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Standard Room, 2 Single Beds, Non SmokingMax Occupancy: 2 guests
Standard Room, 2 Single Beds, Non SmokingMax Occupancy: 2 guests
Superior Room, 2 Single Beds, Non SmokingMax Occupancy: 2 guests
Superior Room, 2 Single Beds, Non SmokingMax Occupancy: 2 guests
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4-star hotel in Cully with a bar/lounge
Situated on a lake, this hotel is close to Corniche Lavaux Vineyards, Lavaux Vineyard Terraces, and Lutry Pier. Area attractions also include Olympic Museum and Lausanne Cathedral.
Hotel Features
In addition to a bar/lounge, Clarion Collection Hotel Lavaux provides complimentary wireless Internet access, dry cleaning/laundry services, and laundry facilities.
Room Amenities
LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Guestrooms also feature complimentary wireless Internet access, refrigerators, and air conditioning.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Clarion Collection Hotel Lavaux
At your hotel
Clarion Collection Hotel Lavaux features a terrace, multilingual staff, and laundry facilities. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This Cully hotel also offers dry cleaning/laundry services, room service (during limited hours), and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Complimentary self parking is available on site. A total renovation of this property was completed in 2012.
Clarion Collection Hotel Lavaux is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Meeting rooms
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Total number of rooms - 61
- Elevator/lift
- Number of floors - 3
- Room service (limited hours)
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Multilingual staff
- Terrace
- Year Built 1964
- Free self parking
- Free RV, bus, truck parking
- Smoke-free property
Stay connected
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
Park your car
Free self parking, Free RV, bus, truck parking
In your room
- Refrigerator
- Separate sitting area
- Air conditioning
- Complimentary weekday newspaper
- Phone
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Private bathroom
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bathtub or shower
- Desk
- In-room safe
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Satellite TV service
- Free Wi-Fi
Eat and drink
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snowboarding nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Ski lessons available nearby
- Ski equipment rental shops nearby
The fine print for Clarion Collection Hotel Lavaux
When you arrive
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-in time ends at 11 PM
When you leave
Check-out time is noon
How you can pay
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, MasterCard, Visa
Your pets
Pets allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- A tax is imposed by the city: CHF 3.5 per person, per night
- Breakfast fee: CHF 18 per person (approximately)
- Pet fee: CHF 15 per pet, per night
- Crib (infant bed) fee: CHF 35 per night


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More thoughts on Milton Bradley
It seems as though the future acquisition of Milton Bradley remains in debate. At this point, many of us probably have ants in our pants as we wait for news, and the lack of Hendry making any big moves has certainly left many fans - myself included - full of aggravation.
It really boggles the mind to realize that Hendry has done nothing of value this off season. He allowed the departure of The Greatest Playing Cub, he whiffed when trying to acquire Jake Peavy, and he signed some schmuck named Gathright who couldn't swing a bat through a wet paper bag.
Milton Bradley, meanwhile, is not only available, he's not only a top option, but it still remains a strong possibility that he'll come at a discount, even though I think the risk of him flipping out and transforming into a douchebag is less likely than it used to be. He's also a bit of an injury risk, but at this point the Cubs are certainly loaded in backup outfielders who can fill in should he miss a chunk of time due to any kind of necessary operation.
So - will the Cubs grab Bradley? Sorry, but I still think it's unlikely, but I really don't have a clue. My gut feeling is that Hendry has lost his magic touch - he's certainly lost his monopoly on the free agent market to the Yankees this year, but that's life for you. But I hope with epic sincerity that Jim Hendry will find a way to improve the team, and if it means signing a dangerous, fight-prone outfielder who will kill the first fan who dares bate him, then I'm all for it.
I couldn't begin to guess where Bradley goes, but Chicago would be a good landing spot for him, at least in my opinion.
Very well done, Kurt.
Very well done, Kurt.
I like the idea, but...
If he ends up injured and misses significant time, we'll all look back upon this as a rather trivial pursuit.
I see what you did there!
With the board games and the links and the whatnot. Gave me a chuckle.
Ahhh, that Kurt
when it comes to his comedic writing, I am always cautioning him not to push a concept too far, continually warning him Don't Break The Ice.
You can definitely find yourself in a Mouse Trap by doggedly following one path. It is really hard to Connect Four concepts in one narrative thread.
but funny still.
Nothing of value?
Hendry re-signed Dempster before anyone else got a shot at him and he kept Harden. He can hardly be blamed for failing to acquire Peavy - Kevin Towers was asking for a crapload of players, and while it would be very nice to have Jake Peavy at the head of the Powerzord that is the Chicago Cubs starting pitching, a lot needed to happen. Hendry had to find a team to take on the Marquis du Suck's contract, he needed to convince the Phillies that Mark DeRosa is more than just a two month sub for Chase Utley, an infinitely better player, and he needed to find replacements for players traded away in any Peavy trade (Marshall et al). So maybe Jimmy hasn't had an offseason as spectacular as the past two years, but it's still been decent.
It's not that he hasn't made
It's not that he hasn't made decisions, it's that he made the RIGHT decisions, the evisceration of our system that Towers was asking for... sure, a man of lesser intellegence might have said. OOOOH shiney new pitching.
Hendry said the right thing at the right time. I don't think it's dead, I just don't think Towers' screws have been significantly pushed. Neither has McFails... Give it time, the cost-benifit of keeping peavy will make Towers dump him for much less.
Now as far as Bradley goes. I am now okay thinking he's the best option for us in right. Injury history or not because we ARE deep there... if Bradley plays in the playoffs, that's the bat we'd like most. Raaaaaaake.
I agree the lack of movement by the Cubs this offseason is awful and hurts to watch, mostly because I thought Peavy was coming to town, but I understand why nothing has happened. Hendry is in a pretty tight spot right now; where the ownership situation combined with a roster full of players we're over-committed to- he is pretty much handcuffed. The economy plus the ownership transfer being drug out until the next Olympics has made it to where the Cubbies gotta watch their spending for the first time in a long time. His #1 job is moving mountain Marquis to another team willing to pay his salary. Then after that the trade front heats up right? Wrong; there is no one the cubs can offer in a trade and get a good return for other than Josh Vitters, as the farm system is devoid of any impact prospects. Then look at the MLB roster, which at the moment is pretty tough to figure out exactly how you squeeze the number of bodies on the roster into the number of positions on the field. We've drug Felix Pie into permanent purgatory where we don't even know what we can get from him on the field or in a trade anymore; and you may as well throw Cedeno & Fontenot in that group as well. I may be off on this opinion, but right now I look at the cubs 4 middle infielders (Cedeno, Fontenot, DeRosa, and Theriot) and after a long hard look I see 4 second baseman. To me it would have made sense to enter into the Furcal bidding circus or call the Braves about Yunel Escobar, and by acquiring one of them you add a serious SS and simply slide Theriot to 2B. Even worse than not snagging Peavy, was the fact that we traded a true prospect to acquire Kevin Gregg. That's the cubs only move so far because Joey Gathright isn't even a pawn on the chessboard - they should have at least gone after Willy Taveras first. I understand the sudden outcry to sign Milton Bradley, but I'm not sold it would be the best possible move they could make. Bradley has a great swing from both sides of the plate, he's young, athletic, gets on base, and he is versatile. But with all that he is also a major injury risk, a player that has been with 4 different teams in the last 4 years, has had problems controlling himself in the past, and has had problems controlling himself in the present, which would lead me to believe those problems will likely be there in the future. So, with all that said, Bobby Abreu on a 2 year deal makes the most sense of anyone on the market. Milton Bradley is an impact player, but an impact player for only about 120 games max per year. Abreu gives you a more consistent production for 150+ games each and every year. Abreu brings a quiet professionalism: while scoring 100 R, racking up 100 RBI, and swiping 20 bases regularly. Most importantly Abreu works the count and the Cubs have a lineup loaded with free swinging, high strikeout guys - look at the impact Fukudome had on the lineup at the beginning of the year when he was patient and being productive. Give him 2 years $25 M, then trade Marquis, and trade Pie if it brings a solid lefty to the bullpen. The best trade the Cubs could make would be through the Baltimore Orioles involving Nick Markakis, Brian Roberts, or both. If the Cubs put Vitters on the table; along with Fontenot, Pie, Marquis, Gregg, or other players the O's are interested in they could pull off a massive deal that would transform the cub's offense. I'm not too worried that Hendry won't pull something out of his hat, but then again all it would take for me to be happy is a Jason Marquis trade.
