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Broil King Imperial XLS 9578-83GBC
The Imperial XL features two totally independent ovens with a total of 4838sq cm of primary cooking surface and includes 6 stainless steel Dual-Tube burners, 4 solid stainless steel cooking grids, 2 heavy duty cast iron cooking grids, warming rack, stainless steel Flav-R-Wave cooking system and two electronic igniters.
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The Imperial XL features two totally independent ovens with a total of 4838sq cm of primary cooking surface and includes 6 stainless steel Dual-Tube burners, 4 solid stainless steel cooking grids, 2 heavy duty cast iron cooking grids, warming rack, stainless steel Flav-R-Wave cooking system and two electronic igniters. The Xl features stainless steel side shelves with right side storage drawer and an enclosed cabinet base with two stainless steel drawers and two utility drawers.
Inspired by professional cooking appliances and designed for the true outdoor grilling enthusiast, the newly refined Broil King® Imperial™ series enables you to truly enjoy the finer moments with friends and family.
Versatility has never looked so good. The Imperial™ XL features two totally independent cooking ovens which provide unmatched ease of use. Whether you're grilling for two, or twenty-two, it's the perfect size.
The redesigned exterior on the Imperial™ series provides the best in both quality and looks. However, you can be rest assured that the Imperial™ series isn't just about appearance. You can count on every model to deliver superior performance, attention to detail and advanced functionality.
Cooking System
- 60,000 BTU stainless steel Dual-Tube™ burner system
- 10,000 BTU commercial grade side burner
- 15,000 BTU stainless steel rear rotisserie burner
- Premium rotisserie kit included
- 1,000 sq. in. / 6,400 sq. cm. total cooking space including 2 porcelain coated warming racks
- 500 sq. in. / 3,225 sq. cm. primary large cook box
- 250 sq. in. / 1,475 sq. cm. primary small cook box
- Large oven – solid 9mm stainless steel cooking grids
- Small oven – Heavy-duty cast iron cooking grids
- Stainless steel Flav-R-Wave™ cooking system
- Six stainless steel Dual-Tube™ burners
- Linear-Flow™ valves with 180° Sensi-Touch control
- Sure-Lite™ electronic ignition system
- Deluxe Accu-Temp™ thermometer
Design & Styling
- Stainless steel hood panel with rugged cast aluminium end caps
- Stainless steel cook box with cast aluminium end caps
- Stainless steel control panel, side shelves, cabinet doors and utility drawers.
- Stylish cast aluminium end caps
- Built-in oven lights
- Pull out tank drawer
- Right side shelf drawer
- Heavy-duty locking swivel casters with level setting
Grill Dimensions:
- Length: 76″
- Width: 24.8″
- Height: 49.2″
- LP Weight: 301lbs
- NG Weight: 303lbs
- Cooking Area 1: 64.78cm x 49cm
- Cooking Area 2: 30.12cm x 49cm
This grill features a Lifetime Warranty on the cast aluminium components, 10 years on Dual-Tube™ burner system, and 2 years on all remaining parts and paint.
Assembly service & old BBQ removal service available in Dublin. Please check product add-ons (right hand side) or contact us for more information.
Browse our products for more great offers on Gas Barbecues.
Delivery Times
Packages are generally dispatched within 2 days after receipt of payment.
Shipping Charges
We deliver to your doorstep across the Republic of Ireland with the most competitive delivery rates. Transport fees do not depend on a shipping distance. You can find example delivery costs of single products/sets below.
- Small package (e.g. BBQ accessory, cover, small artificial plant, planter) - 10€
- Medium package (e.g. most of BBQs, cushion boxes) - 35€
- Pallet - (e.g. dining sets up to 6 seats) - 50€
- Double pallet (e.g. corner sofa sets) - 75€
Click & Collect
We offer free collection from our Showroom in Goatstown Cross, Dublin 14 (small packages, BBQs) and our Warehouse in Kilcoole. Furniture can be collected only from our warehouse in Kilcoole. However, please contact the store before collection and allow 48h lead time.
Returns and Exchanges
There are a few important things to keep in mind when returning a product you purchased. You can return unwanted items by post within 14 working days of receipt of your goods.
- You have 14 calendar days to return an item from the date you received it.
- Only items that have been purchased directly from us (The Outdoor Scene).
- Please ensure that the item you are returning is repackaged with all elements.
An exception to the above returns & exchange rules is a gift card - it cannot be refunded or returned.
Ship Your Item Back to Us
Print a returns form and ship back your item to:
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Discover Distortions Unlimited hidden in an industrial warehouse in Greeley, Colorado. Distortion's owners, Ed and Marsha Edmunds, and their talented crew make monsters. Their quality Halloween and haunt props, masks, and animatronics have been a mainstay of the dark amusement industry since 1978. They manufacture for a variety of customers such as haunted attractions, home haunters, Halloween lovers, retailers, and theme parks. Long creative hours are spent with brain-eating zombies, blood sucking vampires, UFO Aliens, and skeletons of various sizes. The working environment looks more like a nightmare factory than a place of business and was recently featured on a reality television series that aired on the Travel channel, called "Making Monsters."
From haunted houses and electric chairs to Alien's homicidal alien queen and Alice Cooper's Brutal Planet Tour, child-like enthusiasm and imagination has always reigned supreme at the office. Distortions delights at being able to provide quality, long lasting creations for a wide range of customers with different needs and budgets. From home haunters to year around dark attractions, from Theme parks to stage shows Distortions has something for you. With a new focus on cutting edge animations, developing technology and materials for props and molds, there are no worries of creative stagnation, and plans at Distortions are in fact 'Unlimited.' Distortions also pushes limites working with the end customer to design custom props, animatronics and themed events. They have been Making Monsters for 35 years and they take pride in making products that last.
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For the future, "higher impact" and "more intense" animations are the key phrases. Ed and Marsha now spend their days in a warehouse akin to a cannibal's buffet. Hands and feet top a line of metal spikes, a row of glassy-eyed zombies peer from behind a rail of severed heads. They are still making monsters, but now they make them by the thousands.
In our Halloween store we offer a large list of products in a variety of theme categories. Electric Chairs, Halloween Decorations, Home Haunters, Blood and Gore, Zombies, Monster Movies, Aliens, Animals, Gargoyles, Clowns and Toys, and Ghosts and Spirits. We offer props, animatronics, masks, Halloween decorations, displays, scares, frightronics, shocktronics, collectibles, costumes and more.
Do you have an attraction, haunted house, Halloween event, theme park, or water park that you need designed or a custom character or creation for? Contact Distortions Unlimited with your specific needs and ideas and we can walk you through the process and give you a quote. We have done countless custom projects over the years for Haunted attractions, music groups, celebrities, home haunters, water parks, mini golf, fun centers, and theme parks. Contact us by email at [email protected] for more information.
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We have HUNDREDS of product videos on our online store. From our Frightronics to our larger displays and animatronics we love showing our stuff in action! We also have a Youtube video series called Monster Lab. Monster Lab is a free tutorial instructional videos series that shows you how to make, sculpt, paint, mold, and design your own Halloween props and masks the "Distortions way." visit our Distortions Unlimited Youtube channel for our complete list of videos and subscribe to keep up to date on new videos! Our show "Making Monsters" that was featured on the Travel Channel had many fans that are still hungry for content and to keep up to date on what Distortions is doing and we try to provide short behind the scenes videos as well.
