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Julie Uhrman is a video game entrepreneur. She is founder and CEO of OUYA—an innovative gaming console that enables any developer to publish a console game by bringing the mobile app model to the TV. OUYA is a powerful, beautifully designed, open and inexpensive alternative to traditional game consoles.
Julie started in the game business ten years ago. Before launching OUYA, she held several executive roles with video game companies such as GameFly, IGN (where she led digital distribution and business development) and Vivendi Universal.
Julie loves to play games: she plays platformers, 3rd person shooters and she loves playing games on a TV. But the last few years, she's played more on mobile phones, because that's where the action's been. She wants to go back to playing on a TV.
By combining a classic console format with the ease of access of open mobile SDKs, Julie seeks to make OUYA the open pathway for all developers—AAA and indie alike—to bring their craft to the world.
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IGN Entertainment
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IGN Entertainment
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Voce Wireless
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AG Interactive
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Vivendi Universal Games
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Washington University in St Louis
BBAJan 1, 1996
UCLA Anderson School of Management
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Sometimes being great at a game is fleeting
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Pick a color and live with it should be the Wii U's motto
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Sony's bounced back after Nintendo left them but they're not exactly flourishing.
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Angus summed it up really really nicely. Tanks all have their special niches, which is okay, but it's not like other tanks -can't- fill other rolls. I'm a paladin, I've MTed all the bosses in Kara, ZA and what not. I'm not as good as a Warrior doing it, but I can do it. And at a few points, like the princes second phase, I'm actually better at it, because I don't fall into that crushing range like a warrior does.
Getting rid of Crushing blows is a bit of a boon for all tanks. I originally thought it was a bit of a nerf to Paladins, cause being uncrushable was one of our selling points. But now, tanks don't need to stack avoidance quite as much,to reach that golden number, and can focus on things that raise DPS and Threat.
And for bears well, it's not really a nerf. Because now you're no longer taking those huge crushing blows. So you're the HP soak tank. Still having at least 10k more HP than the highest warrior or paladin, and more armor to boot, you'll be able to take far more hits for a longer period or time. And lets face it. Druids are the threat tanks as well. Which means your DPS will be able to rock out more than other tanks.


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How To Zip Greens and Eat Sushi (the Right Way)
Delicious links for 11.5.09
Zip greens, eat sushi, and cook spaghetti, in today's Delicious Links.
• Spaghetti with Roasted Tomatoes, Garlic, Pancetta - At The Italian Dish. This has us drooling; nothing like a good dish of classic spaghetti!
• M-Cups - Measuring cups like nesting dolls, at FRED.
• Zip Some Greens - An easier way to take greens off their stems. At Nourish Network.
• The Right Way to Eat Sushi - A cleverly illustrated guide to eating sushi. At Snippets.
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hmmm, I always eat the stems of my greens. Doesn't everyone?
SoSue - I eat them too, although I do usually separate the stems and sometimes even start cooking them before the rest of the green, because they can take longer to soften.
I agree: I love the stems! Half of the fun of eating, say, red Swiss chard is in the color and texture of the stems.
That sushi article isn't 100% authentic (several tips say to do things in ways Japanese people don't), but it's a good guide for a first-time sushi eater, I guess.


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2012 is shaping up to be one heck of a year for Chris Young if things continue the way they've started. Following a sold-out New Years Eve concert at Billy Bob's Ft. Worth, Chris will be making his debut performance on the Ellen DeGeneres show. His performance of his current single "You" will air January 17th on the syndicated daytime talk show. The single is currently in the top five on both the Billboard and Mediabase country singles charts.
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|29 Aug 2013
Boot from a different drive on a new computer
Hi, I just bought an HP Envy Desktop, 3.40GHz 4th Generation Intel Core i7-4770, 12GB RAM, 2.0TB HDD (700-019 PC) . . . it came with Windows 8 which I just checked out and found it wasn't as hostile as people say (and it comes with Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Elements (albeit scaled down versions).
However, I didn't buy this computer for the operating system since I'd been preparing a SDD drive with Windows 7 Home Premium. I thought I would just be able to swap drives - no such luck.
The HP Bios is a new design to me: at the top it says "Hewlett-Packard Setup Utility". I couldn't figure it out. Both drives showed up under Device Configuration and I was able to chose the SSD drive, but it keeps booting into Windows 8.
The installed Windows 8 drive is a Basic GPT, the Windows 7 is a Basic MBR.
Any suggestions anyone, thanks.
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1) Downgrade to Windows 7.
Downgrade Windows 8 to Windows 7
Warning you must have the UEFI/BIOS firmware setting in Step Three set.
2) If Using a USB Pen drive on a PC with a UEFI BIOS.
USB Pen drive need to be formatted to FAT32 as in
UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive - Create in Windows
Take note of Step 11 for Windows 7.
Also you will need to use a USB 2.0 port, as there are no USB 3.0 drivers in Windows 7.
But you will find that HP do not support drivers for Windows 7 on PC's Pre-installed with Windows 8.
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|29 Aug 2013
Thanks for fast response, but I didn't understand. I don't want to downgrade - I want to remove the Windows 8 system disc and replace it with another drive I already have with Windows 7 on it.
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|29 Aug 2013
Sorry guy, I not that good at computers . . . do I follow the steps in 1) and then in 2)?
Or does your last line mean that it can't be done?
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|29 Aug 2013
I'd been preparing a SDD drive with Windows 7 Home Premium.
If so:
1. Copy your windows 7 SYSTEM hive into a .zip file and post it up here for me to adjust, else Windows 7 is unlikely to boot on different hardware. You will find the file called SYSTEM in your ssd windows\system32\config directory.
2. You need to do step 1 in Theos post.
3. You may need some specific drivers for that HP machine. If it a desktop machine, that is less likely to be an issue.
4. You need a Windows 7 license which allows you to use it on the new machine. Unless your desktop came with win8 PRO ,then you are allowed to upgrade to Windows 7.
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Here's what I need to know explained in layman's terms. Thanks for your help.
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I'm having trouble uploading the file, it's only 2.5 MB . . . I'll try again later.
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I unplugged the wifi and it uploaded in less than a minute - it's gonna stay unplugged! Looks like it's attached anyway.
