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Boomerang Hostel & Apartments
Only 300 metres from Danube river, Parlament, St. Stephen's Cathedral, Hungarian Broadway, Opera house, 50 metres from "Arany Janos" metro stop. This Hostel offers dormitories, private rooms and apartments with free breakfast, Wi-Fi access, towels,
Boomerang has been open for almost 5 years. We don't have to boast about how good out location is, just check us out on the map! Offering you one of the best starting points during your stay, and friendly service you probably won't get elsewhere. With our personal care, we'll help guide you in our city just like a friend would for you.
Our helpful and informative English speaking staff will assist you anytime with arranging programs, tours, providing you with detailed, current information about Budapest including: popular sights, nightlife, dining, sports, music, opera, theater and other cultural events.
Our main residence, like almost all the hostels in Budapest, is inside a quiet residential building; we're not a hotel. On the 2nd floor we have dorm rooms with shared kitchen and common-room, on 1st floor 4 tidy, private rooms with shared facilities, and a fully equipped kitchen for you to use. It's small enough to have you privacy if you wish and big enough where you are not left waiting for the bathroom also won't be disturbed if you want to sleep late. If it feels like a home, that's because we try to make it that way.
Our ensuites are PRIVATE, private apartments that is. Ensuites are fully equipped apartments which are all still centrally located but off-site, within quick walking distance of the hostel if you need to stop by for internet or questions. Please note that if you book more than one ensuite they are not together but still not far apart either.
WHAT WE OFFER…aside from great rooms and apartments:
* FREE high speed Internet access is provided at the main residence, also equipped with Wi-Fi.
*Arranging sightseeing, caving, biking, walking tours, hop-on/hop-off bus, pub-crawl, and even SEGWEY tours of the city.
* Budapest map, travel guide and run-through of the city on your arrival
*Free laundry for stays 3 or more nights
* An easygoing, relaxing, friendly environment
* Free coffee and several varieties of tea
* Airport transfer available (~3,000-4,000ft)
* No curfew or lockout
* In the neighborhood you can find several quality, local Hungarian restaurants as well as other international cuisine, pubs, nightclubs on your own or with our recommendation.
*Nearby there is a 24hr market, ATMs, currency exchange, post office, three metro lines, a market hall (for fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats), 24/7 kebab stands, and 2 small supermarkets.
*We're close to everything…google maps "Boomerang Hostel" or read our reviews; Flickr.com "Boomerang Apartments" for more pictures.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ( Do not skip over these conditions and tips)
*We have a minimum stay of two nights.
*Payment can only be made in CASH, no credit cards. Bill is settled in HUF but we will accept € at current rates.
* Since there are a limited number of rooms it is essential to inform us as to your arrival time to ensure staff can give a full greeting; an email is sent which you need to reply letting us know
*Please do not change money in Train Station or Airport if at all possible, even though it says commission free you lose almost 20% with bad rates. Try to wait or use ATM.
*Do not pay anything in Euro without knowing the rates...especially a taxi from the airport
* If you are coming from the UK or Ireland, there are ATMS everywhere here; there is no need to change money at home banks with bad rates. www.xe.com to see the rates
Boomerang Hostel - The place where you will always come back!
Please contact us before within 1 week prior arrival to arrange your pick up and check-in, We'll also be sending an email to you...
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- Airport Transfers
- Book Exchange
- Free Breakfast
- Child Friendly
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Elevator
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Hair Dryers
- Hair Dryers For Hire
- Hot Showers
- Internet Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- No Curfew
- Non Smoking
- Steam Room
- Taxes included
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels Included
- Washing Machine
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
Property address: Bank utca 7, 2nd floor, 1054, Budapest, Bell: 11
If you must take a taxi from train station BEWARE of being taken for a ride. They will get you here but you will be greatly overcharged. Pay less than 10euro!!!
Do not ride public transport without a ticket, which needs to be punched before riding.
Please be careful of ticket sellers who may try and short change you.
From Keleti train station:
Please take the metro (5am-11:15pm) to Arany Janos metro station which is one stop north of where the metro lines intersect -- so switch to the blue line from the red there.
Ride to Arany Jnos utca (final stop). Find the building with a large STIEBEL-ELTRON sign, we are in this building entering from Bank utca, first door #7, Please ring #11. We are on the 1st floor.
If you care to make your way here on your own we are located by the Arany Janos Metro stop, which is one stop south of Nyugati station, or one stop north of Deak ter on the blue line.
For those guests who would come from the airport we can offer a cheap transfer.
Please contact us by e-mail the week of arrival to arrange pick-up.
If you don't need this service, please e-mail us and we will give you proper, well detailed directions to our property.
Thank you!
Please note we need to know when you will arrive to ensure someone is here to greet you when you arrive therefore please confirm your arrival by phone or email to arrange your check-in!
Once again, to students I say, please advise us of when you will arrive, just a quick email will suffice. Thanks in advance
If you are coming from the UK or Ireland, there are ATMS everywhere here; there is no need to change money at home banks with bad rates. Check www.xe.com to see the rates.
See you in Budapest!
Please ring #11
Located Near
* St. Stephen's Basilica (5 minutes) * Parliament (7 minutes) * Danube river (7 minutes) * Chain Bridge (10 minutes) * Deak (main) square (7 minutes) * Vaci utca (10 minutes) * Opera House (5 minutes) * Margaret Island (15 minutes) * Hero's Square, City Park & the Szechenyi Thermal Bath (25 minutes) * Castle District & Royal Palace (25 minutes) ---All in walking distance


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Will Muschamp says the Florida offense won't change with Tyler Murphy as starting quarterback.
Don't let him fool you -- it will change significantly.
For the better.
MORE: Week 4 photos | Scoreboard | Guiton's record day
Jeff Driskel broke his leg early in Saturday's victory over Tennessee, and the Florida offense suddenly had life. And if you're Muschamp, and you've been waiting for dynamic play out of your quarterback, you might have just stumbled into it with Murphy.
"I hurt for him," Muschamp said of Driskel. "I hurt for us because Jeff's a good player. It's going to hurt us."
I'm not buying it. That wasn't exactly Alabama that Driskel played in Week 1 (Toledo), and certainly wasn't a defensive heavyweight in Week 2 (Miami) -- yet he looked average in both starts, including critical turnovers in a loss to the Hurricanes.
Look, Tennessee is just as bad (or worse) on defense, but Driskel struggled again before he was injured, including a pick-six that put Florida in an early hole. So it's not too much of a reach to think Murphy, who looked poised in both quarterback run and pass situations (how many times have you said that about Driskel?), could be the change the Gators needed on offense.
When was the last time Florida was dynamic on offense? When was the last time the Gators had a quarterback who pressed defenses and forced adjustments?
When was the last time the Gators were exciting on offense; when they had a dynamic threat at the most important position on the field?
The guy's name was Tebow. And the year was 2009.
So, yeah, I'm not sold on Muschamp's declaration. If the Gators are hurt because of the loss of Driskel, it's because there's nothing after Murphy. And how many hits can Murphy absorb in the SEC before he, too, gets dinged?
Until then, Florida has a real threat in the zone read run game and scrambling, and a quarterback who can throw with accuracy on the run. Until then, Florida has a quarterback who gives the offense energy and the one thing defenses can't defend: the unknown.
