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Island Park Village Resort
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Manager Tips: Island Park Village Resort
Thank you for visiting Island Park Village Resort. If you have visited Island Park Village Resort before, welcome home! If you are thinking of visiting our resort, we look forward to hosting you! Let us tell you about our resort...
- General Overview
- Location
- Renovations and Enhancements
- Exploring
- About the Pool
- Exercise & Fitness
- Onsite Activities & Recreation
- Nearby Attractions
- Eating, Drinking & Entertainment
- Unit Amenities: Comfort, Connectivity & Conveniences
- Unit Amenities: Living Room
- Unit Amenities: Kitchen
- Unit Amenities: Laundry
- Unit Amenities: Master Bedroom
- Unit Amenities: Bathroom(s)
- Unit Amenities: Outdoor Enjoyment
- Unit Amenities: Housekeeping
- Amenities: Technology & Staying Connected
- Languages Spoken
- Amenities: Parking & Transportation Services
- Policies and Special Requests
- Resort Fees
- Accessibility
- Smoking
- Pet Policy
- Awards and Recognition
Island Park Village Resort General Overview
- Think of this as your "30-second commercial" for your resort. Briefly, in your own words, provide an overall description of your resort and explain why a guest should choose this resort for their vacation destination?
- Don't go into too much detail – we will be asking you to provide detailed information with the subsequent questions we ask.
Island Park Village Resort Location
Airports, distance from the resort:
West Yellowstone, MT - 28 miles (seasonal access, June through Sept.)
Bozeman, MT - 122 miles
Idaho Falls, ID - 110 miles
Salt Lake City, UT - 302 miles
- Please describe the location of your resort and the surrounding area.
- What is the nearest major airport and how long does it take to drive to it?
- How far is the nearest grocery / food store from your resort?
Island Park Village Resort Renovations and Enhancements
Due to Federal budgeting, every guest should check Yellowstone National Park website for access and closures.
- Please tell us about any recent renovations, enhancements or upgrades to your property?
- Are there any upcoming initiatives that you would like guests to be aware of?
Exploring Island Park Village Resort
The resort operates a 9-hole golf course and driving range from June through October.
The clubhouse has changing rooms, sauna, racquetball, exercise room, outdoor tennis court and indoor swimming pool, kiddie pool and two hot tubs. You can also rent cross-country skis and snow shoes there as well.
- What are the features of your resort?
- Is there a central clubhouse? Tell us about it.
- What are the most popular resort amenities?
About the Pool at Island Park Village Resort
Tell us about the pools at Island Park Village Resort. In your description, answer the following questions that are applicable to your resort.
- How many pools are located at your resort?
- How many pools are indoor versus outdoor?
- Are any of the pools heated? How many?
- Do the resort have a separate pool(s) or designated areas for children's swimming and playing?
- Where is the pool(s) located?
- Are there any special features (i.e. size, shape, waterfall) that make your pool(s) unique?
- Is the pool opened all year?
- What are the pool hours?
- What types of food and beverages are available poolside?
- Are pool towels provided or do guests need to bring their own?
- Is it difficult to get a lounge chair by the pool or is there a time limit?
- Are your pools more action-packed (lots of activities) or for relaxing and soaking up the sun?
- What types of activities are available at the pool?
- Any music or entertainment provided?
Exercise & Fitness at Island Park Village Resort
Treadmills (2)
Elliptical (1)
Stationary bike (1)
Nautilus weight machine (1)
TV & CD player with radio
Outdoor Fitness
The resort rents mountain bikes. We are located in the greater Yellowstone basin and hiking trails are everywhere.It is recommended that hikers carry Bear Spray.
Tell us about the exercise facilities at your resort…
- What type of equipment is available in your Fitness Center? How many Stairmasters, treadmills, elliptical trainers and bicycles do you have? Do you have free weights? Do you have weight machines (resistance machines, Nautilus machines, etc.)
- What are the hours of operation?
- Is there typically a wait to use equipment?
- Are there TV's or a stereo (music) in the Fitness Center?
- Are there fitness classes offered (Yoga, Pilates, Zoomba, Jazzercise, etc.)
- Are there any walking or hiking trails near the resort?
Island Park Village Resort Onsite Activities & Recreation
An all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet is served on Monday mornings from 7:00 am -10:00 am (cost $9.00 for adults, $6.00 for children under 12) year-round. During the summer, breakfast is offered on Wednesday morning as well.
- What are the most popular activities available at your resort?
- What activity or area of interest is available but may get overlooked?
Island Park Village Resort Nearby Attractions
Lewis and Clark Caverns are located about 100 miles north of the resort,and is definitely worth the day trip (open seasonally).
Virginia City/Nevada is a living town of 150 year-round residents who
host the West's best preserved gold mining town from the
1860s. Visitors walk the same boardwalks that desperate vigilantes once patrolled. Guests are transported to a time when rowdy miners mingled in saloons and restaurants with women of negotiable affection. View over 100 historic buildings complete with artifacts and furnishings. Ride the stagecoach, attend a live theater show, stay the night in homey historic lodging. Shop in unique gift and specialty shops. Enjoy fine dining and old-fashioned bakery and candy shop goods. It is not uncommon to see reenacted gunfights on the city streets or in the local saloon. Open seasonally. Approximate distance from the resort 55 miles.
Jackson Hole, WY is a 65-mile trip from the resort and is a great day trip. Experience old-town ambiance, shopping and dining, Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum, skiing, National Elk Preserve and Museum, and winter sleigh rides in the preserve.
Not far off Highway 47 beyond Ashton in the Targhee National Forest, on the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway, you can hear the thunder of both Lower and Upper Mesa Falls. These two spectacular waterfalls are on Henry's Fork of the Snake River. Paved parking and paths, accessible restrooms, boardwalks and viewing platforms at Upper Mesa Falls enhance the site for the visitor. Viewing of Lower Mesa Falls is from Grandview Campground and Overlook. In winter, the road is closed by snow and groomed for snowmobiling and Nordic skiing. Mesa Falls day pass can also be used at Harriman State Park and Henry's Lake State Park on the day of purchase.
