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The virtual dice rolling has got to go.
The Microsoft Surface was the subject of much ridicule. When Gabe and Tycho from Penny Arcade had the chance to sit down with one at Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center, known colloquially as the ETC, they saw potential for the Surface to become an amazing tool for Dungeons and Dragons tabletop gaming. They offered some suggestions to the team, and months later, SurfaceScapes is the result. Video. [more inside]
Hey, you taffers!
The Dark Mod, a total conversion for Doom 3 in the spirit of Looking Glass Technology's Thief series, has finally been released after years (and more years) of development and is now available to download.
Oblivion - The Cat Came Back
"...call your custom class 'Loser'." IT-HE Software has posted its latest anti-walkthrough, this time for The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. [more inside]
Pay me now, my Lord
We've covered web-based game Evony's peculiar advertising previously. Now intrepid gamers are playing/observing the thing, and finding a lack of both freeness and heaving bosoms.
Journey to the Center of the Earth, indie game edition
Journey to the Center of the Earth - or DonDon (?) is an excellent exploration-based platformer game with fabulous little pixel graphics and a solid 45 minutes or so of gameplay. Think Diet Spelunky, or La Mulana Lite. A little more info and hints at Indie Games Blog.
Sorry, Windows only (direct link). F4 for fullscreen (but it's better in 1x windowed mode)
Sorry, Windows only (direct link). F4 for fullscreen (but it's better in 1x windowed mode)
Cobra Mk 3
This month marks the 25th aniversary of Elite, the groundbreaking 3D space trading game. The making of Elite. More on the making of Elite from The Backroom Boys. Emulate the original BBC Micro version. The Dark Wheel.
To jump straight into it, what made you decide to make a game involving rape? Inspiration was mostly personal, I've known a few girls who have been through similar situations, which sparked the concept. As far as the experience, I wanted to inspire emotion in the player, even if its vile and disgusting.Edmund is game designer Paul Greasley's contribution to indie PC gaming web site TIGSource's competition's adult section. Gamers react. [more inside]
Oh. Em. Gee.
OMGpop is potentially all your Flash Fun Fridays come at once. Clones of addictive classic multiplayer games like Bomberman, Pictionary, Tetris, even Mario Kart and Guitar Hero - plus a whole lot more, all wrapped up in an extremely slick interface with an added dash of chat and social networking features. Not yet out of beta, the hype is certainly extensive, but is the business model sound? [more inside]
Fat, Depressed & 35 y.o.
"The average video gamer is not the stereotypical adolescent locked to a computer screen 24/7."* According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory University and Andrews University: "A new study [PDF] says the average age of video-game players in the United States is 35 [PDF], and oh, by the way: They're overweight and tend to be depressed." [more inside]
Save vs. Obscurity
The Play-Generated Map and Document Archive: finally providing a place to put all those odd doodles, detailed maps, and character sketches that come out of your weekly gaming sessions. [more inside]
Hulk-Margaret smash stupid Sony. Girls not stupid lilac people. Girls strong and awesome! AAAAARRRRR! Hulk-Marg like gems. Hulk-Marg like gem sweaters (previously). But Hulk-Marg no like pandering only to gem interests. Hulk-Marg well-rounded, has many interests and layers. Hulk-Marg give example: SMASHING. Let Hulk-Marg find PowerPoint and laser pointer. Hulk-Marg has PowerPoint here somewhere. Ahem. Hulk-Marg found PowerPoint. Made slides. [via mefi projects] [more inside]
This game is made by a man who hates videogames
Takeshi no Chōsenjō: it came before the endurance test that is Desert Bus, and served as an inspiration for Janey Thompson's Marathon. In English it is known as Takeshi's Challenge. Released in December 1986 for the Famicom system, the game mechanisms include use of the Famicom microphone to sing karaoke for an hour. And that's after you drink to the point of blacking out, divorce your wife, quit your job, and learn to hang glide AND learn the Hintoba language, amongst other things. All of this takes place in lands populated with nothing but people that want to beat you to death. Of course, you can skip that all and complete the game in a mere 4 minutes by simply walking off the edge of existence, and magically ending at the final treasure room. [more inside]
Battletech and Red Planet: classic immersive gaming
In 1990, the first BattleTech center opened in Chicago in the US. The centers were based around networked play of the BattleTech (related to the Battletech RPG) and Red Planet combat and racing games via immerse pods. BattleTech enthusiasts have gone so far as to purchase new and decommissioned pods to set up their own centers. Occasionally, pods go on tour.
Outside has the best graphics
This summer, do your gaming in the backyard! Kotaku editor Brian Crecente adapts your favorite videogames for play outdoors! Get your friends together for a game of Katamari Stick-With-Me, Super Hopscotch Brothers, Metal Gear Sneak-and-Hide, and more!
Janey Thomson's Marathon.
Janey Thomson's Marathon Any longtime fan of 80s arcade game Track & Field and fan of old gaming lore around Desert Bus will no doubt fall in love with this new classic game written in the perfect style of early 80s Konami combined with brutally long punishment games. I gave up after a few minutes but damn did I want to keep going and see the finish. [via mefi projects]
Darkfall NERDRAGE
The gaming website Eurogamer posted a scathing review of the MMO Darkfall, yet the developers claim that the reviewer only played the game for two hours. Eurogamer refused to take down the review and became hated by the Darkfall community. This lead to what might be the most sublime nerdrage in the history of mankind. To Eurogamer's credit, they commissioned a second review of the game by Kieron Gillen. [more inside]
"Magic missile!"
The New York Times profiles Jack Vance (but fails to mention Vancian Magic. (Curse you Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition!)
Halp your Queen's boobs, My Lord!
The downward spiral that is Evony, a web based multi-player game, advertising. Also: The Best Worst Ads by 1UP and fake in-game ads by Something Awful.
Crocodiles don't talk.
I Went Left Instead Of Right In Pitfall And Kept On Tickin' And Now I Believe In Miracles: An absurdist play.
Kodename: Wolfenstein
Wolfenstein 3D, the animated graphic novel.
Bonus Level
bonus level is a new flash gaming portal. Games include Captain Dan V Zombie Plan, reminiscent of Berzerk, Push, an unusual platformer that combines level manipulation with quick-reflex timing and jumping, Jump Gear, an acrobatic timed racer and a ton more I haven't even tried yet. What sets bonus level apart from other gaming portals is that it's headed by three great names in game development, Wouter Visser (Wouter), Tõnu Paldra (tonypa) and Jean-Philippe Sarda (JP). Part of their philosophy is allowing anyone who registers to make and share levels for their games, as well as giving budding designers access to the flash APIs used to create all of bonus level's games.
Resi Racey Redux
In the wake of the Resident 5 racism flap (previously), and with the final game released, one of it's chief detractors, N'Gai Croal, talks to its producer, Jun Takeuchi (Part 1, Part 2). Meanwhile industry magazine MVC takes a look at Africa as a games market.
This is Not a Game
No reset button here, kiddo. What happens when you decide to drop a novice into the middle of the 24-hour race in your Nissan 350Z race car...? Gran Turismo game designer Kazunori Yamauchi decided to find out.
The Sinister End-of-the-World Homerun
"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved" .... and mad enough to play fantasy baseball. In the new book Kerouac at Bat: Fantasy Sports and the King of the Beats, a NY Public Library archivist considers documents revealing the author's detailed obsession with the imaginary exploits of players like Pictorial Review Jackson and teams like the "Pontiacs, Nashes, and cellar-dwelling LaSalles" in his finely grained, fictional Summer League.