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The focus. The challenge. The thrill. There's nothing quite like the excitement of hitting a moving clay target. Whether a first-time shooter or seasoned pro, you'll find the right course or trip for you. Lessons start at just $25.
Open to the Public: 5–Stand Sporting Clays at Fogg Farm
Experienced shooters who don't require instruction are welcome to use our range at select times on Tuesdays and Thursdays, April 30 through October 29 from 2PM to dusk. Sundays, July 5 through October 25 from 2PM to dusk. Weather permitting. Bring your own shotgun and ammo or use ours for a small additional fee. Availability is first come, first serve, and weather permitting.


text: Mammalogy Semester: Spring Year: 2018 Subject Name: Biology Course Number: 548 Institution: UMass Amherst With lab. Lectures and readings on comparative biology and evolutionary relationships of mammalian groups. Lab involves detailed introduction to the New England mammalian fauna and study of selected representatives of other groups, emphasizing adaptation. Prerequisite: any life science course beyond the introductory level. Comments: Additional fees are associated with this section. Linked Course: Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously. Instructor Permission: Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only. Schedule #: 55066 Course Sections Year - Any -202020192018201720162015201420132012 Term - Any -FallSpring Subject Course Number Institution - Any -Amherst CollegeHampshire CollegeMount Holyoke CollegeSmith CollegeUMass Amherst Section Number Mammalogy Sect # Credits Instructor(s) Instructor Email Meeting Times Location 01 4.0 Anne Walton TU TH 4:00PM 5:15PM


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Runaway Journeys
Eyewitness to History Lesson Plan: Fugitive Slave Narratives
Grade levels:
Middle school, grades 6-8
Concentration area:
Language Arts, Geography
The narrative,
Runaway Journeys
, names two of the best known and readily available narratives written by fugitive slaves:
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
by Linda Brent/Harriet Jacobs. "Eyewitness to History: Fugitive Slave Narratives" is a lesson plan that may be used in History or Language Arts classes in conjunction with or as a follow-up to reading the narrative. Students will read two slave narratives, taking notes on their migration to freedom on a Venn Diagram (so that similarities and differences emerge) and on a map (to compare and contrast the distances, geographical barriers, and population centers that each fugitive encountered).
The Domestic Slave Trade
Three Coffles Lesson Plan
Grade levels:
Middle school, grades 6-8
Concentration area:
History, Language Arts
This lesson examines the history of enslaved men, women, and children who were chained or tied together and marched across the U.S. countryside from market to market until they were sold. The "Modes of Transportation," "Victims of the Trade," and "End of Domestic Slave Trade" segments of the narrative,
The Domestic Slave Trade
, describe three coffles over a broad geographic range and over time. Students will read about three coffles to create three expressive pieces of writing (all in the same format) to form a "triptych" of emotions of the enslaved.
The Second Great Migration
From Hope to Despair Lesson Plan: Changes in African-American Expression from the Harlem Renaissance to the Present
Grade levels:
Middle and high school, grades 6-12
Concentration area:
History, Language Arts, Performing Arts
The Second Great Migration
highlights the shift in tone in the media and visual and literary images of the African American's migrant experience from novelty, excitement, and creativity to deterioration, lament, loss, and despair. From Hope to Despair is a lesson plan that may be used with or as a follow-up to this narrative, either in a language arts, performing arts, or visual arts classes, or as a collaboration across the curriculum including social studies. Students will select and pair examples of music, poetry, literary prose, drama, film, visual arts, or other expressive media. One example should be from the era of the Harlem Renaissance and the second example should be a contemporary work. Students will analyze both samples, looking at composition, tone (through color and line or literary devices), theme, setting, and/or characterization to evaluate whether their examples support the thesis of the narrative's author.
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Arvest Bank has announced additional accommodations for our customers affected by the current government shutdown. Because we understand the uncertainty caused by an interruption in income, we've established a Special Assistance Customer Care hotline for our customers who need help managing their accounts during this time.
If you have concerns about your accounts related to the government shutdown, please call this dedicated line during normal business hours –
Arvest Special Assistance Customer Care: (877) 483-2940.
A customer care associate will walk you through specific accommodations available to you.
At Arvest we are committed to helping our customers through this challenging time. If you have questions about any of the above accommodations or your eligibility, please do not hesitate to call (877) 483-2940.
Customer Question: "Can a cashier at a business see my account balance when I pay with my Arvest Debit Card?"
No. Cashiers at stores, restaurants or other merchants cannot see your account balance when paying with your Arvest Debit Card. The message the cashier receives when running a transaction is whether your purchase is approved or denied for payment.
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We want to assure you that your feedback has been heard, and we are working to make improvements to Online Banking with BlueIQ™. Enhancements and fixes will be rolling out over the next several months. Many changes will take some time to implement, so watch for further updates in coming months. In the meantime we've released some of these enhancements today.
Have you had a chance to explore our new website yet? If so, you may have some questions, and you're in luck because we've got answers! If you haven't had a chance to delve into the new website, then check it out now before it goes live for all customers in early October! Why upgrade the website? We are improving arvest.com to make it easier for you to use and navigate. The new and improved website features a new design viewable on both desktop and tablets. On a tablet the new arvest.com now automatically adjusts to the size of the tablet's screen. Where's the Log In button on the new website? I am used to it being in the upper left-hand corner on every page. On the new arvest.com, you can find the Log In button in the upper right-hand corner of every page. When you're on the home page, the Log In button is also on the left-hand side of the page. We know the new design may take some getting used to – we hope you find it easier to navigate in the long run. Will this impact Arvest Online Banking, BillPay or Mobile Banking? No, the new look and improvements to arvest.com will not impact your Arvest Online Banking, BillPay or Mobile Banking. All of these services will work as they always have. Where's the home button on the new website? If you click the Arvest logo at the top of each page, it will take you to the home page of the new website. We hope you find this feature quicker and easier to navigate in the long run. What makes the new Arvest website better than the current one? Some features that make the new arvest.com better are:
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Kyle Henderson collected two shots against Northeastern Sunday (Harvard Athletic Communications).
BOSTON – A late goal by the host Northeastern Huskies proved to be the difference as the Harvard men's soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision on the road Sunday afternoon. The loss drops the Crimson to 0-1-1 while the Huskies remain undefeated at 3-0-0 on the season.
The Crimson was able to apply pressure early, earning a corner kick within the first two minutes and seeing Kyle Henderson post the first shot on net of the game. The Harvard defense was put to the test as the hosts earned eight corner kicks in the opening half, the Crimson back line stayed true, limiting the Huskies to six shots in the stanza. Michael Innocenzi had the final look of the half, but the Northeastern goalie made the save to keep the game scoreless through 45 minutes.
The hosts came out gunning to start the second half, firing off five shots to Harvard's two through the first 18 minutes. The Huskies finally managed to break the scoreless tie in the 64th minute when Don Anding fired a shot towards the Harvard net that goalie Evan Mendez saved, but Donovan Fayd was there to clean up the rebound for a 1-0 lead. Harvard had two corner kicks in the final 11 minutes but was unable to find the equalizer in the 1-0 defeat.
Northeastern held the edge in shots (13-11) and corner kicks (10-5). Mendez made five saves for the Crimson in the loss. Harvard is back in action Friday for its home opener as it welcomes Michigan State to Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium for a 4 p.m. game.


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Fashion's Night Out Denver: Models, shows and shopping galore
It might have taken Denver area retailers a couple of years to jump on the Fashion's Night Out bandwagon, but judging from last evening's parties, shows and crowds, it looks like they have become FNO fans.
