition. So far, I've heard:
Margaret Atwood
Leonard Cohen
the CBC Logo
Douglas Coupland
Romeo Dallaire
Terry Fox
Chief Dan George
Paul Gross
Rick Hansen
the Hanson Brothers
Gordon Lightfoot
Sook-Yin Lee
Peter Mansbridge
Kate McGarrigle (log driver's waltz)
Bob and Doug McKenzie
Christopher Plummer
David Suzuki
Pierre Trudeau
Neil Young
But I'd love to hear more ideas. I want to know who *YOU* think should be included and WHY! Send me your suggestions so I can immortalize your favourite Canadian in knitting.
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Apr 14,2009
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Minicars don't do well in head-on collisions with midsized autos despite advanced safety features in the smaller vehicles, crash tests indicate. In frontal crash tests involving the minicars Honda Fit, Smart Fortwo and Toyota Yaris, with midsized cars from the same manufacturers, each vehicle did poorly in protecting the minicar occupants, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said Tuesday in a release. "Some proponents of mini and small cars claim they're as safe as ... [full story]
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Apr 13,2009
The modern Mini Cooper "is the instigator of optimism," says Mini USA Vice President Jim McDowell. And who couldn't use a little optimism these days? Sporty and powerful, the 2009 Mini Cooper should popular in any circle. Photo courtesy of MINI USA. SPECS 2009 Mini Cooper S Convertible Body style: compact, front-wheel drive, four-seat, power soft-top convertible Engine: 172-horsepower, 1.6-liter four cylinder with 115 foot-pounds of torque at 4,250 rpm Transmission: six-speed manual Acceleration, 0-60 mph: ... [full story]
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For many buyers opting out of a larger, thirstier car or SUV, the Honda Fit is a little big car. Few small cars or wagons are as roomy or have such a wide, flat, tall and square cargo space — and all that wrapped in speedy styling. Designated a small station wagon by EPA standards, Fit has about the same interior room as the Civic sedan — 90.8 cubic feet — but it is 15.7 ... [full story]
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A four-door Jeep Wrangler is one of those ideas that sounds bad on paper and looks ungainly in photography. The concept should have had about as much chance of flying as a bumblebee — but it took off. The Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, available with a three-piece hardtop, adds 20.6 inches to the standard Wrangler's 95.4-inch wheelbase, length that went to back-seat space and more cargo room. The bee and the four-door Wrangler defy logic. And the ... [full story]
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- Only four of 12 small sports utility vehicles tested for roof strength in rollover crashes have garnered "good" ratings, a U.S. insurance group says. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said in release Tuesday that Volkswagen Tiguan had the strongest roof, while the Subaru Forester, Honda Element and Jeep Patriot also tested in the "good" range. The Kia Sportage has the weakest roof among the 2008-09 models evaluated, IIHS said. Other findings indicated ... [full story]
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I want this $46,000 car — and I can't have it. I could, I suppose. I qualify financially, if I could get a loan, but between the economy and a kid in college, I shouldn't. The Audi A4 is contemporary and sleek, inside and out, without compromise to headroom, which is 40 inches in front with a sunroof. Photo courtesy of Audi. SPEC BOX 2009 Audi A4 2.0t Quattro Tiptronic Body style: compact, five-passenger sedan Engine: ... [full story]
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The 2009 Acura TL Super Handling All-Wheel-Drive Tech model is the Type A personality of sport sedans. It is pointed — literally in design — and absolute in power and purpose. The 2009 Acura TL Super Handling All-Wheel-Drive Tech gets 17 mpg city and 25 highway on premium fuel. Photo courtesy of Acura. SPEC BOX 2009 Acura TL Body Style: Midsize, five-passenger sedan Engine: aluminum, SOHC 3.7-liter V-6, with Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control ... [full story]
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Kia may have missed the wild party of sales for sport utility vehicles, but it had time to evaluate the competition, learn from their mistakes and make improvements for its new seven-passenger Borrego, sold in V-6 and V-8 models. The Kia Borrego's exterior styling is basic SUV, but there are no contrived curves and bulges that get in the way of sightlines or comfort. Photo courtesy of Kia. SPEC BOX Body style: midsize, seven-passenger sport utility ... [full story]