When defenses have to account for the quarterback, games change drastically. Just like the Tennessee game changed when Murphy threw for 134 yards and touchdown, and ran for 84 yards and another score.
Again, it's the Tennessee defense. But Driskel completed 3-of-5 passes before making yet another poor throw that was intercepted and returned for a score - the very play he broke his leg.
The very play the Gators' season changed. For the better.


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Magnussen, Lingley win UH Mānoa Chancellor's Citation for Meritorious Teaching awardUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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HONOLULU, HAWAIʻI — UH Mānoa Chancellor Virginia S. Hinshaw has bestowed 2009 Chancellor's Citations for Meritorious Teaching on Lois Magnussen and Kate Lingley. The annual award recognizes UH Mānoa faculty members who have made significant contributions to teaching and student learning.
Magnussen is a professor and director of faculty development in the UH Mānoa School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene. She is the point person for the Systemwide Nursing Consortium, which has developed an integrated, cohesive and uniform statewide curriculum for nursing. Demonstrating exemplary leadership in administration, scholarship and instruction, Magnussen believes a nursing teacher should show students how to "think like a nurse" so they can effectively transition into the practice world. Magnussen has taught at all levels of the curriculum, with a current emphasis on working with doctoral students.
Lingley is an assistant professor of art history in UH Mānoa's Department of Art and Art History. She is recognized for her expertise in Chinese art, and teaches courses on early art of China, modern and contemporary art of China, Chinese sculpture and applied arts, traditional Chinese painting, and tomb sculpture and funerary art. Lingley has taken it upon herself to develop an undergraduate art history list serve that disseminates news about jobs, internships, and scholarships, so she and the program can keep better track of students and help them succeed in the field.
Magnussen and Lingley will be recognized for their achievements along with other UH award recipients at the annual Convocation ceremony in the fall at the UH Mānoa campus. The ceremony is open to the public at no charge, and no reservations are needed. For more information on the awards ceremony, visit http://www.hawaii.edu/about/awards.
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa serves approximately 20,000 students pursuing 225 different degrees. Coming from every Hawaiian island, every state in the nation, and more than 100 countries, UH Mānoa students matriculate in an enrichment environment for the global exchange of ideas. For more information, visit http://manoa.hawaii.edu.


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Sennheiser is looking to associate the word quality with wireless audio today at CES with the launch of the RS range of on-ear headphones.
Each of three models features the company's KLEER technology which transmits uncompressed audio at 2.37MB/s peak bit rate with CD quality and without any loss or interference from other signals in the 2.4GHz band. That's the theory anyway, and all of this is done at minimal power consumption of the NiMH AA rechargeable batteries in the transmitters.
The most expensive of the trio are the Sennheiser RS 180 open cup phones designed for home cinema use. They come in at £230 with a docking station-come-charging cradle, they have velour ear cushions and work at a range of 100m just in case you have a really big TV.
One step down at a paltry 80m range is the RS 170 set. They're closed cup to provide privacy - if not quite the same level of true sound - they have leatherette ear pads and feature 3D Surround and Dynamic Bass modes. You can pick them up for £180.
The third option is the more portable RS 160 models which come with a "small" 10cm transmitter which you can connect up to a media player or gaming handheld for a decent mobile audio experience. It's £140 for this pair which offer a tighter 20m radius.
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CLEVELAND First-year, first-time Cleveland Browns head coach Rob Chudzinski added assistants Brian Baker and Jon Embree to his staff.
Baker, who spent the last two seasons as defensive line coach in Dallas, will coach Clevelands outside linebackers.
Embree, the former head coach at Colorado, will be in charge of tight ends.
Chudzinski previously worked with Baker in Carolina and praised his versatility. While he was with the Panthers, Baker helped develop defensive ends Julius Peppers and Charles Johnson. Baker spent three seasons coaching St. Louis defensive line before going to Carolina.
Embree coached the Buffaloes the last two years. He spent 17 years as a player and coach at the school.
Embree coached the Kansas City Chiefs tight ends from 2006 to 2008, working with perennial Pro Bowler Tony Gonzalez.
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Will Blaine Gabbert be tough enough for 49ers?
After quarterback Blaine Gabbert's first three NFL seasons, it's difficult to discern what's been worse: his statistics or circumstances.
For starters, the latter issue.
In his forgettable tenure with the lowly Jaguars, Gabbert, 24, had four head coaches, three offensive coordinators and an offensive line that greatly contributed to his laundry list of injuries. The Jaguars have allowed the third-most sacks in the NFL (144) since 2011 and Gabbert has missed playing time with shoulder, thumb, hand, hamstring and forearm injuries.
"If you look at how he started," said Jaguars radio analyst and 10-year NFL veteran Jeff Lageman, "there is probably not a worse situation that a young quarterback could enter."
Still, Gabbert didn't come close to rising above his less-than-ideal situation.
His completion percentage (53.3) and passer rating (66.4) both rank third-lowest among 93 quarterbacks who have thrown at least 700 passes since 2000. In addition, his yardage per attempt (5.6) is the seventh-lowest among those who have thrown 700 passes since 1920.
The No. 10 overall pick out of Missouri in the 2011 draft, Gabbert lost his starting job to Chad Henne last year and the Jaguars traded him to the 49ers last month for a sixth-round pick (No. 205 overall). It's been a rapid fall from grace, and NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner, a potential Hall-of-Fame quarterback, hasn't seen enough to convince him the strong-armed, solidly built (6-foot-4, 235 pounds) Gabbert will ascend.
"There's enough physical tools there, but I think most guys that get to this level have the physical tools," Warner said. "I think what separates guys is their mental ability to go beyond that. Those are the things that I haven't seen develop in Blaine to the point where I say, 'This guy is an NFL starter.' "
The 49ers, of course, acquired Gabbert to be a backup. However, their starter, Colin Kaepernick, is a dual threat whose running ability can put him in harm's way, although he has yet to miss a game in his 23-start career.
Most NFL teams are adrift if their star quarterback is injured. The most recent example: The Packers were 6-2 in games Aaron Rodgers finished last year and 2-5-1 in their other contests.
What if Kaepernick can't play for a significant stretch in 2014? Do the 49ers have an acceptable backup plan in Gabbert?
In Warner's estimation, they do only if Gabbert, a pocket passer, can dramatically improve in two key areas: pocket presence and decision making.
In discussing Gabbert's pocket presence, Warner said Gabbert often throws off his back foot when pressured. That is, he doesn't stand tall in the pocket and rip throws downfield when a 300-pounder is about to barrel into him. Warner acknowledges it's not easy to do, but it's a must-have trait for NFL quarterbacks who want to stay on the field.
"Don't get me wrong, Blaine's not the only one in this league that does that," Warner said. "There's a lot of guys in this league that won't finish a throw. They pull away from a throw to protect themselves. But there are certain times you don't have that luxury."
Warner said the issue "wasn't about toughness," but others have offered a different viewpoint. Late in Gabbert's rookie year, Mike Lombardi, a longtime NFL personnel executive, said Gabbert looked "scared," had an "unwillingness to hang in the pocket" and termed his play "embarrassing" in an NFL.com article.
Prior to Lombardi's withering critique, former Raiders and Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden, now an ESPN analyst, hit on similar themes during Gabbert's fifth career start, a 12-7 win over the Ravens on "Monday Night Football."
