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Is Story the Death of Replayability?
Over on Tobold's Blog is a thoughtful question for folks to ponder. Seeing as everyone is talking about Dragon Age these days, his concern is that because the story essentially has specific points crafted to end up in one specific way no matter what you do (for instance, Ostagar), the game (or perhaps any game) would lose its replayability.
I find myself disagreeing with sentiment that a story can diminish replayability. A good number of the commenters on Tobold's blog cited books as having stories that you'd want to reread, but I find that while it is true to a certain extent, it's an analogy that is lacking, because video games aren't simply read, but rather are experienced.
I think that the replayability of Dragon Age comes with creating different personalities. Whether honorable knight or dastardly scoundrel, the thing about DA: O is that the game becomes replayable because different characters are progressing through the story, and having different sets of experiences.
In one of my first communication classes back in college, we learned about semiotics, and one of the basic ideas behind it was that meanings behind a particular structure (such as language) change if we change one aspect of the structure. In language, changing one word in a sentence, or even the stress in one word in that sentence, can create a different meaning than the previous iteration before it.
In the case of DA: O, changing the character who goes through the story may not change the overall story, but it refines one's appreciation for the story as it plays out. A knave would be more willing to take on contract killings, whereas a noble man might choose to stop the contract killers in their tracks. Sure, the act doesn't help with stopping Darkspawn, but it shows the strength of one's chosen character, and also makes certain events more memorable for certain characters played.
The different origin stories also provide the gamer with new ways of looking at the world and at events that occurred within Ferelden. If you're a city elf, like I am, then you'll know why a certain Tim Curry-voiced character got a certain position close to the regent. If you're a human noble, then the path to that Tim Curry-voiced character's rising through the ranks becomes even more pronounced.
In any event, let me conclude by saying this: story is only the death of replayability if the story is roughshod and ill-conceived. A good story, made up with strong characters, can increase the replayability of a game beyond its original single-play confines, and I think Dragon Age, as far as I can tell, has the characters and stories that can make for many good replays ahead.
Longasc permalinkNovember 8, 2009 23:08
A totally linear story is indeed the end of replayability and the DEATH of an open ended game that MMOs are.
But if the story lets players some freedom of variation, it can work.
This is how SW:TOR ideally turns out. If it ends up with "must do this" storyline all the time and the only difference is the various origins and a different starting experience of your char, then it will suck… HARD.
Longasc permalinkNovember 8, 2009 23:14
Guild Wars has a story, but it does not limit my freedom to do what I want whatever I want. In general. Some chapters "gate" content a bit.
Just to name a game with good story and replayability. 😉
November 9, 2009 14:33
I think a good story along with good gameplay makes a game replayable. I can't tell you the amount of times I have played KOTOR, and I enjoy it everytime even though I know how it ends.
Some games can survive on the weight of their gameplay only, but I don't think a game cannot survive if it only has a good story.
December 1, 2009 02:37
If a story has enough choices that are meaningful, if the world itself allows you do and be whatever you want, if things are nuances enough, there can be infinite re playability even with a strong story. (See Baldur's Gate 2)


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Great thinkers deny the existence of Almighty God only to replace Him with almighty Science. Findings are quoted with religious fervor and Science is quoted as if it were a great prophet or holy writ.
God is called to defend Himself against the onslaught of laboratory experiments, which never prove God wrong, simply men acting in the name of God wrong.
Is nature not miraculous? Which astronomer with an extra-ordinary understanding of the inner workings of our universe can reproduce the spark that caused its being? Which physicist with equal credentials can change the orbit of a single planet or slow the rotation of ours? Which biologist can make life with the ease, efficiency, and joy that we have freely enjoyed since the beginning of our race?
Yet, with dismissive tone and arrogant pride, they quote a textbook or two, as if it were the holy writ, provide few answers, except to say, "We're working on it, but we need more time," which mostly means money.
Perhaps, since they know so much, they should all get together and create a god-free universe they can all study endlessly. But wait, that would make them the gods of that universe then successive scientists would then prove they never existed and explain its inner workings absent their influence.
Karl Marx quipped that "Religion is an 'Opiate' a means by which to control people." Nigel Barber, Ph.D., in his article, 'Why Atheism Will Replace Religion,' posited this: "…many alternative products are being offered, such as psychotropic medicines and electronic entertainment that have fewer strings attached and that do not require slavish conformity to unscientific beliefs."
His conclusion suggests that science – the almighty – will replace religion because through medicine and entertainment we will live the lives we want with "fewer strings attached" and "do not require slavish conformity to unscientific beliefs." Therefore, our society is giving up 'church' for Prozac, a therapist, and Xbox and surely Science will never require slavish conformity to scientific beliefs.
Dr. Barber further observes that as families get smaller and more educated, their lives will become less complicated with fewer uncertainties. Is he suggesting that science is working on a pill to stop people from getting sick, from children contracting leukemia, from divorces tearing up families, from thieves breaking into homes, from murders robbing parents of their children? Just what part of suffering does Dr. Barber want to solve with science?
Einstein believed in God, Newton believed in God, Galileo believed in God. At what point in one's education does God become irrelevant? When empiricism is taught as a religion and not a tool by which we arrive at answers.
Religion has been manipulated and used as a weapon to control the actions of people. True religion should cause one to demonstrate kindness and compassion on those whose voices are smothered by circumstance and politics.
Manipulated religion causes men to drive their airships into seafaring vessels, detonate themselves in crowded spaces, or hack and slay their way to victory because 'God wills it.'
True religion stands at the Salt flats and demands dignity, endures prison in order to free a people, and works to create an island of hope in a sea of injustice. As long as there are men and women whose thirsts for prestige, power, property, and payola drive them, we will need to pray.
As long as medical sciences best look a mother and father in the face and say, "There's no more we can do," we will need to pray. As long as we live in an uncertain world, we will need to pray.
God's relevance should be validated by nature, felt in the heart and soul of every person, and practiced by those whose lives are a testament to His love, mercy, and compassion.
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When Tonje Langeteig's "I Don't Want to be a Crappy Housewife" became a viral video hit, the comparisons to Rebecca Black's "Friday" were ubiquitous. Finally, our short attention spans had a new object of so-bad-it's-good kitsch ridicule.
I thought this might be an interesting opportunity for a mashup. As it turned out, the songs work surprisingly well together. They're in closely-related keys and have simple and largely compatible harmonic structures. They share common formal elements – a bridge with an unexpected male rapper.
Most strikingly, however, their lyrics create an interesting counterpoint – "Friday" is unabashedly about being young, while "Housewife" is about being old, and futile attempts to reclaim the innocence of youth. Friday's heroine is a kid being a kid, while our crappy housewife is an adult, desperately trying to be a kid again.