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The young, muscular man had stopped to check out the 2010 Mustang GT test car, painted Sunset Gold and optioned with the panorama glass roof. It was still about three months before the 2010 would be on sale and few had been seen on streets, but much has been written about it in magazines. The 2010 Ford Mustang will hit the market this spring sporting a significant "freshening" of exterior design and interior improvements. Photo ... [full story]
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In the early days of the Toyota Prius, it was prized for giving solo drivers access to carpool lanes. Now, with gasoline prices surging and many drivers growing more concerned about their carbon footprint, hybrid vehicles are gaining in popularity. MODEL CAR - There are 16 hybrid models on sale today and several more will be introduced this year. CNS Photo courtesy of Ford. Hybrids are cleaner burning because their small gasoline engine is integrated with ... [full story]
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Porsche's monthly sales report is my favorite fantasy reading. NEW PORSCHE - There's not much new for 2008 on the 911 Carrera, but it's still an iconic Porsche. CNS Photo courtesy of Porsche. SPECS 2008 Porsche 911 Carrera Body style: two-passenger, rear-wheel-drive coupe; steel body with aluminum trunk lid Engine: aluminum, 3.6-liter horizontally opposed six-cylinder with double overhead camshafts, four valves per cylinder with variable valve timing and lift control Horsepower: 325 at 6,800 rpm Torque: ... [full story]
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Although I didn't get as much driving in as was planned, I had an hour behind the wheel on dry pavement, then plenty of snow driving. The car kept me safe, but it also might be too safe and free of emotion. ACURA - The spirit of the $30,000 2009 Acura TSX speaks through the six-speed manual. The gearbox is so slick that it seems meant for speed shifts. CNS Photo courtesy of Acura. SPECS 2009 ... [full story]
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Geocaching Caption Contest 6 – Win a Barely Coveted Prize
This is the sixth installment of our Geocaching Caption Contest. Here's a little background to help mold your hilarious captions. According to the geocacher pictured, kiwiwings, this photo was taken at a former Russian residential home in Latvia. The home was left empty after the USSR dissolved. If you're in the neighborhood hang out at GCVBHE for a bit.
What caption would you write for this photo? "Wait… I can see my house from here and I live in Wisconsin." You can do better. The winner receives these (recycled*) barely coveted Cache In Trash Out stickers. Please include your geocaching username in all entries.
The winner will be chosen by an ad hoc committee of Lackeys.
21 Lackeys voted to crown the winner of the fifth Geocaching Caption Contest. Take a look at the post to see who won. Explore the wit and wisdom of geocachers by checking out all the Geocaching Caption Contests.
Good luck!
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HI San Francisco - Fisherman's Wharf
Since you're visiting the 'City by the Bay,' why not stay right on the waterfront? Located in historic Fort Mason -- part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area -- HI-San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf is surrounded by the park on one side, and breathtaking views of the Bay, Alcatraz, and the Golden Gate Bridge on the other.
Enjoy a more rustic stay without leaving the city -- come back from excursions to nearby Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 39, North Beach (Little Italy), or the posh Marina district, and relax on the sundeck or in front of our wood burning stove.
Pack a picnic from our Cafe Franco -- which serves up healthy organic lunches and dinners as well as a free continental breakfast -- and head out to explore the park's walking paths, galleries, and performance spaces. To see the city, hop on a MUNI bus just outside the park, or join us for free and cheap daily activities like pub crawls, walking tours, museum visits, and day trips to places like Muir Woods, wine country, or Yosemite.
Other hostel amenities include free WiFi, free linens and towels, daily housekeeping, laundry facilities, a fully equipped kitchen, and a brand new flat-screen TV room. In addition to dorms, we have private rooms sleeping up to 4 people.