More than two years later, the questions about Gabbert's grit haven't vanished. Lageman, a former defensive end with the Jets and Jaguars, believes such talk is overblown. To illustrate, Lageman cited a 2012 game against the Texans when Gabbert got in the face of Houston linebacker Brian Cushing after taking a hellacious hit out of bounds.
"I said, 'Hey, I wish Jon Gruden could see this,' " Lageman said. "Quarterbacks that aren't tough, they don't do that. ... I'm kind of the last person who wants to question a football player's toughness. If you're playing the game, and you've been playing as long as guys have in the NFL, believe me, you've got a pretty damn good level of toughness about you."
Whatever the case, Gabbert undoubtedly endured tough times with his first NFL team, and 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh can relate. After seven middling seasons with the Bears, Harbaugh, a first-round pick, landed with the Colts in 1994 and followed with the signature years of his career.
At the NFL owners' meetings in Orlando last month, Harbaugh noted Gabbert now has a chance to make a case: His unsightly stats are a product of his circumstances.
"I believe it can be a really powerful opportunity, powerful motivator for a player to say, 'It wasn't me, it was my situation,' " Harbaugh said. "And now he has that opportunity."
Little bang for the buck
The 10 quarterbacks who have averaged fewer than 5.7 yards per pass since 1920 (minimum 700 attempts):
|Danny Kanell
|Mike Taliaferro
|Gary Huff
|Chris Weinke
|Parker Hall
|David Klingler
|Blaine Gabbert
|Bobby Douglass
|Jack Concannon
|Shane Matthews
Source: ProFootballReference.com
Eric Branch is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @Eric_Branch


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Norma Louise (Drake) Cornelison was born Oct. 13, 1920, on a ranch north of Almeria, to James P. and Mary R. (Hess) Drake. She went to meet her Savior May 3, 2011.She attended school at Knobby Ridge, spending most of her younger adult life in the Taylor-Sargent area. She was active in the Assembly of God church in Taylor where she played the piano. She then moved to Oregon where she met and married Ivan Henry (Hank) Cornelison in 1960.They lived for a time in Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico and Oregon before moving to Apache Jct., Arizona where they had a cafe with their own dinner music (singing, organ, and guitars) until they retired. They then moved back to Sargent and later to Ansley where Hank passed away Dec. 6, 2009. Norma remained there until her death. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Lyle, Archie, and Roland; four sisters, Pearl Bunner-Ash, Vesta Phillips-Rider, Lola Goos and Hazel Nelson; her brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, and a number of nieces and nephews.Living to survive her is her sister, Barbara Blauvelt of Thedford, and many nieces and nephews.Graveside services were May 6, at Madison Square Cemetery west of Taylor with Don Schauda officiating. Soloist was Bob Drake of Comstock.Published in Custer County Chief, May 12, 2011.


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J&J may consolidate Rx advertising
Johnson & Johnson is considering consolidating advertising and marketing for its pharmaceutical brands into one or possibly two companies, a J&J spokesperson told MM&M.
"We're looking at a number of different options, including perhaps folding it into one or two holding companies," said Mark Monseau, director of corporate media relations, adding that: "It's too early to speculate what the outcome will be."
J&J is conducting a global review of its pharma agencies, Advertising Age reported in July. The cross-channel review, including consumer- and professional-focused efforts, excludes PR and does not extend to other product groups.
Like its 250-plus companies scattered across 50-some countries in five continents, J&J's marketing and advertising business is spread around.
Avenue A | Razorfish is a major J&J ad agency, handling assignments for Ethicon Endo- Surgery, Ortho Women's Health and Urology, Ortho-McNeil Neurologics and a wealth of J&J Consumer Group brands, according to PMD's Product and Agency Index. The digital powerhouse's parent, aQuantive, was purchased by Microsoft last year.
Among the more traditional holding companies, Interpublic Group's Integrated Communications Corp. handles work on Ortho Women's Health & Urology and J&J Consumer Group brands, while Torre Lazur McCann handles the Harmonic franchise for Ethicon Endo-Surgery. Omnicom's Flashpoint Medica handles the professional assignment for Cordis' Cypher Stent. Altum, a unit of WPP's CommonHealth, services Ortho Biotech's brands, including Procrit, while the network's Noesis handles J&J Consumer Group brands. InVentiv's GSW Worldwide handles much of the Ortho-McNeil Neurologics portfolio.
Pfizer recently requested for capabilities information from its US consumer and professional advertising and PR agencies, along with some non-roster shops. Pfizer said that so far, it was just looking to understand its agency partners better.


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Have you noticed a sticky substance on the floor beneath your ficus or philodendron? Are there little scabs on the under side of the leaves of your orchid? Maybe you have noticed that your plants just look a little lack luster. Well, we can blame some plant puniness on being a tropical houseplant indoors in Kentuckiana during the winter.
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This Another Place In Time photo features Ruth Whaley Simpson at home on Falmouth-Williamstown Road on an unknown date. Simpson was a cafeteria worker at Grant County High School during the late 1980s and early 90s.
Thanks to her daughter, Rekenna Simpson Rogers, for submitting the photo and Steve Jenkins of Williamstown for calling in a correct guess.
15 Years Ago
Welcome to a new Another Place in Time photograph. If you know the person in the photo or where it was taken, call the Grant County News office at 824-3343 and share your guesses with us.
As I write, I am comforted by the snow that has accumulated on the boughs of my Nordmann fir and Serbian spruce. It is beautiful, yes, but more important the snow serves as an insulator against desiccating winds and frigid temperatures. We must not forget that evergreens, particularly broadleaf evergreens like rhododendrons and American hollies, lose a great deal of moisture through their leaves in the winter.
Drought effect
Get a medium-sized box of groceries, the Bread of Life signature box, for $31. Each month's menu is different and includes fresh and frozen items with an average retail value of at least $50.
Angel Food is not just for low-income families, but anyone who wishes to order.
Orders must be placed through Family Worship Center in Williamstown and be paid for at the time of order. Cash, check, money orders, credit and debit cards and food stamps are accepted.
AARP Tax-aide is offering free income tax preparation, including e-filing at the Williamstown Senior Center (in the City Building). Appointments are not necessary and clients will be seen on a first come, first serve basis from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday from Feb 5 through April 16. Please arrive no later than noon.
This service is available to all tax payers with low to middle income, with special attention to those age 60 and older. Please bring the following items to your appointment:
There will be a Healthy Baby Workshop from 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 25 at Care Net, 305 N. Main Street, Williamstown. Workshop activities will provide information about having a healthy baby, including how to kick an unhealthy habit while you are pregnant and learning other ways to have a healthier pregnancy.
All women completing one workshop will receive a gift pack with helpful information and baby items. Door prizes will be given and pizza, drinks and dessert will be provided.
For more information, or to register, call Kim Smith at 859-283-0952, extension 117.
Girl Scout Troop 356 visited the residents of Grant Manor Nursing Home over the holidays. The girls, along with their leader, Stacey Asher, delivered cards and sung Christmas carols to the residents. Photo submitted.
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LOMA LINDA, Calif. (KTLA) — Many family members of the victims of a deadly tour bus crash near Yucaipa are still waiting to hear what happened to their loved ones.