In general, well said, sir.
In general, well said, sir. You're right about the fact that the Cubs development process is extremely disappointing. And I think your assessment of our current middle infield staff is not far off.
(As an aside, recently published defensive metrics don't really support the claim that Theriot is awful at shortstop; apparently he's about league average at the position. But the relatively weak arm remains, and Theriot will never excel defensively at short.)
I think your point about games played is certainly valid; many sportswriters have noted that Abreu's unwillingness to hit the wall, while detrimental at the time of the play, helps him maintain his everyday presence in the lineup.
Overall, your assessment of the Cubs is accurate, and I think it's an assessment shared by many true baseball-loving Cub fans - the recent (albeit limited) success of the major league franchise is not sustainable without a proper developmental foundation.
But let's be a bit more reasonable about 2009.
Aside from Daryl Ward and Henry Blanco (both of whom admittedly had their moments on offense in 2008), the Cubs offense remains intact. This, a team that lead the NL, and almost all of MLB, in runs scored in 2008. This, a team that went Soriano-less for 6 weeks following a freak accident on an inside pitch from Gary Farking Bennett. (I'm still mad about that, actually.)
Anyways - my point, and Jim Hendry has said it as well, is that this team has a solid offensive core. Soriano, Ramirez, and Soto have some of the biggest bats in their respective positions; Lee (declining power aside) and Theriot (honestly, check out that consistent OBP) are solid contributors as well. If we sign a viable free agent to play right field, and get anything above our worst expectations out of Fukky in center and DeRosa/Fontenot at 2nd, we have a really, really good offense. (Pitching, of course, is a whole 'nother story, that the Cubs are prepared to do well in.)
Don't talk about breaking the core up, Harry. Don't try to swing a deal for Nick Markakis, and PLEASE don't bring Rian-Bay Oberts-Ray into this.
Crap farm system or not, we've somehow come across a good team for the latter part of this decade. Let's hope we can get something done before the window of opportunity closes on us.
Saying that the Cubs offense
Saying that the Cubs offense remains intact is a pretty severe misnomer, good sir. Keep in mind AJ that the Cubs had one of the top 3 offensively performing center fields in all of baseball last year - a feat they will almost certainly not match in 2009, even if they stupidly brought Edmonds back - and that Mark DeRosa easily had a career year at second base.
The Cubs will possibly under-perform at CF, if DeRo is the starter they will under-perform at RF even if he came close to matching last year's output, they will under-perform at SS even if Theriot comes close to last year's output, and they'll be hard-pressed to match the output they had at 2B either.
I direct you again to this article which explains it best, and I do so specifically because it's hard to refute: http://goatriders.org/production-lines-of-the-apocalypse
Because of how quickly he has
Because of how quickly he has come and gone from the 40-man roster, Jim Edmonds' contributions to the 2008 season are easy, at least for me, to forget. But you're absolutely right - we had killer production in center field, and we're not going to have that in 2009. Also can't argue with you that DeRo had an outstanding year in 2008.
But our "overperformance" at two generally weak-hitting positions wasn't our entire offense. It's almost certainly what took us from "good offense" to "best in the league" in '08. But missing those things in 2009 won't really dramatically change the way we operate offensively, or prevent us from being a "good offense" once again. A-Ram, Sori, Soto, Lee, and others will score runs.
That article you reminded me of was a dense one. It had a lot of great points, as well as some issues that I don't quite agree with. But your article offers some bullet points at the end that need to happen this offseason for the Cubs to *improve.* Furthermore, you say something in your most recent post that merits another mention - it's really difficult to *improve* an offense that was best in the league in 2008.
While 2009 will likely not be as massively awesome as 2008 on offense (I mean, seriously, what a year we had), I argue we don't need it to be to make the playoffs. I think that's something we agree on.
I'm also pretty convinced that the playoffs are a crapshoot, and that if the Cubs just keep getting there, they'll find their way into the World Series soon.
first of all...
First of all, I don't think we need a quiet professional in Bobby Abreu seeing as we already have one in Derek Lee. What we need is someone who will go bat-shit crazy to get this team off its butt in the playoffs. If you remember, good sir, last year during the playoffs it seams that our super team was simply going through the motions during that pitiful 3 games against the Dodgers. I'm not saying that Bradly is perfect, far from it. That injury history scares me just as much as anyone else. I just want someone who will be pissed when we lose and do something about it.
Second, we don't have what it takes to get Brian Roberts let alone both him and Markakis. And ripping apart the best offense, regardless of its over-achieving, is probably not a good idea.
Other than that I think you're pretty much right on.
Also, would anyone know if there are any strong lefty CF's on the trade market?
What are the cubs even after this off-season?
I honestly can't say that I understand the direction the Cubs are trying to take with this team for 2009. We let K-Wood walk, and then follow that up with the dual pursuits of a starting pitcher (when we already have 6 of those) and a LH hitting OF (for an OF that is already getting pretty crowded). Then you look at the 2 additions that have been made, in Kevin Gregg and Joey Gathright, and both are guys that I hope aren't on my 25 man roster, seriously. The cubs have developed a pattern of not being able to s**t-or-get-off-the-pot with many of their players, and as a result we're often stuck with the very same players that we impede the development of. To me it would be nice just one time to see the Cubs sell high on a player, instead of being the team that is always buying high on every move they make. If we can get a premium SP, RP, or OF for Mark DeRosa then with the current roster I think you make that move - because his trade value probably won't ever be higher than right now. But DeRo is a favorite in the clubhouse and of Lou as well, so I don't see him moving, but in that case why not listen to offers for Cedeno and Fontenot? Felix Pie is another one that I just don't get what in the world they are trying to do to this kid's career; he's up, he's down, we're gonna trade him, we're gonna keep him but not play him, and he's out of options now too. So logically the next step is to go sign his twin brother right? Which is what we did, when we signed Joey Gathright. This all seems eerily similar to the Patterson brothers debacle, but in the end Eric brought Rich Harden to the team. All I am saying is that there are only 25 spots on the roster, and from a numbers standpoint I don't see how 4 MI, 6 OF, 6 SP, and Micah Hoffpauir all make the team. At some point you have to make trades to get good players to fill actual team needs, and to do that you have to trade away good players. Hoffpauir is a great example, why not trade him to an AL team now? Otherwise we hold onto him and he sits on the bench because he isn't going to get to play first ahead of DLee and his defense will keep him out of the OF most likely. So you could trade him now for a good return and possibly fill a team need or you can hold onto him and he instead fills the role of Daryle Ward thus losing all value he once had. I wouldn't be looking to overspend for a free agent OF, the cubs bullpen is far from complete or even dangerous at this point. I really don't like the idea of Marmol closing because I think it takes away from being able to use him when we need him most; where if he closes we'll be holding him for the 9th which often aren't the hardest outs to come by. Marmol was effective when Lou used him at will against the other team's best, sometimes for 2 innings at a time - all of which is lost if he assumes the closer's duties. So I can only hope Smardjz can beat out "the greatest cub trade ever" Keving Gregg to close games in 2009. I wish Jason Marquis happy trails and look forward to watching either Sean Marshall or Angel Guzman every 5th day in his place. As far as the guy asking about strong LH CF trade possibilities I don't see too many, but there are: Nate McClouth & Rick Ankiel which both would be tough being in the same division. I would be interested in the Twin's Denard Span, but he would likely be hard to come by. I have to ask though, what is so wrong with an everyday outfield of Soriano-Reed Johnson-Fukudome?