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There are 13 private schools in zipcode 60126, IL, serving 3,569 students.
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body, which is less than the IL state average of 29%.
54% of 60126 private schools are religiously affiliated (most commonly Roman Catholic and Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod).
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the state private school average of 13:1.
60126, Illinois Private Schools
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ElmhurstElmhurst Acaddemy Of Early Learning
212 W Lake St
Elmhurst, IL, 60126
(630)279-2514Daycare / Preschool5 students | Gr. PK-KG
ElmhurstElmhurst Academy of Early Learning
212 West Lake Street
Elmhurst, IL, 60126
(630)279-2494Daycare / Preschool108 students | Gr. PK-K
ElmhurstElmhurst KinderCare
556 W North Avenue
Elmhurst, IL, 60126
(630)832-3153Daycare / Preschooln/a students | Gr. NS-PK
ElmhurstImmaculate Conception Grade School
132 W Arthur St
Elmhurst, IL, 60126
(630)530-3490(Roman Catholic)486 students | Gr. PK-8
ElmhurstImmaculate Conception High School
217 S Cottage Hill Ave
Elmhurst, IL, 60126
(630)530-3460(Roman Catholic)340 students | Gr. 9-12
ElmhurstImmanuel Lutheran
148 E 3rd Street
Elmhurst, IL, 60126
(630)832-9302(Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod)219 students | Gr. NS-8
ElmhurstLor-jon Montessori School
367 Spring Rd
Elmhurst, IL, 60126
(630)993-0109Montessori School120 students | Gr. K
ElmhurstLor. Jon Montessori School
367 Spring Rd.
Elmhurst, IL, 60126
(708)449-0216Montessori School138 students | Gr. PK-11
ElmhurstPythagoras Childrens Academy
893 N Church Rd
Elmhurst, IL, 60126
(630)834-0477(Greek Orthodox)37 students | Gr. PK-3
ElmhurstTimothy Christian Schools
188 W. Butterfield Road
Elmhurst, IL, 60126
(630)833-7575(Calvinist)399 students | Gr. 9-12
ElmhurstTimothy Christian Schools
188 W Butterfield Rd
Elmhurst, IL, 60126
(630)833-4717(Christian)1162 students | Gr. K-12
ElmhurstVisitation School
851 S York St
Elmhurst, IL, 60126
(630)834-4931(Roman Catholic)445 students | Gr. PK-8
ElmhurstWilson Montessori Academy
136 W Vallette St Ste 8
Elmhurst, IL, 60126
(630)279-5300Montessori School110 students | Gr. K
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The Braves placed left-handed relief pitcher Eric O'Flaherty on the 15-day disabled list on Thursday with a viral infection.
"He's sick as heck," Braves manager Bobby Cox said.
Cox said the illness made O'Flaherty unavailable for the final two games of the Mets series before the All-Star break.
O'Flaherty has appeared in 41 games this season with a 3-1 record and a 2.30 ERA. He has 27 strikeouts in 31.1 innings.
To take his roster spot, the Braves recalled left-handed pitcher Mike Dunn from Triple-A Gwinnett. Dunn has appeared in 33 games, all in relief, for the G-Braves this season with a 1.05 ERA. He has 56 strikeouts in 42.2 innings. He was recalled by the Braves in April, but did not pitch.
"Our reports all year have been good," Cox said of Dunn.
Cox also reported that center fielder Nate McLouth, out with concussion symptoms, is progressing during a rehabilitation stint with Gwinnett. He was schedule to play for the G-Braves against Buffalo on Thursday.
July 15th, 2010
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Is there any news about Chris Resop recovering from injury? Do the Braves have to keep Resop on the major league active roster this season so as not to lose him to free agency?
July 15th, 2010
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i was thinking the same thing,,,when do we get to release the vagabond, chris seelbach wanna be
July 15th, 2010
11:52 pm
We need McLouth to rehab as long as possible so productive Gregor Blanco can stay with the big league team!!
July 16th, 2010
10:08 am
Best news I've seen since returning from NY where the Braves whupped the mets on Sat. I was there great game. PLEASE, PLEASE PLEASE KEEP MCLOUT DOWN ON THE FARM. It;s where he belongs though I wish it wasn't our farm.
July 16th, 2010
10:52 am
O'Flarety out with "Viral" infection? That is not just a flu-like thing, so what is up with that? 15 days on the DL is very serious, so what are they hiding?
July 16th, 2010
11:40 am
Viral infections usually run their course in 10 – 12 days. Antibiotics are not an effective treatment, just a matter of time.
Odd though, not flu season.
May not be related, but a roster move would be necessary to get McOut back on the 25 man roster. With Dunn coming up it would have to be another move.
I would not be surprised to see McOut in the next couple of weeks if he starts hitting at Gwinnett. Have to showcase him to make a deal. That's the usual practice. If he is not productive, look for his release.
July 16th, 2010
12:32 pm
JJ is my favorite pitcher. Not just the Braves, I love his composure his willingness to let batters hit the ball but never with men on or they hit and the batter never seems to get great contact, Long fly balls or off the end of the bat grounders, When JJ is going good he gives easy collars to the opposition. He reminds me of Catfish Hunter. When JJ needs a K he ups the velocity and then uses the change. He is a Pitcher !
July 16th, 2010
1:33 pm
Maybe O'Flaherty has an STD.
July 16th, 2010
3:27 pm
A viral infection does not last 2 weeks, so whats up with OFlaherty ? Trying to make some roster moves? Just let McLouth go and say you were wrong in aquiring him….Whats so difficult about that? We need the lefty in the pen.


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Reblog if you're an atheist and don't give a fuck what anyone thinks.
When I was teaching middle school, I straight up told my students I was an atheist, and I might as well have told them that I sacrificed virgins at the altar of the Devil for the parental reactions I got.
Gotta catch 'em all. Let's see… during all my life, I've been… 23 of these?
I'm not sure why everything has the apostrophe-s. I'm not sure there's one on there that wouldn't be better suited with just the "s."
I agree, but I don't know how it's possible. How could you raise your child independent of how you live your life? Children want to be like their parents… if you say "I'm an atheist," they're probably going to say it, too. Same goes for "I'm a Christian," but that's coupled with another issue. If you and your significant other want to go to church, you can't leave your kids at home… they're going to be exposed to religion, and it has an overwhelming effect on a child.
