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McIntire Park softball benched?
As the city and county swing away at the pending construction of the $15 million Piedmont YMCA on the west side of McIntire Park, a large portion of the park's users are hearing the call, "Strike three, you're out." After decades of Park use, has Charlottesville's softball community been forgotten?
The ground lease agreement and the recently approved McIntire Park master plan includes three crucial factors: the recreation center is to be built on the area currently housing the park's shelters; the Y's design includes a pool to be used by Charlottesville High School and other competitive swim programs; the two existing softball fields are to be converted into rectangular athletic fields. It's the latter proviso that has caused an uproar among the area's softball community.
"McIntire Park is one of the best places in town for softball," softball player Richard Ward says. "Now, they're creating soccer fields for the nouveau riche, the upper middle class."
Indeed, hundreds of mostly rural, working class people like Ward use the lighted fields almost continuously in the warmer months, playing as many as 40-plus games a week, and often tailgating for hours in the adjacent parking lot. One of the fields is actually a memorial to one Dewey D.S. Shifflett (his name adorns the battered scoreboard), a local softball player who died around the time the park was being reconfigured. According to Downtown Athletic's David Deane, Shifflett was a local softball icon. "He was very instrumental in men's fast-pitch softball when it was an important sport in Charlottesville," he says.
Although the city believes that the plan has the potential to benefit a large population of Park users and increase the overall traffic McIntire Park receives, the news comes as a particular shock to a group who claim they "were not informed and had little input," according to Ward. Indeed, an extensive May 7 Daily Progress article on the YMCA project includes no comments from anyone in the local softball community.
"I think it's a crying shame that they are going to level the softball fields," says Bill Pollard, a long-time coach and manager at nearby McIntire Little League. " They are full on the weekends and look at the investment in lighting. I have no dog in the fight, but am trying to understand why they need to be replaced with a so-called universal field."
While Charlottesville's Director of Parks and Recreation Mike Svetz acknowledges the angst the imminent construction has caused for the Park's softball users, he emphasizes that a larger population will benefit from the YMCA.
"We've done our best to inform as many different people and engage them in the process," Svetz says. "While we think through this issue, we're focusing on how to continue to maintain current levels of service."
In order to maintain that service, Svetz has proposed two potential replacements for McIntire's fields: CHS and Darden Towe. While neither of these fields are lighted, a proposal to light CHS has already been approved and funded (to be completed by spring of next year). However, the future of Darden Towe's three softball fields has yet to be determined.
"With the softball community booted out of McIntire Park after thirty-five to forty years, the next best option is Darden Towe," softball player Charles Hubbard says. "The softball players need to get behind this plan, give it political push and make sure that the Darden Towe lighting takes place."
Despite any attempted outreach on the part of the city and county, the affected softball community finds fault with the plan's process. Of the few players not in the dark about the issue, the city's ongoing conversation with swim organizations and the lack of accessible information throughout the process is the salt in a much larger wound.
"There was some party who didn't want the softball players' input," Hubbard says. "They didn't want angry players not willing to rationally discuss the alternatives. It would be inconvenient to meet the protests of disgruntled citizens. It was subconsciously intentional that softball people were not sought out for our opinions while other groups were actively enlisted for feedback on the plans."
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It looks like the Little League fields are being eliminated as well - can The Hook confirm that? None of this seems like a very good idea, but few people accuse the City of overwhelming intelligence in such matters.
This also probably means that water rates will increase, of course.
Dear Music Lover,
This drawing does not clearly show the two McIntire Little League fields, but I was at the City Council meeting on the evening of May 19 when City Council approved the siting of the YMCA, and Svetz told Council that the Little League fields would remain. (Incidentally, I recall that one of those two Little League fields was lighted and otherwise improved about a decade ago by a well-known fella named Howie Long and then named for a relative of his, Elizabeth Mullen.)--Hawes Spencer, Hook Editor
It's funny how residents ignore how the local government functions until it directly affects their fun. The process that was carried out in order to arrive at these plans is the same process local government has for any action. The same process was taken with the 50-year water supply proposal: select the people whose input you will encourage. Let the others come in on the tail end after the plans are made, then make the point that a lot of citizens put in a lot time coming up with the best proposal. Wake up, people!
The ignorance of Mr. Richard Ward and who plays soccer is astounding. It is the worlds most popular game played by many of the area's hispanics as well as thousand of youths. It has little to do with class or own's pocketbook
The local government functions?
I'm not up in arms about the loss of the softball fields, but it does seem undeniable to me that there is indeed an economic/social class difference in terms of who plays soccer, at least here in Charlottesville at the youth level. Yes it's played by poor people around the world and also by our area's adult Hispanics & Latinos. But at the youth level, it tends to be kids from upper-income families. By contrast, youth baseball seems to draw a higher percentage of rural kids, who may not necessarily be lower-income kids, but who definitely do differ from the suburban upper-income kids. My kid plays both, and I definitely see a difference.
Laughing hysterically, it obviously functions for some, non-city residents for starters.
Cville Eye, get some therapy or go out, enjoy nature, breath in the fresh air, refocus your life and step away from the computer....please.
TheSaneOne, what a misnomer. As a child would do, skip my posts...please. It seems to be affecting your non-mental health.
Focusing on the decision instead of the process, we can again see politicians enacting policies that lag behind current interests and participation.
Softball is amazingly popular in Charlottesville, and the McIntire plan results in a net loss of two fields. (Even if Towe & CHS are lighted, there's 2 less fields to play on. This follows the destruction of one softball field at Washington Park about 7-8 years ago.)
Anyone who drives on 250 from April to October sees that the McIntire fields are always in action. These fields are lynchpins of the local leagues, as they are central and easy to reach. Downtown employees and workers on 29N, for example, can very easily make 6pm weeknight games afterwork. In contrast, other softball options like PVCC are more difficult to reach, and end up jamming secondary roads.
In addition, the McIntire complex is integral to weekend softball tournaments. These tournaments bring teams to town which results in a positive economic impact. (I played in the Darden-run MBA softball tournament which brings ~30 schools to town one spring weekend. The UVA lawn school does the same, and weekend tournaments throughout the summer draw players from throughout the state.)
In short, I'd be very surprised if there is a higher, better use for the space at McIntire.
In contrast, there is already an abundance of softball/lacrosse/field hockey fields available, and they're generally underutilized. In my neighborhood alone (Rose Hill, very near McIntire) multi-purpose fields at the Burley and Walker schools are sporadically used for pick-up soccer and little else. It is also apparent to anyone visiting Darden Towe that the multi-purpose fields are not used as intensely as the softball fields. (But if the need is for an all-season (artificial turf) field, why not convert a field at Towe instead of plowing under the McIntire fields?)
But what really burns me is that there already is an effort underway by SOCA to build and provide more soccer/multipurpose fields. I really see the conversion of McIntire to be an example of city planners lagging behind local trends.
I would feel slightly better if there was some intensive use-analysis provided an argument that McIntire would be better used as a multi=purpose field, but I haven't seen it, or heard it. Without this analysis, the decision to convert the softball fields to an astroturf field rings of the political leadership wanting to provide a shiny new expensive toy, when in this case, the best thing that can be done is keep things as-is.
Finally, while I don't see it as essential to the arguments above, as someone in both softball leagues and the so-called "nouveau riche, the upper middle class," I can confirm this is definitely a dynamic at play, and I side strongly with those who see demographic forces at work here, and this is a real shame. McIntire softball provides a rare opportunity for all types to meet, play, and connect for an hour a week. I've made friendships outside my "class" playing softball at McIntire, and relish the opportunity to play with and against guys that I wouldn't see on a soccer field. I really appreciate it, and can't imagine how a fancy turf field could provide this or improve upon it.
Cville eye: Oh thank you... thank you SO much. I feel SO much better now. How could I ever doubt such a scintillating and compelling rebuttal. LOL!