HI-San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf is operated by Hostelling International, a nonprofit membership-based organization.
'Wake up every morning and look out the window of the former military outpost at a million dollar view of the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge in the sunrise… there's not a hotel in town, expensive or cheap, with a better view.' --Frommer's
'This top-notch hostel is set within the expansive lawns of Fort Mason, mere paces from the bay, and has great public rooms, tons of activities and a cafe.' --Lonely Planet
'Stay in one of the city's most historic buildings, set in an urban national park with unrivalled views over San Francisco Bay to the bridge… A cheery, buzzing place with helpful staff.' --Sydney Morning Herald
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- Airport Transfers
- Bar
- Free Breakfast
- Café
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Free WiFi
- Internet Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- No Curfew
- Non Smoking
- Parking
- Pool Table
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Vending Machines
- Wheelchair Friendly
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
We do not accept group/multiple bookings through third party sites.
Hostelling International Fisherman's Wharf has a maximum stay policy. No guest may stay for more than 14 nights in a calendar year. Additionally, there is a 30 day waiting period if a stay falls at the end of the year. Meaning, if you use your 14 nights ending on December 31, you must wait until January 30 until you may stay again.
We have a 24 hour cancellation policy. If you need to cancel your reservation, you must notify us 24 hours in advance or you will be charged for the first night of your stay and the rest of your reservation will be cancelled.
This property may pre-authorise your card before arrival.
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By Bart: Take a BART train from the airport to the Montgomery station. (Trains run 4 a.m. to midnight on weekdays, 6 a.m. to midnight on Saturdays, and 8 a.m. to midnight on Sundays and holidays.) Walk up to street level and take MUNI bus #30 ($2, exact change) from Kearny/Market to Van Ness/North Point. Walk one block west on Bay Street to Franklin Street. Turn right into Fort Mason and follow the HOSTEL signs to the left of the chapel and towards the water to the hostel.
By Shuttle: Lorrie's Airport Service offers a discounted rate of $14 per person for shuttle service between San Francisco International Airport and HI San Francisco hostels. Contact the hostel for more information and reservations.
By Taxi: There are usually plenty of private taxis available at the airport. Look for an official taxi stop outside the baggage claim. A ride from SFO to the hostel will set you back about $55.
The nearest Amtrak train station is in Emeryville, but Amtrak offers connecting bus service to San Francisco. When you purchase your train ticket, select 'San Francisco - Fisherman's Wharf' as your final destination. From the Fisherman's Wharf bus stop, walk 2 blocks west on Beach Street, then take MUNI bus #47 to the Van Ness/Bay stop. Walk one block west on Bay Street to Franklin Street. Turn right into Fort Mason and follow the hostel signs to the left of the chapel and towards the water to the hostel.
From the Greyhound Station at San Francisco's Temporary Transbay Terminal, exit and turn right on Folsom. Take your first right onto Beale and walk 1 block. Turn left on Howard and walk about 3 blocks. At the northeast corner of Howard and 3rd Street, find the MUNI-30 bus stop. Board a MUNI bus #30 and get off at Van Ness and North Point. Continue walking south on Van Ness to the end of the block. Turn right on Bay and walk 1 block. Turn right into Fort Mason and follow the hostel signs to the left of the chapel and towards the water to the hostel.
From the NORTH (Golden Gate Bridge): As you get off the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway 101 South becomes Lombard Street. Turn left on Franklin Street. Enter Fort Mason at Bay and Franklin. See 'Inside the Park' directions below.
From the EAST (Bay Bridge): On Highway 80 West, follow signs for the Golden Gate Bridge and exit at Octavia Blvd. Turn right on Oak Street (a one-way street). Turn left on Franklin Street (a one-way street). Go all the way to the end of Franklin and enter Fort Mason at Franklin and Bay. See 'Inside the Park' directions below.