- What are the top attractions/things to do and see near your resort? Name up to 5 attractions
- What is the proximity (driving time, distance) of these to your property?
- Is there shopping (malls, boutiques, galleries, department stores, WalMart, Target, etc.) near the resort? What are some of the names of the most popular shops and how far away are they from the resort?
- Are their sightseeing tours available and how are they reserved?
Eating, Drinking & Entertainment at Island Park Village Resort
There are a couple of dinner theaters in Island Park and West Yellowstone that offer a great night of entertainment.
The resort has a centrally-located covered pavilion with common propane BBQ grills for guest's convenience.
- What's the quality of your tap/drinking water? Would you recommend that guests bring or buy bottled water?
- Is there a restaurant(s) onsite? What is the cuisine? What meals are served (breakfast, lunch, dinner)?
- What restaurants are within walking distance from your resort?
- What are the top three restaurants that are recommended to your guests?
- Do local restaurants deliver food to your guests?
- Do you have any outdoor cooking facilities such as barbecue grills for picnics?
- Do you offer live entertainment on your property?
- What local places (off-resort) would you recommend that your guests go for live music, etc.?
Island Park Village Resort Unit Amenities: Comfort, Connectivity & Conveniences
Satellite TV is also provided along with three premium HBO channels. All out televisions are equipped with external connections for game console should you travel with them. All units are also equipped with a DVD player and a CD Radio. The resort office has a large collection of rental DVDs. We continuously upgrade and purchase new releases.
Our phone system is operated through a digital switch board; there is no charge for local calls.
All units have a queen-sized davenport pull-out located in the living rooms.
Internet WiFi is only offered in the office and clubhouse.
- Are your air conditioning and heating systems central or individual units?
- Can a guest control the temperature in their particular unit?
- Are digital thermostats provided?
- Is there a safe available in the room? Is there a fee to use it?
- Are there fees associated with using the in-room telephone?
- Is there an Iron/Ironing Board available in every unit?
- Do the units offer a stocked mini-bar? What types of item are in it?
- Is there high speed internet in the rooms? Is it a wired and/or wireless (WiFi) connection?
- What type of television(s)? Flat-panel vs. standard and approximate size?
- Do your units have cable television or satellite?
- Any premium stations provided (HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, etc.)?
- Are On-Demand movies/entertainment available for purchase?
- Do you offer in unit gaming for kids (Playstation, Wii, X-Box)? If kids bring their own video game consoles, do the TV's in the units have external connections to plug into?
- What other electronics are available in the living room (DVD player, Stereo)? Please describe.
Island Park Village Resort Unit Amenities: Living Room
- What type of furniture is in your units living room?
- Do any of your living rooms offer unique features such as a fireplace? Please detail if it is standard for all units, some units, or available upon request.
Island Park Village Resort Unit Amenities: Kitchen
Trash compactor
Crock pot
Coffee pot & coffee filters
12-piece pan & skillet set
Flatware & utensils for 8
Dish soap
Dishwasher detergent
Paper towels
Trash bags
Broom & dust pan
- Which major appliances (refrigerator/freezer, stove/oven, dishwasher, etc.) are included in your full kitchens?
- Which major appliances are included in your partial/kitchenettes?
- What small appliances can typically be found in your units (coffee maker, blender, microwave, mixer, toaster)?
- Are coffee and/or filters provided and how often it is replenished?
- Please detail what standard cookware is provided?
- How much dinnerware/utensils/glassware is supplied? Service for 2, 4, 6+? Please describe.
- Is dishwashing detergent provided in the units or must guests bring their own?
- What types of paper goods (towels, plates, napkins) are provided?
- Please detail what cleaning supplies are in the room? Include things like vacuum, broom, trash bags.
Island Park Village Resort Unit Amenities: Laundry
- Describe the laundry facilities that are available to your guests?
- Are there any fees to use the washer and/or dryer? Please provide details.
- Is laundry detergent provided or must guests bring their own?
- Do guests need to bring their own laundry basket or is one provided in the unit?
Island Park Village Resort Unit Amenities: Master Bedroom
The resort does not provide a wake-up call service, but alarm clocks are in all bedrooms. Currently, all one-bedroom units do not have a television in the rooms. The resort is scheduled to install them in the fall of 2013.
The master bedrooms in the two-bedroom units do have a television.
- Please describe the bedding that a guest can expect? Does the unit have duvets, standard (anything other than down) comforters, down comforters or bedspreads? Is the sheet quality if above average (e.g. high thread count sheets), etc.
- How many pillows are on the bed? Type (feather, down, foam, etc.)?
- Can guests request extra pillows or blankets?
- Is there an alarm clock in the room? Does it have a stereo or iPod docking station?
- Does the resort provide wake up calls?
- What other electronics are available in the master bedroom (i.e. television, DVD player, etc.)?
Island Park Village Resort Unit Amenities: Bathroom(s)
All bathrooms include:
Hair dryers
Makeup towels
Body soap
Additional quantities are available upon request from housekeeping.
- Are hydra jet bath tubs offered in all units, some units or not at all?
- Do your units feature walk-in showers?
- What bathroom toiletries are provided and how often are they replenished?
- How many hairdryers are provided?
- Do the bathroom offer a dressing area, make-up mirror, chair in the bathroom/bedroom?
- What items do you recommend that a guest should bring that may not be provided by the resort.
Island Park Village Resort Unit Amenities: Outdoor Enjoyment
- Do your units offer balconies or patios?
- What type of furniture can be found on your patios or balconies?
Island Park Village Resort Unit Amenities: Housekeeping
1-bedroom $45.00, 2-bedroom $65.00
The cleaning includes a total unit cleaning and replacement of towels and linen.
Guests may exchange towels and bed linen at housekeeping at their leisure; there is no fee for exchanging linens.
- What is the frequency of housekeeping?