Now, I know a couple that has two kids, and I don't know how they'll identify. Dad is an atheist, and Mom is, no shit, a pagan. Like, "I can't find my keys, therefore fairies have hidden them" pagan. But she and he get along like gangbusters. Anyway - there isn't really a tradition that those kids are being raised in, so those kids are more likely to choose a label based on the parent they identify with more.
…I've joked with them that the only way their kids are going to be able to rebel is to turn into Alex P. Keaton… a young, Christian Republican.
I can guide them, if they go that way. I'm not a Republican, not strictly a libertarian (as has so keenly been pointed out to me), but I can guide them.
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Being from Kentucky, this happened, but Wikipedia didn't solve this problem for me… just an unbiased textbook.
Sorry, friend, he believes in the same stupid stuff that Santorum believes in, just not to the same degree. He is, as Penn Jillette said, "Bug-Nutty-Batshit-Crazy." They all are. Believing that Obama is a 'secret atheist' is just a wish upon a star.
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Pat Robertson defends Rick Santorum and warns a "secular atheist dictatorship" is on the horizon
Well guys apparently Rick Santorum is only trying to stop the establishment of an Atheist Dictatorship. Silly me for not realizing this. And he's being endorsed by Pat Robertson, a man who hears directly from God, so you know he has to be the real deal! I started to type a detailed rebuttal to this and then I remembered it was freaking Pat Robertson.
When we do establish our dictatorship and take over the world, can I be made an ambassador to Germany or Curacao? I've never really wanted to be in politics, but an Atheist Dictatorship changes everything. When will this man retire and stop embarrassing himself. Is there no one at TBN that can control him? ~ Kim
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(1904-79), U.S. humorist and motion-picture writer. S.J. Perelman was born on Feb. 1, 1904, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He grew up in Providence, R.I., and, from a start as a cartoonist, developed into a prose parodist. His works ranged from scripts for Marx Brothers films and musical theater to collections of humor pieces. Notable among his books are Westward Ha! (1948) and Swiss Family Perelman (1950).


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Transport is essential reading for those needing information on civil engineering developments across all areas of transport.This journal covers all aspects of planning, design, construction, maintenance and project management for the movement of goods and people.
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In the design and evacuation evaluation of highly crowded places such as metro stations, continuous-space particle models have gained increasing attention because they are capable of simulating normal crowd self-organisation phenomena including lane formation without the need for complex walking rules. However, such models do not consider pedestrians' high level of automatic control. The paper introduces a new method to the original social force model based on a smart agent model using object-oriented programming. A corresponding implementation method is formulated and a corresponding algorithm designed. The parameters of the pedestrian body, the walking characteristics and the model itself are calibrated, and the modified model is implemented on a VC++ 2008 platform. Both one-directional and bidirectional interchange walkway simulations are studied. The results demonstrate better lane formation and the fundamental diagram from the simulation fits well with that obtained from a field study.
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The urban road network is the basis of urban transportation and its reliability plays an extremely important role in relieving congestion. The present study took unblocked reliability as the index for a road network reliability study. As the saturation cannot fully reflect the traffic situation, first, the formula for unblock reliability was improved and second, the minimal road set algorithm in graph theory was used to simplify the road network as a simple series–parallel network, and by combination with real-time data of the road network in Beijing, China, a calculation method of urban road network reliability was established. Finally, as an extension of the unblocked reliability evaluation, a sensitivity analysis was conducted for each road network and the critical sections in the road network were determined. The simulation results show that the improved unblocked reliability can sensitively reflect the traffic congestion situation and sensitivity analysis based on the unblocked reliability evaluation can effectively locate the sections in the road network that are critical for solving the congestion problem. The results of the study provide reasonable decision-making and theoretic support for traffic management departments.
Defining threshold values for pavement surface characteristics
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In the context of a rational road management strategy, pavement surface characteristics, which significantly affect comfort and safety, have to be adequately monitored and appraised in the frame of routine or preventive maintenance activities. Pavement characteristics are commonly monitored by the use of appropriate devices and evaluated by the assessment method in force. Equipment and methods may vary from one country to another or even from one highway agency to another. Undeniably, the recently elaborated and published European norms provide a reliable basis for identifying pavement properties. There still remains, however, the major issue of threshold values of pavement characteristics, which indicate the performance requirements to be fulfilled at each stage of a road's lifetime. Moreover, this issue arises not only at the operational stage of a road but also much earlier, upon completion of construction. In this paper, a systematic approach for minimum requirements of pavement condition at the initial stage of a road's lifetime is presented and threshold values of pavement characteristics are introduced. The roadway structure is represented by three major components (skid resistance, evenness, rutting) that illustrate the overall pavement surface condition. At the 'opening to traffic' stage, the road authority or operator should specify suitable values for these pavement characteristics and this is an important issue that raises various questions. How can one define these values at the very beginning of a road's lifetime when the overall condition is practically perfect? What may be the beneficial input of effectively defining these threshold values to the highway operator? The main concept presented here is to proceed to maintenance operations once all three pavement characteristics drop below limit acceptance values. The establishment of acceptance criteria for these characteristics at the operational stage of the road and the formulation of adequate relationships for the development of pavement condition under traffic then lead to initial requirements of threshold values for the sideways force coefficient (skid resistance) and international roughness index (evenness) for main and secondary networks.
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Construction of the King's Cross northern ticket hall, London, UK
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The recent completion of Network Rail's new western concourse at King's Cross station is the culmination of over 12 years of above and below ground station modernisation work that has transformed rail transport links in this part of north London, UK. The new concourse has been constructed directly above London Underground's northern ticket hall, which was the second and last phase of the redevelopment of its King's Cross St Pancras station. The construction of the northern ticket hall was a major undertaking and ultimately provided the support structure for the western concourse. The new ticket hall greatly enhances the overall capacity of the underground station and provides a second means of access to the Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines while also incorporating below ground links to both the King's Cross and St Pancras main line stations and to the enlarged Tube ticket hall. This paper describes the overall construction methodology of the main box forming the ticket hall with particular reference to the techniques used for bulk excavation, installation of plunge columns and the use of temporary propping.