TimmyG, one typo "softball/lacrosse/field hockey" should be "soccer/lacrosse/field hockey". You are completely right, softball diamonds are always full, and more are needed. SOCA can easily fund its own fields. If we cut places for softball, we will no longer have people to do the real work around here: ambulance crews, mechanics, etc.
Field space is already a huge issue .. this is unfortunate.
Theory of the day¢Ã¢â??¬Š. The City wants to get rid of softball in McIntire because of the huge amount of alcohol consumed openly before and after games. (Disclosure time, I have had a few after games). Team members actually take turns bringing coolers full of beer and one team has a white panel truck that is essentially a bar on wheels. Team members make NO effort to hide this illegal activity. Again, I am no virgin here and I know that the City Parks and Rec department has had complaints which may or may not have been forwarded to the City Police.
Don't believe me; drive on down there most any night at 830 or so. In my opinion this must have been a consideration by the powers that be to remove the fields.
Alcohol or not they should not do away with the softball fields at McIntire. I have been going to games at McIntire since I was a little girl when people like DS Shiflett and Wayne Ramsey coached mens fastpitch. Not much has changed except the speed of the softball. They were tailgaiting and bringing coolers of beer 30 years ago and it wasn't legal then either. When you think of Softball in Charlottesville you think of one place and that is McIntire.
This has been a public process for the past year. This is not a new story or a new issue.
The people using those McIntire Fields are predominantly County residents- and thank you for using them, but the City has some interest in serving its own residents. My question is why so much malcontent over this, when the County's services and commitment lag so far behind?
Moreover, the city still supports multiple softball fields and the need for a multi-use rectangular field not just for SOCA (and maybe not for them at all) is dramatic.
I love how this discussion so quickly fell to class- as though adult softball players and soccer players have such different values. And there will still be diamonds at McIntire- the park will continue to be a hub of athletic events in Cville, but Darden or another park now may be too which will better serve the whole community.
Please give some support for the statement that there is a "dramatic" need for a multi-purpose rectangular field. As I mentioned, such fields at Burley, Walker, Washington Park, and Towe are all underutilized, and even when used, I suspect that the players may not be the city residents that you seek to serve, (Washington Park is more or less a UVA park, and I suspect that Towe is mostly used for county lacrosse leagues). While you're at it, please explain why it needs to be an expensive turf field rather than plain old grass.
I'd also like to hear what plans might be in place to replace the #2 field at McIntire, which is a special park intentionally smaller to host certain leagues and levels of play.
As for your other points, I don't agree with the notion that we should have been aware of this a year ago. I followed the YMCA story intently because of the impact plans had on Crow Pool, and would certainly have noticed the impact on the McIntire softball fields if this had been mentioned.
As for City/County, yes, there are participants from beyond the City, but give it some thought, and you'll realize this is a very good thing. The only other activity that I think draws such a wide swath of residents might be Fridays After Five. It's nice to see people in from Greene, Fluvanna, etc., but what these events also have in common are economic impact for the City. Don't believe me, drive by Wild Wing, BW-3, or McGrady's any weeknight, and take a look at the groups of people in uniform enjoying food & drinks after the game. Getting rid of the McIntire fields will reduce softball capacity and indirectly affect business in the city.
Oh, and I very much doubt that the City subsidizes non-City softball players. More likely it's the reverse. As a City resident, I'm used to paying less for Parks & Rec facilities. (btw: Parks and Rec: you guys do a fantastic job).
Finally, consider what use of the McIntire space will make the YMCA most successful. With 8 games per night, each with 2 teams of 20 (including spectators), you're talking about more than 300 people per night using the fields, and possibly using the YMCA for a pre-game or postgame work-out. This will definitely raise awareness of the YMCA and mostly like traffic to the facility. I can't see a multi-use field generating even half of that traffic.
A couple of questions: how long does softball season run? is it only three or five months out of the year? are those fields sitting unused the rest of the year? Soccer begins in March and runs into May; there is fall soccer too that begins in Sept, I think, and runs into Oct/Nov. Is it arguable that turning the fields into soccer/lacrosse/rectangular fields opens them up to closer to year-round use? And if you're talking about side-benefits to the YMCA, isn't it equally likely that people attending/spectating at soccer games at the new facility would be just as likely to pop into the Y for pre-game/post-game workouts as would softball players and spectators?
TimmyG, you talk about the fields at Burley & Walker being underutilized for soccer--can we also point out that they are in terrible condition? My kid has had games there. Maybe it's not lack of demand at all; maybe SOCA does its best to avoid scheduling games there.
And I'm puzzled by your comment that "it's apparent to anyone" that the multipurpose fields at D-T are underutilized--I drive past D-T daily and to my eye they are PACKED. It's a swarm of spectators and games when soccer and lacrosse season are upon us.
In truth, you don't seem to have any more evidence for your claims about the underutilization of local multipurpose fields than you claim the city lacks in deciding to convert softball to multipurpose fields.
this plan makes it even more of a shame that the meadow creek parkway is not crossing the tracks, running parallel to the tracks on the west side (between the existing softball fields and the tracks) and terminating at/into the Rugby/250 clover leaf instead of McIntire Rd. then the city could actually REALLY plan for the future and imagine an expanded downtown that encompasses rose hill dr. and the wasteland that is now preston ave. If you really imagine charlottesville as a little world-class CITY, imagine an urban zone downtown that is more than 10 blocks. Then maybe we won't have to have every building on the mall be 9 stories. it actually hurts to watch.
I often try to reserve fields through the city, be it softball fields, rectangular fields, or even open grass areas in parks -- and on the weekends, very very little is available. We've played at some downright crummy 'fields' because that's all there is left.
During the week, softball dominates those fields and they are basically always reserved. If it isn't a city league, it's a church league softball group, etc etc.
So, what I'm trying to say is for both diamonds and rectangular fields, there's much more demand than supply.
Softball runs from the beginning of daylight savings time (March) to very early November.
As for the YMCA impact, here's my crude take on traffic:
Softball: 2 fields, 4 teams at a time, 20 people each (14-15 players +5-6 spectators) each hour from 6-10pm = 320 people.
Soccer (or lax): 15 players +10 fans x 2 teams. 1 game/night = 50 people. 2 games/night = 100 people.
You can argue with the assumptions, (maybe it's 15 fans/team), but softball traffic is still far more substantial than soccer/lax/field hockey/etc. If usage is the measure used to determine the highest, best use, softball beats anything else I can think about.
(Which reminds me: what happens to the Dogwood Festival and the 4th of July celebration with the shiny new turf field?)
As to the condition of the other fields leading toward underutilization: if the need for quality fields is so high, why aren't the fields better maintained? What you're saying is that there's a huge need for field capacity, but not enough demand to justify better care of existing fields. Something doesn't make sense there, but if you're asking for my support in getting better maintenance of Burley, Walker, etc, you've got it. (btw: I live near Walker and frequently jog on it/by it. The field seems OK to me, but I've never tried to play lacrosse or field hockey.)
My observation about Darden Towe underutilization is driven by the number of times that I've finished a softball game and noticed quiet multi-purpose fields from my car. I don't have anything scientific to back this up, but it's an observation that I stand by.
I'm still waiting for an argument to convert McIntire into a multi-purpose field, justifying both the conversion and the need for artificial turf. If you think there's need for artificial turf, wouldn't doubling up with CHS make sense? (i.e. build the turf field @ CHS for joint use by the school's FB, soccer, Lax, hockey, and other teams.)
If you're looking for hard numbers on softball, though, I can try to dig them up. My recollection, though, is that the spring softball league has something like 200 different teams, and the fall league more than 100. There's a lot of interest in softball here in Cville, and no spare field capacity to make up for the loss of two fields.
Finally, to throw out one more item for consideration: softball usage is almost wholly adults at play (weekdays 100%) with weekends mostly adult as well. Who would be the primary users of the multi-purpose field? My naive impression is that the majority of users of the multi-purpose field would be youth teams (please correct me if my impression is wrong - I do know about the adult soccer leagues). If this is the case, don't we already have enough youth-oriented athletic infrastructure in the area?