The biggest local bash had to have been at Cherry Creek North, where hundreds of people gathered on Fillmore Plaza for an open-air fashion show featuring outfits from eight stores in the neighborhood. (See the slide show here.) Guests who anted up a minimum of $60 had VIP access to bars, food and seating along the 88-foot runway, while free viewing was available from the sides.
"It was the longest runway I've ever done a show on," said Dahlia Weinstein, who along with Charlie Price, John Tobey and the CCN staff worked on the logistics for the evening. The production included 38 models, seven sets of hairdressers and makeup artists, an LED screen as a backdrop, Denise Plante as the host and a soundtrack that was heavy on 1980s tunes from such bands as the Eurthymics, Duran Duran and Blondie.


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LETTER- Restore Jefferson's Rotunda
I read with interest
The controversy regarding restoration of the Rotunda, subject of Dave McNair's June 30 On Architecture column, "The Rotunda: What the devil to do with it?"brings up two major issues which should be distinguished: historic relevance and architectural aesthetics.
The original Rotunda was Thomas Jefferson's design and the centerpiece for his grand idea of the University of Virginia. The Rotunda has become an icon of UVA, the city of Charlottesville, and a designated World Heritage Site. This elevates it to historical significance, an enduring symbol of our country's emphasis placed on learning and scholarship. Therefore, the Rotunda should be true to Jefferson's original conception.
Concerning the architectural aesthetics of the Rotunda, it matters not who redesigned it, how well known or regarded they were– Jefferson's is the original. Its significance is not in the architecture itself but in the ideals the Rotunda represents.
And as for public polls conducted to determine reconstruction, damn them. I cringe every time I see the results of a poll of what the artistically uneducated, unaesthetically minded public likes or dislikes.
Artistic achievement is not based on public consensus, but has always been the individual artist producing work which went beyond what was current and commonly accepted, which at first generally met with public rejection and/or ridicule.
Both Jefferson's conception and White's remaking are copies of ancient architecture. Neither of these men was in the same architectural league as America's two greatest architects, Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, who were great because they rejected the past to create a new conception of architecture, one truly American.
In conclusion, the Rotunda is an historic monument and is symbolic of the ideals of one of our greatest founding fathers and founder of the University if Virginia, and deserving of our respect. Restore it to its original design as Jefferson conceived it.
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Surprise departure for SAP boss
Nothing hurts like "Mutual agreement"
The chief executive of SAP Leo Apotheker is leaving the top job, and the company board, after less than a year in the job.
Apotheker has worked at SAP since 1988 when he joined as boss of SAP France. He was joint-CEO of the backoffice software group from April 2008 to May 2009, in order to ensure a smooth takeover from his predecessor, Henning Kagermann. His contract was not extended by mutual agreement.
SAP said he had resigned his job and his position on the board effective immediately - no need for a lengthy handover then.
He will be replaced by a brace of CEOs. Bill McDermott, who was head of field operations and Jim Hagermann Snabe - previously head of product development.
Presumably in order to strengthen product development Vishal Sikka, CTO at SAP, gets a board post and Hasso Plattner, co-founder of SAP: "will continue to play a strong role in advising the new leaders on technology and product development."
The board thanked Apotheker for his enormous contribution to SAP over 20 years and wished him the best for the future.
The company is holding a conference call later today for media and analysts. ®
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that offshore drilling firm Transocean (RIG) is set to announce a settlement with the Justice Department in relation to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico. The paper puts the settlement amount at about $1.4 billion.
The news has sent Transocean's shares spiking, up 5.6% on heavy trading volume. The settlement would be good news for the company not only because it removes uncertainty, but because the amount cited by the Journal falls within the amount Transocean has previously said it was discussing with Justice. Oil company BP (BP), which was leasing Deepwater Horizon at the time of the accident, settled in November for $4.5 billion.


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Fantastic news. Justice is done.
UPDATE: In the midst of my private celebration and salutes to all involved in the killing of this monster, one bit of sober reflection -- and that has to do with President Obama's statements telling the world that bin Laden's corpse will be treated with "all respect" in accordance with "Muslim practice."
First, I can't fault the theory behind the alleged burial at sea: Don't leave around a burial site for this bastard, so that it becomes an Islamist martyr shrine.
On the other hand, this business of treating his corpse with all "respect" in accordance "with Muslim tradition" is completely hypocritical.
Didn't President Obama himself say that Obama was not a true Muslim? Hasn't his argument all along been that bin Laden was a phony Muslim who had "hijacked Islam" -- and that no "true Muslim" would so warp the "religion of peace" by committing mass murders?
If he is not a Muslim -- if Islam is truly a "religion of peace" -- then you don't have to "respect" the carcass of this animal. You could show by your indifferent treatment of it (perhaps a public display to prove that he's really dead) that you do not take bin Laden to be a true Muslim, nor should the world.
But by these "respectful" acts, you do in fact treat him as a true Muslim -- which in effect elevates a mass-murderer as a representative and member in good standing of the Muslim faith. If so, then what becomes of its own standing as "the religion of peace"?
So, Mr President, which is it? Should the Muslim world believe your statements, or your actions, concerning bin Laden's status as a Muslim -- and therefore of Islam's status as a "religion of peace"?


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February 28, 2020 –
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Miscellaneous | September 7 – December 7, 2017 every Thursday with exceptions | 1-4 p.m. | 260 Mulford Hall
Caitlin Green or Marie Dutton, Pre-Health Advisor
Meet with a Pre-Health Advisor on a first-come, first-served basis. For students exploring, preparing for, and/or applying to medical school and other health professional graduate programs.
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Open to currently enrolled students and Alumni Advantage members.
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Musicians in the Amadeus Orchestra will offer their professional best on Sept. 15 in a free concert of music specially selected to honor police, fire and rescue, and volunteer workers who also gave their professional best after the Pentagon disaster on Sept. 11 last year.
The concert, free and open to the public, also pays tribute to those who lost people they love when American Airlines Flight 77 was crashed into the Pentagon by terrorists.
Six people from Great Falls were on the flight: Richard Gabriel, Ann Campana Judge, Barbara Olson, Lisa J. Raines, and George and Diane Simmons.
Three of them, the Simmons and Ann Judge, lived in the Holly Knoll subdivision.
Amadeus Director Timothy Rowe said he selected with care the music for the concert, to be performed in the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center on the Alexandria campus of the Northern Virginia Community College at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15.
"They have the best acoustics of any hall in Washington," Rowe said.
"You can whisper on the stage and hear it in the balcony."
"It is a warm hall that avoids sound absorption by not having excess sound-absorbing material. It lets the sound reverberate."
ROWE, WHO CONDUCTS the orchestra and selects the music it plays, said the concert is intended to "bring the survivor families together, and make it a nice reunion."
He said he chose music "not for bombast or cliche," but for its "warm emotional quality."
Beethoven's 7th Symphony, for example, was written after the composer had come to accept his loss of hearing.
"He was in despair," said Rowe, who gives lectures about classical music at the Smithsonian Institute.
"He thought his composing life was over in 1802. He had to change his way of living. He did, and he was reaping the joy of life in a way; every note is an affirmation of hope.
"In the 7th, he had come to grips with his loss of hearing and emerged in triumph. Even the slow movement is a contemplation and not a tragedy. It is a very philosophical movement," Rowe said.