Several people gathered outside Loma Linda University Medical Center on Monday morning.
At least five victims were transported there after Sunday night's crash, including two that were described as minors. One of the children was reportedly in critical condition.
KTLA spoke to Isabel Jimenez and her husband early Monday. Her 13-year-old nephew, Victor, was among those killed in the crash.
Her sister, who is Victor's grandmother, is also believed to be among the dead.
Victor's mother, Elvira Jimenez, is still missing. According to Isabel, she is in her 40s and is a U.S. citizen who is a practicing doctor in Tijuana.
"Three of them passed away… I don't want to listen to that," Isabel said. "That's too much… I don't want to believe, but if that happened we have to accept what God sent to us."
A memorial with candles has been set up on the sidewalk outside the Loma Linda Medical emergency room.
"There's victims. There's people hurt. We need to show sympathy and compassion,"said Christina Cayzer, who was there as a show of support.
"[We're] just praying for their recovery, praying that their families can help them through this," she added.
Additional victims were also taken to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Redlands Community Hospital, Community Hospital of San Bernardino and St. Bernardine Medical Center.


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The trick to running an evil campaign is to keep the world darker than the characters that inhabit it. Not only do they have to worry about the good guys, they have to worry about every other evil genius with a plan. Do not set up a world for them to happily walk through raping and torturing every innocent farm boy they meet.
Just as a paladin doesn't have to be 'Lawful Stupid', evil characters do not have to played 'Evil Stupid'. Evil can work together for a common goal. Evil can work together in the interest of their mutual survival. In the real world, evil is not so black and white. People who do evil things are not monsters who have no love for others.


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The Stuttgart Ballet
Artistic director
John Cranko Schule
Alicia Amatriain
Principal Dancer / Kammertänzerin
Alicia Amatriain was born in San Sebastian, Spain, where she began her first ballet training. Shortly after, she entered the John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart and graduated in 1998. She became an apprentice with the Stuttgart Ballet in 1998 and was invited to join the Company as a member of the Corps de ballet in 1999. In 2000, Alicia Amatriain was promoted to the rank of demi soloist and in 2002, she was promoted to principal dancer. In 2015, Alicia Amatriain was awarded the national title of "Kammertaenzerin" (the highest rank a dancer can achieve in Germany).
Alicia Amatriain received numerous awards and prizes for her outstanding work. For her interpretation of Lulu, Alicia Amatriain was named in the critics' choice of the magazines
Dance Europe
as "Outstanding Dancer" of the 2003/04 season. In February 2006, she received the
German Dance Prize
"Zukunft" 2006 ("Future" 2006) and the "Premio Revelación" in her home town San Sebastian. In 2008 followed the "Premio Danza & Danza", an award of the Italian magazine
Danza & Danza
. In July 2009, Alicia Amatriain was awarded the international dance prize "Premio ApuliArte". In the critics' choice of the magazine Dance Europe 2014 she was named as "Outstanding Dancer" for her interpretation of Katharina in John Cranko's
The Taming of the Shrew
. In 2015, she won the
German Theater Prize
"FAUST" for her performance as the Devil in Demis Volpi's
The Soldier's Tale
; a role Demis Volpicreated for her. As a guest artist, Alicia Amatriain appears with the
Bolshoi Ballet
, the
Paris Opera Ballet
, the
Cuban National Ballet
, the
Teatro Colon
in Buenos Aires, and the
State Ballet
of Berlin. In addition, she has been a guest artist at the special event
Roberto Bolle and Friends
and at the
World Ballet Festival
in Japan.
Leading Roles with the Stuttgart Ballet
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Jean Christophe Blavier): Hermia
A Streetcar named Desire (John Neumeier): Blanche du Bois
Aftermath (Demis Volpi): Solo role
Afternoon of a Faun (Jerome Robbins)
Allure (Demis Volpi)
Apollo (George Balanchine): Terpsichore
Bolero (Maurice Béjart): The Melody
Brouillards (John Cranko): Feuilles mortes, Des pas sur la neige
Concerto for Flute and Harp (John Cranko)
Corps (Hans van Manen)
Dances at a Gathering (Jerome Robbins): Role in Pink and Role in Mauve
Don Quijote (Maximiliano Guerra): Kitri
dreamdeepdown (Kevin O'Day)
Edward II (David Bintley): Queen Isabella
Forgotten Land (Jirí Kylián): Couple in black
Frank Bridge Variations (Hans van Manen)
From Holberg's Time (John Cranko)
Gaîté Parisienne (Maurice Béjart): Ballerina, Pas de deux "The Lovers"
Giselle (Production: Reid Anderson, Valentina Savina): Giselle
Hommage à Bolshoi (John Cranko)
Initials R.B.M.E. (John Cranko): B., M.
Kammerballett (Hans van Manen)
Kazimir's Colours (Mauro Bigonzetti)
La Sylphide (Peter Schaufuss after August Bournonville): The Sylph
Le Grand Pas de deux (Christian Spuck)
Le Sacre du Printemps (Glen Tetley): Pas de deux
Legende (John Cranko)
Leonce and Lena (Christian Spuck): Lena, Governess
Lifecasting (Douglas Lee)
Little Monsters (Demis Volpi)
Onegin (John Cranko): Tatiana
Opus 1 (John Cranko): female leading role
Othello (John Neumeier): Desdemona
Pineapple Poll (John Cranko): Blanche
Poème de l`Extase (John Cranko): Diva
Requiem (Kenneth MacMillan): diverse solo roles
Return to a strange Land (Jiří Kylián): Part 2 and 4
Romeo and Juliet (John Cranko): Juliet
Serenade (George Balanchine)
Seventh Symphony (Uwe Scholz): female leading role
Sirs (Bridget Breiner)
Slice to Sharp (Jorma Elo)
Stravinsky Violin Concerto (George Balanchine): Toccata, Aria I, Capriccio
Swan Lake (John Cranko): Odette/ Odile
Symphony in C (George Balanchine): 1st and 2nd Movement
The Cage (Jerome Robbins): Novice
The Four Temperaments (George Balanchine): 3rd Theme, Sanguinic
The Lady and the Fool (John Cranko): Lady
The Lady of the Camellias (John Neumeier): Marguerite Gautier, Manon, Olympia
the second detail (William Forsythe)
The Sleeping Beauty (Márcia Haydée after Marius Petipa): Aurora a.o.
The Song of the Earth (Kenneth MacMillan): female leading role
The Taming of the Shrew (John Cranko): Katharina and Bianca
The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude (William Forsythe)
Theme and Variations (George Balanchine)
Two Pieces for Het (Hans van Manen)
Urlicht (William Forsythe)
Variations for two Couples (Hans van Manen)
Voluntaries (Glen Tetley): Pas de trois, Pas de deux
workwithinwork (William Forsythe)
Specially created Roles
A.Memory (Katarzyna Kozielska): Solo role
Arcadia (Douglas Lee)
Aus Ihrer Zeit (Demis Volpi)
Dark Glow (Katarzyna Kozielska)
Das Fräulein von S. (Christian Spuck): diamond
Deux (Katarzyna Kozielska)
Don Quijote (Maximiliano Guerra): Dulcinea
Dummy Run (Douglas Lee)
E=mc² (Jean Christophe Blavier)
EDEN / EDEN (Wayne McGregor)
Egurra (Fabio Adorisio)
Fanfare LX (Douglas Lee)
Goecke at the Kammertheater: The Nutcracker (Marco Goecke): Snow Fairy
Hamlet (Kevin O'Day): Ophelia
Hikarizatto (Itzik Galili)
Il Concertone (Mauro Bigonzetti)
Krabat (Demis Volpi): Worschula
Lulu. A Monstre Tragedy (Christian Spuck): title role
Miniatures (Douglas Lee)
Mono Lisa (Itzik Galili)
Nautilus (Wayne McGregor)
Nightlight (Douglas Lee)
nocturne (Christian Spuck)
Orlando (Marco Goecke): Queen Elizabeth I.