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Humanity has finally gotten fed up with their fragile position in the world of Pokémon. Gathering the best of trainers, they have decided to subdue or dispose of every powerful Pokémon in existe...
"… So close, yet so far away…" Lucario muttered to himself as he looked unhappily at the inviting bed next to him, before erasing every thought of taking a quick nap. He faced the giant monster, preparing himself for battle.
The beast was similar to Suicune in form, but had a yellow tone to its skin as well as black stripes. Its tail was twisted with hairy spikes stretching out in every direction, its face adorned with what appear to be a small iron helmet as well as a sky blue beard with two large fangs sticking out of it. Lucario immediately labeled it as a saber toothed tiger, having trouble taking all the extra details. The greatest similarity to Suicune was the long, purple mane that flowed behind its back like it had never experienced the sharp coldness of a scissor.
The trainer on top looked like a very old man, with a beard almost greater than that of the furred creature he was sitting on. He was wearing a red cap on his head, which Lucario thought was quite unfitting for someone his age. While the aged man failed to strike him as half as intimidating as the cackling madman known as Brendan, he knew better than to understate the monster underneath.
"R-Raikou!?" Lucario could hear Zerobi stammer from behind the big tiger, "Have all the legendary dogs been captured!?"
"Grr…" Lucario growled while gritting his teeth, "There are more?"
"… Lucario" Red finally said, his voice both dignified and grave as he crossed his arms and looked down.
"Tch…" Lucario exclaimed in annoyance, "Why does everyone know my name?"
"No spikes. There is no doubt about it..." Red said as he uncrossed his arms, "I am afraid I must capture you."
"Yeah, figured as much" Lucario replied with a nod, looking the old man in the eye.
"… You seem quite intelligent" Red said as he reached out a hand in a friendly gesture, "Will you come quietly?"
"Hah! As if!" Lucario shouted, striking a battle pose, "I'm through with running away! It's time I man up! Just take it easy, and don't get a heart attack when I start getting serious!"
"Hey!" Zerobi yelled accusingly as both Red and his steed seemed oblivious of her, "Are you crazy!? That's a legendary Pokémon! You couldn't even HIT Suicune!"
"Don't worry!" Lucario yelled back as his confidence overtook his fatigue, "The problem with fighting Suicune was that it had too much room to run around, this thing won't escape me! Not to mention that this trainer's already halfway down the grave!"
"Oh, for crying out…" Zerobi groaned while seeing that Red and Raikou had for an unknown reason not begun fighting, instead remaining completely still for some reason, "Well, if you're gonna attack, better do it before they can react!"
"Of course! I'm not taking any risks this time!" Lucario said before he quickly dashed toward the motionless legendary, quickly trying to figure out if he should attack it like usual or try a new aura-based strike right off the bat.
He had not taken a single step towards the enemy before Raikou leaned back on its hind legs and Red crouched beneath the purple mane on its back. A massive electrical current instantly filled the entire room, making the bed and magazines on the ground crumple up and catch on fire. Neither Lucario nor Zerobi had even the tiniest chance of dodging as both their brains shut down and their legs folded on themselves.
When the paralyzation subsided, it was replaced by a searing pain coursing through both of them as they twisted and turned in agony on the ground. Zerobi screamed out loud, but Lucario's voice was already spent and he instead gave off a tormented wheeze. Yellow bolts of lightning shot out of them and struck the walls as well as Raikou, who seemed to be completely unaffected by them.
As quickly as the thunder had struck, it was gone. Raikou stood tall above the two shaking cripples and saw the small papers around them turn into ash.
"Far too easy…" Red sighed to himself as he emerged from the purple mane, "Not even a battle anymore, just a single attack and it is over…"
"… UGH!" Lucario cried as he held his stomach and felt like barfing. He was on his back, staring up at the open sky through the broken ceiling.
"Good work, Raikou" Red said in a kind way while scratching Raikou who made an odd purr-like sound in return, "Pikachu would have been proud of you."
"B-Bastard…" Lucario stammered weakly, struggling to get up. The powerful shock had stunned his body, but more than that it had made him realize just how exhausted he really was. His legs cried out in pain after having been running for so long, and the previous experiments with aura had crippled his arms with a lingering burning sensation that even the electricity could not compare with. The way he was, there was nothing he could do… Except…
"My…" a sorrowful voice sounded from the other side of the room, "My occult magazines… All gone…"
"Z-Zerobi… Run…!" Lucario shouted with the last of his strength, "He wants me!"
"I can't…!" Lucario heard Zerobi respond from behind Raikou.
"No, I got you into this…" Lucario kept going, thinking that at the very least he would not have her life on his conscience, "You must leave me behind, an-"
"I said, I can't!" Zerobi yelled back with an angry tone, "I'm paralyzed!" While they were talking, Red had turned around and finally noticed the wounded Weavile behind him.
"Oh…" Red said sadly as he stroked his beard, "… You were there all this time? Forgive me for involving you in this… We will be on our now shortly." As he finished apologizing, he pulled a Pokéball from his belt at a speed comparable to Raikou's lightning, turned around and threw it at Lucario. Barely mobile, Lucario saw it coming and somehow managed to roll to the side in order to escape it. The Pokéball hit the ground, before instantly flying back. He thought it might be a boomerang-like attack and kept his head down, but instead it simply returned to Red's outstretched hand.
"This will be a lot easier if you just let yourself get caught…" Red sighed again, putting the Pokéball back in his belt.
"I will n-never be caught!" Lucario wheezed defiantly, even though he himself was having a hard time finding another way out of this.
"Listen closely" Red continued as he leaned forward and spoke as clearly as possible, "Either I catch you right now, or I will just have to use that electric attack again until you are completely immobile… And that is something neither of us want, right?"
"D-Don't think you can…" Lucario kept going, trying to sit up but failing and falling on his back again.
"Do not be afraid…" Red said calmly, "As my Pokémon, you can be assured that I will let never let any harm come to you."
"Screw you! I'm…" Lucario growled as he finally managed to sit up and tried standing up before falling on his knees in exhaustion, "… I belong to no one!" Before he could react, Red pulled out another Pokéball and threw it at him from his hip. Half of Lucario's brain told him that such an absurd throw would never hit, while the other one was registering the fact that the green and white ball was slowly filling up his vision…
Lucario flinched as the contraption hit him right between the eyes, not really feeling it between the gaping wound on his shoulder, the burning sensation lingering in his arms and heavy damage everywhere else from the electricity. The ball fell down to the ground and started rolling away into a corner of the cave. Lucario tripped forward in shock expecting to turn into a red light, but noticed that his body remained solid and stopped himself with his arms halfway down.
"This is…" Red said with a pause as he stared at the collapsed wolf, "… Most unusual." Time seemed to stand still for the three of them as Red thought about his next move, Zerobi and Lucario too stunned to think or act. After a long while, Red sighed deeply as he reached down to the backside of his belt and drew yet another Pokeball, one that was purple and white with large pink spots on it as surrounding an insignia of the letter 'M'.
"The Master Ball - Quite a rarity" Red said to himself while adoring the machine in his hands for bit, "Even someone like me has trouble getting hands on one. It is precious, and really should not be used in a situation like this…" Zerobi knew all too well what he was talking about and begun scrambling away in terror, but Lucario was still wondering how he had managed not to get caught earlier.
"You… You gonna bludgeon me to death, or what?" Lucario said slowly, getting up on his knees again.
"Hmpf… It is not like I can take it with me once I am dead" Red continued as he clutched the master ball in his hand and turned his cap backwards in a determined manner, "Currently, my duty to capture you to ensure the safety of the future generations... And I will do everything I can to do so!"