WHEN BACH WROTE the concerto for two violins that the orchestra will perform, he had just learned of the death of his first wife, Rowe said. "The two violins are symbolic of man's interdependence. The orchestra plays a very supportive role, and acts as a beautifully woven net of sound." Amy Beth Horman and Jody Gatwood are the soloists.
The program also includes an aria from "La Wally" by Catalani, performed by the Baltimore Opera's Kathleen Stapleton.
Rowe called it "a glorious aria from about a women who has reached the end of her emotional rope and doesn't know what to do next."
The music by Bach, Rowe said, "is reassuring and intimate," while the Beethoven symphony shows "triumph over adversity."
All three pieces, he said were chosen for "Nothing too obvious, or for the sake of a big splash," but rather "for emotional directness and warmth.
"These composers are celebrated for writing heavenly music for practical, down-to-earth, people," he said.
Last year, the Amadeus raised $4,750 for the 9/11 Survivors Fund by giving a concert in a private home in Great Falls.
With this concert, Rowe said, the orchestra also wants to thank the Arlington Police and Fire Departments for their response at the Pentagon.
"This is the biggest single project that we have ever undertaken," Rowe said. "We are hoping this will be an annual event."
Underwriting the free concert are the Deltek Corporation, Computer Tots, the Music Performance Trust Funds of New York, and the Board of Directors of the Amadeus Orchestra.
The concert hall is located off Interstate 395, Exit 4W (Seminary Road) on West Braddock Road at 3001 Beauregard Street.
It can be reached from Route 7 East by turning south on North Beauregard Street.
The Amadeus Orchestra is part of the annual Amadeus Concert Series, formed more than 20 years ago in Great Falls. It is composed entirely of professional musicians.


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In the May 2014 issue of The Construction Specifier, we published the article, "Passive Fire Protection and Interior Wall Assemblies," by Gregg Stahl. Soon after, a reader contacted us regarding what he considered inaccuracies. We reached out to the author and, in the interest of continuing the discourse about this important topic, excerpts from both sides are included below.
Reader: The first issue is the reference to ASTM E603. The author mentions this is one of two standards that rates assemblies. Actually, ASTM E603 is a "guide" standard, and is used to explain the various types of fire tests, whether they are ASTM, NFPA, UL, or FM, and how they can be compared and contrasted. This standard is not a test method.
Author: The reader brings up several good points in regard to the article on passive fire protection. It should be noted, however, this piece was intended to provide a general overview on the basic principles of passive fire protection. As to the first point, the reader is technically correct. E603 is in fact an ASTM "Guide," not an ASTM "Standard." In the "Scope" section of this guide, it does state one of the purposes is to "allow(s) users to obtain fire-test-response characteristics of materials, products, or assemblies, which are useful data for describing or appraising their fire performance under actual fire conditions." In the subsequent paragraphs, I go on to describe how A603 is used as well as differentiating it from the E119 fire test, which is testing the effectiveness of a particular assembly.
Reader: The second issue is the article states ASTM E119 tests the effectiveness of an assembly as a "fire barrier." Although not untrue, the use of "fire barrier" seems to limit the type of fire-rated assembly that is tested, since a "fire barrier" is a specific type of fire-rated assembly used by the IBC and NFPA. ASTM E119 is used to test any type of assembly for fire-resistance, whether it is a wall, roof system, floor system, column, beam, etc.
Author: I should have been more precise in the selection of the terminology used. The intent of the term was to use a dictionary meaning, not a fire test assembly meaning. A Google search for the term will produce numerous definitions, such as the one below:
fire barrier: a continuous vertical or horizontal assembly, such as a wall or floor, that is designed and constructed with a specified fire resistance rating to limit the spread of fire and that also will restrict the movement of smoke. Such barriers might have protected openings.
Reader: The third issue is mentioning the hose stream test is used to "measure an assembly's resistance to water pressure." This is misleading. The hose stream test is not really a measure of an assembly's resistance to water pressure, but to test the system's integrity. As the commentary to the standard states, the hose stream tests the "ability of the construction to resist disintegration under adverse conditions." In other words, it is a way of testing, from a distance (it is very hot) the assembly's integrity from falling debris.
Author: The reader references "the standard," but I do not know to which standard he is referring. ASTM E2226, Standard Practice for Application of Hose Stream, states:
1.3 – The result derived from this practice is one factor in assessing the integrity of building elements after fire exposure. The practice prescribes a standard hose stream exposure for comparing performance of building elements after fire exposure and evaluates various materials and construction techniques under common conditions.
The application of the hose stream does exert pressure on the assembly after it has completed either the full cycle of an E119 fire test or 50 percent of the time of the rated wall assembly. I agree the single word "pressure" does not go far enough to explain—the intent was to determine the integrity of the remaining assembly.
Reader: The fourth and final issue is the use of "area separation firewalls" in the article, and its associated endnote. The use of "area separation" walls was dropped when the IBC was published in 2000, and is not a term used by NFPA's standards. The correct term used by both the IBC and NFPA is "fire wall" (not a single word). The endnote (no. 3) gives the impression these "area separation firewalls" are used to separate residential units or commercial tenants. This is incorrect. A fire wall divides a building—residential or commercial—into separate buildings so they can be considered independently when applying the code. "Fire partitions" are used for residential unit and commercial tenant separations within a single building and do not require the type of requirements described in the article.
Author: I respectfully disagree with the reader, who seems to be making the reference to area separation walls fit his use without recognizing the term can have more than one use or intent. It was employed here with no reference to NFPA or IBC, and was not intended as the reader interpreted it.
The term "area separation wall"—or "ASW" as it is commonly abbreviated—is used for a particular type of fire-rated wall assembly with a two-hour fire resistance rating, which is typically intended to permit controlled collapse of one unit in a multifamily residence, while still remaining intact and able to protect the adjacent unit in a fire situation. This is a common term in the construction industry. The reader can check the literature of various manufacturers and find this type of assembly. There are also various UL assemblies for this type of construction.


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* SFO opens criminal investigation into GSK and subsidiaries
* Action follows bribery claims in China, 4 other countries
* UK Bribery Act prohibits bribes in overseas markets
* SFO probe involves "numerous" jurisdictions - source
* GlaxoSmithKline shares fall 1.5 percent (Adds source on case involving numerous jurisdictions, lawyer, Breakingviews link)
By Ben Hirschler
LONDON, May 28 (Reuters) - Britain's fraud office has launched a formal criminal investigation into GlaxoSmithKline , posing a new challenge to the drugmaker, which already faces claims of bribery in China and four other countries.
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said late on Tuesday that its director had "opened a criminal investigation into the commercial practices of GlaxoSmithKline and its subsidiaries", confirming an earlier brief statement from the company.
Shares in the company - Britain's biggest drugmaker and the sixth-largest pharmaceuticals group in the world by sales - fell 1.5 percent by 1315 GMT on Wednesday on the news.
"GSK is committed to operating its business to the highest ethical standards and will continue to cooperate fully with the SFO," the company said.
Neither the SFO nor GSK gave any further details about the case, and a company spokesman declined to elaborate. However, one person familiar with the matter said the SFO was investigating GSK's practices in "numerous" jurisdictions.
The SFO action comes less than two weeks after Chinese police announced on May 14 that they had charged the former British boss of GSK's China business and other colleagues with corruption, after an investigation there found evidence of an elaborate scheme to bribe doctors and hospitals.
The case is the biggest corruption scandal to hit a foreign company in China since the Rio Tinto affair in 2009, which resulted in four executives, including an Australian, being jailed.