Decision support system design for rail transport of hazardous materials
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This paper describes a decision support system for transportation of hazardous materials by railway in China in order to reduce the serious consequences resulting from sudden environmental-pollution accidents. Transportation management of hazardous materials and consequent environmental risk are incorporated into the design approach for the system structure and functional framework. Moreover, management information system and geographical information system techniques are integrated for the development of system-functional modules within the decision support system. This paper mainly focuses on the datasheet construction in terms of management information system design, as well as the mathematical models applied to geographical information system buffer analysis. On completion of the system design and construction, selected functionalities of each sub-module are demonstrated. The limitation of the decision support system is also discussed, which lays a foundation for further development.
Short-term traffic-flow forecasting with auto-regressive moving average models
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Short-term traffic-flow forecasting, the process of predicting future traffic conditions based on historical and real-time observations, is an essential aspect of intelligent transportation systems. The existing well-known algorithms used for short-term traffic flow include time-series analysis-based techniques, of which the seasonal auto-regressive moving average model is one of the most precise methods used in this field. The effectiveness of short-term traffic flow in an urban transport network can be fully realised only in its multivariate form where traffic flow is predicted at multiple sites simultaneously. In this paper, this concept in explored utilising an additive seasonal vector auto-regressive moving average model to predict traffic flow in the short-term future considering the spatial dependency among multiple sites. The dynamic linear model representation of the auto-regressive moving average model is used to reduce the number of latent variables. The parameters of the model are estimated in a Bayesian inference framework employing a Markov chain Monte Carlo sampling method. The efficiency of the proposed prediction algorithm is evaluated by modelling real-time traffic-flow observations available from a certain junction in the city centre of Dublin, Ireland.
A traffic stream model for heterogeneous traffic conditions
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A comprehensive understanding of speed–flow–density relations is an essential requirement in planning, design and operation of transportation systems. Many researchers have investigated the nature of speed–flow–density relationships, commonly known as stream models, under homogeneous traffic conditions. However, those models may not be the best under Indian traffic conditions. Indian traffic differs significantly from homogeneous traffic and may need a different treatment for analysis. Not much research has been reported on this important aspect so far from India. The present study is an attempt to develop an optimal traffic stream model suitable for the heterogeneous traffic flow condition existing in India, taking Chennai as a case study. A two-regime speed–density relationship was developed using a conventional optimisation algorithm. Using this, the speed–flow and flow–density relationships were theoretically derived. The results indicate that the proposed model is able to represent the steady-state macroscopic behaviour of the heterogeneous and less lane-disciplined traffic stream under study with reasonable accuracy.
Optimisation of loop ramp design for cloverleaf interchanges
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In this paper a loop ramp for cloverleaf interchanges is geometrically designed by two methods. In the first design, the conventional spiral curves are used for the loop ramp while in the second approach, a methodology is proposed for designing the loop ramp with compound curves. These designs are then compared to each other using criteria which are weighted by the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). In addition, the ant colony optimisation in continuous domain is also utilised for finding the best solutions within all the possible designs of the loop ramp using compound curves. In order to confirm the accuracy of optimised solutions, their results are also compared to the best solutions of the AHP analysis method. Overall, the results demonstrate that the design of loop ramps for cloverleaf interchanges using the presented method generally offers outstanding savings in comparison to the traditional spiral design for loop ramps.
Transport and traffic in Tehran, Iran
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The earliest involvement of the City Council of Tehran, Iran, in public transport was in 1919 when a Belgian company was awarded a contract to lay rail tracks in five of the streets in the city for horse-driven wagons. The population of Tehran was well under 500 000 and the city was small. Before that period the public transport had consisted of a few horses and carriages run by individuals. Now Metropolitan Tehran reaches over an area of approximately 1500 km2 with a population of over 12 million. The city authorities are faced with extreme motor traffic congestion, causing delays, wastage of time and an acute health hazard from pollution. The city authorities are deeply involved in efforts to reduce the traffic congestion. The objective of this paper is to assess how the Tehran Traffic Authority is proceeding with the management of the problem of traffic congestion and the effects of a number of technical measures which have been implemented.
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Cambridgeshire guided busway, UK – an analysis of usage
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The UK's Cambridgeshire guided busway, the longest in the world, opened in the UK in August 2011, providing high-quality bus services in the corridor connecting Huntingdon, St Ives, Cambridge and Addenbrooke's/Trumpington. The opening of the busway resulted in an immediate near doubling of bus patronage being reported by the main operator in the corridor, with busway patronage at a level not expected until 2 years after opening. Atkins and Cambridgeshire County Council have jointly funded a programme of surveys and research to develop an understanding of who is using the busway and why they are using it. Detailed user surveys were undertaken in April/May 2012, with more than 800 completed interviews at stops across the busway system. The analysis shows some unexpected results, including very high numbers of users who had a car available and also a high proportion of new users with free parking available in Cambridge. This paper provides an overview of the research results with comparison to other data sets where available. The paper concludes by considering the implications of this research for patronage forecasting and scheme design for future high-quality bus systems.
Midland Metro expansion, UK
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The Midland Metro light rail system began running between Wolverhampton and Birmingham in 1999. Despite initial problems of reliability, it now has a stable patronage of around 5 million passenger journeys per year and is one of the most reliable transport services in the West Midlands. Centro, as owner of Midland Metro, has long been keen to expand the system and has battled to obtain funding. Over the last 3 years, the company has made significant progress towards delivery of the line's expansion, including a major structure required to put trams back onto the streets of Birmingham, finalising a funding package and placing the order for a new tram fleet. This paper examines Centro's successful approach to obtaining the necessary funding for the Metro expansion and the benefits it will deliver for the West Midlands; how the company is ensuring – through its procurement strategy, programme management approach and risk management – that the scheme is cost effective; and the longer term strategy for growth of the system that will result from delivery of this first phase of expansion.
