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Experience unmatched hospitality at the year’s most awaited event.
The wait is finally over. Dubai is set to play host to millions of visitors from more than 190 countries to join the making of a new world, with the Expo 2020 taking place from 1st October 2021 to 31st March 2022. Rove Hotels is excited to invite Rovers to grab the best seats in the house at the event’s only on-site hotel: Rove Expo 2020 – now open.
Located adjacent to Al Wasl Plaza, Rove Expo 2020 will offer guests from across the globe, the perfect gateway to regroup, recharge and rethink the future, complete with all of the Rove-brand favourites under one roof.
Rove has grown rapidly over the last couple of years, tell us a little about how it all started?
From the moment Rove Downtown opened its doors in 2016, Rove Hotels quickly gained popularity with our unique approach to hospitality, and our ever-expanding list of well-connected locations. We have not been afraid of taking risks and doing things differently, which has helped us getting noticed by residents and visitors alike.
We are more than just a hotel, we want to serve our community with forward thinking innovations like – region’s first co-working spaces, in-hotel cinema, private hotel offices, gaming rooms, fully equipped podcast studio, and #RoveWithNikon filming and photography studio.
In just 5 years, the brand now has over 5,000 rooms open or under development across the Middle East, including the new openings of Rove City Walk and Rove Expo 2020 this month.
It must’ve been an exciting yet challenging experience collaborating with a large-scale global event. What were some of the best or most taxing events or processes you had to go through as a team to ensure the hotel is ready for your guests on October 1?
The opening of Rove Expo 2020 has been quite different from the usual process. The hotel is located at the heart of one of the largest events in history, which is amazing, but at the same time it means that there are many more factors to take into consideration in regard to the hotel operations.
First-off, when we were appointed to manage the hotel at Expo 2020 Dubai, the hotel was already under construction. We worked closely with the Expo team to redesign it and we managed to increase the capacity by 40% by incorporating additional rooms to the inventory. Overall, Rove Expo 2020 has 4 room types including Rove’s first-ever suites – Al Wasl and Expo 2020 Suites.
There are also some differences between the opening of this hotel and traditional openings, which makes it truly unique. Rove Expo 2020 will not have a ramp-up period as it will open on very high occupancy, coinciding with the opening ceremony of Expo 2020 Dubai making it operationally quite challenging. To manage that, we are ensuring that our team is thoroughly trained and that everything goes smoothly. There are very high expectations around Expo 2020 so our team strives to ensure we deliver an exceptional experience to our Rovers (guests).
Additionally, running a hotel inside a secure site such as Expo 2020 Dubai has great implications on our operations. From guest arrival and departure experience, to the delivery of supplies to the property, everything needs to follow strict procedures. We also need to maintain very fluid communications with our Rovers (guests) so that they don’t face any challenges once they arrive at the Expo site.
We are extremely proud to be part of such an incredible event. As a homegrown brand we are looking forward to showcase to the world what Dubai and the UAE are capable of.
Has being a part of the Expo brought about any new opportunities for Rove?
Definitely! We are very excited for the event to start. Expo 2020 Dubai is expected to bring 25 million visitors to the city over a period of just 6 months. Being the only hotel onsite, we are sure lots of visitors will get to discover and experience the brand for the first time, which is great.
We expect many visitors to attend the event and spend some additional days discovering everything Dubai has to offer. With 9 hotels in well-connected locations all across the city, we are looking forward to welcoming travelers from all over the world.
Currently, Rove has branches only in Dubai. Do you plan on expanding nationally or even globally in the future?
We have plans to continue our rapid expansion with more locations in local and regional markets. We have announced Rove Hotels in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as well as other Emirates including Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah which will bring our overall number of keys over 5,000.
Rove has stood out in the industry by having a fun and fuss-free energy for the modern international travellers. Are there amenities / features that are exclusive to the Expo branch?
Being the only on-site hotel at Expo 2020 Dubai, as well as its amazing location adjacent to Al Wasl plaza make for very compelling reasons to drive many Rovers (guests) to stay with us.
From the refined design concept which combines references to past World Expos and hints to the future, to amazing facilities such as a stunning swimming pool and sundeck overlooking Al Wasl Plaza, Rove Expo 2020 takes the Rove Hotels concept to a whole new level, while maintaining the brand DNA.
Some unique facilities present at Rove Expo 2020 include suites – a first for Rove Hotels, multiple F&B outlets including The Daily restaurant – our signature concept, as well as a bar and a grab and go Rove Café. Additionally, the hotel will feature an outdoor event space and large co-working areas.
Sustainability is another aspect where Rove Expo 2020 shines. The hotel has been built following Expo 2020’s strict sustainability guidelines and it has received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification. Besides, we are applying all the environmental learnings acquired across other brand properties to Rove Expo 2020. Initiatives include 100% sustainable amenities, AI-powered food waste management system, in-property waste segregation, recycling and much more.
Rove Hotels have been awarded with the prestigious Green Key certification, as well as certified by DTCM’s Sustainable Tourism Initiative.

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Eden and his wife Marie (aka Ria) Van officially launched Ria’s RoadKill Jerky in 2011, based out of Long Beach, California where Eden was raised. Eden is a first generation Cambodian immigrant and Marie is Filipina. Ria’s RoadKill Jerky award winning jerky is smoked in very small batches using all natural ingredients with no preservatives that takes four days to make from start to finish.
Currently, Ria’s RoadKill Jerky sells Original, Chipotle, Canadian, Habanero, Korean BBQ, Spicy Sriracha, and Peppered beef jerky flavors, along with a Mesquite flavor of crispy Jerky Chips. Today, Ria’s RoadKill Jerky now operates out of Sacramento, California.
The beef used is not guaranteed to be free of growth hormones or additional antibiotics. Also, the beef is not guaranteed to have at least partial free range access to graze on grass. As a result, the highest ingredient rating that can be awarded is a Good (8/10) rating.
Healthy spices are added, which likely includes onion powder, garlic powder, and black pepper.
There is no nutrition facts table provided. As a result, the exact sugar and salt levels are unknown.
RIA’S ROADKILL JERKY – CANADIAN STEAK BEEF JERKY
Written by guest jerky reviewer Stéphane Leclerc
I’ve enjoyed the Ria’s Roadkill Jerky, as there is a really good smokiness. This jerky is a bit on the salty side and rather lean. The flavors are good, somewhat on the light side and generally well-balanced.
I’d like to see some bolder flavors to compete with the prominent smokiness and maybe a little extra punch of garlic and onion or perhaps a splash of vinegar to brighten the flavor profile. This would certainly add some richness and give this jerky a much needed “Wow’ factor.
Overall, Ria’s Roadkill Jerky is quite good and my minor complaints are simply my own opinion. I rate this jerky an 8/10 taste rating.
Here is what Mark had to say about this Canadian Steak beef jerky flavor from Ria’s RoadKill Jerky: “Thanks Stéphane Leclerc for the great taste review. Agreed in that the smokiness is dominant tasting and steals the show here. Also agreed with Stéphane in that the garlic and onion levels could stand to be higher.”
“This jerky was shared between eight people, two of whom awarded an Excellent (10/10) taste rating. The rest were in the 7 – 9 range. With such a bold tasting flavor, a Very Good (9/10) taste rating is well justified.”
Ria’s RoadKill Jerky sells 2 pounds (eight 4 ounce/113 gram bags of jerky) online for $64.99. That equates to $2.03 an ounce, which rates as a cheap price. Commendably, free shipping is offered on all orders. For smaller orders, visit their EBay and ETSY shops.
This beige plastic resealable bag has a label affixed to both the front and back. The Ria’s RoadKill Jerky logo depicts a picture of a bull’s head. There is a graphic on the front indicating that this is award winning jerky.
A slogan printed on this bag is “The Real Man’s Meat – EST. 2011”. The only fact printed on this bag is “No Preservatives”.
Some bag categories missing are the jerky weight not stated in grams, a USDA stamp, barcode, allergen alerts, distributor address details, best before date, a hole to hang on hooks, a blurb about Ria’s RoadKill Jerky or this flavor, and a nutrition facts table.
Order their jerky online: www.riasroadkilljerky.com

