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This Casa Deville™ ceiling fan enters a new era with a candelabra-style design. A rubbed white finish motor with white blades is paired with a candelabra light kit for a chic look. Motor has 3-speeds and a pull-chain operation. 7" downrod included. Dual mountable; install with pole or as a ceiling flushmount. Add-on hand held remote control and/or wall control is required to operate the light kit (please refer to optional controls below). Included deeper canopy recommended for installation with remote control. Light kit takes four 40 watt candelabra bulbs (not included). 14 degree blade pitch. 52" blade span.
This beautiful Casa Deville™ ceiling fan has a rubbed antique rubbed white finish with matching blades and candelabra light kit with clear crystal accents. The motor features a lifetime warranty and this dual-mountable, 3-speed reversible design includes a 7" downrod and pull chain. Add-on hand held remote control and/or wall control is required to operate the light kit (please refer to optional controls below). Included deeper canopy recommended for installation with remote control. Rubbed antique white finish. Crystal light kit is 13" high and 15" wide. Includes four 40 watt candelabra bulbs. 43" blade span. 14 degree blade pitch.
Add some star power to your ceiling fan with this glittering, candelabra style light kit. In rubbed white finish with crystal bead accents. This is a universal light kit meant for use with most ceiling fans. Not pull chain operable. For use with wall or remote control only. Takes four 40 watt B-type candelabra bulbs (included). 15" wide. 13" high.
This antique chic bathroom light fixture is a fast and easy way to add charm to a bath or hall area. The hand-rubbed antique white finish is accented by glass droplets and frosted seedy glass. Takes three 60 watt bulbs (not included). 24" wide, 6 1/2" high.
From the Château de Versailles of France to your home, this romantic five-light chandelier blends Hollywood chic with European country style to make a statement. The visually appealing design features a swirl of thin wrought iron in an antique rubbed white finish. Strands of clear glass beads and crystal droplets provide lots of sparkle. From the Château Vieux Collection. 25 1/4" wide. 24" high. 5 1/4" wide canopy. Includes 6 feet of chain. Hang weight of 12 1/2 lbs.
This mini chandelier provides shimmer and style to spare. This design comes in a stylish and sophisticated antique off-white finish. The frame is decorated with acrylic beads and crystal accents for added sparkle. Uses four 40 watt candelabra bulbs (not included). 14 1/2" wide. 18" high. 5" wide canopy. Includes 12 feet of wire and 6 feet of chain. Hang weight of 7 1/4 lbs.
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Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison service, Dallas and Legacy Campus
The services of this team are restricted to patients from other medical services at Children's Medical Center – no external referrals are accepted.
Our goals are to minimize stressful experiences, promote healthy coping and help patients and their families return to their prior state of emotional wellbeing. The psychiatry consult team consists of psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric social workers, a consult liaison nurse as well as clinical therapists. Emergency evaluation is provided for patients who present with psychiatric needs to the emergency department. Clinicians will coordinate admissions to the outpatient specialty clinics, intensive outpatient program, day treatment programs, and the inpatient psychiatry program, including community referrals to outside sources.
- Your medical doctor may recommend that your child be seen by someone from the psychiatry consultation liaison service. If so, we recommend that children and adolescents receive a brief explanation from their parents and members of the referring medical team prior to the consultation. A non-threatening statement such as, "Your doctors and I have noticed that things have been a lot harder than usual for you during this hospital stay. We are going to have someone meet with us to talk about different things that might be making it more difficult to be here and see what we can figure out to help you."
- A member of the psychiatry consult team completing the consultation will provide guidance regarding how the consult will proceed. It is typically helpful for the clinician to meet with the patient and family together, and then meet individually with the child and the family. Parents may wish to let their children know that coping with hospitalization can difficult by saying something like, "Being in the hospital can be tough and sometimes it helps to have someone you can talk to who can help."
For children who see a psychiatry clinician during their hospital stay, insurance will be billed.
Diagnostic evaluation
Most children who receive a psychiatry consult receive an evaluation by a psychiatrist, psychologist, licensed professional counselor or consult liaison nurse.
- The initial evaluation usually takes about two hours.
- The purpose of this evaluation is to determine the child's diagnosis and make recommendations regarding appropriate services during the hospital stay as well as in the community.
- Many different disciplines are part of the consultation liaison service, and some children benefit from working with more than one member of our service during their hospital stay.
Follow-up appointments
- After completing an interview with a child, the clinician may make recommendations for follow-up treatment during the hospitalization or following discharge in the community.
- Clinicians work closely with the family to ensure that all recommendations meet the child and family's needs and are manageable for the family to carry out.
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My husband and I spent last week in Nuevo Vallarta at Casa Madera B&B. It was the most delightful experience in years. We were searching for peace and quiet and we got it. But we got so much more! Heather and Kevin are excellent hosts. First of all as we arrived there was a delicious Mexican salsa with 'tortillas' waiting for us in the refrigerator (so refreshing after a long journey in the car!) together with cold water and cokes. We were happily received with our pet, who had also a friend in "Alexa" their yellow lab. From there on everything was perfect. We enjoyed every minute , every breakfast with home made breads, the garden, the pool and above all the feeling of being home. The Woods are warm, and easy going people always ready to help. The place is beautifully set, near other resorts, restaurants, a river and the sea, plus great beaches at a walking distance. It absolutely exceeded our expectations. To anyone who decides to go... Have a great one!
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Thank you for your kind words. Truly, it was our pleasure to have your company.