As a County resident from a County that contributes over $10 million annually to the Charlottesville city coffers, I'm happy to use McIntyie park for softball and harbor no guilt in doing so, though our leagues also play at Darden Towe and PVCC. Without the McIntire fields, however, it's worth noting that the City will lack any adult softball fields. PVCC and Darden Towe Park are both in the county, not the city.
That's a great question about the Dogwood Festival and the 4th of July Celebration.
the festival will remain at the park- and at least the conceptual plan has it on asphalt or something like that.
I have no problems with County residents using our facilities (I use theirs) but the demand for field space will continue to grow- rectangular or diamonds- the County and the City should work together to either make more or better distribute the resources we already have. This master plan for the park has been going on in public for months- the softball fields were the suggested location coming out of the approval last year- the conceptual plan has a much better location and we get to keep an outdoor active multi-use field where the diamonds are.
I am not sure who the users of a multi-use rectangular field or what the scheduling would be, but I do encourage you to contact Svetz at Parks&Rec he will certainly answer your questions directly, instead of me guessing.
I have no idea about the grass/turf thing- I prefer grass myself.
The alteration of the Park will be an adjustment, I love the adult softball games- there is so much life in the park until well into the summer evenings, but I have to believe the vision for this park is a positive one that will benefit our city long-term.
I am sad to see these fields being converted because I believe softball provides a unique opportunity for adults to socialize in a competitive team sport that also happens to be fun to play. Most other team sports around here require a certain degree of physical fitness and skill that not every adult has the time to maintain. Certainly the softball players are as often as not very fit and athletic, but this sport also allows weekend warriors and the occasional adventuresome adult to give it a shot. Softball allows women to compete side by side with men, and the college students to compete side-by-side with the over-the-hill crowd. Most other team sports not only require conditioning, but also result in many more injuries, such as in soccer.
Furthermore softball is the king of adult social sports around here. True, there is the beer, but there is also the friendships.
That's why softball seems to be the sport of choice for all manner of adults and organizations, from graduate schools students like those at Darden Business and the Law School, to church groups, to businesses, and for those of all economic backgrounds.
It is especially sad because it seems it would be much harder to replace a softball field than a soccer, lacrosse, or similar field. All you need for soccer or lacrosse is a flat piece of land with two goals. For softball, you need the infield, outfield, backstop, bases, benches or dugouts, and a fence, with a much larger playing surface. I could find many places to play pickup games of soccer, but very few for softball.
I have nothing against SOCA or soccer players. I have two kids who play soccer competitively, and I can see why they love it. But they have so so many fields to choose from already. We really don't need them as much as we do the softball fields in my opinion.
By the way, I thought we were going to get land to replace the land we are losing to the Parkway. Can that land be used for softball fields? Does anybody know?
I don't think there is an option to light any fields at Darden Towe Park. Clara Belle Wheeeler's Family (of Buena Vista Farm-next to Darden Twe Park) had granted the land to the city and county with the agreement that the land would never be lighted.


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DKNY Delicious Ripe Raspberry Candy Apple, which comes in the red bottle, blends a touch of green apple, raspberry and floral accords
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Just turned 25 so I can very well identify with this.
I think when you are 16 or 18 or even 20; you think you will have it "all" sorted out by 25.
It is when 25 hits; when you see most of your friends getting hitched and settling down and getting promoted; and you yourself are single, no where close to dating some one with a possibility and have to yet figure out which direction your career is headed, that you realize this is what growing up is.
And then you make the promise to yourself that by 30, you definitely will be some where!
Sagar : 25 is good, 26 scary! Then u can't even kid ur-self about being "young"
Anyways, 25 is not that bad.. it will all work out for the better! Honest!
@Quarter century me - Well...I'm just hoping that at 30 at least my worries are different, if not gone!!! :D
@Sagar - Hehee...the age bracket (18-24), (25-34) is changing. It's scary enough. And I know...it has to be better :)
The best part about your writing is that it somehow delightfully portrays the fact, that your pen and your heart speak very coherently to each other. :)
God Bless You
@Rohu - Well, for once I'm actually at a loss of words as to what to say. Thank you :)ReplyDelete
About to turn 25 in a few days and this is too true to be funnyReplyDelete
@Anonymous - Don't be sad...we'll get through it! :)ReplyDelete
Quarter-life crisis...hmmm. Understandable. But don't worry, it's a phase, nothing ever changes a lot. I know, I was there 13 years ago. It's the same train journey, only the landscape changes. Take care.ReplyDelete
@Phatichar - I'd like to believe that things will change...for the better at least! I dont want another crisis at 30!ReplyDelete
They do..eventually. :)ReplyDelete
"I've learnt that causes sometimes cease to exist, abruptly"
Strong Observation.
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Not too bad, definitely took my time between the heavier sets. I've gotten lazy with recording myself, but I think it's about time I start doing so. I felt fairly comfortable with my form today, no lower back pain at all.
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Felt more comfortable with my form today. I didn't tuck my elbows in as much. My left elbow flared a bit much on one of the reps. But other than that, the weight still feels relatively light. Can't wait to get that plate up there again.
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These were still pretty easy. As usual, lift off ground and accelerate towards chest.
Weighted Situps: 10xBW, 10×7.5, 10×10, 10×10 – Not bad, felt the burn more in my hip flexors. I think I need to curl into my knees.
Weighted Hyperextensions: 10xBW, 10×10, 10×15 – Pretty easy, but my knees were killing me. Felt like they would snap backwards from the counter-balancing.
HIIT: 10 minutes – Feeling sluggish on the HIIT. My peak heart rate was at 189 bpm, definitely out of running shape.


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Maui is full of enjoyable activities for every kind of person... the laid-back lounger can choose from 81 gorgeous beaches, the adrenaline junky can hang glide around the Hana coastline, the explorer can hike through a volcanic crater 10,000 feet above sea level, and the water-inclined can surf, scuba, snorkel, free dive and snuba to their heart's desire.
But as far as entertainment options, Maui is fairly limited. Sure, there are bars and restaurants, and the occasional band or musical artist stops in for an evening, but for those searching for a fun evening out with friends or a significant other, we suggest a new Maui concept - Island Art Party.
Located in Kihei's Azeka Shopping Center, groups, couples and individuals are welcomed to an evening of painting, relaxed fun, adult beverages, music and socializing.
For under $60 per person, guests are given step-by-step instructions to recreate that evening's chosen painting, which typically includes popular Maui-inspired designs, such as beaches, waterfalls, waves, palm trees, and island scenery.
Grab a cocktail from the bar, which serves an assortment of wine, beer, champagne, rum, vodka, tequila, sodas, and juices throughout the evening, along with complimentary popcorn.
An Island Art Party 'Partista', as they are called, encourages creativity and fun over form, so relax and enjoy yourself! Paintbrushes, paint, aprons, and a 16x20 canvas are provided for each guest, and at the end of the evening, you have a new painting to hang in your home or bring home as a memorable Maui souvenir.
This activity is perfect for date night, girl's night out, a work outing, family get-together, or even if you're looking to improve your paint skills without having to stock up on all the supplies yourself.
Guests 8 and over are welcome to attend daytime classes at 10am and 2pm, and guests 16 and over can attend the 7pm evening classes when accompanied by a parent. They also offer a great assortment of other Maui souvenirs, such as jewelry, artsy signs and postcards.
Kama'aina rates are also given for residents, so visit Island Art Party online or call 808.419.6020 to book an evening of painting fun!
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Here she is everybody, the woman that stole my heart (alright, alright, I paid her to take it!), Ladies & Genitals, Erica Williams!
1. What's your name?
Erica Williams
2. How old/young are you?
25-35 would be the box I would check here... you know, if there were boxes. :-p
3. Where are you in the world?
Austin, Texas, The Live Music Capital of the World!! (read that with lots of echo.)