Efficiency of European metros: the Portuguese case
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This research analyses the performance of Portuguese metros in the European context. By means of two non-parametric benchmarking techniques, respectively performance indicators and data envelopment analysis, the efficiency of 37 European metros is computed. In order to provide statistical inference and robustness to the results, the recent technique of bootstrapping is applied. Also the partial frontiers (order-m) is used to identify outliers and the double-bootstrap procedure in a second stage methodology to take into account the influence of the operational environment. The results show important levels of inefficiency both in Portuguese metros and in other European metros.
Bus travel time reliability analysis: a case study
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The travel time reliability of buses has become increasingly important for public transit companies. In this study, a novel approach is proposed to evaluate and analyse the travel time reliability of bus services provided by TransLink in Queensland, Australia. In view of their stochastic features, the two components of travel time – dwell time and driving time – are represented by discrete distributed and normally distributed random variables respectively. Accordingly, the travel time could be described by Gaussian mixture models. Based on the proposed model, impact analysis shows that bus line reliability would increase by around 15% if onboard top-up for 'go cards' (electronic tickets) was not offered by TransLink. It was found that not providing this top-up method would not significantly harm the benefit of go card users, but it would substantially increase the total social benefit thanks to improved bus line reliability.
Factors that impact bus transport satisfaction in Shanghai, China
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Reform of the urban public bus transport service in Shanghai, China aims to improve customer satisfaction and stimulate more passenger use. The public bus transport service, which is different from commercial services, not only considers the service quality but also public participation, government financial input and other factors. An urban public bus satisfaction model was constructed based on customer satisfaction theory. The model was tested using Shanghai's public bus service data and the structural equation model method. The model was found to comprise five latent variables – perceived quality, customer perceived input, public participation, satisfaction and trust – and the results show that the model's goodness of fit indexes are satisfactory. Second, the results of this study show that improvements in perceived quality and public participation could increase satisfaction and trust, which would motivate more people to use the service. Policy suggestions are therefore that the Shanghai government should improve the quality of the bus service and explore more avenues of public participation.
Pattern identification based bus arrival time prediction
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The provision of accurate bus arrival time information is one of the major components in advanced public transportation systems, which many of the metropolitan cities in developing countries are trying to implement to increase the public transit usage. The effectiveness of such a system largely depends on the reliability of the information provided to the public. For such reliable information to be generated, the prediction technique used should be able to make accurate predictions, which in turn depends on the input data used for prediction. The present study is an attempt to explore these two areas, namely the identification of suitable input data by analysing trip-wise, daily and weekly patterns of bus travel times through valid statistical tests and the development of an accurate bus arrival prediction model using a popular time series technique called exponential smoothing. The performance evaluation using 90 actual bus trip data shows that the use of suitable input data into the prediction model yields better results with mean absolute percentage error of 12, and for 77% of the time the deviation of predicted arrival time with respect to actual arrival time is within the user acceptable range of ± 5 min.
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this is really pretty. how did you get the lights to look like that?
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Thank you! :) I followed the firework with my camera and when it exploded I took the picture. It was on zoom and it didn't have time to focus the photo. So this one and almost all of the other photos I took turned out somewhat like this.
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it is sooo gorgeous!!! the colors againt the black pop so beautifully!! great job!
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With 64 of the 68 teams in the field eliminated, the NCAA Tournament lived up to its reputation in the first two weekends of play, complete with shocking upsets, heart-pounding finishes, controversies, and a school from Richmond called Virginia Commonwealth. Here's our top list of wild and crazy finishes from the second third rounds, the Sweet 16, and the Elite Eight.
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In Washington, D.C. Thursday afternoon, No. 8 seed Butler opened its national runner-up defense in a nail-biting, down-to-the-wire defeat of No. 9 seed Old Dominion on a last-second rebound and lay-in by senior forward Matt Howard.
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I could go into a classroom and find something in it and on EVERY person in it that offends me! I do not think these "Institutions of Higher Learning" could handle that! It is called tolerance, if your a Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Baptist, Jew, Agnostic, Black, Hispanic, Irish, male, female, sexual whatever; I DO not care, just do not attempt to FORCE your thinking and ways upon me, and I will not force mine upon you. Now, we can exchange ideas, and have discussions on them. And yes, I got real tired of hearing the loudspeaker driven "Call to Prayer" FIVE times a day. The joke of Ramadan where, except for medical reasons, Islamic believers forgo drink, food, sex, music, and almost any other delight of man from first prayer to the last (fifth) prayer of the day, for 30 days. Of course they make up for it during the night, and then are exhausted during the day. This Political Correctness, this extreme concern of others "feelings" is what's destroying not just America, but the rest of the Western nations!


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CHICAGO (WREX) - Rockford IceHogs radio play-by-play man Mike Peck is recovering in a Chicago hospital after he collapsed at the United Center in Chicago on Thursday.
Peck, 31, was conducting interviews with players after the Blackhawks Prospects Camp when he lost consciousness.
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He was in a coma on Thursday evening, but had awoken from it as of Friday afternoon.
Peck is entering his ninth year with the IceHogs organization. Outside of his play-by-play duties, he serves as Vice President of Communications for the team.
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Just use this picture to put two random Pokémon against each other using Pokédex 3D.
I don't think you can actually battle but you can put in place two cards and make the Pokemon face each other and execute their move. Makes it look like a battle… Kind of :)
It took me forever - thanks Raza!
Some Pokemon you cannot get through daily unlocks. Each person gets a few different ones of the ones that you mentioned and has to swap to get the rest.
I need to trade to finish my collection :)
Do you have a 3DS with Pokedex 3D? If you do, you can make them appear using the QR codes (patterns) on this blog. You can print out the patterns too.
Now you can only trade to get the rest - I'm in the same position…
When the 3rd version comes out or we get more event Pokémon we'll get more with more animations.
Also you get the pause button on any Pokémon if you receive them from someone else.
I'm hoping for more alternate animations. I get the pause button for every unlocked Pokemon too.
I do hope that there will be a release that unlocks other region Pokedex.
I've noticed 3 pokemon that have two animations instead of just one.
- Victini has one where it flies upward in a spiral then poses in midair as sparks fly out from it, and another where it does a vertical takeoff then flies toward the camera (assuming the default camera position) while intensifying its flame.
- Reshiram has one where it appears to be shooting flames from its mouth, and another where it surrounds itself with a column of fire.