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Stayed December 9 - 16 2012; our second stay at Casa Madera. Our first trip in the spring of 2010 was great; this trip was even better, because of our familiarity with the area. Super relaxing, enjoyed our short walk to the beach to spend our days relaxing at one of the many beach cafes and walking along the miles of endless beach. Late afternoons and evenings by the pool were extremely enjoyable. The B&B owners were there to answer our questions and offer suggestions of things to do, but did not intrude on our time at all. It was enjoyable to stay here away from the endless music and power drinking that often comes with the all inclusive as we were looking to relax, unwind and recharge at our own speed. Hinton, AB
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MIDDLEBURY — Drivers heading down Route 7 south of Middlebury will undoubtedly notice a structure on the side of the road that may give the impression that one is in the countryside of Ireland rather than in rural Vermont.
This structure is Louis Nop's newly erected metal castle, located in the backyard of his Route 7 home.
BRISTOL — The bridge across the New Haven River at South Street in the Bristol village closed for repairs Tuesday and will not open again until 2012 at the earliest, according to Bristol Town Administrator Bill Bryant.
The Vermont Agency of Transportation, known as VTrans, inspected the bridge last week as a follow up to an inspection last October.
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MIDDLEBURY — While painting a wooden step stool that she constructed herself at the Rosie's Girls summer camp this Monday, 13-year-old Amanda Moricette explained why she is attending the three-week camp at the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center in Middlebury.
"I joined Rosie's Girls to make new friends and learn how to build stuff," she said. Her favorite part? Learning how to use the power tools.
BRISTOL — Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors" tells the tale of identical twins, both named Antipholus, and their respective identical twin slaves, both named Dromio. Antipholus of Syracuse and his slave Dromio of Syracuse travel to the ancient city of Ephesus to find their long lost brothers, from whom they were separated at birth. When the two sets of twins are reunited, it sparks a comic series of arrests and false accusations brought about by the constant mistaking of one brother for another.
MIDDLEBURY — This year during the Addison County Transit Resources (ACTR) sponsored program "Way to Go," National Bank of Middlebury employees planned a road trip from Middlebury through the Smoky Mountains to Nashville, Tennessee, visiting the Grand ole Opry concert, Dollywood, and Elvis Presley's "Graceland" mansion in Memphis.
LINCOLN — When she reached her mid-forties, Khenmo Drolma was diagnosed with cancer and given five years to live. The diagnosis pushed her to dedicate herself completely to the religion that she had been dabbling in since she was 30, Buddhism.
"That experience gave me the incentive to make a full spiritual commitment to Buddhism," Khenmo said.
The nickname has been well-earned by Ploof, who, as master of the Bridport Grange, has played a key role in the Grange-sponsored program Words for Thirds program, which annually presents free dictionaries to third-graders in Addison Central Supervisory Union schools.
The Bridport Words for Thirds program has been active since 2002. It is a branch of a larger national nonprofit organization called the Dictionary Project, which was started in South Carolina in 1995 and went national two years later.
ADDISON COUNTY — On the evening of June 28, a black bear demolished a steel fence at Paul and Kristin Francoeur's home on Shackett Road in Leicester, following the scent of grain that had been freshly laid out for the Francoeurs' alpacas.
Kristin Francoeur explained that alpacas are protective of their food, and it appears that when one of the animals stood up to the bear he hit it with a fatal blow that broke its neck and burst an artery.
EAST MIDDLEBURY — Since opening her candy store Middlebury Sweets in 2007, Blanca Jenne has been searching for a fun and exciting way to enrich the Addison County community. Now, with the help of other local businesses, she has come up with just the plan she was looking for.
"I wanted to find a way to give back to the community, and I enjoy reading with my daughter tremendously," Jenne explained.
VERGENNES — As Lisa Sprague enters a classroom at Vergennes Union Elementary School carrying a bundle of freshly harvested vegetables, she is confronted with a throng of students hoping to help her do whatever is necessary to make the food ready to eat.
Such a scene has become not uncommon for Sprague, the food service manager at VUES. The school recently kicked off the second year of its student garden, which not only produces food for the school lunch program but also gives students hands-on lessons in many subject areas.
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Incumbent John Tyler, who had been vice president under William Henry Harrison and ascended to the presidency upon the latter's death, entered 1844 with the intention of running for another term. However, he had been expelled from the Whig Party in 1842 after having twice vetoed the reestablishment of a national bank and, despite having subsequently stacked his cabinet with members of the Democratic Partyfrom which he had defected in 1836lacked the full support of that party as well. Though his efforts at recouping power within the latter party failed, his maneuvers toward the annexation of Texas, widely perceived as advancing the cause of slavery, brought expansionism to the forefront of the campaign.
The Whigs instead rallied to Henry Clay, who had run for the office (as a National Republican) in 1832 and who was against annexation. The party unanimously nominated him at its convention in Baltimore, Md., in May, with Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen, the mayor of Newark, N.J., as his running mate. At the Democratic convention (also in Baltimore), the process was not nearly so smooth. The party had balkanized over a number of issues, among them the aforementioned annexation as well as the use of hard money over paper. Martin van Buren, who led the hard-money faction (perceived by many as antibusiness) and seemed at the outset to be the likely candidate, came out in opposition to annexing Texas, a move that cost him the support of followers of former president Andrew Jackson, an expansionist. Polk, who had hoped for only the vice presidential nomination, emerged as the Democrats' nominee, with a former minister to Russia, the Pennsylvanian George Mifflin Dallas, as his running mate.


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Fetzer, A. (2010). Climb the green ladder: make your company and career more sustainable. West Sussex, U.K.: John Wiley.
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Hunter, M. L., Lindenmayer, D., & Calhoun, A. J. K. (2007). Saving the earth as a career : advice on becoming a conservation professional. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
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McClelland, C. L. (2010). Green careers for dummies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Pub.