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Canon Mixed Reality System (MR System)
Canon presented a new augmented reality project they developed on a recent Virtual Reality Expo (IVR) in Japan. Named Mixed Reality System (or MR System), the image data processing technology offers integration of real and virtual worlds in a different way than their previous augmented reality (AR) systems, since the new system enables you to interact with computer generated (CG) elements.
AR is finding broader use in gaming, advertising and other applications, simply by superimposing CG images onto the real world. Canon’s MR System takes this process a step further by allowing multiple users to interact with full-scale 3D CG images from any point of view. So, how does it work?
Two video cameras located on the head-mounted display (HMD), capture the video from the real world and send it to a computer. Since the cameras mimic user’s left and right eye, the image they record represents user’s stereoscopic view. Computer combines image processing and positioning of the user to form an image of the 3D CG element and places it in virtual space which is superimposed with the real world image.
Canon developed proprietary registration markers for the MR System that enable proper CG positioning within real-world environments. Once a marker is captured by the HMD’s video cameras, the system adjusts the layout of the virtual image according to the relative position of the HMD. The system also supports optical- and magnetic-type sensors which can be used to enhance the interaction with virtual objects.
Displayed CG visuals are aligned with the HMD’s position and orientation one frame at a time, thus enabling integrated video that instantaneously reacts to changes in a user’s position or movement.
CG visuals in the computer and the real-world environment are combined with high precision and displayed on the small monitors located inside of the HMD. The system uses a free-form prism with a unique three-sided configuration which allows the MR System to produce images with low distortion in peripheral areas caused by optical aberrations.
Even though the images are delivered through a video feed, by matching the video cameras’ optical axes with those of the light entering the eyes from the small displays, the system delivers a somewhat realistic experience, and creates the impression that visuals are being seen with the naked eye.
Canon plans to pitch their product for applications in industrial design and other design fields. While these areas do use a lot of 3D data, I believe they should have adapted their system to be tested on gamers, who are known as early adopters of new technologies.
During the design phase, the system can be used for collaboration between designers, thus reducing the number of prototypes and shortening the amount of time spent on development.
The company will offer customized systems based on customer needs. For example, the system can be used to produce simulations of the optimal layout of production equipment at a manufacturing site or in home decoration before it is done, or it can be used for product testing where a virtual product is presented to testing groups.
The folks from Canon haven’t announced precised pricing rates, since they will vary depending on system configurations in accordance with usage requirements. Mixed Reality System will be available in late July 2012.


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I may not get as much love as I have for this jacket, since it seems people here like the looks of Rick Owens, et al. But I love my Belstaff Panther. I've always wanted to get it for a long time.
I even like where they're taking it lately, personally. I like this croc Stanton jacket, even though it's for women.
Next up, maybe next year or two, a really good shearling coat.Edited by Geruvah - 11/19/12 at 6:58pm

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Kodak Black's Tour Bus Raided During D.C. Show
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Seems like Kodak Black can't avoid law enforcement at this point, during his Washington D.C. concert last night, his tour bus were raided by the FBI. In photos obtained by TMZ, you can clearly see individuals handcuffed sitting outside the tour bus.
According to TMZ, agents searched the luggage underneath the bus, everything inside & the area surrounding the bus is completely roped off. Witnesses told TMZ, that the feds attempted to enter the venue aswell but were turned away by promoters.
No reports of any arrests following the FBI raid, so hopefully Kodak is in the clear for his NYC performance Thursday night.

