What Is 'In Pursuit With John Walsh,' the New True Crime Series?
Set your DVRs, people. There's a new true crime series on the way, and fans of John Walsh will be especially pleased by the news. Why? Because the new Investigation Discovery series In Pursuit with John Walsh obviously stars the America's Most Wanted alum, and it should satisfy anyone who loves listening to podcasts or watching shows about unsolved crimes and mysteries.
Here's the premise of the show, according to Discovery: "Icon of justice and victims' rights advocate John Walsh joins America's leading true-crime network, Investigation Discovery, on their joint mission to track down fugitives on the run and find missing children with In Pursuit with John Walsh. Each week, John Walsh leads viewers through unsolved violent crimes that urgently need to be closed – where time is of the essence and harnessing the power of ID's active and engaged audience could bring these criminals to justice." Intrigued yet?
John is well known as a victim's advocate and for his work with America's Most Wanted, as well as for his hosting duties on The Hunt with John Walsh. (Plus, fun fact: he recently appeared in a political ad for a campaign in central New York, where he's from.) John began his commitment to trying to find missing kids after his own son, Adam, was kidnapped and murdered in 1981.
The show will air for 12 consecutive weeks, and premieres on Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 10 p.m. on Investigation Discovery. Are you going to tune in?


These days, a degree doesn't seem to be worth much until you land a job. And that means job interviews. Plenty of job interviews. This is going to be me soon and I am hoping I get it right. There are lots of tips online and from people but personally I think it's all about just getting out there and trying.
But it doesn't hurt to learn the mistakes that can be made.
I found some helpful diagrams that point out the mistakes and offer hints on getting the job.


I'm just back from a quote for Carpet Cleaning Dublin 9. The request that came into our office was to quote for carpet cleaning in a 3 bedroom house. We had applied Scotchgard to these carpets approximately 2 years before. The whole house was carpeted in an 80/20 wool mix carpet. Our customer was concerned that some areas of her carpet were not wearing as well as others. She thought she had a soiling problem. At first sight, I could see that some areas looked darker than others but quickly realised that her problem was not dirty carpets. The problem was what is known as "shading", "pooling" or "pile reversal". This manifests itself like water marking. It is also only really evident on lighter coloured carpets.
Shading usually occurs when the fibres of the carpet in a certain area lay in a different direction than the rest of the carpet. It results in a loss of uniformity in the carpet's appearance as you can see in the image above.
In truth, no one really knows why this occurs. Cleaning will not rectify the problem, neither will vacuuming. The upside is that this phenomenon appears on good quality carpets. It can therefore be seen as a feature. Of course, I know not everyone feels this way. Unfortunately, this problem cannot be rectified, except by changing the carpet or realising that soiling is not the problem.
So, back to our quote for Carpet Cleaning Dublin 9. Having explained what I believed the problem was, our customer in the end decided to take our advice and not go for carpet cleaning on her bedrooms or stairs. She did go for carpet cleaning on her living/dining room, which was adjacent to the kitchen. So did we lose out on a nice big job? Not really. Our customer comes first, and will probably use our service many times in the future, here's hoping.
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Les Tre Giorni Orobica sont une course cycliste italienne disputée au mois de juillet dans la province de Bergame, en Lombardie. La première édition s'est tenue à la fin du , en 1999. Elle est réservée aux coureurs de catégorie junior (moins de 19 ans).

De 2008 à 2010, elle est inscrite au calendrier international junior de l'UCI.

En 2019, les Tre Giorni Orobica ne sont pas organisés.