4. What is your earliest Beatles memory?
My EARLIEST Beatles memory is seeing my mom's "Meet the Beatles" record in our record collection when I was really little and used to like looking through her albums. I really feel like I've always known who they were though. I became a FAN, however, when my aunt first showed me the film, A Hard Day's Night, when I was about 11. But, I didn't become COMPLETELY OBSESSED until much more recently, in 2005 when I first saw Paul in concert.
5. Did you ever attend a Beatles concert between 1960 and 1966?
Unfortunately, only in my dreams.
6. Have you met any of the Beatles? Or anyone associated with them?
I have met Paul McCartney!! Shook his hand too! I also met Sam Leach in Liverpool and saw Allan Williams in the same place, but didn't speak to him. Oh, and I've met Dhani Harrison. Hey, kids count, right?
7. Have you ever seen John, Paul, George or Ringo on a solo tour/gig?
I've seen Paul five times and Ringo twice. Sadly, John was gone before I was born and George never toured America when I was growing up.
8. In what way have the Beatles inspired you? Did you take up a career because of them?
The Beatles inspire me to get up in the mornings and breathe in and breathe out all day long, simply by having existed. They are life. They also inspired me to try and learn to play guitar, which never actually happened because, unfortunately, they never inspired me to have more patience.
9. Ever been to the UK on a Beatle Pilgrimage? Where did you go and what did you see?
Every trip to the UK is a Beatles Pilgrimage if you're a fan. Yes, I've been a few times, each time I get to see a little more. Mainly, as far as Beatley places go, I've been to London and Liverpool. In London, I've been to Abbey Road, Paul's house on Cavendish Ave., the old Apple HQ on Savile Row, the old Apple Boutique on Baker Street, the old Indica Gallery, and probably other places I can't remember. In Liverpool, I've been to John and Paul's houses, the Cavern Club, the Grapes pub, the old Jacaranda, Paul and George's school, which is now LIPA, and John's art college. I still want to go to the Casbah though.
10. What is the craziest thing you have done as a fan?
Possibly the craziest thing I've done as a fan, is when I decided one afternoon to fly that same evening to New York City, from Austin, and sleep on the street for a night and a half for the chance to meet Paul McCartney. :-)
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Philip Johnson has been a software developer for over 36 years and has been involved with Abraquest since 2004/2005. He is the director of Spherical Software Limited (www.sphericalsoftware.com), the company that owns Abraquest.
New Abraquest User Guide and Online Help
The main new features of the next release of the Abraquest School Library Software, Abraquest 2.5.0 are the new easy to use menu system and the revised User Guide and help system, which is the subject of this post.
The Abraquest Getting Started Guide has been merged into a separate section of the Abraquest User Guide.
This is available from the Help menu within Abraquest:
About - gives the old Help page which shows the current version of Abraquest and Contact Details
Current Page Help... - this new option opens up the help file reference topic for the current page. Pressing F1 anywhere within Abraquest (short cut text not shown in the screen print) will also have the same effect.
Show Help File... - this new option shows the help file starting with the front page, allowing the user to browse, search, read any help topic with a minimum of fuss.
User Guide (PDF)... - this new option opens up a PDF user guide (you must have a PDF viewer installed on your PC for this to work).
The new documentation is currently being reviewed as I write and will be released along with Abraquest 2.5.0 later this week. Copies will also be stored in the schools area of this website as always.
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custom Mediterranean revival-style home in Boca Royale Golf & Country Club in Englewood, known to its owners, builder and interior designer as the "idea-book house," has come onto the market.
The 4,000-square-foot home, with extensive outdoor living areas and a 1,200-square-foot garage of three oversized bays, is being offered at $1.25 million by Sandra Appignani of Premier Sotheby's International Realty. Its owner is Indiana entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill DeMichieli. He and his late wife, Sandy, bought their big corner lot a decade ago and designed the home themselves. George Thompson built the airy and light-filled, three-bedroom house, and Jonathan Slentz, who had done nine model homes for Thompson, was the interior designer.
"When Sandy retired and we decided to live in Florida half the year, we originally looked at and even bought lots in both Naples and Lemon Bay," said Bill DeMichieli, "because she wanted a home on water.
"But when we considered how we traveled, security issues and the advantage of living in an established neighborhood, we came around to thinking a gated community might be the way to go. Our Realtor showed us Boca Royale, and even though I didn't have any interest in playing golf — cars are my thing — we admired the natural beauty of the community and bought a lot the very morning" that this estate section of homesites of Boca Royale was being opened up to builders and the public.
"George Thompson gave us first choice, and we didn't hesitate," said DeMichieli. "Our home backs up to a lake and a nature preserve. It's private, and we set the house as far back from the street as we could, adding a big circular entrance court and large fountain to create a sense of arrival."
But even before the couple bought the land, Sandy started keeping a big notebook of observations, personal preferences, photos from magazines, fabrics and paint colors. She took photos in model homes and studied architectural plans, and when she and Bill traveled, she would scout homes and neighborhoods that might yield something extraordinary for her idea-book. While the Boca Royale home was in blueprint stage, she handed the book to designer Slentz, and the two of them worked from the overstuffed resource to realize Sandy and Bill's dream home.
As the idea-book evolved, Slentz added quite a few things to its contents. One of his first suggestions was to make the floors in the public parts of the home crema marfil, a low-maintenance yet glamorous option. In Spain, the rich-looking ivory colored marble called crema marfil is extracted in the province of Alicante. The stone is actually re-crystallized limestone and highly desirable in luxury homebuilding.
"Because Bill is such an entrepreneur, he decided he'd take care of the flooring and not go through a distributor," said Slentz. "Darn if he didn't personally find a source in Spain, and he had enough crema marfil shipped to Boca Royale to do the house and still have plenty of this gorgeous marble left stacked in the garage in case they added a small room or he needed to replace tiles."
The idea-book also mandated a fireplace in the living room, hand-crafted marble dentil molding around the crescent-shaped walk-in shower in the master bath, double Gaggenau wall ovens and a Bosch gas stovetop in the kitchen, a bay window of aquarium glass in the breakfast area, beech cabinetry, built-ins on two walls in Bill's study and in the family room, tray and coffered ceilings throughout, designer wallpaper, a private lanai off one of the guest bedrooms, and a classical gazebo that is perched on a shelf above the swimming pool. It's an intimate spot for enjoying a beverage and watching sunsets.
The furniture in the home is all custom, crafted to the owners' specifications to fit designated spaces and to be in perfect scale with the ceiling heights, which range from 10 to 14 feet.
When the DeMichielis moved into their home, they loved it so much that they began to stay seven months out of the year, only reluctantly going back to the Indianapolis area for Bill's business interests in car dealerships, restaurants and his philanthropic work with Ivy Tech Community College. He recently established four nursing scholarships at the school in Sandy's name. Sandy DeMichieli died about 18 months ago from viral pneumonia. That's the reason Bill DeMichieli has decided to sell the house and most of the furnishings, too. "It's way to big for just me," he explained, "and I don't really want to maintain it without Sandy. But, it's such a beautiful place, and Boca Royale is such a ideal community that I'm sure a couple who entertains a lot, or a family, will want this house."
As there are looming changes in DeMichieli's life, so are there changes on the horizon for Boca Royale. Neal Communities recently purchased the remaining undeveloped land within 800-acre community, including 500 home lots. Boca Royale has been in continuous development since 1977 and is currently home to 600 residents, both seasonal and yearround.
Bill DeMichieli says he will stay in the immediate area and perhaps build a smaller house.
"I'd like to have a 2,000-square-foot house attached to a 10,000-foot garage," he admitted. "I've got 13 collector cars in Indiana and a boat that I could bring down here. I love cars and nice garages to keep them in. To me, there's no such thing as a garage that's too big. I don't like it when you open a car door and it comes close to hitting the one next to it.