Evil Lairs
Game developers are unconstrained in their designs for the enemy. Such designers will be punished with poor sales, not death in the gulag, if their designs for the overlord are unpopular. They could go anywhere with the homes of evildoers: halls of electric fluorescence, palaces carved from corduroy, suburban back yards. And yet, in spite of this freedom, most videogame designers choose to make a definite connection to familiar – or real-world – architecture ...
Hey little sister what have you done
There's something in the sea... and it has a big drill for an arm.
the missing letters are u, c and k.
At GDC this year, Heather Chaplin to game developers: "You're a bunch of f***ing adolescents." Chaplin, co-author of the book Smartbomb, spoke at the Game Developers Conference during a panel called the Rant Session. [more inside]
The German-style game
Monopoly killer - how The Settlers of Catan redefined board games.
Weapons of Mass UNDO
"Since I attacked my opponent in the past and the time waves have not yet propagated the results of this battle to the present, my units are still here in the present" Got that? Meta-Time Strategy Gaming [more inside]
Video Games and The People Who Love Them
A Life Well Wasted is a new podcast about video games and the people who love them, created by freelance writer Robert Ashley. [more inside]
Dude, I never made it to this screen before!
The niftiest thing at Coin Op World? The mp3 files of Classic Arcade Sounds. [more inside]
Playing pretend for grown-ups
Want to play a swashbuckling pirate, space opera hero, or monster-fighting Victorian dandy? How about a supervillain fighting against alien invaders? Or a mutant snack cake? Welcome to Savage Worlds. [more inside]
Friday 3MB-Mac-and-PC-download fun: Jumpman. [more inside]
Movies in 4,096 Colors
Cinemaware produced games with one goal: a "strong commitment to movie-like quality." A laudable goal, and their tools were measured in bytes rather than megabytes. They made these games in the 80s. This one intro used an entire 880KB floppy disk! A number of Cinemaware's games are available for download as ROMs, and there's even a flash version of Defender of the Crown. Some of the original artists behind the games are still creating art and music. [more inside]
Street Fighter
Street Fighter II. It basically created the 2d-beat-em-up, and invented the combo, the special move, a wide roster of diverse, playable characters who people grew to love, and all the other things that gamers have taken for granted for years. It spawned a whole series, none of which ever quite captured the original's charm or had the same influence. This was a game that people obsessed over - bands were named after its special moves, rappers cited it in their lyrics, and even Premier League footballers weren't immune to its charms. Poor Raul Julia's final film was this masterpiece, and a new version's headed straight to DVD very soon. Now, 17 years later, Street Fighter 4 is about to be released in Europe and the nostalgia machine is going into overdrive. The game's producer's been talking about its links to Street Fighter II, reviewers are getting misty-eyed , and even musicians are getting in on the act with Akira the Don making his very own Street Fighter-themed track. Apparently it's pretty good. Hadouken!
Playing together shouldn't hurt
The Socially Conscious Gamer is just the most recent example of growing discussions about how gamer culture and problems with silencing and pushing women out, wallowing in racist stereotypes, self-fulfilling cycles of exclusion, and why these conversations are hard, if not impossible to have. Still, if rational discussions can be had about games dealing with slavery, perhaps there is still hope. Personally, I can't wait for escapism to be for all of us, and not about escaping FROM us.
Crapping out
Trump Entertainment is about to run out of the third extension of its debt payments. Station Casinos is offering its investors as little as 10 cents on the dollar in a pre-packaged bankruptcy. Wynn Resorts is cutting staff hours and bonuses to avoid layoffs. MGM Mirage may see a default rate of 30% on its City Center condominiums. Harrah's long-term debt has doubled. There are no more traffic jams on the Strip. Oh... and the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City had to settle a $70 million sexual harassment lawsuit brought by its beverage servers. In short: times are tough.
Headbang Hero aka Headache Hero
"For the first time in history a wireless motion-sensing wig is used as game controller." SLYT via Kotaku
World Building
Interview with Jon Schindehette, senior art director at Wizards of the Coast for Dungeons and Dragons. See more fantasy art at his blog, ArtOrder.
Professor Layton and the DS Adventure Game Revival
Despite the oft-declared death of the Adventure Game, Nintendo's success has raised the genre's mainstream profile and quality to a level unseen since the 90s. The DS in particular has been an ideal platform for AGs, leading to the release of a number of popular Japanese titles in the American market. Professor Layton and the Curious Village is only the most recent to receive praise from western game rags - but it is the most consistently well-reviewed - making many short-lists of the best DS games of 2008. Featuring beautiful illustration, engrossing puzzles, and a charming story, Professor Layton topped Japanese software charts on its release (as did its sequel, Professor Layton and the Devil's Box, still unreleased in the US), though all indications are that its American sales have been underwhelming. [more inside]
Competitive Gaming
Most video games are easy to learn, but hard to master. For those focused on single player, there are always speed runs. However, multiplayer competition can often be much more interesting to perfect. Of course, there are those who make gaming a career with games like Halo and other FPSes. There's Street Fighter II (as well as other editions and variations), which can lead to some incredible matches. There are some very intense StarCraft tournaments, as well as similar tournaments for a variety of other RTSes. Often, games can last so long beyond their shelf lives simply because of the fan base and multiplayer aspect.
Friday Flash Fun: Evacuation is a puzzle game about explosive decompression. Save the crew! Eject the aliens into space by opening the spaceship's doors! The catch: doors of the same color all open together. [more inside]
Poison Shroom
Keeping the rest of your hands busy
So you've spent the holidays playing games, but now you have to be back at work. How to get your gaming fix during commutes and lunch-hours, whilst keeping up with that resolution to Learn Something New this year? Well, you could make a Sack-Boy. You can keep your portable games device warm with a Zelda cosy. You can knit up a Pacman scarf or a Space Invaders bag or socks if you're feeling retro. Or you can make a pocket ninja, an invincibility star to get you through the afternoon, a maqgnetic Katamari ball to spring-clean that desk, or a friendly companion cube. (and if you're too cack-handed to knit, you can sew a friendly cube with the pattern here and tutorial here!)
Paper. Rock. Scissors.
In 1986, most gamers who were lucky enough to own a new video game system at home were playing the original Nintendo. It's launch in 1985, a year before the Sega Master System was launched in the states, allowed it plenty of time become the most popular console in the market, and the game Super Mario Bros. quickly became the best-selling video game of all time (a title it continues to hold, having sold over 40 million copies to date). However, even though Nintendo commanded 95% of the North American video game market at the time and the CEO of Sega made little effort to promote and market it, some people still bought and gave the Sega Master System a chance. Perhaps it was the 3-D glasses or it's unique ability to read multiple media inputs... or perhaps that the original version of the system had a secret game built right into it (and it was unbeatable!). [more inside]
Roll 1d20 for save. 9 again? Heh, too bad.
In a must-see interview for tabletop gamers everywhere, Colonel Louis Zocchi talks about modern mass produced plastic dice and why they utterly fail at being random: Part 1 - Part 2
Got to get that modem off my back
Do you have a yearning to be online? Do you suffer from difficulty concentrating or sleeping, irritation, or mental or physical distress? According to doctors in China, you might have an internet addiction. [more inside]
Bringing Change You Can Believe In to Xbox 360
Obama Advertising in Video Games Obama campaigning in XBox 360's Burnout Paradise. Although Mark Warner did it first with his video appearance in Second Life, Senator Obama has gone one step further and is advertising on Xbox 360. [more inside]
What's in a game?