Orphée et Euridice (Staging, Choreography: Christian Spuck): solo role
RED in 3. (Jorma Elo)
Salome (Demis Volpi): The Moon
Songs (Christian Spuck)
still.nest (Dominique Dumais)
Take Your Pleasure Seriously (Katarzyna Kozielska)
The dying Swan (Renato Arismendi after Mikhail Fokine)
The Shaking Tent (Marc Spradling)
The Soldier's Tale (Demis Volpi): The Devil
Yantra (Wayne McGregor)
Specially created Roles at Noverre-Society: Young Choreographers
Fortuna (Selatin Kara)
Godspeed (Goyo Montero)
Ickyucky (Marco Goecke)
Love your ground (David Moore)
Manomanca (David Moore)
Odem (Sarah Grether)
Paradise (Maged Mohamed)
Q (Xenia Leydel)
Sketched Skin (Wubkje Kuindersma)
Slipped by (Kinsun Chan)
Soles (Sabrina Matthews)
Vapour Plains (Evan McKie)
You and me and him (Lior Lev)
Further Roles with the Stuttgart Ballets
Brouillards (John Cranko)
Don Quixote (Maximiliano Guerra)
Kazimir's Colours (Mauro Bigonzetti)
Little Monsters (Demis Volpi)
Now and Then (John Neumeier)
The Concert (Jerome Robbins)
The Firebird (Uwe Scholz)
Roles as a student of the John Cranko Schule
In and Out (Hans van Manen)
La Bayadère (Marius Petipa)
The Sleeping Beauty (Márcia Haydée after Marius Petipa): Blue Bird-Pas de deux
Triptychon (Renato Zanella)
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WASHINGTON Barack Hussein Obama launched his second term as the nation's 44th president Monday, urging an increasingly divided nation to move past polarizing debates and live up to its founding ideals by uniting to solve the country's problems.
"America's possibilities are limitless, for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive, diversity and openness, an endless capacity for risk and a gift for reinvention," he said on a crisp, sun-filled afternoon. "My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it, so long as we seize it together."
His 18-minute inaugural address – delivered in front of hundreds of thousands of people and televised to millions across the globe – offered a clear agenda for his second term, marshaling the federal government to protect the rights of gays and lesbians, combat climate change, provide opportunities for illegal immigrants, and help the downtrodden and middle class get a better foothold in a changing and still fragile economy.
A sea of spectators packed the National Mall to watch Obama, 51, sworn into office a few minutes before noon on the west side of the U.S. Capitol, the first Democrat in seven decades to twice win a majority of the popular vote. First lady Michelle Obama and daughters, Sasha, 11, and Malia, 14, looked on, as did former Democratic Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. The two living Republican former presidents didn't attend, the ailing George H.W. Bush and son George W. Bush.
"O-bam-a!" the crowd chanted. "O-bam-a!"
Noticeably grayer than when he first took office, Obama had officially started his second term 24 hours earlier, after a brief private ceremony at the White House. Monday's proceedings followed the tradition of delaying the public inauguration a day when the official date prescribed by the Constitution falls on a Sunday.
The nation's 57th inauguration consisted of five days of patriotic parades and fancy balls, solemn prayers and countless receptions for donors and supporters.
"At what place would you wanna be on Inauguration Day?" asked Camille Page of Corona, Calif. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. . . . I will be proud to tell my grandchildren about it."
Monday's events were jubilant, though they didn't have the same level of excitement as four years ago when a young senator promising hope and change became the nation's first black president. There were no official estimates of the audience Monday. Inaugural organizers said they believed 1 million attended, though they did not explain their estimate. Regardless, it was far short of the 1.8 million who attended in 2009 while still an above-average audience for a second-term inauguration.
"Last time there was a little bit more excitement. It was brand-new," Kerry Kelty of Pittsburgh said of Obama's first inauguration. "I don't think people are disappointed, but reality hit."
The crowds led to a maze of street closures, clogged subways, heightened security and the National Mall filled with 1,500 portable toilets, five large-screen TVs and 6,000 members of the National Guard in town assisting with crowd control.
After a bitter election and constant clashes on Capitol Hill, Obama used his inaugural address to encourage those with differing views to work together to accomplish something, even if it's not everything.
"For now decisions are upon us, and we cannot afford delay," he said. "We cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate," the president said. "We must act; we must act knowing that our work will be imperfect."
In his second term, Obama faces a polarized political climate. He must address fiscal issues – tax revisions and spending cuts – and pressing international obligations: stopping Iran's nuclear program, navigating an end to the war in Afghanistan and avoiding tensions with China over the administration's "pivot" to Asia. In the weeks since he defeated Republican Mitt Romney, he's already battled with Republicans in Congress over tax increases and spending reductions.
Outlining the nation he envisions, he sounded the themes of his recent campaign as a call for using the federal government to shift the benefits of the country and its economy to the poor and middle class and away from the wealthy.
"We, the people, understand that our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it," he said. "We believe that America's prosperity must rest upon the broad shoulders of a rising middle class."
He connected past sacrifices to today's struggles for equality: civil rights for gays, equal pay for women, economic equality for the poor.
"We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths – that all of us are created equal – is the star that guides us still," Obama said. "Just as it guided all those men and women, sung and unsung, who left footprints along this great Mall, to hear a preacher say that we cannot walk alone; to hear a King proclaim that our individual freedom is inextricably bound to the freedom of every soul on Earth."
Republicans, who joined Obama at the White House in the morning for coffee and later at the Capitol for lunch, expressed hope that the two sides could work together on fiscal issues.
"The president's second term represents a fresh start when it comes to dealing with the great challenges of our day; particularly, the transcendent challenge of unsustainable federal spending and debt," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. "Republicans are eager to work with the president on achieving this common goal, and we firmly believe that divided government provides the perfect opportunity to do so. Together, there is much we can achieve."
The Obamas and Bidens started their day with a prayer service at St. John's Episcopal Church a few blocks from the White House, where every president since James Madison has worshipped.
At the service, Pastor Andy Stanley of North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Ga., told the story of Jesus moving from being the most powerful person in the room to a servant washing disciples' feet and directing others to do the same.
"What do you do when in a position of power? You leverage that power for the benefit of other people in the room," he said. "Mr. President, you have an awfully big room."
A few hours later, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. administered the 35-word oath – the same one recited by every American president since George Washington.– at the West Front of the Capitol, which was draped with red, white and blue bunting.
On a day the nation honors Martin Luther King Jr., Obama placed his hand on two Bibles – King's traveling Bible and the burgundy velvet-covered Lincoln Bible. Obama also had used the Lincoln Bible four years ago, the first to do so since it was used by Abraham Lincoln himself.