"A garage is where I'll spend most of my time in my next place because I'll have a really big work bench there, too, and extra refrigerators, good light and ceiling fans just like the ones I have in the garage in this house."
It sounds as if his idea-book is taking shape. But he'll need more crema marfil.
An ambitious home upgrade in Englewood's Boca Royale
custom Mediterranean revival-style home in Boca Royale Golf & Country Club in Englewood, known to its owners, builder and interior designer as the "idea-book house," has come onto the market.


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1. Re: wildfly-config.xml example for EJB clientdlofthouse Sep 20, 2017 11:31 AM (in response to mylos78)
The configuration you are currently working on is how the client side process will authenticate as it connect to the server, this is not the place where you specify the role a user is required to be a member of as that would be define on the server side where the authorization constraints are applied.
In this situation to avoid a plain text password in the wildfly-config.xml you would be looking at making use of a credential store to hold the password, my colleague is going to be looking at writing a small blog post that illustrates how a credential store can be used with the wildfly-config.xml for this purpose.
2. Re: wildfly-config.xml example for EJB clientmylos78 Sep 21, 2017 4:24 AM (in response to dlofthouse)
Thanks Darran. Ok I will be waiting for the blog post. I hope it's going to be advertised in the portal news.


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Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to relax on the weekend with a glass of moet and some high tea. The Vaucluse Tea Rooms sits on beautiful land with a touch of history, I stop by for some indulgence and relaxation.
As we park the car, I'm impressed by the historic looking house and park lands. MW has never been to high tea before and seems cautious of the thought of little sandwiches. I assure him that it's a really nice experience and a great way to try lots of savoury and sweet food at once.
I meet Andrew, the tea house's manager who seats us outside. You can tell he does a good job looking after everyone (I eavesdrop on table nearby) . It's a nice little garden courtyard. We start off with a glass of moet. What a relaxing way to start the weekend.
The tower of three layers is impressive and Andrew walks us through what's in stall. The very top layer is a savoury assortment (below). Andrew gives me the hot tip and tells me his favourite is the house made mini lamb sausage roll. I agree - with it's flakey pastry, who could resist. I wish there were tomato sauce but without, it's still very enjoyable.
There's also the poached chicken and walnut sandwich along with the pumpkin and spinach tart with smoked creme fraiche. The middle of this plate has two little salmon and herbed cream cheese cornet with keta caviar. I enjoy all the little savoury morsels. The crustless sandwiches remind me of my childhood but with a much higher level of sophistication.
The second layer is the buttermilk scones with clotted cream and rosella and berry preserve. These famous scones are perfect with a cup of tea. The cakey, muffin-like texture is heavenly with the cream and berry jam. They are so enjoyable to eat. If you don't order high tea, I still highly recommending ordering the scones!!!! SO delightful.
The refreshing tea is perfect with the scones. I opt for a light jasmine tea and MW goes for an organic ceylon orange pekoe.
The final layer has a few sweet treats to tickle the senses. There's the elderflower cheesecake filled donuts with strawberry sugar. There's also the rosewater meringue with fairy floss, mini cherry bakewell tarts along with "Mrs Nisbett's" Ginger cake.
As I'm enjoying the light sugary clouds of fairy floss, a kookaburra pays a visit to the empty table next to me then flies onto a nearby tree.
Vaucluse Tea House also plays host to brides parties, weddings and special events. It's a nice spot for high tea or lunch. I also suggest a walk around the grounds as well.
They also have a gift shop with little candles, hand cream and other little treats.
Summary: I had a lovely experience and MW really enjoyed high tea. It's just really nice to sit back, relax with a glass of moet with some delightful morsels of food. The three layered tier was of really tasty savoury and sweet food. I def recommend for anyone who wants to escape the concrete jungle into a little piece of heaven.
Price: $55 per person for high tea (with a glass of sparkling wine and tea/coffee) or you can upgrade ($15) for a glass of moet
Location: Wentworth Rd, Vaucluse
Opening Hours: For High Tea, they serve Wed-Fri from 10am to 3:30pm. On the weekend they have three seating sessions, 9:30am to 11:30am, 12pm to 2pm and 2:30pm to 4:30pm.
Weekend Food Escapes dined as guests of Publicity Partners. Thanks to Andrew who looked after us. All photos, opinions and words are my own.


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- November 24, 2019
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IOP (IT4IT™ Operational Pragmatic) 2.1 Foundation is based on IT4IT™ 2.1 Reference Architecture prescribes holistic management of the business of IT with continuous insight and control, enabling Boundaryless Information Flow™ across the entire IT Value Chain.
The IT Value Chain
The IT Value Chain has four value streams supported by a reference architecture to drive efficiency and agility. The four value streams are:
- Strategy to Portfolio
- Request to Fulfill
- Requirement to Deploy
- Detect to Correct
Each IT Value Stream is centered on a key aspect of the service model, the essential data objects (information model), and functional components (functional model) that support it. Together, the four value streams play a vital role in helping IT control the service model as it advances through its lifecycle.
What is IT4IT™ 2.1 Standard ?
The Open Group IT4IT™ 2.1 Reference Architecture standard comprises a reference architecture and a value chain-based operating model for managing the business of IT. It provides prescriptive guidance on how to design, procure and implement the functionality needed to run IT. The end-to-end, 'how to' emphasis of the IT Value Chain and IT4IT™ 2.1 Reference Architecture also enables the state of services that IT delivers to be systematically tracked across the service lifecycle.
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This course is aimed at organizations or individuals who would like to understand the spectrum of IT and how to manage it. This course is suitable for any professionals involved in business, development, and operations of IT. This includes CxOs, Architects (Business, Application, Data, Technology, Solution), IT Program and Project managers. It is equally important to the organization in the public and private sector.
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IOP (IT4IT™ Operational Pragmatic) 2.1 Foundation
Duration : 3 Days ( 2 days Training + 1 day Exam )
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth film in the swashbuckling franchise, hits theater May 20 and darn it if I haven't missed Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in his five-year absence. Disney has provided us four clips from the movie, not to mention 10 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage, to mark his return. The last clip in particular is a great showcase for that guttural yell of Depp's, a personal favorite. The clips also highlight Penelope Cruz and Ian McShane's introduction to the franchise — McShane is awarded an especially badass entry scene as Blackbeard. Geoffrey Rush, Sam Claflin, and Astrid Bergès-Frisbey also star in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, directed by Rob Marshall (Nine). Watch everything after the jump.
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Here's the official synopsis for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides:
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise–this time in Disney Digital 3D(TM). Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penelope Cruz), he's not sure if it's love–or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the "Queen Anne's Revenge," the ship of the legendary pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know whom to fear more: Blackbeard or Angelica, with whom he shares a mysterious past. The international cast includes franchise vets Geoffrey Rush as the vengeful Captain Hector Barbossa and Kevin R. McNally as Captain Jack's longtime comrade Joshamee Gibbs, plus Sam Claflin as a stalwart missionary and Astrid Berges-Frisbey as a mysterious mermaid.


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Public official sentenced for the first time in Mexico for ordering an attack against a journalist
Enrique Benjamín Solís Arzola, former mayor of Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico, was sentenced to two years in prison for ordering the attack on journalist Karla Janeth Silva Guerrero, from the newspaper Heraldo de León, in September 2014. Solís Arzola is the first public official to be sentenced in the country for assaulting a journalist, according to Animal Político. Read more »
Three Mexican journalists killed in one week
Three Mexican journalists in the states of Oaxaca, Veracruz and Guanajuato have been killed in the span of a week.
"We are appalled by all these murders of journalists in Mexico…Three deaths in a week – when will the violence stop?" said Lucie Morillon, program director of Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Read more »
Mexican journalists rally for protections after colleague beaten in newsroom
In the aftermath of the severe beating of a young journalist, a police chief is on the run and journalists are rallying for protection of freedom of expression across Mexico.