The master ball escaped Red's hand with a powerful throw and was sent spinning at Lucario with precise aim and amazing speed. For a moment Lucario thought about letting it hit him between the eyes again, but instead held out his hands in an attempt to stop it. He managed to catch it between his paws in midair, completely stopping it.
"The Master Ball… Failed…?" Red gasped in disbelief, "This… This cannot be!"
"Looks like… The one to catch something…" Lucario said with a smile feeding off his opponent's surprise, "… Was me."
"The only way that you cannot be caught by a master ball …" Red continued in an attempt to gather his thoughts, "… Is if you are not a Pokémon."
"Heh…" Lucario chortled as he held the master ball in one hand, imitating Red from earlier, "Lucky me, then."
"I never thought it would come to this…" Red kept going, having completely lost his cool as impossibility stared him in the face, "I cannot capture you, does that mean that I have to…" He suddenly became quiet and hunched over, seemingly in a battle of morals with himself.
"… No" he finally said out loud, sitting upright again, "Absolutely not. With the description I was given… But there are two of them… And this Lucario is…" He looked at the Weavile behind him, before looking at the Lucario in front of him, and finally lowered his head in a hopeless gesture.
"… You win" Red finally said as he scratched his beard, "If I cannot capture you, I am unable to become victorious."
"I…" Lucario said as his vision grew foggy.
"Listen closely. I could end your life right here and now, but I will not. I only ask you for one thing in return…" Red said in a deep, serious voice as he stared at Lucario with gentle eyes, "… Please, do not make me regret it."
Giving off a faint smile behind the beard, Red held on as Raikou howled and jumped through the hole above them, leaping on the walls to get outside.
"Take… That… You… Dull… Old…" Lucario stammered cockily, before exhaling and collapsing on the floor. The two Pokémon lay pained and immobile, and within seconds the cave was silent once more.
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"I had five months of vacation stored up... And you take me to a place called 'Snowpoint City'?"
"Cerulean City never gets any snow, I thought you'd like it!"
"Are you implying that I have never seen snow before? I can assure you that it has never been a pleasant experience, including right now"
"It'll be worth it once you see the Snowpoint Temple!"
"... Temple? Make that especially right now..."
"Yeah! It's really old, and quite the sight from what I've heard!"
"OK, this has gone on far enough. Tell me, what part of me EVER gave off the signal that I would want to spend my vacation visiting a bloody temple!?"
"B-But... I..."
"I was looking forward to sipping berry juice by a pool somewhere while making snide remarks to people passing by and annoying the clerks by pretending that I'm deaf..."
"... I'm... Sorry..."
"I hereby permanently revoke your permission to pick vacation spots"
"... No!"
"With all the work I've had to do lately, I can't afford something like this. I need a master of being lazy to pick out a good spot. Like that Croagunk... He always seems to find the best places to lurk around..."
"Look to your right"
"... What, did I miss a particularly snowy tree? One where the snow has the branches weighed down to join its brethren on the ground? Wait, you're not going to slap me or something, right?"
"Just do it!"
"Because if you do, I WILL have you arrested for assaulting an officer of the law!"
Just turn your head around!"
"Fine, but there's absolutely no possibility anything could make up for..."
"... Holy crap, is that...!?"
"N-No way! That is... I can't..."
"I-I thought you'd like it..."
"LIKE IT!? Way to play me for a fool with that whole innocent screw-up thing!"
"I learned from the best, after all!"
"C'mere, you... Heh, this is NOW a vacation! Nothing could possibly ruin it!"
"Ah! Don't say that, or something'll happen for sure!"
"What, you still believe in all that occult stuff? Haha! Don't worry, nothing bad is going to happen... Now, let's enjoy ourselves for once!"


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A timer is a specialized type of clock for measuring time intervals. With this tool, you will be able to keep track on blue/red buff and dragon/baron. Installation is simple and easy, furthermore, you can operate it with mouse or keyboard and most importantly, it is allowed and legit. Sound effects will remind you when certain monster spawns.
After successful installation, below is what you should see on your screen.
You can change position of the box by selecting the top bar of it, and move it left/right or top/bottom. Box can't go outside of the screen.
You can toggle enemy timers by clicking on the right side of Baron Nashor icon.
Taken from readme.txt file.
#Default keyboard shortcuts: F6 - OPEN settings F7 - START blue buff timer F8 - START red buff timer F9 - START dragon timer F10 - START baron timer 8 - START enemy blue buff timer 9 - START enemy red buff timer 0 - STOP all timers #Mouse operations: Click on icon to START/STOP timer Double-click on form to close application Click on the right side of Baron Nashor icon to toggle enemy timers
Timer will play sound effect e.g. "blue buff now", "red buff now", "dragon now", "baron now" 5 seconds before respawn.


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An all-optical switch on silicon
A photonic circuit in which one light beam controls the flow of another beam is a longstanding goal for developing highly integrated optical communication components. For optimal integration, it is highly desirable to use silicon - the dominant material in the microelectronics industry - as a platform for photonic chips. CNS researchers have obtained the first experimental results of all-optical switching on silicon by using a highly confining nanostructure [see Fig. below] to enhance the sensitivity of light to optically-induced refractive index changes and to minimize thermal effects. Under optical excitation, the structure can be made to be almost completely opaque or transparent, acting as an all-optical gate. The transmission of the structure can be modulated or switched by more than 97% in less than 500 ps (half a billionth of a second) using light pulses with energies as low as 40 pJ (0.04 billionths of a Joule)
|Scanning electron microscope image that shows the top-view of a ring resonator coupled to a waveguide. Inset shows the entire ring structure . A pump pulse incident on the ring structure controls the transmission properties of a signal pulse sent through the waveguide (straight feature).
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Thousands of Baltimore County residents have probably paid hundreds of dollars too much for their use of the city's public sewage system — and most are not even aware of it, county officials acknowledge.
More than 200,000 county households get their water from Baltimore City, where an error-prone billing system overcharged its customers in both jurisdictions by at least $4.2 million in the past few years.
But in Baltimore County, the errors are multiplied because of the method sewer charges are calculated for these customers: The county's budget and finance office multiplies the city-issued water bills by three.
And because sewer charges for county residents are wrapped into their annual or semiannual property tax bills — which are often paid out of escrow accounts held by mortgage companies — many homeowners don't even notice the exorbitant charges.
"There is no doubt that if someone has an erroneous bill, given the computation that takes place … someone's charge could indeed be inflated," said Don Mohler, chief of staff to County Executive Kevin Kamenetz. County residents may have overpaid by as much as $2.7 million on sewer bills, according to figures released by city public works officials.
Mohler said county officials would promptly correct sewer bill errors in response to customer complaints, but he said they have no way to flag the 17,000 county accounts to which the city is issuing water bill refunds.
"The two billing systems don't talk to one another. They're incompatible," said Mohler. "Someone would have to call once they got [their water bills] straightened out with the city. When folks call, they get pretty prompt service."
Bill and Cindy Molick of Rosedale learned their annual sewer bill was about $1,000 too high only after their mortgage company upped their payments by $300 a month. When Cindy Molick called the lender, an employee alerted her to the high sewer fee.
"Why am I stuck dealing with this when none of it was my fault in the first place?" asked Cindy Molick, 54, a retired city police officer.
Unless their homes are served by wells and septic systems, Baltimore County residents rely on the city's public water and sewage treatment systems. The city issues the bills for water usage, and customers send their payments to the city.
But billing for the sewage treatment system is handled by Baltimore County's budget and finance office. The county triples a household's water bill to determine sewer charges, a calculation based on the assumption that customers who run more water are also sending more water into the sewage treatment system. The sewer charges are then added to residents' property tax bills.
The county turns over to the city the money it collects for sewer bills, about $52 million last year. The city uses the revenue to help pay for maintenance of the wastewater treatment system.
While problems with the city's water billing system surfaced several months ago, Mohler says the county is "in the early stages" of trying to figure out how many residents may have paid too much in sewer charges and whether the overbilling problem continues.