- What is included in housekeeping?
- Is additional housekeeping available for a fee? If yes, what is the fee?
- What is the frequency of trash removal?
- How often are towels exchanged?
- Is there a fee for more frequent exchange of towels?
Island Park Village Resort Amenities: Technology & Staying Connected
The Verizon network operates seamlessly in the region. ATT's network tends to be less reliable.
- Do the resort offer high speed internet in rooms and common areas?
- Do you offer wired and/or wireless options?
- Is there a fee to use the Internet? If yes, what are the rate plans available?
- Do resort owners pay the same as exchangers and rental guests?
- Do most mobile phone networks work well at your resort? Do guests report any challenges with using their cell phones at the resort (poor signal quality)?
Languages Spoken at Island Park Village Resort
- What languages are fluently spoken at check-in?
Island Park Village Resort Amenities: Parking & Transportation Services
- Is there ample parking available on site?
- Is parking free? If no, please provide fee information.
- Is valet parking available? If yes, please provide fee details?
- Is there parking available for RV's or trucks?
- Please explain the type of transportation services that are available for your guests? Include transportation to/from the airport, to area attractions, nearby stores, around the property, hours of operation, process of scheduling and any fees associated with these services.
Island Park Village Resort Policies and Special Requests
The minimum age for check in is 18 yrs old. A valid river's license and credit card (Visa, MasterCard and American Express accepted) are needed to check in. The reservation must be in the name of the person checking in.
Early check-in / Late check-out
Requests are to be made through the front office. Please call if you are going to arrive after-hours (8:00 pm) on Friday or Saturday, or after 5:00 pm during the week.
Cribs and high chairs need to be requested in advance of arrival to the front office. Housekeeping has additional kitchen items that may be checked out: electric skillet, waffle irons, etc.
- Does the resort allow early check-in?
- What is the minimum age for check-in?
- What documents are needed to check in?
- Is a credit card a requirement of the check-in process?
- What forms of payment does the resort accept (Cash, Personal Check, Traveler's Cheque, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover)?
- Do the resort offer a late check-out option and how does a guest request it?
- How are special requests handled? Special requests could include requests such as a specific room number, view, floor level, unit location, etc.? Are there any fees associated with these types of special requests?
- What is that availability and process of reserving and of the following items: Cribs, High Chairs, Pack 'n Plays®, Roll away beds and Strollers? Any other items offered by your resort that are not on this list?
Island Park Village Resort Resort Fees
- Is there a resort fee?
- If yes, how much is your resort fee and what does it include?
Accessibility at Island Park Village Resort
- What is the total number of Handicap-Accessible Rooms available?
- What is the process for reserving them?
- Are there elevators at your resort?
- Is the property mostly flat or do guests need to walk up and down steps across the resort?
Smoking at Island Park Village Resort
- Is this resort a smoke free resort?
- Can smoking rooms be reserved? If yes, what's the procedure?
- Are there designated areas on the property for smoking? If yes, where are they?
- Are there any local laws ordinances that restrict smoking in restaurants?
Pet Policy at Island Park Village Resort
- Are pets welcomed at your resort?
- Are there any restrictions such as weight, prohibited pets or number of pets? If there a fee to bring a pet?
- Where on the property can a dog relieve itself?
- Where are there good places near the resort to take your dog? Can you tell us how far your location is from the nearest dog park?
- Are there any pet stores (Petsmart, Petco) nearby where resort guests can go for dog grooming, pet supplies?
Awards and Recognition
The resort has won several water quality awards from our monitoring agencies: we pull our water from a deep water well that is feed by the aquifer.
- Please list any awards that you would like to share that have been won related to this property (construction, interior design, landscaping, amenities, management, service, etc.)?
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good location to visit Yellowstone Natl Park
We stayed at this resort in anticipation of using it as a base of operations to visit Yellowstone Natl Park. We were not disappointed. [more]
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PITTSBURGH, February 20, 2009 — UPMC St. Margaret has achieved ANCC Magnet Recognition® status, granted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Only five percent of hospitals nationwide have been granted Magnet™ status, the highest international recognition for nursing excellence and leadership.
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My five year old son was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes two years ago. Recently, we have noticed that his blood sugar is rising during the night. Even though he will go to bed with a level of 130 to 150 mg/dl (7.2 to 8.3 mmol/L), he will wake up at around 350 mg/dl (19.4 mmol/L). I always thought that the blood sugar was supposed to drop during the night...that's the way it has always been until recently, What can be causing this?
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Mosque in Tennessee Continues Two-Year Legal Battle
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A story that has gained relatively little attention from the press is that of a mosque in Tennessee that is undergoing a now two-year legal battle. Local residents of Rutherford County initially filed a lawsuit against the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro in 2010 during its construction, citing, among other things, that Islam is not a real religion and that the mosque users are attempting to overthrow the US Constitution with shariah law. In addition to not being able to open its doors, the mosque has suffered arson and vandalism, including bomb threats from the surrounding community.
Earlier this month, a local judge barred the government from issuing an occupancy permit for the mosque. US District Judge Todd Campbell reversed the decision last week, giving the center a green light for inspections and hopefully, ultimately a certificate for occupancy.
This two year extravaganza has prompted the US Department of Justice to sue Rutherford County for violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000, acts that serve to protect against such religious discrimination. They claim that the local authority has set the mosque to a higher standard than would be used for other such religious institutions or places of worship. Simultaneously, the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro itself has also filed a lawsuit against the county, and is being represented by The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.
Ramadan started last week, and the congregation of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro once again finds itself in the position of being without a place to properly commune during the holy month. Despite living in a country founded upon the very principle of religious liberty, these people find themselves subject to arbitrary scrutiny, made to feel other-like and separate, made to defend something that should be inherently protected. They have celebrated the last two Eid-al-Fitrs (the holiday that comes at the end of Ramadan) in the parking lot of their forbidden mosque, unable to convene inside. Will this Eid be any different?