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A collection of reviews of films from off the beaten path; a travel guide for those who love the cinematic world and want more than the mainstream releases.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Keanoshow - A Collection Of Short Films by Dave McKean
The opening of the 15 minute short film “Kodak: Take Pictures Further“ contains the following lines written across the screen; “My head hurts. I’ve got too many images in my brain. Quick, somebody get me some more film before my head explodes.” Welcome to the world of Dave McKean.
The visual work of McKean, particularly his motion picture work, requires that you pay attention at all times. Being a visual artist first, his films are filled with bizarre imagery that may or may not be representative of anything, but are still a treat to look at. For those unfamiliar, McKean was the cover artist on the entire run of Neil Gaiman’s “Sandman” comic book series, and also was the director, designer, and co-storywriter of the film “MirrorMask” (Gaiman was the other storyteller). One of the things that is consistent about McKean’s work is that you can never be quite certain of just exactly what it is you’re looking at. Even if you think you do know what you’re seeing, quite often it will metamorphose into something else in a graceful and oftentimes surprising way. He also tends to combine images in a way that juxtaposes them wonderfully. He will alternate between a fixed camera position, with interesting images literally unfolding before the eyes, to giant sweeping arcs in and around computer creations seemingly floating in the ether. McKean never fails to visually dazzle the viewer. Some of the short films on “Keanoshow” don’t even center around a narrative per se, as much as they are just about stunning visuals.
As far as narratives, my personal favorite film on the disc is “The Week Before“, about the seven days leading up to the week in which God created the world. Featuring the music of Django Reinhardt (which is apparently the reason for the unavailability of “Keanoshow” in the US), we follow God (portrayed by Dean Harris wearing one of McKean’s trademark masks) as he works his way thru seemingly ordinary days of naming objects, fishing, and playing cards with his neighbor (who, since the world hasn’t been created yet, is The Devil, played by Eamonn Collinge in another of McKean‘s beautiful masks). It’s a lighthearted look into a life, made rather dazzling by the combination of live actors wearing some of McKean’s art, existing in worlds that are part physical set and part McKean’s computer art. It always seems interesting to me to see McKean’s paintings come to life, and that is in a nutshell what “The Week Before” is, more so than any of the other shorts on “Keanoshow“. “The Week Before” is also probably closest of anything on the disc visually to “MirrorMask“, and the excellent choice of Reinhardt tracks to accompany the days of the week makes for a truly engaging 23 minute film. It was actually the music of Reinhardt that inspired McKean to write many of the scenes for the film.
“n[eon]” contains a line that is very appropriate. Although the lead character, voiced by narrator John Cale, is talking about Venice, Italy (which is where McKean wrote the short) when he utters the line, he could well be talking about McKean’s work in any medium when he says “(It) rewards those who pay attention. The more you look, the more you see.” This is perhaps the most surreal, dream-like piece on the disc, which is saying something considering it’s context. It may also be the best piece on the disc. A seemingly somber short, you find your self thinking, a lot, as the film unfolds. A man searching for where he belongs wanders Venice and sees a ghost, as he wonders about his place in the universe. Obviously, there’s much more to it than that, but the 28 minute film has to be seen, not explained.
“Whack!” is a 14 minute live-action adaptation of the Punch & Judy puppet shows; just as violent, and perhaps more disturbing, in real life. The entire film takes place inside the tent that the puppet shows would be presented from, so the overly close perspective adds a bizarre quality to the visuals, making everything, even though comedic, seem more intense (no pun intended). The actors are members of Forced Entertainment, an experimental theater group in England.
“Dawn” is a 9 minute film made in 3 days because McKean wanted to remember that making films was fun, after spending 2 years making “MirrorMask” where it had become a tremendous amount of work. It stars his daughter Yolanda and is based on “conversations with (his) worrisome daughter”, and, while not featuring the look of his artwork, is visually unique in that it was shot on video thru glass bottles to add a sort of dream-like quality.
“Displacements” seems to exist solely for the pleasure of being able to create interesting images on computer for the camera, interspersed with snippets of an interview with Michael Moorcock that are layered and looped in to become another visual element of bizarreness. McKean is fond of distorting audio, leaving in scratchy noises that sound like a German Expressionist film looks.
There are also a dozen more short films included, varying in length from 1 to 15 minutes. These include music videos for artists as diverse as guitarist Buckethead (featuring Les Claypool on bass & vocals), opera singer Izzy, and a live performance at a jazz club by Iain Ballamy and Stian Carstensen, which McKean later added visual effects to. The music video seems to be a perfect format for McKean; I personally would love to see him add to his repertoire in this genre. He’s done well over 150 CD covers, it seems only natural that he would progress to this medium. Of the rest of the films, an especially interesting one is “A Short Film For Adobe“, in which the company’s Photoshop program is demonstrated within the context of a photo shoot in a rather clever way. Also of note is a short adaptation of part of “Signal To Noise“, originally done as a series for Face magazine, and then collected into a graphic novel, written by Gaiman and released back in 1992. A conversation shot in a living room from a single camera angle is transferred into a visually arresting image with the collage of images coming together to form the whole. Much like a lot of McKean’s work, in any medium, it needs to be seen, as it is rather difficult to explain…however, it is all very much worth it indeed.
It is also worth noting that much of the music for many of the films on “Keanoshow” is written and performed by McKean himself. Even the basic DVD menus are done in McKean’s style, making the entire disc a treat for fans of his work. There is an interview with him in which he discusses some of the work seen on the disc, and even that is infused with some of his artistic sense. McKean is a very talented visual artist in whatever medium he chooses to work in, having a very distinctive style which is on full display in this collection of short films directed and designed by him spanning a nearly 10 year period. As mentioned earlier, the copyright issue over Reinhardt’s music currently prohibits a release in the US, but it looks to be getting a release in Europe from Darkside in the next few months (this information direct from McKean himself via his Twitter account…well worth following, as his taste in film mirrors much of what appears on this site, and he often reports on his family‘s choice of film the night before). “Keanoshow” was very briefly available on Amazon in the US in late July, 2008, which is how I got my copy, but quickly became unavailable from them when the copyright issues arose. You can find it on eBay and things like that, and for those with a taste for visual flair who are willing to try something a bit different, you shouldn’t be disappointed…as long as you pay attention.
Special thanks to Dave McKean for the info and the images, and for being a pretty cool guy, as well as a helluva artist.
Posted by Ken Fries at April 25, 2010
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Anadolu Efes vs Real Madrid: Prediction and Betting Tips
A huge improvement for Anadolu Efes
Efes have seen the greatest improvement among all Euroleague teams this season. After holding a losing record in the first half of the season, the Turkish side turned things around and finished third at the end of the regular season thus earning the home-court advantage for the playoffs.
Major improvements were noted in Efes’s performance. They finished on an average of 84 points per game in second place after being 14th in the first part of the season. They also have much better numbers in shooting accuracy both from the two-point and three-point range, where they are averaging 56.9% and 39.7%. In true shooting, they are third in the Euroleague with 51%.
A late revival sent Real Madrid to the playoffs
Real Madrid had a tough season filled with lots of ups and down and injuries. That saw coach Pablo Laso’s team’s level fluctuate during the season as they were almost out of the playoffs but a late run of two wins in a row saw Los Blancos finish sixth. They don’t have the best records in shooting or scoring points but one can never count off a team of Real’s caliber with all the experience they have in the squad.
With Facu Campazo and Gabriel Deck leaving for the NBA, Anthony Randolph suffering a season-ending injury, coach Laso’s squad has lost key players in his squad. Real delivered the goods when it mattered the most though in their last two matches beating Olympiacos and Fenerbahce in a do-or-die match finishing in the sixth position with just one win over Valencia.
- Both of these teams have lost their home matches against each other.
- Efes are the second-best shooting team in the Euroleague
- Real Madrid are the seventh-best shooting team in the Euroleague
Anadolu Efes vs Real Madrid Prediction
Anadolu Efes are a high-scoring team now after their major improvement from all shooting distances. Averaging 84 points per game is a very high percentage in the Euroleague. Coach Ergin Ataman improved his team’s ball rotation and resulted in more shooting attempts and higher percentages of scoring.
Real Madrid have always been in the Playoffs and will rely heavily on Sergio Llull, Jaycee Carroll, and Rudy Fernandez. The trio have been the backbone oc coach Laso’s team in the pat years and he will hope they can overcome the Turkish challenge.
