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|Di base
|Windows 10 Home
|Marca della CPU
|CPU Tipo
|Intel N3450
|Frequenza della CPU
|Quad Core 1,1 GHz-2,2 GHz
|Tecnologia di processo
|Consumo di energia
|Marchio GPU
|GPU Tipo
|Intel HD Grafica 500
|Archiviazione della cache
|RAM Tipo
|Hard Disk Memory
|Standard IEEE WLAN: 802.11b / g / n Banda: 2,4 GHz / 5 GHz
|Funzione Bluetooth
|Supporta Bluetooth mouse, tastiera e altri dispositivi Bluetooth e trasferimento file
|Dimensione dello schermo
|13.3 inch
|Schermo Rapporto
|16: 9
|Risoluzione dello schermo
|1920 x 1080 (FHD)
|Tipo di schermo
|IPS (Multi-touch a 10 punti)
|Audio video
|fotografica tipo
|Fotocamera singola
|Fotocamera frontale
|Slot per schede TF
|Host USB
|Mini slot HDMI
|Jack per cuffie da 3,5 mm
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26,6 Wh (7000 mAh / 3,8 V), polimero agli ioni di litio Batteria
Potenza: 26,6 Wh
Peso: 115g
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|Formato MS Office
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Teen slain over loud music, authorities say
Brevard County man accused in Jacksonville killing
A Brevard County man spent the night in jail after officials charged him in the killing of a Jacksonville teenager.
Michael Dunn, 45, was arrested at his home in Satellite Beach over the weekend. Duval County deputies said Dunn killed a 17-year-old, Jordan Davis, over loud music.
Investigators said the teen was playing loud music from his SUV at a gas station in Duval County.
Dunn and Davis argued over the music, according to investigators. Deputies then said horrified witnesses looked on as Dunn pulled out a gun and opened fire.
"I'm not going to be playing my music too loud. I don't want that to happen to me," one witness said. "He could have been asked to turn it down, but shot him? Wow."
Witnesses told deputies that Dunn fled the scene after the shooting.
Dunn may be taken to Duval County after his initial appearance before a judge at the Brevard County Courthouse at 1:15 p.m. Monday. He is being held without bond.
Dunn is said to be a private pilot and a vice-president of a computer software company.
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GearExpo 2015
October 20 - 22, 2015
Location: Detroit, MI, USA
Venue: COBO CENTER
Booth number: #1045 map
Event website: http://www.gearexpo.com/
Short description of event:
For more than two decades, power transmission professionals—including CEOs, owners, presidents, engineers, marketing and sales managers, consultants and other executives have come to Gear Expo to learn the latest industry information and see firsthand technology, products, and services that help them expand and streamline their business.
Attendees represent a variety of industries including off-highway, industrial applications, automotive, and oil and gas as well as aerospace, agriculture and construction. They come from around the United States, international manufacturing hubs, and emerging markets to conduct profitable business transactions and collaborate on the innovations that make their operations more streamlined.
Short description of SKF's part in the event:
SKF will be attending this year's event at booth #1045.


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September 30, 2013
Happy Birthday Columbus State!
A lot has happened in 50 years, and we'd like to take some time to celebrate with our history makers—students, faculty, and staff. But it's not all about the past. Let's celebrate how we ALL make history every day!
Join us today from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the courtyard for an afternoon of music, contests and fun. The party will also be going on at the Delaware Campus in Moeller Hall!
Hear live music and student talent performances.
Hear from President Harrison, and other state and local officials.
Watch the 50th Anniversary Cupcake Competition judging
Participate in "50 Minutes of Wellness" activities.
Join in the "50 Acts of Kindness" and a food donation drive.
Have your 50th Anniversary photo taken.
Grab some giveaways, and more!
Columbus State Day Book Drive reminder
Don't forget to donate a book or two to the Columbus State Day Book Drive! As part of the college's 50th anniversary celebration, the English Department is coordinating a Free Book Room on Columbus State Day, Saturday, October 12. Those attending the "Learning Free-for-All" will be invited to stop in and select a book to take home. All employees have been sent a bookmark to enclose in their donated book, telling the recipient why this book was one of their favorites. Please donate today! Book collection boxes have been placed in offices and lounges across campus.
If you have questions, or need additional bookmarks, they are available at the front desk in the President's Office, or you may contact Nick Lakostik, at ext. 5784.
Columbus State Day of Service a rousing success!
The first-ever Columbus State Day of Service was a huge success, with more than 650 volunteers working in our community at churches, non-profit organizations, schools, parks, food pantries, community centers and more on September 26. Some great highlights of the day can be seen in the video produced by Mark Van Horn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm7J-hRvR6Q&hd=1
Columbus State student photographers and videographers were following the action all day, and in the next issue of Update, we'll publish a photo gallery by our student photo/video bloggers, where you can see where even more of your friends and coworkers spent their day last Thursday!
Walking dogs at the Franklin County Dog Shelter are, from left, Nicole Brown,
Lisa Schneider, Lindsey Lee and Tonja Morgan.
Doing service learning in class?
Do you incorporate service-learning in your teaching? If so, you may apply for an "S-designation" for your Autumn 2014 classes.
According to the organization Learn and Serve, service-learning is "a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service with instruction and reflection to enrich the learning process, teach civic responsibility, and strengthen communities."
New, beginning Autumn Semester 2014, Columbus State sections of existing courses that meet the criteria for service learning may be offered in the course listing with an "S" suffix. The S-designation makes it easier for students to locate service-learning classes and provides standards for class design across the college.
All S-designation requests will be handled through the Office of Academic Affairs Service-Learning Committee. For guidance on this process, please contact the committee co-chairs Lisa Briggs and Nancy Pine.
To submit your S-Designation application for approval, please email the committee chairs or email@example.com to receive a proposal form. The deadline to submit proposals for Autumn Semester 2014 classes is November 1, 2013.