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| 2000 ||  Andrea Curino || ||
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| 2002 ||  Francesco Gavazzi || ||
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| 2003 ||  Enrico Peruffo || ||
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| 2004 ||  Eros Capecchi || ||
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| 2005 ||  Lorenzo Caneschi || ||
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| 2006 ||  Stefano Locatelli ||  Fabio Fadini ||  Luigi Saronni
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| 2007 ||  Stefano Locatelli ||  Enrico Barbin ||  Adam Semple
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| 2008 ||  Fabio Felline ||  Colin Walczak ||  Enrico Barbin
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| 2009 ||  Francesco Sedaboni ||  Gennadi Tatarinov ||  Tim Wellens
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| 2010 ||  Jay McCarthy ||  Lorenzo Di Remigio ||  Andrea Zordan
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| 2012 ||  Umberto Orsini ||  Giacomo Peroni ||  Simone Bettinelli
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| 2013 ||  Filippo Zaccanti ||  Giacomo Tomio ||  Massimiliano Canton
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| 2014 ||  Riccardo Verza ||  Edoardo Affini ||  Giacomo Giuliani
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| 2015 ||  Nicola Conci ||  Evgeny Kazanov ||  Alessandro Covi
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| 2016 ||  Alessandro Monaco ||  Alessandro Covi ||  Evgeny Kazanov
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| 2017 ||  Samuele Rubino ||  Filippo Zana ||  Luca Rastelli
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| 2018 ||  Andrea Piccolo ||  Karel Vacek ||  Antonio Tiberi
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Liens externes

(It)  info sur 2019 https://www.ecodibergamo.it/stories/Sport/salta-la-3giorni-orobica-2019troppi-rischi-e-burocrazia_1295147_11/

Compétition cycliste en Italie
Compétition fondée en 1999
Cyclisme en Lombardie
Sport dans la province de Bergame

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Some Nigerians Yet To Learn From Civil War –Nigerian Government
The government posited that some Nigerians were making the mistake of what led to the 1967 war.
The Nigerian Government has said that some citizens were yet to learn from the loss suffered during the civil war.
In a statement by the Presidency on Wednesday, the government said the people must unite and forge common memory to free the country.
The statement reads, "As the nation commemorates 50 years of the end of the nation's tragic civil war today, we remember victims of the conflict and honour those on both sides that lost their lives. Their tragedy shall be neither forgotten nor repeated.
"We remember the past to draw its lessons; on how we move forward together and live in peace. Unfortunately, there are some who fail to recognise them and instead repeat its mistakes, preaching inflammatory rhetoric meant only to divide. We call on all leaders and parties to moderate their language.
"There were no victors in this war. Yet in rejecting division and embracing unity, we ensure those lives lost were not in vain."
The government also said that the war serves as a potent warning on the dangers of aggressive regionalism, ethnic baiting and political corruption, adding that "in it, we must forge common memory that can serve as a bridge to a future free from the ravages of sectarianism".
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Bill Buenar Puplampu is a Ghanaian academic, occupational psychologist and the current Vice Chancellor of the Central University.

Early life and education
Puplampu completed his secondary school education at the Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School where he obtained his GCE A-Level. He proceeded to the University of Ghana where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Psychology in 1985. He then went on to the  Polytechnic of East London (now University of East London) in the United Kingdom where he completed the Master's degree in Occupational psychology in 1990. He completed a Ph. D. at the University of East London in Organizational Behaviour and International Human Resource Management in 1994. He studied at the Executive Institute of McGill University in Canada in 1998. He also studied Higher Education Management at the DAAD/DIES Osnabrück University in Osnabrück in Lower Saxony, Germany in 2012.

Career
Puplampu started off with a part-time teaching job at the University of East London. He later had a full-time lecturer position at the University of Westminster also in London. He returned to Ghana to work at the University of Ghana Business School where he became the head of the Department of Organisation and Human Resource Management  and later Associate Professor. He has served as an external examiner at the Makarere University in Uganda  and in South Africa at Rhodes University, University of Pretoria and North West University. He has been a visiting scholar at the Pan-African University in Nigeria. He was the Chair of the Executive MBA Programme Committee and Editor of the Business School's Academic Journal. In 2016, he delivered his inaugural lecture at the University of Ghana on "Towards an Organisational Revolution in Africa – Calibrated Culture, Engaged Leadership and Structured Health – Musings of an Organizational Psychologist".

In 2010, he was appointed Dean of the Central Business School. He went on to become the Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs) in 2015. In November 2017, he became the Vice Chancellor of the Central University.