We predict it will be a close and very defensive game with both teams trying to close down each other’s key players.
Anadolu Efes vs Real Madrid Betting Tips
Under 164 Total Match Points 1.80 at Bet365
Anadolu Efes to win and over 163.5 Total Match Points 2.45 at bet365
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Hey Luuuuxers, so about a month ago I posted a fabric haul for a quilt I was making for a friends baby shower. She`s having her first baby in a couple weeks and the shower was a few days ago. I asked her his nursery colors and she told atomic orange, navy blue and also added that the little unborn guy likes bright green. So I based my colors on that. I make these quilts really close to crib size around 45"x60". The front side is a handmade non pattern that I came up with, so I pretty much do what I want. For the back I use a solid fleece (this one is atomic orange/neon red) and I use the front fabrics as a border. And for the finishing touch, I add a license plate with the baby`s name and some cute little embroidery designs with my embroidery machine.
The quilt was a definite hit and she loved it. These quilts are my new baby shower gifts, they are just so personal and I hope they keep them for a long time to come. And I don`t wrap them, I just use fabric ribbon and tie a bow around it, like the last image but I hadn`t put the bow on yet. Hopefully one day I can get some orders for these guys in the future!
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In the past year, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors has held 23 regular meetings. As of July 1, only four of those meetings have had meeting minutes approved and posted on the county’s website.
Minutes are the public record of what is discussed and decided at board meetings. When Charlottesville Tomorrow started its review of the availability of these public records, there were no minutes available online for any regular meeting held between April 13, 2016 and June 1, 2017.
During the past month, approved minutes from eight meetings have been posted, including those from four meetings held in the last year, after July 1, 2016.
“We had a much larger gap than we would normally experience, just because of the transition period that we were going through,” said county clerk Claudette Borgersen, who was hired in August 2016.
In the past year, Albemarle County filled the county attorney and county clerk positions, both of which play significant roles in the approval and finalization of minutes.
“Our office has been making a concerted effort to get caught up on minutes,” Borgersen said. “Because [finalization] is such a lengthy process, it takes a long time for [them] to become part of the official record of the county.”
The process for producing and finalizing minutes begins with an outside contractor, who transcribes meetings and sends the transcriptions back to the county after about a month and a half, according to Borgersen.
The transcription goes through two rounds of quality control, first read by the county attorney and then the clerk’s office. Next, minutes are given to one of the six elected members of the Board of Supervisors who review the minutes a final time.
Review of minutes is evenly divided among the board members so that minutes do not need to be inspected by the entire board.
“When [minutes] are being read by Board of Supervisors members, some members might be able to get to their particular minutes faster than others,” said Lee Catlin, Assistant County Executive for Community Relations.
“A board member might say, ‘I’m not done yet, I need a little time,’” Catlin added.
In this case, the approval would be pushed to the next meeting. For instance, the approval of minutes from the May 4, 2016 meeting was on the agenda for approval in six consecutive meetings.
As a result, minutes may be posted out of chronological order. For example, while minutes from January 4, 2017 are posted, minutes from July 6, 2016 have not been posted.
In the final steps, the board votes to approve minutes during a regular meeting, the clerk’s office prints and binds the minutes, the chair signs the minutes and the clerk uploads them to the county’s website. Without the final signature on the printed copy, the clerk says minutes are not considered official records and cannot be posted online.
Draft minutes from the Board of Supervisors meetings can be accessed at the clerk’s office. They must be read with the understanding that they are not final and are subject to change, Catlin said.
“I wouldn’t say there’s one particular point in the process where [minutes] get held up,” Borgersen said.
Catlin agrees that delays in the process can happen at any step, and the cumulative effect of the many steps is what creates delays.
“Generally speaking, we really try to keep [minutes] moving through the system as quickly as we can,” Catlin said.
“Sometimes we delay our own process,” said Diantha McKeel, the board’s chairwoman. “Sometimes we just have so much reading that it takes us longer to get the minutes read than maybe you would expect or that you would hope.”
The lengthy turn-around process for minutes is partially due to the fact that the board records near-verbatim minutes.
“Some of our minutes can be very lengthy, over 100 pages of minutes,” Borgersen said.
Minutes for a six-hour meeting take about 27 hours to be proofed before they are given to a board member for review, according to an executive summary created for the board when they discussed whether to keep producing near-verbatim minutes in 2008.
“We’re always looking at that process to see what we can do to move them along faster,” Catlin said. “We are constantly focused on trying to improve that.”
There has been debate about switching to summary or action minutes, which are less detailed and time-intensive versions of minutes to produce. But after the discussion in 2008, the board agreed to continue producing near-verbatim records.
“About two years ago, we brought an additional half-time position to the clerk’s office with the intention that they would be really dedicated to working on the minutes,” Catlin said.
“Transparency is really important to us,” Catlin added. “It’s been very important to our board that in addition to the video and audio recording, there’s also this written, almost verbatim, transcript of what has gone on.”
Jeff Werner, of the Piedmont Environmental Council, said that one positive aspect of near-verbatim minutes is that they allow decisions and discussions to be viewed years after they occurred.
“It’s really interesting to go back and look at decisions that transpired, not a decade ago, but decades ago,” Werner said. “Being a historian, I feel somewhat obligated to let [people in] the future know what we were thinking today.”
Others who access the minutes appreciate the near-verbatim style and feel it is helpful in understanding board decisions.
“Albemarle’s minutes are quite good when compared to other localities. They take great pains to capture as much as possible,” said Neil Williamson, president of the Free Enterprise Forum, an organization committed to discussing local government issues.
“I appreciate what they have now,” Williamson said. “Summary minutes I think would lose some of the back and forth of the conversation.”
While Williamson favors more details in the records, he acknowledges the challenges of making them available quickly to the public.
“It’s of some import that they get [minutes] right. It’s also of some import that they get them up in a timely way, and that’s where Albemarle falls behind in many respects,” Williamson said.
The county also makes board meetings public by live-streaming and then posting a video record of the meeting within two days. County staff creates shortcuts within the videos to enable viewers to jump to parts of the video they are interested in.
“We have several steps so if the public wants to access information about a meeting, they have other opportunities to do that,” Borgersen said of the video option.
Action memos should also be posted after about a week, Borgersen said.
As of July 1, there were two missing action memos online from regular meetings held in the last 12 months, both from December 2016.
Werner said he thinks the video and audio records are helpful in that they are quickly accessible, but still believes that the minutes themselves are important to have available.
“What’s nice about having the minutes is you can search,” said Werner. “I was trying to catch up on when have I spoken to the board. So I searched for ‘Jeff.’”
Charlottesville and the eight counties surrounding Albemarle all use summary minutes.
Charlottesville’s City Council has posted minutes from all their meetings prior to June.
Five counties around Albemarle — Orange, Louisa, Fluvanna, Buckingham and Nelson — have posted all of their minutes from the last year up until June.
Greene County is missing minutes from their February 14 meeting but has posted minutes from all other meetings up to June. Rockingham has not posted minutes from their May 10 meeting, but posted all minutes from meetings prior to May.
Augusta County is missing meeting minutes after October 2016.
While there are certain requirements for meeting minutes, such as recording the date and location of minutes, there are no laws that dictate a timeline for approving and posting minutes online for local government bodies.
However, a new state law took effect July 1 establishing a more rigorous guideline for how state bodies publish their minutes.
Sponsored by Del. Jim Lemunyon, R-Fairfax, the law says that all state boards and commission must post draft minutes of meetings no later than 10 working days after the meeting and final approved meeting minutes must be posted within three working days of their final approval.
While this law was created to address the issue of delayed government minutes at the state level, it does not affect the Board of Supervisors, as a local government.
“We understand that the minutes are really critical for our community to be able to follow and track our meetings,” McKeel said.
At their last meeting on July 5, the Board of Supervisors had five sets of regular meeting minutes on the agenda for approval. Board members asked to hold two sets of minutes to be approved at a later date. The other three sets of minutes were approved, but have yet to be posted online.