- Zekrom has one where it appears to be shooting electricity from its mouth, and another where it surrounds itself with a ball of electricity.
These are the only three in my pokedex that have multiple animations. Has anyone else found any others? At first I thought it might be related to them having a pause button on the bottom screen, but Virizion, Terrakion and Cobalion also have a pause button and they only have one animation each.
I have read that the (grass, fire, water) monkeys you can only get one set of on your own system. The rest you need to get by trading. I need to trade to get Pansage and Simisage. I suspect it is the same with the others I don't have.
Roll on next StreetPass meet!
Wiibob found this image that puts up two random Pokémon facing each other for battle. Makes for nice pics!
I had 155 Pokémon in my Pokedéx yesterday and today I didn't get a single one. It's the first day it happens. Are all of the rest special event?
My missing list:
- #017 Pansage
- #018 Simisage
- #027 Unfezant (female)
- #091 Deerling (Spring form)
- #091 Deerling (Winter form)
- #092 Sawsbuck (Spring form)
- #092 Sawsbuck (Winter form)
- #098 Frillish (Male)
- #099 Jellicent (Male)
Anyone got these?
I was looking at the difference in the values between AR codes, and I came across a very distinct pattern that repeats every 8 codes: A B A C A B A C+
In this case, A means to change the value of bits 1 and 13 (top left and bottom left), B is bits 13 and 16 (bottom left and bottom right), and C is bits 1, 4, 9, and 16 (all four corners).
For example, to go from Pansear to Simisear, you would apply A, which is to change the value of bits 1 and 13. To go from Simisear to Panpour, you would apply B, changing the value of bits 13 and 16. Panpour to Simipour is A again, and Simipour to Munna is C, changing all four corners. As long as you ignore duplicate forms of the same number, this will work all the way from 0 to 152. (Note that from 0 to 1 is B, 1 to 2 is A, and 2 to 3 is C+, I just think it looks cleaner writing the pattern out with C+ last.)
By now you're probably asking what the C+ means. Basically it means you take C and you add some more bits to be changed instead of sticking to just the four corners.
Interestingly enough, the + part of C+ also follows the same pattern: a b a c a b a c+
For a you change bits 5 and 14, for b you change bits 12 and 14, and for c you change bits 3, 5, 12, and 14 (in addition to the four corners you would change because of C). Essentially, a, b and c are what you'd get if you rotated A, B and C counterclockwise by one bit. Unfortunately, there aren't enough codes yet to figure out a pattern for the added c+ bits, assuming there is one, but I did notice all three occurrences of c+ included bit 15.
Here's how the whole pattern looks so far, starting with 0. The additional bits that need to be switched for c+ are included in brackets, and the pokemon named after each line is what you should get after switching the appropriate bits. Remember that this ignores the alternate forms.
(0 - Victini) B A Cb (3 - Serperior)
A B A C A B A Ca (11 - Watchog)
A B A C A B A Cc+ [2, 6, 8, 9, 11, 15] (19 - Pansear)
A B A C A B A Ca (27 - Unfezant male)
A B A C A B A Cb (35 - Drilbur)
A B A C A B A Ca (43 - Seismitoad)
A B A C A B A Cc (51 - Scolipede)
A B A C A B A Ca (59 - Krookodile)
A B A C A B A Cb (67 - Sigilyph)
A B A C A B A Ca (75 - Garbador)
A B A C A B A Cc+ [9, 15] (83 - Solosis)
A B A C A B A Ca (91 - Deerling spring form)
A B A C A B A Cb (99 - Jellicent male)
A B A C A B A Ca (107 - Klinklang)
A B A C A B A Cc (115 - Chandelure)
A B A C A B A Ca (123 - Accelgor)
A B A C A B A Cb (131 - Bisharp)
A B A C A B A Ca (139 - Deino)
A B A C A B A Cc+ [8, 15] (147 - Tornadus)
A B A C A (152 - Kyurem)
Unfortunately, continuing the pattern doesn't give us anything past Kyurem or before Victini. I was also unable to determine much of a pattern for the alternate forms. I did notice that from Summer Deerling to Autumn to Winter followed A C, and Summer Sawsbuck to Autumn to Winter followed B A, though.
[S.Jez: This is awesome - thanks for posting Tansunn. I think they're going to release all of the regional 'dexes so this could come in really handy!]


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Category Archives: Heaven
Eternal Beauty
Steve DeWitt, Eyes Wide Open: Enjoying God in Everything (Credo, 2012), pages 180–181:
This book's purpose is to walk with you toward what you really want. Ultimately, that is not the experience of beautiful music or beautiful food or beautiful fragrances or beautiful stories or beautiful homes or beautiful bodies or perfect friendship or blissful marriage or any love or pleasure this world has to offer. We were made for a better place and for a better person, and all the beauties of this world whisper that to our soul. We crave Christ. He has made this restoration possible and offers Himself to mankind as Savior, Redeemer, and Restorer.
The end of the Big Story is beauty, because the end of the story is God. This world and its history are prelude and foretaste; all the sunrises and sunsets, symphonies and rock concerts, feasts and friendships are but whispers. They are prologue to the grander story and an even better place. Only there, it will never end. J. I. Packer said it so well: "Hearts on earth say in the course of a joyful experience, 'I don't want this ever to end.' But it invariably does. The hearts in heaven say, 'I want this to go on forever.' And it will. There can be no better news than this."
Heaven and Hell
Heaven is eternity in the presence of God through a Mediator.
Hell is eternity in the presence of God with no Mediator.
'Our best havings are wantings'
From a letter written by C. S. Lewis (5 November 1954) and published here:
"About death, I go through different moods, but the times when I can desire it are never, I think, those when this world seems harshest. On the contrary, it is just when there seems to be most of Heaven already here that I come nearest to longing for the patria [the heavenly homeland]. It is the bright frontispiece which whets one to read the story itself. All joy (as distinct from mere pleasure, still more amusement) emphasizes our pilgrim status: always reminds, beckons, awakes desire. Our best havings are wantings."


