text:
Love the Monolith Battle fortress!
For colors, check out palette.txt, they are all defined there.
Alarak wrote:as for this topic: I have modified the palette file, but only in-game colors change, minimap colors don't. Why?
what am I missing? is minimap info also in the palette file? if so, where? I can't find anything.
9b,0f,0f,ff // team1 - red (originally Green)
27,31,b9,ff // team2 - blue (originally Yellow)
50,ff,90,ff // team3 - teal (originally Grey/White)
70,00,74,ff // team4 - purple (originally Black)
f0,e8,10,ff // team5 - yellow (originally Red)
ff,b0,35,ff // team6 - orange (originally Blue)
10,70,10,ff // team7 - green (originally Pink)
ea,bc,ff,ff // team8 - ghost pink (originally Cyan)
7f,3f,1a,ff // team9 - brown
85,ff,00,ff // team10 - poison green
E0,E0,E0,ff // team11 - white
90,90,90,ff // team12 - gray
20,20,20,ff // team13 - black
d0,10,b0,ff // team14 - pink
20,d0,d0,ff // team15 - cyan
42,00,77,ff // team16 - violet
NoQ wrote:Those green-black tanks might suit fantastically well into campaign 4's jungle theme!


text:
Moreland man completes doctorate in physical therapy
Brandon Hawker, 35, of Moreland received his doctorate degree in physical therapy over the weekend; a goal that he has been working towards for several years.
"I went back to ISU in 2007 to finish my bachelor's degree in exercise science, and was fortunate to get right into the doctor of physical therapy program at ISU in 2009 which took an additional three years of intense schooling to complete," said Hawker.
Classes and qualifications for ISU's DPT Education program includes extensive coursework aimed at preparing therapists to examine, evaluate, diagnose, and treat physical ailments related to movement. Additionally there are five clinical rotations in different settings to acclimate students to the working environment. (hospital, outpatient, pediatric, neurologic, rural, home health, etc.) ISU also provides additional training through on-site practice in an outpatient clinic on campus.
Hawker is a native of Blackfoot and a graduate of Snake River High School. He and his wife, Amber have four children who have patiently been waiting for this day.
"We told the kids that when Brandon got through school we would go to Disneyland, and the very day we got word that Brandon passed his national boards we made reservations" said Amber Hawker.
She went on to say, "We got a piece of mail from ISU a couple of weeks ago addressed to Dr. and Mrs. Brandon Hawker. It was very rewarding to see that title next to Brandon's name. I placed it on a shelf in our living room as a reminder of all the effort it has taken, and how good it feels to be where we are now."
Brandon will be working alongside Ryan Hurst, DPT at Blackfoot Physical Therapy, where his parents, Scott and Patricia Hawker have been since the business opened in 1997. In addition, Brandon is making preparations to provide physical therapy services in-home.
"I think it is a good fit. There are people who have a bit of a wait following surgery before they are able to come to outpatient therapy. This would allow us to meet their needs in-home if they can't make it into the clinic right away," said Hawker. "Amber and I have lived in several different places, but Blackfoot has always been home. I'm glad to be working in this community among family and friends."

subset: commoncrawl


text:
FAQs: Nursing in Canada
Canada nurses can communicate with other like-minded individuals in Nursing in Canada. It's a place where nursing professionals can share knowledge, wisdom, and experience. In Nursing in Canada, you can discuss nursing in Canada, your nursing experience, the prevention of illness, and so much more. Posts pertaining to working in Canada about immigration or licensure questions - should be posted in Advice on Immigration.
Canada CRNE / CPNRE Nursing Exams
- Stats
- 10,249
- Last Post:
- CPNRE June - July 2018 by SharonAnneReilly1 →
Canada Nursing Programs
- Stats
- 26,009
- Last Post:
- University of Calgary January 2019 by zzed →


text:
Assignment: Travel snapshots: Otherworldly landscapes
iREPORTS FILED
iREPORTERS SIGNED UP
Created February 11, 2008 by
In honor of the NASA rover landing on Mars, Travel Snapshots wants your photos of naturally occurring, otherworldly landscapes. Share your photos for a gallery that will appear on CNN.com.
Please upload large, horizontal versions of your photos if possible.
This assignment is closed. Thank you for your submissions! We featured some of them in this CNN.com photo gallery. Visit the iReport travel group for more assignments you might like.


text:
Groundbreaking Facebook app aims to track rare disease's impact on families
A new app from ViroPharma seeks to leverage a social forum to both raise awareness of a rare disease and provide access to important disease and treatment information.
The HAE Family Tree Facebook App taps into Facebook's 900 million active users to aid in the in the education and awareness of a small specialty audience of hereditary angioedema (HAE) sufferers.
The result of a partnership between ViroPharma and Cadient Group, the new app has features in common with other Facebook apps, but with an added twist.As is the case with most apps, users who sign up for it can invite fellow Facebook members to join. But HAE patients can also manually enter in the names of family members who don't have Facebook accounts. That's an important note, because this is more than just another family network.
Other interactive tools aim to help patients understand how HAE presents in families, but the HAE Family Tree Facebook App looks to go a step further. By helping families trace the familial progress of the disease—which is marked by uncontrolled and potentially dangerous swelling—the app is designed to encourage relatives to get tested and get treated.
"Response from the HAE community has been great," said Bianca Jay, senior product manager for HAE at ViroPharma. "We are pleased with the number of family members using the application and are hopeful that they lead to productive conversations with their healthcare professionals."HAE affects approximately 6,000 to 6,500 adults in the US, and patient advocates estimate that it takes about 10 years for patients to get the right diagnosis. HAE is caused by deficient or ineffective levels of a C1 inhibitor protein, which triggers swelling in the abdomen, face, arms and legs, and can interfere with a patient's breathing. It also has a high probability of transmission—the US Hereditary Angioedema Association says parents have a 50% chance of passing the disease onto their children.
"In view of the thousands of rare disorders today—most of them undiagnosed—we're excited at the potential opportunities this represents to reach families with rare disorders," said Stephen Wray, CEO of Cadient.
This is not the first time ViroPharma has worked to connect HAE patients. The company's Ryze Above patient support program, launched in 2010, provides emotional and other kinds of support for patients taking ViroPharma's HAE drug Cinryze. The program had lacked a social media component. The new app links to the older program's treatment trackers and resources, including patient stories and information about Cinryze.
The app also allows for a bit of customization—users can choose from three designs that range from island-inspired with coconuts, tropical with a floral motif and woodland with pinecone decorations.
Patients helped the company choose this platform. "Many people in the HAE community are already gathering and connecting on Facebook, and together, ViroPharma and Cadient developed the Family Tree app to provide our patients and their families with a tool that supports their desire to build connections with others in the HAE community," said Jay.
"Many companies talk about using social media, but few are actually doing it," added Wray. "ViroPharma had the courage to make the leap and leverage the benefits of social media as their mission. Now they're reaping the rewards."


text:
Fairy Tales: Reading & Research
For hundreds of years, fairy tales have been read by children and adults alike, instructing, fascinating, and horrifying us by turns. As both readers and writers we return to their themes again and again, gleaning new meaning from each retelling. There are many excellent resources, both online and in print, which can assist the recreational reader, the parent, the teacher, or the student of fairy tales. This pathfinder endeavors to describe and categorize these resources, in order to make easier both the study and the enjoyment of these remarkable stories.
Internet Resources
Multi-Story Sites: Well-Known Tales Online with Full Text
Sur La Lune Fairy Tales
Hans Christian Andersen: Fairy Tales and Stories
Grimm's Fairy Tales
Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts
Andrew Lang's Fairy Books
Pure Gold Fables and Fairy Tales:
Celtic Folklore
Indian Fairy Tales
Multi-Story Sites: Lesser-Known Tales Online with Full Text
Whootie Owl's Stories to Grow By
19th-Century German Stories
Specific Tales Online with Full Text
Cinderella Stories
The Cinderella Project
The Jack and the Beanstalk and Jack the Giant-Killer Project
The Little Red Riding Hood Project
Snow White
The Tam Lin Pages
Beauty and the Beast
East O' the Sun and West O' the Moon
Print Resources
In libraries, depending on the system of classification, books of fairy tales may be in a variety of places. Libraries using the Dewey Decimal System will probably keep most of their fairy tales books at call numbers beginning with 398, the Dewey number for folklore, especially 398.2 up to (but not including) 398.5. There may also be some collections of fairy tales in the short story section, with the call number 808.83. In libraries using the Library of Congress classification system, it will probably be helpful to look in the catalog under the subject heading Fairy Tales to find out where they keep their books. Remember, you can always ask a librarian for assistance!
Lurie, A. (1994). The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press.
MacDonald, M. R. (1982). The Storyteller's Sourcebook: A Subject, Title and Motif Index to Folklore Collections for Children. Michigan: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.
Sprug, J. W. (1994). Index to Fairy Tales, 1987-1992. New Jersey: The Scarecrow Press.
Thompson, S. (1993). Motif-Index of Folk Literature: A Classification of Narrative Elements in Folktales, Ballads, Myths, Fables, Mediaeval Romances, Exempla, Fabliaux, Jest-books, and Local Legends. Indiana University Press.
For lists of interesting books, try the following sites:
Traditional Tales
Traditional Literature
Modern Tales
The Endicott Studio
Feminist Fairy Tales
Fractured Fairy Tales
Research Resources
Once again, the Dewey Decimal System will probably shelve most books about fairy tales in the call number 398, particularly 398 up to (but not including) 398.5. They are typically mixed in with actual storybooks of fairy and folk tales, so some browsing will probably be necessary. Useful Library of Congress subject headings might include: Fairy Tales'Classification, Fairy Tales'History and Criticism, and Symbolism in Fairy Tales, among others. Remember, it is always helpful to ask a librarian for guidance, and he or she will be happy to assist you.
Sources for the Analysis and Interpretation of Folk and Fairy Tales
Marvels &Tales, Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies
The Lion and the Unicorn
Introduction to Fairy Tales from Sur La Lune Fairy Tales
This pathfinder was originally created by Hilary M Leon.
This pathfinder was revised and updated by Caroline Dechert for Dr. Eileen Abels Info 780 Course at Drexel University, Spring, 2008.