I'm generally not a big pop music listener. This isn't some kind of ivory tower stance – I don't have any problem with the idea of music as a commodity. It's just that I usually don't find the music itself all that compelling.
But I have a huge amount of respect for contemporary pop music. From a production point of view, there's so much to learn from chart radio – how to get a big sound, how to create "hooks," etc.
With modern music production tools being so inexpensive and easy to use, I'm especially fascinated by the fact that certain songs win while others lose and still others become kitsch icons, when the surface level of all of them is often largely indistinguishable.
What is it – the essence of the thing – that makes these two songs the object of such ridicule? Sure, the lyrics are a little trite. But are they really that much more trite than many of the songs that sell millions of copies?
If I knew the answers to these questions, I'd be a millionaire instead of an armchair musicologist. But what's clear is that inexpensive, easy tools have not evened out the playing field as much as we like to think. Yes, anyone can make music in their bedroom now, and it will sound 98% as good as anything else.
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Kelton Lastein and Seth Johnson receive their Eagle Medal during the Troop 627 Eagle Court of Honor held Dec. 11 at Grace Lutheran Church.
Kelton Lastein and Seth Johnson receive their Eagle Medal during the Troop 627 Eagle Court of Honor held Dec. 11 at Grace Lutheran Church.
It was well attended by many friends and family members. These young men were awarded the Eagle Medal, which is the highest rank in Scouting. In addition Congressman Shuler's office presented Seth and Kelton with American Flags that were flown over our Nations Capitol. Representative Carolyn Justus gave each young man a North Carolina state flag and awards were presented from the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Sheriff Rick Davis talked to the group about the importance of scouting in the development of trustworthy, responsible young men with strong leadership skills. He presented Seth and Kelton with a coveted SWAT team hat.
A community service project stressing leadership and organizational skills is required of all candidates for the Eagle rank. Seth created a memorial plaque honoring slain State Trooper Giles Harmon as well as other fallen military and emergency services personnel in Transylvania County. This beautiful wood and brass plaque hangs in the Public Safety Building in Brevard. Kelton renovated the picnic area at the Visitor Center at the Carl Sandburg National Historic Site in Flat Rock. This included re-arranging tables and trash cans, pruning, grading, erosion control and re-surfacing.


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After everything in her life falls to pieces, including her marriage to wealthy businessman Hal, elegant New York socialite Jasmine moves into her sister Ginger's modest apartment in San Francisco to try to pull herself back together again.
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On his 66th birthday, James Evans was moved out of the intensive care unit at McDay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, another step in what doctors expect to be a full recovery. The bullet police say was fired at point-blank range by his son-in-law, Charles "Ricky" Jennings Jr., remarkably missed his brain, entering near his ear and exiting out his cheek.
Evans' wife, Tara, who was standing beside him, said if her husband hadn't turned his head when he did, he would have been killed.
Doctors said Evans will need reconstructive surgery and rehab to learn to swallow and speak again. He has been awake, nodding yes and no, writing and using hand signals to communicate.
Jennings, 35, is in jail on $105,000 cash-only bail. He made a brief court Tuesday appearance by video. He was charged Tuesday in Weber County with attempted murder, two counts each of aggravated burglary and aggravated robbery, and possession of a firearm by a restricted person.
His next court hearing has been set for Thursday afternoon. Attempts by The Associated Press to reach Jennings' attorney were not immediately successful. He has not yet entered a plea.
The shooting occurred during a quiet part of the Father's Day Mass as about 300 people stood up in preparation for communion. Police say Jennings pulled a gun from his waistband and fired a single shot at the back of Evans' head, nearly killing him.
"It was echoing in my head so loud," said Rebecca Ory Hernandez of the gunshot that rang out only feet from where she was with her 5-year-old son. She grabbed the boy, threw him under the pew and got on top of him. She said she heard the pastor blurt out an expletive into his microphone. "I was waiting for another gunman," she said.
The shooter ran from the church, the pastor and a half dozen other men close on his heels. Ory Hernandez and other parishioners went to James Evans. They used scarves and a shirt to help soak up the blood, and she cradled his head. His wife, Tara, who had been standing next to him, and others prayed.
"I'm OK, I'm OK," Evans kept saying, as blood spilled from his mouth.
Meanwhile, Jennings stole a truck from a nearby neighbor at gunpoint and led police on a highway chase, police said. He was caught hours later on foot after the truck ran out of gas.
Police are still trying to determine why Jennings shot his father-in-law, said Ogden Police Lt. Danielle Croyle on Tuesday. They think he may have been drinking or on drugs, and detectives know the couple had a history of domestic disputes that may have triggered Sunday's shooting, she said. But, she said Jennings has not revealed a motive.
The full scope of Evans' relationship with his son-in-law is not yet clear, but court records show Jennings has a criminal record going back to 1996. Over the years, he's pleaded no contest to felony charges of receiving a stolen vehicle, criminal trespassing and pleaded guilty to theft charges and a felony charge of attempting to tamper with a witness or juror.
Lt. Croyle said Jennings' wife, Cheryl, stayed inside the church after her husband fled. There is no indication she knew what her husband was going to do, and authorities don't expect to file any charges against her, Croyle said.
After paramedics rushed James Evans to the hospital, the Rev. Erik Richtsteig returned to the brick church that sits on the east side of Ogden at the foot of a steep rock mountain called Jumpoff Canyon.
As doctors operated on Evans, who had recently accompanied the priest on a trip to the Holy Land in Jerusalem, Richtsteig told his congregation who the shooter was, and asked them to pray for the couple and their 3-year-old son.
Then, for those who stayed, he finished the Mass, explaining his reasons matter-of-factly, Ory Hernandez said.
"Evil will not prevail," Richtsteig said.
The congregation is shaken, Richtsteig said Monday: "They were a mess — they were worshipping God and this man came in and did an act of violence."
The church plans to have a special ceremony Thursday evening to cleanse the building of the evil that occurred. Ory Hernandez says she has cried, enraged that violence came to the house of worship, and was at a loss for words when her son told her, "I didn't know there were any bad guys in this town, mommy."
But it won't stop her from coming back to church.
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John Stears, vinnare av två
för bästa visuella effekter efter sitt arbete med
(1965) och Stjärnornas krig (1977), avled den 28 april 1999.
John Stears
was one of the film industry's top men for special visual effects and many of his innovations are incorporated into the work of today's film-makers.
For the early James Bond films, he served as the real-life incarnation of the ingenious "Q", creating such gadgets and vehicles as the Aston Martin of Goldfinger which has been described as "the most famous car in the world". For Star Wars he worked with the production designer John Barry to conceive the unforgettable robots C3PO and R2-D2, and among his other memorable achievements were the flying car of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the model work for the British film about the Titanic, A Night to Remember, and the explosive demolition work in The Guns of Navarone.