This case is a notable one, not just because of its absurdity, or the blatant example of Islamophobia that it provides, but because it raises the task of defining religion to the level of the state and court. This charge that Islam is not a real religion, while obviously erroneous in and of itself, gives way to an interesting question about the nature of religion in general, namely, what is it? How does one define it, and how does one determine what it is not?
I spend a great deal of time pondering such questions and the place that religion holds in our lives. I am neither Muslim nor particularly religious in general, in the traditional sense. That is to mean that while I do center myself around a relatively strict moral code, I go against my Lutheran upbringing by not associating those ethics with any sort of greater higher power or concept of a heightened afterlife. I can most easily label myself, therefore, as a secular humanist.
Last year during Ramadan, I was living in Palestine, in the town of Hebron. Unlike many other more religiously diverse areas of the West Bank, Hebron is almost entirely Muslim. From the outset, I anticipated and looked forward to Ramadan there with a sort of naïve excitement. I was eager to be the observer, the anthropologist, experiencing someone else's culture and ritual through full immersion.
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Somewhere around day ten, I began to hide in the bathroom to steal a glass of water here and there. And somewhere a couple days after that, I began to close the door to satiate myself in between classes. I did not need a lot of food, just enough to give that little kick to keep me going. This is not to say that I never fasted again. Sometimes, especially days with a very special iftaar (the meal at sunset to break the fast), I would refrain from food and water so as to take part in the full experience and anticipation. Food, I noticed, had become special in a way it never had before. It held new meaning to me now.
Ramadan in Palestine demonstrated the virtue of community to me in such a way as I had never truly seen it before. Daily schedules changed. The entire city was different. About an hour before sunset, people would flock to the markets, buying last minute food and sweets. For the twenty minutes before the sun disappeared, the streets would be empty. Everyone was at home, gathered around the table, eagerly awaiting what was to come. Iftaar was always a meal to be shared, with one another, the more the merrier! Night time was spent visiting friends and family, sharing food and tea and good memories. I was invited into countless homes, as everyone was so eager to share this time with me.
Partially due to the length of the holiday – an entire lunar month – and partially due to the tight restrictions and regulations accorded to that month – no eating, drinking, smoking, or indulgence of any kind during daylight hours – one becomes completely reoriented toward, and totally therefore cognizant of God. Even with my minimal participation in the month and decidedly different views on theism, my own life became completely reorganized and refocused as well. Suddenly, the fullness of the moon and position of the sun had complete control over my day.
While it may sound obvious, you gain a truly genuine appreciation for things that during all other times appear quotidian. Food is heightened, family becomes closer, and the feeling of being full and content becomes easier in a way. Life, in essence, is simpler. Factors like work and school have much less of a bearing on your mind and become rather superfluous. Everyone has simultaneously made space for the simple pleasure of community, God has joined everyone together. In Arabic, the same root is used to form the words "mosque," "university," "Friday" (the day of prayer), and "joining together," and it is easy to see why. The group aspect of Ramadan is what makes it truly special.
The most apparent difference between me and my peers, of course, was not simply that I had never fasted before, but that I had no reason to fast. There was no God to whom I was giving thanks, no higher power to whom I was trying to remain obedient. I had approached Ramadan from a totally selfish perspective, thinking that this would be basically a learning opportunity for myself. Ramadan is lastly about the self. It is firstly about God, secondly about community and family, about sitting together and breaking the fast. Most lastly, it is about you, the individual, and your own personal desires. I had thought that I could divorce the religious aspects of Ramadan from the ritual, and experience one without the other, yet it became clear that the two were so clearly and inescapably interlinked. It requires a most serious, sincere, dedicated belief, to bring oneself to fast for thirty days.
Thus, despite my amateurish fasting, for someone who is not "religious," experiencing Ramadan in a predominantly Muslim place was one of the most interesting encounters I have ever had with the religious. I had spent so much time thinking about religion, studying it, writing papers on it, but immersion – giving myself into someone's practice that was not innately my own – actually brought me closer to the state of understanding religion and theism. During the month of Ramadan, I questioned and grappled with my spirituality more than in any ritual I ever underwent as a Christian.
When I hear about these non-Muslim residents of Rutherford county, I think about the amount of time and great portion of my life that I have devoted to experiencing and understanding Islam and religion in general. I cannot help but wonder, how much do they actually know about Islam? How much have they actually bothered to educate themselves, from legitimate sources, before they went pointing the finger? I am not trying to place myself on some sort of moral pedestal just because I had the luxury of experiencing what I did, but I am trying to encourage the idea of exploration and dialogue as the basis for a productive mutual understanding.
I challenge these Rutherford county residents who attempted to block construction of this mosque to cogently define religion, let alone explain why Islam is not a prime example of it. Moreover, I challenge them to fully ponder the meaning and depth of their own spirituality, as to maybe draw from it the principles of respect and coexistence, rather than otherness. Before labeling someone's way of life as illegitimate, and attempting to deny a basic right to practice, some introspection as well as outward exploration might prove beneficial. Let any one of them go forth into a logical exploration of Islam, and what do you think they would find? Islam as I experienced it is, at base, about inclusiveness and the group. I believe such values hold a place regardless of individual beliefs or personal preferences.


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Hi Zatamom, great Thread
I have to agree to the most parts of your post, they're simply out of the question. But to the end, it's getting a little bit unreal, faraway. It's not an answer to the problem you addressed. Especially to the last sentence I can't agree: "Our only choices seem to be: either self destruction, or a real utopia."
Our situation is not protruding from any other historical situation. There never was a crossroad to go either to self destruction or to a real utopia (otherwise we won't have that discussion). I wish we'd have that choice, but we don't. The people that gain all the money from selling oil, nuclear power, or other resources, networks etc. of these we (currently) depend on, they don't want to change anything. But the stuff we need to change all that, this stuff belongs to them.
We don't have a choice, they have.
And at long as they control the button to start a real utopia, we can only try to make the best out of our options. This world is not worse than an old world.