What can one learn from the design choices of past games? John Harris discusses different game aspects, 20 games at a time, at Game Design Essentials. You can read on 20 Open World Games (where generally the player is left to his own devices to explore a large world), see your destroyed controllers in a new light with 20 Difficult Games or check out 20 Mysterious Games (that rely on algorithmically-generated content or emphasize secret-hunting), 20 Unusual Control Schemes and 20 Atari Games. What about roguelikes, you say? [more inside]


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We all know water is essential to good health, but some of our drinking water may not be as healthy as we think. Over the past 50 years, thousands of chemicals have been widely used to make our lives more convenient. Unfortunately, some of these chemicals can find their way into just about anything —including our drinking water.
To help safeguard our water supply, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency established the Clean Water Act, which sets standards and testing requirements to be followed by our municipal water treatment facilities for 90 different contaminants. Unfortunately, the number of potential contaminants in our water far exceeds EPA testing protocols. In fact, a research study found more than 300 agricultural and industrial pollutants in the tap water of 45 states, and more than half of those pollutants had no drinking-water safety standards.
I went on the EPA's website and entered my zip code into their MyEnvironment search box. To my dismay, I noted that my local municipality's water was flagged as "impaired." When I dug a bit deeper, I found a report suggesting my drinking water contained 26 contaminants, 2 agricultural pollutants, and 12 industrial pollutants—and 12 of the chemicals present were over the legal limit for maximum contaminant exposure. One of the chemicals present was chloroform. Long-term exposure to this toxin may cause liver, kidney, or central nervous system problems and can increase cancer risk . Urk!
Lucky for me, I take extra precautions and filter my family's drinking water with the Shaklee Get Clean® Water system. If you want to see what this amazing water treatment system removes, just check out the WQA's Gold Seal Certification. This is one of my favorite presents to give to the people I love because I know it is the best one on the market.

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Controlled Reception Pattern Antennas for Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
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AbstractABSTRACT: Toyon Research Corporation"s six-element GPS antenna rejects cross polarization over the entire hemisphere by no less than 15 dB when summed in the first fundamental mode of operation. The antenna was designed for a direction-finding application where high levels of multi-path were present. The antenna diameter is 5"and it was designed for operation in the L1 L2 GPS bands. Toyon proposes to modify the current design by replacing the six antenna elements with a thick patch design. The thick patches were designed for an OE-538 submarine mast, and they cover all of the GNSS bands. The thick patches are significantly larger in diameter than the original elements, so the total diameter of the array will go from 5"to no greater than 11.4". Toyon will also add one additional antenna element to the center of the array, bringing the total number of elements to seven. BENEFIT: Geodetic grade GPS antennas on the market today are expensive, need large ground-planes or choke rings, and can be somewhat heavy pieces of hardware. The GPS antenna that Toyon proposes to design for the GNSS solution is ideal in many ways. The antenna does not require a ground-plane and the antenna"s height profile will be less than 1.5". The cross polarization of the antenna is unmatched because of the orientation of the antenna elements. The nulling performance of the antenna is enhanced because of the vertical aperture of the array.
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I definitely think this is a great song. It has a professional sound, and the singing and whistling definitely add to the laid-back feeling of this song.
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Coldone was the only person I saw buy Yahoo in after hours trading at $22.70 yesterday. He also told everyone to buy from $11 to $22. hotmodel always tells coldone how dumb he is but coldone is always right. What does that say about hotmodel?
Thanks for the advice to buy and all the positive posts coldone.
Coldone is an expert on Yahoo.
There is no better.
coldone is obviously a hotmodel alias
How would you know?
Coldone has always kept it real.
Coldone is one cool dude.
When coldone buys, I buy!
His record is perfect.
Coldone made me rich!
How did that mutant make you rich cause you're ID was created May 28th, and the stock hasn't gone ANYWHERE since then? These ID's of ColdCancer sure get dumber the more he creates! Why is inbred Tetherturd so obsessed with me? Enjoying this gorgeous MN 80 degree weather and the drug addict was hallucinating again...Dickey/JCtuttle/Basket and they obviously aren't me. I like to keep all my brain cells tied to 1 ID cause if I spread them out like you do over hundreds of ID's I'd be the dumbest human to walk the planet. FACT!
Coldone helped many on this site. Anyone that listened to hotmodel lost everything.
Well said.
coldone showed all his buys and made hotmodel cry.
hotmodel is obsessed with coldone.
I get the feeling hotmodel reads this thread.
Hotmodel is an idiot.
Everyone admires coldone. If you don't admire him you're obsessed with him.
Why is hotmodel/dr.gloom/framertilmin obsessed with coldone.?


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Wright State beats Cleveland State 68-63
ASHWAUBENON, Wisc. (AP) -- Cole Darling scored 21 points Saturday night and Miles Dixon added 17 as Wright State beat Cleveland State 68-63 in a Horizon League tournament semifinal. AJ Pacher scored 11 and the Raiders (20-13) outshot the Vikings (21-11) 55 percent to 40 percent. No. 3 seeded Wright State opened with a 7-1 run, but No. 2 seeded Cleveland State rallied and led 14-9...
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Wright State routs E. Illinois 70-43
Wright State had eight players score at least seven points Thursday night, riding a balanced attack to a 70-43 rout of Eastern Illinois. Chrishawn Hopkins and Miles Dixon led Wright State (6-7) with nine points apiece as the Raiders shot 54.5 percent from the field and snapped a four-game losing streak. Reggie Arceneaux and Cole Darling each added eight points while four players...
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The U.S. Marine Corps expects to use the Futenma Air Station in Japan's southwestern island prefecture of Okinawa for at least another 10 to 15 years, a top Marine officer told a Senate hearing on Thursday amid a stalemate over the base's contentious relocation plan.
"We will be at Futenma for probably the next 10 to 15 years," said Maj. Gen. James Kessler, commander of the Marine Corps Installations Command, indicating that the land used for the base in a populous residential area may be returned to Japan as late as in fiscal 2027 against the bilaterally agreed time frame of "fiscal 2022 or later."
Japan and the United States plan to relocate the Marine base from the crowded city of Ginowan in Okinawa to the less-populated Henoko coastal area in Nago city within the prefecture amid strong opposition from local people who want the base moved out of the prefecture.
In April, the two governments outlined the time frame for the relocation as part of a new agreement for the return of facilities and areas used by U.S. forces on Okinawa, but it fell short of being a firm deadline.
Kessler also pitched for the need to continue support for aging facilities at Futenma to "maintain a level of safety and operational capability" for the next 10 to 15 years.


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Even so, another cancer expert who reviewed the finding recommended "taking it with a grain of salt and a little bit of hesitation."
"I would say overall the evidence appears [to show] there is a reduction in risk," said Lauren Teras, director of hematologic cancer research at the American Cancer Society. "It's just hard to say for certain."
Even the researchers suggest that the conclusion should be viewed with care, since the studies they reviewed differed in the way they were conducted, potentially affecting results. Also, the review was not designed to determine a cause-and-effect link.
How to explain the apparent association between obesity and cancer?
"I think there is some good evidence that hormones play a role," Teras said. For instance, fat tissue is the largest source of estrogen in women past menopause, and that is thought to be linked with the type of breast cancer that needs estrogen to grow.
Another possible connection, she said, is inflammation. As people gain more and more weight, they have an increase in inflammation, and that may help tumors grow and spread.
"We're not sure if the obesity causes the cancer," Stein said, "but it may promote it."
Teras offered one more caveat: "Weight-loss surgery, like any surgery, is not without risks. The risks and benefits should be weighed with a person's individual doctor."