Michelle Obama smiled broadly, while even members of Congress snapped photos with their phones.
"Congratulations, Mr. President," Roberts said just before a 21-gun salute boomed.
Singers Beyonce, James Taylor and Kelly Clarkson performed. Richard Blanco, the youngest ever inaugural poet and the first Hispanic or gay person to recite a poem at the swearing-in ceremony, read his "One Today." Civil rights activist Myrlie Evers-Williams delivered the invocation. Carter said the ceremony showed "unprecedented diversity – from the speeches to the prayers to the singers. . . . It showed a spirit of anticipation for the next four years."
Minutes before Obama's oath, Vice President Joe Biden was sworn in by Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic and fourth female judge to administer the oath.
Afterward, Obama and Biden headed to the Capitol's Statuary Hall to dine on steamed lobster and hickory grilled bison at a luncheon attended by 200, including Supreme Court justices and congressional leaders, sitting at tables adorned with bright orange flowers. Obama was presented with a custom hand-cut crystal Lenox vase with an etching of the White House. The tradition of the luncheon dates to President William McKinley in 1897.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, presented Obama and Biden with the flags that flew over the Capitol. "To you gentlemen, I say congratulations and Godspeed," he said.
Later, the Obamas led an inaugural parade – featuring eight official floats, 59 groups, 9,000 people, 1,500 service members and 200 animals – the 1.7 miles from the Capitol up Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House. They sat in a reviewing stand adorned with bulletproof glass and the presidential seal in front of the White House. Most of the onlookers waved American flags and chanted "four more years," but a handful of protesters held "God hates Obama" signs.
In the evening, the president and first lady attended two official inaugural balls, one for members of the military and another for the public.
The president danced with Mrs. Obama, wearing a custom Jason Wu ruby colored chiffon and velvet gown, to "Let's Stay Together" sung by Jennifer Hudson.
At the commander-in-chief ball, Obama expressed "the extraordinary gratitude not just of me as your commander-in-chief but the thanks of all the American people." He also spoke via video to members of the military on the ground in Afghanistan. "Every single day we're thinking of you," he said.
Erika Bolstad, Sean Cockerham, Anne-Kathrin Gerstlauer, Franco Ordonez, Maria Recio and Lindsay Wise contributed to this article.


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About REBECCA PRIESTLEYI'm a science historian and writer. I write about all sorts of things, but I'm mostly interested in New Zealand's science history, about which I've curated two exhibitions, The Art of Science and Butterflies, Boffins & Black Smokers. I write a regular science column for The Listener, which you can read here, and I've completed four books, which you can read more about here. I'm now working on an anthology of Antarctic science, which should be finished ... soon and trying to decide between two new book projects: a worthy history of science biography and a fun contemporary science story. Perhaps I'll do both. I mostly blog when I'm adventuring - most of these posts are from recent trips to Antarctica and the Kermadec Islands.
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New London 'noncompliant' with anti-profiling law
New London - The city's police department is one of just three in the state listed as noncompliant with the newly updated anti-racial profiling law, according to a report presented to state legislators last week.
The progress report is a summary of how departments are adapting to changes in the Alvin W. Penn Racial Profiling Prohibition Act, which took effect on Oct. 1. The act prohibits law enforcement from stopping, detaining or searching a motorist when the stop is motivated by the race, color, ethnicity or sexual orientation of the driver.
New London, according to the report, only recently updated its method of collecting data on traffic stops to comply with the law and has yet to take advantage of state-funded technology that allows the monthly electronic transfer of collected data to the Criminal Justice Information System, as required by law.
The report was issued by the Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy at Central Connecticut State University on behalf of the Racial Profiling Prohibition Advisory Board.
Ken Barone, a policy and research specialist who has worked with departments to bring them up to speed on the new law, said its aim is to have a standardized way of not only recording traffic stop information, but submitting it electronically for later analysis.
Whenever a traffic stop is made, police record information about the officer's perception of the driver's race or ethnicity. In addition, drivers who are stopped must be given notice of their right to file a complaint either at the department or with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities if they feel they are being profiled.
The original law governing the recording of traffic stop data took effect in 1999. Barone said the law never was all that effective because the data was collected on paper forms and sometimes was submitted for analysis to the African-American Affairs Commission in Hartford - and sometimes was not. Either way, he said, it was a cumbersome task for anyone trying to analyze the data.
The indictment of several police officers in West Haven on federal civil rights violations helped spur changes to the law and a renewed commitment to analyze the data.
A new mandate requires that the data be submitted electronically. Because resources are scarce, Barone said, every department in the state was offered money to comply either by updating their current Connecticut On-Line Law Enforcement Communications Teleprocessing System computers or by using a web-based program.
"There really is no excuse in our minds for anyone not to be compliant with that part of the law," he said.
Barone said New London's situation is of concern because there is no strategy in place to correct its problem.
New London is likely to be the lone department of the 104 agencies required to submit data that will not have its information included in a July 1 statewide analysis.
"We reached out to all three," Barone said. "Suffield and West Haven worked very hard and quickly to make the corrections. New London now seems to be the only department not to have a strategy. … They seem to be struggling. New London has a fair way to go to be in compliance."
The city's Deputy Police Chief Peter Reichard said the department has been collecting data, more than what is required by the state, but it has hit a snag with its outdated computer system.
He said the department's vendor, SunGard, has been unable to make the proper upgrades to allow for transmittal of the data. Instead, he said, the department is sending the data in Excel spreadsheet format.
Reichard said there is a pending request for funds, about $7,800, to upgrade the department's system.
"It's a technology issue," he said. "We're working on a DOS-based system. Nobody is using that anymore. Eventually, if we go to a regional-based dispatch, all of that will be replaced."
New London was listed alongside Suffield and West Haven departments as noncompliant.
The city's was one of numerous departments to receive state training about the new law last summer, Barone said.
Tamara Lanier, an NAACP advisory board representative who has in the past voiced her concerns over treatment of citizens by New London police officers, said, "what is most troubling, irrespective of the police in the field, is that this is an administrative responsibility."
"This speaks to a larger problem for me," she said. "This is the law. This is what is required by the law."
Barone said that in addition to New London's electronic submission issue, it took until March 1 for the department to collect the correct traffic stop information on its paper forms, the so-called yellow cards. The information being recorded on New London's cards was outdated, he said.
For example, Barone said, officers used to be able to check an "unknown" category when recording their perception of the driver's race. Under the old law, the race of the driver was to be recorded before the driver got out of the car. The modified forms now allow an officer to interact with the driver before recording racial information, and the unknown category has been removed.
New London is among a handful of departments that still use paper forms, Barone said. Most have a way to record the data electronically, eliminating a later transcription of the information.
Police departments in Bethel, Groton Long Point and New Haven were listed as partially compliant with the Alvin W. Penn Act, though the report indicates that all three agencies will be in full compliance by April 1.
"This is the first report and although we have made great strides, there is a long way to go to rectify the larger concerns that have been brought to light by the public and members of the advisory board," Advisor Board Co-Chairman William Dyson said in a press statement. "We recognize there have been some difficulties in gaining full compliance with the law, and we will resolve these problems as we continue working collectively to eradicate profiling in the state."