Other positions held
He is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a member of the Hamburg Global University Leaders' Council. He was elected to fellowship of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018. Puplampu was an Independent Director on the Board of Merchant Bank, Ghana.

Research
Puplampu's research interests have focused on  employee motivation, organisational culture and corporate leadership. He was joint lead of the "six year Research Culture project looking into research culture in universities in six African countries" with Stella Nkomo.

Family
Puplampu is married to Christiana Okang. His son Vivaldo also graduated in Psychology at the University of East London while his daughter Xavia studied International Tourism Management there. Another daughter of his, Dionne also studied Psychology. Tragically, Vivaldo succumbed to multiple sclerosis.

Publications
He has published a number of articles including:

He is also co-editor of the following books:

See also
Central University
University of Ghana Business School

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Living people
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Alumni of the University of East London
McGill University alumni
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Elizabeth Harlow at July 19, 2015 11:57 pm . Updated at July 20, 2015 7:40 am .
On The Last Ship Season 2 Episode 6, CDR Chandler's vendetta against the submarine crew has him chasing a group of mercenaries into Florida after Rachel's mentor, Dr. Hunter, is murdered.
On board the Nathan James, Dr. Scott attempts to complete Hunter's work to aerosolize the cure.
Meanwhile, Sean is putting his plan for the American Immune into action, despite Ned's objections. The discord between the brothers is mirrored in the tensions onboard the Achilles. Ned's interference with Sean's orders may turn out to be a breaking point.
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It was made clear tonight that when it comes to The Immune, Ned is a mere opportunist. He's willing to go along with Sean's rhetoric because it makes his own goals easier to achieve. For him, the pandemic was an opportunity to raise his station in life.
His desire to sink the Nathan James is pragmatic – if the cure is disseminated, then being immune loses it's status, and the material benefits that go along with that. He's willing to go along with his brother because Sean's charisma has increased their power. But Sean has drunk his own Kool-Aid,
Ned: How many of them are going to go for your "we are the chosen" act?
Sean: It ain't no act. Ned. It ain't no act.
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While Ned is content to rule their little corner of the world, Sean's belief system drives him to constantly seek more. He needs more survivors, more power. The more immune that follow him, the more validated his own doctrine becomes in his mind.
I think that for him, and a lot of his followers, this is a coping mechanism for dealing with such an intense situation and the survivors guilt many are experiencing. For Sean, destroying the cure has become a holy mission, and nothing will get in his way.
Sean: I am culling the herd, Ned. And the pure will have a chance to join us. Those who refuse my beneficence will die along with the crew of that Navy ship. Now, you have a choice to make. Do you want to help me? Or do you want to join our beloved mother in the grave?
Ned: Well...Now that you've come to mention it...do you think Beyonce is immune? I mean, it's possible. Five percent and all that. I think she'd look rather good on my arm. Don't you think?
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Of course, having Sean and Ned blow up all the secure labs and destroy all other samples of the cure also served to refocus the mission of the Nathan James. Once again, Rachel is the only scientist with the means to manufacture the vaccine.
Dr. Hunter's work tweaks the story enough that it's not just a case of "second verse same as the first." Creating the vaccine in a powder form will be more effective, but it also creates new problems for Rachel and her team to solve.
I absolutely loved that her breakthrough on the problem came from her discussion of roux with Bacon. The best scientific discoveries are crazy like that (for example, penicillin). Turning the kitchens into a lab and having poor Bacon try and keep up with their science jargon added some nice levity to the situation.
She may have cracked the code with cornstarch, but I imagine she's still going to face an uphill battle distributing it. Outside of the logistical problems, she'll have to convince CDR Chandler to provide her with the necessary resources. And he's facing challenges of his own.
After rashly following the mercenaries trial and going undercover at the Immune's rally, Chandler and Burk discover that cabinet member is still alive, and he's naturally immune. This is definitely going to lead to some moral dilemmas on the captain's part.
The storytelling was excellent tonight, but the highlight for me was just shy of two-thirds of the way through: while the SFU changes for the undercover mission, we finally get to see some skin! I am in full agreement with Lt. Bavis' assessment of that situation.
Take off your clothes.
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We're almost at the halfway point for the season now, and I can't wait to see where the story lines with Ned, Sean, and now Michener are heading. I'm looking forward to more from the crew, too. Watching the lower ranked crew members (and the actors who play them) grow in their roles is a treat.
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PFPC Inc. has hired an executive from Deutsche Asset Management's Scudder unit as part of an expansion of its distribution services group. The hiring is one of a number of moves made by PFPC within the group, including the appointment of a new executive to oversee the group.
Ann Piacentini joins PFPC as a vice president of client services within distribution services. She had been a senior vice president and director of strategic business intelligence at Scudder Investments.
PFPC also promoted Eileen Storz-Salino to oversee the distribution services group as a vice president and senior director. She reports to the business development group. Her new responsibilities will include working with the product development team in defining the strategic direction and focus for new products and services within the transfer agency.
Meanwhile, Yvonne Boisvert, vice president, takes over as managing director of client marketing in PFPC's distribution services. She has been in PFPC's corporate marketing and communications department for the past five years.
The client marketing team includes John Marchand, Heather Dondis and Jennifer Pouliot, all whom recently joined PFPC. Marchand, a Scudder Investments veteran, takes the title of director of marketing; Dondis, last at Quantitative Investment Advisors, is a senior marketing manager; Pouliot, formerly at Putnam Investments, is a marketing specialist.
"Distribution services are becoming ever more important within the industry," explained James W. Nolan, senior vice president, business development at PFPC. "As such, clients need a strategic player in their value chain, not just a distribution provider. It is of the utmost importance that we have the most talented and experienced people in place as we work hand-in-hand with clients to help them expand their existing distribution channels and penetrate new ones. The recent personnel additions to our team will help solidify PFPC as a leader in distribution services and allow our clients to focus on their main goal of growing assets."
PFPC's distribution services group provides fund firms with technology tools, service platforms and professional expertise to identify, sell and service their shareholders across multiple distribution channels. It also offers marketing services, including research, strategic planning, campaign management, database marketing, collateral and advertising development and Web site design. It also can supply product support, including evaluation and recommendations of products/services, advertising review and call campaign and internal wholesaling assistance.