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Miller, L. (2008). Careers for nature lovers & other outdoor types (3rd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
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Renner, M., Sweeney, S., Kubit, J., Mastny, L., & Worldwatch Institute. (2008). Green jobs : working for people and the environment. Washington, DC: Worldwatch Institute.
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Helping Alejandra up the steps of this cool fountain thing. This is in a really fancy plaza called Bonafacio High Street where the designers went all-out in cramming as much cool architecture, fountains, and other random artsy stuff as they could. Very upscale place full of great restaurants. The one we ate at, Conti's, was a death trap. The food is unbelievably good, but what I had (chicken a la kiev) was so coated in butter and garlic that I thought I was going to die afterwards. I didn't even touch the crazy-ass dessert that we got (Mike has a sweet tooth the size of his giant head.)
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Créé à l'issue du processus de régionalisation et de décentralisation engagé par le Secrétariat de l'UICN en 2006, le Programme pour l'Afrique Centrale et Occidentale (PACO) est né de la fusion des programmes Afrique Centrale et Afrique de l'Ouest. Son unité de coordination (le bureau régional) est basée à Ouagadougou au Burkina Faso.
Water and energy – life partners
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Flooding also was reported at 1400 E. Murray-Holladay Road (4700 South) and at 610 W. 5900 South, dispatchers confirmed.
A storm that blew in about 3:30 p.m. dropped more than one inch of rain in West Jordan, Murray and Holladay, and it was approaching eastern Holladay and Millcreek Township as of 3:50 p.m., said National Weather Service meteorologist Monica Traphagan.
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Final Score: Oregon 94, Utah 48
Eugene, OR (Sports Network) - Devoe Joseph scored 21 points as the Oregon Ducks made easy work of the Utah Utes 94-48 to end the Pac-12 Conference regular season at Matthew Knight Arena.
Chris Emory added 19 points for Oregon (22-8, 13-5 Pac-12), which has won four in a row and locked up the third-seed and a first round bye in next week's conference tournament. Garrett Sim added 13 points for the Ducks and Olu Ashaolu and E.J. Singler netted 12 apiece.
For Utah (6-24, 3-15), Jason Washburn recorded 26 points, but the rest of the team combined for just 22. The Utes are now losers of 10 of their last 11.
Oregon got out to a commanding 52-14 halftime lead behind a red-hot 65.6 percent from the floor in the opening stanza. Utah shot a woeful 5-of-22 from the field in the first half.
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My multitude of cats have been cared for at the Wembley practice for many years. I have always had complete faith in their medical knowledge and level of genuine compassion.
I have never once wondered if they have suggested unnecssary tests in order to increase the bill!!!
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Having had pets all my life, I have met many different vets all with their own styles.
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A belated thank you to Yahav at the Carlton Avenue practice for all her help on obtaining a passport for our cat Jack over a month ago now and getting the necessary inoculations and advice on transporting him abroad. Unfortunately, in the end we had to leave Jack in the care of a lovely lady who was willing to look after him as he could not cope with the travel by car. The heartfelt support and advice that you gave us during this very traumatic period was second to none and we will never forget your kindness in helping and advising us with Jacks situation. Thank you as well to your lovely staff and in particular to Robet who is always so helpful to deal with in reception. Yahav and the staff make the practice very special and I would highly recommend the practice. It is so rare these days to be able to say "what a wonderful service" - thank you so much again.
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Muffin is a very sensitive bunny and unfortunately he has to go to the vet quite often. Although is not nice to be ill i`m allways confident to take him to the clinic because i know he gets the best care and i learn more on how to keep him healthy. Every time i`ve been there i never felt rushed, they are all so patient and if i don`t understand something they take time to explain everything that is going on with Muffin. Robert even phoned me the day after Muffin had his teeth trimmed to see how he is doing.I am very grateful for everything they did for Muffin and i will allways recommend them to friends,family and anyone who needs a good vet. thank you!
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My husband recently upgraded to a new smart phone after less than a year of using his older model. It is frustrating to see so many new models come out so shortly after one another – it feels like you purchase one thing and then just months later the newer one is out. Buying a new cell phone is not cheap, so when he came home with his latest mobile phone I knew that I wanted to find out where I could sell my mobile in order to get some money out of it. I knew it still had a lot of value and that there would probably be someone out there who would pay for it even though it was slightly used.
The best part about mobile recycling is how easy it is – whether your phone is new, used, or broken, there is some cash value there and many different websites will help you figure out just how much. First, visit the website of the company you're using and enter the make and model of your phone into the search box. If you don't know all the details, the search bar will provide you with some suggestions you can choose from. There are even photos of different phones so you can find the one that you have. Once you hit submit, you'll be taken to the phone you want to recycle and see three different prices: new, used, and broken. The price you'll receive for your phone will depend on the condition. However, feel confident knowing that because so many phone purchasers are getting phones through this kind of service these days, you'll receive a generous price for your phone. The prices for mobile phones change daily, so the price you are offered at that moment is only guaranteed for 30 minutes. As long as you check out within that time period, you'll be guaranteed the price. If the timer hits zero, the rate will decrease.
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Written by Walker Lukens
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The excitement of being back at SU for a new semester always dissolves into the frustration of being back at a school with an enormous workload.
This is particularly frustrating given SU's new limitations on printing at the computer labs. This is being done in an effort to be a more environmentally-friendly campus.
This is a good thing of course, but the printing system itself is rather poorly designed and isn't really going to address the problems at SU.
First off, why am I being limited in what I can print while my teachers are not being limited in what they can assign?
I'm definitely going to exceed my limit before the semester.
Yet in an introductory class, I'm being assigned readings that I have to print, I was given a course packet, and I had to buy SIX books that we're not going to read in their entirety!
Par for the course, in most of my other classes, I'm being asked to print articles nightly for class the next day.