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The Latest on Jennifer Hudson
⢠TMZ is reporting William Balfour's girlfriend -- whose house he was arrested at -- has contradicted Balfour's alibi and cops have caught him in at least one other lie. Police have been tracking William (Julian King's stepfather) through cell phone records. A neighbor says a man he believes to be Balfour was seen pulling up to his girlfriend's house around noon on Friday, got out of the car "carrying what appeared to be a bottle of liquor," and was wearing a white hooded sweatshirt. Balfour is in custody, and sources say he's considered the primary suspect.
⢠Extra reports Simon Cowell sent Jennifer Hudson a heartfelt message. "I was horrified when I heard the news," he told Extra. "This is an appalling tragedy. My thoughts right now are with Jennifer, and her family."
⢠Judge Jeanine Pirro says, "Mention the term 'domestic violence' and one typically visualizes a man beating a woman -- his fist clenched and the woman cowering in fear. But it is often much worse than that. Some men do more than abuse. They kill who and what is most loved by their intended victim. I know. I started one of the first domestic violence units in the nation as a young prosecutor in 1978 when battered women were considered irrelevant, inconsequential and responsible for their own abuse. The events of the last few days in Chicago involving the deaths of Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and seven-year-old nephew are traumatizing to say the least. Because they involve a celebrity we are focused on them but make no mistake these kinds of events happen on a frequent basis in the civil war that rages across this country by men who kill the women they said they loved. There is no way to know right now who is responsible for these murders but my prosecutorial antennae are up." Click here for a list of questions Judge Jeanine says need to be answered.
⢠Essence reports Tiffany "New York" Pollard, a self-professed nemesis of Jennifer's who has reportedly made disparaging remarks about the actress after learning she was engaged to former "I Love New York 2" contestant David Otunga, made a YouTube video offering her condolences and an apology for her previous behavior.
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So Very Sad…I am praying for you and your family Jennifer…I am praying for your sister…How sad that she also lost her son to this senseless crime. God Bless You All!!
I am so sorry to hear the bad news I can't even imagine the heart ache you and your sister are going thru right now. It is so sense less.
Jennifer I know how you feel to lose
someone in your family. I will pray for
you and your family
God Bless you all
You just can't image how sorry I'm for your lose, I will keep you all in my prays. God Bless You
Dear Jennifer: I lost my son from a tragic disease that is inherted,but although his death is not as tragic and what yours and your sister, is in great measures,but I do understand the loss…Your family is now with God and they no longer have to be stuck in this hateful world like we do…But be it known that the person that did this horrific thing to your family will have to deal with God..God will have a field with that person…I pity the fool…My family send our deepest sympathy to you and Your sister, we wish you comfort from God and from your fans that love you
I am so sorry for the loss of your mother, brother and nephew. Just keep God in your heart and he will see you through.
Jennifer, I am sorry to her about your recent tragedy. Just know that they are in a better place now. Whoever did this is going to have to answer God. I will keep you in my prayers. God Bless you and yours
Jennifer first i would like to start off saying that God is always there. He knows your hurt and pain and is always there to hold you through these tough times. I know they will be hard. Im deeply sorry about your loss and pray the peace of God to you and your family's heart. I've just lost someone also very close to me also. Remember that they all are in a greater place than this. God got them girl. Girl turn off the tv and the computer and block all that media out. Spend time with your family and with God. He wants to heal ya and wants you near Him so he can so. He loves ya and as a big young fan of yours i do too. God has not forgotten you and you are always in my prayers. You are a great role model to me.Sing good songs and remember that God got ur back and catching every tear. Make the devil made by rejoicing in your grief. Stand tall and strong. God will hold ur hand and our prayers are right behind Him. Love ya girl!
One of ur young biggest fans,
(u can email me if you want!
I will be praying 4 u and ur family.
my prayers go out to Jennifer and her family . i cry for this family like it was my own , the morning her nephew was found i was having my morning coffee 6am i got this chill and i foresaw what police would find , , sorry for your loss
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The solution is to gradually become free of societal rewards and learn how to substitute for them rewards that are under one's own powers. This is not to say that we should abandon every goal endorsed by society; rather, it means that, in addition to or instead of the goals others use to bribe us with, we develop a set of our own.
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Hopefully it isn't necessary to scrap the board... with the schematic open you can probably trace power from the USB port down to Vcc and narrow down the source of the problem. E.g. is there ~5V on both the upstream and downstream side of fuse F1? (It will have high resistance if tripped, causing the downstream voltage to sag.) Does it change when the power switch is turned on/off? (suggesting the issue is downstream of the power switch, on Vcc)
(Note the FT232 and Tx/Rx LEDs are powered directly from VUSB, so they will still blink if the power switch is off - this has gotten me before!)


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20 Great Romantic Honeymoon Ideas
What is romantic to one person is not necessarily romantic to another. When planning your once-in-a-lifetime romantic honeymoon it is important to choose a vacation destination and activities that you will enjoy. Your honeymoon is the perfect time to try something you've always dreamed about. You will have more time and the perfect person to spend it with. Romantic vacations are great fun, giving couples a chance to spend time together while sharing a common interest and visiting a new place.
Exotic Honeymoon Destinations
While traveling to a far-away destination takes longer and costs more, once you are there you can try something really unique.
Kaya Mawa is a romantic hideaway with just 10 beachfront accommodations on the stunning Likoma Island on Lake Malawi, the third largest lake in Africa. Spend your days sunbathing on the beach, getting massages, and snorkeling in the clear lake which is home to colorful tropical fish. Paddle a kayak along the island's coastline and jump in for a swim in the beautiful clear lake. Many of the rooms and houses have a private plunge pool, perfect for cooling off on hot sunny days. The hotel restaurant serves delicious meals prepared with organic produce and freshly caught fish from the lake. Rates start from $335 per night (kayamawa.com).
Take a bath under the night sky in a sunken marble bathtub at Amandari in Bali. Enjoy a romantic picnic on a secluded beach on Bedarra Island in Australia.
Rent a villa with a private pool overlooking New Zealand's Bay of Islands at Eagles Nest. Spend your days relaxing in a honeymoon bure with a plunge pool and a large terrace on Yasawa Island, Fiji.
The Ocean Spa and Wellness Centre at Cambridge Beaches is a 10,000 square foot facilities with three pools, a fitness center, solarium, sauna, steam and beauty salon. Combined with the beautiful location of the resort, Cambridge Beaches is a great spa vacation getaway.