Born in 1934, Stears studied at Harrow College of Art and Southall Technical School before working as a draughtsman with the Air Ministry. He served as a dispatch rider during his National Service, then joined a firm of architects where he was able to utilise his passion for model-making by constructing scale models of building projects for clients.
The firm also specialised in model aircraft, and when Rank's special effects expert Bill Warrington saw some of Stears's work he commissioned him to build model aircraft for
Lewis Gilbert's
screen version of the life of the pilot Douglas Bader, Reach for the Sky (1956).
Signed to a contract by the Rank Organisation, Stears worked with Warrington and Gilbert on three more true-life stories, creating model boats and planes for A Night to Remember (1958), in which Kenneth More, who had played Bader, was Second Officer Lightoller of the Titanic, Carve Her Name With Pride (1958), which starred Virginia McKenna as the British shop assistant Violette Szabo who became a resistance heroine, and Sink the Bismarck! (1960), with Kenneth More as an Admiralty captain intent on destroying Germany's prize battleship. Other Rank films included The One That Got Away (1957), Sea Fury (1958) and Gilbert's HMS Defiant (1962).
Having acquired a reputation impressive enough for him to freelance, Stears was hired to both build and destroy gun miniatures for J. Lee Thompson's exciting transcription of the Alistair MacLean adventure tale The Guns of Navarone (1961), then he created effects for two Disney films, In Search of the Castaways (1962) and the fantasy Three Lives of Thomasina (1962).
The producers
Cubby Broccoli
Harry Saltzman
then asked Stears to work with them on a production which was to prove momentous in starting one of the most successful series in cinema history. It was the team's first adaptation of one of Ian Fleming's James Bond stories,
Dr. No (1962)
, and Stears's work on the film's finale, the destruction of Dr No's Jamaican hideout, still impresses today.
Aware of the importance of Stears's contribution to the film's success, Broccoli and Saltzman made him head of their special effects department for their next Bond production,
From Russia with Love (1963)
, for which he both created and flew the first remote- controlled helicopter used in a film, and constructed the bizarre knife- toed boots for the Soviet spy Rosa Klebb. Still only 29 years old, Stears confessed later that he was having the time of his life and he described his job as "not really work but the chance to play . . . using other people's money!"
The next Bond film,
(1964), included three of Stears's favourite creations, the lethal laser ray which nearly bisects Bond, the steel-rimmed bowler employed as a deadly frisbee by the villain Oddjob, and the famous Aston Martin. In the book, Fleming's hero drives a DB3, but Stears wanted to use the not yet available DB5, a sleekly photogenic model, and he persuaded the manufacturers to provide him with a prototype, which the effects wizard fitted with bullet-proof glass, a fog maker, revolving number plates, road slicker, machine guns and a passenger ejector seat. "I was never certain we would make the seat work," said Stears, "but in the end we did the stunt in one take."
The fourth Bond film
Thunderball (1965)
was one of the weaker dramatically but Stears did not disappoint, his effects including a rocket-firing motor cycle, an underwater flying saucer, large-scale models of a Vulcan bomber which he then sank in the waters of the Bahamas, and a life-size replica of the villain's yacht which he blew to pieces.
His work on the film brought him his first Oscar for Best Visual Effects. His old friend Lewis Gilbert directed the next Bond film,
You Only Live Twice (1967)
, which included a flying machine that gobbles up a space capsule in outer space, after which Stears had a break from Bond when he worked on Broccoli's production Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) with its flying car.
If asked to pick a favourite Bond film, Stears used to say that the one he most enjoyed working on was
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
, partly because he admired its star George Lazenby, who insisted on performing many of his own stunts. It was the start of a lifelong friendship between the two men, both mechanically minded motor bike enthusiasts. For the film, the most challenging moment came when Stears had to set off an avalanche on cue.
In 1970 Stears set up his own company, and worked on such films as Lindsay Anderson's O Lucky Man! (1973) and Douglas Hickox's Theatre of Blood (1973) in which a ham actor (Vincent Price) murders hostile critics by recreating death scenes from Shakespeare's plays. He returned to Bond for a final time to create effects including Scaramanga's flying car in
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
, which featured
Roger Moore
as Bond.
In 1976 Stears had a call from George Lucas, who had been a great admirer of the Bond films and wanted to know if he was interested in creating mechanical and electrical effects for a film he had written, Star Wars. It was the opportunity to create things that had never been attempted before and Stears enthusiastically accepted.
The phenomenal hit that resulted brought Stears his second Oscar and featured such innovations as Luke Skywalker's Land-speeder, ostensibly a hover-car but actually a four-wheeled vehicle to which Stears had fitted mirrors angled to reflect the Tunisian desert and thus create the illusion that the craft was skimming over the ground. The Lightsabers, the Death Star with its threatening cannons, the robots both manually and remote- controlled, and the metallic suit for C3PO were other Stears creations, along with countless explosions, including the final destruction of the Death Star.
Stears worked again with the first Bond,
Sean Connery
, on Peter Hyams's Outland (1981), set on a 21st-century planet where space marshal Connery finds himself fighting a lone battle against wholesale corruption.
Subsequent films included The Bounty (1984), an intriguingly unconventional depiction of the famous mutiny, with Anthony Hopkins and Mel Gibson, and a thriller for which Stears was aptly called in as a special consultant since it featured a special effects expert as its hero, F/X: murder by illusion, in which Bryan Brown played an effects man hired to make a faked assassination appear real, only to find that he is himself the victim of a Mafia plot and has to bring all his ingenuity into play to defend himself. A modest success at the time of its release, it is now considered a cult movie.
In 1988 Stears hoped to produce a film but was unable to obtain sufficient financial backing, and in 1993, after producing effects for the Charlie Sheen vehicle Navy SEALS, he retired to California with his wife Brenda, whom he married in 1960, and two daughters. For most of his life he had lived on an estate in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, where he reared cattle and where his wife ran the Livy Borzoi Kennels, breeding Borzoi show dogs.
In California he continued to indulge his passion for building and flying model aircraft - his wife stated that at the time of his death there were a dozen aircraft in their garage, the latest a Fiat on which Stears had worked for three years and which had a 15-foot wing span. A supremely fit man until suffering a stroke two days before his death, he would ride his 1927 McEvoy motor bike, complete with sidecar built by himself, down to Malibu every Sunday along with his neighbour George Lazenby where they would join around 200 other bike enthusiasts at a beach-front cafe.
He returned to films with last year's The Mask of Zorro, staging the explosions for the film's early action sequences, but left midway through production after artistic disagreements, and at the time of his death was working on a screenplay set in the First World War and seen from the point of view of German aircraft designers.