It's not just the volume of the workload that is frustrating. It's the fact that the student a.k. a. the most important member in the SU community is being asked to make sacrifices while the professors apparently aren't.
It is good that we have to print so many things off the internet for our classes. It saves money we would be spending on entire books. It saves paper for the same reasons.
No one should do away with the practice of assigning things online.
I'm frustrated because now we"the students" might have to pay to continue this practice while the academic mall is green and bushy during a drought in central Texas.
I would love to see how much money we've spent watering the mall during the last six months. Maybe thats where our endowment went. ZING!
There is certainly some value to having a green mall. It's nice to look at. It's nice to sit on. It's good for admissions. I think we would say that these things might outweigh the environment costs of maintaining a lush football field in the middle of our campus.
I'm frustrated because under the new reign of surface environmentalism something like the Kazoo couldn't exist. For the first-years that don't know, the Kazoo was a small journal created and run by students which was printing in the SU computer labs.
It printed poetry, prose and opinions which did not have an outlet on campus otherwise. I would argue the value of this was worth the printing costs. I'm sad that the people who ran it graduated and that the means to make another one do not exist.
My point is that for every conservation effort we make there is a sacrifice.
It often comes down to a question of what we value as a community. We have identified that we print a lot of paper at Southwestern, but have not placed a value judgment on what we're printing and why.
I value printed PDFs over half- read books. I value a lush campus over the obvious environmental good it would do if we just stopped watering the mall (Although take note: having the ugliest campus in the southwest for environmental reasons might get us somewhere.)
My concern is that we're doing things that look good instead of things that address real environmental problems at Southwestern like: Why is there not a bus that goes to downtown Austin every Friday and Saturday? Why don't we have a Southwestern shuttle that will pick up students in and around town if they've had too much to drink and need to come back to campus? Carpooling is environmentally friendly and safe. Why do we still use styrofoam on this campus? Why don't we compost (or at least pretend to sort) the enormous amount of waste in The Commons. Why are we limiting printing when if we look at paper usage as a whole the bigger problem is half-used expensive books?


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Walt Disney Studios Paris, and the problem with movie studio theme parks
Written by Robert Niles
I hadn't planned on spending much time at Walt Disney Studios Paris. Not only is the 10-year-old park Disney's smallest and least-attended (drawing an estimated 4.7 million visitors a year, according to AECOM), it languishes at the bottom of all Disney parks in the Theme Park Insider readers' ratings. Given that lack of popularity, Walt Disney Studios Paris seems to have replaced the resurgent California Adventure as the runt of the Disney Parks litter.Tweet
Still, the discount Disneyland Paris ticket I bought online included both parks at no additional charge, so I figured I'd start my day at the Disneyland Paris Resort with a quick visit over at the Studios, to experience a couple of the park's unique attractions.
At the top of my list? Crush's Coaster, a Maurer Söhne spinning coaster/dark ride that opened in 2007 and still draws long lines at the park. Knowing this, I arrived at the park a little over 30 minutes before its posted opening, hoping to use my theme-park-power-walking skills to work my way to the front of the rope drop and into the queue before the line could build.
Busted. When I arrived, the Crush's Coaster queue already was filled to overflowing, spilling across the Toon Studio plaza. Had the park opened early? No. The rides weren't yet operational, but Disney allowed early arrivals to enter the park and fills its queues in advance of the park opening. I'd never seen nor heard of that happening in a Disney park before.
So when the opening spiel sounded, the ride's wait-time sign finally lit up: 120 minutes. After 20 minutes inching forward in the queue, I became convinced the sign was accurate. And there's no Fastpass or single rider option to lessen the time in line. We would be blowing 15 percent of our day at Disneyland Paris Resort waiting for one, five-year-old roller coaster with an 8 rating on the site.
The wait went down, a little, when I took this photo. Maybe because we bailed on the line?
No, thank you.
So instead we decided to take in the park's top-rated attraction, Cinemagique, which had its first showing of the day 40 minutes later. In the meantime, we wandered the park, taking photos and making comparisons to the other Disney parks we'd visited in the past year. Across the walkway from Crush's Coaster stands Disney Studios' little version of Cars Land.
It's home to just one ride - Cars Race Rally, a spinner that works a bit like Mater's Junkyard Jamboree.
Walt Disney Studios' newest land is Toy Story Playland, which also has been duplicated at Hong Kong Disneyland.
Toy Story Playland reminded me of the original Pixar-themed Disney Parks land: A Bug's Land at Disney California Adventure. It's aggressively decorated, but ultimately features just a handful of low-capacity carnival rides. In the case, a slow drop ride, a Himalaya, and a halfpipe.
Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop in Toy Story Playland
Slinky Dog Zig Zag Spin
RC Racer
Still, cranes looming over the land are working on building a new Ratatouille-themed dark ride, which might help provide some much needed capacity for this park.
Working our way around the park, we passed the park's Studio Tram Tour, which, like the one in Florida, offers a ride through Catastrophe Canyon though no working film or TV production studios.
The Tower of Terror here is a duplicate of the one in California - with the Twilight Zone theme and single drop shafts. No fourth dimension, as in Florida, or delightfully wicked Harrison Hightower, as in Tokyo.
Walt Disney Studios Paris also offers a couple of popular attractions also found at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Florida: Rock 'n Roller Coaster...
...And the original installation of the Motors, Action Stunt Show, though the show's been updated to feature Cars' Lightning McQueen.
There's an Armageddon-themed special effects show, too…
…but based on your reader ratings, we'd decided to opt instead to see Cinemagique.