Learning Management System (LMS) Faculty Forum demonstrations offered
Attention faculty! Are you interested in learning more about the latest learning management system (LMS) software from Blackboard and Instructure (Canvas)? If so, please join us for these LMS Faculty Forums:
The New Blackboard Learn 9.1 - 2:30 – 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1, in CT 107
Instructure Canvas – 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, in CT 107
All are welcome to attend these software demonstrations and Q&A sessions.
First Wednesday coming Oct. 2
October's First Wednesday town hall meeting will be held Wednesday, October 2, starting at 8:15 a.m., in the Conference Center Ballroom, fourth floor WD. A live stream will be available at http://www.livestream.com/columbusstate, where you can log in by using the password: cougars.
First Lego League Robotics Competition returns to Columbus State
This year Columbus State will again sponsor the Regional First Lego League Robotics Contest on Saturday December 7, in the Columbus State Conference Center. This year's challenge is called "Nature's Fury." Many volunteers are needed for this fun event, so please save the date to volunteer! If you are interested in being a part of the fun, please contact volunteer coordinator Gene Sprang.
Caregivers Employee Resource Group is Friday, October 4
The challenges of caring for others can result in caregivers ignoring their own physical and emotional health. Share your story and network with other employees who also provide care to children, elderly family members or dependent adults. Join the group on Friday, October 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in WD1094 (near the elevators) for the Caregivers ERG. Contact Lori Thomas, Caregivers ERG Liaison, for more information.
Distinguished Teachers to present Oct. 8
What makes a teacher great? What successful teaching practices work across disciplines? How can we help our time-crunched students be successful?
These are some of the questions we can explore together with the recent Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA) winners. Join this year's DTA winners Fauna Stout, Beth Barnett, Eric Kenz, and Rick Bartlett for an afternoon of conversation about outstanding teaching. The event is open to all employees and will take place on Tuesday, October 8 at 3:00 p.m. in CT 107. A live stream (URL announced later) will also be available to view at other locations. Pre-registration is encouraged. For more information contact Rich James, at ext. 2175.


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Serious games
June 15, 2009
The "serious games" sector could overtake the interactive entertainment business within the next decade according to an expert in the use of games for learning.
A major Serious Games conference was held in Sydney on Friday, featuring speakers from all around the world.
Keynote speaker of the XMediaLab conference and CEO of The Inspiracy, Noah Falstein, told the conference that he thinks "it is inevitable that computer games with purposes beyond entertainment will someday grow to rival and eclipse the current entertainment-only game market, perhaps even within the next 10 years."
But despite Mr Falstein's optimism, games clearly still have a long way to go before they are taken seriously by everyone. Many people still consider computer games as vacuous, violent timewasters.
The worldwide interactive entertainment industry might rake in over $50 billion this year (including $2 billion in Australia) but still suffers from negative stereotypes. Many critics consider games as pointless escapism for children, while others label them dangerously addictive and anti-social, with massively multiplayer online games like World of Warcraft and the anarchic Grand Theft Auto series usually the popular targets for attack.
Fortunately, an ever-increasing number of academics and business leaders are ignoring the cynicism and beginning to champion the use of interactive games as legitimate training tools.
Serious games can be powerful educational tools, allowing users to experiment, learn from their mistakes and safely experience risky or dangerous situations.
Computer game technology is now being used for applications like military simulations, workplace training, education and health care, including training emergency services, pilots, soldiers and surgeons. It is even helping ice cream store workers get a feel for the correct portions of their tasty treats.
Of course, experienced gamers like most Screen Play readers need little convincing of the power of games. Players know that games can be hugely immersive, and can readily identify that their driving skills have been sharpened by Gran Turismo, or their knowledge of history enhanced by the Civilization games, or that they developed a new appreciation and understanding of the complexity of urban planning via SimCity.
Game researcher Dr Andrew Stapleton believes games are very effective educational tools because they enable players to learn through interaction, encourage active problem solving and strategic thinking, and emphasise exploration and self-discovery rather than rote memorisation.
"Through play they get to interact with the virtual world, its rules, objects and characters so they learn what actions and tools are available and when and where to use them," Dr Stapleton says. "I'd also add other reasons such as the high level of engagement that people have when playing them, and the level of challenge presented to players, which typically increases as they progress through the game to match their increased knowledge and skill."
Dr Stapleton says many discoveries and inventions throughout history were "the result of what some may consider mistakes", which games encourage through trial-and-error. "Wrong turns or dead-ends help us along a process of elimination, discounting them as viable solutions, and then force us to think of alternatives. So in the same way a designer or scientist learns through an iterative process of discovery, game players come to learn about the game environment, uses of objects and consequences of actions."
The reasons why serious games are used around the world are "as wide and varied as all the applications themselves" according to Dr Stapleton.
Examples of serious games include IndustryPlayer, a business simulation based on real-world data, and Simport, which lets players learn about the challenges involved in large infrastructure projects like sea ports.
Transport and Distribution Australia produced a game to help instruct transport and distribution workers in tasks like lifting freight, operating forklifts, loading trucks and identifying security threats. In the Netherlands, VSTEP (Virtual Safety Training and Education Platform) has developed many realistic 3D simulations for applications like training oil rig workers, emergency services, port authorities, hospital staff and military.
The Virtual Reality Centre at RMIT University has also produced a simulation for NSW State Rail to train staff to respond appropriately in emergencies. A virtual 3D model of a Sydney underground station was constructed so trainees could role-play during different scenarios, "experiencing the panic, reduced vision and stress of an evacuation procedure".
Similar applications include Incident Commander, a US homeland security tool tutoring municipal officials in managing accidents or disasters, and HazMat, preparing those typically first to respond after a catastrophe. Code Orange also trains hospital workers to deal with the rapid decision making required after mass-casualty events, while Shield of Freedom enables the US Coast Guard to test the communication and tactical performance of their recruits.
Serious games have also been created for political agendas, such as Australia's Escape From Woomera, which highlights the plight of asylum seekers in detention, and Darfur is Dying, which simulates life in a refugee camp. Even the United Nations is using games to help educate Westerners about famine and the difficulties of distributing food in the third-world.