John Stears, special effects designer: born 25 August 1934; married 1960 Brenda Livy (two daughters); died Malibu, California 28 April 1999.
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Unless you live in the Middle Atlantic states, you may have never had the dubious pleasure of breakfasting on scrapple—a fried slice of pork-mush. Often erroneously called Philadelphia Scrapple, it's really a dish that originated in the Eastern Pennsylvania farmlands of German born settlers—far from the city of Brotherly Love.
It's dictionary defined as "cornmeal mush made with the meat and broth of pork, seasoned with onions, spices and herbs and shaped into loaves for slicing and frying." The word, scrapple originates from "scrap" or "scrappy" meaning made up of odds and ends for that's exactly what it is—boiled, ground leftover pig scraps with cornmeal and spices thrown in. Scrapple lovers think of it as food for the gods. Anti-scrapplers consider it a culinary abomination.
Scrapple is the unique creation of the Pennsylvania Dutch, and therefore only quasi-American as the immigrants combined their German heritage with New World ingredients. The term "Pennsylvania Dutch" is a corrupted form of Pennsylvania Deutsche, mostly transplanted Rhineland farmers who worked hard and ate heartily. They are frugal people and many of their dishes make imaginative use of every part of the butchered hog's anatomy. Scrapple is one of them.
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If one can get past what goes into making scrapple, he or she may discover it tastes surprising good—like country-style pork sausage with a unique shape and texture. It's a deck of cards sized slab, crispy on the outside, soft inside and may be embellished with butter, maple syrup, applesauce, ketchup or mashed in with its usual partner: a plateful of fried eggs. Besides, modern day recipes make no use of questionable pork parts. (See recipes below.)
Being born and raised in Pennsylvania, I was destined to have a piece of a scrapple slapped across my breakfast plate. Being a good source of cheap protein, it often made a morning appearance at our table. I didn't quite relish it because of its gray color. That may have been the fault of my mother, the cook. Properly prepared and fried, scrapple should be a tasty looking golden brown.
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NEW HAVEN, CT, USA - One's a budding photographer, the other a mother of two - but when they join forces on the court they're a doubles team with a lot of success on the ITF Circuit now trying to work their way up the WTA ranks - and they just won their first round match at the New Haven Open at Yale on Monday. Ladies and gents, Lindsay Lee-Waters and Megan Moulton-Levy.
Lee-Waters might be the better known of the two. Her singles highlights include a slew of WTA quarterfinals and semifinals and a career-high No.33. And now she's a playing mom, with a husband and two children, aged 11 and 6.
"I wouldn't be able to do this without my husband - he has supported me and my dreams from the time we met," Lee-Waters said. "It can be tough for us sometimes because I'm travelling around the world, but we just kind of make it work - there are a lot of phone calls and a lot of Skypes! And they travel with me when they can. This year not so much because my daughter started playing tennis and going to school, but whenever they can we try to make it happen."
Moulton-Levy has a variety of off-court talents - photographer, French speaker, to name a few - with a particularly strong passion for the doubles discipline.
"When I was 11 I went to boarding school in Switzerland, a British boarding school in this little tiny skiing village," she said. "Three of my four sisters went to the same school. My mom wanted us to go there so we could ski three or four times a week, learn under the British scholastic system and immerse ourselves in a different culture and different languages. I would also play tennis on the weekends and also learned French while I was over there."
So how did two players with such different back stories find each other?
"Through Facebook!" Lee-Waters said. "We didn't know each other too well but had played each other at a couple tournaments, and we decided to play a tournament together and won it. We've been playing together ever since."
"Our game styles mesh well," Moulton-Levy said. "I'm more of a traditional doubles player, coming to net, while Lindsay plays back. In volleyball terms, she's the center and I'm the smasher. She hits these hard serves and returns and it's my job to finish it. I think our styles work very well together."
"And our personalities really click on the court," Lee-Waters said. "We're both hard on ourselves but not on each other. We complement each other in terms of our personalities - we've become really good friends at the same time."
Lee-Waters' kids have a strong affinity for Moulton-Levy. "My little boy calls her his girlfriend!" Lee-Waters said. "She comes to Atlanta sometimes and we did an exhibition at my club once, and my children just follow her around.
"Megan's awesome with them."
"They're great kids," Moulton-Levy said. "I wish they could travel more, but obviously they have school to do, so they can become successful."
But back to the game - what keeps the Americans inspired and driven?
"We don't just want to enjoy tennis, we want to move up in the rankings," Moulton-Levy said. "We want to secure spots in Grand Slams and be Top 50. Actually Top 50 is our immediate goal, but we have bigger goals too. And above all, we'd really like to share and spread our passion for doubles.
"It's a totally different game, a whole new strategy. You're figuring out the weaknesses of your opponents a lot more. And you have to do these things within 30 seconds, making it happen in a short period of time. I love it. If you think about it, people of all ages in the US, a lot of them are doubles players."
"I really think people love watching doubles," Lee-Waters added. "People come up to us asking us when we play, and so many people support us and watch us, so I hope the game can keep growing and growing. There are so many great teams out there playing really well, I really think it's exciting to watch."
"We feel blessed and honored we can do this every day," Moulton-Levy added.
And what about Moulton-Levy's love of photography? "I went to Dubai three years ago right before Christmas and my sister gave me a camera. I wanted to capture the memories of my days as a tennis player. After a while I got into it more and bought myself a big fancy camera. With my permanent model Lindsay, I thought I could photo document this process and journey!"
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November 26, 2012 8:00 PMCLEVELAND -- The Steelers season continued to slip away as easily as did the football in their hands Sunday, in a place where they had felt more secure than any other road venue.
Security, though, was not something on the Steelers' minds here, or in their hands. They lost eight turnovers -- five fumbles and three Charlie Batch interceptions -- to aid a creaky Cleveland offense to three scores in a 20-14 Browns upset at Cleveland Browns Stadium.
Their comedy of errors left them 6-5 after losing two in a row for the first time in three years. Their chance of catching the Ravens (8-2) atop the AFC North Division has shriveled with five games left, including Sunday in Baltimore.
Instead, the Steelers are tied with the Cincinnati Bengals and their playoff hopes in such a tailspin that even the return of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger might not pull them out of it.
"We dropped two in a row now, both division games," tight end Heath Miller said. "We have to get ourselves together in a hurry and figure out a way to get some wins."
Simply, better -- or slightly more competent -- play on offense would be a good place to start. Their eight turnovers were not quite historic for them, but they represented a 67 percent increase in one game from what they had through 10.
"If you turn the ball over the way we did, you're not going to beat anybody," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. "I'm surprised it was that close given the turnover situation."