text:
Reese Witherspoon is Nina Ricci Royalty
Jake Gyllenhaal isn't the only one who has work in Europe!
Actress Reese Witherspoon, 32, slipped into a beautiful red gown for a Nina Ricci photo shoot under the direction of renowned photographer Mario Testino in Paris, France on Tuesday. (Reese wears Nina Ricci on the red carpet a lot–like at the the 2007 Golden Globes and the 2007 Oscars.)
The day before, Jake was seen out and about with Reese's kids, Ava, 8, and Deacon, 4, on Avenue Montaigne in Paris.
10+ pictures inside of Reese Witherspoon looking like Nina Ricci royalty…


text:
Betsy I am a Chinese girl who is planning a one-month travel in southwest and northwest of China. I want to find English-speaking partner together with me. I would be your tour guide to show you really Chinese cultule for free.For instead,I want to improve my English from you. Contact me at:firstname.lastname@example.com
5 years ago


text:
Have you ever been so frustrated, so fed up with where you are, that you just want to throw it all away and run off to somewhere new? In A Closed World you play as a young person who has decided to do exactly that. This console RPG-like game puts you in the shoes of a young resident of a village just outside a forest that everyone says is a place of no return. Supposedly home to hungering demons and a beast that would destroy the village, the forest is forbidden and nobody knows what's on the other side. However, our hero's beloved -- tired of the oppressive attitude of the villagers -- decided to go there, as anywhere would be better than home. Now it's your turn to follow after. Are you willing to risk everything to find out what's on the other side?
Analogue: A Hate Story is a dark visual novel about about investigating a long-derelict generation ship by reading through its dead crew's logs, with the help of a pair of spunky AI sidekicks. The player will read through dozens of diary entries that paint a portrait of life aboard the ship, engage in terminal hacking, and maybe even discover friendship or romance with one of the two AIs over the course of the investigation.
Armada D6 is an unpublished board game with an unusual origin story. It is based on an obscure game-like ritual practice from the 1930s called "Armada Dei Gratia VI" (sixth armada from the grace of god). In this way, Armada d6 is part historic reconstruction and part original game design. A strategy boardgame for 2-4 players, Armada d6 is about the conquest of space. Dice are used as space ships, with each number a different type: for example, sixes are fast and agile scouts, ones are slow and powerful battlestations. Players use their ships' abilities in clever combinations to create powerful gameplay effects. Gameplay maps are built from modular tiles and players can design their own map arrangements. The abstract and austere aesthetics of the game are inspired by the original found materials.
RHYTHM. STEALTH. PUZZLE. When all the clocks in the world are stolen by Duke Clockface and the world is in chaos, it'll be up to the Beat Sneak Bandit to steal them back!
Rhythmadelic controls: Everything in this game moves rhythmically, just like the simple controls: Tap to the beat to sneak!
Stealthalicious gameplay: Sneak past patrolling guards, security lights, trapdoors and all the other freaky stuff and contraptions the creepy Duke's got in store for you!
Puzzletastic levels: Watch, listen and learn the rhythm patterns to figure out how to solve all of the sneaky puzzles!
BlindSide simulates the experience of waking up blind in a world filled with deadly monsters. Free from graphics and guided only by audio, you'll bump against objects in the dark, slide along walls, and rely on your girlfriend to help you survive the monsters that now roam the streets. BlindSide melds the iPhone's gyroscope and a pair of headphones into a uniquely immersive control scheme - simply turning to face a direction in the real world causes your in-game character to do the same. Drawing on the memories of one co-creators' brush with temporary blindness, and real-world navigation tactics from the blind and visually impaired community, BlindSide presents an opportunity for both sighted and visually impaired gamers to enjoy an identically fun and terrifying gameplay experience.
WARNING: HAND COLLISION IMMINENT — Bloop is a fast, frantic touch game for iPad designed by Rusty Moyher. Two, three, or four players race to tap the most tiles...at the same time! Easy at first, but soon the tiles shrink. Hands collide. Fingers cross. Fireworks! Each color plays a unique BLOOP sound. Hear your symphonic success or dissonant disaster. As players push their way to victory, this onomatopoeic adventure becomes a hilarious party game.
Botanicula is a point'n'click adventure game created by the makers of award-winning Machinarium, studio Amanita Design and Czech band DVA. It`s about a bunch of five friends - little tree creatures who set out for a journey to save the last seed from their home tree which is infested by evil parasites. We will help the main heroes to explore their world, solve various puzzles, play mini games, find tons of hidden bonuses and collect cards with all the characters we will meet on our journey. It's very relaxed game perfect for hardcore gamers, their partners, families and seniors.
Cart Life is a retail simulation for windows. This game combines common videogame devices with a mundane setting to examine the life of a street vendor.
Chroma Shuffle is an abstract puzzle game that is played on Sifteo cubes. Arrange your cubes to match colors and clear out dots. Tilt a cube to shift and shuffle the dots. Clear out the cubes to solve dozens of puzzles, or form giant combos to rack up a high score in the arcade modes. Chroma Shuffle is an abstract video game with physical presence, an experience that can be shared in real-life social settings, as well as being played on one's own.:
Blurring the lines between games and interactive art, Contre Jour welcomes you to a hauntingly beautiful world shaped by the interplay of light and darkness. Use your finger to morph the landscape, propelling the mysterious creature Petit to safety. Pull, swipe, and tap gadgets such as tendrils, air geysers, and pulleys to complete clever puzzles. Set to a poignant orchestrated soundtrack from composer David Ari Leon, Contre Jour both delights and bedevils from start to finish.
Dreams of Your Life is a thought-provoking and immersive browser-based experience, built as a response to the new documentary Dreams of a Life by Carol Morley. The film movingly pieces together the true story of thirty-eight year old Joyce Vincent, whose skeleton was discovered in her bedsit three years after she had died. Written by AL Kennedy, Dreams of Your Life is a darkly playful world that helps you think about the themes of the film by taking you through a conversation with a mysterious voice about your place in the world, and your relatedness to your social circle. The overriding comments indicate people are finding it provides a refreshing opportunity for contemplation and aesthetic appreciation, which is uncommon on the internet. We are proud to have tackled such a challenging task and feel that, like the film itself, the experience created is haunting, compassionate and inventive.
Dyad will reveal to you the secrets of the universe via bright flashy colours and phat beatz. Dyad is a gamified tie dye machine. Dyad is an interactive mind altering substance absorbed through your thumbs, eyes and ears. Dyad is a tactical octopus action ballet in a reactive audio-visual tube.
Find Me A Good One is a surreal puzzle platformer that explores responsibility felt by players towards non-playing fictional characters. In it, the player must explore a visually rich dreamscape to find dreams to fend off the nightmares encroaching on their brother or play with the toys offered up by the world. Although the brother in Find Me A Good One is clearly dependent on the player, it is up to her to decide how much she is or is not helping her sibling. Find Me A Good One allows the player to be diligent in her responsibility, or shirk it in order to further explore the dreamscape of the game. Because the system does not assign value to her actions, the player is left to judge her own actions and the effect they have on her virtual brother.
FTL (Faster Than Light) is a spaceship simulation rogue-like game. Explore a randomly populated galaxy, hyper-space jumping over very long distances. Explore asteroid fields, rescue stations from pirates, and stay one step ahead of your pursuers, the rebel fleet. You will need to manage your ship by balancing ship power between weapons, shields, engines and life-support. You must find and buy new equipment, upgrade your ship and keep your crew alive to complete your mission. Each playthrough is unique and each death is entertaining in the uniquely challenging FTL.
Gorogoa is a lovingly hand-illustrated world suspended inside of a unique puzzle. To solve the puzzle, the player rearranges a few tiles on a simple grid, placing them next to or on top of one another. But each tile is also a window into a different part of the game world--or perhaps into a different world--and each window plays like its own little game. The key to progressing never lies within one tile, but in the connections between tiles...
Guacamelee! is a Metroid-vania style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican inspired world. The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore, and features many interesting and unique characters. Guacamelee builds upon the classic open-world Metroid-vania style of games, by adding a strong melee combat component, a new dimension switching mechanic, and cooperative same-screen multiplayer for the entire story. The game also blurs the boundaries between combat and platforming by making many of the moves useful and necessary for both of these.
Hidden in Plain Sight is a local-multiplayer (shared couch) game where players attempt to blend in with NPCs while completing various goals. The game has five unique game modes, each of which employ the theme of accomplishing goals without revealing your identity to other players. In each game mode, players have the ability to eliminate each other from the game, so blending in with the AI-controlled NPCs is essential. In "Death Race", for example, players are racing to the finish line amongst a crowd of NPCs, but each player also has a gun with a single bullet. Players want to cross the finish line first, but racing out in front is a quick way to get shot by your opponents. Try to win, but don't look like you're trying to win, or you'll lose. Each game is tense, but the rounds are quick and always end with friendly shouting and laughter.
Hit Me! is a two-player hyper-interactive, physical game that tests speed, agility and the ability to take good snapshots. Utilizing wireless technology and incorporating the concept of the metagame, Hit Me! encourages face-to-face real-world interactions, not only by the players but also by the spectators. The object of the game is to hit the opponent's button on top of the head. Once a hit is made, the hitter's camera takes a snapshot of the victim. The hitter receives a point for the hit, and up to 2 additional points can be awarded by the Judge based on the quality of the snapshot. The snapshots, points and times are projected on a wall for spectators to observe.
Hokra is a minimalist digital sports game. A fast-paced, competitive game for two teams, Hokra uses sports metaphors to foster cooperation between teammates and competition between opponents. The game has simple controls and minimal rules while not losing the depth that makes multiplayer games exciting for advanced players. Like the sports from which it draws inspiration, Hokra is engaging to both player and spectators. Hokra's music and sound design were created by Nathan Tompkins.