It's a delightful show, starring Martin Short and France's Julie Delphy in a clever montage of scenes inspired by classic Hollywood films. The characters literally "break the fourth wall" on occasion, bringing the action off the screen and into the theater. It's charming and sweet, though I feel compelled to warn theme parks: Please stop making movie-based attractions featuring cell phones, unless you're willing to reshoot them every year to keep the film from looking pathetically dated. Short's clunk old Nokia just killed the narrative momentum every time it appeared on screen.
Once the film was over, we couldn't wait to get out of this park, and into the much more elaborately themed and enjoyable Disneyland Paris. A walk through the Disney Studio 1 building that serves as the park's "Main Street" illustrates the inherent problem with this - and other movie-studio themed parks.
At first glance, I was excited - They've got a Brown Derby restaurant? I didn't know that!
But a couple steps forward revealed that the Brown Derby exterior was just a flat facade, as were all the exteriors in the building. Behind the Brown Derby wall stood an ordinary counter-service restaurant, serving burgers and chicken.
Universal created the movie studio theme park with its Studio Tour in Hollywood. At Universal Studios Hollywood, the false fronts and flimsy finishing materials were genuine components of the film production that took place within the park's backlot. Years later, when Disney opened the Disney-MGM Studios in Florida and Universal created its Florida theme park, designers used those elements to create an impression of working studios. (As Disney did again, here in Paris.)
But when DVD and Blu-Ray extras spill the secrets of film production, and nine-year-olds are using Chroma key and After Effects to create professional-looking short films on YouTube, who cares about visiting a film studio? At least in Hollywood, you've got history, and the appeal of touring the sets where many classic movies were filmed. But at Walt Disney Studios Paris? Nothing's ever been filmed there - except what visitors are recording with their iPhones.
The irony? Universal - the company that created the studio theme park - doesn't even build them anymore. Take a look at Universal's latest theme park - Universal Studios Singapore - and you won't find ubiquitous false fronts and "we're filming a movie" conceits on its rides, as you did at Universal Studios Florida decades ago. Instead, in attractions based on Transformers, Madagascar, and Shrek, Universal's chosen in Singapore to immerse us in the narratives of movies themselves. They've ditched their old way of simply placing us into the process of creating those narratives.
Walt Disney Studios Paris, alas, does it the old way. Want an illustration? Take a look at the park's Aladdin-themed spinner ride, Flying Carpets over Agrabah:
Then compare that with the same ride in Tokyo DisneySea, where the ride is called Jasmine's Flying Carpets.
In Tokyo, you ride like royalty, in a lush environment that employs fine building materials and elaborate fountains. In Paris, you're riding atop a flat concrete floor, in front of a painted backdrop, while a minimally animated Genie barks orders at you. You're not royalty - you're a peon, an unpaid extra in an anonymous movie scene. This isn't an escapist fantasy. It's work.
And that's the inherent problem with studio themed parks. They don't whisk us away into the magic of great movie stories. They drop us into the somewhat ugly and tedious work of creating them. Who wants to visit a job site on vacation?
That's why Universal took a different approach in Singapore, and, using the rubric of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, it is transforming its other theme parks from the old, process-driven model to a narrative-driven one. In short, Universal stopped making Universal theme parks, and started making Disney ones instead.
At some point, if Walt Disney Studios is to become anything other than the worst of the Disney theme parks, it will need to make the same change.
Coming tomorrow: We start our week-long, land-by-land tour of Disneyland Paris!
Readers' Opinions
From Chad H on July 22, 2012 at 6:31 PM
Funnily enough... This is what Disney got right in the first place.
Walt realised that a studio would be a boring place, and rather than create the studio tour the letters he received from fans suggested, he created disneyland instead.
I'm fairly sure at Warner Bros Movie World Australia they don't bother with the Studio tour or special effects demo anymore.
From Rob Pastor on July 22, 2012 at 8:39 PM
This park doesn't even seem worthy of a Six Flags banner. Pretty pathetic.
From AJ Hummel on July 22, 2012 at 9:01 PM
When I went to Disneyland Paris a couple weeks ago, we planned to spend about a third of the day in this park and 2/3 in Disneyland Park. It turned out that we only did 2 attractions here before switching over (Crush's Coaster and CineMagique...we would have done Rock 'n' Roller Coaster as well, but it was closed). While the park is still decent, it just isn't up to the Disney standard of quality, and the whole place feels somewhat tacky. I have a feeling some of the other attractions would have been fun and I would have liked to see a couple other shows, but nobody else in my group was interested in them. If I were to go back and only had one day for both parks, I would probably plan about 3-4 hours for this one, but it isn't worth any more unless you have a full day to devote to seeing everything. I don't feel like I did enough to judge the park, but from what I did do it seemed like a decent park, but a lousy Disney park.
Fortunately, I learned from another website that this park doesn't do the traditional rope drop, so we arrived 45 minutes early to be sure we'd get on Crush's Coaster with a short wait (hopefully under a half-hour). It ended up taking 50 minutes, and the ride was posting around 90 for the rest of the time we were in the park. It's worth a 50 minute wait, but it's not worth over an hour wait.
From Dominique Mol on July 23, 2012 at 2:28 AM
Wow Robert,
That is a very well written analysis of why studio parks don't work as wel as they want them to.
As for the WDS park, I actually do like this park a lot,
What is really not working in this park for me is; Armageddon, what could have been a great experience is fun for a one time visit.. the placing of the TOT ride, I LOVE LOVE LOVE the ride and the theming.. but the placement is just completely affull.. who thought that putting such a huge building smack in the middle of the park would be a good thing? The should have extended a boulevard, even if it would have been with facades only and put it at the end, like Walt's much talked about Weenie system.
I guess they did put it right in the middle to make sure people could see it when arriving at the parks and become a weenie to lure people in the park.. but once inside it just doesn't fit into the area.