They came one after the other after the other right up to the final play of the game. All four halfbacks lost the football, first Rashard Mendenhall, then Isaac Redman, then Jonathan Dwyer and finally Chris Rainey. Receiver Emmanuel Sanders put the cherry on the top by fumbling on the final, desperation play of the game after he received a lateral from Mike Wallace following his only reception of the game.
"When you beat your ownselves, it's tough," safety Ryan Clark said.
It all started out so well for them, too, the way things usually go when the Steelers play the Browns. Of their previous 17 games against Cleveland, the Steelers had won 16.
Sunday, Brett Keisel deflected a third-down pass by rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden on the first series of the game. It popped right toward Lawrence Timmons, who swiped it and ran untouched 53 yards into the end zone for a 7-0 lead.
It was the high point of the game for the Steelers.
Their first series on offense did not go as badly, but it did go poorly. Mendenhall started at halfback and started the ball literally rolling when he fumbled on his second carry. The Browns recovered at the Steelers 44 and turned it into a 28-yard field goal, the first of two by Phil Dawson.
The Steelers remained in the lead at 7-3, but the momentum and the ball were quickly slipping away.
"I don't have the answer for what happened," Mendenhall said, "but I know it shouldn't happen and we can't put the ball on the ground."
Tomlin, who does not have much patience for fumblers, sent in Dwyer for the next series but after he ran three consecutive times, Redman replaced him and fumbled at the 10.
The Browns were happy to convert that into Weeden's 5-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Cameron and a 10-7 lead early in the second quarter.
Dawson's second field goal capped a drive unaided by a turnover and sent the Browns to a 13-7 advantage. The Steelers responded with a 1-yard touchdown run by rookie halfback Chris Rainey. He was given that opportunity after Plaxico Burress drew a 25-yard penalty for a pass interference call by Browns cornerback Sheldon Brown in the end zone.
The Steelers led, 14-13, at the half despite losing three fumbles.
Then came the interceptions. Brown made up for his penalty by stepping in front of Burress to pick off Batch for the first time in the third quarter to put Cleveland on the Steelers 31. Four plays later, rookie Trent Richardson twice cut sweetly inside to run 15 yards for a touchdown and a 20-14 Cleveland lead that would stand up the rest of the way, thanks to two more Batch interceptions and two more lost fumbles.
Tomlin had a quick hook for the backs, who were equally incompetent when they held onto the ball, running for just 49 yards on 20 carries. Dwyer led them with 19 yards on nine tries.
"They were fumbling the ball, so we are going to play people that can secure the football," Tomlin said. "But after everybody does it, obviously there aren't very many choices left."
There aren't many games left now for the Steelers to make up the gap between them and the Ravens. They remain in the thick of the wild-card race, but even that is gaining on them with the likes of the Bengals 6-5, too.
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A multifunctional is really an all-in-one device; it is both a scanner and a printer, and often even has a fax function. So effectively it\'s a copier, but one that has the scanning and printing functions available separately. All this is a great advantage when you have limited office space. Moreover, you will be able to work faster and more efficiently by using the device\'s convenient special functions.
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Long product name Canon PIXMA MP600:
The short editorial description of Canon PIXMA MP600
PIXMA MP600 Multifunction, Inkjet, 30 ppm, 24 ppm, 9600 x 2400 dpi
Marketing text Canon PIXMA MP600
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Advanced All-in-One features and mini photo lab functionality offer fast, superior quality photo prints. An intuitive user interface with colour screen and Easy-Scroll Wheel make operation extra easy.- Intuitive user interface with Easy-Scroll Wheel
- 6.3cm colour TFT screen
- Photo lab quality: max. 9600x2400dpi
- Prints a 10x15cm borderless photo in approx. 28 seconds
- Direct photo printing: PictBridge, memory cards, mobile phones
- 2400dpi scanner
Intuitive PC-free operation
With a crystal clear 6.3cm TFT screen and Easy-Scroll Wheel, the PIXMA MP600 makes operation easier than ever before. Simply spin the Easy-Scroll Wheel to select options on the screen. View, select, edit and print digital photos at a touch - or copy and scan effortlessly - via the new user-friendly interface.
Superior photo lab print quality
The high 9600x2400dpi print resolution ensures detailed and vibrant photo lab quality output. Superior quality is achieved by Canon's FINE print head technology which delivers microscopic ink droplets as small as 1pl. ContrastPLUS technology with an additional dye based black ink brings extra depth and contrast to photos.
High speed photo printing and copying
Print a photo lab quality 10x15cm borderless photo in approximately 28 seconds in Standard mode. Enjoy rapid borderless photo printing and copying on formats from a small credit card size right up to A4.
Benefit from a fast copy speed of up to 30cpm in mono and up to 24cpm in colour. Dual Colour Gamut Processing Technology ensures faithful re-prints for copying your photos.
Direct camera, card and phone photo printing
Print photos directly from PictBridge compatible cameras, camcorders and memory cards - without switching on your PC. Or print photos direct from mobile camera phones via the IrDA interface or the optional Bluetooth® Unit.
High quality scanning
The built-in scanner has a 2400x4800dpi resolution for crisp and clear colour scans. A USB2.0 Hi-Speed interface speeds up image transfer to your PC.
Advanced media handling
This smart Photo All-in-One provides printing directly onto inkjet printable DVDs or CDs and automatic double-sided printing and copying. The sheet feeder and cassette can hold both photo paper and standard paper with easy switching between the two.
Long-lasting prints
Canon's ChromaLife100 system delivers beautiful photographs with enhanced durability up to 100 years to preserve your memories. By using the FINE print head, genuine Canon inks and genuine Canon photo papers, the system provides you with long-lasting, beautiful photo prints.
Economical Single Ink system
All ink tanks can be replaced separately, minimising ink wastage. LEDs built into the ink tanks flash to give an immediate visual indication if a colour is running low or has run out.
Short summary description Canon PIXMA MP600:
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Canon PIXMA PIXMA MP600, Inkjet, Colour printing, Colour copying, Colour scanning, Print, 14.8 ppm
Long summary description Canon PIXMA MP600:
This is an auto-generated long summary of Canon PIXMA MP600 based on the first three specs of the first five spec groups.
Canon PIXMA MP600, PIXMA. Print technology: Inkjet, Printing: Colour printing, Copying: Colour copying. Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter): 14.8 ppm, Maximum resolution: 9600 x 2400 DPI, Print speed (color, normal quality, A4/US Letter): 11.6 ppm. Copy speed (normal quality, black, A4): 30 cpm, Copy speed (normal quality, color, A4): 24 cpm, Maximum number of copies: 99 copies. Optical scanning resolution: 2400 x 4800 DPI, Scan type: Flatbed, Maximum scan area: 8.5 x 11.7" (216 x 297 mm). Standard input capacity: 150 sheets
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Print technology*
Indicates the method used to print by this product.