From the SOUTH: Follow signs on Hwy 101 North to the Golden Gate Bridge exit. Exit at Octavia Blvd. Turn right on Oak Street (a one-way street). Turn left on Franklin Street (a one-way street). Go all the way to the end of Franklin and enter Fort Mason at Franklin and Bay. See 'Inside the Park' directions below.
Inside the Park: Franklin Street comes to a fork at a chapel, take the street to the left of the chapel (Pope Road). The hostel is the long white building at the end of this street.
Free parking is available at the hostel on a first-come first-served basis.
Located Near
HI San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf is housed in historic Fort Mason, on the waterfront between Fisherman's Wharf/North Beach and the Marina District. Close to public transit (1/4 mile from major MUNI bus lines).


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The Maldives national museum was opened for public display on the National Day, 1 Rabeeul Awwal 1372 A.H., (19th November 1952). It was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister, Ameer Mohamed Amin Didi. The purpose of setting up the museum was to preserve the history of Maldives and to invoke the patriotic feelings of people.Why not take a virtual tour of the museum.
It is located at the southern edge of North Malé Atoll (Kaafu Atoll). It is also one of the Administrative divisions of the Maldives. Traditionally it was the King's Island, from where the ancient Maldive Royal dynasties ruled and where the palace was located. The city was also called Mahal. Formerly it was a walled city surrounded by fortifications and gates (doroshi). The Royal Palace (Gan'duvaru) was destroyed along with the picturesque forts (kotte) and bastions (buruzu) when the city was remodelled under President Ibrahim Nasir's rule after the abolition of the monarchy. However, the beautifully decorated Male' Hukuru Miskiy remains. In recent years, the island has been considerably expanded through landfilling operations. Over the years there have been many coup attempts and protests centered in Male as a result of demand for greater democracy in the Maldives.source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mal%C3%A9


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"What thing about humanity surprises you the most?"
The Dalai Lama's answer was as follows:
Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money.Then he sacrifices his money to recuperate his health.Then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present,and as a result he does not live in the present or the future.He lives as if he's never going to die, and then he dies having never really lived.
The most valuable gift that God gives us along with his unconditional love is our health.
Our health, well being and vitality empowers us to fully live and actualize our divine potential.
Being healthy in all aspects of life, spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically and financially
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Violent crimes in Burbank jumped 27% last year — a trend police attributed to a spike in robberies, mostly at retail stores where security guards and would-be shoplifters tussle.
As a whole, the number of violent crimes — which include robbery, rape, assault and murder — increased from 191 incidents in 2011 to 243 in 2012, according to recent figures released by the Burbank Police Department.
The category that jumped the highest was robbery, which shot up 63%, from 68 reported incidents in 2011 to 111 last year. Roughly a quarter of last year's robberies involved shoplifters fighting off loss prevention officers at retail stores, which made up 16% of robberies the year before, police said.
"Once that element of force or fear comes into play, that becomes a robbery," said Burbank Police Chief Scott LaChasse.
At the same time, the two homicides reported last year — all within the same month — was an unusual number for Burbank.
On Oct. 10, a 43-year-old barber was shot multiple times and killed outside his Providencia Avenue apartment.
The investigation remains ongoing.
That same month, a 5-week-old infant was taken to the hospital with broken bones, which investigators believe was a result of ongoing child abuse. The baby girl was taken off life support Nov. 9, and her father has since been charged with murder.
In the non-violent categories, property crimes — including burglary, theft, auto theft and arson — dipped roughly 3%, from 2,567 incidents in 2011 to 2,503 last year. Despite the dip, property crimes remained the most common crime citywide.
"We're still having difficulty with people leaving items visible in their cars," Burbank Police Sgt. Darin Ryburn said. "Put all those things in the trunk; leave them at home if you're out shopping."
LaChasse attributed the drop in property crimes to "predictive policing," in which police analyze crime trends and beef up patrol in vulnerable areas to prevent crimes from happening.