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Kanzan (or "Kwanzan") cherry blossoms at peak, Washington, D.C., 3:21 p.m., April 5, 2020
This image and the two directly below were taken in the parking lot of the Washington International School in Georgetown on one of my Sunday walks. More generally, all outdoor photo pictures in this entry -- except for ones that should be obvious -- were taken by me on various walks here in D.C. this month.
The weather this month has been, for the most part, very nicely spring with well-watered tender green leaves, Kanzan cherry blossoms (the Yoshinos were in March), and lots of tulips. The weather has featured pleasant days including those gusty and cool post-cold frontal weather conditions that I really like.
Except for the lead one, I'm not captioning any of them. Information on when and where they were taken is included in the file names, so download any you like. They are not topically related to the entry, but that's just as well.
For this entry, I'd like to discuss a bit about Trump's interesting reptilian - amoral, crudely Machiavellian, but nonetheless quite possibly shrewd "pivots" over the past week as the nationwide economic and social lockdown due to ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency reaches an ever-more-untenable situation -- precisely because the pandemic itself is cresting and (for whatever causal reasons) not nearly as catastrophically as it could have been.
I'll try to explain in this entry -- but first let's go back to Monday, which in the current situation, is the psychological equivalent of "a long time ago"...
On this past Monday, April 13th, 2020, Trump held one of his now-daily multi-hour, pathological and pathologically lie filled carny carnival barking shows masquerading as a serious press conference for the ostensible purpose of having critical public briefings accompanying members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
While the task force includes some serious figures, most notably, Dr. Deborah Birx and Dr. Anthony Fauci, both of whom find themselves trying to handle a national public health emergency while babying a mad man leader at the same time, these daily shit shows have, for Trump, replaced his MAGA rallies.
In addition to regularly bragging about his massive TV ratings, he primarily uses these spectacles to even while rant and rave against his never-ending list of enemies -- to include the assembled "fake news" media reporters in the briefing room -- and to endlessly settle scores, at least in his mind.
He also sometimes peddles, hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malarial drug that the GOP cult insists is a miracle cure for COVID-19. This is all in order to say he "won" the daily news cycle -- which boosts his bona fides with his equal parts rabid and stupid Fox News / Talk Radio base -- while single-handedly solving the COVID-19 situation.
I should point out that MSNBC no longer airs them live -- and instead just summarizes what he said including all the crazy shit.; Fox News airs every second in awe. The Great Half-Nun, Half-Whore of CNN pretends to be conflicted -- and instead airs them, occasionally interrupting the more egregious and irrelevant parts, but mostly just has nasty chyrons that mean very little.
Anyway, on Monday, the cult-like crazy man who occupies the position of President of the United States, failed-everything-multiple times reality show fraud Donald Trump, claimed that his "authority is total" when it comes to deciding whether, when, and how to reopen society from the extreme lockdown condition necessitated by "social distancing that, in turn, is necessary to "bend the curve" downward of the SARS-CoV-2 infections and resulting COVID-19 pandemic.
Thereafter, a group of (mostly Democratic) state governors on the East and West Coasts formed d facto coalitions to decide how to have carefully measured, phased re-openings -- and thus effectively flipped off Trump, something his reptilian brain immediately understood as a power dominance thing and failure to praise and glorify him.
As context, all but eight states -- all one-party Red State flyover ones including those that have no business being standalone states such as North Dakota and South Dakota -- have some form of extreme social distancing mitigation measures in effect. Some of those states have (in GOP parlance) "Democrat" governors, others have Republican ones.
Predictably, those moves "undermining" Trump's perception of dictatorial powers and need for endless adulation set him off because everything to him is a zero-sum dominance game that he must always win no matter how much reality has to shape-shift day-by-day, hour-by-hour, minute-by-minute, sentence-by-sentence with Trump.
As an aside, even though Trump assumes he has dictatorial power and IS the law, as Andrew Sullivan has noted, Trump is actually "too lazy to be a tyrant" and is "attached to power insofar as power is attached to fame, and fame without criticism helps assuage his acute and disordered psychic needs." This makes him very different from, say, Hungary's Viktor Orbán, or, for that matter, China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin.
Trump appeared to back off his claim of dictatorial powers by Thursday when he said it was up to the states to "call their own shots" when figuring out when to reopen -- just like he has left it up to them to solve the diagnostic testing mess that is no closer to resolution and instead is still a shit show. (The serology tests for antibodies isn't much better since many of the tests are of questionable accuracy.)
But by Friday, Trump decided to declare a sort of insurrection when he tweeted that people, i.e.., his supporters, should "liberate" various states -- including important ones to whatever thread-the-impossible-needle Electoral College victory he manages (and just know he will).
As the composite image above of the three ALL CAPS deranged tweets shows, he invoked that all-purpose Second Amendment of the Constitution -- the thing that can never actually be used to start actual armed insurrection against any level of government without all hell breaking loose, and probably ending quite badly for the assault-rifle-wielding clowns to start it because they'd be up against a veritable modern army of firepower that even your local mid-sized American city police force possesses.
Just fathom that on its own for a moment: A President of the United States urging civil unrest against multiple governors during a nationwide viral pandemic and for the sake of his own political survival. As other have noted, if Trump is leading a cult, then this is the death phase shortly before the Kool Aid is to be drunk by the fanatical followers.
With his reptilian brain amorality, Trump is calculating that the growing impatience, unease, and anxiety with the lockdown situation due to the resulting economic wreckage that has been created to include de facto flash economic depression -- feelings now being actively set afire with accelerant by the rightwing media / entertainment agitprop machine to include Fox News and Hate Radio -- can be harnessed for his reelection purposes.
At this late stage of Trump's grotesque existence, reelection is the only thing that matters to this solipsistic and antisocial personality disordered crazy man.
The salient issue here -- and it's a biggie -- is whether the indeterminate, months-long severe pain of the shutdown is inflicting across society and resulting loss of income, livelihoods, and that abstract Constitutional notion of "happiness" is "worth" it in order to save the lives of anywhere from a quarter of a percent to maybe 1 percent of the U.S. (and global) population who would otherwise die if no mitigation efforts were attempted -- and instead a "herd immunity" approach taken.
Of course, the Teabagger sorts who are demanding this aren't saying that -- instead dressing it up in word salad of horseshit libertarian gibberish that does not nor could it ever have the slightest thing to do with the public health emergency aspect of this and how to handle it.
This is because the Teabagger types who fancy themselves late 18th Century-style multi-talented, wise yeoman or artisan patriots in bicorn and tricorn hats are actually a bunch of corn syrup-filled obese, pasty, ignorant ass-hats that Trump and the forces of Oligarchical Dark Money are only too happy to exploit as (to quote Karl Marx himself) "bribed tools of reactionary intrigue."
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Armed protestors at the State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan, April 15, 2020
The fact that Michigan has a female Democratic Governor also comes into play here in a Hillary Clinton sorta way. Rightwing white men with gun fetishes go batshit crazy.
This picture by Joshua Bickel shows protestors at the Ohio Statehouse (state capitol) in Columbus, Ohio, April 13, 2020; Yes, the zombie-apocalypse references have been noted.
Trump's tweets are meant to fan the "spontaneous" acts of tea-bagging all across the United States, or at least in the Electoral College-critical parts of it, that have been popping up in scattered places around the country.
In fact, certain states with Republican governors -- in particular, Texas and Florida -- are already easing restrictions even while other places, such as here in D.C., the opposite is true, where wearing masks even while outside on a windy, cool spring day and not near anybody else is a sort of virtue-signaling to the point that it is annoying.
Yes, you have to wear them in stores and stuff. I've made my peace with that and have a few masks -- well, one actual mask that I found on a sidewalk long 22nd St NW and washed in a water/bleach solution and then dried and two functional masks in the form of a bandana with shoe strings and a large cloth table napkin.
We're still at a fairly high point on the infection curve, a bit past peak in the worst spots but still in the 2,000-deaths per day range, primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region centered on New York City. The nationwide known death toll is a bit over 39,000 and number of known cases at 739,000 including those who died and 68,285 recoveries. It's on its way, according to the most recently updated IHME model, to 60,300 with a range of 34,000 to 140,400 by August 4th (a date that captures this season's wave but before next season's wave).
I mention all of this because if any states are reopening and there isn't any prohibition on travel between high-infection and low-infection parts of the country, then all the stuff taking place even in places like D.C. is more or less useless in the medium-to-long term.
What's more, the push to reopen things is understandably only going to get stronger UNLESS the daily death toll were to spike dramatically, say, reach 10,000 per day and remain that way for an extended period. Short of that -- and even with a steady number of 30,000 or so new cases per day -- the current situation continue much beyond early May.
That is, the current shutdown condition is unsustainable precisely because the pandemic is turning out to be only locally and regionally severe rather than cataclysmic (to include the strain on the health care system), so that the moral calculus really is between what is in the aggregate of a country of 329 million people a "small" number of deaths and many months of economic depression conditions for tens of millions of people.
The very fact that the United States has so quickly returned to its Manichean Red-Blue "tribal" split is indicative of the fact that this pandemic, even if it spreads through most of the population in the coming year or two, is not a civilization-upending event.
Rather, it is just a garden variety prolonged crisis that will eventually -- as more asymptomatic (i.e., less virulent) strains of the virus comes to predominate in the population -- settle into the background noise in the manner of the Spanish Flu, which became H1N1. Instead, especially vulnerable populations will just have to remain in semi-permanent seclusion.
On those last two points, I'm just quoting from this New York Times article: The Coronavirus in America: The Year Ahead.
Sub-headline / teaser: There will be no quick return to our previous lives, according to nearly two dozen experts. But there is hope for managing the scourge now and in the long term.
This is a comprehensive and useful piece. Note: The New York Times site blocks you after viewing a single article with a subscription wall, or for certain COVID-19 matters, at least registration. However, even that is pain in the ass because some browsers default to a condition that doesn't allow the paper's website to track you. I typically just clear out by Chrome browser -- a clunky workaround, but it is a workaround.
OK, I was going to post a few more links and excerpts, but this entry is long enough. I'll do that in my next entry. Instead, I'll sign off for now.