The Serious Games Initiative was established in the US to foster the growth of computer games beyond the entertainment sector, and is a good resource for those interested in exploring the burgeoning sector. Co-director Ben Sawyer says the use of game-related technologies in fields like healthcare, education, security and business has grown rapidly over the past few years.
"We have exercise games, games that help with phobia treatment, games used for treating pain related to cancer or burns, and games used to train health care workers (including surgeons) in important new procedures," enthuses Mr Sawyer.
Examples of serious games in healthcare include Splash, an underwater scuba environment used for pain distraction during chemotherapy treatments, Iceworld, which helps patients suffering from burns, and Re-Mission, which has given young cancer patients a sense of self-efficacy and even enhanced the impact of chemotherapy treatments. Virtual reality systems have also successfully treated patients suffering from phobias.
Marc Prensky, an American speaker, writer, educator, corporate trainer and game designer, is one of the world's leading advocates of game-based training. His company Games2Train offers over 100 online and CD-based training games that have been used by firms such as American Express, Bank of America, IBM, JP Morgan Chase, Nokia, and the US Department of Defense.
Other clients of Games2Train include a software company using a 3D game that helps teach young engineers how to use complex computer-aided design tools, an investment fund that uses games to train telemarketers in dealing with difficult customers during their "down time" between calls, and a bank that uses games for product and leadership training, and even to eliminate workplace sexual harassment.
Mr Prensky says people can learn many skills from playing games, including collaboration, wise decision making under stress, prudent risk-taking, scientific deduction, lateral and strategic thinking, persistence and ethics. He believes that it is a game's intellectual challenge (not violence or flashy graphics) that keeps players engaged. While many adults mistakenly believe they are trivial, Mr Prensky says most games today "require the learning of many complex and difficult skills in order to achieve challenging goals" and players "are learning tremendous amounts from their games that will help them lead better 21st-century lives."
Employers might even want to start actively looking for game players when recruiting staff, according to IBM. The computer giant funded studies conducted in conjunction with MIT, Stanford, and software start-up Seriosity, and found players of massively multiplayer online games like World of Warcraft and Everquest were learning skills that will be crucial in tomorrow's workplaces.
IBM's findings suggest online games can help the next generation of workers become better corporate leaders as work becomes more distributed, collaborative and virtual in nature. The research found games can hone skills related to collaboration, self-organization, risk taking, openness, influence, and communications - skills not typically taught in universities or workplaces.
Eric Lesser, from the IBM think-tank Institute of Business Value, conducted interviews and watched online players in action, looking for the kind of skills that would be applicable for a corporate setting.
"I think there are lessons that gamers learn within virtual environments that are relevant to what people are now starting to see in corporations," he says."For example the ability to bring together distributed groups of individuals - often who are on a volunteer or semi-volunteer basis - to be able to make more rapid decisions under conditions of uncertainty. To incorporate and use different sources of data and make decisions rapidly. To recognise people for their contribution. To be able to motivate."
Mr Lesser found "a number of behavioural traits" that occurred in gaming environments that are "definitely relevant" in the business world. He believes online games provide a window into the future as to how many organisations will run, with leaders required to communicate with workers across a "virtual environment" that might span several countries.
There are many useful skills that people are learning from online games that they aren't learning in typical workplaces, argues Mr Lesser. "When people go into organisations, people don't spend a lot of time thinking about 'How do I lead a virtual team?' (But) in a virtual environment, there are things you have to do differently. You have to engage people differently. You have to employ different communication channels. You have to change the frequency in which you communicate with people to make sure they still feel connected to the larger enterprise and recognise their contributions.
"These are all things that people have grown up with in an office environment, but if you work for a global organisation, you need to be able to path or plan time-zone and distance and culture to make these virtual teams more effective."
Mr Lesser believes businesses are starting to recognise that "traditional leadership metaphors" like sport or military analogies do not work as well in a distributed environment. "(But) once people become more acquainted with gaming, they are more easily able to see the parallels. Of course, there are always going to be nay-sayers, but half of the people we interviewed said what they learned in gaming influenced the way they conducted leadership in their own corporate environment."
Like Dr Stapleton, Mr Lesser also believes games can be powerful learning tools because people can learn by experimenting with different strategies, and from failure. He believes games can encourage people to take informed and manageable risks, and "fail small but fail more frequently in order to try new things."
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- terrarocks
- June 15, 2009
Do you mean a GTA game designed to bubliminally teach you about mechanics. Not only do you have to take you care to a garage, you have to repair it too!
How about a Star Trek game where you really have to enter the academy and pass the exams?
Hey look, as long as I get to blow S*** up I don't really care what I am learning.
- InstinctSage
- June 15, 2009
Leroy, Could you come into my office?
Listen Leroy, there's no easy way to say this... but you're leaving the company. Sorry Jenkins, but after the Phillipe contract fell through we were forced to make some pretty tough cutbacks. I can't offer you any severance, but I did make you this mix tape.
*680380 points go to anyone who knows what was on the mix tape
- Cannon
- June 15, 2009
I think the tape who include "Only fools rush in" by Elvis
- June 15, 2009
What I learned from Sim City (in Year 10 Geography) was to distrust governments building new stadiums. It was pretty funny when the teacher came around the class asking if anyone knew the free money cheat code to rescue the "underperformers". "Cheat code Miss? What's a cheat code Miss?"
- Thom
- June 15, 2009
Just a quick plug for the Uni of NSW, but the school of interactive media and the school of engineering have been developing a massive 3D (actual 3D with goggles) mine-simulator for safety training. I've been lucky enough to have a go, and except for a minor-case of motion sickness, I haver to say I'm very excited!
- Darryn
- June 15, 2009
One only need look at VicRoads Hazard Perception Test for learner drivers to see an example of where 'serious video games' should not be used in favour of more traditional systems.
Seriously that thing is bad.
But otherwise, I can only really point to the Total War series and say 'wow, that sparked my interest in history'... a love affair that im quite happy for foxte to take my money.
- June 15, 2009
Wrong. Serious games will never 'eclipse' entertaining games and probably won't even com close.
Not that I have anything against the concept or application of serious games, but all you have to do is look at the media that already cross these areas.