RE: Have we lost more than we gained?
(25-09-2011 02:31 PM)darksky Wrote: Hi Zatamom, great Thread
darksky, let me quote Robert Oppenheimer as he expressed his fears on his last day as director of the Manhattan Project:
"If atomic bombs are to be added as new weapons to the arsenals of a warring world, or to the arsenals of nations preparing for war, then the time will come when mankind will curse the name of Los Alamos and Hiroshima. The people of the world must unite, or they will perish. This war, that has ravaged so much of the earth, has written these words. The atomic bomb has spelled them out for all men to understand." (Richard Rodes: "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" pg 758)
(my emphasis)
The logic of the situation is the following: unless we resolve our social differences world-wide, the existence of nuclear weapons will inevitably lead to self destruction. It has not happened yet but it is only a question of time. For interesting reading I recommend "Climate Wars" by Gwynne Dyer (historian) where he describes one possible scenario as a nuclear exchange between Pakistan and India that escalates quickly to total destruction.
Einstein warned of the same danger "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones — Albert Einstein ..."
There is no other choice: unite into one species, living in peace on one planet, or die out.
In theory, everything is possible.
In practice?
Not in my lifetime.
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Spidey on Screen: Untangling the Legal Web
|Andrew Garfield dons the red-and-blue in 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man
Even though Marvel Comics Webhead's has now become a valued, signature property for Sony Pictures, he spent more than a decade lingering first in development hell, then in legal limbo, as multiple interests all jostled for a piece of the cinematic goldmine he would prove to be. Development on a movie version of Spider-Man first began in earnest in the mid-1980s under the auspices of famed shlock producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, whose Cannon Films had built its rep by then on cheapie exploitation fare like the various Death Wish, Delta Force and American Ninja flicks (in a sign of just how highly undervalued comic properties were back then, Cannon had licensed the Spidey rights for the ridiculously low sum of 225K for five years).
|Actor Scott Leva suits up
As Golan fruitlessly continued his efforts to try and get the project off the ground, the next big move in Spidey's Hollywood journey came in 1991 when writer/director James Cameron, a longtime comic book fan who'd spent the better part of the '80s cultivating a rep as one of the preeminent action directors in the biz, presided over one of the biggest hits of the year, Terminator 2: Judgment Day. At that point, the future "King of the World" had his pick of any property in town, and he set his sights squarely on the ol' Webslinger. Thus, Carolco, the independent behind the Rambo movies, Total Recall, and T2, acquired the rights from Golan on Cameron's behalf, and the director then set about busily drafting his definitive Spider-Man opus.
By the mid-'90s, it finally looked like the Spider-Man movie was set to sail under Cameron's guidance, with the trade press at the time trumpeting it as his next project after 1994's True Lies. For those of you keeping score at home, by now the companies reaching for a piece of the Spider-Man pie numbered at a half-dozen, including the defunct Cannon, the still-extant 21st Century, current licensees Carolco, and also Viacom and Columbia Pictures, who'd separately purchased the broadcast and home video rights from Golan in his quixotic bid to drum up fiancing. Also in the mix was 20th Century Fox, who had an exclusive contract with Cameron, thus entitling them to some manner of payout should the director make Spider-Man for Carolco.
Then, in 1996, the whole house of cards collapsed. With the rapid-fire bankruptcies of Carolco, 21st Century, and -- most shocking of all -- Marvel Comics itself, the already-tangled legal mess got even more tangled. When MGM acquired all of 21st Century's assets following the latter's liquidation, they claimed the Spider-Man rights for themselves, in turn suing anyone else trying to lay a claim -- including Marvel. The comic giant, on the other hand, felt that all previous deals had been mooted by the passage of time, and that all rights reverted to them following the bankruptcy. With the courts on their side, the reorganized Marvel made a deal with Sony Pictures, signing over the Spider-Man film rights in perpetuity even as MGM threatened to launch a rival series.
In the end, what broke the deadlock between Sony, which had finally pulled together the many, many tangled strands of the Spider-Man rights, and MGM, still clinging desperately to its packet of rights from 21st Century, was an entirely different cinema icon: James Bond. For several decades, the immortal secret agent had been the most dependable source of income for MGM, with a new installment every few years refilling the perpetually-ailing studio's coffers with clockwork regularity. Then-MGM president John Calley had worked tirelessly to bring Bond back to the screen after a long layover in the first half of the '90s, and his efforts were rewarded with GoldenEye's release in 1995 giving a jolt of enthusiasm thanks to Pierce Brosnan taking over the iconic role.
It was 1999 now. Almost fifteen years since Cannon first got the ball rolling on a hypothetical Spider-Man movie. And while James Cameron may have priced himself right out of the director's chair after helming the most successful film of all time two years earlier, Sony had a movie to make, and a lot of lost time to make up for.
To Be Continued...
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Niall Horan Attends Wimbledon After Getting a Haircut
Niall Horan sits in the stands while watching day six of the 2016 Wimbledon Championships on Saturday (July 2) at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in London, England.
The 22-year-old One Direction singer had a brand new haircut that he showed off at the match!
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"Saturday…. Got a haircut finally!" Niall captioned a selfie on his Instagram account that same day.
Niall watched from the royal box while British star Andy Murray defeated Australia's John Millman in three straight sets.
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Shen - The Eye of Twilight
Shen is a ninja, a flippin' ninja, and he is very very awesome. However, he is not a ninja that revels in the slaying of his foes but rather disrupting any enemy attack and saving his allies. This guide is to teach you how to be a true ninja, no foe will every touch you and your presence will always mean a swift victory.
Ki Strike - This is your passive and it is deceptively good. It allows for easy early game farming, and can often surprise foes with a decent amount of burst damage. Dropping a Vorpal Blade and Ki Strike on a level 1 target can drop them nearly 200 health in a second.