Producing a paper copy of information stored on a computer.
Colour printing
Description of copying function (colour or monochrome).
Colour copying
To convert a document or picture into digital form for storage or processing on a computer, by scanning it using a scanner.
Colour scanning
To send an exact copy of a document made by electronic scanning and transmitted as data by telecommunications links.
Digital sender*
Device similar to a scanner which converts paper documents into digital information for emailing, archiving, document management and more.
Duplex functions*
The product has the ability to print, scan etc. on both sides of a sheet of paper.
Number of print cartridges
The amount of print cartridges. A print cartridge is a container holding a quantity of ink which is inserted into a inkjet printer mechanism.
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)*
The print speed of a printer for black & white A4 pages, normal quality. The exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software program, and document complexity.
14.8 ppm
Maximum resolution*
Maximum printing resolution.
9600 x 2400 DPI
Print speed (color, normal quality, A4/US Letter)
11.6 ppm
DVD/CD printing
Copy speed (normal quality, black, A4)
30 cpm
Copy speed (normal quality, color, A4)
24 cpm
Maximum number of copies
99 copies
Optical scanning resolution*
How many pixels a scanner can see. Most commonly, this is measured in dots per inch (dpi).For example, a typical flatbed scanner will use a scanning head with 300 sensors per inch, so it can sample 300 dots per inch (dpi) in one direction. To scan in the other direction, it will move the scanning head along the page, stopping 300 times per inch, so it can scan 300 dpi in the other direction as well. This scanner would have an optical resolution of 300 x 300 dpi. Some manufacturers stop the scanning head more frequently as it moves down the page, so their machines have resolutions of 300 x 600 dpi or 300x1200 dpi.
2400 x 4800 DPI
Maximum scan area
8.5 x 11.7" (216 x 297 mm)
Scan type*
Indicates the type of scanner this product is.
Input color depth
Colour depth of the input into the product. The colour depth is either the number of bits used to indicate the color of a single pixel, in a bitmapped image or video frame buffer, or the number of bits used for each color component of a single pixel. High-end laptops have 24-bit colour depth.
48 bit
Input capacity
Standard input capacity*
The number of sheets of paper that can be held by a device.
150 sheets
Paper handling
Maximum ISO A-series paper size*
Standard tray media types*
The types of media which are used in the printer/photocopier trays e.g. glossy paper, photo paper, envelopes.
Envelopes, Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)*
Different sizes of paper from A0 (big) to A9 (small). A4 is the most common size used for printing documents.
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)
Non-ISO print media sizes
Legal, Letter
Envelopes sizes
Borderless printing media sizes
Media weight (tray 1)
64 - 105 g/m², 273 g/m²
Paper handling
Maximum print size
The maximum size that an image can be printed with a good resolution.
A4 (210 x 297 mm)
Ports & interfaces
Direct printing
With direct printing it is possible to print your photographs or other documents directly to a printer from a compatible device, without the use of a computer.
PictBridge is an industry standard introduced in 2003 from the Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) for direct printing. It allows images to be printed directly from digital cameras to a printer, without having to connect the camera to a computer using common connectivity like USB or Bluetooth.
Compatible memory cards
Types of memory cards which can be used with this product.
Sound emission
Noise level (idle)
33.5 dB
Power consumption (average operating)
Power consumption (standby)
The amount of electricity that is consumed when the product is on standby.
Power consumption (off)
Bundled software
Software distributed with another product such as a piece of computer hardware or other electronic device, or a group of software packages which are sold together. A software suite is an example of bundled software, as is software which is pre-installed on a new computer.
MP Navigator, Easy-WebPrint (Windows), Easy-PhotoPrint, CD LabelPrint, ScanSoft OmniPage SE (OCR), ArcSoft PhotoStudio
System requirements
Minimum system requirements
1024x768, CD-ROM
Minimum processor
The lowest speed that the computer processor can run at, or the minimum amount of processing capacity that can be used, for the computer and particular program(s) to function.
Pentium II/Power PC G3
Mac compatibility
Product can be used with Apple Mac software and/or hardware.
Minimum RAM
The lowest RAM (memory) required to run a computer program or operating system.
Minimum hard disk space
The minimum hard disk space required to store or run a computer program or operating system.
Weight & dimensions
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22.3 lbs (10,1 kg)
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T)
The minimum and maximum temperatures at which the product can be safely operated.
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
10 - 90%
Other features
Dimensions (WxDxH)
Dimensions of the product (Width x Depth x Height).
17.7 x 15.3 x 7.64" (450 x 389 x 194 mm)
All-in-one functions
List of All-in-One products' top-level functions; do not include AIO features such as fax forwarding or speed dialing
Color all-in-one functions
Copy, Print, Scan
Media types supported
The types of media which can be used with this product.
Power requirements
AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz
Compatible operating systems
List of desktop operating systems tested as compatible with this product.
Windows XP SP1,SP2/Windows 2000 Professional SP2, SP3, SP4/Windows Millennium Edition/Windows 98, 98 Second Edition/ Mac OS X v.10.2.8 - v.10.4
Two-sided printing media
A4, B5, A5, 13 x 18cm
Standard media sizes
10 x 15cm, 10 x 18cm, 13 x 18cm, 20 x 25cm, 54 x 86mm
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Pirate Rendezvous Cancelled for 2016, Plan in Works for 2017
The Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous, an annual June event for the past eight years, will be cancelled for 2016, according to event director Greg Latimer. However, work is already underway for an improved and more sustainable event planned for June of 2017.
"While the Pirate Rendezvous has always been successful in regard to both our audience and our fundraising, it has also always been a challenge due to the number of volunteers required to pull off a day-long event that covers the in-town areas of Damariscotta and Newcastle. For example, some 50 volunteers are required to staff the Kid's Pirate Camp game area," Latimer said.
"This year, 2016, it became apparent in the final stages of planning that we would be unable to muster the number of volunteers we would need to make the event successful for yet another year," Latimer said.
According to Latimer, event organizers considered adjusting the event so that it might be smaller, and require less volunteers. However, the organizers were concerned that such changes would disappoint the audience, especially with only several months to develop them. "Instead, we came to the conclusion that we should cancel the 2016 Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous in favor of creating a new and improved event for 2017," Latimer said.
A planning committee has been formed, including past supporters, event beneficiaries and Lincoln County Spark, a group of local businesspeople. "Our objective is to create an event that can help open the summer season for in-town Damariscotta and Newcastle, with an appropriate plan to balance temporary local impact with benefit to area businesses, event beneficiaries and thereby town residents," Latimer said. "We're looking forward to the fresh energy Lincoln County Spark will bring to this process."
Even with the cancellation this year of the Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous there will still be plenty of pirating in Lincoln County during the month of June.