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ChartTrack has released stats that show the PS3 claiming the most sales of Eidos' new Tomb Raider game, Underworld.
Sony's console managed to rack up 51% of the sales of the game, while Xbox 360 only managed 34%, giving the PS3 a much-needed win over its rival.
Microsoft had secured exclusive DLC for the game, but it seems this didn't entice gamers as much as perhaps the company had hoped.
The title entered the All Formats charts at number 9 this week, outselling last year's Tomb Raider installment by 6,700 units.
The final 15% of the sales were made up of the game's sales on the Wii, PC and DS.

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Monster Crown, out on Steam in Early Access later in July 2020, is part of a new wave of monster-collecting games looking to deliver new ideas and alternatives to fans already tired of the latest Pokémon game. We asked the game’s lead developer, Studio Aurum’s Jason Walsh, about its ambitions and what sets it apart from its peers.
Graham Russell, Siliconera: Monster Crown, like a lot of Kickstarter games, feels like a long time coming for a lot of players. How do you manage expectations with a project like this, without the long period of pre-announcement secrecy that comes with a traditional development cycle?
Jason Walsh, Studio Aurum: The project began in early 2016 with my first monster sprite, and we hit Kickstarter in 2018. At the time, the goal was to have the project launch in February 2019, and I honestly felt like the game was about 70 percent done at the time. I was wrong. This is my first serious game development project, and I underestimated the work it would require to finish up Monster Crown‘s massive feature list and world. A lot of people think the bottleneck was the monster designs, with there being such a massive amount of them thanks to our signature crossbreeding system. But that’s actually not the case!
The hardest part was making systems simple and self-explanatory enough for everyone, even those without genre experience. Catching bugs was also a challenge. It seems that no matter what I did, I was subconsciously playing and using features in the “correct” fashion. I was unable to replicate what a new player, completely unfamiliar with any given system, may do. For that reason, the start of the beta was really eye-opening and lead to a lot of hard work. With limited time outside of my full-time job and with very few people able to help out with testing the game, I ended up having to work very closely with the beta players to develop fixes and ensure things were working as they should in all potential situations.
It’s easy to make lofty promises, but I’ve always been careful. I’d rather word things a little conservatively and have people be wowed when they play the finished game, rather than to say something vague that could be blown out of proportion and eventually lead to disappointment. Monster Crown was ambitious from the start, but I think it has remained exactly as ambitious throughout all of development. I have some big secrets that I keep all to myself for now!
There’s long been a desire from fans for more games like this, but it feels like a lot of them are finally releasing this year. Why do you think that is? What does Monster Crown offer that sets it apart?
Walsh: Back in late 2015 when I was getting up the courage to try to make my first monster sprite, I didn’t think I was going to deliver something Pokémon failed to do. I only knew that Pokémon‘s direction didn’t seem to line up with where I wanted the series to go. I wanted something more in line with the world I imagined Pokémon being as a kid, when I put countless hours into Pokémon Blue. Several developers — myself, Temtem, Coromon — got started around the same time. I think a lot of it is coincidence.
If you want a monster-taming game set in a rough-and-tumble world where you have to fend for yourself, if you want to create your own incredibly unique monster species exactly to your tastes, if you want to feel like you’re an explorer in a world that is truly uncharted, then nothing comes close to Monster Crown.
We’re focused on creating a game where you can specialize. If you want to be a competitive battler and duke it out against the best tamers on the planet, you can do that. If you want to focus on breeding the perfect monster, or if you want to be one of the people that know this massive world best and share information on the most tucked-away reaches of the world, Monster Crown is for you. Monster Crown is designed from the ground up to be an experience where if you ask for more, you’ll find it.
Monster Crown‘s breeding process is certainly ambitious. How did you get this working behind-the-scenes, and how did you decide where to draw the line as you pushed toward more and more complex combinations? How many variants are possible?
Walsh: When people learn about Monster Crown‘s signature cross-breeding system we get one of three responses: that it’s all recolors and slight sprite modifications, that it’s procedural generation or that it’s not possible. I want to make it clear that every monster is created by hand with the utmost care.
While I don’t want to spoil all the surprises and depth of the breeding system, I will say that it demanded a totally different typing system, which is why the types in Monster Crown are something that hasn’t been done elsewhere. They aren’t elemental. They’re based on the temperament of the creature. Malicious monsters are devious and dark. Brutes are the wild, roaring, charging type. Will are level-headed, highly defensive monsters. Relentless are the athletic type, and Unstable have power over magic and are often a little unstable of mind as well.
Breeding will allow you to bring out these properties in any monster’s genes and forge new creations. It’s been designed from the start to empower you to create what you want, but often you have to be a bit of a puzzle solver to work out how to get the exact traits you’re after, including appearance and color. The total collection is just a smidge north of 1200 if you don’t seek out alternate colorations.
What’s changed most about the game through its time in beta? What’s the least anticipated adjustment you’ve made after player feedback?
Walsh: Well a big thing is difficulty! Monster Crown was always meant to be tough. However, monster-taming fans have a lot of ingenuity. Tamers on our Discord quickly realized that if they passed the initial difficulty hurdle, they could sweep the game using a single powerful monster, which really is an issue seen in Pokémon as well. Once we fixed that, we realized the typing system wasn’t rewarding enough. Once that was fixed, the biggest issue was how hard it was to get money in the early game, and in Monster Crown’s rougher world, healing when away from home has a fee like in traditional RPGs.
The least anticipated adjustment so far is a big improvement to one of our existing systems. I’m not ready to reveal it just yet, but it’s a small addition that will increase the fun for breeders and battlers in a big way.
Though Pokémon fans will find a lot of familiar elements in Monster Crown, you’ve mentioned in the past that you’ve played games like Digimon, Monster Rancher and even Keitai Denjuu Telefang. (And it definitely shows through in Monster Crown’s gameplay.) What is it about these other takes on monster battling that you find most appealing?
Walsh: I like to play through various monster games, collect all of their monsters, and then move onto the next one. My feverish compulsion to collect every monster increases more the closer I get to completing it, but after I get the last one, I experience a few moments of satisfaction and then get sad that the journey is over. That was a big inspiration to make Monster Crown‘s collection and roster of monsters feel endless.
What ideas from these other games did you bring with you into Monster Crown? How does playing more types of these games influence how you think about how these games should function?
Walsh: Monster Crown‘s original breeding idea actually came from a disappointing moment as a kid. After highly anticipating Pokémon‘s second generation and reading about the new egg system in 1999, I absolutely could not wait to reach that point in the game. I marched to the day care with my Wartortle and Corsola to see what a Warsola looks like, but of course, I just got another Corsola. Corsola is cool but I couldn’t help but be a little disappointed.
The biggest mechanical inspiration outside of Pokémon was actually Dragon Warrior Monsters 2. My good friend Zack [Bertok], developer of the Siralim series, and I played through Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 together last year. At the time I was still refining Monster Crown‘s open-world gameplay, and as I played through I’d sort of imagine how it would change if it was an open-world game. You can easily lose half your money in that game by dying, so I got into the habit of returning to town periodically to purchase items, which you don’t lose when you die, as a store of value. This led me to develop Monster Crown‘s world into something that will reward the prepared explorer and punish those with little care for what they might encounter.
What’s the most off-the-beaten-path monster collection game that you’ve played and loved? And yeah, we realize that we just implied Telefang is mainstream, which is sort of a reach.
Walsh: The most obscure entry I’ve tried has got to be Pocketsman Teal. It’s an itch.io indie game, and it’s poking fun at the idea that all monster-taming games are knock-offs of Pokémon. Beyond the surface level, though, what the developer did is notable. Distilled to its most basic elements, what is still functionally a fun monster-taming game? How mini-fied can it be? You can’t avoid the feeling at every turn that the game is minimal and low on functionality, but you know what? It’s quirky, it’s fun and the monster designs are entertaining (and often funny).
I think it’d be very cool to see a new Telefang one day. [Telefang artist] Saiko Takaki was actually kind enough to produce a design for Monster Crown (which will be a secret legendary), and the online community is so, so passionate. I’m really not sure how well-known it is even in Japan, but maybe all of these new indie entries can make more people aware of Telefang than ever before.
What’s the biggest difference that a Pokémon fan needs to know before jumping into Monster Crown?
Walsh: The world is not a safe place, and monsters are not eager to become your friends. Some people take a look at Monster Crown and think it must be trying to be edgy, but the residents of Crown Island understand that to protect yourself and your family you need power, and without power you can be exploited by others. Generally, each resident you meet is trying their best to put out positivity in the world, but predators in both monster and human form exist.
Lore aside, the starting area of the game is easy to traverse with a clear “route” to the first town, but after that the game truly opens up.
Monster Crown’s art style appeals to fans of the dedicated handheld era, often moving between the looks of Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance tech. How have you managed building that aesthetic? What compromises have you been forced to make along the way for modern screens or other development considerations?
Walsh: Initially Monster Crown used the same dimensions as the Game Boy Color. Then I held a PlayStation Vita for the first time, and I realized that I really wanted Monster Crown to look like a full, real game rather than just a small monster taming demo.
I have never been much of an artist, but I thought that, with enough time, maybe I could make something work. It turns out that my skill level was at a place where I could make things look okay with low color depth or low resolution, but not both. So out of sheer necessity, I came up with a format that looked a little closer to the GBA.
Luckily, it worked out, because thanks to our incredible backers, we could bring Alessandro and Arex into the fold to fill in my weaknesses and revamp all that work.
With the look that it has, Monster Crown looks crisper and more intentional the smaller you see it. What’s your recommended play style? Is it best in a small window, or is the immersion of full-screen play still the way to go?
Walsh: You’re absolutely right! Just like when you play older Game Boy or Super Nintendo games, Monster Crown looks best with pixel-perfect “integer” scaling. I recommend using the straight scaling options, and personally I’m a big fan of the optional scan line filter. I like to use the medium windowed mode; it feels just like I’m playing the games I grew up with!
Of course I also understand the appeal of full screen, and that is certainly what people will enjoy on consoles, so we’ve put a lot of work into ensuring Monster Crown looks great at any screen size.
What’s your number one strategy tip for new players?
Walsh: Familiarize yourself with the type system! We’ve put a lot of work into making the game notify you quite clearly when you find the right type advantage, so you’ll find play a lot more satisfying if you learn the five types and their simple weakness chart. Most importantly, don’t be afraid to experiment, as long as you’re ready to take on a serious challenge!
How much of the game will be implemented and available once the early access build launches? What is your roadmap for updates?
Walsh: About a third of the main campaign content will be available at Early Access launch, but there’s a huge amount of optional content to get lost in as well. Some of our players put in over 100 hours during the beta just experimenting and exploring and collecting.
We have a roadmap that details very frequent updates. Two content packs I am really excited for will offer players the chance to “pick a side,” kind of like when you chose your first Pokémon game. Everyone will get all the content of course, but it’ll be a really fun time for players and for me to see which team (and monsters) win out!
You mentioned in a Kickstarter update that Early Access funds “will not be needed to complete the core game.” Could we see some of that money go toward additional playable content? What should we expect?
Walsh: Yes, absolutely. Ensuring our monster designs are of the highest possible caliber and variety has always been a huge focus for me. Additional resources can also help flesh out features. One example is the My Card Collection feature from our Kickstarter campaign. Originally, it was a single-floor dungeon to explore with monster hybrids based on collectible in-game cards. However, implementation went so well that I’m really happy to say there’ll be a multi-floor dungeon generated in a rogue-like fashion for players to enjoy, multiplying the depth and content of the system.
I’m always mentally “attacking” the game and its systems to try and expose flaws or areas for improvement. Any Early Access funds just multiply the power of those efforts and make for an even better final game.
Thanks to Jason for talking to us! This interview has been edited for clarity. Studio Aurum’s Monster Crown will release on Steam Early Access on July 31, 2020. Stay tuned to Siliconera for more coverage of the game!