For JCU students taking courses in the new Integrative Core Curriculum, please visit the Core website for a list of Core courses offered in the spring 2017 semester and for course descriptions of the Integrated Courses in Engaging the Global Community (EGC), Exploring the Natural World (ENW), and Examining Human Experience (EHE).
All questions about the Core, including questions about Core designations on the spring 2017 schedule, should be directed to core@jcu.edu. Please do not send questions about the Core to the Office of the Registrar.


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The earlier we teach healthy sun habits, the healthier our kids will be.
Just one blistering sunburn during childhood can double a person's risk of developing skin cancer later in life. And more than half of a person's lifetime sun exposure happens before age 20. As children spend most of their time at school, this is an ideal setting for learning and practicing sun smart behaviors.
Nevada Cancer Coalition's Sun Smart Schools has been recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a success story and has been spotlighted four times on the national stage.
Sun Smart Schools provides educators and administrators the tools to teach and support sun smart behaviors through:
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Since the program's pilot in the 2015-2016 school year, every school district in the state has adopted a sun safety policy. The official Sun Smart Schools program and has expanded to 95 schools in 11 of the state's school districts, including public, private, and charter schools and grades K through 12.
Interested in Becoming a Sun Smart School? We invite pre-k, elementary, middle, and high schools throughout Nevada to participate in Sun Smart Schools. We are happy to work at the school or district level, and with private or charter schools. Contact program manager Christine Thompson for more information.