Is there a bigger market in instructive movies over entertainment movies? Music? Books?
Entertainment is what we all want and is what we'll always pay more for. Learning will only ever be a peripheral to this.
- InstinctSage
- June 15, 2009
That would be fitting. The mix tape (and indeed the text) was an admittedly obscure Achewood reference:
I can't think of anybody getting fired without that strip popping into my head. I am sorry about this.
- Migwelion
- June 15, 2009
Last semester I was struggling with an accounting course due to it being boring as hell. I came to the thought if Deus ex had a mission where you break in to a dodgy office an check out the books for evil transpiring I'd probably lapp it up, so long as I got to snipe some guards and creep through some air vents.
- mumof littlegamerdude
- June 15, 2009
Hm, very interesting on skills learned by gaming. My littlegamerdude certainly is engaged by 1st person shooters, and loves adventure games where u have t work things out. I can appreciate the possible corporate application skills.
Question: Why do I feel sea sick (motion sickness?) from watching/playing games?
I don't allow littlegamerdude to play online games because of dangers of addictiveness, gamer bullying, and playing with strangers. Remember 'Lord of the flies'? Littlegamerdude is allowed onto X-box live to converse with known friends.
- Steve
- June 15, 2009
I must admit that the articles got me thinking about emergency response simulations.
For example - The Loop in Melbourne - the user has to make their way out of The Loop as quickly as possible - to become familiar with the layout etc. It could be applicable to sporting stadiums etc etc.
Government could provide these free online.
I also see a future where cities around the world will be available online in a virtual context too.
- Anthony the Gourmet Gamer
- June 15, 2009
@mumof littlegamerdude on June 15, 2009 1:41 PM
Welcome to the blog :) I'm glad you practice moderation with littlegamerdude, responsible gaming is good.
To answer your question, usually motion sickness from watching games will just come from inconsistent frame rate. This means the video on screen sometimes goes at a consistent speed, and sometimes it stutters.
Sometimes it can just be the fact that your not in control, so the jarring and unexpected motions of the actual player can mess with your brain too.
- Anthony the Gourmet Gamer
- June 16, 2009
@mumof littlegamerdude on June 15, 2009 1:41 PM Welcome to the blog :) I'm glad you practice moderation with littlegamerdude, responsible gaming is good. To answer your question, usually motion sickness from watching games will just come from inconsistent frame rate. This means the video on screen sometimes goes at a consistent speed, and sometimes it stutters. Sometimes it can just be the fact that your not in control, so the jarring and unexpected motions of the actual player can mess with your brain too.
- Fraser
- June 16, 2009
The most excellent why-didn't-I-think-of-that use for gaming I've seen is The ESP Game:
It's fun to play, AND it helps solve the always-frustrating problem of internet image searching.
- InstinctSage
- June 17, 2009
@ mum of LGD Regarding motion sickness in videogames: It's actually termed "Simulator sickness" in these cases. The cause is that your eyes sense motion, but the body doesn't feel it. Simluator sickness differs from motion sickness in that motion sickness (seasickness/airsickness) are generally the inner ear detecting movement while the eyes don't, whereas in a simulated environment the eyes detect motion while the inner ear doesn't. Generally, to combat simulator sickness you should: Sit further away from the TV Turn on more lights in the room. Some recommend taking ginger pills or wearing something called a "sea band" which apparently blocks a nerve in your wrist associated with motion sickness - sounds pretty hokey to me but your results may vary. There are medications for motion sickness which should help as well, though they may make you drowsy. The most important thing is that once you start feeling the onset of motion sickness, stop playing and take a break. It'll only get worse if you continue. There were a lot of reports of Mirror's Edge causing intense motion sickness due to the way the camera bobs about much more than most games. Some people reported feeling better when they turned on a small dot in the centre of the screen, as that gave them something to focus on. I don't seem to get sick from any games though, so I really do much other than recite other anecdotes or link to sites: http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/motion-sickness-topic-overview
- Misty
- June 17, 2009
@ Fraser
I played the Gender Guesser game on that website and got told I was 93% male! Despite being 100% biologically female. It probably didn't help that it asked me to preference a bunch of pictures which I didn't particularly like.
- DexX
- June 17, 2009
Yeah, it picked me as female with 97% certainty. I'm queer, sure, but I'm still a bloke, damn it... :)
- InstinctSage
- June 17, 2009
Cue relevant Calamity Jane quote:
"You're a fake, Calam. You dress, talk, write and shoot like a man,
but you think like a female! Like a green-eyed, snarling,
spitting female."
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- June 17, 2009
Personally I think serious games will be increasingly used for training and learning. The trick will be to build one that entertains while teaching and does not cost bomb to build. Here is plug for one that fits the bill www.industrymasters.com which is a multiplayer online business simulation.
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Obama political arm strikes fear
As if President Barack Obama's political machine hasn't left them battered and bruised enough, Republicans are fretting that it could help Democrats win the House next year.
The president's deep-pocketed political arm, Organizing for Action, can't by law spend most of its money on elections, and officials insist it won't play directly in the 2014 midterm. But Republicans aren't buying it: They're convinced OFA will find other, indirect ways to help Democrats capture the House and allow Obama to finish his presidency unchecked by Congress.
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When the group launched a series of Internet ads in February pressing Congress to pass a gun control bill, the target list looked like a who's who of vulnerable House Republicans. Even Obama's deputy campaign manager, Stephanie Cutter, said recently that OFA "can affect elections even if legally we can't be involved with them." After a gun control bill failed in the Senate last week, the group vowed to keep the heat on dissenting members — Republicans and Democrats alike.
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While OFA's plans to solicit big-dollar donations to advance Obama's agenda have made headlines, its potential role in 2014 has drawn less notice. But Republicans are paying attention.
"We'll take it seriously. The president is hellbent on taking back the House so he will have no resistance in 2015 and 2016," said Oregon Rep. Greg Walden, the National Republican Congressional Committee chairman. "It's all about making Nancy Pelosi speaker again."
Republicans hold a 17-seat advantage, and handicappers say Democrats have little chance of taking the House. But Republicans say OFA could be a powerful weapon for the opposition.