Vorpal Blade - This is where your damage starts and ends. End game this doesn't hit very hard, however early it can still do a fair amount of damage. It is also ranged which provides a nice bit of short range harassment without having to run all the way up to smack an enemy. It also allows you to pick off foes who might get away with just a silver of health. It's true power however, lies in the healing factor it provides. The heal on hit is global which means any friendly champion smacking the target will heal each time they strike. It isn't a very large amount of healing but it can be the difference between slinking away with 50 health and dying
Feint - A minor shield that blocks incoming damage. I am not the biggest fan of this skill but it is still very useful. It has a low AP ratio, and you are a tank not a mage, you will not have AP thus it will not block much more than the base amount. It has its uses though, see an Ashe arrow coming, pop feint and jump in front of it. However,
Feint costs only 5 less energy at max rank than Vorpal Blade. So it often ends in a choice between damage or shield. I prefer damage because frankly your enemies won't be hurting you anyway and adding a bit of damage never hurts.
Shadow Dash - This is the skill that wins you battles, lanes, and games. A bad Shen will miss with these, a good Shen will use it defensively, a great Shen will use it both offensively and defensively. The taunt does so much it is mind blowing, it knocks people out of channeled ults. like Warwick's infinite duress or Kat's Death Lotus. It will save squishies from auto attack champions, it can hold people in place for just a bit longer to get a kill. It can grab people underneath your tower and force the turret into attacking them. It does everything except your taxes, and I hear Riot is planning to patch that functionality in. I'll go over more tricks with Shadow Dance later.
Stand United - The Ultimate. This is why your teammates cheer when they see you pick Shen. It can cover a mistake, turn around a gank, allow for tower diving. At the start of the channel the shield is placed upon your friendly target absorbing the damage and the end your port directly to their location. Use it to turn around a gank on a teammate that got out of position, suddenly that 1v1 or 1v2 is even or in your advantage.
Summoner Spells
My selections
Clairvoyance - I've fallen in love with this spell, the map control it provides along with Stand United and Teleport is incredible. Having this spell is like having a mobile ward with you. Use it to spy out junglers, predict ganks, even use it to scope out opposing lanes at the beginning of matches to get more favorable matchups. As you use it more and more you'll start getting better at blind Clairvoyances useful for picking people out of the jungle moving in for ganks.
Teleport - Another spell I love, it allows Shen when coupled with his Ult to be just about anywhere at once. Stand United to save one lane and port back to yours to keep both lanes strong. Use it to quickly save towers or to back door a tower on low life.
Other Good spells
Ghost - Extra speed for escaping when coupled with shadow dash make Shen almost impossible to run down.
Flash - Flash over one wall, Shadow Dash over a second you can quickly close or create distance using the two in combination.
Fortify - I like this spell a lot, however, I play quite aggressively with Shen and it simply doesn't mesh with my play style. If you choose to play more defensively taunt combined with a fortified tower can be devastating.
Cleanse - The ability to slip out of a pesky CC can be quite useful, drop out of a Galio ult early and taunt him to disrupt it. It has many uses and with the incoming change to allow exhaust to once more be cleanseable it will only be better.
Okay Spells
Heal - This spell isn't bad, it can cover up an early error and can make for decent bait, however it tapers off quickly and doesn't provide the entire game benefit that Teleport or Clairvoyance provide.
Exhaust - Blinding a target can be extremely useful, dropping any target to 0 DPS assuming they rely upon auto attacks. It can also provide a slow to further cripple a target trying to escape.
Bad Spells( For Shen)
Ignite - I love ignite, just not when I'm playing Shen. You aren't here to do damage you're here to prevent damage and destroy enemy lines. Ignite just doesn't fit well into his play style in my opinion.
Clarity - I don't think I need to explain this
Revive - I'm definitely NOT explaining this
Rally - It's just so weak, I'll wait until the supposed buffs before I'd consider taking this. It just is not very good and every other spell, other than say revive, is just leaps and bounds better.
The one spell I haven't listed is Smite, I haven't played much Jungle Shen so I'm not sure of its usefulness when jungling, but for laning it is very sub par.
I know there is a recommended item build up above however this needs to be expounded upon. Shen CANNOT (note: this is in all caps for a reason) build his end game items the same every single game. If you do you are not using him to his full potential. Look at what type of damage the enemy team does. If they lean to heavily in one direction either physical or magical then your build must change. The only items I use every game are Mercury Treads and Aegis of the Legion. The Mercury Treads provide an invaluable CC reduction and Aegis of the Legion is a wonderful support item that makes your team stronger and since you will be smack dab in the middle of every fight your team will benefit from the increased defensive stats.
The build above details what I generally build against a very balanced team, however most times you won't be facing a team that has a split between physical damage and magical damage. Against a heavy physical damage team I tend to build at least one extra Sunfire cape. The health and armor are just beautiful and the damage output is sneaky. Thornmail is also very nice due to its damage return against heavy auto attackers, and since your taunt forces them to attack it does a good amount of damage. Thornmail and Sunfire capes can tear apart auto attack carries in an instant.
Against heavy magic damage teams items like Guardian Angel and Banshee's Veil are extremely effective. Even though the mana part of Veil is wasted the ability to block one incoming spell combined with the health and magic resist make it extremely effective. You can pick up a Force of Nature if the game goes long enough but this is a lengthy game purchase as you should prioritize GA and BV over it.
TLDR; Follow the first item build for a balanced team comp
Heavy Physical Team
Doran's Shield
Mercury Treads
Aegis of the Legion
Sunfire Cape
Sunfire Cape
Sunfire Cape
Heavy Magical Team
Doran's Shield
Mercury Treads
Aegis of the Leigon
Guardian's Angel
Banshee's Veil
Force of Nature
These are just example item builds though, just adjust to the type of damage the opposing team and there will be nothing they can do. I often find myself sitting with above 70% reduction on the primary damage source of the other team.