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The Piccadilly Circus Tube Station, connected to the Piccadilly and Bakerloo tube lines, brings passengers to the middle of the West End, emerging out under the bright lights of Piccadilly Circus which shine like a neon billboard day and night. Piccadilly Circus brings together the main arteries of Regent Street, Shaftsbury Avenue and Haymarket in one giant roundabout. Leicester Square and St James's Park are just a short walk.
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Coventry Street, W1D | 2 minutes from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
Located right next to Leicester Square, in the heart of London's West End, the Every Hotel Piccadilly is the perfect hotel for those wanting to enjoy ... More
Cafe Royal Hotel
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68 Regent Street, W1B | 2 minutes from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
Café Royal is a 160-bedroom 5-star luxury hotel on Regent Street, in London's city centre overlooking Piccadilly Circus. The hotel has conference facilities, a cafe, bar ... More
Le Meridien Piccadilly
21 Piccadilly, W1J | 2 minutes from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
A hotel that is distinctly in the old English style, with magnificent antique décor, staff who are attentive, discreet, and ever so polite and, most importantly, ... More
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Liverpool Street Tube Station
London > Travel > Underground Stations
Liverpool Street, City, London EC2M | 2.3 miles from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
One of London's busiest commuter stations at the heart of financial London. Regular trains depart Liverpool Street for destinations in Essex and East Anglia. The Stansted ... More
Whitechapel Station
277 Whitechapel Road, Tower Hamlets, London E1 | 3.3 miles from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
Whitechapel Tube station is located within Zone 2 on the District and Hammersmith & City lines. When Crossrail comes in 2018 the station will have a ... More
Charing Cross Tube Station
Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 8 minutes from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
Charing Cross Tube Station gives access to the Northern and Bakerloo Underground lines and the mainline terminal runs services to Kent and suburban destinations in south ... More
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Waterloo Railway Station
London > Travel > Railway Stations
Waterloo Station, South Bank, London SE1 | 19 minutes from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
For a station that covers nearly 25 acres in total, there's very little space during rush hour as throngs of people desperately try to glimpse the ... More
Tate to Tate
London > Travel > Boats
Between Millbank & Bankside Power Station, Westminster, London SW1P | 26 minutes from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
This slick river service transports art lovers from one of the city's best galleries to another. Connecting Tate Britain with ... More
Serpentine Solar Shuttle
The Boat House, Serpentine Road, Hyde Park, Hyde Park, London W2 | 27 minutes from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
Gliding noiselessly across the Serpentine in Hyde Park, the Solar Shuttle is an eco-friendly way to get from one end of the lake to the other. ... More
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Piccadilly Circus Tube Station, Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D | 2 minutes from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
Michael Jackson's untimely death may have propelled this musical into orbit; Thriller - Live became a tribute show overnight with the obvious decision that the show ...More
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Piccadilly Circus Tube Station, St Martins Lane, WC2N | 5 minutes from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
The true story of two young climbers who get into trouble has already been told in a BAFTA-winning film and now it comes to the stage ...More
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Piccadilly Circus Tube Station, Charing Cross Road, WC2H | 5 minutes from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
Hollywood star and multiple Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick makes his West End debut at Wyndham's Theatre opposite Elizabeth McGovern from Downton Abbey. The star of ...More
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218-223 Piccadilly, Piccadilly Circus, Soho, London W1V | 1 minute from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
The tiny entrance of the Criterion Theatre is almost invisible among the massive advertisements, traffic and crowds of Piccadilly Circus. To ignore it, however, is to ... More
The Crystal Maze LIVE Experience West End
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22-32 Shaftesbury Avenue, Trocadero, W1D | 1 minute from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
From spring 2019 the Crystal Maze LIVE Experience comes to the West End. After three successful years in Angel, Islington (open until 28th ... More
Comedy Store
1a Oxendon Street, Soho, London SW1Y | 1 minute from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
The Comedy Store is the spiritual home of stand-up in the UK. Despite being the best large comedy venue in the country, the Store still succeeds ... More