Karla Janeth Silva Guerrero, a 24-year-old reporter for El Heraldo de Leon, sustained life-threatening head injuries after three men threatened and beat her at the paper's office in Silao, in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, on Mexico on Sept. 4. Read more »


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As I mentioned in my last post, I'm currently writing these blog posts from Panama :D I began planning this trip in February 2017 with PJ and our super cool collaborator, Aaron O'Dea. Step 1 for me was applying for funds to come down here and collect samples. Aaron suggested an STRI Short-Term Fellowship since this first trip would be used to get my feet wet here in Panama (literally and figuratively), so I submitted my application materials by the April 15th deadline.
While waiting to hear back from the STRI Short-Term Fellowship committee, I began Step 2: apply for collection and export permits. STRI, being the clever organization that they are, has a whole webpage dedicated to the most common types of permits that are required for scientific research in Panama. A universal truth for fieldwork that requires collecting samples: the earlier one can submit these permits, the better. As an example, STRI suggests having all of your permits submitted at least 3 months prior to any active Panama field work.
We had the permits submitted for approval as quickly as we possibly could, and then I was on to Step 3: health, safety, and supplies. *Disclaimer: the following information will mostly be applicable to US citizens, but I'm hoping it will still be a helpful resource for our friends and neighbors around the world :)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offer traveler's health information for 245 destinations, including lists of vaccines and medications all kinds of travelers should consider before they depart for their trip. Similar information can be found on the US Department of State's Passports and International Travel pages, along with US Embassy information, passport and visa requirements, and safety/security tips. I also made a Penn State Travel Clinic appointment to discuss my vaccine options with a trained medical professional. Consulting a professional is always a good idea.
There is an increased risk of malaria, yellow fever, dengue, and zika in Panama, and one of the easiest ways to avoid these illnesses is to prevent mosquito bites. I am quite pleased with my lack of bug bites thus far. I have been using Picaridin lotion on my exposed skin since my arrival, and all of the clothing featured in the picture on the right was treated with Permethrin, an insect repellent that lasts up to 6 weeks/6 washes.
Permethrin Pros: super easy to use, no odor, no stains, and thus far no bugs! Permethrin Cons: TOXIC TO CATS! I treated my clothing at my dad's house (no feline companions there), but as long as you follow the precautions listed on the bottle you and your fuzz butts should be fine.
This is rather unique to my circumstances in Panama, but I also had to decide which equipment to bring along for subsampling conch shell and tissue. I found that these diamond drill bits that I'd previously used to put a drainage hole in a tea cup work amazingly well for extracting a shell sample without destroying the whole structure (see left). I brought two electric drills with me for punching samples from shells, as well as sample bags and collection tubes, some buffer for the tissue samples, and calipers for measuring. I've posted my full packing list here so you can check it out for yourself.
But you know what? I still could've been better prepared. I followed my own advice from my trip to Madagascar and brought more snacks, thank you cards, copies of everything, etc. But Step 0 should've been to learn the local language for both of my field trips. It is extremely limiting to need a translator for every little thing, from ordering food to asking where the bathroom is located. While I know enough Spanish to get by down here, I am no where near conversational level and that's really been bothering me over the past few days. I am meeting such interesting people throughout my grad school years (like Brigida de Gracia, an absolutely lovely technician in Aaron's lab), but I can't connect with them as much as I'd like to because I can only speak English. Pulling up Google translate and typing back and forth to each other can only get you so far...
I'm not trying to get political or anything, but there is evidence that Americans tend to not really care about learning another language besides English. I am guilty of this mistake, and I promise you that while I am learning to become a better scientific communicator, I will also make it a priority to speak the language of those I'll be working with. Anyone want to form a club on Duolingo with me? I could use a competitor or two - my username is Alexis_Sullivan if you're interested :) Cheers!


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I was surprised by your editorial on the NBC interview with Edward Snowden ("Snowden speaks," May 29).
I consider myself fairly objective, yet I heard very different responses from Mr. Snowden than the editorial suggests. It was almost a cognitive dissonance, as though I had watched a different show.
For example, I did not hear Mr. Snowden saying he would like to be a hero. I heard a highly intelligent and relatively humble Mr. Snowden saying he did what he felt was right for the American people. I heard a Mr. Snowden who had enlisted after 9/11, who is dedicated to serving the American people and who yearns to come home.
As for your primary criticism, Mr. Snowden's fleeing the country, Daniel Ellsberg, once vilified and now credited with helping end an unjust and futile Vietnam War, agrees with Mr. Snowden that he would not get a fair trial and that the Espionage Act, as applied to whistleblowers, violates the First Amendment. Mr. Snowden's ability to testify in his own defense would be gagged, as was Mr. Ellsberg's.
Mr. Ellsberg wrote that "Snowden would come back home to a jail cell — and not just an ordinary cell-block but isolation in solitary confinement, not just for months like Chelsea Manning but for the rest of his sentence, and probably the rest of his life."
I would say that these statements come from a true patriot, one who are willing to risk loss of his own freedoms in order to protect the freedom of others.
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I find Edsger W. Dijkstra's talk "How Computing Science created a new mathematical style", recorded in the manuscript EWD1073 one of his most beautiful. Not only is it a clear exposition of his calculational approach to mathematics, to me it is especially poignant since it carries with it the weight of thirty years of experience with the discipline. As such is not so much a promotional piece as a survey of results.
Many things in this talk struck me as worthy of reflection; one thing that stood out was the two examples he gave of how computer science informed (or ought to inform) mathematical discipline:
In order to prove that a compiler correctly parses the program texts it processes, one needs a formal grammar for the syntax of the programming language in question. To formal language theory we owe the distinction between grammars that are "context-free" and those that are not. Next we observe that the manipulating mathematician does not manipulate just strings of symbols but manipulates formulae parsed according to the underlying grammar. Since the parsing problem is simpler for context-free grammars, the moral is simple: choose for one's formalisms context-free grammars.
The other example is the notion of abstract data types —stacks, trees, permutations, bags, configurations, what have you—. Identifying an appropriate data type and some operations on it is often essential in preventing a program from becoming totally unwieldy. In exactly the same way calculational proofs of the desired brevity and clarity can often be obtained by the use of a specifically designed, special-purpose calculus. I said "exactly the same way" because I see no difference between the virtues of a data type in a program and the virtues of a calculus in a proof.
Much is written nowadays about how DSLs enhance the quality of code in complex systems; here is a forceful argument about DSLs enhancing mathematical reasoning.
As an example of this, and because I felt absolutely in awe at the simplicity and transparence of the proof and I think it deserves to be repeated, here is Dijkstra's proof of the Induction Principle:
Theorem: (C, <) is well-founded if and only if mathematical induction over C with respect to < is a valid proof technique.
(C, <) is well-founded ≡ { definition of well-foundedness } (∀ S :: (∃ x :: x ∈ S) ⇒ (∃ x :: x ∈ S ∧ (∀ y : y < x : y ∉ S))) ≡ { contrapositive and Laws of de Morgan } (∀ S :: (∀ x :: x ∉ S) ⇐ (∀ x :: x ∉ S ∨ (∃ y : y < x : y ∈ S))) ≡ { transforming the dummy: S = { x | ¬P.x }, P.x ≡ x ∉ S } (∀ P :: (∀ x :: P.x) ⇐ (∀ x :: P.x ∨ (∃ y : y < x : ¬ P.y))) ≡ { predicate calculus } (∀ P :: (∀ x :: (∀ y : y < x : P.y) ⇒ P.x) ⇒ (∀ x :: P.x)) ≡ { definition of proof via mathematical induction } mathematical induction over (C, <) is valid


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@YQMaoski Interested to see your Indivisible review.
Steam Reviews
It's coming, the game is really interesting, and I suck at it. I am slowly working on a Let's Play series, but maybe I will write my review before that's done.
It has a really unique combat system, definitely designed for controller.