Still you can have a fun day at the WDS park, and to point out a little gem there: Cafe des cascadeurs is a original roadside diner right behind the TOT, they serve the best burgers in the entire resort and feels ike you ust walked into an episode of happy days.. but since it is a tiny little venue the queu can get pretty long.
From Carl Fox on July 23, 2012 at 4:13 AM
Went to DLP in March last year and out of the the 4 days we were there we had 1 and a half days in the Studios Park.
We want we a then 2yr old and a 4 yr old
Overall the park was good we had the best character meets and parade experiance here and the rides we went on we're good (other than Crush) it is however a mish mash of areas and themes.
You didn't,t really miss anything not riding Crush our 4yr old rode it twice and thought is was ok first time and came off crying second time for me the first 30 secs or so are great but once you leave the launch hill it's a dark jolting mess. The majority of the ride is just to dark pitch black in fact with a few missable video scenes.
Toy story land went down really well and by all accounts it's improved with parachute videos and better flooring. We didn't make RC due to size but the kids would have loved it.
We ate in the restaurant and saw a little Remi (AA figure on a table) the food was good and the kids loved Remi.
I never got to ride the rock&roll coster but my wife did on a previous trip and said it was great.
Ultamitly it depends on what you want from the trip with two kids it keeps the time fun and different, for me a lot about going to Disney is character meets and the park was the best for that including a whole host of princesses.
If we were to go again I would certainly budget the same about of time for the studios park as the kids may be tall enough to go on a few more rides but I does need some big rides or experiance to make it a huge destination and I don,t think ratatouille will be that ride.
DLP is however the poor poor relative of the other Disney parks the financials are poor meaning lack of investment and the prices are sky high meaning people go but not often return it's certainly not a year on year destination.
Overall the park served as a taster of the great Disney parks experiance and just made me want to go to Florida although now I'm obsessed with going to Disneyland (yes I have the right name)
From 126.96.36.199 on July 23, 2012 at 6:03 AM
You are so right about the movie parks. I like how USF is changing into a movie themed themepark instead of a movie making park (although there have been movies made in the Orlando park). The only movie explaining attractions now are Disaster and the horror make-up show and the animal show and I would love to see them changed.
I hope Disney will invest heavily in the Studio park in Orlando. It's the worst park of the 4 but has the most potential to become awesome.
The studios at DLP is doomed to stay cheap. Europeans don't buy enough food and souveniers in the parks to earn enough money. The resort is in deep depths and trowing more money at the parks is to big a risk.
From Robert Niles on July 23, 2012 at 6:51 AM
After visiting four Disney resorts in the past year, here's how I would order them in terms of the best ones to visit, for high-quality, unique attractions and overall service:
1) Tokyo Disney Resort
From Jason McLaughlin on July 23, 2012 at 7:10 AM
It's certainly got better since it opened.
I remember me and my partner going way back in 2002 when it had first opened and being hugely disappointed, they had little there beyond the RnR Coaster, the Studio Tour, the awful Armageddon attraction (Disney's version of Twister IMO)and a few other smaller attractions.
We went back earlier this year with our two year old and were surprised at how much its been expanded, the Toy Story land and the Cars area is a great addition as is Crush's Coaster (we were lucky to avoid the queues as my partner is registered disabled so she was able to have a special pass) The Tower of Terror is a great addition too but I agree its in completely the wrong place, it should be in one of the corners of the park, not slap bang in the middle of it.
Yes it may be the least popular of the Disney parks but its still worth a visit.
From Anon Mouse on July 23, 2012 at 7:24 AM
What Universal Studios Singapore is doing is essentially going back to what Disneyland is. 180 degrees Back To The Future!!! Movie narratives as theme park rides. Disney never should have gone the studios route. If Disney Studios in Florida is ever revised, I think it should be renamed as Disney's Hollywood Adventure. Dissolve any references to movie making.
At Universal Studios Florida, they removed their most classic movie references. Jaws and King Kong are gone. I'm disappointed, but they do have Harry Potter X2 (times two).
From Michael Owen on July 23, 2012 at 7:40 AM
My main problem with Walt Disney Studios is that it seems to be a large collection of half-baked attractions as opposed to a more focused collection of quality attractions.
For those who have visited both American Disney Resorts, it's really not worth your time. it has the somewhat watered down version of the Tower of Terror, a Rock n Roller Coaster which is less visually appealing from the outside and Crush Coaster which, whilst fun, is far too short.
For me, having done both U.S resorts, the only saving grace is the fantastic cast members who work the Tower of Terror at Walt Disney Studios. Questions have often been raised about the French staff at DLP, but the "bellhops" at WDS are by far the best of all the Towers.
From Dominick D on July 23, 2012 at 9:36 AM
This park needs a DCA like renovation. Fast.
From Shaun Fisher on July 23, 2012 at 10:38 AM
Great article. I agree that an immersive experience is something that audiences crave. If we want to see how something was made, we can look up the bloopers/extras on YouTube or DVD/Bluray.
From Rob Pastor on July 23, 2012 at 11:45 AM
Just about anyone that has spent much time on an actual studio filming will attest to how boring film making is. I've been on a number of sets, and watching a 15 second clip that takes one or two days to film is not very exciting or immersive. Your points are well taken Robert.
From Eric G on July 23, 2012 at 2:30 PM
I don't know how anyone can really call California Adventure a runt. Walt Disney Studios Paris was and still is a dud. Animal Kingdom and Disney Hollywood Studios both after all these years are severely lacking of attractions. California Adventure was a pretty good park from the start and has only gotten better after a decade of refinement.
It's only flaw was the close proximity to one of the best theme parks in the world.