Interference is a physical game installation designed for a museum exhibition. It consists of five parallel steel walls, each 10 feet by 10 feet and less than a millimeter thick, which hang suspended from the ceiling and serve as visually permeable, vertical game boards. Pairs of players (up to 10 or more pairs at a time) can start playing anytime they want. The walls are divided into "cells" and each pair plays in a small, local area of connected cells. Gameplay is focused on moving colored wooden pieces around the walls in a simple strategy game. Your goal is to have the majority of your color in the cell cluster where your local game is taking place. The basic move in Interference is to steal a piece from another game that is going on between another pair of players. Playing your game means interfering in the games of other players.
International Racing Squirrels is a race management sim that also models and reflects on real-world financial systems. The game has the player running an errant gang of misbehaving squirrels, who act a bit like glamorous soccer stars. It is set in the dark underworld of the international squirrel racing scene, brought to life with 50 interactive "storylets" and 25 levels through which the game's complexity gradually unfurls. Bribery, debt, hotel room trashing, gambling and secondary careers in reality TV or the pop charts are rife. In the up-tree urban training facility players purchase homes, build up their team, train their squirrels and send them off to racetracks around the world. From jungles to futuristic cities and streets to deserts they face a barrage of feisty opponents. The idea was inspired by an article in Scientific American on the relative running speeds of animals.
"Open Source" is a re-imagining of the classic video game Pong placed within the context of the Rauschenberg piece "Open Score". Instead of a game played out visually on a screen, two participants face off against one another on a small scale tennis court with no ball or paddles. Players judge the position of a virtual ball based on auditory cues while Kinect hardware tracks the participants as their bodies act as virtual paddles. Open Source combines game and art history to further the dialogue of the past, present and future of games.
POP: Methdology Experiment One is an experimental game in the most literal sense. The game was purposefully built in way that explores a different approach to the typical game development pipeline. It was developed by first composing the music and running with the first game concept that happened to emerge during that creative process. In POP, the player plays through a series of erratic minigames stylistically tied with the music. The vignettes are interconnected by idiosyncratic videos creating a purposefully disjointed experience. POP:ME1 is currently available for PC, MAC, and OnLive.
Prom Week is a Flash game that makes social relationships playable. Powered by a novel AI system created in tandem with this project, Prom Week enables players to shape the lives of high schoolers in the tumultuous week leading up to their prom. Play consists of selecting actions between pairs of characters that they themselves naturally want to do based on the social state, such as "Reminisce" or "Ask Out." Each action the player takes, be it backstabbing a friend or making two characters fall in love, sends ripples throughout the school, affecting the social landscape in subtle ways; and consequently the desires and actions of the rest of the student body. This notion of Social Physics, paired with an ever growing Social Facts Database, generates stories about these characters while teaching players strategies for social manipulation. Finding yourself using these strategies can be a moment for self reflection.
Qasir al-Wasat: A Night in-Between is a stealth-adventure set on a wondrous Arabian fortress, sealed in-between worlds. You play as an invisible and fragile summoned fiend, called by a sorcerer to fulfill a stealth mission. As the character explores and investigates the palace, it discovers that the mission is actually more complex than how it was initially briefed. It is up to the player to solve the puzzles and riddles scattered around and unravel the real secret of the palace. The game draws heavily from Arabic and Persian medieval folklore and iconography to set its tone and mood, being kind of a video-gamey One Thousand and One Nights poem. Qasir al-Wasat is available for PC and Mac.
Reality Ends Here is a pervasive game designed to reboot the freshman experience at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. This "secret" experience, officially unacknowledged by faculty and administration, launched in the fall semester of 2011 and was an instant success. Players are lured into the game via a series of mysterious communications from the "Reality Committee," finding their way to a secret office, where they swear an oath of DIY media-making and are given a set of game cards that can be used to generate creative prompts. Players combine their card prompts into multifaceted "deals" that challenge them to collaborate in the production of media projects. Active participants are recognized by the Reality Committee with special serendipitous mentorship opportunities -- meetups and encounters with alumni, artists, and other industry professionals.
Renga is about finding a way home. Attacked and left for dead, our hero must carefully marshal their resources to build a new ship, confront their nemesis and finally return home. Only this hero isn't visible on the screen - it's the entire audience, working collectively to control the action using laser pointers directed at the screen. Turning the traditional hero's journey on its head, Renga asks the question - what if the ultimate reward can only be grasped by many hands? The show combines real-time crowd interaction technology, retro videogame aesthetics and a wry sense of humour to bring the audience together and leave them feeling a deep sense of camaraderie.
Splice is an experimental and artistic puzzler. The game immerses the player in a microbial environment and presents him or her with strands of "cells" that must be rearranged into a target structure in several discrete "splices." The player must explore how the cells interact with each other and position themselves in space in order to predict the sequence of moves he or she needs to make in order to successfully solve a puzzle. (Hint: the cells arrange themselves as binary trees in radial space!) Splice will exercise the player's ability to visualize sequential series of shapes and will either leave you with a headache or a heady sense of mental accomplishment! Or both!
Staccato is a two on two playground game where players attempt to score more points than their opponents. The game is broken down into two roles, Offense and Defense. Offense strategically moves and passes the ball in order to bounce it into the goal. Each bounce inside the goal scores a point - so Defenders do their best to block it! The catch is, defenders are only allowed to move when the ball is in motion! Each team will have one minute to try their best at each role, and whoever comes out scoring the most points wins!
Super Space ____ is a couch co-op arcade shooter about competition, cooperation, communication and the democracy of physics. Players control turrets attached to a blocky, misshapen space ship and earn points by shooting a never-ending onslaught of asteroids. Thanks to Newton's Third Law, the recoil from shooting propels the ship. Players must cooperate to avoid hazards and ensure survival, but also compete for weapons and high scores. Super Space ____ was developed by Super Space Team (Alexander Baard and David Scamehorn) at DigiPen.
Set in Japan of ancient dark fairy tales, Tengami is an explorative adventure game full of wonder and mystery. Players explore a beautifully paper architected pop-up world that folds and unfolds at your fingertips to solve puzzles and make progress. Tengami has a striking minimalistic art style inspired by traditional Japanese arts and crafts. In keeping with the visual aesthetic, the design of Tengami eschews many traditional game elements in favour of a contemplative experience focusing on the playfulness and possibilities that a pop-up world presents.
The Stanley Parable, created by Davey Wreden and featuring the vocal talents of Kevan Brighting, is an experiment in video game storytelling. Or the point of it might be that there's actually no story at all, or maybe the point is that there's no game. It's about choice, possibly, but it might be about something else. It is very important. It is not important at all. It makes perfect sense. It is utter nonsense. It is all of these things at once, or actually maybe it isn't. I, um…can you help me understand what's going on?
Unmanned is an experimental game about a day in the life of a drone pilot. Description from Art Technica: "The game uses a series of short, split-screen vignettes to combine simple mini-games with clickable conversation options, and takes you through the rather safe, humdrum existence of a modern drone pilot. Shaving, driving to work, flirting with your cute co-pilot, and even playing video games with your son are all given equal weight to actually blowing up a suspected insurgent thousands of miles away from a comfortable seat in front of a monitor. The game's short length practically demands multiple playthroughs, with different conversation options leading to significantly different outcomes. The result is a nuanced, wide-ranging look at a soldier's life from a variety of viewpoints."
We asked Zak S., the game master of I Hit With My Axe, to make a little book full of the notes he had when running city adventures – and everything he wished he had. He gave us not only a sourcebook detailing key rules, tables, monsters and places in Vornheim – the city at the center of the Axe campaign – but also a treasure chest of resources for running adventures in any city. Need to know how to get from here to there even if neither here nor there are listed on a map? Even if there is no map? Need a random encounter? Need instant stats for that random encounter? Need to know why there was a random encounter? This book was designed to help you make a city happen now.
Wooden Sen'SeY is an action-platformer set in a unique "Japan Steam Rock" universe with punch and tons of humor, several different types of atmosphere and gameplay. You follow Goro, the village chief, as he seeks revenge through a variety of levels using his axes to slice, dice, squash and grapple!Wooden Sen'SeY seeks to offer players a unique gaming experience, inspired by old school gameplay mechanisms, while incorporating contemporary technology and beautiful 3D graphics.
Created by researchers and students at NYU-PolyÕs Game Innovation Lab, Yamove! is a b-boy style dance battle game that uses tech to augment face-to-face dancing. Players compete in pairs, aiming for high intensity, in-synch, diverse dance routines. Each player wears an iOS device strapped to his/her forearm, and teams compete in 3 rounds. The game is hosted by an MC and results are displayed on a big screen. Scoring is based on accelerometer data from the devices. The experience is more social and spectacular than the current console-based dance games, because players face off and the crowd forms more naturally around them and the MC. The game was inspired by research that shows how being physically 'in synch' brings people together emotionally and builds trust.