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Good afternoon,
We are considering using Template Upgrade in the Contracting module, and I was wondering if anyone has deployed this functionality today and what successes and challenges you have had are.
Particular to my scenario, I am interested in hearing feedback regarding the following:
Thanks in advance for your time.
Hi Kevin,
Are you still looking for input?
Hi Rich - yes, I am still eager to hear others' experiences with this feature. Thanks,
Hi Kevin,
We enabled it for a short while, without asking before. We decided to enable the upgrade becasue we currently use one general template and since made improvements/rearranged some tasks. What we didn't know was that you can not upgrade a template while amending a workspace that has an Assembled PDF attached to it. We use DocuSign so most workspaces have Assembled PDFs and users were unable to complete amendments, so we disabled the feature. We decided that the ability to amend a contract workspace was more important than applying modifications to the original template used, since at the time the contract was executed, the tasks and workflow we had in place was sufficient. Hope this helps.
Hi Molly - thanks for your response. We do not use assembled docs, so I do not think this will effect us right now. However, this limitation is important for us to know looking forward. Thanks, Kevin
Hi Molly - thanks for your response. We do not use assembled docs, so I do not think this will effect us right now. However, this limitation is important for us to know looking forward. Thanks,
You might also want to note the below as well.
-- The new changes will be applied to the workspaces only at the time of, when they are going for an amendment.
-- If you choose to use the new template version incorporated with the desired changes, then, the upgrade to the new template version cannot occur if the contract workspace contains:
If you have assembled documents you can still upgrade contract workspaces for amendments - although it makes supporting the changes more work. This is the process we use.
1) Create a new version of the contract template and make any required modifications (do not publish yet)
2) Make a copy of the template
3) Rename the original template to something like "<original name> - variations only" and put it in a new folder where you will store templates that are only being kept around for variations to existing contracts.
4) Delete all assembled documents from the template. Since no new contracts will be created this is OK. Contracts that are being amended already have a contract document.
5) Make the origiinal template only available on a condition "Is_Amendment" which is true only when an amendment is being made. This stops new contracts being created with it but allows existing contracts to be amended.
6) Publish the original template
7) Rename the new template to <original name> and publish it. This is now the template for new contracts.
You will need to follow this process any time you make any changes.
Ariba is looking into a "fix" for the Template Upgrade to Ignore Assembled Doc's. That being said it is important that we all put in Enhancement Requests into Connect. This will only enforce that it is a necessary enhancement/addition. The more visibility customers give that its wanted, the faster it should get implemented.
This is the case for many items discussed. As a community we need to get unified Requests into Connect for these types of issues that need fixing or enhancing.
Everyone, please go to Ariba Connect and log an Enhancement Request.
I really like the workaround that you mention and was going to try it out, but I am unable to delete the documents from the template. It is greyed out. Do you know why?
Looks like you have not created a new version of the template, once you create a new version of the template the documents will be enabled for edit / delete.
I still am not able to delete the documents for some reason. I did select create new version and no luck. I can edit the documents - but not delete them. I wonder if there is a setting or if there is an issue with conditions or the clause library?
Hi Terri:
The Ariba Support team should be able to help you trouble shoot the issues you're experiencing. If you haven't done so already, I suggest you submit an SR to connect with a support team member.
Debbie Curtis-Magley
Ariba Exchange Community Manager
The issue was that we had tasks tied to the documents I wanted to delete. Once I released the tie to the task, I was then able to delete the document.
Thanks for the follow-up Terri. I'm glad to know that you were able to figure out the issue.
Hi Kevin,
We recently implemented the automatic template upgrade without asking the end user, and in general this is working fine as it should. One thing to be aware of though, is that if the contracts in your database are based on several different templates (as it was in our case), then deactivating one of these will make an amendment to contracts that are based on the deactivated template cause an error in the system and log you out. The only fix to either 1) reactivate the old template and keep it alive until the contracts based on this template have expired, or 2) re-register the contracts to be based on your new template. We chose option no. 1 and added conditions to the template to make sure that no new contracts were registrered on that template.
The information about the assembled PDFs is new to me - I assume this only applies if you have chosen Docusign as an e-signing provider? We are considering getting an e-signing solution at some point and this fact will definately affect the choice of provider. I would be happy to hear inputs from people having challenges with the mentioned combination.


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Really great day, only 2 on the trip so could go at our own pace. Able to go across to Laos, lost propellor on way back, stranded for a while middle of Mekong, extra adventure! Long day but worth it
Excellent day ,highlight was the white temple and long neck village . Our guide was lovely ,a long day but gave us great insight into northern Thailand .
We had a fantastic time! Our guide Makee and driver Bomie were great and very accommodating. We saw many amazing things and they were able to change the plan and see the hill tribe villages instead of boat trip to Laos. Everything was included that they promised, including lunch.
Diane C Australia
This was an excellent day tour. Great guide and drivers. Van was very comfortable and we were the only 2 on it. Roads were good and a lot was packed into the day.
It was a great tour. The tour guide was wonderful and knowledgeable. The tour allowed you to see so much in one day, including a visit to Laos.
A very full day but well worth it. Particularly enjoyed the added bit of seeing the long necked tribe.
Very informative private tour! The tour guide is extremely friendly and is very concerned with you receiving the best experience from the golden triangle area. The tour is a very long day so it is mostly for those who have a short time to visit north Thailand but let me reassure you most definitely will have enough time to catch most, if not all, of the marvels it has to offer. Highly recommend !
Tour guide and driving person are super nice.
Bill United States of ...
Excellent tour. It requires a long day, but it's completely worth the drive. Each part of the tour was interesting and fun. Our guide was terrific.
Got picked up from our hotel on time and we were the only passengers so the tour guide gave us other options to add to our tour which was great, got to see so much country side and the long neck tribe village, the white temple, the golden triangle and up to the Burmese border, great day! Well worth
It was well organised and friendly guide.
ChrissieX Australia
We were blessed that we were the only two on the tour, so we could tweak for what we preferred - ie we added the boat to Laos at Mekong River rather than the village tribes, as had done that before on a hike during previous visit. Excellent day ... very full but not "too long". The drive was full of great views and commentary when required, quiet time when needed. The whole itinerary was superb and rewarding.
Pedro Barata Brazil
Trip very well organized, just as advertised.
For those who have more time, I would consider sleeping in Chiang Rai as it is a long trip.
Very cool tour...opted to go into Myanmar (another passport stamp) and I know that stretched the day a bit more, but our guide Meow was more than happy to accomodate us.
Darren S Australia
Fantastic tour, the guide and driver were first rate. Got to see all the fun sites (including a visit to Laos) with fantastic scenery along the way and did not feel hurried at any time during the tour. Highly recommended!
Adnan H United Kingdom
A great fun filled adventure. Good experience of dropping into Myanmar and also a Laotian island. The guide was very friendly and took some lovely pics.
The White Temple is gorgeous.
Andrew F Australia
Excellent guides, terrific places, well worth doing for a new visitor to the area.
Joan F USA
Absolutely wonderful. Guide was great and arrived at hotel on time. Would recommend this trip and online booking service to anyone. Thanks for making this wonderful experience so simple and easy.
It is a long trip but absolutely worth it.
a long day from Chianmg Mai but very comftable and very goofd personal attention. started at 8am na finished at 9 pm. Greatbto see the different Hilltribe peoples and the coutry side with the hills are spectacular snf refresshing
Excellent trip to Chiang Rai, the White Palace, and the Golden Triangle. The tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable, and I enjoyed the trip. There is a lot of car time on this trip, but it's hard to avoid the wait is worth it to see the gorgeous White Palace even when really busy the palace is stunning and the Myanmar and Laos borders. I was glad I took part in this tour - good experience overall. Thank you!