On Saturday, June 18 at Colonial Pemaquid in Bristol, living history presenter and local author James Nelson will re-create the infamous pirate Dixie Bull who attacked and sacked Pemaquid in 1632. Shows are at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. While this event is more a viewing than participation, all pirates will be welcome. The telephone number for more info is 207-677-6614. The rain date for this event is Sunday, June 19.
Perhaps another option for pirate fans is Windjammer Days in Boothbay Harbor, where the Pirates of the Dark Rose will be performing on Tuesday, June 28 and Wednesday, June 29. This is the same pirate crew with the ship and cannon that has also performed at the Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous. More information on Windjammer Days is available at windjammerdays.org.
For those with questions or comments about the Damariscotta River Pirate Rendezvous, Latimer may be reached by telephone at 207-380-9912 or email@example.com.
Pirate Rendezvous Cancelled for 2016
New plans in the works for 2017
Always be yourself
unless you can be a pirate
then always be pirate!
Contact Us: Greg Latimer at 207-380-9912


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I have a pretty large obsession with birds. Everything is better with a bird on it.
Paul & Joe Beauté understands this. There is regular blush, and then there is blush with a bird on it:
I tried to just order one or two, but then I was all:
I ordered from Beauty Habit, and I will post pictures as soon as these arrive.


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Some of Craig's leading residents were in jail Thursday, awaiting "bail" from their friends and relatives as part of a fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Waitresses, who were dressed as police officers, escorted the prisoners to their cell for a photograph and then ushered them off to a table where they served their sentences while dining on fried chicken. The meal was provided by hosts Delbert and Diana Knez, owners of the O.P. Bar & Grill.
'This year, we decided to dress as cops," waitress Sarah Fox said, polishing her badge. "It depends on who it is, if we grab them and put them behind the bars."
Good customers and hundreds of other donors helped raise nearly $13,000 at last year's "lock-up." This year is on track to raise just as much, association district director Ali Sanchez said.
"We had a couple of extra weeks to get more pledges for money," Sanchez said, referring to a two-week delay in the "lock-up" because of a scheduling conflict. "Our volunteer prisoners also can accept donations for the two weeks following the event."
Theresa Schneider from Back--woods Diner donned a striped shirt Thursday and had her picture taken in the cell. This is her first year in the "lock-up," and she owes a lot of her bail to customers at her restaurant.
"We put a coffee pot by the cash register, and lots of customers put money in it," Schneider said. "We have good customers."
Sanchez and her associates hold nine "lock-up" fundraisers on the Western Slope each summer. Each volunteer has a goal of raising $1,200, which is the cost of sending two children affected by muscular dystrophy to summer camp in Empire.
The camp will be filled to capacity this year, with 50 kids in camp for two weeks.
"The great news is that the kids are going to camp," Sanchez said. "The bad news is that we have 100 kids with muscular dystrophy here in Colorado and Wyoming."
Another fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association is the "Fill the Boot" campaign, which takes place every summer and culminates on Labor Day weekend with help from firefighters across the country.
In 2005, the Western Slope of Colorado raised $77,000 from donors dropping bills into a firefighter's boot. Statewide, the total reached $800,000.
The association reports that it is on the brink of finding a cure for duchenne muscular dystrophy. And, the Food and Drug Administration recently approved treatment for Pompe disease. The diseases are two of the 43 types of muscular dystrophy.
For Virginia Roth, an 81 year-old retired postmaster from Florida, the two-week delay of the event gave her time enough to raise more money for the cause.
"At least I got 45 more dollars," Roth said. "I figured if I didn't have the $1,200, they wouldn't let me out."
Roth just can't say 'no' to events like this, she said. Her son was set to come in Thursday afternoon to become another "prisoner."


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Written by John Mellencamp
Well it's hard to be cool when your still in High School
You got the old man jacking you around
And he tells you what to do
Gives your opinions to you
And you feel like just some kinda clown
And the old lady is bitchin
Why do you clean up all the kitchen
What time you gonna be home tonight
And you walk out the door
Cause you can't take anymore
You don't know wrong from right
As you walk by
All the young girls gonna wink their eye
You ain't playin' for pennies no no
You know that the trick is to hide
Your to young to live
But your a little to fast to die
Well you fear for you ass and run??
Down that grass, when the crowd comes near??
And the suicide dolls?? Can be easily bought
After a six, six pack of beer
And they talk a little loud
When their - "Who have you been with now"??
Did you find yourself a hero
And you think it's kinda fun
That you don't have any money
To bet if you place or you show
(variance) - All the young girls gonna shake their thigh
Well some time in the night
You cry for a sign
Of someone to help you along
But you see yourself as tough
And you know it's just a bluff
You got that reputation to carry on
And if you ever get away
>From what the old man might say
Hey you been a big man.....
You'll remember the cliché
In what your mother use to say
Your family is your only friend
Lyrics taken from http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/j/john_mellencamp/too_young_to_live.html


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Grey cashmere coat, with a tailored fit, two buttons, notched lapels and full-length sleeves. The coat has two seam pockets at the hips, in addition to an inner jetted pocket. The inspiration for this coat was the Chesterfield coat for men, hence the simplicity. I wanted to make something simple and chic, without too many details or accessories. Less is more!
- Season
- Spring, Fall, Winter
- For
- Women
- Garment Type
- Coat/Capes
- Style
- Business, Classic, Evening Wear
- Material
- Cashmere
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Aug 4, 2013, 08.01 AMby Mary Athey
gorgeous coat and its so stylish, i love it x
Aug 4, 2013, 06.42 AMby Ellen Hatteland
Very nice! Kjempeflott :)
Aug 4, 2013, 01.16 AMby dinagideon
Wow, I am in love. One day maybe I will have enough talent to attempt something like this in such a fabulous fabric. Well done, and enjoy!
Aug 4, 2013, 12.48 AMby loisvolk
What a beautiful coat! You were right to make it so simple and chic because it makes it very versatile and functional!


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You have to consider who the ISU member federations are and how many are in each geographical region. There are only two NA members*, and both are represented on the JW panel, with 50% on the Worlds panel. How many Eastern European and Western European members are there? A lot. Percentage-wise, it looks to me like Europe is shockingly under-represented! Clearly this means people are going to be wuzrobbed.
Finland now counts as Eastern Europe?
* Unless you want to count Mexico and the Caribbean members, and even then it's not that many.


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Colour: Yellow Spot
Printed in polka dots, the Cleo by Panache Betty Frill Bikini Brief is feminine and gorgeous. Styled with a frill trim, this brief has subtle texturing with a matte finish.