text:
LocationSouth Austin - Buda
Buda, TX 78610
New 2018 Grand Design Momentum M-Class 349M
Enjoy every adventure in this Momentum M-Class fifth wheel toy hauler by Grand Design. Model 349M features triple slides for added interior space, dual entry for easy in and out, a loft bed for additional sleeping space, 13' of toy parking space in the rear garage, a fireplace for those chilly nights, and a kitchen island for preparing and serving meals! Whew! This unit has A LOT!
Step inside the garage space where you can easily load up and haul your favorite off-road toys. Plus the ramp door becomes a patio space so you can enjoy the great outdoors when parked for awhile. There are overhead cabinets, and a loft bed that the kids will have to draw straws for, plus there is space prepped for a washer/dryer, and a TV. If you like traveling with extra guests and need more sleeping and seating choose the optional Happi-Jac rollover sofas/table with top bed.
When you aren't playing hard you will enjoy hanging out in the inside of this M-Class unit for a little down time. Enjoy a spacious 4-seat sofa slide with stowable table that is perfect for enjoying your meals at. You can choose a 4-seat sofa recliners/dinette option, or an optional smaller sofa recliner with a smaller dinette as well. There is also a nearby entertainment center with an LED TV and a fireplace.
Opposite the curbside find a spacious kitchen with a large sink, overhead cabinets for dishes and things, and counter space along one interior wall. Along the opposite wall find a large pantry for your non-perishables. Plus there is a roadside slide out including a three burner range, microwave, and an 18 cu. ft. refrigerator. The kitchen island completes this space providing extra counter area for preparing or serving meals and snacks.
Head up the steps to a front master bedroom and complete bath. The bath is on your left at the top of the steps and is featuring a shower with skylight and seat, a toilet, and vanity with sink.
The bedroom is where you will enjoy resting up for another day of adventure with a queen size bed, or optional king. There is also a slide out wardrobe with dual drawers, dual bedside nightstands, plus overhead storage.
The exterior unobstructed pass through storage, plus the universal docking station provide extra conveniences when traveling. You can even choose an optional exterior entertainment center with LED TV and DVD, an optional Onan 5.5KW gasoline generator, and more!
Dealer Discount: $15,988
Sale Price: $74,995
Stock# 22244
Exterior Color:
Interior Color: MOCHA
|38 ft 11 in
|Ext Width
|8 ft 5 in
|Ext Height
|13 ft 5 in
|Interior Color
|Exterior Color
|Hitch Weight
|2925 lbs
|Gross Weight
|16500 lbs
|Dry Weight
|13500 lbs
|Fresh Water Capacity
|117 gals
|Grey Water Capacity
|104 gals
|Black Water Capacity
|52 gals
|Tire Size
|Furnace BTU
|40000 btu
|Fuel Capacity
|60 gals
|Number Of Bunks
|Available Beds
|Refrigerator Type
|4 Door
|Refrigerator Size
|18 cu ft
|Convection Cooking
|Cooktop Burners
|Number of Awnings
|Axle Weight
|7000 lbs
|Garage Size
|13 ft
|LP Tank Capacity
|30 lbs.
|Water Heater Capacity
|12 gal.
|Water Heater Type
|30000 btu
|TV Info
|Awning Info
|18' & 10' Power
|Axle Count
|Washer/Dryer Available
|Number of LP Tanks
|Shower Type
|Shower w/Seat
|Electrical Service
|50 amp
Founded by close friends Don Clark and brothers Ron and Bill Fenech (each having over 25 years of experience in the RV industry). Although they have lead some of the most successful companies in the RV industry, and are proud of their accomplishments at Keystone RV, they recognized that it was becoming more difficult to stay in touch with the needs of customers, employees, and the products being built.
So, in 2011 they began pursuing their dream of reconnecting on a more personal level with customers and dealers. The result of that pursuit is Grand Design RV. A company designed to create recreational vehicles that provide more features, better designs and unparalleled customer support!


text:
Desktop Consultant
Information Technology
Phone: 404-778-1529
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
I've been a Desktop Consultant with SOM-ITS since 2008. I provide onsite & remote support for the departments of Pathology and Orthopedics and assist with AV support for the Grady campus.
My primary focus is to resolve complex service requests relating to client computer hardware and software problems, provide technical assistance to client departments, and perform client computer hardware and software installations.
I have 10 years of experience in IT and hold a Bachelors of Science in Telecommunications Management. My professional certifications include A+, NET +, MCP, MCDST.
I enjoy travel, eating, and long walks on the beach.


text:
Congratulations to the entire Tosci team! "We can confidently say that we've sampled just about every cone in Greater Boston—and scoop by scoop, Gus Rancatore's Central Square ice cream shop remains unchallenged."
learn more
We're in this month's Bon Appetit magazine!
learn more
"Around the corner from MIT in Cambridge, Toscanini's crafts the city's finest—and most cerebral—ice cream. Quirky flavors like bourbon-gingersnap and b3 (a monstrously rich combination of brown butter, brown sugar, and fat chunks of fudge brownie) share freezer-case space with perfect renditions of strawberry and Belgian chocolate."


text:
Point to the Main Idea & Sounds In Literature
Lesson 6 of 13
Objective: SWBAT identify themes of a text and show how figurative language creates a tone or mood for the story.
- Bear Wants More for teacher demo (by Karma Wilson)
- Collection of 'Bear' Stories by Karma Wilson for the students ** (Bear Feels Scared, Bear Feels Sick, Bear Hugs, Bear Snores on, Bear Stays Up, Bear Wants More, Bear's New Friend, Bear's Loose Tooth, Bear Says Thanks)
- 'Points of Literature' organizer
- iPad
- Recorder app – pick a free one – the kids just need to record the sounds (Pre-record the sounds for Bear Wants more – nibble, eat, splash, sniff, surprise, stuck, pop, snore)
- Lesson vocabulary words from the Reading/Writing word wall: details, main idea, literature, beginning, middle, end, onomatopeia
- Set up the whiteboard
** I chose these stories because they are at the 2nd grade reading level and the kids LOVE them. The topics are age appropriate and real to the kids (loose tooth, friendships, sickness...). I used this lesson as an assessment to several lessons that I had taught on main idea. You can see the other lessons about identifying main idea, including Points of Literature-Main Idea and Details and Point to Main Idea/Point of View. I used the same organizer in these previous lessons and I wanted to see how well the students could summarize with less prompting.
Resources (3)
Get Excited!
Underlined words below are lesson vocabulary words that are emphasized and written on sentence strips for my Reading & Writing word wall. I pull off the words off the wall for each lesson, helping students understand this key 'reading and writing' vocabulary can be generalized across texts and topics. The focus on acquiring and using these words is part of a shift in the Common Core Standards towards building students' academic vocabulary. My words are color coded 'pink' for literature/'blue' for reading strategies/'orange' for informational text/'yellow' for writing/'green' for all other words)
Get students engaged
- "I brought a story with some sounds today. Let me play you some sounds and see if you tell me what the sounds might be about." (I played some general environmental sounds, such as an ambulance, horn honking, cricket chirping, school bell ringing). This was just a good way for kids to start thinking of how sounds bring us to a certain place.
- Play sounds from the recorder app -"Where could these sounds be from?" Take ideas.
Introduce lesson ideas and vocabulary
- "These sounds are called 'onomatopoeia'. Authors use these to help bring meaning to the text."
- "Each of these sounds helps the reader imagine something."
Students are encouraged to utilize figurative language as a tool to aid in comprehension. Analyzing how this adds to the text (RL.2.4) helps them become better readers and represents a shift in the ELA Common Core Standards toward close reading. As they examine the text and identify main points and supporting details, students are also demonstrating how to use evidence from the text to summarize and identify central themes. (RL.2.2) This use of evidence and figurative language are higher level skills for 2nd graders. They represent a shift in the curriculum encouraged by the Common Core Standards toward more independence in reading with carefully structured lessons that allow students to discover concepts and practice skills.
Resources (1)
Resources (1)
Teachers' Turn
Introduce book and review text organization
- "This book is about a bear that you may have seen before. It's literature, which means it's a story that comes from the author's imagination." Show the cover.
- "Each of the bear's adventures in this book has a main idea and key details. To help us read better, we should figure out how each adventure or part of the book relates together."
Demonstrate the strategy
- "There's a pattern to his adventures - each has a main idea and details that support that idea." Read the page that starts with 'He waddles outside' "The big idea is that bear eats all the grass." Here's the completed whiteboard with my ideas.
- "The key details - He digs and he paws...nibbles the grass"... write below the arrows.
- "Let me read more and see what the next main idea was." Read the next section about the berries. Repeat the big idea/key details with the organizer.
- Continue with the rest of the story. Here's a video of the teacher and student working together to find the big idea and key details.
Review the strategy and apply it
- "You can see the big ideas each have details that are verified in the text"
- Play the apps again and tell the main idea of each part of the story. Watch the teacher demonstrating sounds as she points to the main ideas.
As students look at the story structure of this piece of literature, they are evaluating the story as a whole and way the parts relate to each other. (RL.2.5) Common Core ELA standards encourages students to see how text is organized and recognize structure and patterns within the text. Ultimately, students, who can determine the structure of a story, will be better able to predict, connect, and summarize.
Resources (3)
Students Take a Turn
Explain the task
- "I brought more books about this bear. He continues to have lots of adventures. There are lots of examples of onomatopoeia in these books too."
- "Preview and then read the text first." Here's a video of a student previewing the text. The preview need not be a long task (in fact, it should be quick) - just enough to activate some prior knowledge and get interested in the text.
- "I'm passing out the 'points of literature' organizer. Work (alone or with your group) to summarize the main points of each adventure and add the supporting details." Use the book to find details and support the main idea that you chose.
- This student working at his desk did a great job!
- Remember the rules for group work." Take a look at the group rules poster that my students help me create at the beginning of the year.
Follow up and guide them to the next step
- Pass out the iPads when they're done. I always review my iPad Rules for the class before they start working.
- They'll use the recorder app to record sounds to show the onomatopoeia. They can choose sounds for the bear's adventures. Here's an example of prompting students as they're choosing sounds.
Resources (5)
Apply What You've Learned!
Students share their ideas with sounds
- "Let's share our summaries. Read your main points and add the sounds that you recorded."
- "As you listen, you may find another 'bear' book that you haven't read that looks interesting."
- Here's an example of a completed student worksheet and a student using the app to summarize.
Review - Why are we doing this?
- "When we summarize for others, we can share the storyline of the book and others may want to read it."
- "Adding sounds to your main ideas made it really fun and interesting."
Scaffolding and Special Education: This lesson could be easily scaffolded up or down, depending on student ability.
For students with academic challenges, groups of varying abilities would be appropriate. One person can be the reader and another the recorder. The student with challenges could participate by giving ideas or helping with sound recordings. If you are giving books to each student, ensure that you can sit with challenged students and read one book to them and help them fill out the worksheet.
This is a great lesson for students with more academic ability. There is great descriptive vocabulary in this book for them to include in their main ideas, such as 'hare' and 'pries'. I would challenge them to include some of this higher level vocabulary in their work.