Virtually a private tour, just the three of us plus tour guide and driver. We were able to spend longer on places of interest to us. Tour guide extremely knowledgable with ability to impart information effectively. Is a long day but definitely well worth doing
It is a really long day out 13 hours, so I wouldn't recommend taking young children. We were the only 2 on the triip, but it still ran. Our guide San was excellent and the driver too. Lunch was taken buffet style at the Golden triangle, but most dishes were on the cold side! The highlight for us was a boat trip across to Laos but we did have to pay extra for this. Take your passport if you want to do this.
Long day but fantastic scenery
A little too long. We could have done without visiting the market at the end of the day.
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Charles Lieberman, the founder of Advisors Capital Management, has developed a successful equity-oriented strategy that is geared toward investors at or near retirement and designed to provide generous income.
That approach, called "income with growth," uses a mix of publicly traded securities, including master limited partnerships, real-estate investment trusts, and high-dividend stocks to construct portfolios that provide a yield to investors after fees of about 5.5%. This strategy has returned 7.8% annually since 2001, ahead of a 4.3% yearly increase in an 80/20 blend of stocks and bonds. The goal is to find stocks whose dividends will increase over time and therefore allow an investor to preserve principal during retirement. "Income with growth" is one of six strategies employed by Advisors Capital Management, a Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., firm that now runs more than $400 million.
Lieberman, 64, was a leading economist at banks such as Manufacturers Hanover in the 1980s and early 1990s; he later teamed with Salomon Brothers' noted economist Henry Kaufman to form a hedge fund before launching Advisors Capital in 1999. As an economist, Lieberman appeared regularly in Barron's.
"I'm fearful that rates are going to rise...and create one of the largest bear markets in bonds in a long time." -- Charles Lieberman Peter Murphy for Barron's
Fearful of a sharp rise in rates, Lieberman generally is steering clear of Treasuries, mortgage securities, municipal bonds, top-grade corporate debt, and preferred stock. He believes that the housing recovery has a long way to go, and he has identified stocks he calls "twofers" that should benefit from a better housing market and continued low natural-gas prices.
The firm manages client money in separate accounts. It has no mutual fund. It takes investments as little as $100,000, although portfolio customization requires a $250,000 minimum. For more on the firm's distinctive approach, read on.
Barron's: How is the firm run?
Lieberman: Our strategies are based on client objectives and risk tolerance, not Morningstar-style boxes like value or growth, or small-cap or large-cap stocks. We don't care about style boxes because clients don't care. They just want the asset value to go up, and so we organize our portfolio offerings from "growth" to "growth with income" to "income with growth" to "fixed income," to give clients a spectrum to choose from based on their risk tolerance and objectives.
How many securities are in each client portfolio?
Anywhere from 30 to 50. We buy individual securities and avoid the fees associated with mutual funds or exchange-traded funds. With ETFs, you get a whole gamut of securities—the good, the bad, and everything in between. What we try to do for clients is pick the best and avoid the worst.
What's your annual fee? Is it around 1%?
It's a bit more than that for smaller accounts, and it can be less for large accounts. We are less expensive than most mutual funds, even though we effectively are creating a personalized, tailored mutual fund for each client. There is no commission on our transactions. We are not a brokerage firm. We don't get paid by anyone other than the client, so our entire focus is on the client. We, in fact, are on roughly 25 broker/dealer platforms, including Fidelity's.
Give us a sense of your strategies.
We may use securities of the same or related companies in different strategies. For example, we own Kinder Morgan KMI 0.5440158259149357% Kinder Morgan Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD20.33 0.11 0.5440158259149357% /Date(1469826033781-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 16402486 AFTER HOURS USD20.36 0.03 0.14756517461878996% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 173865 P/E Ratio 338.8333333333333 Market Cap 45383126379.9802 Dividend Yield 2.459419576979833% Rev. per Employee 1183350 More quote details and news » [ticker: KMI], which is the general partner of an energy-pipeline company, in our "growth with income" portfolio, and the higher yielding Kinder Morgan Management [KMR] in our "income with growth" portfolios. We own JPMorganChase jpm -0.20280811232449297% JPMorgan Chase & Co. U.S.: NYSE USD63.97 -0.13 -0.20280811232449297% /Date(1469826010474-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 10526285 AFTER HOURS USD64 0.03 0.046896982960762855% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2684127 P/E Ratio 10.842372881355931 Market Cap 233916476570.629 Dividend Yield 3.0014069094888227% Rev. per Employee 414752 More quote details and news » [JPM] in our "growth with income" portfolios and Citigroup c -0.6125226860254084% Citigroup Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD43.81 -0.27 -0.6125226860254084% /Date(1469826169571-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 13471150 AFTER HOURS USD43.78 -0.03 -0.06847751654873317% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 302593 P/E Ratio 9.29300214241775 Market Cap 127285573711.639 Dividend Yield 1.4608536863729742% Rev. per Employee 367242 More quote details and news » [C] in our "growth" portfolios for more risk-tolerant clients.
"Income with growth" is your most popular strategy. How does it work?
The portfolio has income as its primary objective. Growth of that income and growth of the value of the portfolio are secondary objectives. So, the universe of investments includes master limited partnerships, real-estate investment trusts, preferred stock, bonds, and dividend-paying common stock.
What do you like now?
We consider MLPs to be one of the most attractive income-producing areas right now. We like BreitBurn Energy Partners [BBEP], an oil and gas producer. Gas prices are very low, but the company has locked in a lot of its future revenue by hedging. Like many producers, it's shifting production to oil from gas. When BreitBurn buys oil and gas properties, it tends to hedge future production out to as far as three to four years. So there's a lot of visibility to the earnings stream, and that gives us confidence in the yield, which is 9.6%.
What other MLPs do you like?
Energy Transfer Partners etp 0.2792586951002793% Energy Transfer Partners L.P. U.S.: NYSE USD39.5 0.11 0.2792586951002793% /Date(1469826056078-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1629277 P/E Ratio 319.57928802589 Market Cap 23740493654.748 Dividend Yield 10.683544303797468% Rev. per Employee 3005180 More quote details and news » [ETP], which has a yield of about 8%. It's a big company, a classic pipeline with lots of growth opportunities. It recently did a significant acquisition in buying Sunoco. Companies like ETP are doing a lot of investment in pipeline infrastructure to bring domestic oil and gas to market.
What do you think of REITs?
The popular parts of the REIT space, including shopping malls and apartments, have been bid up by investors desperate for yield, and they no longer look attractive. We have turned to some of the more esoteric parts of the REIT universe to get a little more yield. We like Sun Communities SUI 0.7766743060860708% Sun Communities Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD79.15 0.61 0.7766743060860708% /Date(1469826122888-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 341245 AFTER HOURS USD79.15 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 32.56531577864637 Market Cap 5434201471.18683 Dividend Yield 3.2849020846493997% Rev. per Employee 387807 More quote details and news » [SUI], which operates mobile-home parks and yields 6.1%. It's a little like an apartment play because many people forced out of single-family homes during the recession ended up in mobile homes. There are very few mobile-home-park operators.
Mortgage REITs yield a lot now as their share prices have come down. Any favorites?
We like American Capital Agency AGNC -0.1529051987767584% American Capital Agency Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD19.59 -0.03 -0.1529051987767584% /Date(1469826000418-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4131083 AFTER HOURS USD19.5924 0.0024 0.01225114854517611% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 6484290050.50659 Dividend Yield 11.0260336906585% Rev. per Employee 434667000 More quote details and news » [AGNC]. The yield is about 16%. The company hedges a lot of the interest-rate risk in its portfolio, and it's more selective than other mortgage REITs about the mortgages it buys. The result is that its prepayments have been lower than others in the industry, and its cash flows have held up a lot better.