This is probably the epitome of easy-to-learn, difficult-to-master combat mechanic. Your squad is up to 4 characters, arranged like the buttons on a controller, and each button controls the actions of that one character corresponding to the button.
The artwork is really fantastic and a lot of times I am staring at just the hand-painted background or the character details. Definitely don't do this while you are in combat, it's a disaster. I have to constantly shift my eyes back to my own party away from all of the distractions in combat. When just running around the environment, the artwork is not just in layered display with good parallax while you are running around in a 2D plane, the objects in the background are made up of a ton of 3D models, and it looks really awesome.
Boss fights are fantastic and really fun, especially when you get used to the combat. For me, it's about 2.5 hours getting used to combat mechanics and now it's really smooth.
Anyway, so far the only negative thing I have to say about the game is that the combat heavily relies on your ability to see your characters during combat, and the local terrain is an important feature when engaging in enemies, but this can get in the way at times.
of course it was my own fault for pulling the enemies to this point but when I finally did engage them, I didn't think I was going to be stuck trying to figure out combat from behind a big environmental 3D model. (You really need to know which one(s) of your characters the enemies are targeting with their attacks to do the combat properly.)
The platforming is not the cleanest, but it's responsive enough to not be frustrating. There are just some places that are a bit difficult and rather annoying to navigate. But I consider it just an extra challenge, not a detriment.
The dialogue is quite funny and well written. The important plot development is all voice-acted, and done quite nicely too.
I am really enjoying it very much!
I know that it's quite pricey, but the amount of work it must have taken to put this
But before that, I have just played this game, it's effectively a free demo of a game not yet released, so it certainly is something that anyone can jump in to play:
It's really quite fun, some balancing needed, as I played several runs and did not die once, which almost feels like an antithesis of a fundamental rogue-lite. But I am having fun, and if the game wants to make me feel OP, then why not?
Yup! My fav. Twitch Streamer had a similar issue. Fight started at the edge of a ledge. For the whole fight, Razmi and Ginseng keep just falling off the edge and he couldn't use them at all. It was funny, but yeah, a definite bug.
@Danacscott, as requested.
Unfortunately due to the Steam review length limit, I had to shave some stuff, but I think I kept most of the essence.
My opinion on Black Mesa.
Thank you! Awesome review. Think the only thing that would hinder me in the beginning, is the timing of the button presses. The streamer I watched had to get used to that too, but like you … oooh the art. Whole chat was like that for the whole playthrough, lol.
No one would trade this away, so another for the backlog Wishlist when it's on sale (in a few years from now, lol). I do think for the art/animations alone, it's worth the asking price.
I've written some low effort, not very in-depth reviews, mostly as an archive for myself of my own thoughts on games, but since I wrote them I guess I may as well share them.
So here's one. https://steamcommunity.com/id/moskyj/recommended/493200/
My opinion on Kingdom Come Deliverance
I can believe that review - from the time I saw the character image on the game, I thought: "Dude has a whole lot of worries to sort out". O_O
Good to know it's an RPG worth playing through, but from other reviews and watching the price go down, not surprised that's it a bit glitchy. Pity, because there was a lot of hype behind this one, or maybe that's just the trend these days. >> Thanks for sharing your review. ^^
Well , it's really up to you. I'm not entirely sure how old are you but for us old timers ( 28 years old ) this is not that big of a deal really.
I'm used to play buggy messes because i grew up with stuff like that and that said it's not THAT buggy. Other than that it's just amazing game which really grips you .
One other thing to note is that at least in my experience requires you to have two or three hours to sit down per session because it works best when you have time to immerse yourself in game's world and that's then it's at it best.
You are trying to make me feel old… lol! @delenn13, I think his title can get changed to Young Sloth…
@YQMaoski Ikr? Dude be tiny. Hee hee.
Almost 30 is for old timers??? I am scared to ask( and I remind you…I am the MOM here), but what is the terminology for someone in their 60's???
I am working on this…Just wait for it
Guys @Danacscott @delenn13 @YQMaoski stop it
I'm on @DontBeSilly's side here. According to the youthful @coralinecastell I'm an ancient gramps whose bones have long since turned to dust and are currently being composted into my next life form. And I'm 29 years old.
I'm sure our poor sloth was the target of similar mockery and thus has my sympathies.
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pets cutesy sloth Hee hee. Alright alright, the squirrel relents.
Oh, man and I had all these grandiose ideas which included the terms, "wet behind the ears", young whippersnapper or "Get off my Lawn!". No fun…
I have t-shirts older than she is…
+ Hive's meme
Dude hahahahahah how are you guys so funny I can't cope
Alright first off, I too have T-shirts older than myself. No, not because I'm a time-traveller but because I LOVE thrift shops.
Second off, I'm 21! Soon to be 22! I'M NOT A KID ANYMORE OK MOM?!!! I'll have you know I am LEGALLY ALLOWED TO DRINK IN FREEDOM LAND and, therefore, am just as adult as you are pouts
No… those plushies aren't mine… no… I don't buy stickers anymore… cute things are for kiddos… please stop asking…
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Government Reports Show Renewed Need for Commission of Inquiry
NEW YORK - Today, the
C.I.A. is set to disclose previously unreleased portions of a 2004
inspector general's report. The disclosure will provide fresh details
about the agency's interrogation program and abuses that took place
inside its secret prisons.
Meanwhile, the
Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility recommended
investigating prisoner abuse cases and Attorney General Eric Holder is
expected to announce that he will appoint a criminal prosecutor to
renew inquiries into nearly a dozen cases that the Bush Administration
declined to pursue.
developments are heartening moves in the direction of accountability.
However, it is important that any investigation not focus solely on
interrogators who went beyond techniques the Justice Department
authorized," says Elizabeth Goitein, director of the Brennan Center's Liberty and National Security Project.
"This is not about a 'few bad apples' that disregarded official
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explore the systemic failures of the institutional safeguards designed
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During the colonial years, New Mexico was tied to the outside world by a single thoroughfare that descended the Rio Grande valley from north of Santa Fe, dropped through the natural gate at El Paso, and wended its way via the provinces of the old Viceroyalty of New Spain to Mexico City, some twelve hundred miles to the south.
This artery of commerce and travel was known as El Camino Real, which meant Royal Road or King's Highway. Of the great highways leading north, this was the oldest, having been extended by segments throughout the 16th century. For a time, it also enjoyed the distinction of being the longest road in North America.
Some of El Camino Real had its earliest beginnings as Indian trails. Later, sections of the route were traversed by Spanish conquistadors and colonizers. Finally, with the coming of Juan de Onate's expedition in 1598, the full length of the trail was defined. The northern end of that trail, and the primary Spanish settlement, was initially located at Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan Pueblo), but in 1600 it moved to nearby San Gabriel del Yungue, and ten years later the capital of the Spanish province of Nuevo Mexico was moved to Santa Fe.
Once these settlements were established, the trail became a lifeline back to central Mexico; it served as a principal avenue of communication, commerce, and religious conversion.by which goods flowed back and forth. Occasional caravans along the route typically consisted of 32 wagons, each of which was hauled by eight mules and carried about 4,000 pounds of freight. In addition, the typical caravan had other stock as well: cattle, sheep, goats, burros, and chickens. Royal decrees, mail, mission supplies, and private merchandise was included among the freight. People headed north included settlers and newly-appointed officials, while those headed south included retiring officials, friars, traders, convicts, and prisoners of war.
Traffic over the trail came to abrupt halt in 1680 when an Indian revolt, led by the San Juan Pueblo leader, Popé, forced all Spanish residents to leave Nuevo Mexico and retreat south to the Rio Grande valley. Three missions were built during their stay in that area: Isleta, Socorro, and San Elizario, all of which still stand. In 1692, however, the Spanish army, under Diego de Vargas, reconquered Nuevo Mexico and recolonized formerly-abandoned pueblos and missions. Over the next 200 years, the trail witnessed increasingly varied traffic as quantities of trade goods and representatives of different cultures traveled it, bringing with them currents of change that would forever alter the face of this land. The trail remained active throughout the Spanish period (until 1821). After that date, New Mexico was supplied by both this trail and the Santa Fe Trail, from the northeast, during the relatively brief Mexican period (until 1846), and for the first several decades of American rule. Long distance traffic over the trail ceased when the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad was completed from eastern Kansas to Santa Fe (in February 1880) and on to El Paso (in June 1881).