text:
Here is the URL to it @ZDNet:
* That's where it's been rated 5-5 stars & has been in their Top50 "Other Utilities" section (competing against the "Big Boys" like Microsoft & Symantec, the ones I cannot seem to rate higher than... lol!) & has stayed for 6 months in the Top 15 at the lowest... was up to #4, but tough to stay there! It's at CNET too, but I like the ZDNet sites... VERY fast!
P.S.=> Enjoy... apk


text:
Alexza Pharmaceuticals' Corporate Presentation to Be Webcast at Three Upcoming Investor Conferences
Feb 25, 2013, 09:15 EST
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq : ALXA ) announced today its corporate presentation will be webcast live at three upcoming investor conferences. A live webcast of each presentation may be accessed from the Investor Relations section of the Alexza Pharmaceuticals website at www.alexza.com. The conferences and presentation times include:
- Cowen & Company 33rd Annual Health Care Conference in Boston, MA on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 11:20 am ET
- 25th Annual ROTH Conference in Dana Point, CA on Monday, March 18, 2013 at 5:30 pm ET
- Future Leaders in the Biotech Industry Conference in New York, NY on Friday, April 5, 2013 at 10:30 am ET
A replay of each webcast will be available approximately 24 hours following the completion of the respective presentation and will be available for 14 days following the each presentation, on the Investor Relations section of the company's website.
About Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Alexza Pharmaceuticals is focused on the research, development and commercialization of novel, proprietary products for the acute treatment of central nervous system conditions, including agitation, acute repetitive seizures and insomnia. Alexza's products are based on the Staccato® system, a hand-held inhaler that is designed to deliver a drug aerosol to the deep lung, providing rapid systemic delivery and therapeutic onset with ease and convenience for patients.
ADASUVE® (Staccato loxapine) is Alexza's first approved product, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in December 2012 and by the European Medicines Agency in February 2013. Grupo Ferrer Internacional, S.A. is Alexza's commercial partner for ADASUVE in Europe, Latin America, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States countries. The commercial launch of ADASUVE is planned for the third quarter 2013 in the U.S. and Europe.
For more information about Alexza, the Staccato system technology or the Company's development programs, please visit www.alexza.com. For more information about ADASUVE, please visit www.adasuve.com.
ADASUVE® and Staccato® are registered trademarks of Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Safe Harbor Statement
The anticipated presentation will contain forward-looking statements that involve significant risks and uncertainties. Any statement describing the Company's expectations or beliefs is a forward-looking statement, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and should be considered an at-risk statement. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, particularly those inherent in the process of developing and commercializing drugs, including the ability for Alexza and Ferrer to effectively and profitably commercialize ADASUVE, the adequacy of the Company's capital to support the Company's operations, and the Company's ability to raise additional funds and the potential terms of such potential financings. The Company's forward-looking statements also involve assumptions that, if they prove incorrect, would cause its results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These and other risks concerning Alexza's business are described in additional detail in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and the Company's other Periodic and Current Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SOURCE Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


text:
Summer Adventures: Technology
With the extra time in your child's schedule this summer, it's the perfect opportunity to advance their computer skills. There is so much to learn when it comes to computers, and the more you know, the easier school work will be when they get back from summer vacation. Have them play games to improve their typing, then encourage them to build their own game using code!
Type Like the Wind
Practice typing on a regular basis. There are many free and low-cost programs offered online or for download. Being able to type quickly will cut down on homework time during the school year, so have your child invest those minutes now. You will be glad you did!
Learn to Speak Computer
Learning a coding language is also a very good idea for students in the 21st Century. Once your student has learned to type, put them to work making anything they can imagine. One big incentive when learning to code is that if they learn enough, they could make a game like the games they play everyday on their gadgets. There are so many organizations that offer classes, workshops, and camps to get more kids coding.
Bring Code to Life
Learning to code is fun and using code to control robots could be even cooler! You can make robots that roll, grab and even draw. There are plenty of easy starter kits out there to make it easy to build small robots at home. Once your child makes their robot, they can use their programming skills to bring it to life!
Make it Presentable
And don't forget to use this time to organize and edit online portfolios, email and electronic documents. That way when your child heads back to school, they can easily show their teachers and classmates all about the things they learned over the summer!


text:
Log in and share your ideas!
You enter your qualities and passions and the computer matches you with complementing people and a poll result indicating a certain demand.
as seen on
Keep and share insights with simplicity.Great ideas start small. So even if you're thinking really big, two images and a tweet should be enough to explain the essence of your thoughts. Give it a try. It'll make your ideas more clear and shareable. And sometimes, even more achievable.


text:
The ever-evolving financial industry is highly dependent on qualified professionals with an extensive understanding of mathematics.
LeTourneau University's financial mathematics concentration prepares students to apply foundational mathematical principles to complex financial models in order to make an impact and establish a successful, vital career in the business world, particularly in the fields of economics and finance.
Our financial math graduates are prepared to pursue graduate studies or land a solid job in state and federal government, brokerage firms, banking, pharmaceutical firms, actuarial science, international finance and more.
To learn more, view the course catalog.
Not quite what you're looking for? Here are a few other programs that might interest you:


text:
GP3 champion Mitch Evans will step up a class and contest the GP2 series next year. Brendon Hartley scored an exclusive gig at the Le Mans 24 Hours and is working with the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One team. Richie Stanaway has been recovering from a major back injury sustained in the Renault 3.5 litre series. Recovered, he's looking forward to next year.
Driven caught up with the three and asked each for their thoughts on this year and what they want out of next year.
Driven: What is your best moment from 2012?
Evans: Easy, winning the GP3 championship.
Hartley: Returning to an F1 cockpit and leading the Le Mans 24 Hours in the LMP2 car.
Stanaway (2011): Some of the top moments include winning the first race of the F3 season. I'd never raced F3 before so to win off the bat after a lengthy off-season full of anticipation was a great moment.
Of course winning the F3 title that year as well as a GP3 race on my debut weekend are some of the moments that stand out too.
Your favourite race in 2012?
Evans: Either Barcelona and Valencia race one, where I won, or my very last race when I went from 25th to 7th before I got my puncture.
Hartley: Le Mans 24 Hours, biggest motor sport event on Earth.
Stanaway (2011): I'd have to say the final race of the German F3 season in Hockenheim. As a driver you're constantly trying to get the most out of yourself physically and mentally while trying to work with your team to optimise your car. It's very hard to get every aspect close to 100 per cent at one given moment, but on that day we got it pretty close … and I think it was one of my best performances to date. Races like the GP3 win hold slightly more credibility, but speaking strictly of performance I'd have to say that race in Hockenheim.
What is your worst moment from 2012?
Evans: Race one at Monza. We had a good opportunity to tie the championship up in that race, but the floor was crushed when I went over the speed hump, and when I got hit and got the puncture in race two. I thought the championship was over – it was one of the worst feelings I've ever experienced.
Hartley: Car breaking down on the 15th hour of Le Mans.
Stanaway (2011): Macau Grand Prix. High hopes prior to the weekend but had no pace and didn't even make it to the first corner in the race.
Which race did you think got away from you?
Evans: The whole Monaco weekend. I was super-fast in practice and everything was looking good, but didn't have the best qualifying. It was only 15 minutes long when we usually have 30 minutes so the tyres didn't come up to temperature fast enough and I qualified fourth. You can't pass around Monaco so I had to settle for fourth and fifth when we had probably the fastest car all weekend, which was frustrating.
Also race one at Silverstone. I was starting from pole, the track was a bit damp so we decided to use used tires and not new ones. We should have been on new, like the guys around me. The performance drop was huge – we could have won that race, which again was frustrating.
Hartley: My first race with Murphy Prototypes where we finished third, 30 seconds from the lead. Without the stop-and-go penalty, the race was ours. Also leading Le Mans for four hours and then having a failure. It was heartbreaking.
Stanaway: An F3 race in Assen where I won it on the road after a last-lap overtake but a mistake with the timing scored the race a lap too early by technical fault.
What do you hope to achieve in 2013?
Evans: I hope to have a very strong season in GP2. I need to, to give myself the best chance for 2014 for whatever it may be, whether it's another year of GP2 or a Formula 1 seat.
Hartley: Continue my work with Mercedes AMG Petronas and hopefully step behind the wheel again. Plus secure a top drive in Le Mans prototypes with another successful season.
Stanaway: I aim to perform at the level where I can score pole positions and win races in Formula Renault 3.5 litre; I also hope to be in a position to fight for the title. I'm yet to have success at that tier, which is just below F1, so I'll be working hard to try and achieve that.
If you could ask any driver dead or alive for advice, who would it be?
Evans: Ayrton Senna.
Hartley: Don't know.
Stanaway: Vettel. He's a three-time world champion at the age of 25. I couldn't think of someone better to get advice from.
Your ultimate goal is F1, but with what team?
Evans: Top team, you can't be fussy, but definitely a race championship winning team, so the likes of Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes.
Hartley: Mercedes AMG Petronas.
Stanaway: Lotus. I'm in a good position with them now – if I play my cards well I'd love to drive for them in the future.
Whose house would you most like to have Christmas dinner at?
Evans: Our beach house in Omaha, and we normally have a Christmas lunch, which is always to die for. Can't beat it, especially in our amazing Kiwi sun.
Hartley: My family. Last year was the first Christmas I spent away from home, really looking forward to seeing them this Christmas.
Stanaway: Bernie Ecclestone's.