County officials are "trying to work with our city counterparts to analyze the city data to get to the bottom of the magnitude of the problem," Mohler said.
A spokesman for Baltimore's Department of Public Works, which runs the city's water and sewer systems, said the city did alert county officials that 17,000 county customers had been overcharged. City officials also have said they have taken steps to correct problems in the water-billing system.
City auditors first informed city public works officials in November that as many as 65,000 city and county residents may have received inaccurate bills over the past three years.
By the time the audit was made public in late February, public works officials said they had completed their own review and determined that 38,000 customers had been overbilled and were due $4.2 million in refunds. About 17,000 of the 225,000 county water customers — about one in 13 — had been overcharged, they said.
As the Molicks can attest, the city's correction of a water bill does not automatically trigger a reduction in a sewer bill.
The couple's frustrations began when they received a water bill in early 2011 that was nearly $500 more than they had been paying.
County residents suffer from city's water billing problems, too – times three
Mistakes by city water bureau are compounded in sewer bill calculations, often go unnoticed
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Dumped Cat Owners Say 'Don't Hurt' Bin Lady
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The owners of a cat which was thrown into a wheelie bin have appealed to those angered by the abuse not to "take matters into their own hands".
The RSPCA launched an investigation after a grey-haired woman was captured on CCTV dumping rescue cat Lola into a large green rubbish bin.
Lola's owner Stephanie Mann, 24, said: "I can't believe the reaction to the story. I only posted it on Facebook because I wanted to see who she was.
"Whatever she has done, I don't like her, but I don't want her to get hurt."
Mrs Mann and her husband Daryll said they did not expect the reaction that occurred after they posted the footage from outside their home in the Stoke area of Coventry.
The cat, which was trapped for 15 hours, emerged unscathed but the footage posted on social networking site Facebook provoked viewer outrage.
Hundreds of people joined groups on the site, including one entitled "catch the evil b**** who put the cat in the bin", and many have posted threatening messages about the woman depicted in the CCTV.
Sky's Lisa Dowd said the woman - named by authorities as Mary Bale - was offered police protection because of the "level of vitriol against her".
"Police say they are keeping a close eye on her home because of the threats she has received," she said.
The Manns found the trapped four-year-old cat when they heard her cries on Sunday morning.
When they looked through their CCTV footage they were shocked to discover it was a middle-aged woman that had put Lola in the bin, and not drunken yobs as they suspected.
The RSPCA said it was "appalled" by Ms Bale's actions and was continuing investigations to decide whether to bring charges against her.
Police did not arrest Ms Bale because she did not committed a criminal offence.
"Locals here have been pretty disgusted," Lisa Dowd added.
"West Midlands Police are taking her safety extremely seriously."
The cat's owners urge the public to act responsibly over the woman's behaviour.
"Now that the police know who she is, I think people should leave it to them and the RSPCA and not take matters into their own hands," Mrs Mann said.
"It needs to be dealt with properly, not by people getting aggressive with her."


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Ardha Chandrasana
Half Moon Pose with Bind
Come to Warrior II. Place fingertips on floor to the outside foot of bent leg and kick up to balance, straightening standing leg.
Press fingertips and foot of standing leg firmly into the floor, simultaneously lifting opposite leg parallel to the floor, keeping hips stacked. Reach back to grab your foot, kicking your foot into your hand to create the backbend.
Good for stretching the groins, hamstrings and calves, shoulders, chest and spine.


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Macau profile
Chief executive: Fernando Chui Sai On
Fernando Chui succeeded Edmund Ho in December 2009 to become the territory's second chief executive since the former Portuguese territory reverted to Chinese rule.
He was hand-picked by Beijing to be Mr Ho's successor and stood unopposed, gaining 282 out of 300 possible votes from Macau's Beijing-approved committee of politicians and businessmen. Ordinary citizens have no direct say in the appointment of their chief executive.
Mr Chui belongs to one of Macau's elite families - as did his predecessor - in a territory known for its close links between government and business.
US-educated, he was a public health administrator before going into politics. He served as Macau's Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture for 10 years until May 2009, when he resigned in order to run for the office of chief executive.
He has pledged to diversify Macau's economy - which is currently heavily dependent on the gambling industry - into sectors such as logistics.


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Gigi's Versus Muddy's: Both 'Uniquely Different'
In Friday's paper, I spotlighted three new eateries investing in Midtown to expand their local footprint.
Marilyn Weber and her husband Blake have Nashville-based Gigi's Cupcakes USA franchise rights to the Memphis metropolitan area. Marilyn, a Collierville native, was involved in a cookie business with a friend years ago before her career as a travel warrior business consultant. After longing to sleep in her own bed every night, Marilyn decided to launch her own Gigi's business here.
She has the utmost respect for Kat Gordon, owner of Muddy's Bake Shop in East Memphis. While the businesses compete with each other in a sense, they both offer their own individual flair, Weber said.
"Everybody wants it to be one side of the street is a Muddy's side of the street, the other is a Gigi's side of the street, and it's just so not fact," she said. "I so appreciate what Kat has done, I never could have done this at the age that she is at, so I appreciate it from the business side of things. I was a business consultant before and it's not easy jumping from a corporation to being an entrepreneur. We're so uniquely different. She's a full-fledged bakery and we've got our own favorites over at Muddy's and I think we just both bring something great to Memphis."
The new Belvedere Crossing location will be Gigi's third Memphis location, with at least one more in the works. Instead of "conquering the world with cupcakes," and over-saturating the market (pun intended), Weber plans to stay relevant though constantly evolving her business model and producing customer favorites.
"When you look at when the 'cupcake craze' started in New York, that was over 10 years ago and it's still there," Weber said. "So, do I think we need to expand what our product offerings are? Yes. Does that mean we may do cake balls or cake pops? Yes. But we'll stay true to what we do, and that is baking terrific cakes."


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In a study published in 2005, called the Anti Obeisty Action of Raspberry Ketone, raspberry ketones were given to mice that were fed a high-fat diet for several weeks. Mice were split into different groups, each getting the same calories but getting different amounts of raspberry ketones (either 0.5%, 1% or 2%). The diets were about 40% fat in each group. Researchers noted that raspberry ketones — that made up between 1% and 2% of total calories — caused a reduction in body weight and fat buildup in the livers of mice after 10 weeks of use, compared to mice that only were fed a high-fat diet.


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Pictures are not full bleed :-(
I just received my first book for proofing. However I am not really satisfied about the results, and would like to know how to improve things. (The quality of the binding and printing is OK!!)
My problem is the following. I have a lot of drawings that I would lke to use in the book. The drawings were scanned using Photoshop and have a white background. In Photoshop (CS3) I resized all drawings to 7" x 7". However it seems that when importing the drawings in booksmart, the drawings are trimmed. Result is that in the book the drawings are not full bleed (I choosed Full bleed picture-page in Booksmart), but the background of the page-layout is being shown "through" the drawing. I tried using a White background in BookSmart, but that didn't work either….
You will see what i mean in the pdf that as been generated by Blurb. Look at page 11 where the drawing of the flamengo-dancer is a rectangle on a light grey page, where the drawing in Photoshop was 7×7 inches square with a white background!
Please help!
Thanks very much in advance!
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Hi Fred;
It looks to me as if you have two different problems here…
Easy one first; if you look at page 10, where the fish's tail has been chopped off, the reason for that is that the actual page size on the finished product is 6.9" x 6.9"...