They have several worries. One is that the not-for-profit OFA, through ads that encourage or discourage lawmakers to vote a particular way, will cast Republican incumbents in an unflattering light. They fear the massive voter database that Obama has built since his 2008 run — now in OFA's hands — will be deployed on House Democrats' behalf.
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Most troubling of all, Republicans say, is that OFA will use its unlimited donations to keep Democratic voters across the country engaged and motivated to go to the polls. During the last midterm election, when the GOP seized control of the House, Republicans benefited from low Democratic turnout.
Republicans — still picking up the pieces from a disastrous 2012 election — say there's nothing in their arsenal that can match OFA's power.
OFA has "the potential to play a significant role if they so choose," said Brian Walsh, a former NRCC political director. "Any time you have someone from the left getting involved in House races, it's a challenge, particularly if they have the infrastructure of a presidential candidate. It's something Republicans are going to have to take into consideration."
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Obama allies insist that there's nothing political about the newly revamped OFA — its intentions, they say, are strictly policy-focused. They say the group won't run ads that explicitly call for the defeat or election of a candidate, and it won't air advocacy commercials close to the election. Last week, the group announced that it raised $4.8 million in the first quarter of 2013.
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BALTIMORE – UMBC softball freshmen Jessica Holte (Ashland, Va./Atlee) and Kelly Lane (Albany, N.Y./Colonie Central) helped to guide the Retrievers to their first conference victory of the season, as Holte tossed a complete-game shutout and Lane drove in two runs in a 3-0 victory against Maine in America East action on Friday afternoon at Mike Kessock Field.
Holte picked up her 14th victory of the season (14-6), one shy of entering into the top-10 on UMBC's single-season record list, while Lane went two-for-three from the dish with a pair of RBI-singles.
The Retrievers snap a four-game skid to improve to 23-15 on the season and 1-5 in league play, while Maine falls in its first home game of the season to drop to 13-12 overall and 5-4 in conference.
The Retrievers put two on base in the top of the fourth inning, with sophomore Bridget O'Malley (Brooklyn, Md./Seton Keough) and junior Taylor Hall (Cosby, Va./Cosby) each drawing walks. A single through the left side of the infield from sophomore Danielle O'Neill (Lothian, Md./Southern) allowed O'Malley to score to put the Retrievers out in front, 1-0. Lane helped to add another run in the frame, scoring O'Neill from third on a two-out single to right field.
Maine threatened in the bottom half of the fourth, starting with a one-out single up the middle from senior Jean Stevens. A wild pitch and an infield single moved her to third base, but Holte escaped the jam by getting freshman Shelby Obert to ground into an inning-ending double play.
An error in the top of the sixth allowed the Retrievers to add further insurance. Senior Chelsea Bertoglio (Laguna Hills, Calif./Laguna Hills/Saddleback College) reached on an error and advanced to third following a passed ball and wild pitch, making way for Lane's second RBI of the afternoon to give UMBC a 3-0 lead.
Maine starting pitcher Hannah Hill was credited with her second loss of the season (6-2) after allowing two earned runs on four hits. She finished with six strikeouts.
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More info on "Gertrude Buchanan" I would be really confused at this point, but other evidence proves this"Gertrude" is Lottie's daughter, who was born as "Verona May Higgins". Is this confusing or what? Read on ... Washington Births, 1907-1919 Name: Verona May Higgins Birth Date: 1 Jul 1917 LOCATION: Whatcom Sex: FemaleRace: White Father's name: Owen Higgins Mother's name: Lottie Buchanan Image Filename: 2746 Ancestry.com. Washington Births, 1907-1919 Original data:[Adopted by Edwin (Edward) and Clara Buchanan as Gertrude Buchanan.] In the 1920 census, Lottie and her daughter are living with Jennie and most of the rest of the family. In that census, the little girl is referred to as Gertrude Higgins (the ditto line representing "Buchanan" being there, but over-written by "Higgins"). She is described as a grandchild, aged 2 6/12. 1920 United States Federal Census [James A and Jennie seem to be living separately by this time] Name: Jennie Johnstone [Hodgson?] [Johnstone is written over Buchanan]Home in 1920: Ferndale, Whatcom, Washington Age: 34 years Estimated birth year: abt 1886 Birthplace: Canada Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Canada Mother's Birth Place: Canada Marital Status: Married [1891]Race: White Sex: Female Home owned: Rent Year of Immigration: 1891 Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 210 Household Members: Name Age Jennie Johnstone 34 [Head, Married, Canada-English, Canada-English,Canada-English, General Work, Milk Products Co.] Lottie Buchanan 18 [Daughter, Divorced, Washington, Canada-English,Canada-English, Waitress, Restaurant] Mary Buchanan 17 [Daughter, Single, Washington, Canada-English,Canada-English, General Work, Milk Products Co.] Carl Buchanan 14 [Son, Single, Washington, Canada-English, Canada-English,None] Clifford Buchanan 12 [Son, Single, Washington, Canada-English,Canada-English, None] Robert Buchanan 11 [Son, Single, Washington, Canada-English,Canada-English, None] Everett Buchanan 8 [Son, Single, Washington, Canada-English,Canada-English, None] Florence Buchanan 6 [Daughter, Single, Washington, Canada-English,Canada-English, None]Gertrude Higgins 2 6/12 [Grand daughter, Single, Washington, Washington,Washington, none][Higgins is written over a horizontal line indicating ditto i.e. Buchanan] Source Citation: Year: 1920; Census Place: Ferndale, Whatcom, Washington; Roll: T625_1944; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 252; Image: 210. Indexed by Ancestry.com Just received this from Susan:Hi Bill I have 2 Birthdays for you. I don't have the year they were born, but even so it might help. This came from Grandmas Birthday book. Lottie Buchanan April 16 Gertrude Buchanan July 2 From the SSDI we have a perfect match for the birthdate of "Lottie M."Buchanan :Gertrude ENDICOTT Birth Date: 16 Apr 1901 Death Date: Jul 1978 Social Security Number: 574-07-1042 State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Alaska [She lived in Sitka] Death Residence Localities ZIP Code: 98119 Localities: , King, Washington [Seattle] Note that the date is off by one day for her daughter Verona/Gertrude, as the birth registration says July 1. Each new piece of evidence seems to confirm that the older GertrudeBuchanan, (who later married Jack Endicott and lived at Sitka, Alaska) is Lottie M. Buchanan. But I welcome any new evidence to the contrary. With all of the name changes, this is a challenging but FUN family to sort out. Bill
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Discover how corruptible you are in Overlord, the twisted fantasy action adventure where you can be evil (or really evil). In the game's seriously warped fantasy world, players will become the Overlord and get first-hand experience of how absolute power corrupts absolutely. You could be a regular run-of-the-mill Overlord. However, with incredible power at your disposal and a team of evil-minded impish critters, the Minions, on hand to do your bidding, how will you resist the temptation to be wonderfully despotic?!