The decision by the British fraud office does not come as a complete surprise, since lawyers and industry analysts had pointed out that allegations against GSK in overseas markets could expose it to charges under the UK Bribery Act.
The new act, like the long-established U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), prohibits payments to government officials, including state-employed doctors, to obtain business overseas.
However, GSK can claim mitigation against prosecution if it can demonstrate that it had robust policies and procedures in place that were circumvented by rogue employees.
"Given GSK is UK headquartered it perhaps isn't very surprising to hear that the SFO is looking at the issue too and that they may be interested in activities since 1 July 2011, when the Bribery Act came into force, as from that date the corporate offence of failing to prevent bribery began to apply," said Omar Qureshi, a partner at law firm CMS Cameron McKenna.
U.S. authorities are already investigating the British drugmaker for possible violations of U.S. anti-bribery laws in China, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters last September.
Societe Generale analyst Stephen McGarry said the ability to claim mitigating circumstances meant GSK might not face major fines, but the bad publicity "may restrain GSK's share price performance in the near-term".
Authorities in China first accused GSK last July of funnelling up to 3 billion yuan ($480 million) in bribes to encourage doctors to use its medicines in a case that the company described in 2013 as "shameful".
Since then, allegations have surfaced in other countries and GSK is now investigating claims that bribes were also paid to doctors in Poland, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon.
The allegations that bribes were paid in Poland could be particularly damaging, according to some lawyers, since the country belongs to the European Union and GSK would be expected to uphold the same standards there as in any other EU state.
The persistent controversies about its sales practices in emerging markets are a major headache for Chief Executive Andrew Witty, who has tried to make ethical behaviour a high priority since taking charge in 2008.
Despite the barrage of bribery reports, GSK insists it does not have a "systemic" problem with improper behaviour and says it has a clear system for dealing with violations, which resulted in 48 dismissals and 113 written warnings last year.
In a bid to try and put the problems behind it, GSK is rolling out a new sales model designed to eliminate sharp marketing practices.
The firm aims to become the first in the industry to stop paying outside doctors to promote its products, end payments for medics to attend conferences and delink incentives for sales representatives from individual sales targets.
Other large drugmakers have also run into problems over bribery allegations in emerging markets. Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson have both settled claims under the U.S. FCPA within the past three years, and a Reuters examination in 2012 of filings by the world's top 10 drug companies found that eight of them had warned of potential costs related to charges of corruption in foreign markets.
In China, meanwhile, the authorities are continuing to investigate potential corruption cases involving other companies, with the eastern city of Hangzhou the latest to crack down on graft in the healthcare sector this week, according to an internal memo from the local government.
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My First U2 concertHey!, in remember this concert, it was a real feat to get tickets, it sold out very quickly and i got lucky to get there, and i was not dissapointed, my most memorable trakcs was miss sarajevo and pride and electric co. included in the setlist was a very good suprise!
05 April, 2010
7 DaysI just wanted to say there's a movie called 7 Days, (which I think is a very emotional and well done movie), were we see how a group of people from Monterrey got together to sponsor the concert and made U2 in Monterrey possible. The Movie is in spanish but it has subtitles and it swirls around U2; that is the main issue. If you have time check it out! I think it's called 7 Dias, for those in spanish speaking countries.


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Josh Duggar is getting help.
The Duggar family has released another statement on its website about Josh following his confession to cheating on wife Anna Duggar and having a pornography addiction. According to the Duggars, Josh has checked into a long-term treatment center.
"We are so thankful for the outpouring of love, care and prayers for our family during this most difficult situation with Josh. As parents we are so deeply grieved by our son's decisions and actions. His wrong choices have deeply hurt his precious wife and children and have negatively affected so many others," the statement reads. "He has also brought great insult to the values and faith we hold dear. Yesterday Josh checked himself into a long-term treatment center. For him it will be a long journey toward wholeness and recovery. We pray that in this he comes to complete repentance and sincere change."
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Prior to the statement, Jessa Duggar publicly showed support for her brother by posting a cryptic Bible passage about confession and forgiveness. Meanwhile, Anna's brother, Daniel Keller, went on a diatribe about Josh on Facebook, condemning him for his actions and the lack of response from his siblings and parents.
In the family statement, however, the Duggars say that they'll continue to support Anna as she, too, receives professional help.
"In the meantime, we will be offering our love, care and devoted support to Anna and our grandchildren as she also receives counsel and help for her own heart and future," the statement continues. "During this time we continue to look to God–He is our rock and comfort. We ask for your continued prayers for our entire family."
In his original confession, Josh called himself "the biggest hypocrite ever," and even alluded to his previous sexual molestation scandal, writing, "I brought hurt and a reproach to my family, close friends and the fans of our show with my actions that happened when I was 14-15 years old, and now I have re-broken their trust."


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Vices Lyrics
You can't see me behind the door; I just heard everything you said.
You call him; you're saying all the things you used to say to me.
Who is he? I never thought you'd drop the avalanche on me and be unfaithful.
These hotel walls are paper thin. I'm going out.
Seven-seven with a lime will keep me safe,
Long enough to stop the thought of your embrace inside my head.
The lies that I've been fed.
Throw it back behind my lips the pain is gone.
Line 'em up and knock 'em down, the night goes on and on and on,
To let me cope with this disaster.
I'm seven deep, long brown hair and blue eyes looking right at me.
Who is she? I never thought I'd ever think of stepping out. I'll fight this temptation.
This crowded bar is full of sin. I'm going out.
I'm not coming home tonight I'd rather sleep on the street.
I'm not coming home to you; I won't sleep with the devil.
On this city street, I'll rest my head tonight.


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A Cuyahoga County prosecutor was fired after admitting he posed as an accused killer's ex-girlfriend on Facebook to persuade witnesses to change their testimony.
Former Assistant County Prosecutor Aaron Brockler said he did nothing wrong, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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"Law enforcement, including prosecutors, have long engaged in the practice of using a ruse to obtain the truth," Brockler, 35, a county prosecutor since 2006, told the Plain Dealer. "I think the public is better off for what I did."
County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty disagreed. "This office does not condone and will not tolerate such unethical behavior," McGinty said. "He disgraced this office and everyone who works here."
McGinty also said that "creating false evidence, lying to witnesses" also has hurt the prosecution's credibility in the murder case.
The murder case concerned Damon Dunn, 29, of Cleveland, who was to stand trial for the shooting death of Kenneth "Blue" Adams on May 18, 2012, at a car wash. Dunn gave the names of two women as his alibis during the time of the shooting.
Brockler said "breaking the alibis" was the key to his prosecution strategy and that he had to "act fast." So Brocker posed as Dunn's fictitious ex-girlfriend and mother of his supposed child to chat with both of the women. Brockler said the news caused the women to change their stories. He kept a log of the chats in a file and then went on a two-month leave. While away, he received a call from another prosecutor taking his place on the Dunn case and questioned him about the Facebook transcripts found in the file.
Brockler was removed from the case and then "gave contradictory statements" that caused his dismissal, McGinty said. The prosecution said that his actions were not "standard operating procedure."
Brockler said that he's not sorry for what he did, and sees his firing as a "massive overreaction."


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Librarian Bill of Rights and Ethical Librarians
There are many reason's why the ALA Code of Ethics can't be enforced on librarians, ALA members or the local level. We, the Committee on Professional Ethics, recently studied this issue for about 3 years. The study included open forums for input on the code, how to change it and how to enforce it. We also looked at what is done in other organizations. The only organizations that can enforce a code of ethics are licensing agencies. ALA is not one of these.