text:
Estimated average student debt of 2011 college graduates: $27,200; Percentage of 2011 college graduates moving back into their parents' house: 85.
The Page That Counts
Percentage of Muslim Americans who say military attacks on civilians are never justified: 78; Catholics: 39.
Percentage of McDonald's job applicants hired as a result of the company's National Hiring Day in April 2011: 6.2; Percentage of applicants accepted to Harvard for the class of 2015: 6.2 ...
Bank of America's 2009 pre-tax income: $4.4 billion; amount Bank of America paid in taxes in 2009: $0 ...
Facts that tell a story… Amount of real money Jon Jacobs received for virtual online real estate: $635,000. Average price of a home in the U.S.: $170,600.
Number of billionaires in the world: 1,011; Percentage of billionaires living in the U.S.: 40; Number of U.S. billionaires and near-billionaires pledging at least 50 percent of their wealth to charity: 40


text:
It must have been the very early 1980s when the television station I then managed got out of the film business. The proximate cause? Our producer on a river rafting documentary lost her Bolex (I think it was) in a hole at the bottom of some serious rapids.
We are now at a point where the artistry and flexibility of film style production is available to web and broadcast producers again with digital SLR cameras. My stepson and his colleagues have been doing some very interesting work with an old Canon EOS 5D Mk II of mine tricked out with Magic Lantern. A number of public media organizations are using similar or less expensive equipment. The EOS 5D camera has even been used to shoot full-length feature films.
Slavik Boyechko, Digital Media Director of Alaska Public Media and writer of the Alaska Video Shooter blog, has written two terrific how-to posts for the PBS Station Products & Innovation Blog:
Create Your Video Essentials Kit: Camera & Lenses
Create Your Video Kit: Audio, Rigs, Tripods, Lights
In addition to the creative advantages of this style of production, there are cost and even mission advantages as well. Nice work Slavik, and thanks to PBS SPI for highlighting this.


text:
The Department of Radiology at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center is pleased to offer a wide range of the highest quality diagnostic and interventional services currently available in imaging. We perform more than 350,000 imaging examinations annually in three locations: Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington; Lahey Medical Center, Peabody; and Lahey Medical Center, Lexington. Our team of more than 40 board certified radiologists provides subspecialty expertise in breast imaging, CT scan, gastrointestinal imaging, genitourinary imaging, interventional radiology, interventional neuroradiology, MRI, musculoskeletal imaging, neuroradiology, nuclear medicine, PET/CT imaging, thoracic imaging, ultrasound, vascular imaging and women's imaging. Together with our outstanding support staff, we deliver compassionate and technologically advanced care and service, and are proud to achieve a high level of satisfaction with both patients and our fellow physicians. We are entirely digital, resulting in the extremely efficient capture and processing of images. By using one of the most comprehensive PACS (Picture Archival Communications System) systems in the country, we further streamline the effective and economical transfer, viewing and archiving of images. Our subspecialty divisions are outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment, including:
We are committed to medical education and maintains its own freestanding, four-year Radiology Residency Program. Post-residency fellowship training is also offered in fields such as abdominal imaging, musculoskeletal imaging and interventional neuroradiology. Lahey Hospital & Medical Center is a teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine, we offer an elective clerkship for fourth year medical students interested in learning more about radiology. Educational programs are also available for individuals interested in careers as radiology technologists. We pride ourselves in staying on 'the leading edge' of diagnostic radiology imaging. Three-dimensional liver imaging for transplantation, uterine artery embolization for fibroids, MR-guided focused ultrasound thermal ablation, 3-D breast tomosynthesis, and the use of prostascint for nuclear imaging of prostate cancer are just some examples of existing, advanced technologies being offered in our department. Finally, we maintain ongoing research partnerships with several companies specializing in the development of systems that apply computer technology to imaging processes. In addition, many other research projects specific to organ systems and our specialty services are conducted on a continuing basis.


text: Roger Fenton's decision to leave his law career to work with photography—then a newly developed medium—might have had to do with his correspondence with photographers Gustave le Gray and Henri Le Secq. Fenton, who was trained in painting, quickly became a nationally acclaimed photographer and came to be a founding member of the Photographic Society in London. He gained fame with his 1852 series of the first photographs of Russia and the Kremlin, and his 1855 photographs of the Crimean War were also the first large-scale photographic documents of war. Fenton's other subjects included landscapes, architectural studies, still lifes, and genre scenes; he was once commissioned to photograph the British royal family. In 1862, Fenton became disenchanted with photography's market and he returned to his law practice.


text:
- 5Beds
- 7Baths
- 8,232Sq Ft
27616 South Majestic Road Gravois Mills, MO 65037
Listing provided courtesy of: RE/MAX at the Lake
Stunning custom executive home built to take advantage of miles of lake views. All 5 bedrm suites, custom chefs kitchen with adjoining butler pantry, Living rm gas Fireplace and dual waterfalls,true 4-k theatre rm with recent electronic/sofware update, game room/family room with wet bar, climate controlled wine cellar.The master suite with meditation rm, a covered deck, and the bath is stunning with jet soaking tub and large custom shower with multiple sprays. 2 huge walkin closets, with master laundry, Outside are large concrete decks, outdoor kitchen area, hot tub, pool, and make your way down to the concrete dock with fresh water wet bar, covered area as well as sundeck. Flooring is imported tumbled marble,Brazilian Cherry wood, custom mill work throughout and faux finishes. Geothermal HVAC are new 2016. Home comes complete with custom decor, custom furnishings, right down to kitchen/dining ware. Additional 5 acre available. Truly one of a kind home, no expense was spared!
General Features
- County Morgan
- Mile Marker Area Gravois
- Property Location Lakefront
- Property SubType Single Family Detached
Building Features
- Cooling Central Air
- Appliances Central Vacuum, Dishwasher, Dryer, Garbage Disposal, Microwave, Refrigerator, Stack Washer/Dryer, Stand Alone Icemaker, Stove, Washer, Water Soft. Owned
- Architectural Style 2 Story, Contemporary
- Bedrooms 5
- Full Bathrooms 5
- BathsTotal 7.00
- Half Bathrooms 2
- House Color Beige
- Dock Permit 1
- Dock Slip Yes
- Dock 3 Well, Dock Covered
- Interior Features Jetted Tub, Pantry, Sound System Wiring, Vaulted Ceiling(s), Walk-In Closet, Walk-In Shower, Wet Bar, Window Treatments, Wood Floor(s)
- Fireplace 2, Gas
- Fuel Multiple Fuel
- Foundation Poured
- Garage Type 3 Car, Attached, Door Opener(s)
- Heat Geothermal, Ground Source
- Roof Type Architect/Shingle
- SqFt Total 8,232
Property Features
- Exterior Construction Stucco
- Driveway Concrete, Extra Parking
- Exterior Features Deck Covered, Hot Tub, Outdoor Kitchen, Patio-Covered, Pool Private, Satellite Dish
- Property Features Moderate, View
- Approx Lot Dim 100x137x160x167
- Road Frontage 100
- Seawall Perm 1
- Sewer On-Site Treatment
- Street Construction Concrete
- Mile Marker Group 1-10
- Possible Use Residential
- School Versailles
Price & Status History
Ask A Question
Community Demographics for Zip Code 65037 (Gravois Mills)
Housing Occupancy
- Home Owners: 1,927 (27%)
- Renters: 199 (3%)
- Vacant: 5,009 (70%)
- Total Housing Units: 7,135
- Average Household Size: 2.09
- Housing Density (People per square mile): 55
Age Range (number of people)
- Age 0-14: 760
- Age 15-24: 382
- Age 25-39: 576
- Age 40-59: 888
- Age 60-79: 1,238
- Age 80+: 668
- Total: 4,512
* All numbers in this section are 2016 projections provided by Geolytics Inc
School Information for 65037 (Gravois Mills)
School data for this property is not available.
* School data provided by US Department of Education


text:
Ron Burgundy Won't Be Hosting SportsCenter After All
Serious sports news is set to happen.
We've just been handed an urgent and horrifying news story: Ron Burgundy is no longer hosting ESPN's SportsCenter tonight. Last night, ESPN's director of communications David Scott tweeted, "Ron Burgundy's scheduled Thurs. appearance on @SportsCenter has been cancelled in light of the potential implications of any news from the State Attorney's press conference in Fla." He is alluding to the case of star Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, who was accused of sexual assault about a year ago; today, it will be announced whether charges will be filed against him. According to Scott, there is currently no reschedule date. There's no word if they will run Ron's full pretaped interview with Peyton Manning, so until then, here's an excerpt.