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Piccadilly Circus, Soho, London W1J | 1 minute from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
Right in the middle of the West End, Piccadilly Circus isn't a circus at all, but an enormous road junction where Piccadilly itself Regent Street, Shaftesbury ... More
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St James's, SW1Y | 1 minute from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
An impressive 450 million pound development in the heart of London, St James's Market ... More
Stephen Wiltshire Gallery
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5 Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall, St James's, London SW1Y | 3 minutes from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
Stephen Wiltshire's art work would be impressive even if you didn't know who he is. But his intricate and architecturally accurate pen and ink sketches are ... More
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Lillywhite's
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24 Lower Regent Street, St James's, London SW1Y | 1 minute from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
Lillywhite's probably owes its landmark sport shop status to its position in Piccadilly Circus more than anything, but this would be ignoring its remarkable heritage. Its founders, ... More
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28 Haymarket, Soho, London SW1Y | 1 minute from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
Belgium's finest export, the first Godiva was opened in Brussels approximately 75 years ago by master chocolatier Joseph Draps and named after the legendary Lady Godiva. ... More
London > Shopping > Department Stores
18-22 Haymarket, Mayfair, London SW1Y | 1 minute from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
A department store but not as we know it, Dover Street Market is Harvey Nics for the hip. A haven for high end fashion brands like ... More
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Hard Rock Cafe Piccadilly Circus
225-229 Piccadilly, W1J | 1 minute from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
In the city where the first Hard Rock Cafe in the world opened, back in 1971, a new ... More
Piccadilly Grind
Unit 4, Piccadilly Circus Underground Station, St James's, London W1J | 1 minute from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
Following in the successful footsteps of well respected coffee shops Shoreditch Grind and Soho Grind, Piccadilly Grind delivers quality coffee to commuters on the tube. Raising ... More
Criterion Restaurant
224 Piccadilly, Soho, London W1J | 1 minute from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
What makes the Criterion special is its truly spectacular neo-Byzantine interior which has been wowing diners ever since its doors swung open in 1873. Positioned in ... More
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The London Film School
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
24 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, WC2H | 9 minutes from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
The London Film School is the oldest-established international school of film technique in the world. The school has contributed significantly to ... More
London > Education > Cookery Courses
15B Little Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 12 minutes from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
Awarded The Best City Cookery School 2013, the Cookery School at Little Portland Street has been teaching people to make simple, honest food for more than ... More
English [Out There!]
London > Education > English Language Courses
10 Coptic Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 12 minutes from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
English [Out There!] takes a very hands-on approach to learning English. The course places an emphasis on using what you have learned. Students are taken out ... More
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AWAY Spa W London
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10 Wardour Street, Soho, London W1D | 3 minutes from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
On the 6th floor of the W London the AWAY Spa certainly takes you away from the manic pace of life in Leicester Square ... More
Urban Golf Soho
London > Leisure > Golf
33 Great Pulteney Street, Soho, London W1F | 4 minutes from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
OK, so you may not be able to soak up the rays on this indoor course but it's a brilliant idea that has been stylishly executed. ... More
So SPA Sofitel St James
6 Waterloo Place, St James's, London SW1Y | 4 minutes from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
Opened in July 2009, So SPA by Sofitel is a stunning relaxation space - all marble and modern design - housed within the Sofitel St James ... More
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14-16 Rupert Street, Soho, London W1D | 2 minutes from Piccadilly Circus Tube Station
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Q: Averaging data at specific hours across days in R
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*Update(2021/5/13, 11:55AM): The data is not reproducible. Thank you @G. Grothendieck for giving me a comment.