Go deeper into the Overlord's twisted world as the single-player expansion content opens a series of hellish new levels, each a supernatural abyss for the game's five kingdoms: Mellow Hills, Evernight, Heaven's Peak, the Golden Halls and the Ruborian Desert. Access to each abyss is via a portal, which opens once a kingdom has been successfully conquered and the previous ruler banished to a personal hell within. However it's not just the fallen heroes that have been dragged into the abyss: the Overlord's newly loyal peasants have also been taken down into hell too.
With the undead denizens of each abyss on the attack and threatening the Overlord's reign above ground, there's only one thing for it: assemble your minion army, descend into each abyss and embark on a fresh wave of tyranny in order to return the serfs to their homelands, defeat the fallen heroes once and for all, and claim the throne of each kingdom's underworld.
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Gluten sensitivity is a physical sensitivity to gluten. The condition is not easy to define, because these sensitivities come in a variety of forms. Think of gluten sensitivities as falling somewhere on a spectrum, ranging from allergy to disease.
Allergy: Actually, there's no such a thing as an allergy to gluten, but you can have allergies to the things that contain gluten: wheat, rye, and barley. In fact, wheat is one of the most common allergens.
These allergies are just like other typical food allergies — the same as an allergy to strawberries or shellfish, for example. They're all responses to a food allergen, and the reaction that someone has to those foods varies from person to person and from one food to another.
Gluten sensitivity and intolerance: Often used interchangeably, the terms sensitivity and intolerance basically mean that your body doesn't react well to a particular food and you should avoid it. People who fall in this range have a response to gluten very similar to a celiac response and may indeed have celiac disease — maybe. Here's where things get fuzzy:
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If you're feeling generous this holiday season, you might consider donating a few bucks to Room to Read to help kids in Cambodia who desperately need an opportunity to lift themselves out of poverty. Room to Read is an top-rated non-profit organization devoted to providing access to literacy for kids in impoverished countries.
Over the past 11 years, Room to Read has built more than 12,500 libraries that offer the world's least privileged children the opportunity to learn the vital skills that lead to literacy. Where there are few books for children in the local language, Room to Read publishes and distributes picture books in collaboration with local writers and artists.
They also focus on gender equality in education, allowing thousands of deserving girls who would otherwise be kept at home to stay in school. Girls who complete their secondary education grow up to have smaller, healthier families, earn more money and teach their own children to read and write, breaking the cycle of illiteracy in a single generation.
Although there are many needy countries — given that almost 800 million people in the world are illiterate — Cambodia is a special case. Because the anti-intellectual focus of the Khmer Rouge genocide resulted in the decimation of Cambodia's entire educated class between 1975 and 1979, there were few left alive who could teach the youth of the next generation, who grew up largely illiterate, unable to show their own children how to read and write. As a result, Cambodia is still wallowing in a mire of ignorance, corruption and dire poverty, more than 30 years after the horrors that set the country back so profoundly.
Today, the leaders of Cambodia take a laissez-faire attitude toward their people, looking out only for themselves and providing absolutely no support to their millions of impoverished, starving citizens, most of whom are illiterate. But perhaps their excuse could be that they don't know any better — for even the prime minister is said to have achieved only a third grade education. Not long ago, the Ministry of Education announced that 55% of Cambodian primary schools had libraries, neglecting to mention that many of these "libraries" contained no books at all. Some schools only have two or three books to share amongst all of their students.
What Cambodia needs more than anything is the resources to raise a new generation of young people with the intellectual skills to lead themselves out of the darkness. To grow crops more efficiently, to manage resources more wisely, to design better systems of governance, to raise children with a sense of hope. Knowledge is power, after all.
The most empowering thing we could do to help is give these kids the opportunity to lift themselves up. So through Room to Read this holiday season, I will sponsor a Cambodian girl's secondary education for a year, and the company I work for will sponsor the establishment of a library that will allow hundreds of kids starved for knowledge to change their lives for the better. When I was a kid, reading was as integral to my happiness as eating and sleeping, and having unfettered access to books made me the person I am today. You could change someone's life, too — maybe even your own. Happy holidays from Erratic Phenomena!
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Through local "Program Innovation Sponsorships" in 11 cities, Deloitte is supporting City Year's most innovative local programming and engaging its professionals as skills-based volunteers.As City Year's National Strategy and Innovation Sponsor, Deloitte helps City Year innovate and maximize our impact in schools across the country. Deloitte has invested its financial resources, as well as the talent and the time of its professionals to strengthen City Year's capacity and impact nationwide.
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Vintage 2012
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Thursday, April 13, 2006
Seize The Kombucha
I haven't had much experience with kombucha. What little exposure I have had is to Kombucha Wonder Drink, bottled flavored kombucha drinks that I found to be quite tasty. For more information, check out my reviews here, here, here, here and here.
There's a new kid on the bottled kombucha block these days - or at least I'm assuming it's new. That would be Carpe Diem Kombucha. It's available in two sizes, but as for availability on these shores (they appear to be a German company) I'm not sure about that. Anyway, you can check out their Web site here.
For more on kombucha, you might want to give the Kombucha Journal a try.
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- deZengoYoga said...