text:
BaltimoreLacrosseNews.com, Posted 5/4/13
From Press Release
The Towson men's lacrosse team (10-7) withstood a late rally from No. 9 Penn State (12-4) to defeat the Nittany Lions, 11-10, and claim its first Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) title since 2005 Friday afternoon at PSU Lacrosse Field.
PSU outscored Towson 4-3 in the fourth quarter to try and rally from an 8-6 deficit at the end of the third. The game was tightly contested until late in the second quarter and into the third when the Tigers broke it open with a five-goal run.
Towson was making its first appearance in a CAA final since 2010, when the Tigers fell to Delaware, 12-9 on May 8. Today's championship is Towson's fourth title in its ninth appearance at the CAA Tournament. Towson's Thomas DeNapoli, Jordan Fortmann and Ben McCarty were named to the All-Tournament team. Senior goalkeeper Andrew Wascavage received Most Outstanding Player. It is Head Coach Shawn Nadelen's first CAA championship.
Sophomore Greg Cuccinello's second hat trick of the season led the Tigers. He also had one assist. DeNapoli added two goals and two assists, while senior Matt Hughes scored his fourth and fifth goals in four games.
TJ Sanders's three goals led the Nittany Lions. Jack Forster and Shane Sturgis each posted two goals. Goalie Austin Kaut made six saves.
McCarty opened the game's scoring with his seventh goal in two games off a pass from DeNapoli at 11:10 in the first quarter. The Tigers took a 2-0 lead at 10:25 when sophomore Cuccinello beat PSU's Kaut middle right.
Penn State struck back with a three-goal run starting at 9:28, getting scores from Forster, Kyle VanThof and Steven Bogert. But DeNapoli cut short the rally with his 40th goal of the season at 2:05. Hughes caused a Penn State turnover, picked up the ground ball and fed it to DeNapoli for the score. Hughes capped the quarter with his seventh goal of the year and, fourth in four games, with one second left.
The Nittany Lions started the second quarter on another three-goal rally when Forster connected with Tom LaCrosse on a fast break at 13:53. Sanders scored at 11:11 and Gavin Ahern followed at 10:18 to give PSU a 6-4 lead.
Junior Andrew Hodgson notched a goal for Towson at 6:59 when Towson worked the ball around the back of the net to Cuccinello who fed Hodgson. He dodged a defender and beat Kaut high to low from 12 yards out. His goal inched Towson to within one, 6-5, and Mabus' tally at 4:28 pulled the Tigers even, 6-6.
Cuccinello started the third quarter with a bullet at 12:30 to put Towson up, 7-6, before Hodgson scored just over eight minutes later to give the Tigers an 8-6 advantage they carried into the fourth quarter.
The final frame was a wild one, seeing a total of seven goals – four in the final four minutes. Cuccinello posted his final goal of the game at 13:19 from 13 yards out, but the Lions showed they still had some fight when Sanders scored his 41st of the season 45 seconds later. Hughes answered with his second of the game when freshman Dan Livingston cleared the ball and passed to a waiting Hughes right in front of the goal at 6:51. That put Towson up three,10-7.
Towson was whistled for a slash at 4:54 and Penn State capitalized just 24 seconds into the penalty with a Sturgis goal at 4:31 to make it 10-8. DeNapoli posted his 41st of the year at 2:33, unassisted to increase the Tigers' lead to 11-8. It gave Towson just enough breathing room to withstand Penn State goals from Sturgis and Sanders, at 2:14 and 1:42 respectively.
With the win, the Tigers earned the CAA's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. They will find out their opponent during the NCAA selection show on Sunday, May 5.
College Men's Lacrosse: Towson 11, No. 9 Penn State 10
Towson (10-7) 4-2-2-3/11
Penn State (12-4) 3-3-0-4/10
GOALS: TOW – Cuccinello 3, DeNapoli 2, Hodgson 2, Hughes, 2, Mabus, McCarty; PSU – Sanders 3, Forster 2, Sturgis 2, Ahern, VanThof, Bogert. ASSISTS: TOW – DeNapoli 2, Cuccinello, Livingston, Mabus; PSU – Ahern 2, Manley 2, LaCrosse, Zittel. SAVES: TOW – Wascavage (12, 60:00, 10 GA); PSU – Kaut (6, 60:00,11 GA). SHOTS: TOW – 32; PSU – 35. GROUND BALLS: TOW – 21; PSU – 33. FACE-OFFS: TOW –5-24; PSU – 19-24. CLEARS: TOW – 22-24; PSU – 19-23. EMO: TOW – 0-2; PSU 2-2. ATT: 796.
Tags: Towson


text:
In this page you'll find descriptions for some of the terms used throughout the Best Practices Library:
Is voice recognition software used by those who do not have access to the keyboard or mouse. With this software, users can navigate the screen and input text with their voice.
Website: www.nuance.com
Is a screen reader used by the blind or those with severely reduced visual acuity. This user is reliant on the keyboard for navigating the screen.
Website: www.freedomscientific.com
The primary means by which a disabled user navigates a computer screen, you'll find that the keyboard is employed for testing many of the Best Practices within this library.
Is a screen magnifier used by those with low visual acquity. Depending on the severity, this user may either use the keyboard alone for screen navigation or a combination of the mouse and keyboard.
Website: www.freedomscientific.com
While not employed as often by a disabled user, you'll find that it still can be helpful from a testing perspective in quickly verifying that certain elements (e.g., tooltips) properly account for accessibility.
Visual Inspection
Used in conjunction with the keyboard or mouse, this method is typically employed for verifying that focus has properly shifted on the screen.
Web Accessibility Toolbar
This free tool for Internet Explorer makes it easy to test a number of accessibility tags and attributes on a web page. It also allows you to check for color contrast, color blindness, etc..
Website: www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.html
Instructions for using the Web Accessibility Toolbar


text:
Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants
Hip joint deterioration can lead to pain, stiffness or difficulty walking. When these symptoms do not respond to conservative treatment, such as physical therapy, patients may be advised to undergo total hip replacement or hip resurfacing. As part of this treatment, they may receive a "metal-on-metal" hip implant in which the "ball and socket" of the device are both made from metal. This webpage provides information on: hip implants, how metal-on-metal implants differ from other hip implants and recommendations for patients and health care providers about the benefits and risks of these products. The information provided on this webpage is not meant to replace a discussion with your health care provider.
During the June 2012 Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Advisory Panel meeting, the FDA reviewed available data and discussed the safety risks and effectiveness of metal-on-metal hip implants with patients, physicians, researchers, international regulatory agencies, professional societies, and manufacturers. Issues discussed included:
- Failure rates and modes;
- Metal ion testing;
- Imaging methods;
- Local and systemic complications;
- Patient risk factors; and
- Considerations for follow-up after surgery.
The FDA considered the input provided by the Panel members and is now providing updated safety information to patients and health care providers. The FDA will continue to gather and review available data on currently marketed metal-on-metal hip implants and will provide updates as necessary to patients and health care providers.