7×7 is only the "descriptor" for the book. If you hovver your mouse over the page, a small window pops up with the optimum page & pixel sizings you need to apply…
So, if you are pre-preparing your pages in Photoshop, you need to take these lost gutters into account… (The reasons are to do with the printing & guillotining process to ensure edge to edge printing…)
On the "Flamenco Dancer" page – with respect – are you sure that the original image canvas was expanded to 7" across? I ask because I have been guilty of the same error – in not widening the background in photoshop before saving the image…)
If you are sure, then I really don't have any help for you on that front… there is no reason (that I can think of) why the background would show through a full-bleed imported image… If it's a Blurb problem, I suggest you file a Tech Support report with them… (You can access the submission for from the HELP page link at the top of this page…)
Good luck;
Dear Lee,
Thanks for your response! Referring to page 10: This was meant like it ;-)
Referring to page 11, I am 100% sure. I used the Image canvas resizing (is this correct?).
In fact, some other drawings even haven't been clipped to square or rectangle but as triangle :-(.
Very weird! I will submit a Tech Support report.
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Jan 24, 2008 7:42am PDTPermalink
Extending the canvas size and choosing white will increase the dimensions of the document with a #ffffff white.
Click on canvas size, then choose "canvas extension color">other and sample your paper color.
Or, if the scan of the drawing is on it's own layer, create blank layer below it, sample the paper color and fill the layer below to get a better match.
Dear Tom,
Thanks very much! That's the answer for my problem! You really helped me!
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The Zone of Untitled
Basically a parody of Digimon Hunters and Transformers Beast Hunters. Vector Prime as the Watchmaker for obvious reasons, Whirl as Clockmon for a less obvious reason (for a time he was a skilled clockmaker in the IDW canon). Tagiru is represented by a young version of Overhaul from Cybertron. His Arms Micron is Liger Jack (the JP name of Leobreaker) who represents Gumdramon. Probably looks like him to some degree with a dash of Lio Junior.
Overhaul's Beast Armor is based on Leobreaker and Lio Convoy.


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I don't know about you, but over the years, I've picked up plenty of odds and ends at garage sales (which are never really held in garages, when you think about it -- usually they're more like lawn/driveway/front stoop sales). And so I see no reason why what happened to an unidentified bargain-hunting family in New York couldn't have happened to me -- maybe there's still hope! Sure, my odds of getting struck by lightning while being attacked by a shark are probably better, but a girl can dream!
Anyway. Here's the story: The aforementioned family was at a garage sale one day when somebody (maybe the mom?) spotted a simple but elegant glass bowl. Hmm. There were a few nicks and scratches here and there, maybe a tiny crack or two, but it was pretty and simple and she'd been looking for something to put on the mantelpiece.
So the family forked over "no more than" $3 and took the bowl home. It wasn't until several years later that they discovered the truth about their new knick-knack ... That bowl was old! OLD, like really old, and I don't mean last season's flip-flops old, I mean 1,000 years old! And from China. A "Ding" bowl dating back to the Northern Song Dynasty, to be exact.
I'm not exactly sure how the family figured out their bowl was something a lot more special than they'd originally thought, but they did. And promptly consulted the experts at Sotheby's. Aaaaaand the bowl just sold for more $2.2 million at auction on Tuesday.
AND if you'll excuse me, I'm off to find a garage sale.
Have you ever found anything at a garage sale that ended up being worth a lot more than you expected?
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My boyfriend and I are renovating an 80+ year old house and I am extremely disappointed at the lack of treasures found in the walls. Even a fricken newspaper or something would be better than nothing!
I bought a whole set of dinnerware for 5 dollars at a yard sale and at the SAME sale, got a set of McDonalds millenium glasses, yes the entire set that I paid a dollar for.
The glasses were worth 50 dollars when I bought them, the dinnerware? $300. I have not sold either complete set and plan to keep them. The dinnerware set is an antique and I LOVE antiques. The glasses I am saving for a rainy day as my grandmother says.


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You climbed inside my heart late one night back in high school. I let you in by accident, without knowing what a cursed blessing you would be. As I curled up beside you on that yellow velvet couch, a tiny part of you slipped in with my weak blue blood as it returned from its journey through my body. At least, I think that's when it happened. That was the moment I felt a tiny shift. Never before had I cared whether someone would call the next day. Never before had I put a specific face to the shadowy figure I envisioned in my dreams. I can only assume it was that little piece of you passing through my superior vena cava that caused the change.
We talked for hours that night. I'd been with other boys, but they always wanted too much, too fast. You were happy just to hold my hand. Genuinely happy, not just skin-deep so. Later, when my eyelids grew heavy, I floated through the halls in the strong, warm basket that was your arms. Then you lulled me to sleep in a bed that was, for the first time, not my own.
The next day, while looking in the mirror, I touched my hand to my chest. My heart felt different. Bigger. More aware. I could tell a little part of you was wedged in my right ventricle, just below the tricuspid valve. It was a strangely thrilling feeling, knowing you were in there.
But I didn't want to take any chances. Although my heart had never been abandoned by love, or abused by a guest who overstayed his welcome, I'd heard stories. So I told myself you were just passing through.
But then you called, just as you promised. We went for ice cream and coffee at that little outdoor café. We stayed until close; they had to ask us to leave. Do you remember?
Later that night, I told myself you would soon burst through my pulmonary valve and breeze through my pulmonary arteries. You'd pay my lungs a visit, gather some sustenance for your next rendezvous, and slip away from me through a deep paper cut or a scraped knee. It was only a matter of time. Yes, you were still just a foreign body. A welcome one, to be sure, but one I didn't dare hope would stick around.
But then weeks turned to months and months into our first year. You left my heart once, on a minor detour into my lungs. I told myself it was okay; we could be friends. But before I knew it, I felt you return to my left atrium. Your presence was stronger now, refreshed by the time spent away.
After our second anniversary, I felt you graft yourself onto my left ventricle, the chamber strong and large enough to support us both. That's when the shadowy figure of my dreams disappeared altogether. That's when I let myself consider our future; our children playing in the yard; and growing old hand in hand. The little part of you living in my heart no longer felt foreign. You were a part of me.
As the years passed, you taught me more and more about the anatomy of my heart. I learned it would have been incomplete without you there, grafted inside.
Then you had to go and ruin everything. I knew before I got the phone call. I felt you seize up, there where you lived in my heart. The pain became unbearable. You, a piece of a vital organ, were torn from my body without warning, without anesthesia, by the ruthless hand of death.
Thick, red sadness poured through my aorta and spread through every inch of my body.
You were gone.
At your funeral, the bright sun and blue sky mocked the new arrhythmia of my now defective heart. Nevertheless, I refused to cry. I insisted I was lucky to have had you there while I did. I insisted my heart should still be shared. I swore I'd someday find a new guest to build a home in my cavernous left ventricle.
I met potential guest number two at the library. He took me out for sushi; I didn't tell him that's what we ate on our second date and honeymoon. As he leaned in for a kiss, you suddenly surged back to life. Only it wasn't the same little part of you I'd known. It was your ghost. It wrapped around my entire heart like a thick grey blanket.
Instantly, I lost interest in potential guest number two. I didn't explain; I just left.
Your ghost chased away potential guests three, four, and five, too. I think they sensed your presence; I think they knew you had a grip on every inch of my forever-grieving heart.
After number six, I stopped trying.
Your ghost was an invader, but I didn't push it out. I carried it around without protest for years and years. Yes, it was heavy. Yes, its weight made it hard to sleep through the night. But I got used to the dark circles under my eyes and the hunch of my shoulders. Besides, how could I have denied your ghost room and board after you showed me how to make my heart complete?
Just a moment ago, my heart stopped beating. I think your ghost stole my sinoatrial node in the night. I think your ghost absconded with my natural pacemaker, and took it to your grave.
I didn't fight it.
Thanks to you, I studied the anatomy of my heart for decades. I knew every branch of every artery. I knew every millimeter of every lonely chamber, from ceiling to floor. I knew that, because of you, my heart and I spent forty years alone and unfulfilled.
That's why I didn't fight it. That's why I'm here now.
But just in case you decide you don't want me anymore, I left my heart behind.