- Padding: Non-padded
- Wired: Non-wired
- Washing: Machine wash
- Material: 84% Polyamide 16% Elastane
- Brand: Cleo by Panache
- Range Name: Betty
- Product Master Code: CL-CW0039
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77 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 3SH View Map
Nestled right in the centre of bustling Soho is Zenna, a slick Indian and Oriental inspired cocktail bar with plenty of strings to its bow.
The venue comes kitted out with silk-upholstered gold chairs, bronze water fountains, candles, oriental rugs and leather seats at which to perch yourself and soak in the blue azure atmosphere. The cocktails deserve special mention; they're carefully crafted to include an array of sub-continental flavours and ingredients - be sure to try the delectable black pepper and cucumber martini.
Its not all about the drinks though, there's a tasty selection of canapes carefully selected to match the drinks as well, ideal for sharing with your mates. There are great DJs on hand to get the vibrant crowd moving as the sun goes down too, so be sure to remember your dancing shoes. The lively DJ nights, buzzing atmosphere and ideal location make this one an absolute must visit for revellers from all over the capital.
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Drink Prices | Price |
Bottle of Lager (330ml) | £4.25 |
Bottle of Cider (568ml) | £4.50 |
Cocktail | £8.00 |
Spirit and Mixer (50ml double shot and mixer) | £7.00 |
Glass of Wine (175ml measure Large ) | £6.00 |
Bottle of House Wine | £20.00 |
Bottle of Champagne | £52.00 |
Jaeger Bomb | £12.00 |
Zenna Cocktail Menu | Download |
Zenna Canape Menu | Download |
A word from the chef:
Brought in and cooked locally by The Red Fort Cuisine, the selection of snacks and canapes go divinely with Zenna's collection of cocktails. Try their £25 canape selection with Karara Murgh and Seekh Kebab.
I was excited to head down to the new Zenna Bar in the heart of Soho, London. Zenna has been billed as one of the new must-visit London cocktail bars and claims to make the world's spiciest cocktail! Situated under the much-lauded Red Fort Indian...
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Incredible cocktails, supremely tasty Indian nibbles and a cool environment. One of the best new cocktail bars to hit central London in a long time!
I absolutely love this place, the cocktails have to be the most delicious drinks in London. I really like the Bee Sting cocktail in particular. The staff are really nice and the DJ is absolutely brilliant
Went here after work and really enjoyed it! I didnt dare have the spicy cocktail but my drink was lovely and the ambience is perfect for chill out
Went down to Zenna bar one evening with some friends and I have to say that the cocktails were some of the best cocktails in London. We ended up staying until closing time, the staff were really great, and the music was fantastic. Its just a shame that the party couldnt go on all night!!!
Fantastic drinks, and lovely staff! I was slightly worried about going to Zenna, as I was trusting only online reviews, but I was very pleasantly surprised. It is small and tucked away, so it's not annoyingly busy, but there is a great buzz about the place. It gets quite dancy as the night goes on, as the DJ was fantastic. The drinks aren't to expensive, and you definitely get a good quality for what you're paying. I can't wait to go back there and try out some more of the drinks.
This is a wonderfully tucked away secret for enamoured peeps. I have booked one of their alcoves for Vday, proposed to my fiance over a Coriander & Lychee Daiquiri. It was a rather special evening. And we had great fun apres! Thanks Zenna
This place was brilliant - great cocktails, quirky and fun decor, friendly bar staff and a vibrant atmosphere...would highly recommend this place to anyone. Plus, it does some really tasty indian dishes.
A great place to chill and sup with friends. Drinking with an Indian twist! Next time I'll try the Indian restaurant upstairs too!
My party of 10 all enjoyed this cocktail bar. The staff were very friendly and attentive. Food was amazing and good value for money. We enjoyed it so much we've switched our party next week from another venue to this.
Relaxing, little haven in the middle of bustling Soho, this place is a great find. We reserved one of the alcoves for pre-clubbing drinks and didn't want to leave! Friendly staff, nice cocktails and good music. Thank u!
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French Man Walks Through Snow to Make Beautiful Art [Photos]
I usually don't even glance at the all too familiar "forwarded email". I'm glad I actually looked at the latest one I got from my boss. (I think it had something to do with the pretty pictures in it.)
This is totally cool and a bit mind-blowing if I may be honest.
It's pictures of art — snow art! The following gallery of photos are from artist Simon Beck who plods along the frozen lakes of Savoie, France in snowshoes creating beautiful patterns of snow art.
Beck works from 5-9 hours each day making the art which is typically the size of three soccer fields! The geometric forms range in mathematical patterns and shapes that create stunning designs when viewed from higher levels.
How long each pattern remains is totally dependent upon the weather. Beck designs the patterns as new snow falls, sometimes unable to finish a piece if there is significant overnight accumulations.
"The main reason for making them was because I can no longer run properly due to problems with my feet, so plodding about on level snow is the least painful way of getting exercise," says Beck. "Gradually, the reason has become photographing them, and I am considering buying a better camera."


text: First 2015 Jeep Renegade Spied In The Wild Is 'Lower Than You'd Think'Andrew P Collins4/07/14 4:28pmFiled to: 2015 Jeep RenegadeSUVsSpy Shots1655EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink The first reported public sighting of a 2015 Jeep Renegade has been claimed at an apartment parking lot in Michigan, and the photographer reports he was surprised by how low it was and how big the doors were. Advertisement "Minibouncer" over at JeepRenegadeForum who posted these pictures of the SUV he peeped says it was a manual-shift version that didn't look like it had an opening roof.The vehicle the Renegade is parked next to looks like a second-gen Ford Escape, for size reference. The doors on the Jeep do look quite a bit larger. Advertisement This Renegade definitely has the markings of a manufacturer-owned vehicle, and the tape all over the exterior is a little odd but the interior seems way too complete for this to be a test mule.Perhaps it's packing Mopar lowering springs and other such goodies? The front lip and that hood bulge are actually part of the Renegade's regular look, but I haven't seen any images of one with all the trim blacked out like this. Hat tip to Taylor V!Reply165 repliesLeave a reply


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Coventry Stakes fourth
Thunder Strike odds-on
COVENTRY STAKES fourth Thunder Strike is odds-on to land the Listed Rose Bowl Stakes at Newbury with 8-13 the best price punters can get on the juvenile.
Trainer Richard Hannon thinks a repeat of his Royal Ascot run will be enough for the colt, who faces four rivals headed by 3-1 chance Survived.
Thunder Strike will be ridden by champion jockey Richard Hughes, whose three other rides for Hannon look to have decent chances.
They combine in the opening maiden with Jersey Royal, who is 9-2 to make a winning debut.
Next up is Autumn Sunrise, the 2-1 favourite to claim the maiden for fillies.
Hughes and Hannon have one more bullet to fire after Thunder Strike in the shape of Lord Ofthe Shadows, a 5-1 shot for the 1m2f handicap.