Maybe it just begins with a small compromise of ethics:
- Did the trustee lose a book? Don't charge them for it. They are more important than the other patrons.
- Do you want a good evaluation? Then hire the trustee's cousin over a more qualified applicant.
- Trustee wants you to give no-bid work to one of their friends or relatives – go along with it.
- Trustee doesn't want you to provide access to public records about the no-bid work? Lose the info.
- Meeting minutes? What meeting minutes?
In Rhode Island – along with many other locations, the slope is just about as slick as it can get. The political pressure to do the wrong thing can be enormous. The way that another important group of professionals charged with providing equal protection under the law dealt with the ethical dilemma was the Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights. The Fraternal Order of Police helped to promote the Bill of Rights to protect their members from political reprisal for doing their jobs. Many other states have adopted similar laws.
- Uphold U.S. Constitution/Federal/State laws
- Support the First Amendment
- Support FOIA and Open Meetings/Access to Public Records statutes
- Conduct library activities using standard principles of accounting
- Report to appropriate entity – elected officials – without fear of reprisal – except for malicious intent – any misfeasance/violation of law – by Board of Trustees or individual trustee
- Unless declined – right to have evaluations discussed in public
- Right to review credentials of Board of Trustee applicants – if Trustees are required to *have* credentials – prior to appointment
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Rampage Jackson
TRAINING: Run in the morning, then my first session at my gym is around 11am. I rest in the afternoon before going back for the evening session. I've been doing this so long now it never really changes.
When and why did you start training for fighting? 2001 - So I could beat up folks without getting into trouble, and get paid for it.
What ranks and titles have you held? Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, coach on season seven and season ten of The Ultimate Fighter
Do you have any heroes? Jesus Christ
What is your favorite technique? Power Bomb
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It's like going to the Super Bowl, baby.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Yes, I got a da kick out degree.
What was your job before you started fighting? Construction man.
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Registration Opens for Pro Walk/Pro Bike Victoria 2004
Registration is open for Pro Walk Pro Bike at the Victoria Conference Centre (September 7-10) through the National Centre for Bicycling and Walking in Washington, DC. Registration links can be found through the Capital Bike and Walk Society (CBWS) website at: www.capitalbikeandwalk.org
Complete program details selected from the 300 proposals submitted will be up on the NCBW site shortly. www.bikewalk.org
Delegate fees are $500 (U.S.) for the main conference. Pro Walk Pro Bike presenters are discounted to $400 (U.S.). 25 delegate positions at $350 (U.S.) are available to Canadian advocates in cycling and walking. Application for the discount should be made to Capital Bike and Walk (email@example.com). Interested community leaders should apply soon to ensure early registration discounts apply.
Additional workshops and events attached to the conference run from September 3 through 13. Registrations will be linked to the Capital Bike and Walk website.
CBWS will organize optional free walks and rides in Victoria for the duration of the conference and is working with local map designers to provide routes, plus information for cyclists traveling to the Victoria conference by air or ferry.
Workshops include:
Victorias Bike to Workshop on their successful program for recruiting new cyclists. Bike to Work Week is celebrating 10 years and the highest rate of commuter cycling of any major city in North America. Bike to Workshop will also travel to Kelowna later in the fall. www.biketoworkvictoria.ca
Velo Quebec will host a workshop on their Technical Manual of Bikeway Design. Velo Quebec are leaders in the establishment of La Route Verte, a 3,000 km network of road and trail facilities supporting a $95 million a year cycle tourism industry. Day-long workshops will be held in Victoria (Sept. 7) and Vancouver (Sept. 14). Registration will be $200 (Cdn).
The Vancouver Island Cycle Tourism Alliance invites business and community leaders to seminars on opportunities in active travel. Delegates will have an option to ride the capital regions Galloping Goose trail with the Capital Regional District Parks, managers of the off-road network. A salmon barbecue at the Sooke Museum and an invitation to overnight in local B&Bs will be waiting for those attending. www.cyclevancouverisland.ca
Also coming: Safe Routes to School, Real Intersection Design, City of Vancouver facilities tour.
In other news:
Canadian Caucus at Pro Walk/Pro Bike
Canadian delegates will meet in a special session to discuss new funding for cities.
The Canadian caucus will hear from Bill Wilkinson, Executive Director at the National Center for Bicycling and Walking in Washington, DC. Wilkinson will give a history of transportation equity legislation that is building walking and cycling infrastructure across the country with support from federal gas taxes in the U.S.
Canadian delegates will come from Go for Green, the Bicycle Trade Association of Canada (BTAC), active living professionals in health and recreation, and community leaders in cycling and walking organizations from across Canada.
Delegates will also share strategies on building partnerships between advocates and industry, study models of successful programs for promoting participation, and look at best practices in designing transportation systems to support cycling and walking.
BC Ferries is hosting a design competition to equip their fleet with new bike racks. Norco Performance Bicycles, western Canadas biggest manufacturer and distributor, and bceh.com, an on-line travel guide, are co-sponsoring. Successful designs will be launched at the conference. www.bcferries.com, www.norco.com, www.bceh.com
Victorias Airport Authority is planning new bike lanes and an assembly station at the terminal to serve cycling visitors.
Local infrastructure projects will see improvements to the Lochside trail connecting Victoria with the airport and major ferry terminals. Victoria and Saanich will complete new on and off-road projects to improve the level of service for local and touring cyclists.
The Thunderhead Alliance of state and local cycling advocacy organizations in the U.S. will hold a retreat north of Victoria, Sept. 4-7. www.thunderheadalliance.org
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Catalyst Switzerland designs corporate events that inspire, motivate and develop teams. Their events are tailored to specific organisational requirements for corporations, destination management companies and event companies. Catalyst Switzerland works personally with their clients to create and deliver programs that fit their unique needs and bespoke situation including staff development, change management, networking, strategic planning, communication, process improvement, customer relationship management or CSR. They aim to engage every participant and to create an understanding and appreciation of the individual importance and collective value to the organisation.
"Catalyst Switzerland experiences will unify your team and bring your business values to life. Our events are a fine balance between fun and the incredible power of experiential learning. We live our company values every day. We believe this gives us a culture of success that we bring to all of the companies we work with."
Katerina Georgieva, CEO (Creative Event Organizer)
If you are looking for assistance in designing a team building activity, event, staff day out or corporate day in Switzerland, speak to the team at Catalyst Switzerland.


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We're almost at the weekend, so maybe a minute-long teaser video is in order. (We would use the just-released Valhalla naked-skiing teaser, but some might deem it not suitable for work. Actually, some might think that ANY ski or snowboard videos are NSFW, but, all work and no play and all of that.
Here, then, is a compilation of fantastic GoPro camera mount videos shot for the fabulous Sherpas Cinema Into The Mind DVD released to huge acclaim (and some head scratchin') earlier this month.
The best segment is near the 23-second mark, where a skier (I think it's Julian Carr) does a front flip and you can see skiers descending the bowl in the background. GoPro has just released its Hero 3 camera; alas, the $100 credit that you got from the Into the Mind premiere has now expired. The GoPro invented the action sports selfy. "Is the red light on?"
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In his capacity as state comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli issues a steady stream of audits that highlight lax practices at state agencies and local government offices. It's a useful and important function, providing oversight of public officials throughout the state.