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Princeton Program: University of Hong Kong, Exchange in Architecture
Hong Kong, China
Program Overview
Exchange programs in both Architecture and Engineering are available to Princeton students at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), The exchange program in architecture is in the spring; the engineering program can be either fall or spring.
The course of study in HKU's B.A. in Architectural Studies is centered on the design studio and structured to encourage a sense of community, self-discipline, and creativity. Students are organized in small groups working directly with staff tutors on guided research and design projects over the length of a full term. Design programs in the studios are based on topical issues while encouraging a wide range of approaches to functional, environmental, contextual, and symbolic challenges.
The University
The University of Hong Kong is the oldest tertiary education institution in Hong Kong. It was founded in 1911 and opened in 1912 with teaching programs in medicine, engineering, and arts. Since then, the University has grown substantially and now embraces a wide range of teaching and research programs. The student population of the University (including postgraduate students) is approximately 22,150. There are ten faculties: Architecture, Arts, Business and Economics, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Science, and Social Sciences. Each faculty has a faculty office, which provides advice on academic matters.
The Setting
Hong Kong consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, the New Territories and more than 260 outlying islands. Most of the territory's almost 7 million inhabitants live on Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, and various "New Towns" such as Ma On Shan and Tin Shui Wai. The rest of the New Territories is hilly and sparsely populated. Scattered throughout the region are fishermen and agricultural communities whose clans trace their Hong Kong ancestors back for centuries.


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MILWAUKEE, WI - AUGUST 19: Domonic Brown #9 of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a bases clearing double in the top of the 3rd inning against the Milwaukee Brewers putting the Phillies up 5-0 over the Brewers at Miller Park on August 19, 2012 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images)
When Domonic Brown was called up at the trade deadline, the expectations were tempered. One, because, in the eyes of some, Brown did not adequately prove his top prospect status in his previous – albeit brief – tours with the team. Two, because he wasn't exactly killing the ball in the minor leagues.
Through 18 games, the 24-year-old hasn't given the fans too many reasons to cheer. After all, coming into Sunday's game against the Brewers, he had zero homers, plus a line of .238/.324/.286. Not too impressive, by anyone's standards, and a performance that has certainly brought out the critics.
But Brown silenced them on Sunday, when he went 3-for-4 with a double, four RBIs, a walk, and two runs, as he proved to be the engine that drove the Phillies' offense. It was the second four-RBI performance of his career, and his first since nearly two years ago.
And as a big fan of Dom, I was really happy to see him be such a huge part of the offensive outburst, given that he's been viewed as a bit of an under-performer so far. But in truth, Dom has been productive this season, even if you can't tell by looking at the back of his baseball card. While his power isn't there yet – he has only four extra base hits this season, he consistently works the opposing pitchers and doesn't give away any of his at bats, and his keen eye is the reason he is one of the leaders on the team in pitches-per-plate-appearance since his call up.
While most folks look at homers and RBIs and batting average to determine the value of a hitter, there is far, far more at play. His power is going to come back, and as long as he keeps on driving the ball like has been, his offense is going to be a lot closer to .300 than to .200. And provided that he keeps having the kinds of at-bats that he's been having, you can expect him to be on base more than most other players on the team.
Although it was just one game, the results were definitely encouraging, and with any any luck, Dom will be the offensive star that everyone thought he was going to be when he was first called up in 2010.


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Operating Paperwork
The Penn Lake uses several type of paperwork for operations. Although set in the early 70s, most of the operating forms are based on the current forms I use everyday.
Instead of TT&TO, PL's dark territory uses track warrants, based on the NORAC Form D:
To operate on signaled track the crew needs a Release Form:
I don't like carrying a fistful of waybills, because I don't in real life. I have a printed work order. PL uses a blank work order, filled out by the "agent" prior to the crew leaving the yard:
There is also a related Wheel Report form to report the train standing order. The Wheel Report has the same information as the Work Order, arranged in a different manner:
And finally I have Bad Order tickets. The are large enough to wrapped around the defective car, so the ticket & car can go to the repair track together:
Penn Lake's Employee Timetable is also based on the modern graphical ETTs rather then the period text based ones.
Also included in the Timetable are Consignee Spot Diagrams:
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Great stuff!
Nicely done, and knowing it matches your prototype forms is also cool. On my Friend Lee's WM layout, this Timetable serves as a starting point for orienting new operators, though the last time we actually ran trains we used switchlists based on the timetable. Once he completes his rebuild, we'll see which way the wind blows.
Philip H. Chief Everything Officer Baton Rouge Southern Railroad, Mount Rainier Div.
Operating Paperwork
Great Stuff Indead! I like the idea of how "Realistic" all your paperwork looks. I guess it took a while to develop this. How do you "generate" your traffic for your layout, for say pickups and set-outs? Random? Dice? Manually? Computer? How do you determine what type and how many cars are in your train, set outs etc?
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Off Spot Cars
Thanks for sharing these images. It has me thinking through how I want to handle things on my layout as I'm on the verge of putting some sort of car forwarding scheme in place.
Using your system how do you handle off spot cars? The reason I ask is that I envision my railroad having cars destined for certain industries delivered in groups larger than the industry can handle in one session so a lot of what my operators will be doing is spotting cars for storage for a session or two while they work through the cars that need to be loaded/unloaded at each industry. I'm assuming that the exceptions line would allow for that provision correct?
I like the reduced paperwork aspect of your switchlist system and I'm looking to avoid having too much clerical work between sessions and your system may present a happy medium.
thanks for sharing!
Proto-Freelanced Carfloat Operation, Brooklyn, NY c.1974
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From an earlier era...............
For paperwork of an earlier era, this is what we use on my friend Dave Ramos' layout (www.nyhrr.com). This is a waybill-only system, and is explained further on Dave's website under "operations".
Ralph Heiss, South Plainfield, NJ
Modeling the LVRR and CNJ in Jersey City, NJ circa 1951
Consignee Driven
I use consignee cars to drive car movement. Basically each consignee has a deck of cards with work instructions and each type of car has a deck of car cards. Note, that under my system cars are not consigned until a consignee card is drawn. My system doesn't care weither the car is loaded or empty; where it came from or where it's going....Only that the car is going from the yard to industry and industry to yard.
Basic consignee card:
Special work cards:
Then I draw car cards to match the spot instructions
Each consignee a tab in a car box for the cars on spot. I use this information to fill out the work order.
Rich, that's exactly what the exception line is for. You'd just have to have some kind of notation for the car card showing the car was consigned, but is off spot.
A little too much like work...
Thanks for posting my time table, Phil. It reminds me that I have to completely redo it now that I've started tearing up the layout!
While I like preparing a switch list for locals, looking over the variety of forms you've posted, and the volume of information each one seems to ask for, I'd have to hire a team of clerks to run a typical operating session.
Under the design illustrated in the timetable, which was woefully inadequate, we could manage a schedule of around 20 to 25 trains, with 20+ cars in most. There were through freights with pick ups and set outs, locals, turns and transfers. That's a lot of stuff to write down. The new design accommodates more and longer trains, which means even more cars to keep track of, and the idea of writing all of that down is even more daunting!
While the old reliable car card and 4-cycle waybill system may be far from prototypical, it has served the hobby well in turning one's layout into what's essentially a large game board, providing instructions as to how to move the various game pieces around.
Since there's four potential destinations on each waybill, and usually several months between planned ops sessions, no one gets tired of any repetition, and it's easy to pick up right where you left off (provided the cat doesn't knock the cards and/or the cars on the floor.)
For me, the delight is in handing out the throttles to my crew, keeping the paperwork as simple as possible, and making sure there's plenty of beer in the fridge and tunes on the stereo. We run a simple sequential time table, but time isn't a critical element. No fast clocks, or pressure switching. For my crew, it's play time, and the car cards and waybills just provide some general direction to keep things flowing. So far, that's been enough to keep the guys coming back...
...And the second guy from the left is a professional short line conductor!
It's Only Too Much Work............