Is the dividend sustainable?
The stock is priced as if the dividend is going to be cut in half. The dividend should largely remain in place until the Federal Reserve is ready to start raising interest rates, and at that point we would be looking to get out.
Anything else in REITs?
Hotels. The sector got hit pretty hard in the 2008-09 recession, and, as a result, very little building has been taking place. Occupancy has increased quite sharply since the recession, as have room rates. So earnings and cash flow are coming back very strongly. We like Hospitality Properties Trust hpt 0.5989911727616646% Hospitality Properties Trust U.S.: Nasdaq USD31.91 0.19 0.5989911727616646% /Date(1469826000361-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 504593 AFTER HOURS USD31.91 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 33.14635919808871 Market Cap 4835864653.38944 Dividend Yield 6.392980256972736% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » [HPT], with a dividend yield of 7.6%, and Ashford Hospitality Trust aht 1.3605442176870748% Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD5.96 0.08 1.3605442176870748% /Date(1469826157709-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 742650 AFTER HOURS USD5.96 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 570288545.825424 Dividend Yield 8.053691275167786% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » [AHT], yielding about 4%. They fly many of the major hotel brands in their portfolios.
How about electric utilities?
We've severely curtailed our exposure. The stocks rallied quite a bit in 2010 and 2011, and, as a result, the yields have come down pretty sharply to an average of about 4%. We do own Pepco Holdings [POM], a Middle Atlantic utility yielding above 5%.
Anything in telecom?
We own Vodafone Group [VOD], now yielding about 6%, and Frontier Communications ftr 2.161100196463654% Frontier Communications Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD5.2 0.11 2.161100196463654% /Date(1469826000250-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 13231590 AFTER HOURS USD5.2 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 6099995235.23788 Dividend Yield 8.076923076923077% Rev. per Employee 289583 More quote details and news » [FTR], at 9%. Frontier bought a whole bunch of Verizon phone lines, and it hopes to cross sell other products to those customers. Vodafone is a play on Verizon Wireless [it owns a 45% stake in the country's top wireless carrier].
What other high-dividend stocks appeal to you?
We look for companies with high yields that can increase their dividends over time. A good example is Aircastle ayr 0.36133694670280037% Aircastle Ltd. U.S.: NYSE USD22.22 0.08 0.36133694670280037% /Date(1469826121060-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 188576 AFTER HOURS USD22.22 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 15.538461538461538 Market Cap 1751180299.43093 Dividend Yield 4.32043204320432% Rev. per Employee 7850200 More quote details and news » [AYR], which is a growing aircraft-leasing company yielding over 5%, with a price/earnings ratio of 7.5. SeaDrill [SDRL], a deepwater drilling company yielding about 9%, has a record backlog and a young and sophisticated rig fleet. It has rising cash flows and the clear potential to raise dividends. Regal Entertainment Group rgc 0.9009009009009009% Regal Entertainment Group Cl A U.S.: NYSE USD23.52 0.21 0.9009009009009009% /Date(1469826121524-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 875569 AFTER HOURS USD23.518 -0.002 -0.008503401360544218% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 24.5 Market Cap 3687786618.96459 Dividend Yield 3.741496598639456% Rev. per Employee 121405 More quote details and news » [RGC] operates movie theaters and has excellent cash flow, a solid yield of over 5%, and a history of paying special dividends.
Talk about your concept of twofers.
The housing story remains underappreciated in the stock market. This is where having an economics background has been an enormous benefit. What many people don't realize is that most housing demand comes from household formation, and that was severely constrained in the recession when kids couldn't get jobs out of school and moved back home with Mom and Dad. As a result, there is a tremendous backlog of household formation, which should run at roughly 1.4 million per year. So we've got a lot of catch-up to go with housing demand, and there are still a lot of housing opportunities. Another one of our investment themes is cheap natural gas, which is helping many U.S. manufacturers. One twofer is Trex trex -0.7774140752864157% Trex Co. Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD48.5 -0.38 -0.7774140752864157% /Date(1469826121708-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 208293 AFTER HOURS USD48.78 0.28 0.5773195876288659% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 27.873563218390803 Market Cap 1422553469.6579 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 645257 More quote details and news » (TREX), which makes composite-wood decking. Natural gas is a critical element in the production process.
Where does it trade?
The stock is up dramatically, and we have owned it for a while. It has gone from the upper single digits to almost $40, but it's still attractive. The company is operating at a low rate of capacity utilization. The Street consensus for 2013 is $2.41 a share. We think there is at least $6 per share or more of annual earnings potential a couple of years from now.
Give us another twofer.
Georgia Gulf [GGC]. It makes PVC plastic piping, which is used in housing construction. So it's a play on the housing market, and natural gas is an important element in the production process. So we get the benefit of both investment themes working on our behalf.
How is it valued?
It's now around $45. The consensus earnings estimate for this year is about $4.75, but Georgia Gulf has $6 or $7 a share in earnings power within a few years.
Do any of the major home builders appeal to you?
NVR. nvr -0.872093023255814% NVR Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD1705 -15 -0.872093023255814% /Date(1469826414412-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 23823 AFTER HOURS USD1704.998 -0.002 -0.00011730205278592375% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 17.608179283279974 Market Cap 6642679843.90259 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 1275920 More quote details and news » It's a Middle Atlantic-based home builder that managed to remain profitable right through the credit crisis because of its differentiated business model. Most home builders buy land and then inventory it until they are ready to build. NVR options land. It pays an option fee to the landowner for the right to be able to buy the land at a later date. It doesn't have as much capital tied up in land inventory. That flexibility served the company well during the credit crisis, because it didn't have massive write-downs of land inventory.
Obviously, the housing market is recovering, and so is NVR's business. It has tremendous cash flow, and because NVR doesn't have to inventory land, it has been able to buy back stock [NVR]. The share count has shrunk dramatically over the course of many years.
The stock trades close to $1,000. It's expected to earn about $50 a share this year. What kind of earnings power does it have?
North of $100 a share a year or two out.
What do you think about the bond market?
Our fixed-income portfolios are almost devoid of Treasuries and mortgage securities, and we have minimal holdings of munis and high-grade corporates. Our whole strategy is to trade off interest-rate risk for credit risk. We want to minimize interest-rate risk, and we are willing to accept more credit risk. If the economy does well, credit spreads should continue to tighten.
How are your bond accounts invested?
Largely in double-B and triple-B corporate bonds with short maturities in 2013, 2014, and 2015. The average maturity of our fixed-income portfolios is less than 2½ years. I'm very fearful that interest rates are going to rise significantly in the next few years, and create one of the largest bear markets in bonds in a long time. Interest rates obviously are at historic lows, and that's unsustainable. As the economy improves and unemployment reverts to more normal levels, the fed-funds rate could rise to 4%. In that environment, the 10-year Treasury could easily yield 5% or 6% [it now yields less than 2%], and the rest of the bond market would trade off that.
So, all the bonds that people are looking at today have the potential to decline pretty dramatically in value over the next couple of years.
That's a pretty bearish scenario. How would you sum up your strategy?
We are a "world cap" manager. The world is our oyster. We can go everywhere, look at any investment, as long as it makes sense and we are comfortable with the risk.
Thanks, Chuck.