(This is my first post in Stackoverflow, so please let me know if there's any basic mistakes I made in this question)
Hi,
I have a hourly-measured data of air quality over multiple days in R, and I would like to calculate the average air quality at specific time periods.
Here's a subset of my reproducible data. It is in xts format.
# Make a structure of data
dput(Air_sample[1:6,1:1])

# Create a data from the structure above.
Air <- structure(
 c(2.6, 2, 2.2, 2.2, 1.6, 1.2),
 class = c("xts", "zoo"),
 index = structure(
  c(
   1078959600,
   1078963200,
   1079046000,
   1079049600,
   1079132400,
   1079136000
  ),
  tzone = "",
  tclass = c("POSIXct",
             "POSIXt")
 ),
 .Dim = c(6L, 1L),
 .Dimnames = list(NULL, c("True.CO")))

> Air
                    True.CO
2004-03-10 18:00:00     2.6
2004-03-10 19:00:00     2.0
2004-03-11 18:00:00     2.2
2004-03-11 19:00:00     2.2
2004-03-12 18:00:00     1.6
2004-03-12 19:00:00     1.2

I want to calculate average CO at specific time (ex. 6PM) from multiple days.
So the result would be something like below.
Air_average <- data.frame("Time" = c("18:00","19:00"), "Average CO" = c(2.1333,1.8))

> Air_average
   Time Average.CO
1 18:00     2.1333
2 19:00     1.8000

I tried different function via Googling such as "period.apply", "subset", "window", etc. But none of them seems to work.
Is there any way to do this?
Thank you.

A: You can use something like dplyr to do grouping operation, and lubridate to deal with dates. lubridate has the hour function which return only the hours.
I first convert your data into a data frame:
library(lubridate)
library(dplyr)
library(xts)

Air <- data.frame(Air) %>%
  add_rownames(var = "time")

  time                True.CO
  <chr>                 <dbl>
1 2004-03-11 00:00:00     2.6
2 2004-03-11 01:00:00     2
3 2004-03-12 00:00:00     2.2
4 2004-03-12 01:00:00     2.2
5 2004-03-13 00:00:00     1.6
6 2004-03-13 01:00:00     1.2

Because of my timezone, the hours are not the same than yours, but the code will be the same.
Air %>%
  group_by(hour(time))%>%
  summarise(mean(True.CO))

# A tibble: 2 x 2
  `hour(time)` `mean(True.CO)`
         <int>           <dbl>
1            0            2.13
2            1            1.8

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CHULA VISTA — Before Chula Vista's 556-acre Bayfront Master Plan can move toward reshaping San Diego's South Bay, a defunct power plant must be demolished.
The power plant, long an obstacle in the path of developing the waterfront, is now scheduled to be taken down in one large implosion, amending an earlier plan that included two separate detonations.
The plant's demolition was originally approved by the California Coastal Commission June 14, with the plant's previous operator, Dynegy South Bay LLC, and demolition team Silverado Contractors planning a two-phase implosion.
To minimize impacts to the surrounding communities, Dynegy submitted an amendment of its demolition permit to the Coastal Commission. With a single implosion, noise levels would be reduced, the need to re-route traffic in the immediate area would be lessened and the demolition schedule would be shortened by approximately two months.
Since the plant's final decommissioning in 2011, Silverado has been dismantling parts of the structure — including pipes, lights, controls, duct work and tanks. Warehouses, storage buildings, tanks and other ancillary equipment are being removed using heavy equipment.
Dynegy South Bay will outline a revised demolition timeline to reflect the single implosion event, and the implosion could take place as early as November.
The project's total cost is estimated at $60 million for demolition and mitigation, and it is expected to generate about 21,000 tons of recyclable metals — including iron, steel, aluminum and copper. It may also generate up to 3,400 tons of other non-hazardous waste, such as wood or plastic, which will be recycled, as feasible.
Once the power plant is removed, the Chula Vista Bayfront Plan will move one step closer to reality. The Coastal Commission approved the plan Aug. 9.
Costing an estimated $1.5 billion to $2 billion to implement over the next 20 years, the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan is expected to create 7,000 construction jobs, 2,200 permanent jobs and generate a projected $178 million in revenue for the city and the port.
The project will be implemented in four major phases over a 24-year period, with the first phase to include the development of a resort conference center, creation of public parks and open space, restoration of habitat areas and construction of a new fire station, RV park and mixed-use residential development. Construction on the first phase could start by 2016.