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro is recognized throughout the United States of America and Los Estados Unidos de Mexico as a timeless route of trade and cultural exchange and interaction among Spaniards and other Europeans, American Indians, Mexicans, and Americans. Trade and travel on this trail shaped individual lives and communities and affected settlement and development in the greater Southwest. Recognition of this route as an international historic trail commemorates a shared cultural heritage and contributes in a meaningful way to eliminating cultural barriers and enriching the lives of people along El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.
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A Toronto police investigation has concluded that an incident reported by an 11-year-old girl who claimed her hijab was cut by a scissors-wielding man as she walked to school did not happen.
On Monday, police said their investigation had concluded, with no charges laid and no consequences for the girl.
"We investigated in a very thorough manner, we put together all the evidence that we gathered … we came to the conclusion that what was described did not happen," police spokesman Mark Pugash told CityNews on Monday.
"If you're presented with what are very serious allegations, you investigate them, you take them at face value until you have reason to believe otherwise."
Pugash did not give details on what evidence they uncovered in their investigation or whether the girl admitted to lying. However, he said video obtained by officers was part of the investigation.
He also said police did not arrange the news conference on Friday and it is something the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) would need to address.
"We were not involved in that decision," he said.
TDSB spokesman Ryan Bird said school board officials are "very thankful that this assault did not in fact happen," but won't be commenting further.
It is good to know that this event didn't happen.
We all must remain vigilant in the fight against hate, racism, bigotry, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia to make sure our city remains an inclusive place.
— John Tory (@JohnTory) January 15, 2018
The alleged incident captured national attention after it was reported Friday and drew public condemnation from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne.
The Prime Minister's officer released the following statement on Monday afternoon:
"We have seen an unfortunate pattern of increased hate crimes in past months directed towards religious minorities, particularity towards women. We need to take this issue extremely seriously as this pattern is a warning sign of increased intolerance. We are a country that defends freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and people's rights to go to school without being fearful or harassed. This is fundamental to who we are."
"We would direct all the questions on the investigation to the Toronto Police Service. We are thankful and relieved that this incident did not take place."
The Toronto District School also released a statement:
"On Friday morning, Toronto Police tweeted about an initial report of an assault at the school involving a man cutting off a student's hijab. As a result, a TDSB spokesperson was dispatched to the school, where multiple media outlets were already present and wanting to speak to the student and/or her family. At no time, did the TDSB call a press conference, however spokespeople from the TDSB and Toronto Police made themselves available to answer any questions. This was done inside the school due to the bad weather outside. After expressing concern that they were going to be approached by media outside while trying to leave, as well as a concern that no members of the community be subject to the alleged perpetrator, the family was asked if they would like to join the TDSB spokesperson as she spoke to media. The family members said they would speak to media and it was our understanding that this happened after, not before, they provided statements to police. Once again, we are very thankful that this assault did not in fact happen. Our motivation for commenting on the issue at the time was only out of compassion, care, concern and support — as did many elected leaders nationally, provincially and locally via interviews or social media."
The girl said she was walking to Pauline Johnson Junior Public School, near Birchmount Road and Sheppard Avenue East, with her younger brother when a man came up behind her, pulled off her jacket hood, and started cutting the bottom of her hijab.
She had said the man ran off but returned a short time later and once again started cutting her hijab from behind. The girl said that when she turned to confront him, the man smiled and ran away.


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Killzig: How do you feel about some of the bad blood between a few of the elder Fallout fans and some of the Black Isle team? You've been personally involved in some of the disagreements, do you think relations are repairable? Can you trace it back to some sort of origin? Or is it as natural as cats and dogs at this point? Have you ever seen a love-hate relationship like this with other developers and their fans, or is this a rare thing for you?
Chris Avellone: I don't see it so much as bad blood as just two groups that are passionate about the Fallout genre. I know the people here at BIS feel just as strongly about Fallout as some of the fans do, and if future games end up being better because of the debate between the two groups, everyone wins as far as I'm concerned.
Killzig: Here's a silly question, if you were on the FO3 team what area would you use as your starting point for the story?
Tim Cain: Well, Killzig, I have already written a design for Fo3, but I have sworn not to talk about it. If I see any of it in the next game, I can rest assured that it is coincidence.
<JC|V13> Is SPECIAL a cornerstone of the Fallout series or is it expendable?
<BIS_ChrisA> Cornerstone
<BIS_Darren> Cornerstone
<BIS_ChrisA> Character Creation is what makes Fallout Fallout
<FalloutsChris> Ohhhh. I'll be different and say that for RPGs and tactical games, it's a cornerstone. But if we ever need to do Dogmeat on Typing, it's expendable. Seriously, it would depend on the game and genre.
<FalloutsChris> I cannot imagine a Fallout RPG without SPECIAL, however.
<FalloutsChris> Okay, if we did a high level 4X strategy game set in the Fallout universe (think Civ), SPECIAL might not be required.
Exitium|WZ - Feargus, do you suppose I could help out in the creation of Fallout 2? *cough Id love to cough*. Like we had that talk on #baldursgate =). Oh and serious question, do we actually live a life in the game? As in get married, sleep, eat, drink and all that unimportant stuff left out from Fallout 1. 1 more question after this...
Feargus - Umm, we are making a game. :)
Exitium|WZ - Oh and about the Fallout 2 Editor, will you still release it? There are some of us here who have talents to adventure beyond other peoples abilities..such as the Unwashed Villagers =)
Feargus - I am not a big believer in the sleeping, eating, etc.. stuff that some RPG's put in there.
Exitium|WZ - Feargus, yeah I know, im talking about helping you guys with weapons =)
Feargus - That seems a lot like micromanagement that people get bored with.
Exitium|WZ - True.
Exitium|WZ - I hate micromanagement.
Feargus - Some of that stuff is going in.
Exitium|WZ - Say, is that offer to help you guys with characters and item names still on?
Feargus - Sure, just e-mail me at email@example.com
Meghan - Thanks Exitium :)
El_Pagano - El_Pagano - any easter eggs? any hints to them?
Feargus - There are a lot of them in there, but finding them is half the fun.
Sulla - I always liked the conventional weapons better in Fallout, I thought the energy weapons were not as fun as the flamethrower and the submachine guns. Will the conventional weapons have a longer "shelf life" in the game? And who did Ron Perlman voice act in Fallout? Killian? Gizmo? Tandi?
Meghan - Killian I think.
Matt_IPLY - I understand, there's a certain visceral thrill to throwing a lot of lead downrange, the smell of the burning cordite, the hot brass
Matt_IPLY - oh my, I need a moment here... ;)
Matt_IPLY - uh, yes, there are a lot more slug-throwers in the game
Krys_IPLY - Take your time, Matt
Sulla - also Arbesh, or whover the leader of Shady Sands was....sounded like the Taco Bell Dog
Matt_IPLY - and a lot more heavy weapons too :)
Meghan - I loved the flamethrower. I laughed myself out of my chair the first time I saw someone run around on fire and then fall down (yes, I'm sick)
Meghan - :)
Matt_IPLY - Ron Perlman's biggest role in F1 was as the narrator at the beginning and end of the game
Sulla - ok thanks
Meghan - Oh, that's right.. it was McGuyver who did Killian :)
Krys_IPLY - Richard Dean Anderson
Meghan - Thanks Sulla :)
Mikem3 - Is there any way to save the deathclaws? Or is the game made not to?
Feargus_Black_Isle - They pretty much die, no matter what you do.
Meghan - Thanks Mikem3 :)
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