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A nice hotel, but could use updating
I got room 1711 which had a great view. The bathroom was extra nice with light colored marble surfaces. The bathroom shelves were filled with amenities including toothbrush, shave kit, sewing kits, swabs, shampoo, etc. Great water pressure. Bathrobes and slippers provided. You can leave your shoes in a little basket in the room and they will be shined free of charge by the time you return. The room itself was similar to a Best Western in the USA (in good condition, but aging). I thought the price was a little high for a hotel which hasn't been renovated. There were blackout curtains which kept out most of the morning light. Very firm mattresses typical of Thailand. Very very quiet and well constructed building (I didn't hear any plumbing noises from the other rooms), and barely heard any other types of noise. Quiet central air conditioning worked well. The room was a bit small for two people. They gave us a fruit basket on our second day. The location is excellent; within walking distance to restaurants and other nightlife, and to the Silom Underground station, and the Sala Daeng Sky Train station. I would stay here again, but would also want to try other hotels to see if they are a better value for the money spent.
Not 4 star......
Just got back from staying at The Montien Bangkok.
Have to say that the hotel was not 4 star quality. The lights were hanging out of the roof and the bathroom had quite a bit of mould through it. Although it's location was fantastic to give you a taste of Thailand.
The staff are extremley friendly but don't mention tailor as they will send you to their best. They are still helpful in giving you advice on Thailand and it's surrounds and what to watch out for.
Outside the door is that Patpong markets with it's also famous 'Ping Pong' shows.
There is a train station 5 Minute walk from the hotel which will take you to the Chatachauk Markets.
It costs about 150 baht with a metered taxi from the airport but alot of taxis' will not use a meter and will charge you 300 baht.
I would stay in the same vacinity of The Montien again but unless they do the hotel up would not stay at The Montien. If you are after 2-3 star then definatley The Montien is for you.
Some refurbishment please!
Our room definitely needed a good refurbishment: carpets were quite worn-out not to mention the bathroom! The hotel is located in Patpong which is the main reason why we chose to stay there. But Patpong is very chaotic at nights and very depressing during the day...on another occasion we stayed at the Siam City, which is just 10 minutes from Patpong via monorail and by far superior to Montien.
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Sometimes you find exactly what you need. The Montien Surawongse Road is a reasonably priced, well-located, well-maintained hotel. This hotel is situated two blocks from the skytrain and next to a major thoroughfare. One of the biggest night markets in town is across the street. Whether you want Thai street food or Starbucks, you are in the right place.
This hotel has seen a few decades service in Bangkok, but don't let that worry you. The place is kept like new. The rooms are roomy, quiet, light, spotless and very well appointed. They include fridge, safe, western bath appointments, English TV & newspaper, daily fruit bowl, and more. I felt quite secure, as well. The lobby is beautiful and welcoming. The staff is typical Thai - sunny, hospitable, helpful, and mannerly. They even allowed me to check in early (10 AM) and check out very late (4 PM) with no extra charge!
There is business service available, or one could use the several internet cafes on the street. A good bank with exchange is next door.
When I'm back in Bangkok, this will be my hotel again!
I did not find a single fault during my stay at this hotel.
ALL the staff were extremely, and genuinely, friendly and helpful.
The interior was impressive and well-maintained.
The rooms were clean, comfortable and well equipped.
The choice and quality of the food was exceptional, and represented good value for money.
The location was ideal.
I would not hesitate to return to this hotel.
Great location
Stayed for 8 nights with my wife. Was a little aprehensive about the location but it was great. Hotel is dated, lobby is brilliant but hallways and rooms need a lot of attention.
Restaurant did a huge breakfast. Every taste is catered for, western and eastern.
Pool was OK, staff were very good and provided excellant service.
Location was a bonus, close to Skytrain, lots of restaurants and shops.
Be wary around night market but it is a fun place to check out.
A perfect hotel
I was more than impressed with this hotel. The lobby is extremely big and as soon as our taxi drew up outside the hotel, within seconds, someone had opened the car door and helped me out. Our luggage was taken from us and we were escorted to the check in desk.
Check in took a little while and my request for a room with a double (or larger) bed as against twin beds was fulfilled. Also a smoking room as my husband does like a ciggie.
We found our room after walking through the massive ground floor lobby and I was surprised at such a nice room. The room though not overly large was a reasonable size with more than enough drawer and cupboard space and generally lots of surfaces, table, dressing table, television table etc and the room itself was very bright and clean. The bathroom was excellent with marble flooring and all kinds of little bottles, mouth freshner, etc. Each night on our return from being out, the bed was turned down with little orchids on the pillows and clean fresh towels and a general clean/tidy up by the maid.
The room had internet access which was great for me to get on line and check my e mails although cost of 650 bahts per day was I felt a bit high, but for the privilege of being on line all day it was well worth it. However, I would recommend that if you just want to check your e mails you find an internet cafe in Bangkok that only charges per minute.
We also had to pay for the safety deposit box, 100 bahts a day.
I was however a little disappointed that there was not any tea/coffee making facilities in the room but room service for a tray of tea was hardly any money at all and by golly, no sooner had I put down the telephone, there was a knock on the door with my tea.
We were on the 14th floor and our room overlooked some motorway and a temple and I could not hear any noise whatsoever.
Breakfast at the hotel was vast, so much to choose from and a chef making you an omelette or scrambled eggs etc. We only had breakfast twice during our stay as we do not usually eat until midday.
There is a swimming pool on the 3rd floor and although we never had a swim we took a look at it. Plenty of beds asnd umbrellas and the pool looked very inviting and clean with plenty of shady spots.
The Montien Hotel is directly across the road from Patpong although not intrusive as the hotel has a barrier from the road, thus keeping out undesirables, if any. Also the BTS train is a 5-10 min walk away, straight through Patpong market. The location is ideal for night life and there are more than enough restaurants and bars a stones throw away.
I was throughly impressed by the hotel and would most certainly recommend it to anyone else. The service could not be faulted. I could not comment on the food apart from breakfast as we never got to eat in the hotel. If I return to Bangkok I would not hesitate to return to the Montien, although having said that, I would be tempted to stay in another part of Bangkok, maybe overlooking the river next time and if I could place the Montien Hotel anywhere in Bangkok I would without doubt stay there.
If you would like more information about the hotel or my stay in general in Bangkok and Phuket with access to my on line diary and pictures, please feel free to email me. I unfortunately did not take any pictures of our room or the inside of the hotel.
Having scoured numerous guidebooks - we knew exactly what we wanted. A high standard hotel, close to the night markets, bars with the ability to check out the city. The location was perfect - two minutes walk from all we wanted but seemingly in a small quiet oasis. Rooms were furnished to a high standard - large bathroom, towels and bedding changed daily. The windows were full length with a very small balcony and were also triple glazed - very important in a city like Bangkok that seems to have a 24 hour rush hour. The staff (like all the Thai people we met), well they couldn't do enough for you. The bar area was cool and relaxing, with a pianist playing British 60s tunes mostly. We didn't eat in the restaurants, but had room service several times. This cost less than a basic pub meal in theis country but was beautifully presented and delicious. We also had a couple of fruit smoothies at the pool bar which is situated on the roof and is a great place to relax for an hour after trekking round the city. The hotel also caters for weddings -one of which was taking place during our stay - absolutely magnificent.
Throughout our stay we genuinely felt that the people who worked there cared about the quality of your holiday, and as such we probably tipped them all far too highly at the end - but what the hell - it cost us a fraction of a similar hotel in London where the staff couldn't care less if you enjoyed it or not. If, no sorry, when I go back to Thailand, this will be the hotel I will be staying in.