"It tells you where to go and when to be there, all based on the patterns that have emerged," LaChasse said.
Police are also exploring the feasibility of installing surveillance cameras downtown and in certain parking structures, LaChasse said. Plans to use redevelopment funds to finance the cameras crumbled following the dissolution of local redevelopment, but police are now looking to federal grants, he added.
"Having cameras up in strategic locations does have deterrent effect," LaChasse said.
Crimes that experienced the largest plunge were assaults — which dropped 10% from 450 incidents in 2011 to 404 last year — and auto thefts, which decreased by 15%, from 234 incidents in 2011 to 199 in 2012.
The number of fraud cases, including identity theft, remained flat, with just under 600 incidents reported in both 2011 and 2012.
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Truck Catches Fire on I-90 Near Brandon
BRANDON - A Novak Sanitary Service dumpster truck caught fire on Tuesday on I-90 at mile marker 406.
Fire and police from Brandon were on the scene, as well as Med Star. When crews arrived on the scene the trick was fully engulfed.
No one was injured in the fire.
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NEW! – All plastic tubs for food and non-hazardous household products are now accepted for recycling by the Miramar Recycling Center. Containers must be clean and contain no metal, food waste/trash and be separated from other recyclables. Styrofoam and clamshell plastic are not accepted.
The Miramar Recycling Center serves as a drop-off center for many recyclable materials. This includes large or bulky items that can be recycled but cannot go in either the black trash bin or the blue recycling bin.
Operated by Allan Co. Recycling, the center accepts four classes of recyclables:
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- recycling fees for miscellaneous recyclables not accepted in the City's curbside recycling program (handling fees charged).
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The Kansas City Chiefs have watched a lot of talent walk out the door during free agency thus far. On Friday, they brought in a defender from a division rival.
The team announced a deal with former Oakland Raiders defensive lineman Vance Walker on Friday. Walker figures to replace Tyson Jackson for Kansas City as a defensive end in its 3-4 scheme. The Kansas City Star reports that Walker got $3.75 million guaranteed, with a $13 million maximum value.
Walker is a useful piece to the puzzle for Kansas City's defense, having played well for Atlanta and Oakland the last two seasons.
The "Around The League Podcast" breaks down all the free-agency moves and hands out a fleet of high-octane sandwiches.


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Topic: Vampire Hunt RPG
In this game, you assume the identity of a vampire hunter that you create. The hunter can be a human, or any non-omnipotent supernatural being. You can choose your characters' weapon, so long as it is reasonable (i.e., a Navajo Skin-walker who turns into an owl could not carry a shot-gun). You can be a vampire hunting your own kind, aswell.
This will be set in thelate 1800's, so technology should be based around what existed then, though steam-punk would be fine.
The members playing can either be a clan of vampire hunters, seperate characters who come together to slay a powerful opponant, or another plot if anyone has a suggestion.
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Monarchs Defeat Providence 1-0 in NCAA First Round
By ODU Athletics
Nov. 24, 2007
NORFOLK, Va. -- The ODU men's soccer team won an NCAA game for the fourth time in six seasons, and will make an appearance in the NCAA College Cup second round for the sixth consecutive season. ODU (13-6-3) dropped Providence (9-8-2) by the final count of 1-0. The Monarchs goal was scored by sophomore Ambane Emmanuel (Yaounde, Cameroon) off an assist from senior A.J. Kulp (Ephrata, Pa.). ODU will travel to play Brown University on Wednesday, November 28 at 7:00 pm.
The game was back-and-forth for much of the game. The Monarchs had the best opportunity of the first half just over ten minutes into the game. Kulp found freshman Stig Haddal (Skien, Norway) at the top of the box, who turned and found junior Bobby Foglesong streaking down the right side. Foglesong fired and the Friars keeper, Timothy Murray made a leaping save, but the ball continued toward the goal. Murray would have to scurry and smother the ball on the goal line, just before it trickled into the goal.
The game then turned into a possession battle, as neither team had significant scoring opportunities until the second half.