text:
Expedia Verified Reviews
Don't miss out on a lower price on this property
Get an overview of this hotelFamily friendly boutique resort with luxuriously appointed concierge suites
Popular property highlights
Unique Family Concierge
Exclusive service for families with special amenities and activities, luxuriously appointed Family Concierge Suites, Paradisus kids beach kit, turndown service, and personalized Concierge assistance.
Luxury All Inclusive
The Reserve offers access to the main resort facilities, huge array of all inclusive activities, great gastronomical indulgence, unlimited Golf at Cocotal Golf Club, free Internet access, and many more.
Tropical gardens and modern convenience
Guestrooms feature garden views, free WiFi, free movies, and hydromassage.
Languages Spoken
- English
The Reserve at Paradisus Punta Cana Resort - All Inclusive
Resort Amenities
All-Inclusive Details
This resort is all-inclusive. Onsite food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply).
Gratuities and taxes
Gratuities and taxes are included. Additional gratuities at guests' discretion are accepted.
Food and beverages
- All buffet and à la carte meals, snacks, and local beverages included
- 24-hour room service
- In-room minibar (all beverages included)
Activities and facilities/equipment
All non-motorized water sports are included.
Water activities
- Kayaking
- Sailing
- Scuba-diving lessons
Land activities
- Bicycling
- Climbing wall
- Fitness facilities
- Tennis
- Tennis lessons
- Volleyball
- Access to 27-hole golf course
- Golf green fees
- Transportation to golf course
- Aerobics
- Bartending
- Cooking
- Dancing
- Language
- Water fitness
Kids' club
- Supervised activities for children ages 12 years old and younger
- Onsite entertainment and activities
- Access to onsite clubs
- Theme parties
Not included
- Use of golf cart
- Use of golf equipment
- Motorized water sports
- Scuba-diving certification
- Scuba-diving excursions
- Premium or imported alcoholic beverages
- Airport transfers
- Laundry/dry cleaning services
- Spa/beauty facilities and services
- Activities and services offered by independent operators
- Transportation to offsite activities
Resort Amenities
Welcome to The Reserve, the new all inclusive boutique resort at the Paradisus Punta Cana Resort, specially designed for families.
This luxury hotel in Punta Cana has a spectacular swimming pool with water ritual as well as a children's pool with slides. It also provides a YHI Spa, Family Concierge service, the finest dining, a casino, a private golf course, a fully equipped gym, and 122 luxury suites. Parking and Wifi are complimentary.
The hotel also provides transportation to the beach, and free access to all of the services, facilities and restaurants of our sister resort Paradisus Punta Cana (except Royal Service areas).
- Express check-in
- Waterslide
- Bar/lounge
- Number of outdoor pools - 5
- Babysitting or childcare
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- Children's club
- 24-hour front desk
- Poolside bar
- Business center
- Turkish bath/Hammam
- Express check-out
- Free self parking
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free valet parking
- On private beach
- Terrace
- Luggage storage
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Hair salon
- ATM/banking
- Concierge services
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Conference center
- Snack bar/deli
- Shopping on site
- Pool umbrellas
- Outdoor tennis courts - 4
- Total number of rooms - 170
- Number of floors - 3
- Number of buildings/towers - 8
- Casino
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Beach bar
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Full-service spa
- Free beach shuttle
- Swim-up bar
- Conference space
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Free beach cabanas
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Meeting rooms 11
- Year Built 2008
- Coffee shop or café
- Beach sun loungers
- Free WiFi
- Pool sun loungers
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Free wired Internet
- Children's club (free)
- Smoke-free property
- Nightclub
- Supervised childcare/activities (free)
- Children's pool
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Spa services on site
- Free long-term parking
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Laundry facilities
- Beach towels
- Spa tub
- Arcade/game room
- Wedding services
- Garden
- Multilingual staff
- Free newspapers in lobby
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- On private beach
- Outdoor pools
- Children's pool
- Waterslide
- Supervised childcare/activities (free)
- Separate living room
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor tennis courts
- Children's club (free)
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Arcade/game room
- Playground on site
- Separate dining area
- Sofa bed
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Languages Spoken
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Spanish
Free long-term parking, Free self parking, Free valet parking
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Premium bedding
- Separate sitting area
- Furnished balcony or patio
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling fan
- Phone
- Minibar
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Slippers
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Jetted bathtub
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Sofa bed
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- iPod docking station
- Separate living room
- Separate dining area
- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Number of bathrooms -
- Room service (24 hours)
- Sofa bed size
- Hydromassage showerhead
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Rollaway/extra beds (free)
- Pillowtop mattress
- Pillow menu
- Plasma TV
- Espresso maker
Where to Eat
The Reserve at Paradisus Punta Cana offers guests a wonderful variety of cuisine, bars, themed, and international restaurants so you can enjoy a unique culinary experience.
Enjoy exquisite fine dining without having to leave the hotel, all in a modern and welcoming Caribbean setting. You also have access to the restaurants at the Paradisus Punta Cana Resort (except Royal Service).
Gabi Club: Buffet restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Hydro Grill: Poolside grill with relaxed atmosphere. Open from 11 AM to 6 PM
Vento: A la carte restaurant specialized in contemporary Mediterranean cuisine
Vento - This fine-dining restaurant specializes in Mediterranean cuisine and serves dinner only. Reservations are required.
Gabi Club - Overlooking the pool, this buffet restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
HydroGrill - This poolside restaurant serves breakfast and lunch.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
The resort's professional guest activities and entertainment team provides the most comprehensive activities program of the day.
Guests can challenge their learning skills with an array of life enriching classes: sushi preparation, wine tasting, flower arrangements, candle making, Spanish lessons, cocktail making, tango, bachata, and merengue dance classes.
• Sports. Watersports Center. Water polo, beach volleyball, beach soccer
• À la carte activities. Archery, a batting cage, and wall climbing
• Entertainment. Every night the resort comes to life with spectacular evening shows. Professional performers create different ambiences in the hotel.
Golfing is available on-site at the 27-hole Cocotal Golf & Country Club. This par 36/72 World Class Championship Golf Course, designed by José Pepe Gancedo, offers professional golf lessons (surcharges) at the Sol Meliá Golf Academy. Calloway golf equipment is available for rent at the pro shop. Golf carts are mandatory (surcharge for rental). Golf balls are for sale at the pro shop.
The Reserve at Paradisus Punta Cana Resort also features:
• An exclusive main swimming pool with water ritual feature
• A separate kids' splash pool complete with fun slides
• Private beach area
• Signature Gabi Club
• Transportation to beach area and all other resort facilities
- Playground on site
- Free bicycles on site
- Golfing nearby
- Segway rental/tour on site
- Basketball on site
- Rock climbing on site
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Volleyball on site
- Beach volleyball on site
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Kayaking on site
Spa Services
YHI Spa and Health Club
The YHI Spa, is a sanctuary of positive energy designed to purify the body, balance the mind, and nurture the soul. Our all-new-state-of-the art private gym provides wildly invigorating workouts. Together, they add up to pure relaxation and total rejuvenation.
From our collection of signature full-body treatments to the salon-quality beauty services, the YHI Spa at Paradisus Punta Cana provides guests with endless opportunities to relax, replenish and enjoy.
The YHi Spa features:
• Full service indoor spa: massage cabins, body and facial treatments, spa boutique, spa salon
• A state-of-the-art Health Club with equipment and personal trainers.
- Number of treatment rooms 8
- Outdoor treatment areas
- Couples treatment rooms
- Massages on beach
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body treatments
- Body scrubs
- Facial treatments
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Hot stone massage
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Reflexology
- Massages
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Resort Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Free rollaway/extra beds!
- No pets or service animals allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Resort fee
Resort Name
- Paradisus Punta Cana Reserve
- Punta Cana Paradisus Reserve
- Punta Cana Reserve
- Reserve Paradisus Punta Cana
- Reserve Paradisus Punta Cana Resort All Inclusive
- Reserve Paradisus Resort All Inclusive
- Reserve Punta Cana
- Reserve Punta Cana Paradisus
- Reserve Punta Cana Resort
- Reserve Resort Punta Cana
- The Reserve at Paradisus Punta Cana Resort All Inclusive
We should mention
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
1 Child Eats and Stays Free
Book a stay from now - December 21, 2018, in any room for travel now - December 21, 2019, and 1 child 12 and younger stays and eats free when using existing bedding.
Full details at check-in. Maximum 2 adults and 1 child per room. Valid for new reservations only. Cancellations/changes are not accepted. Children 12 and younger eat free when ordering from the children's menu and dining with paying adults ordering from the regular menu. Limited to 1 child per room. Taxes and gratuity may not be included. No refunds for any unused portion of offer. Offer subject to availability. Offer is not valid with groups/conventions and may not be combined with other promotional offers. Blackout dates include May 28 - August 17, 2018 in the Paradisus Suite and December 22, 2018 - April 21, 2019 in any room. Other restrictions may apply.
Family Concierge Offer
Book a minimum 5-night stay in a "Family Concierge" room for travel now - December 22, 2018 and receive 1 3-course dinner with house wine for 2 adults, age 18 and up (does not include wine pairing; beverages available for additional charge; pre-dinner in-room aperitif service including Chef's choice hors d'oeuvres and house brand aperitif/liquor available upon request); 1 20-minute early sunrise yoga session on the beach for 4; and in-room healthy breakfast for 4 including fresh fruit juices, seasonal fruit, cereal, and heart healthy breakfast options.
Must book a "Family Concierge" room to receive benefits. Full details provided at check-in. Taxes and gratuity may not be included. No refunds for any unused portion of offer. Offer subject to availability. Offer is not valid with groups/conventions and may not be combined with other promotional offers. Other restrictions and blackout dates may apply.


text:
{{search.results.count}} results {{searchFilter()}} {{searchQuery()}}
{{search.results.count}} results {{searchFilter()}} {{searchQuery()}}
Enter a search term such as "mobile analytics" or browse our content using the filters above.
That's not only a poor Scrabble score but we also couldn't find any results matching
Check your spelling or try broadening your search.
This service is currently undergoing maintenance.
Please try again later.
Nick Denton, the owner of the blog "empire" Gawker Media, has some advice for ad-supported online businesses: prepare for the market to get much, much worse.
Telling "conglomerates" and "internet ventures" alike that they're "sleepwalking into economic extinction," Denton lays out an admittedly gloomy argument that executives at ad-supported online businesses "should be planning now on a decline of up to 40% in advertising spending during this cycle."
While all but the naive now accept that the online ad market is not going to be untouched in the world's severest economic challenge since 1929, there are still many who believe that online will hold up decently.
Denton disagrees. He argues:
The forecasters haven't anticipated a deep recession. He points out Morgan Stanley analyst Mary Meeker's observation that for every 1% decline GDP output growth, advertising growth declines by 3%.
Yet Denton notes that Meeker's presentation at the recent Web 2.0 Summit contained the International Monetary Fund's forecast for a flat 2009 in the US economy.
As Denton states, "we should be so lucky."
The banking crisis points to further deterioration. He looks at "the path of other countries that have suffered a credit crunch in the last two decades" and the results aren't pretty.
Plugging past economic downturns experienced by Japan, Sweden and Indonesia into Meeker's formula, Denton concludes that the US ad market could see spending decline anywhere from 9% to 43%, far more than most anticipate.
Online advertising isn't immune. Many argue that the internet ad market is less susceptible to cutbacks because the market is more mature today and internet ads are more "measurable" than other forms of media.
Denton, however, points out that maturity is a double-edged sword. Now that the online ad market has matured, "underlying growth is more sluggish" than it was in the downturn of 2001.
And when it comes to "measurability," Denton observes that "it's still only television advertising that can demonstrate a correlation between spending and a boost to a marketer's sales."
While the possibility of a significant decline in the online ad market that Denton lays out is gloomy to say the least, unfortunately the logic behind his argument isn't exactly unreasonable.
And Denton is putting his money where his mouth is. He's merging his Silicon Valley gossip blog, Valleywag, with Gawker and has already shut down some of Gawker Media's underperformers. And he's looking to sell off some of his properties, including the popular Consumerist.
Denton's logic makes sense: if he's right about the online ad market decline and doesn't act now, it will already be too late for his business by mid-2009. If he's wrong about the magnitude of the decline, Gawker Media will come out of the downturn with lots of cash on hand to invest.
So what advice does Denton have for other ad-supported online businesses?
Get out of markets that marketers are adverse to. He lists politics as an obvious market that is vulnerable.
Renegotiate with vendors. With vendors more eager than ever to go the extra mile to retain business, why not use the situation to obtain the best deals possible?
Consolidate. Denton recognizes something that many in "new media" surprisingly still don't recognize: scale is everything.
Having a network of properties that don't "register" with services like comScore and Nielsen means major advertisers and agencies probably aren't going to give you the time of day. So focusing on your top properties and consolidating where appropriate makes sense.
So too does ditching underperforming properties.
Offshore. As he's based in the US, Denton observes that the recent strengthening of the US dollar makes sending projects offshore even more appealing to US firms, even though costs are declining (albeit more slowly) at home.
Use variable compensation. By investing executives and important employees in the business through profit-sharing pools, the company conserves cash and executives/employees get to share in the wealth if/when things get better.
Focus on value. Denton argues something that I've argued for some time - online publishers need to do more for advertisers.
As Denton correctly notes, "Internet publishers have forced marketers into a straightjacket of standard ad units too small for brands to breathe. If the sector is to capture a larger share of brand advertising from magazines and television, the creative needs to have more impact."
All in all, while nobody likes doom and gloom scenarios (even Drama 2.0), Denton's post should serve as a wake up call to those who have buried their heads in the sand.
Nobody knows the extent to which the global economy will continue to decline and the impact it will have on the online ad market. Right now, all appearances are that we're not out of the woods yet and that there's a decent chance the worst might be yet to come.
Yet the positive takeaway from Denton's look at his own business is this - companies that take action now and plan for the worst may come out looking the best.


text:
Poteau faces big road game tonight at Sallisaw
Last week, the Poteau Pirates got a big District 4A-4 win as they celebrated homecoming with a 24-0 win over the Stilwell Indians at Costner Stadium."Especially after the last three weeks, we needed it (the win over Stilwell)," Poteau Coach Jeff Broyles said. "And I liked the way in which we did win. We really felt like we really dominated the game. I was pleased."Now, the Pirates (3-3, 1-2 in district play) will begin a crucial back-to-back weeks of Thursday night football against two of the District 4A-4 heavyweights — Sallisaw and Broken Bow. First up is a road trip to face the Black Diamonds at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Sallisaw.