From 220.127.116.11 on July 23, 2012 at 9:19 PM
This is an excellent article Robert...you've hit the nail on the head with this one. Sure these Parks will get visitors, they have good attractions. But great attractions don't make a great theme park. Great themeing makes a great theme park. How ironic that Disney has lowered their standards and followed universal, while universal has improved their standards and followed Disney. Tragic actually now Disney has all these problems that it could have avoided if it followed its tried and true formula that Walt pioneered. Oh and without a doubt your order of best Disney resorts is correct as well.
Oh and these parks cannot be rethemed like CA adventure because they have no theme. Hollywood or a movie studio is not a theme, or a bad one at most. Whereas CA adventure always had a theme, CA history and culture, it was just the execution of the theme that was weak. I really don't see how they could be rethemed because there's too many contrasting themes piled on top of eachother toy story mixed with nemo mixed with cars mixed with tower and rrc yeesh what a mess. As long as these Parks turn a profit Disney will not retheme them. They're better off building a 3rd park in Paris from scratch and improving animal kingdom and Epcot at wdw.
From 22.214.171.124 on July 23, 2012 at 11:38 PM
Thank you Robert for this very interesting post. I can agree on almost everything that has been said on this page, comments included.
Several months ago, I wrote a post on my on blog explaining the major reasons why the WDS park was such a failure. Of course no reason is good enough to excuse the total lack of taste and things to do in this park but it can help you understand how they came to this complete mess.
Guillaume - Parcorama
From 18.104.22.168 on July 24, 2012 at 1:17 PM
Excellent article! I have visited DL Paris many times, ioncluded the oft quick jaunt to the Studios. Attention to detail is sorely lacking and the park seems sparse and lacks in any kind of magic. And don't feel too bad, Crush's Coaster is pretty fun but not 120 minute-wait-fun! I've heard rumours they would be using that ride mechanism fir a future ride at the Studios in orlando. Hmm, perhaps a Monsters Inc ride?
From 22.214.171.124 on July 24, 2012 at 3:21 PM
I agree with most comments made, and with the general thesis. My caveat would be that I think what really works at Disney's Hollywood Studios is Hollywood. That portion is made to be as immersive as any experience elsewhere. I think Disney's California Adventure got it right the second time with Buena Vista Street. It's when you step into their Hollywood Backlot, or in the backlots and studios of Disney's Hollywood Studios, is where it falls apart. I think the thought of calling it Disney's Hollywood Adventure is short of brilliant.
And as for Walt Disney Studios Paris, I will say that the backlot concept there actually works better than the one in Orlando or Anaheim. But that's not saying much.
J. Jeff Kober, Disney at Work
From Anthony Murphy on July 24, 2012 at 5:09 PM
You really missed out on the Crush Coaster, one of the best Disney attractions out there! It is bascially a mix between Primevel Whirl (better themed) and THe Seas with Nemo
From Alfredo Bucciante on July 26, 2012 at 2:42 PM
I know the Studios were actual movie studios in the past, but maybe just a small part of them, and it could be just for animation productions.
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We used this hotel for a 1-night stay for a short visit from holidaying in Tokyo. The hotel provided a convenient base for exploring some of the main historic sites. If travelling from Kyoto main railway station, would recommend using the Number 9 bus which stops opposite the hotel (taxis are expensive and it is a considerable distance to walk - especially on a hot day). Breakfast was lovely, albeit not included in the room price. Staff were helpful and polite. The hotel decor feels slightly dated, but not in a bad way. We would certainly stay there again."
Free drinks and cocktails at lobby bar every evening."
The hotel is a great spot to stay. It's very convenienantly located next to a subway station and some of the older neighbourhoods, though a bit far from most of the temples. The staff was very nice, and our room was spotless, though a little on the small side. There was even an events board in the lobby that showed local festivals and things that were going on with maps and brochures in Japanese and English."
Easy to get around. U have one of the busiest street around you. A supermart that open till midnight and 4 accessible train lines to paint the town red."
I first stayed at this hotel in 2005, and have stayed about two dozen times. In the three or four years since my last trip, the hotel has upgraded a number of things. The bedding is more comfortable and there are more pillows of varying firmness. Bathroom amenities are improved. Breakfast is better and there are more dining options in the attached commercial center. If you are in need of a location at, or near, the airport you will be well set."
Great location, short walk to Osaka station and all the nice shops. Beds are very comfortable, room is quiet."
Nice hotel in a great location within walking distance to the Peace musuem and memorial. Just near the electric train tram system. Lovely restuarant just a few doors down with more on the main street. ROoms were average and comfortable - nothing special. The hotel was quiet."
The baby cot wasnt ready when we came but it was soon brought to the room and assembled there. the room was rather small, but we knew that before. It was very convenient to be able to walk into the hotel directly from the station. And the sight seeing hop on and hop off bus stops right in front of the hotel and brings you to the memorial (amongst other places) - and its free for rail pass users."
The accommodations were great and very comfortable. The city sights are a must for those who want to see the honoring of this town's history: August 6, 1945."
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Despite centuries of Ottoman rule, evidence that Turkey's far northeast long lay under the command of the Georgian kingdom remains tangible. Ruined castles and churches abound, dotting a valley-chiselled landscape more redolent of modern Georgia than "regular" Turkey. The years of Georgian rule are also reflected in place names, most commonly in the form of the common prefix "Ar-" (as in Ardahan, Artvin, Ardanuç and so forth), equivalent to "-ville" or to "-burg".
Erzurum, the largest urban base, is the most common gateway for the few intrepid travellers who choose to pop by. To the north lie the southern valleys, home to the churches of Haho and Öşk Vank. Without your own transport, you'll find it easier to tour the western valleys, where the main town, Yusufeli, has reasonable transport links and accommodation, and also provides a good base from which to organize a tour of the stunning Kaçkar Dağları mountain range, or spectacular ruins such as İşhan. Heading north again, Artvin is the best base for a tour of the churches and castles of the northern valleys, or to continue on to Georgia proper. It's also possible to hit the border from Ardahan, the main base of the eastern valleys. Lastly, the town of Bayburt, astride the young Çoruh River, makes an acceptable stopover between Erzurum and the coast. Dwarfed by the largest fortress in Turkey, dating from the sixth century, it holds plenty of accommodation and dining options.