Early Game( level 1-9)
I prefer to lane on Shen, nearly any lane partner compliments him well. What makes Shen an extremely competent tank is his ability to farm quite well early on. Between Ki Strike and Vorpal Blade it is extremely easy to last hit minions. Rake in gold in between harassing with the Vorpal Blades and the occasional auto attack. For an early kill wait till you have close to max energy the Vorpal Blade -> Shadow Dash -> Vorpal Blade. The reason you want to pool a bit of energy before hand is that with the energy return on Shadow Dash you can often get off two Vorpal blades in quick succession for more damage. If your lane partner has a CC make sure to use Shadow Dash to either make it simple to land the ability or right as the CC is about to expire to continue to keep the enemy locked in place.
Once you hit level 6 keep an eye on your allies health and position at all times, use Stand Untied to save a teammate or turn around a fight whenever it looks prudent. It's my opinion to use it more aggressively and take a chance blowing it early than save it for the absolute best time. Wait too long and you might lose out on a good opportunity.
Mid Game( level 9-14)
This is where I find Shen at his weakest, he is still extremely powerful however his damaging capabilities have dropped off at this point but his defenses are a bit lacking without his end game items. Focus on disrupting any attacks in minor team fights with Shadow Dash and defending pushes with Teleport. Use Clairvoyance to check bushes for enemies hiding. Better to give away your positioning than wander into a team fight you aren't ready for.
End Game(14-18)
This is where Shen becomes a monster, with a proper item build Shen will walk into a crowd of enemies and stroll out with ease. Their piddly damage means nothing in the face of taunts and defensive stats. Toss Vorpal Blades to mark kill targets, taunt to get your damage dealers freed up from an attack or to lock someone down into position. Stand United still has a place in team fights, use it to allow a carry to tower dive with the shield or to block damage on an incoming target.
Shadow Dash Usage
This gets its own section due to the versatility it brings. Use Shadow Dash to dash through walls, you will get through any wall provided that the length of the arrow on the other side is equal to Shen's model size. If the size is less the Dash will just pin Shen against the closest wall. When using the Dash to trap an opponent make sure to lead them slightly. There is travel time, however slight while Shen is moving so if you aren't leading the target you will miss.
If the enemy team has any sort of channeled ult, especially a Warwick hold off Shadow Dashing until you see him use it. As soon as he engages Dash through him and he will be pulled off his target. Continue to do this and he will either be forced to use his Ult on you, which is good, or have it continually interupted early. The same goes for Galio, Kat, Miss Fortune, Nunu, Fiddlesticks while he's channeling Crowstorm.
Shadow Dash is useful for ganking as well, try and come in at angles so that it is easier to force a particular enemy path to predict their movements. Cutting someone off with a Shadow Dash is a great feeling and will often result in a kill.


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Peter Molyneux and his studio Lionhead Studios are taking a slightly different approach to using Xbox Live in the run up to the release of Fable 2. Rather than releasing a demo of the game to whet our appetites, they are going to release parts of the game early.
The announcement was made during the Game Developer Conference held last week in San Francisco. Fable 2 contains a number of mini-games that the player will be able to play to earn money. It is Lionhead's intention to make these games available via Xbox Live prior to the launch of the full game so players can earn money in advance.
Two things are not clear from the announcement. The first is when exactly Fable 2 will be released and secondly, will the mini-games on Live cost the player anything to download? It was stated, however, that the mini-games would definitely be available this year.
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I think this is an interesting experiment Lionhead is trying. By allowing players to download mini-games and make money before the release of the full game, they could be ensuring more sales. It may also be a novel way to cut down on piracy, as the game will be linked to an Xbox Live account–if the player wants to take advantage of the extra money he or she could earn.


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Yeah, one of these days I'll get back on track with regular weekly Week in Reviews. This year continues to just be Crazytown. I can't believe it is April 1…and yet it is. February and March are dead to me. But let's get caught up and hope for a better week!
I spent 15 days in the hospital between February & March. This was surreal and not so much fun…
Except for…gifties and flowers and balloons and visits…
…and a daughter who snuck in special treats…
so we could have a little St. Patrick's Day fun.
When I was FINALLY released I discovered she (daughter) had gotten me a nice new bed set…what a pleasure to sleep in after the scratchy hospital sheets.
I had some packages waiting at home for me – things I'd ordered before all this nonsense began. I'd been excited for this cute grey and white striped tee dress from Lane Bryant but it was kind of gigundo and I've returned it. Still on the lookout for soft comfy clothes for spring and summer.
As soon as I was up to a little outing we drove to a nearby beach for a short sunset stroll. I'd missed seeing this.
Janey has been thoroughly enjoying my surgery recovery time. For many days in a row I was just horizontal on the sofa from morning til night. Having sofa company pleased her no end.
I had some more unpleasant news from the doctor this past week when they got the pathology report from my surgery. In a nutshell, they did *not* get all the cancer out with the hysterectomy. I have now been diagnosed with Stage 3 Uterine cancer and they're recommending radiation and then chemotherapy. I'm getting a second opinion but I'm not expecting to hear anything radically different from the original recommendation. This doesn't feel like my life. And yet….
Work sent me these flowers that day. And yes, Work Family, I COULD use a drink.
The doctor cleared me for work and driving so I went and got a haircut. I went to a nutritionist to hear about things to eat and/or avoid during chemo.
And yesterday I had the nicest day I've had in ages…just being NORMAL…a wonderful friend picked me up for a drive to the ocean…and in spite of the wind and rain, it was just so nice to be out of the apartment, not doing anything health related. I really value a day like that.
So. I go back to work Monday. I think I worked 9 days in February (between snow days, the Maine adventure, winter break and being in the hospital) and like 2 days in March. I'll have a couple normalish weeks now and then I start my treatments. So I'll be here when I can. I miss the blog. I miss planning outfit posts. But against my will (ha) other things are pushing their way to the top of the list.
Hope you all have a great week.
PS – I just realized it's April Fool's Day. I wish this post was an April Fool's joke…but it's not.
xoxo Bettye


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In my previous post, I showed you how to retrieve data with upshot using WCF Ria Services. Today I'm extending this example with simple CRUD operations, including validation. If you want to see this sample in action, I have added it to codeplex. You can find it here.