I LOVE (love love) kombucha! Part of the popularity comes from the fact that anyone who is interested can, without much effort begin brewing it at home! My favorite brand is deKombucha and it is now being sold locally at the Natural Answer in Sparta TN.
My personal introduction to kombucha came from my yoga guru/teacher/friend from Orange Carbon Studio in Seattle WA. Since then, it was a love at first sip.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has launched an investigation into suspected dumping of solar panels by Chinese producers, drawing a warning from China that restrictions on its exports will hurt the multi-billion-dollar global clean energy sector.
The investigation into the biggest import sector ever targeted by the Commission stems from a complaint by a group of European solar companies, led by Germany's SolarWorld.
The group, comprising members in Germany, Italy and several other EU countries, says Chinese solar firms have been selling panels below cost in Europe in an effort to gain market share - a practice known as "dumping".
China's solar firms warned in July of a trade war, calling on their government to strike back against the impending investigation. Chinese producers include Yingli Green Energy, Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd, Trina Solar Ltd and Canadian Solar Inc.
The solar panel industry has boomed in the past several years and become one of the most competitive in the world, with China exporting more than $25 billion worth of panels to the European Union in 2011.
China's immediate response to the announcement of an investigation was more measured, however, and did not mention any retaliatory steps.
"China expresses deep regret," Ministry of Commerce spokesman Shen Danyang said in a statement.
"Restricting China's solar panel products will not only hurt the interests of both Chinese and European industry, it will also wreck the healthy development of the global solar and clean energy sector," said Shen.
He urged the European Union to "seriously consider China's position and proposals, and to resolve friction over solar panel trade through consultations and cooperation".
The Chinese solar industry expanded rapidly on the back of profitable exports to Europe and the United States but is now struggling with severe overcapacity as export markets have shriveled and domestic demand remains insufficient.
China sold about 21 billion euros ($26.5 billion) in solar panels and components to the European Union in 2011 - about 60 percent of all Chinese exports of the product.
The European Union imported goods from China worth a total of 292 billion euros ($368 billion) last year. Imports of Chinese products subject to trade defense duties total less than one percent of that amount.
The United States imposed duties on solar panel imports from China in May after a similar initiative led by SolarWorld there.
The European Commission will examine whether dumping is taking place, whether it is damaging EU industry and whether duties would harm the EU's economic interests.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, during a visit to China last week, said she preferred a negotiated settlement to the dispute. Her comments frustrated Europe's solar panel producers, who have been pushing hard for the EU to take firm action.
Western solar firms have been at odds with their Chinese counterparts for years, alleging that they receive lavish credit lines to offer modules at lower prices.
The German solar company Q-Cells became the most prominent EU victim of an increasingly competitive market, filing for insolvency in April. At least two U.S. firms have also filed for bankruptcy in the past two years in the face of intense Chinese competition.
However, some European solar companies such as those that install panels say Europe should welcome Chinese imports because they make solar power more affordable and are essential for the 27-member bloc to achieve its goal of having 20 percent of energy from renewables by 2020.
Their alliance, AFASE, called on the Commission to uphold free trade to secure jobs and support industry growth. It said there was a warned of the growing danger of a trade war between Europe and China.
SolarWorld's alliance, EU ProSun, says panel prices dropped by 75 percent from 2008 to 2011 as the Chinese ramped up capacity from almost zero in 2004 until it more than covered global demand for panels last year. It argues prices will still fall, albeit more steadily, if duties are set.
It says China's only production advantage is the cost of labor, which typically makes up some 10 percent of the cost of producing a panel.
"If you don't care about profits you can charge what you like," EU ProSun President Milan Nitzschke told Reuters. "Maybe the installers are concerned, but without EU measures we would see a Chinese monopoly and monopoly prices."
The Commission will send questionnaires to the Chinese exporters as well as to EU producers and importers and make a recommendation to EU members. Any duties must be imposed within 15 months of the opening of the investigation and are generally kept in place for five years.
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Troopers found the man suffering from frostbite and hypothermia, late Saturday night at an unheated cabin on Healy Creek, about 10 miles east of Healy, a few hours after he hit the SOS button on his SPOT device.
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August 2, 2011 - The SPOT GPS Messenger first became important to me after a recent trip to Dinky Creek, CA. Dinky Creek is as deep as you can get in the high sierra wilderness. One access trail at the entrance and the only way out is by kayaking the two day adventure of class V whitewater.
We arrived first at the take-out for the river at Balch Camp. Balch Camp is nothing more than a parking lot deep in a canyon hours from your last bar of cell reception. We prepared our gear and went to bed early to feel fresh for our next days adventure. Early that next morning, we were awakened with Helicopters circling overhead and a few minutes later two Italian kayakers were driven down to our site.
The previous evening they had experienced a horrible accident on the river and one of their teammates and good friends died. It was horrific news that hit all of us deep. They had used a SPOT Messenger to send for help as they lost gear and could not continue out on their own.
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The 600-foot tanker Unique Sunshine, an Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System (AMVER) member, and the 250-foot oil rig tender Maersk Chancellor rescued the sailors after their boat, the 36-foot red-hulled sailboat Roule Ta Bille, capsized and the mast broke.
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Steve Rotman and Mark Batty Publishers present this truly spectacular collection of photos from the Bay Area between 2004 and 2008. This book is a must have and is end to end filled with of high quality photos of artists like Chubs, Apex, BNE, Ashes and many, many more. From tags to burners, this book is a complete record of this important period of recent history. Many of the photos offer a look inside the secret places that your average urban explorer would miss. Its hard to put this one down.
We here at Day in the Lyfe had a chance to ask the author Steve Rotman a few questions about this project. Enjoy.
1. What was it that first drew you to photograph graffiti? Were you previously a writer?
Steve: I was never a writer. I got into graffiti as a total outsider. Things got rolling in early 2004. I was wandering around San Francisco looking for murals to photograph and I came across some amazing graffiti productions in the Mission and Soma districts. They blew me away and got me curious. I started to read about graffiti's history and culture and aesthetics. I fell in love with the art and the mystery of it. By the end of 2004, I was obsessed and searching for graffiti to photograph almost every day.