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Lisle man guilty of killing Grayslake's Elisha Clark while fleeing police
Lisle resident Donald Mischke was convicted of crashing into a woman with his vehicle and killing her while fleeing police in Waukegan in 2010.
Mischke, 56, who opted to have a judge decide his fate instead of a jury, was found guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated driving under the influence, aggravated fleeing and eluding police officers, burglary and retail theft. His trial in Lake County circuit court started Dec. 17.
Lake County Circuit Judge Mark Levitt issued the verdict Thursday. He set Mischke's sentencing for Feb. 15.
Prosecutors said Mischke was fleeing from a Waukegan police officer who caught him breaking into the Target store at Lewis and Sunset avenues when he ran a red light and struck Elisha Clark's car broadside about 2 a.m. Dec. 23, 2010. Clark, 25, of Grayslake, was the mother of an 8-year-old son and a woman who aspired to teach children with developmental disabilities. She was pronounced dead at the crash scene.
Mischke's defense attorneys at trial had contended while Clark's death was tragic, their client was not running from police and, therefore, should not be found guilty of her murder. Lake County prosecutors originally charged Mischke with reckless homicide, aggravated driving under the influence of drugs and aggravated fleeing and eluding, but added the first-degree murder charge after presenting the case to a grand jury in 2011.
Tests at a hospital where Mischke was taken after the crash revealed he had cocaine in his system, prosecutors said, and court records show his driver's license has been revoked since 1994. Mischke was freed from the Lake County jail prior to his trial after posting 10 percent of a $500,000 bond. Mischke will await sentencing behind bars because Levitt revoked his bond after announcing the conviction Thursday.


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Had high hopes, but this fell short of the mark. Added new rules that detract from the FFF! of Savage Worlds. eight to ten pages are rehash of the core Savage World rules. Layout is inconsistent, with rules being introduced in a section, but not detailed until later on, which leads to some confusion. The author attempted to add artificial constraints to somethings, like forcing skill specialization in some skills (piloting), but not others (fighting, shooting). Edges have additional cost requirements, which don't make sense, such as Hacker which gives you a -1 charisma penalty if you take it. The Equilibrium attribute is unnecessary and could have been easily dropped and handled by Spirit rolls if necessary--plus its harsh if you fail the roll (shaken and -2 to all rolls for the encounter).
After getting through the Analects, just didn't have motivation to tackle the Fleet Manual. Fingers crossed it's better.
As for the layout, its full color which is nice, but there is no option for a printer friendly version. The artwork is nice but there is too much.
Only cost me the price of a cup of coffee, so could have been worse. Also, this is the "Beta" version, so here is hoping that the final version is cleaned up and better.
Putting out something that says "beta" implies they're in the final stages of something, and I presumed the people who put High Space were almost done. There are some good ideas and interesting concepts in this book, but there's a lot of problems stemming from the sheer lack of content. It goes from generic character and alien creation (which I rather liked) and then it's onto glands and stuff. Where are the cybernetics? Where are the robots?
The Starship section, again, starts off interesting, but then the lack of content is the elephant in the room. Further, in building starships, you're left wondering about what some stats mean. For example - what does a d6 in a ship's Quality trait really mean? Compared with what? How fast, precisely, is an FTL of d4? (Actually, I ran the numbers, compared it to Star Trek's updated Warp Factor scale - the NX-01 Enterprise cannot have a full d4 in FTL, because Warp 5 comes in shy of that). Further, if the idea of High Space is to give an analog to Star Trek, Star Wars, and other games, then as written it's almost impossible to make analogs to the ships of those shows. A Constitution Class starship, for instance, has Shields and Deflectors, which are not mentioned in this book, not to mention a huge Shuttle-Bay that supports six shuttle-craft (more than a 1 Displacement vehicle, whatever that means - the book doesn't say) and has the space to support six more. Tack on all the details of this ship (Transporters, cargo bays, multiple docking ports, weapons, guest accommodations, etc.) and you've got a ship that it seems that no matter what level the PCs are, they'll never have the Acquisition Points necessary to be in charge of one.
High Space Beta should've been called Alpha. There are good ideas in here, but it's not nearly complete. It needs a lot more. A lot more.
Over all i think this has a lot of promise. over all i like the look and the way things are done.
the ship building rules are cool. The take a complex thing and turn it into a pretty easy task that you can have some fun with. needs to be expanded a little and some, but over all very nice.
I just had one huge problem with the rules. I understand this is "Space Opera" with things happening on a huge scale but I think parts of the space combat system took this way to far. We have a game mat that is 1000 meters per inch. Okay, not a bad scale to work with, easy to understand. We also have AUs... OOOkay. The range of my x ray laser is.... C or M which is 0 to 12 AUs. Okay, yeah, Once again I do understand this is space opera but 12 AUs? I can shoot a laser over 1 billion miles into space and hit something that is moving with a laser that will take over 1 1/2 hours to get there, if it gets there. No, sorry, you lost me on that one. I think i will be tossing out the whole range thing and house ruling that one. I guessing something based on quality or computer.
by the way, love the quality attribute for space ships.
okay, back to my original point. good shot at a set of sci fi rules. going in the right direction and worth a look. (just dump the range thing)
I love what I see but I think it still needs quite a bit of polish.
It is a Beta. But, I expected more. This is billed as a generic set of manuals, but not so much. There are no shields for ships. There are no phasers. There are no inertial compensators or grav plates. No anti-gravity at all that I can tell.
The unique aspects of the manuals don't mesh well with regular SW. Mainly because no attempt was made in the Space Combat Section or Transonic combat (XS+) to interface with the regular rules.
Many of the rules are poorly written. Leading to almost as much confusion as not having the rules to begin with. There are no rules for Zero-G or Micro-G. There are no rules for operating on different types of planets.
There isn't even a single set of stats for a starship in the "Fleet Manual".
The amount of gear presented is minuscule. There are a dozen ranged weapons that aren't completely explained and 9 melee weapons (one is a knife/shiv!) that are even more poorly explained than the ranged weapons.
There are only three transonic vehicles for examples. There is no method for creating your own.
Computers, which are key to making robots, are poorly explained and lacking in details necessary to understanding how they work in game.
Edges and hindrances are few in number for characters and ships. In the Fleet Manual we are promised more edges and hindrances in upcoming supplements. We are also promised more ship weapons and systems in upcoming supplements.
The joy of using SW in general is getting a single book and having all you need to play a setting. Or at least getting enough crunch to create your own rules and settings.
This missed the mark.
It is a Beta, but it seems rushed to production to the point that it should have not been put out for awhile yet. It needed more alpha testing before it was offered for sale. It really seems to suffer from an identity crisis. Are these products really a generic set or rules for SciFi? They don't seem so because they are too thin on necessities. Or are they just some rules for some upcoming setting and a way to get us to buy more supplements?
I hope I am wrong. And I hope that this Beta test results in some major changes other wise pass this set of rules by. There are other hard sci fi settings just around the corner. At the PEG forums one Publisher is promising an issue date prior to Christmas!
I think is looks real good. Very professional looking and fun. I was wondering if there was going to be any consideration of when weapon types impact ships. For example, a ship with laser weapons hits and damages near instantly, where as a torpedo might take a turn or two to reach the target. Also, a torpedo can be shot down or tricked with counter measures. If the torpedo is a NUKE, the damage might be significantly higher than lasers. Looking forward to the final release!