You'll need your own vehicle, or a lot of time for walking and hitching, to visit most of the sights. Bus services, where they exist, usually arrive near the sights in the afternoon and depart for the nearest town in the morning – exactly the opposite of tourist schedules. Some roads are bad, but if you can assemble a group and find a willing taxi driver, this can end up being far cheaper than renting a vehicle in Erzurum or Trabzon. Even with a car or taxi, you'll need at least three days to see all the monuments.Read More
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A formidable barrier between the northeastern Anatolian plateau and the Black Sea, the Kaçkar Dağları are the high end of the Pontic coastal ranges – and Turkey's most rewarding and popular trekking area. Occupying a rough rectangle that measures 70km by 20km, the Kaçkars extend from the Rize–İspir road to the Hopa–Artvin highway. The more abrupt southeast flank is lapped by the Çoruh River, while the gentler northwest folds drop more gradually to misty foothills. At 3932m, their summit ranks only fourth highest in Turkey, but in scenic and human interest they fully earn their aliases "the Little Caucasus" and "the Pontic Alps".
Besides the principal summit area, several other major massifs are recognized: the Altıparmak and Marsis groups of about 3300m, at the north end of the Bulut ridge, which links them with Point 3932; and the adjacent Tatos and Verçenik systems of about 3700m, at the extreme southwest of the chain.
Partly due to intensive human habitation, the high Kaçkars support relatively few large mammals; bear and boar prefer the forested mid-altitude zones, while wolves and ibex are ruthlessly hunted in the treeless heights. Birds of prey and snow cocks are more easily seen and heard, while the summer months witness an explosion of wildflowers, butterflies – and vicious deer flies.
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While most travellers cross from Turkey to Georgia through the Black Sea ports of Sarp and Batumi, the adventurous can make use of an inland border post linking Posof and Akhaltsikhe. At the time of writing, citizens of most countries could get a free visa on arrival, but double-check with your nearest Georgian embassy.
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Buses run from Kars and Ardahan to the cute Turkish border town of Posof; there's nothing to see there, but the lofty views may even entice you to stay the night. The border is 12km away and accessible by taxi (TL25); you'll pay just a little more for the remaining run to Akhaltsikhe (drivers will accept euros and Turkish lira), a pleasant Georgian town with banks, hotels and good links to Tbilisi and Batumi.
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The Georgians
Georgians have lived in the valleys of the Çoruh, Tortum, Kura and Berta rivers, now in Turkey, since the Bronze Age. Like the neighbouring Armenians, they were among the first Near Eastern nations to be evangelized, and were converted rapidly to Christianity by St Nino of Cappadocia in the mid-fourth century. Unlike the Armenians, they never broke with the Orthodox Patriarchate in Constantinople, and maintained good relations with Byzantium.
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An effective Georgian state only entered the local stage early in the ninth century, under the auspices of the Bagratid dynasty. This clan contributed rulers to both the Georgian and Armenian lines – hence the partial overlap in the medieval history of the two kingdoms. They claimed direct descent from David and Bathsheba, which explains a preponderance of kings named David, a coat of arms laden with Old Testament symbols, and curiously Judaic stars of David embossed on many of their churches.
Ashot I Kuropalates began the first stages of territorial expansion and church-building in the area, under the guidance of the monk Gregory Khantzeli. Ashot's descendants included David "the Great" Magistros of Oltu, as well as Bagrat III, who in 1008 succeeded in unifying the various Georgian principalities into one kingdom. The Selçuks arrived in 1064, ravaging Georgia and all of eastern Anatolia, but as soon as they turned to confront the Crusaders a Bagratid revival began. David the Restorer managed to expel the Selçuks by 1125, moved the Bagratid court to newly captured Tblisi, then reunited the various feuding principalities ruled by minor Bagratid warlords.
Under the rule of David's great-granddaughter Tamara, medieval Georgia acquired its greatest extent and prestige, controlling most of modern Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as the ancestral Georgian valleys. A formidable military strategist and shrewd diplomat, the queen displayed a humanity and tolerance unusual for the era. Many churches and monasteries were repaired or re-endowed under Tamara; despite being a woman and a non-Muslim, her name still elicits respect from local Turks.
After Tamara died, the Georgian kingdom began a slow but steady decline, effectively partitioned between the Ottoman and Persian empires. The rise of imperial Russia signalled the end of any viable Georgian state, and the last semi-independent king effectively surrendered to Catherine the Great in 1783.
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The Bagratids were a prolific bunch, who erected castles on just about every height; generally you'll have to be satisfied with a passing glance, since access to many of these eyries has long been impossible other than for technical climbers. The most remarkable examples are the early Bagratid monastic churches, all dating from before the move northeast to the Caucasus proper, and most sited amid oases at the heads of remote valleys. The Georgians borrowed many of the architectural features of Armenian churches. It takes a trained eye to distinguish the two styles, though in general the Georgians rarely attempted the rotundas or multi-lobed domed squares beloved of the Armenians.
There's not been nearly the degree of official stonewalling about Georgian Christians as there is concerning Armenians, and the churches have become recognized as tourist attractions. Almost all have suffered damage from dynamite- and pickaxe-wielding treasure-hunters: the locals have an unshakeable conviction that all the Christians who left the area in 1923 secreted precious items in or under their churches, in the mistaken belief that they'd eventually be able to return.


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