An IAS officer in Jorhat district of Assam has found a unique way to realize Swachh Bharat's mission of making India open defecation free by 2019. He mobilizes community participation to donate toilets to those who can't afford to build them. Virendra Mittal, Jorhat's Deputy Commissioner, the man behind Daan Toilet, is teaching people to use toilet by giving them one. Started in 2017, Daan Toilet works towards making people understand the importance of toilets, thus urging the affluent to make donations and the poor to use them. By raising about Rs. 32 lakh from various community members, the initiative has helped construct over 250 toilets so far. It aims to build 1,000 toilets by June this year. Over 30,000 houses in Jorhat were left out by the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan's 2012 baseline survey that identified eligible households for government's Rs. 12,000 toilet-building incentive given to every family. These people therefore couldn't reap the benefits of nationwide cleanliness mission and so Daan Toilet was born, to give them access to basic toilet facilities.
Mittal, a 2007 batch IAS officer, was posted in Jorhat in July 2016. A native of Jaipur, he initiated the project, Open Defecation Free Jorhat, by donating a toilet himself. Soon, other officers and their families followed suit and began donating toilets on special occasions and festivities. Along with personally convincing people to become donor-partners, Mittal also uses social media to spread the message.
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Click come see full answer. Moreover, what is the conjugate base of h2po4 -?
Answer and Explanation: The conjugate base the H2 PO4 - is HPO4 -2. The remove of a proton (H+1) from a conjugate acid gives us that is conjugate base.
Beside above, is hco3 an acid or base? HCO3- (known together bicarbonate) is the conjugate base that H2CO3, a weak acid, and the conjugate acid that the carbonate ion. HCO3- acts as a base when mixed with a compound the is much more acidic than itself (larger Ka) and also as one acid when mixed with a compound that is more basic than itself (smaller Ka).
beside this, is hpo4 a basic or acid?
H2PO4- and <HPO4>2- H2P04- is an acid and when that is in water it forms a hydronium ion and also HPO4-, i beg your pardon is the conjugate base.
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What is the conjugate base of h3po4?
In this case the conjugate basic of the phosphoric acid is the dihydrogen phosphate anion, HPO-.
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What does conjugate basic mean?
Conjugate Base meaning When an mountain dissociates right into its ion in water, it loser a hydrogen ion. The varieties that is formed is the acid"s conjugate base. The conjugate base is maybe to get or absorb a proton in a chemistry reaction. The conjugate acid donates the proton or hydrogen in the reaction.
Is po4 an acid or base?
Phosphate ion is a reasonably strong base. The hydrolyzes in water to form a straightforward solution.
What is the conjugate basic of ch3oh?
There room lone bag on O atom in CH3OH. Because that which CH3OH act as base and CH3OH2+ is the conjugate acid.
Is h2po4 solid or weak?
an ext on Acid and Base A B H2CO3, H2PO4-, NH4+, HCN, HCO3-, HPO42- very weak mountain HCO3-, HPO42-, NH3, CN, CO32-, PO43- Weak bases strong Acids give up proton easily and are basically 100% dissociated in water Weak Acids give up proton with difficulty and are less than 100% dissociated in water
Which link is one Arrhenius base?
An aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide, one Arrhenius base, includes dissociated sodium and hydroxide ions.
Is h3po4 a strong or weak acid?
Along v the higher electronegativity the N loved one to P, the extra oxygen renders HNO3 a strong acid, if the absence thereof provides H3PO4 weak. After ~ H3PO4 does lose a proton, it creates H2PO4-, i m sorry lacks enough resonance stabilization.
What is hpo4?
The link ion HPO4 is dubbed hydrogen phosphate. The ion hydrogen phosphate carries a charge of -2 and also is a salt that phosphoric acid v its conjugate basic of dihydrogen phosphate. Hydrogen phosphate is formed when phosphoric acid loses 2 protons v a chemistry reaction.
Is ch3coo an mountain or base?
CH3COOH is a weak acid and also dissociates partly in solution (as shown with reversible arrow) to kind H+ and CH3COO- ions. Because this is a reversible process, CH3COO- deserve to accept H+ to form back CH3COOH. Therefore the nature the CH3COO- is basic and we call CH3COO- the conjugate base of CH3COOH.
Is NaOH an mountain or base?
NaOH is a base since when liquified in water that dissociates right into Na+ and also OH- ions. It is the OH- (hydroxyl ion) which provides NaOH a base. In classical term a basic is characterized as a link which reacts with an acid to kind salt and also water as portrayed by the following equation. NaOH+HCl=NaCl+H2O.
Is NaCl an acid or base?
NaCl is created by the reaction that HCl and NaOH. Both are solid acids and also bases. When a strong acid and also a strong base react together the result is salt and also water. Because of this NaCl is a salt.
Is HCl a solid acid?
A solid acid is an mountain which is completely ionized in one aqueous solution. Hydrogen chloride (HCl) ionizes completely into hydrogen ions and chloride ion in water. A weak mountain is an mountain that ionizes just slightly in one aqueous solution. Due to the fact that HCl is a strong acid, that is conjugate base (Cl−) is extremely weak.

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Do you ever struggle with putting on traditional binding when you are quilting? Well, Heather Thomas presents a few different options for binding your artistic quilts. See an example of binding a quilt with ribbon and beads. Learn a few techniques for binding your quilts in unique and beautiful ways. Find out what other tips Heather has to offer in this quilting video.
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Peg Spradlin demonstrates how to combine shadow applique with colorful pieces of fabric and felt that are overlaid by translucent fabric such has batiste, organza, voile, or muslin. First, audition different colors with the translucent fabrics because you may not always get the result you expect. From there learn how to stitch the two fabrics…Watch Now >>
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Happy September and welcome to Thursday Favorite Things! I am thrilled to celebrate my fourth year co-hosting this fabulous weekly link party for bloggers and blog readers with Katherine of Katherine’s Corner and a fantastic group of bloggers!
If you would like to make some new friends, grow your blog audience, or just find some weekly inspiration, this is the place to be! *Bloggers: Please leave a comment with the number of your link up for a chance to be featured at next week’s party. The hosts are all looking forward to what you’ll share this week! (If you missed the last party and the AWESOME features, you’ll find it here.) To get the party started, here’s what I have been up to:
While I did manage to get some indoor fall cleaning and decorating accomplished this weekend (FINALLY,) most of my free time has been spend on fall garden cleanup, outdoor chores and helping my husband with whatever he needs as he is finishing up the potting shed. Earlier today I shared post all about our Potting Shed Progress. It’s getting there!
Now here are some beautiful features from last week’s party!
Country French Autumn Table Using Classic Red Toile ~ My Hubbard Home
How to Make a Plaid Table Throw ~ Thistle Key Lane
How to Make Decorative Fall Plates ~ Bluesky at Home
Healthy Pumpkin Smoothie Recipe ~ Lowcalicious
Easy White Bean Chili with Acorn Squash ~ The Wooden Spoon Effect
Autumn Cranberry Apple Chutney ~ Not Entirely Average
All Purpose Seasoning Recipe ~ Organized Island
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We’ve all been there. You’re getting ready to bake a cake and realise you’re out of a key ingredient like eggs or sugar, or they’re past their use-by date. But don’t abandon your recipe just yet. There are plenty of simple swaps you can make to keep things on track, using everyday ingredients from your cupboard.
Some of these substitutions will alter the end result a bit, either in flavour or consistency, but sometimes there will be no noticeable difference. Many of these swaps are also helpful when you’re catering for certain dietary requirements or food allergies, and can often make your bake a little bit healthier, too.
So for when you’re running low on anything from flour or baking powder to buttermilk, here are some of our favourite baking substitutions that may just save the day (and your bake).


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28 January, 8:00 pm
David Carpenter, professor of Medieval History at King’s College London and part of the team working on the Magna Carta project, discusses probably the most famous declaration in western legal history.
Wrested by rebellious barons from a very reluctant King John, the Magna Carta sets out a series of rights and duties, which have been appealed to, ignored, suppressed and argued about ever since. 2015 marks the 800th anniversary of it’s creation – an event that will be marked with exhibitions, commemorations and debates in all the countries over whose constitutions and legal assumptions the shadow of the Magna Carta hangs.
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NMR is a form of spectroscopy which uses the fact that certain nuclei can, depending on their structure, behave like tiny spinning magnets. Two of the most common nuclei used for NMR spectroscopy are 1H and 13C. When materials that contain carbon or hydrogen atoms in them are placed in a magnetic field, there are two possible orientations of these nuclei can exist in with respect to the field: a low energy orientation in which the nuclear magnet is aligned with the field, and a high energy orientation in which the nuclear magnet is aligned against the field. The effect of this is to split the energy levels of the nuclei. This makes it possible to cause a transition between the two energy levels by the absorption of electromagnetic radiation of appropriate energy- which in this instance, is in the radio wave range.
The exact energy of these changes depends upon the environment of the nuclei, if the C or H is in an electron deficient environment it will appear at a different frequency in the spectrum than a C or H that is surrounded by more electron density (the nucleus is said to be shielded by the electrons.) From a study of the different energies absorbed as the nucleus flips from one spin state to another, it is possible derive information about the structure of the compound.
Spectrum of cyclohexenone
The information that can be obtained from simple NMR spectra has to do with the number and type of nuclei that are in a certain compound. The simplest type of NMR spectrum is based on 13C. 13C is a minor isotope of carbon (about 1% of natural abundance) and is present in all naturally occurring samples of carbon compounds. In a 13C spectrum, each carbon atom in the molecule will give rise to a signal or peak in the spectrum based on its chemical environment. For example, ethanol (CH3CH2OH) has two peaks in its 13C spectrum because there are two, and only two distinct chemical environments that a carbon atom can “inhabit”. In contrast, cyclohexenone produces a spectrum that has six distinct peaks, because each of the six carbon atoms in the molecule inhabits a distinctly different environment. Benzene (C6H6) on the other hand has only one signal in its 13C NMR spectrum since there is only one type of carbon in this molecule, all the positions in the ring are equivalent. (Draw out the Lewis structure to convince yourself that this is true)
Proton or 1H NMR spectra appear more complicated because each hydrogen atom tends to give a signal that is split into several different peaks. This is because each H nucleus can be affected by the neighboring nuclei. This produces multiple energy levels for each H, which results in more complex spectra. 13C appears simpler because there are typically only one (or zero) 13C nucleus in any molecule, therefore there are no interactions by nearby carbons (12C does not have different nuclear energy levels in a magnetic field). Note that this 1H NMR spectrum is much more complex than the 13C NMR. However, there are five distinct clusters of signals and there are five kinds of protons in the compound that gives rise to this spectrum
A variant of NMR is Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), which is based on the same underlying nuclear behaviors, but uses a somewhat different approach. In MRI the material (usually a person) from which you want to record the spectrum is placed in a large magnet which separates the nuclear spin states as described above. The target is irradiated with a pulse of radiowaves that promotes all the nuclei up to their highest accessible energy state. As the nuclei decay back to the lower spin state they emit photons. Instead of detecting the energies of these photons, the system records the times it takes for photons to be emitted as the nuclei drop back to their lowest energy states. These times are dependent on the environment of the nuclei making it possible, through data manipulation, to develop internal visualizations of the body in the scanner.
These are just a few types of examples of spectroscopy. There are many more that you may encounter, but typically these methods all depend on recording how matter and energy interact and using that data to determine the arrangement of the atoms in the matter that is under investigation.