Today I was very happy to find a product on Drive Thru Rpg / RPG Now that took several of my gripes about starships in RPGs and fixed them to work with Savage Worlds. I am so happy because I have been looking for something like this for many, many years. I have a love of spaceships, spaceship combat, and space soldiers. I love military sci fi novels, and FINALLY I can play them with the right tone and system (in this case, I find that Savage Worlds does it best).
I am usually not so much of a fan of a product that I tell everyone about it, but I am freaking happy! As I said, I have wanted to have this at my gaming table for many, many years. I just had to get it. I am VERY glad that I did as the character book is just what I was going to wite myself (or try to, as this is really good). The space combat and starship system are also really good. Instead of feeling like someone slapped them onto the game with duct tape, Story Weaver fit it to the Savage Worlds system rather well. I was just thinking about coming up with something earlier today and the product came out just in time. It was what I was going to do, and much much more and better.
High Space Character Manual
Initial skill points are 12, but you pick a background edge and what is called a Cultural Edge. The Background edge is a profession, like Bounty Hunter, Criminal, or Explorer. The Cultural Edge basically spends the three "lost" skill points for you. This helps give a baseline cultural background, which helps people to account for that when making a character. In some cases it is three different d4 skills. In others it is a d4 skill and a 1 trait bonus. It is a good idea and could be used for any campaign setting. Personally I would make what it is calling a Background Edge a Profession Edge instead, and just require a Profession Edge, as I can see a character use those out of the Savage Worlds book, especially in other setting. I can see why they are called background edges, as they for a character's background, but that is somewhat confusing as Savage Worlds already uses Background edges, but they are not used in quite the same way. No, again it looks like they should be Professional edges.
There is discussion of the various skills to be used in the setting. Examples are given for specific versions of Boating and Piloting, for example. We also get new skills as Philosophy, Programming, and Psychiatry.
There are new Hindrances such as Retrovirus. There are new edges, with a couple for Hacking being noteworthy. There are rules on robots and cybernetics, and gland drugs. There are rules on what is called Equilibrium. Apparently cryo-sleep can make you go crazy. Who would have thought?
There are a bunch of cool high tech weapons, armor, equipment, and vehicles. Just looking at the book this far is making me want to play the Colonial Marines from ALIENS or maybe a Spartan from HALO.
High Space Fleet Manual
Starship construction is based on the Wild Card characters that will crew it. A Novice is worth 1 point and a Legendary character is worth 5. This total is called Acquisition points. The number of Acquisition Points will then determine how many free Edges and Trait Points that are available to design the vessel.
Then you spend the Trait points on 5 attributes. Maneuver, Computer, FTL, Displacement, and Quality. The Displacement is the mass of the vessel. D4 is a starfighter, d12 is a supercarrier.
Then you pick Design Edge, which is basically a "race" for a starship. I am not sure why it has that name, I would call it Starship Class, myself. A Design Edge gives a basic modification, such as a Warship giving a bonus to Quality but a reduction in Pace (Pace is derived from FTL). It also gives Payloads and Hard Points based on the Displacement rating. A warship has more hard points than payloads, a cargo vessel has only payloads. The payloads are used for equaipment and cargo space while hard points are used for weapons. Ships can have hindrances and edges. Many of the edges also have a cost in payloads or hard points.
Starship combat has maneuvers such as Slingshot which lets you use a nearby planet or asteroid to fling your vessel by at a quicker rate and Align for Impact that gets you an AP bonus for versus damage for a collision. Gunner maneuvers include Improved Firing Solution and Defensive Firing.
Further Musings
The ship can have an AI. This can be a Wild Card in itself. I would have it be a NPC or a PC's side kick, If it is a primary PC, I would have it have some sort of edge to have an android body (where as the Android is the actual PC) or have an a side kick for the ship, either an engineer that really loves the AI or something, maybe just some other character for the player to use when off the ship. It can get really boring when you are stuck in port while the party goes on without you.
What about a character that wants to have a personal starfighter that is stationed on the ship that the party flies around? I could see a character using the Ace edge for this. That in itself is not a problem, but how does one determine Acquisition points? Do you split it between your personal vessel and the carrier? Going with the Fast, Furious, Fun, I would just make an edge called "Personal Vessel" that allows a character to use his or her own points for both a personal vessel as well as to the main vessel. A character could in that way add double if that character has no desire to have a personal vessel, such as the character that remained on the carrier would do while the rest of the party suited up and took off into their own starfighters.
The books could also do with some examples. Several example ships would be really nice. Those could be used as pre-made ships and also showcase the results of the design system. There could also be a few examples of crews and their vessels.
An excel spreadsheet to track the starship would be great. Knowing me, I will make a goof usrr friendly one easily enough. A Hero Lab user source file would also be great. If not already made, I guess that I will do it as well because I want it as it is. I would post both to my website for sharing
It is good that it is still a Beta at this point and perhaps some of my musings and comments could help to make the final product better overall.


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Fill the quart size bag with your favorite drink and zip it closed. HINT: Make sure the bag is zipped really good or your slushie will taste bad when some of the salt leaks into your bag. Put the quart size bag inside the gallon bag. Add the ice and salt to the gallon bag. Zip the gallon size bag closed. Now shake the bag a lot – even play catch with it…gently. In about 15 minutes you will feel the ingredients in the quart size bag starting to firm up. What started out as a liquid is changing to a solid. When it feels done take the quart size bag out of the gallon size bag. Rinse it off good in clean water. Then open the bag, squeeze the slushie into a glass and enjoy!
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Your favorite drink is a liquid until it gets really cold. Your liquid drink would be pretty good with ice just floating in it…the ice cubes would make the drink colder…but the ice cubes would not make the drink freeze into a slushie.
Ice forms when the temperature of water is 32 degrees or colder. You don't want the ice cubes to melt IN your drink, you want your DRINK to turn slushie. In order to make your drink turn slushie you have to get it really cold. Salt lowers the melting point of water. To make a slushie you want the temperature around the bag of your favorite drink to be lower than 32 degrees so your drink will freeze. When you add salt to the ice cubes you lower the melting point of the ice cubes by several degrees. The ice cubes stay colder, longer – long enough to turn your drink slushie. Your salt/ice mixture will make your slushie faster than your freezer! That secret is the catalyst – the salt.
Science Experiment Idea: Make 3 different quart size bags each filled with the exact same amount of your favorite drink. Fill each of three gallon size bag with the exact same number of ice cubes. Add 1/8 cup of salt to the first gallon size bag and label it with a sharpie, "1/8". Add 1/4 cup of salt to the second gallon size bag and label it "1/4". Add 1/3 cup of salt to the third gallon size bag and label it "1/3". Have a couple friends help you shake and smoosh the bags to make the slushies. Time how long it takes each of the bags to turn into a slushie. Which amount of salt makes a slushie the fastest?
Here are some websites and books that will help you understand the thermodynamics of slushies…and ice cream too!
- PBS Kids: Fetch Ice Cream Shake
Words to Know:
Heat – To increase in temperature.
Melting Point – The temperature at which a substance will change from a solid to a liquid.
Thermodynamics – The study of the transfer of heat.
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