If you MAKE it too much work.
Lee, I agree it seems (and can be, depending on how big the layout is) very daunting of a job. But, as I see it, this is where planning and research comes in. In the case of the image of the waybill I posted earlier, my friend Dave Ramos did the research as to what trains did what (this appiles particularly to the NYC part of his layout), and while that may be enjoy able to only a select few, it's necessary regardless. Well, necessary if you want to realistically have trains and carloads operate on your layout - otherwise, feel free to make them up. Anywho, once the research was done, he needed to input it the data into an Excel spreadsheet, if I recall correctly. Again, some of us out there may not want or have the ability to do that, and I get that. But once the data input is done, all it requires is to print (and cut) more out for each session. I know, with the OLG-style system, you don't need to do this. But all I am saying is, that it's not THAT much more work for a whole LOT of extra realisim in your operations. And Dave does this all by himself, for every session (once a month). To get a better idea of how large (it's really not) his layout is, visit www.nyhrr.com. I don't mean to say that his way is the better way (even if I do like it better), it's rather that it doesn't require an army of clerks to impliment like most think.
Ralph Heiss, South Plainfield, NJ
Modeling the LVRR and CNJ in Jersey City, NJ circa 1951
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To each his own.
Road trains don't work. Manifest train cars are pretty much assigned at random, and the mineral trains have mostly fixed consists. I only run two working locals, of around 10 cars each, so the work required to generate the paperwork isn't bad.
If I had a larger layout and ran more working trains, I would use a different method to generate traffic. I vastly prefer the work order format over the fistfull of CC&WB, so I'd probably use some type of computer generated system.
Layout size
Layout size has a lot to do with the complexity of operations as does the kind of trains you're running.
Now I haven't gotten so far on my layout that I even have thought about operations other than the fact that my layiout is based on the New York Connecting Railroad and it served as a conection between Jersey City, NJ and Oak Point Yard in the Bronx. But I will probably need to have some kind of dispatching scheme that will fill car floats at one end and making up trains bound for the car floats, Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties and coming from points north of Oak Point Yard.
I really haven'g iven it alot of thought just yet because I don't want to get too fa ahead of myself as the car float designs haven't been finalized yet and that has to happen before I can do the track layout in the car float yards.
I think I have enough to do without worrying about everything else.
Irv, I suspect that operations like most other things we do with
model trains are something that we try and as we use things we discover what works best for us. For some folks one system works well, while for various reasons a different system works for someone else. You may also discover as you start to operate that the first system you try has short comings, and you need to try something else. I think that there may be differences between operating your personal layout by yourself, and operating a layout with a crew. The most important thing is to have fun however you end up operating.
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8-Outlet Swivel Surge Protector: These Outlets Twist So You Don't Want to Shout
Filed under: Power and Data Distribution
Ever plug a bunch of stuff into a surge protector and end up one measly outlet short because a couple of the fatter plugs were taking up more than their fair share of space and blocking a technically "free" receptacle? Curses! What are you supposed to do, go out and buy a whole other UPS to accommodate one stupid plug?
Actually, no – just use a 360 Electrical® Swivel Surge Protector to begin with, and you won't end up in that low and frustrating place.
The entire idea behind the Swivel Surge Protector is that each of its 8 outlets can be strategically positioned in such a way that they can all be used at once, no matter how big neighboring plugs may be. If what you'll be plugging into Outlet A is bulky enough to impede on Outlet B's usable real estate, just dial Outlet A forward or backward to the point where everything will fit, and then plug in. It reminds me of one of those multi-digit combination locks, where you independently turn each successive dial to the number you need… except that there's no set combination (just make things up as you go along), and it's more for powering electronics than guarding your gym gear or bike. But stylistically… similar.
In addition to its shape-shifting capabilities, the Swivel Surge Protector guards your sensitive computer or home theater equipment from potentially damaging power surges, has integrated cable clips to keep things both safe and organized, and is UL listed in the US and Canada. Looks like someone thought things out! I like it… I like it a lot.
Meet Milo: The Newest Rockstar Smartphone Holder from BlueLounge® Designs
Filed under: Gadgets
Confession: even as much as I've loved going on about smartphones (and mobile tech in general) for the past who-knows-how-long, I only caved in and got one about 6 months ago, and let me just say: aside from the laptop that I rely on for work, I've never spent this much time interacting with a silicon-based non-life-form in my life.
And it gets better: I seem to have acquired Smartphone Neck from the obligatory hunch one must assume while making the most of one's unlimited text plan and squinting at tiny browsers. Seriously – the next time I'm in a clothing store dressing room, I'm going to have to sneak a peek in the 3-way mirror, because I'm pretty sure that I have the beginning of a Quasimodo-style thing happening in the shoulder region.
Just when I feel like I'm doomed to a life of hopeless hunching, along comes Milo™. No, Milo isn't a massage therapist, chiropractor or maker of neck braces for the gadget-impaired – it's a gorgeous little smartphone stand from BlueLounge® Designs, my absolute favorite maker of gadget accessories.
Along with BlueLounge's signature modern, minimalist styling, the Milo Smartphone Holder has an incredibly cool feature that's referred to as micro-suction, which lets the holding surface grab onto a smooth phone or case with barely any pressure applied – no clips, no big suction cups. It's one of the best features I've seen on anything in quite a while.
Anyway, the whole reason I see Milo as being a neck-saver to any gadget junkie is because of the delightfully comfortable (dare I say ergonomic?) angle it holds phones at, in either portrait or landscape position. Find a surface that you can easily sit in front of (desk, table) and you can sit back and watch streaming videos, scroll through playlists, check incoming calls or text without having to grab the phone with both hands and slowly but surely fall into the Hunch.
Could this have helped poor Quasimodo? I fear not. But it's never too late to save yourself!


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Meek says Chris didn't throw any either, and denies there is any lingering beef with the R&B singer or his camp. Mill told XXL (dot) com the following:
"Chris and Drake, them two was there, but it's other people that be around that take sh!t to the next level ... Things just happen in the club."
"I seen girls in there throwing bottles, all types of sh!t. All types of people. I never seen Chris Brown or Drake throw a bottle and I was there."
Asked if he threw a bottle at Brown, Meek replied, "F*%k no."
Mill, who was hanging at Drake's table during the June 13 incident, was rumored to be an instigator in the fight (and to have banged Rihanna).
Meek claims, at least, that he spoke with Chris Brown on the phone after the brawl and both sides agreed they had no problem with the other.
Mill concluded his frank assessment of the melee by saying, "Chris Brown be in clubs. He be around situations like this. Things get out of hand."
"That don't mean it's out of hand with me and him or him and Drake."
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Police are still investigating. As always we gotta ask ...
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i feel like drake is a pussy i lovvvve chris brown fuck rhinna y hit n run in da bathroom i dnt get it foh
uhhm!like serious guys drake is so gad damn cool you never heard him fighting xo guys take take
team chris brown till the dealth of me i dont even care about what happen because i wasnt there and i keep hearin different stpries all i know is chris brown is my nigg and i love him drake is a pussy i heard he thru a bottle and rained in the bathroom
Okay this seem much better cause if some people would stop makin false statements and look up thing like who rihanna is dating now then they would find out oh thats not right and i know meek millz for a fact has nothing to do with this and will speak out on what he has seen that night
What in all that is good in this world is wrong with the way these musicians speak? It's not that difficult to speak English when it's your first language. He was born in Philly, where I assume English is taught in public schools. I'm so tired of people speaking so poorly. It's ridiculous, and I kind of want to hit this guy with a grammar book.
Ohhhh.....Now EveryBody`s Cool Cause Nun Of Them Want`s A Lawsuit For Hiting Innocent People
minas handicapped.... these people are fuckin rich they dont hit people with bottles
What a brain trust! Glorifying violence in their music, dumb b'tards take it to the clubs too. Oh well. Obviously we are not dealing with the faculty of Harvard here.