2. Did you use flickr to make a lot of contacts? Did it serve you well as you were developing this obsession?
Steve: Definitely. It's the most consistent way I'm in touch with the graff community. It's a great vehicle to share my passion for this subject and to connect with writers, photographers and graffiti fans. There's a very active and enthusiastic graffiti crowd on Flickr. It's fun to be a part of it.
3. At what point during this obsession did you realize you had to make a book?
Steve: After I'd posted graffiti photos online for a couple years, a lot of people started to suggest that I make a book. By then, I'd already collected thousands of photos and had become friends with people in the community, so it seemed feasible. Nobody had ever put out a book devoted to the graff scene in the Bay Area, so it seemed like a good opportunity to finally make it happen. At some point, I just decided to go for it. It took a couple more years to get a publisher and put it all together. With my outstanding collaborator, Chris Brennan, and a lot of work, we got it done. For as long as I've been shooting graffiti in the Bay Area, I've felt that this is a special and exciting scene with remarkably talented writers. It's gratifying to have been to able to preserve and celebrate that in a nice big book.
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76 Accommodations in Maspalomas
Hotel Mirador Maspalomas by DunasMaspalomas 1.8 km from city centre 2730 reviews
This modern establishment, recently renovated, is spread over 6 buildings and 5 floors and is located in Maspalomas, Sonnenland. The...
Hotel Suites & Villas by DunasMaspalomas 478 m from city centre 2042 reviews
Hotel built horizontally on the Campo Internacional de Maspalomas, with large garden which makes the area unique in Gran Canaria. There...
Maspalomas Resort by DunasMaspalomas 490 m from city centre 1025 reviews
Built in 1990 and renovated in 1995, this complex comprises a total of 226 bungalows. Amongst the facilities count a spacious foyer with...
Hotel Riu Gran CanariaMaspalomas 848 m from city centre 2510 reviews
Built in the year 2000, this hotel comprises a total of 639 rooms spread over 6 floors of which 46 are single rooms, 521 are double...
Hotel Tabaiba PrincessMaspalomas 586 m from city centre 0 reviews
Located right next to the Maspalomas Princess, the Tabaiba Princess shares its tropical gardens and the huge pool area with its sister...
Cordial Green GolfMaspalomas 1.4 km from city centre 1360 reviews
This fantastic bungalow complex, featuring a main building and several 2-storey bungalows, is located in a secluded area close to...
Hotel THe Koala GardenMaspalomas 2 km from city centre
THe Koala Garden hotel features 160 rooms, several pools for adults and children, a buffet restaurant, a pool bar and a sports bar. The...
Bungalows VistaflorMaspalomas 2 km from city centre 600 reviews
The Bungalows Vista Flor offers 84 two-storey chalets. On the first floor a bright bedroom with balcony and a modern bathroom and on the...
Bungalows Vista OasisMaspalomas 1.2 km from city centre 885 reviews
The complex has a large outside swimming pool, tennis courts and a free bus service to the beach. All bungalows have a furnished terrace;...
Hotel Maspalomas PrincessMaspalomas 613 m from city centre 0 reviews
Caribbean flair is included in your Gran Canaria holiday thanks to high palm trees surrounding the gigantic pool with its artificial...
Apartamentos Turbo ClubMaspalomas 2.2 km from city centre 1183 reviews
The apartment complex was renovated in 2000 and equipped and decorated with taste, it is composed of ten buildings and a...
Bungalows Parque BaliMaspalomas 780 m from city centre 117 reviews
The complex comprises a total of 83 bungalows with 2 storeys each as well as a garden and a terrace. Guests are offered a 24-hour...
Hotel Riu Palace OasisMaspalomas 1.4 km from city centre 923 reviews
The Hotel Riu Palace Oasis is located in Gran Canariaand is surrounded by a parkland full of palm trees and artificial lakes. This...
Hotel THe Los Calderones - Adults OnlyMaspalomas 443 m from city centre
THe Los Calderones - Adults Only is a hotel for only adults, and is situated in Maspalomas, more exactly in "Campo Internacional of...
Apartamentos THe Koala GardenMaspalomas 2 km from city centre 701 reviews
THe Koala Garden Apartaments features 69 spacious and fully equipped apartments with living-dining area and a kitchenette with a fridge...
Salobre Hotel Resort & SerenityMaspalomas 6 km from city centre 2488 reviews
With a stay at Salobre Hotel Resort & Serenity in San Bartolome de Tirajana (Maspalomas), you'll be close to Aqualand Maspalomas. This...
Accommodations in MaspalomasOn the Gran Canaria island you will find one of the most famous beaches of the island, the Maspalomas beach, it is one of the most well-known beaches in San Bartolomé de Tirajana which has 29 beaches and bays, and Maspalomas is one of their most visited paradises.
Maspalomas has the blue flag of the EEC, it is a beach of fine sand surrounded by dunes of the same quality, it is well-known as a beach for everyone and is divided into three parts, the first part is specially for families, the second one belongs to the naturists and the third one is the gay area.
The beach is very busy and has all kinds of services, shops and restaurants to enjoy without leaving the beach, you also can practice any type of sport there.
Nearby there are several parks like the Aquasur park, the Aboriginal world, the Holaday World, the Palmitos Park or the Soiux City, an area dedicated to have fun.
For visiting the town of San Bartolomé de Tirajana we have a lot of routes and places to go, from national parks and rural areas, archaeological sites or the viewpoint of Arteara, and the architectural heritage of the city also deserves to be specially mentioned for the extensive which is... the Lighthouse of Maspalomas one of the places we should not miss.
At sunset, the beach becomes the meeting place for people who like to enjoy the nightclubs, pubs and bars which are surrounding the beach and often are extending the hours of closure after 6 am... the activity is especially focused around the shopping centers where it is impossible to get bored, it has lots of live performances and music festivals.
Most people begin their walk at the Old Heineken Bar, it is a good place to chill out and have a quiet chat, other bars and options are the Cuasquias, El Coto and La Romería where you can enjoy drinks from all over the world.
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