Server side
We will start at the server side, because this needs the least adjustments. Just like the Silverlight client, you can use the CUD operations by the naming convention ("InsertClassname", "UpdateClassename" or "DeleteClassname"). Or by using the "insert", "update" or "delete" attribute on the corresponding attributes. In my example I have done both. Once all this is done, the server side is configured.
public void InsertTodoItem(TodoItem todoItem)
// Insert code
public void UpdateTodoItem(TodoItem todoItem)
// Update code
public void DeleteTodoItem(TodoItem todoItem)
// Delete code
Client side
All changes made on the client side are by default immediately persisted to the server, however the upshot framework provides a way to buffer the changes. These changes will only be persisted to the server when the commitChanges method is called. If you want to undo the changes you made, you can call the revertChanges method. This way the situation will be the same as the last commit of the data. If you want to use the buffer functionality, you can do this by putting the bufferChanges property on true in the data source configuration object.
upshot.dataSources.GetTodoItems = upshot.RemoteDataSource({
providerParameters: {
url: "/Ria4HTML-Services-TodoItemDomainService.svc",
operationName: "GetTodoItems"
provider: upshot.riaDataProvider,
bufferChanges: true,
entityType: "TodoItem:#Ria4html.Models",
mapping: TodoItem
In the data source configuration object, we also need to provide an entityType and a mapping if we want create new entities on the client side. The mapping contains a JavaScript object that is represents the viewmodel for creating a new entity of the provided entityType. The entityType contains the classname + namespace of the objects on the server side. (Naming convention: <Classname>:#<namespace>)
function TodoItem(properties) {
var self = this;
properties = properties || {};
self.TodoItemId = ko.observable(properties.TodoItemId || 0);
self.Title = ko.observable(properties.Title);
self.IsDone = ko.observable(properties.IsDone);
upshot.addEntityProperties(self); // add properties managed by upshot
Todoitem is an example of a mapping object. The only thing we need to do to allow entity tracking, is adding the entity to upshot. This is done by calling the addEntityProperties method with the viewmodel as parameter. When this is done, the entity will be known in upshot and will be persisted to the server when saved.
Now we can start building up our viewmodel
function TodoItemViewModel(dataSource) {
var self = this;
self.dataSource = upshot.dataSources.GetTodoItems.refresh();
self.localDataSource = upshot.LocalDataSource({
source: self.dataSource
, autoRefresh: true
// Public data properties
self.todoItems = self.dataSource.getEntities();
This was the situation we currently have when we just want to retrieve data. So lets start implementing our CUD operations.
Inserting Data
The first thing we will do if we want to start inserting data is adding a new instance of the mapping viewmodel to the TodoItemView model.
// Creates a new TodoItem and adds it to the viewmodel
self.newTodoItem = ko.observable(new TodoItem());
// Not possible on the localDataSource only on the remote
self.validationConfig = $.extend(
, self.dataSource.getEntityValidationRules()
, { submitHandler: handleSubmit}
var handleSubmit = function () {
// Add new TodoItem to data source
// Revert form to blank state
self.newTodoItem(new TodoItem());
Next, we add a validationConfig to the viewModel, this way we can enable client validation. The extend method of jQuery is used to merge multiple objects into the object provided in the first parameter. In this case we are merging the validation rules and an success handler. When using upshot, the rules of validation are added in the metadata and will be retrieve by calling the getEntityValidationRules method on the data source with the data.
If all validations are satisfied the submit handler will get called. In here we will add the new created object (values are filled up due the 2way binding of knockout). to the TodoItem collection of the viewmodel. Next we need to instantiate the newTodoItem property again with a new instance of TodoItem.
Now all the logic is implemented for inserting data, the only thing left to do is adding a view for inserting the data. Note that the autovalidate attribute has to be set on true for every field you want to validate. If you don't enable this, you will have to call the validate method on each field manually.
<form data-bind="validate: validationConfig, with: newTodoItem">

TodoItem Information

<input data-bind="value: Title, autovalidate: true"
name="Title" />
Is done
<input data-bind="checked: IsDone, autovalidate: true"
name="IsDone" type="checkbox" />
<button class="addButton" type="submit">add</button>
Important: If you want to use validation in combination with RIA services without manually providing the metadata, then you can only apply the binding when the data from the server is retrieved. If you don't do this, no validation rules will get found when the validationConfiguration object is created. This way the validation rules will always be satisfied (since there are none) and the new entity will be added. So the solution is to provide a success callback on the refresh of the data source.
// necessary for validation
upshot.dataSources.GetTodoItems.refresh({}, function () {
ko.applyBindings(new TodoItemViewModel());
Since we use knockout.js for databinding all changes will be detected automatically and upshot will make sure the entitystate is adjusted as we start changing the entities.
Removing data
Removing data is done by calling the deleteEntity method on the data source. For this we need to pass the entity we want to delete as parameter. On our view model we can provide a method for handling the delete of an entity
// Public operations
self.removeTodoItem = function (todoItem) {
In our view we can then add a button that will handle the deletion of the item. By binding the removeTodoItem function on the parent, the current todoItem will be passed as parameter and will get deleted.

<button class="removeButton"
data-bind="click: $parent.removeTodoItem">remove</button>
If you are working in buffermode, the entity will still appear in the list. This is because the entity is only deleted on the data source, and will only disappear when you save the changes. If you want to have it disappear immediately, you will have to provide a filter.
The last thing I want to add is how to manually commit or revert changes when the bufferMode is on. This is done by calling the commitChanges or revertChanges method on the data source. In the viewmodel we can provide to methods who enable this functionality
// Operations
self.saveAll = function () { self.dataSource.commitChanges() }
self.revertAll = function () { self.dataSource.revertChanges() }
In the view we can then add 2 buttons to save/revert our changes.
<button data-bind="click: saveAll">Save all</button>
<button data-bind="click: revertAll">Revert all</button>