This week, however, Mr. DiNapoli found himself at the other end of a critical audit by a state watchdog. In the first of a series of audits of the New York State Common Retirement Fund, which the comptroller manages and for which he is sole trustee, the Department of Financial Services "uncovered serious information technology problems … that are putting retirees and taxpayers at significant risk."
The Common Retirement Fund, with an estimated value of nearly $160 billion, is the third-largest pension plan in the United States. More than 3,000 state and local government employers participate in the system, and its members, retirees and beneficiaries exceed 1 million.
Effective management of this fund clearly is a huge responsibility and no simple task. But the job is even harder, the DFS auditors determined, because of antiquated technology, outdated software and other IT shortcomings.
For example, the DFS examination revealed that the mainframe computer the comptroller's office uses to process pension transactions is more than 25 years old and runs on even older computer code—written in 1959—in which few programmers are still trained. In addition, the report states, DFS auditors found that "two key operating systems were beyond their manufacturer's support date so they no longer were being updated to protect against ever-evolving security threats."
Fund officials acknowledged that its technology programs are "approaching a point of failure," DFS auditors say, but "the replacement process has been halted by 'higher-ups in the comptroller's office.'"
Without question, some of these IT problems predate Mr. DiNapoli's tenure as comptroller. And it's true he has worked to implement a number of reforms to increase the accountability and transparency of Common Retirement Fund transactions.
Nonetheless, the auditors' findings point to serious flaws that cannot be ignored. Indeed, as the report states, these deficiencies "must be addressed immediately."
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LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's president got reassurance Tuesday that NATO intends to backstop his troubled nation's security long beyond 2014, after NATO's chief endorsed keeping Afghanistan's security forces at the current strength for years to come.
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told The Associated Press that keeping the Afghan force larger for longer is more cost effective, and it would be more acceptable to Afghans than foreign soldiers.
He spoke after meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul on Monday.
"From the political point of view, it is better to give the defense ... an Afghan face, and from an economic point of view, it's less expensive to finance Afghan security forces than to send foreign troops," he said Tuesday as he toured a NATO base in Helmand province.
Fogh Rasmussen was commenting on a proposal favored by the Afghan government — and debated by NATO ministers in Brussels last month — to keep 352,000 Afghans in uniform through 2018. NATO is due to turn over security duties to local forces next year and pull out most of its troops. Fogh Rasmussen said most troops in Helmand have already traded combat patrols for advising the Afghans as they do the fighting.
The Afghan army has grown to 184,676 soldiers and the country's police force numbers 146,339 officers, just short of the planned 352,000 total, according to figures shared by NATO this week.
NATO had planned to shrink that combined force to 230,000 next year, but U.S. military and Afghan officials have both suggested keeping the Afghan security forces at their higher "surge" numbers to deal with an expected Taliban onslaught as foreign forces leave.
The "surge" refers to a temporary U.S.-led increase in troops in 2010, aimed at dealing a decisive blow to insurgents, and also to a parallel increase in numbers of Afghan security forces trained and armed by NATO.
The concern for Afghans is that after the NATO drawdown, their green troops could be overrun, and the country plunged back into civil war. Americans worry that the Taliban would use the chaos to regain power, defeating the original purpose of the U.S. military action in 2001.
Cash-strapped NATO members, including the U.S., must figure out who would cover the increased expense for maintaining the Afghan forces at the higher level — from $4.1 billion annually for the 230,000 troops NATO had planned on, to an estimated $4.8 billion to maintain the surge-level forces.
Fogh Rasmussen says he expects NATO members to make a decision "in a matter of months," likely by summer, as part of their calculations on how many NATO troops to deploy after 2014. U.S. and NATO officials are discussing leaving a residual force of between 8,000 to 12,000 foreign troops to advise and train Afghans after NATO combat operations end.
The White House backs the plan for the Afghan forces, but it must first get through the domestic financial fallout of the automatic spending cuts that kicked in on March 1, dictating mandatory across-the-board reductions in the U.S. federal budget, including defense and foreign aid.
The NATO chief said he and Karzai also discussed signing a long-term security agreement between Afghanistan and NATO, after the U.S. and Afghanistan complete their bilateral security negotiations, possibly by November.
"Once that is concluded, it could serve as a template for a NATO training mission," he said. Fogh Rasmussen added he thought it would be possible to have one agreement covering all nations taking part in the training mission, rather than each nation negotiating with Afghanistan separately. The agreements map out the legal status of foreign forces on Afghan soil.
The NATO chief would not be drawn on Karzai's recent demand that U.S. special operations troops leave Wardak province, following his claims that Afghans linked to U.S. commandos had carried out extrajudicial killings, renditions and torture there. U.S. officials privately denied the charges, while asking Afghan officials to share any evidence they had of such incidents. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the Afghan investigation into the allegations is still ongoing.
Fogh Rasmussen would say only that he expected NATO special operations troops to be a key part of the future mission, especially after his visit with European special forces trainers and their Afghan counterparts at the base in Lashkar Gah.
"No doubt that Afghan special operations forces will be the bedrock of Afghan security in the future, so obviously they will also need our continued training, advice and assistance," he said.
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"We know you did it Mario; we have the evidence, and we have eyewitness accounts that you've been doing this for almost twenty years! Give it up!"
"It's-a sham! I want-a my lawyer!"
Haha, made me laugh so job well done man!
I think I might need to go check out that rayman game one of these days.
I quite enjoyed Super Mario 3d land, and I don't find the 3D effects annoying or headache-inducing at all. In any of the games. They're less "shit popping out at you" and more "depth of field". I found the last several levels really challenging, and the final boss run from Bowser up the crumbly staircase was exciting and had my hands shaking. Oh well.
Also, I never understood why Yahtzee always goes off against 3D platformers. I've never really had a problem with them. (As long as I can see my feet, I'm golden.)
Back to Rayman Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Back to Mario Grrrrrrrrr!
Back to Rayman Ahhhhhhh
Back to Mario Grrrrrrrr
Yahtzee, this is why i love you :')
My friend he popped something years ago xD
There are fewer raging fanboys then I expected actualy, but to those out there: Why not try actualy addressing Yahtzee's points before chastising him? You know, pretend this is actualy some sort of reasonable debate...
Of course this is the internet, the word reasonable doesnt apply much.
The reason why I didn't get Rayman Origins was not only because of the pricetag, but the whole BG&E thing. Looking back at those gameplay trailers and I'm becoming more and more tempted. Never played a Rayman game, but they (this one included) seem absolutely charming. Let's see when prices go down...
Ya, I never knew that either. While it is difficult to make a good 3D platformer (perhaps the reason because they're going into extinction), there are plenty of good ones. Actually, 3D platormers are my favourite genre. Spyro's controls rarely copped out, 3D Mario is pretty tight, Crash Bandicoot is very functional (when he's behaving himself), Ratchet and Clank moves like a dream, etc. In the many years I've played 3D platformers (mind you, most of them the bigger titles as seen above), 3D Sonics are the only ones I've played where things felt awkward. Not unplayable (minus games like Sonic 06), just not as fluid. I guess it's mostly because Sonic is a lot like a sea turtle. When he's moving slowly he's clunky, but when the level allows him to zip around man does he move). Then again, I also had a lot of problems with 2D Genesis Sonic too. I guess it's mostly the momentum/physics and I can't guess my jump height/distance well enough.
Maybe Rayman will finally get some sales thanks to the Yahtzee "every trust this man because he's trustworthy as hell" machine. Indeed. Any game that draws an illicit and contented "ahhh..." from Yahtzee is worth your time and money.