In the second, it was a similar story for the duration, aside from the one scoring play of the evening. In the 67th minute, Ambane Emmanuel would collect the ball on the near sideline, find his senior teammate in the middle of the field. Kulp had space and put the ball over the head of the last defender ahead of Emmanuel, who never stopped running down the sideline. He would only get one touch on the ball, but it was a good one, bouncing past the diving keeper and into the far corner of the goal.
It was Emmanuel's fourth goal on the season and Kulp's eighth assist. Kulp now leads the team with 16 points on the season.
The goal was one of just three shots put on-net for the Monarchs, who were matched offensively by the Friars, who also put three on-goal. ODU outshot the Friars overall 9-7 but Providence held a 9-0 advantage in corner kicks.
"It wasn't one of our best overall performances," said head coach Alan Dawson, "but I thought we showed a lot of character and a lot of guts tonight."
Evan Newton (Virginia Beach, Va.) posted his 11th shutout on the season and his fourth in the last five games. He lowered his goals against average to 0.60 on the season with the three-save effort.
ODU will play in its sixth consecutive second round game this Wednesday, November 28 at 7:00 pm as they travel to Brown University in Providence, R.I. ODU is 1-2 in the second round on the road.
66:35 ODU Emmanuel, Ambane (4) from A.J. Kulp
Shots: PROV (7), ODU (9) Corners: PROV (9), ODU (0) Fouls: PROV (13), ODU (12) Saves: Providence: Murray (2) Old Dominion: Newton (3)
Cautions and Ejections: YC: ODU #7 (31:35); YC: ODU #3 (56:37); YC: ODU #10 (75:42)


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Greater than the automotive breakthrough that was the XK 120, greater than the highly successful Mark VII, and greater than the impressive XJ220, no single Jaguar is more revered than the 1961 E-Type (XK-E in the states). Now, more than 40 years later, the venerated E-Type is still recognized for its timeless good looks and high performance.
Besides being Jaguar's most iconic vehicle, and arguably one of the most iconic sports cars ever, it comes as no surprise that a company would look to honor the E-Type's legacy by bringing forth a modern reinterpretation.
Classic Factory, a Swiss design company, has partnered with Swedish designer Bo Zolland to create the Lyonheart K.
Some eyebrows will undoubtedly rise at the notion of a reinvented E-Type from an ostensibly foreign collaboration. However, given the deep and proud British history wrapped around the original, Classic Factory is hoping to capture some of the E-Type's magic by engineering and building the Lyonheart K in Coventry, England — the same city where the original E-Types were manufactured.
Of course, reinventing any classic car will always be a tricky endeavor. You could do the car all the justice in the world and it may never resonate with people who simply can't shake the memory of the original. With a car like the E-Type, Classic Factory had its work cut out. Based on what we have seen, though, we think they did an excellent job.
First, the exterior of the Lyonheart has, well, a lot of heart. It perfectly mates the old with the new, keeping enough of the source material while providing a host modern touches that are gorgeous to behold — like projector headlights and LED taillights, which we are total suckers for.
The body of the Lyonheart K is comprised of lightweight carbon fiber while the chassis is made of aluminum. Simply looking at the car's body you can see that Classic Factory's classic reimagining is anything but dull. This is one beauty that doesn't mind showing off its curves.
Beating inside the Lyonheart is a supercharged 5.0-liter V8 that pumps out a healthy 542 horsepower and 500 lb-ft of torque. The spiritual successor to the E-Type can achieve an electronically limited maximum speed of 186 miles per hour, and is able to make the dash from 0-62 mph in less than four seconds, making it one fast cat.
There is always a catch, though. While the original E-Type was renowned for its gorgeous good looks, elevated performance levels, and competitive pricing, Classic Factory have priced the Lyonheart K at over half a million dollars ($654,000). But if you have the patience of a saint — the delivery time for the Lyonheart K is about 18 months — and the pockets of a millionaire, you probably won't care.