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E. Paul Torrance's Creative Manifesto for Children Making the most of the remarkable words E. Paul Torrance, the Father of Creativity, wrote in 1983. Reflect and Write 8: Where You're From Lisa Logsdon's poem explores a subject that's of great interest to almost everyone. Find Creative Inspiration in a Public Library Visit your local library and feel this creative flow. Nature's Dynamic Forms in Poetry and Prose Poems include Summer Storms by Cynthia Staples; and Continuity by Laura Pastuszek. How to Design a Creative Writing Prompts Catcher Do you enjoy honing your creative writing skills with writing prompts?
Get Unreal: A Writing Exercise Are you a fiction writer? Do you struggle making your written word as real as possible? Does your story need to be realistic? Can this way of thinking squash your imagination? Part of the fun of writing a story is convincing your audience that the plot could happen within the framework of your book. Develop your Picasso within you!
Scoot Out of Unfulfilling Ruts Are you in a creative rut? Spinning your tires? First you need to realize where you are at. Then you need to understand what's keeping you there. Finally Chris helps you to figure out what actions to take to get out of your rut. Real world examples are explored in this inspirational article.
Ask your child to scout for ideas everywhere. Suggest that he or she observes nature, listens to words, and discovers things online, in museums, in the backyard, and in the family room. When you're in a store, ask her to go shopping for ideas. Challenge your child to come away from every excursion, near or far, with at least one new idea for his journal.
Explain that sometimes ideas will just pop up out of nowhere. Whether wacky or wonderful, all ideas are worth recording.
Prompt your child to enter wishes, inspiring quotes, funny jokes, or positive thoughts along with his or her imaginative ideas.
Encourage your child to leaf through his or her journal often; it may inspire him to elaborate on an idea, adding notes and sketches.
Ask your child to start a list of problems that need solutions. Great inventions begin by identifying problems.
Encourage your child's mental growth by providing a creative playground. This playground has three requirements:
It must be free from distractions such as television, hyperactive dogs, interruptions, and loud noises. Your child needs an environment allows him to concentrate.
The playground must have supplies such as pencils, writing paper, art paper, markers, reference materials, construction toys, clay, puzzles and games that require thought, weird things, natural things, curiosities, electronic devices, music makers, a magnifying glass, and anything else that leads to discovery and self-expression.
Let your child have plenty of unstructured time for imagining, creating, and playing with ideas.
Help Your Child Develop an Idea
Select Ask you child to select a favorite idea to bring closer to reality. The key word is closer. Tell your child that his beginning attempts to develop an idea can be imperfect experiments to see what looks or sounds good or what might work. Even failures yield valuable information, and famous artists and inventors revisit and refine ideas all the time. Thomas Edison said, "I haven't failed. I've found ten thousand ways that don't work." The important thing is to believe in your idea and don't give up.
Match Tasks With Skills A task that's not challenging to your child may bore him, while a challenge that's beyond his skills could frustrate him. It's important that your child's task matches his skills.
For example, perhaps your child has an idea for a remote control clothes hanger. Cool! Is she able to research how remote controls work, then apply that knowledge to sketches for her invention? Can she construct a model out of a real hanger and other materials to see how it might look? Maybe she prefers to write an ad for her concept, and not worry about how it works. If she's not ready for a next step, save her idea for later.
Perhaps your child has an idea for a story about a seahorse. Does he have the writing skills he needs to tell the story? If not, could you write down the words for him, or can he tell it into a voice recorder? Could he tell his story through a series of paintings? Could he act it in a skit?
Clear Goals Make sure your child has a clear goal. Ask him to write it down or state it out loud. For example, "Design three unusual mazes for others to enjoy." If his goal is complex, such as design and make a board game, help him break it down into steps, the first step being the immediate goal.
Feedback Be available to give your child feedback often, encouraging him to continue exploring possibilities and creating. It's important that he knows you care about his creative pursuits. Offer constructive criticism and guide him to find solutions, but don't be in charge. Let your child express his ideas his own way and make the final decisions.
A Place To Focus Provide a place like a creative playground where your child can fully focus on his task without distractions.
Empower your child to be his own brand of creative genius by letting him know that his creativity is valuable, and by giving him the tools and setting to stretch his creative skills.


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Winter Tide by Ruthanna Emrys
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
It's impossible to think that most of you will have to wait until April to read this, and I say that for one reason: It's amazing! Take the Cthulhu mythos, take it seriously, have your sympathetic main character be a Deep One, and make us care for her family's plight.
What's more, add a more than liberal dose of book-loving research that include Enochian and all the best beloved titles from HPL, perhaps turn it into a quest to build or re-build your family's lost collection, and of course, butting your head against the Miskatonic University.
And of course, that's just a start. I loved learning about the Human races of of Air, Water, and Earth, about the great danger that the Outsiders represented.
This novel paints all of the happenings in HPL's works in an all new light, defines and redefines all the happenings on a much more solid framework of the universe. There's much less racism and fanaticism and sexism, for one. There's a LOT of interesting magic, however. And linking the plight of the Japanese Internment Camps with the two surviving children of the race of the Deep Ones was a brilliant stroke. Getting us involved with the government never felt more squishy, especially when the main action is set in the dawn of the McCarthy era.
I can't rave about this book enough. It may be intended for readers who love magical realism, historical novels, HPL, awe-inspiring fantasy, or anyone with a taste for vengeance against those who would steal your books, but honestly? I think it works on a universal scale of awesome.
And because most of you can't get your hands on it yet? Well... I pity you. Sincerely. Just keep your eyes open for it in April and weep with joy and wonder as you read. :)
Thanks goes to Netgalley for the ARC!
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Riem Italy, a leading company in the manufacturing of spare parts for compressors and sale of industrial compressors, is able also to supply new centrifugal oil-free compressors (turbo compressors) thanks to its partnership with Hanwha Power System. In this article we will explain more in depth what a centrifugal compressor is, what it is for, and for what activities it can be recommended.
This type of compressor is used in companies that need a big flow of compressed air. These machines are made with impellers specifically designed for every power range and are very reliable from a duration point of view. The centrifugal compressors are used in several industries such as automotive, pharmaceutics, food and beverage, chemistry and renewable energy.
As said above, this type of compressor can be suggested for specific applications. In addition, centrifugal compressors are recommended for those who need a stable airflow: differently from screw compressors, in fact the centrifugal ones offer greater airflow stability. In many cases, the centrifugal compressor is used combined with a screw-type one: the first has the task to manage the basic load, the second one manages the higher fluctuating flow.
For more, visit: The screw compressor: what it is and how it works?
Centrifugal compressors are also defined as multi-stages because pressure increases proportionally in different steps, reaching also 13 bars. The impeller is made of a rotating disk with palettes where the airflow enters. The palettes can be on a side only or both sides (in such a case, it is called ‘double entry impeller’). The diffuser instead has the aim to increase the kinetic energy of the static pressure. The Collector, in the end, collects the air flow discharged from the diffuser and distributes it to the outlet pipe.
How many types of centrifugal compressors are there? Clearly, each compressor can be optimized according to a customer’s needs. The possible configurations are many. We are going to list the three main ones:
Riem Italy distributes centrifugal compressors by Hanwha Power System, a world leader in the construction of centrifugal compressors and much more.


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This short book, which includes patterns and pictures, is all about crocheting rugs using rags, not yarn. Crocheting with yarn is very well-known, but I have never heard of crocheting with rags. It sounds like a good way to get rid of excess fabric.
It talks about how to attach the 1-inch wide strips of fabric together, in order to make longer strips. Before you even start cutting your fabric strips, it might be good to estimate just how much will be needed; the book covers it. Another important point to remember is making sure that the rug will stay flat when it goes on the floor.
The book shows pictures of different kinds of rugs. There is a basic round rug, a rectangular rug (where it's OK to change colors every few rows), the well-known oval rug, a heart-shaped rug, a slice rag rug (that looks like a round rug that has been cut in half) and a harvest rug. Instructions are included with each picture, instructions that are written in Crochet, not in English.
Those who know how to use a crochet needle could do a lot worse than buy this book. The patterns and instructions seem like they are easy-to-follow. It is very much worth considering.


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