I'm surprised he never once mentioned the French, though.
I hope that no traumatic memories get into your head again.........after i do THIS!!!!!
He should mention it on a Extra Puctuation rather than a review in Zero style because what could he possibly do to make fun of a good game??
Alternatively you can make lots of sock puppets into sending mails to him to review Super Meat Boy if you are into annoying people into submission
Shit really? because i heard that if Origins made enough money, they would make a sequel to Beyond Good and Evil. Its unfortunate that Yathzee had to spend time with the Shooter Season 2011 instead of looking upon this game and others because when Yathzee aproves a game (like for example: Minecraft) people rush in NUMBERS to play it. But its too late now for Rayman Origins.
I just replayed Rayman 2 on the N64 and GODDAMN! THAT GAME IS DIFFICULT!
Why haven't you all bought Rayman Origins?! Yahtzee speaks the truth about challenge without frustration. It's also perfectly playable without 4-player as a purely single-player game as I have done because damn the game's challenging. Those treasure chest levels...
Rayman Origins was wonderful. People who like fun things should buy it. I feel even better about not owning a 3DS now. The only way Nintendo is getting my money for one of those is if they put out another Advance Wars game.
The Rayman game (of the two I have only experienced) has one of the most annoying soundtracks/triggered sounds that I've had the misfortune to subject my ears to in a very long time.
Such beutiful music... SO WHY DOES IT STING SO MUCH?!
But...Crash Bandicoot was fun!
The platforming was a bit wonky but that was greatly improved upon in the sequels.
OT: This was the funniest episode in a long time.
Stars? Seriously, you're going to complain about collecting stars in a game that doesn't have a single star to collect?
Also, someone should nudge Croshaw and let him know that the 3DS isn't a "failure" anymore and thus is no longer en vogue to blindly dump on it.
Also: both SM3DL and R:O are awesome!
What points about 3D Land's actual content did he make? I watched it three minutes ago and this is what I remember:
-The basic premise (rescue Peach) is the same as many previous Super Mario games
Is there anything I missed? You'll notice none of these address the actual gameplay, even though that was the main focus on the Rayman segment.
Actually, you do need a certain amount of star coins to unlock later levels, so it's still more or less true, it's just not forced on you until pretty late anyway.
I'd like to point out that the first half of the game seems designed to get newer players accustomed to Mario games in general.
The second half is pleasant for about one world or so, and then throws you off the deep end into madness, culminating in the last level, which has no powerups and features single block sized platforms and areas in which you cannot scale without moving at full speed and height, with those tiny block platforms.
Some may have more ease than others, but the largest impediment is that Mario takes longer to get to full speed, your momentum is easy to lose, and the camera angles are pretty much fighting you all the way due to the near mandatory isometric perspective, which is why the 3D is important to gauge your jump distances sometimes (sure it's not required, but the story gets different when you blow a jump for the fifth time because you think you're going to make it).
People say it's too easy with the leaf powerup but I say it's compensating for Mario's push towards more realistic momentum in a game where if you're not within the confines of the stage, all you'll get is a giant fall of doom (as opposed to large physical barriers in other 3D Mario games), and that it's very easy to fall off the rails if you screw up your timing or in certain segments, accidentally slip slightly sideways when you should only push in one direction, and you're forced to use the slide pad, which isn't as precise as a d-pad for exact directional movement. Imagine a 2D game in which you are in danger of falling off the screen in the fore or background at any second. Yep.
These things would be more forgivable in a cohesive setting.
Is it just me or is yahtzee just not funny anymore?
And why arent those points that he brought up valid criticisms? Okay the joke points I get but his main complaint is basicaly that the game is just more of the same but with less content and half-hearted...and on a system he thinks is stupid.
I have to wonder what compels me to aargue on the internet, no agreement will ever be reached or anything...probably boredom.
Which one of those is a criticism, exactly?
Saving Peach surely isn't, as anyone complaining about that has clearly missed the point and may as well complain that the goal of football (score the most points) never changes.
Merely mentioning that it has less content than another game isn't actually commenting on the amount of content this particular one has and thus is not an actual criticism (and would be invalid anyway, as it has 50+ unique stages, even before the special stage remixes).
Complaining about stars is flat wrong--the objective is to reach the end (obstacle course) and not star collection (missions).
Croshaw doesn't add any value qualifiers to the fact that the Tanooki suit is prolific; he merely states it, and thus is not a criticism. The same goes for the optical illusions--he only mentions that it is used three times, but never says if that is a good or bad thing.
Finally, saying that you don't like a platform isn't a criticism of a particular game on the platform.
So, again, when exactly did Croshaw speak to the merits (or lack thereof) of SM3DL? The closest he comes is growling when mentioning the game, vaguely indicating he's grown weary of the concept of Mario, not any specific issue with the game itself.
I really really want to buy it (albeit maybe not at a 60€ price, 30-40€ is about the range I can imagine getting it for).
Despite other platformers and good Indie games selling lots and lots, Super Meat Boy and Terria broke their one million for example and Rayman having a great history on the PC...
In the meantime in console land apparently it sold only 50.000 units in its first month (at least in the US): http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-10-rayman-origins-sells-50-000-in-debut-us-month
he didnt seem to mention how poorly rayman origins was handled
I only have one thing to say:
Why do you think the Thwomps grunt when they hit the ground?
Not to say anything about the truthfulness of said criticisms, but in watching this review I learned a great deal as to why I might or might not like Rayman, whereas I learned very little regarding Mario.
And I don't think it's valid to criticize a game for having similar gameplay as others in its franchise. That's why it's a franchise. If I wanted Mario to be a different game, I'd get a different game, but it sells because people want more of the Mario game. This complaint isn't actually aimed at anything in particular, not even Yahtzee, it was just on my mind after responding to the above.
The very first game I ever played was the original Rayman on the PS1. I was 9 when it was first released. I still have my copy, I love that game so much. :)
I have not, however, played Rayman Origins, nor do I think I will. I haven't liked any of the games that came after the original, and am instead waiting to see if Ubisoft will ever do a remake of the original.
Good show, Yahtzee.
Not that the recent ZPs were bad, mind, it just seemed like a bit of the joy had gone out of them. Perhaps it was the Christmas season, or the bevy of shooter sequels, or perhaps I just made it up. Whatever the case, you seem to have enjoyed making that one, and I'm pleased by the result. Carry on.
I remember when I was a wee lad and I could never tell the difference between Rayman and Heddy.
Did he actually criticize Rayman: Origins in any way?
Aw shucks, no release for PC or Gameboy: Color. Guess I'll be missing out on this one.
Dammit pirates, stop teasing me with your emulated PC versions. I know it's a service problem and that UbiSoft is an absolute dick to PC players, stop tempting me!
I haven't played Rayman since the PS1 era when I thought it was quite good. Seems I'll have to pick up Origins for my 360 so see if the nostalgia floods back!
There's also that 3D remake of Cave Story, and a downloadable game called Pushmo that I started playing a few days ago, it's pretty good.
To be honest, I wasn't entirely sold on the 3DS until I actually got one. I was pretty much anti-3DS once it was announced, but I got one, and now I love it.
Im not going to go on defending his review, its quite a waste of time actualy. All I am trying to say is that if you guys politely disagreed instead of getting defensive and whinning you'd sound a lot less like immature fanboys.
He has to balance out MovieBob.
I think he hopes that if he rags on the system enough, Nintendo will get the hint and release a system that doesn't use motion controls.
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