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Metal Alliance Tour III
featuring Anthrax, Exodus, High on Fire, Municipal Waste and Holy Grail
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Thursday, April 4, 2013
In the live music world there are two major ingredients: nostalgia and catharsis. There was a heaping helping of both last night in the form of a sweaty, swirling mass perpetuated by this year's Metal Alliance tour.
While the main attraction of headliners Anthrax and their legendary counterparts Exodus no doubt brought the older crowd out on a school night, it was the droves of metallic youth that kept the mosh pit in constant motion all night. With relative newcomers Holy Grail, Municipal Waste and stoner metal staples High on Fire, the variety and spectacle of all five acts quite effectively united the generations of metal fans for an evening of monstrous riffs and spectacular speed-driven music. It was the powerful combination of aggression and volume that treated the sold out Mainroom to an endlessly pleasurable headbanging experience.
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"We're fucking High on Fire!" grunted a shirtless guitarist and front man Matt Pike ripping right into the thunderous "Rumors of War" that set the tone for the Oakland power trio's abbreviated fiery set.
With echoing howls, mounds of power chords and drummer Des Kensel's propulsive talents and rapid-fire cymbal work, High on Fire cut to the chase and barely took a breather between songs. Leading right into Pike's snaking leads of "Frost Hammer" and the 2/4 punch of "Fertile Green" the singer's Les Paul took much abuse with pounding progressions.
The slow, sludging groove mixed with Pike's signature caterwauling makes High on Fire stand out above the rest of their class and had rows of headbangers in arms and flailing with one another in unison. Pike voiced his appreciation, "Thanks for coming out and thanks to all the other bands!" He then engulfed his guitar with scrambled shredding and the AC/DC-like intro of "Snakes for the Divine," eventually wrapping up their short but sweet contribution for the evening with a squall of feedback.
Thoroughly tenderized after the previous three acts, the room had filled to capacity as inexplicably Prince's "Purple Rain" came through the speakers with the screen rising to show the five current members of '80s thrash titans, Exodus.
Having not seen the band since I was a teenager, it was hard to make out who was still a member of the band. But as would be revealed, long standing original drummer Tom Hunting and guitarist Gary Holt have carried the torch of the Bay Area band's colossal sound three decades running and they sounded rip-roaring amazing.
"Minneapolis, How are you doing? We were like 'Holy shit, this was where Purple Rain was filmed! We got to use that as our intro tonight!" confessed lead singer Rob Dukes. "'Jungle Love' would have been my second choice!"
Brandishing their highly influential twin lead harmonies and intense brand of speed metal, Exodus had the crowd enraptured and moving faster through each of their blistering classics.
"We came here to teach you a lesson in violence!" Dukes instructed as Holt and co-lead Lee Altus exchanged lines amid the precision double bass drums that propelled "A Lesson in Violence." Leaping through Exodus' catalog of annihilating anthems, the band never let up and treated the crowd with "War is My Shepard," "Blacklisted" and ultimately a pair from their signature '85 debut Bonded By Blood with "Piranha" and the title track.
It was the band's MTV near-hit "Toxic Waltz" that had the crowd in a raving frenzy setting up walls of bodies facing one another and slamming face first towards each other in shocking metal revelry.
"You guys fucking rule!" Dukes would sigh as he thanked the crowd and passed out set lists to those taking the most punishment up front closing out the set with "Good Riddance."
Finally as the screen rose to show the enormous and unmistakable Anthrax logo the band fiercely took the stage and delivered an enormous set of their own.
As was anticipated Anthrax have followed the current trend of performing a classic work in its entirety for this tour, playing their 1987 masterpiece, Among the Living. The crowd who at this point had grown to a groundswell with fists and devil horns in the air couldn't be any the more eager to witness the thrash veterans deliver the goods.
Wringing out the vocals, lead singer Joey Belladonna and guitarist Scott Ian incited the eventual sing-along for the title track as the volume and sheer intensity of Anthrax rattled every inch and fiber of the monstrosity that was now the mosh pit. Churning in rhythm with replacement drummer, Jon Dette's triggering and tommy gun-like relentlessness "Caught In a Mosh" further stirred up the audience giving the quintessential record a renewed strength.
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With everyone in the packed house shouting along and raising fists in the air there was a truly communal and shared inwardness with the band that amplified the music as much as the giant stacks on stage were doing all night. But alas, for Anthrax it wasn't good enough.
"You can do better than that on your birthday, First Avenue!" Belladonna teased the sweaty mass as Ian and the band's latest addition, guitarist Jonathan Donais played the unmistakable riffs of "I Am the Law," the band's ode to their comic book hero, Judge Dredd.
"26 years of Among the Living, can you believe it?!" shouted Belladonna, giving the pit a short break. "I imagine there's some skeletons in the closet!" as the band broke into the next and final song from the first side of the famed LP.
Moving into some newer Anthrax material that further featured Donais' understated guitar work and bassist Frank Bello on "I'm Alive" from 2011's Worship Music. Guitarist Ian also took a moment to plug the band's newest EP. "We wanted to record a bunch of songs we wished we would've written. You can sing along to this one, if you don't know the words at least sing 'Oy,'" leading the band through AC/DC's "TNT" which really got fists pounding.
Eventually Anthrax would return to the flip side of Among the Living as Belladonna, not showing his age one bit gave props, "I don't know why I love Minnesota so much. Yes I do actually, I just really really love the Minnesota Vikings." which not surprisingly elicited a mixed reaction from the steaming crowd. "Are you fucking ready to war dance, Minnesota?!" he pleaded as Ian and Donais broke into "Indians" whose breakdown and pounding drums turned the entire Mainroom floor into a roiling cypher of bodies.
"Now it's time to separate the boys from the men, First Avenue. Now we see who really knows the record. It's time for the deep tracks," Scott Ian joked. "Nothing's really changed. When we recorded this song everyone was freaked out about the Russians dropping bombs on us. Now we're worried about some crazy North Koreans dropping bombs." Then they ripped into "One World."
After succinct versions of "A.D.I./Horror of it All" and "Imitation of Life" Anthrax finished up Among the Living and returned for an encore with the perhaps the first rock/rap song "I Am the Man" and their unforgettable cover of Trust's "Antisocial" that ultimately had everyone in the packed house, despite fatigue, shouting at the top of their lungs.
Critic's Bias:
Sort of a fan for life and personally very nostalgic for me as Anthrax were the first show I'd seen at First Avenue on their Spreading the Disease tour in 1986 when I was 12. Totally freaked out, my Mom sat in the car outside the club waiting the whole night. Thanks again Mom!
The Crowd: All caught in the mosh.
Overheard in the Crowd: "I love these shows! It's always the least pretentious crowd at First Avenue ever."
Random Notebook Dump: Had this been 20 years ago I'd have been there for the doors opening and sat through the 5 hours of metal but I just don't have it in me these days. Definitely recomend all the bands as this tour is not one to be missed.
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He runs like he has a bear on his back.
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The shittiest Molina has suckered another ball club into thinking he is good at baseball.
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Write the mass flow rate equation:
…… (1)
Here, the mass flow rate is, the diffusion coefficient is D, and is the change in mass concentration.
Rearrange equation (1) to get the diffusion coefficient as follows:
…… (2)
Recall that mean molecular velocity is proportional to . Write this expression mathematically as:
…… (3)
Here, is the molecular velocity
Also, recall that the density of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to temperature. Since, the change in mass concentration is directly proportional to the density, write this expression mathematically as:
…… (4)
Here, p is the density of gas
Substitute, for and for in equation (2)
Therefore, the diffusion coefficient