Guests can choose from more than 100 relaxing treatments and beauty therapies. Signature Treatments include the Alternative Treatment, Oriental Wisdom, Spa Revitaliser, the Golfer's Handicap, Ocean Mud Reflex Therapy, Relaxation & Tranquility, Bermuda Shorts Cellulite Treatment, and Hydradermie Plus.
For Couples Who Golf Together
Known as one of the best golf courses in the Caribbean, the 18 hole championship golf course at Provo Golf & Country Club is located on Providenciales island in the Turks and Caicos. Spend your golf vacation in a tropical setting with lush greens and beautiful views. At Provo Golf & Country Club, you can even combine golf with bird watching since one can spot white herons, pink flamingos and other species near the inland lakes and marshes.
The club has a Pro Shop, a Colonial Clubhouse and Fairways Grill. An 18-hole round of golf costs $130. For more information and reservations, visit www.provogolfclub.com or call the Pro Shop at 649-946-5991. If you are looking for a place to stay nearby the Grace Bay Club offers luxury suites starting at $395 per night.
Spa in Charleston, South Carolina
Visit the Spa at Charleston Place which will leave you pampered and rejuvenated. Set on the fourth floor of Charleston Place hotel, the spa is a full-service facility offering a range of treatments.
Choose from traditional spa treatments such as Swedish Massage ($95 for 50 minutes, $150 for 80 minutes), or try something different, like the Seaweed Detoxifying Body Wrap ($110 for 50 minutes). After a soothing treatment at the spa, enjoy a healthy spa meal which incorporates fresh local produce to create delicious low-calories cuisine.
Active Honeymoon Ideas
Sometimes the best way to make your vacation seem longer is to try new activities, such as scuba diving, mountain biking and surfing. For scuba diving and snorkeling, few places are better than the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. At Lizard Island you can take introductory scuba diving courses, or try tennis, snorkeling, glass bottom boat rides and sport fishing. Closer to home, great places to scuba dive include Maui, Virgin Gorda and the Bahamas.
Romantic Honeymoon in Italy
With its romantic hotels, delicious food and fabulous views, Italy is an ideal destination for a romantic honeymoon. After spending a few days exploring Venice, Florence and Rome, head to one of the hotels on the Italian coast where you can unwind next to a pool. Stay at La Posta Vecchia, Hotel Santa Caterina, Palazzo Avino or the Capri Palace Hotel & Spa.
Safari with dinner or Hot air ballooning in California
Thinking up romantic ideas for special occasions does not come easy to everyone. The answer? The Romance Director at L'Auberge Del Mar Resort and Spa in Southern California can help you plan just about anything.
Exciting adventures include a day on safari with dinner, hot air ballooning, sky writing a message during sunset, a spa package for two, whale watching, limousine tour of Temecula wine country, a bottle of wine with a custom made message, and many more. All you need is your credit card and the magic phone number - 800-553-1336. And even if you decide that none of these romantic ideas are right for you, a stay at L'Auberge Del Mar Resort and Spa is bound to rekindle your romance. Delicious food, pampering service and beautiful views are just some of the things this resort in Southern California has to offer.
Hike in the Rocky Mountains
The Teton Range is 40 miles long and 7-9 miles wide. While you travel along the Jackson Hole Valley, you can enjoy beautiful views of the mountains. Grand Teton is the highest peak in the range with an elevation of 13,770 feet. There are twelve peaks over 12,000 feet in elevation. Although Grand Teton presents a demanding climb, it attracts more than 3,000 climbers per year. Mount Owen is named for Teton climbing pioneer William Owen.
Eco-Conscious Golf in Vermont
Play golf in Vermont at the Basin Harbor Club which features a 18-hole golf course. Greens fees start at $50; carts are $35; rental clubs $22. Located on Lake Champlain, there resort also offers swimming, fishing and many other things to do in the summer. The Basin Harbor Club's 18-hole golf course just became the fist Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary in Vermont. The golf course received this distinction because of its careful wildlife management, water conservation and chemical use reduction.
Tropical islands in Australia
The Great Barrier Reef is located off Australia's east coast. Australia's seasons are the opposite to those of the northern hemisphere. The Great Barrier Reef is comprised of many tropical islands covering over 115,000 square miles. It offers warm weather, sandy beaches, and some of the greatest snorkeling and scuba diving spots in the world. There are many types of coral, fish, dolphins, whales and green turtles.
Golf for Couples in Georgia
Jekyll Island is Georgia's largest public golf resort with three 18-hole courses and Oceanside, a 9-hole short course. The Oleander and Pine Lakes golf courses were designed by Dick Wilson. Pine Lakes has recently undergone a renovation which added two new lakes at the 7th and 9th greens and increased the size of the 4th and the 18th greens.
The Indian Mound course, designed by Joe Lee, offers beautiful views of the island's lakes and woods. Jekyll Island Golf Club features a driving range, practice bunker and putting greens. If you are looking to improve your game, a staff of PGA teaching professionals can provide individual instruction.
Greens fees start at $35 for Oleander and Indian Mound courses; at $45 for Pine Lakes. For reservations, call 912-635-2368. Jekyll Island offers a range of accommodations. Jekyll Island Club, a National Historic Landmark, offers complementary transfers to and from the golf club.
Mayan-inspired Spa Treatments
Spend a few days soaking in the Mexican sun on the historic Yucatan Peninsula, while receiving unique spa treatments at Maroma Resort and Spa. The Spa at Maroma has a meditative flotation chamber, outdoor spa pool and two beachfront massage areas. Therapies offered at the spa incorporate pre-Hispanic and Asian techniques.
The Temazcal is a mayan-style steam bath that takes place inside a pyramid structure. Up to eight guests form a circle while herb-infused water is poured over heated volcanic rocks. After 50 minutes, mud is spread over the body and allowed to dry, followed by a plunge into the azure waters of the Caribbean Sea. The Temazcal costs around $90 USD.
Other treatments you can try on your spa vacation include lymphatic massage, Reiki, hot stones, relaxing back massage, reflexology, four hands, deluxe aroma and couples massage, a relaxing honeymoon idea.


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