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LA MIRADA — Illinois is of course known as the Land of Lincoln. But Olivet Nazarene, an NAIA Division II women's basketball program from Bourbannais, about 50 miles south of Chicago, would likely find three-point land a more appropriate moniker.
The Tigers, who came in ranked No. 10 in their division, launched 68 of their 101 field-goal attempts from three-point range in an 89-77 loss to Vanguard on Friday in the opening round of the Biola Holiday Classic at Biola.
Vanguard (8-0), ranked No. 3 in NAIA Division I, opted for closer looks to overcome the frenetic pace pushed by Olivet (11-2), which came in averaging nearly 103 points per contest.
The Lions passed over the top of the Tigers' full-court pressure for several easy transition buckets. Vanguard made 35 of 77 two-point attempts (45.4%), while the Tigers connected on 12 of 33 from inside the arch (36.4%). But with only 15 conversions on 68 three-point tries (22.1%), Olivet finished 26.7% from the field.
Vanguard collected the majority of those misses on its way to a 77-49 rebounding advantage that helped overcome the Tigers' 26-16 edge in the turnover department.
"I've never coached against that style of play in 35 years of coaching," said Vanguard Coach Russ Davis, who had 10 players play double-digit minutes to counter a 16-player Olivet system that regularly substituted five at a time. "That was a shootout.
"That was a huge win," said Davis, whose team made only two of 12 three-point attempts. "We didn't need to shoot threes, because we were getting layups."
Senior Esther Timmermans had 18 points and 18 rebounds to pace the winners, while junior Nicole Ballestero added 16 points.
Junior Leigha Bednar chipped in 10 points and seven rebounds off the bench, while freshman reserve Samantha Doucette had 10 points and five boards.
Senior Chelsea Alfafara had 12 rebounds to go with her seven points for the Lions.
"We rebounded like crazy and I thought our bench played great," Davis said.
After a layup pulled the Tigers within 63-60 with 13:11 left, Vanguard used a 9-0 run over the next 4:26 to put the game away.
Vanguard missed 14 of its 27 foul shots, but allowed the Tigers to get to the line only 10 times, eight of which they converted.
Vanguard meets the University of Victoria (Canada) Saturday at 5:30 p.m. to conclude the tournament and the nonconference portion of its schedule. The Lions open Golden State Athletic Conference play at home against San Diego Christian on Jan. 8 at 5:30 p.m.
"We're getting better," Davis said. "We have a chance."
Biola Holiday Classic
First round
Vanguard 89, Olivet Nazarene 77
ON – Wilson 8, Adam 5, Geever 11, Haymes 9, Allenbaugh 5, Bart 9, Kearney 8, Tolbert 7, Peachey 6, Dier 3, James 3, Gerig 3.
3-pt. goals – Haymes 3, Bart 3, Kearney 2, Adam 1, Allenbaugh 1, Dier 1, James 1, Peachey 1, Gerig 1, Tolbert 1.
Fouled out – None.
Technicals – None.
VU – M. Drennan 5, Timmermans 18, Ballestero 16, Alfafara 7, A. Drennan 4, Bednar 10, Doucette 10, Kennedy 7, Belmont 6, Harter 6.
3-pt. goals – Ballestero 1, Alfafara 1.
Fouled out – None.
Technicals – None.
Halftime – VU, 46-44.
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Ristorante Don Giovanni welcomes you to enjoy authentic Italian cuisine on Castro Street in Mountain View, California. The warm and inviting atmosphere complimented by the Italian decor makes this the place to celebrate any special occasion, romantic dinner, or just a simple home cooked italian meal. Lunch and dinner menus include: Antipasti, Insalate & Minestre, Pasta, Rotisserie, Panini and Fish along with an extensive wine list and full bar.
We are also able to accomodate a private dining experience for your large parties, corporate events, or banquets with pricing to fit any budget. To view sample menus and make reservations for your group, please see our Events section.
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