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In today's tribune you'll find a story about a new radio station "The Train". My friend, Dave Sholin, produces the programming. I've know Dave for a long...................long time. He's famous in his own right. When we get the opportunity to get together the discussion invariably revolves around music. This station is a slice of Americana, a look into the music that is our music heritage. I encourage all to tune in and let Dave know that you're listening.
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PG&E will become better - "A leader for safety" they say
To be a "leader for safety" PG&E will charge residence utility payers less than $2 per month. Whereas, PG&E (overseen by the PUC) saved us money prior by not affecting proper safety standards? The following article is the friendly version of the "improved safety" announcement", SF Chronicle and Mercury News were not so kind.
Bay Area PG&E workers testing pipelines
San Mateo Journal/Associated Press, 8/27/11. A California utility under fire for a deadly pipeline blast in San Bruno revealed an ambitious plan on Friday to boost safety on its gas lines it said would cost the average home less than $2 more per month. The new $2.2 billion plan filed with the California Public Utilities Commission will make the company an industry leader for safety, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said. "This plan represents a clear break with the way PG&E and other gas utilities once approached pipeline safety," said Nick Stavropoulos, PG&E's executive vice president of gas operations.
The commission in June required all state utilities to forecast how they would pressure-test or replace the untested segments of their transmission lines — such as the pipe that exploded last year in San Bruno. The Sept. 9 accident killed eight people, injured dozens and sparked a fireball that torched 38 homes in a quiet neighborhood overlooking San Francisco Bay. In the coming months, the commission will review the proposals from PG&E and other utilities before approving any costs or setting new safety requirements. They all must include plans for more patrols and leak surveys, pressure reductions, and prioritize pressure testing for pipelines coursing through highly populated areas.
Because PG&E's transmission line in San Bruno lacked remotely operated or automatic shut-off valves, the gas kept flowing and fueled the fire for nearly an hour and a half after the pipe burst. PG&E's new proposal includes plans to install automated valves in highly populated regions and in areas where pipelines cross active seismic faults so gas could be shut off in the event of a pipeline rupture. Consumer advocates said the cost of PG&E's shoddy record keeping had put people at risk in the past, and should not be passed on to consumers since the company's profits continued to rise. "PG&E has neglected safety and maintenance for way too long," said Mark Toney, executive director The Utility Reform Network, based in San Francisco. "Now they have to play catch-up, and it should not be at customers' expense."
U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, at whose district includes San Bruno, gave cautious praise to PG&E's plan. "It likely exceeds what the federal government is going to be requiring," Speier said. "But we have to make sure that ratepayer is paying their fair share and only their fair share."
Medical cannabis and the fringe majority
The Mayor, Chief of Police and County Supervisor walk into a cannabis dispensary.... You are probably expecting a punch line right about now, but this is no joke, it actually happened. No, they weren't there as customers, (as far as I know) they were on a Mayor's walk and happened upon a shop that one of the participants actually described as having "a wonderful smell".
Let's be honest, marijuana is no stranger to Pacifica, it used to waft through the local speakeasies during prohibition, and has been an integral part of Pacifica's surf culture since the early sixties. But in all those years, no one ever tried to sell it here legally until August 1st, 2011, when Ruben Salvatierra and the Wellness Center Collective quietly opened up shop and began providing cannabis to patients. They managed to fly under the radar for 19 days, until the Mayor's walk suddenly put their little shop very much on the radar.
6 days later the police issued the dispensary a Cease and Desist notice. Apparently the collective got a business license as a "flower seller", which, although technically true, is the legal equivalent of a liquor store getting a license as a gas station. So after an historic 25 days, Pacifica's first cannabis dispensary was shut down, before Alan Wald's newest palindrome, "to Pacifica pot" could be put to proper use.
The day after the dispensary was discovered I started hearing about it from people around town, and word got around fast - this opening got more buzz than Fresh and Easy, and so far everyone I've heard from is wildly in favor. Admittedly, the people I know are by no means a representative sample of Pacificans, but you know what group is? Voters. And as I already have pointed out, last November 8,600 Pacificans voted to legalize marijuana. For comparison's sake, the Peebles measure lost by 400 votes, but Prop 19 passed here by 2,800 votes, with 59.13% in favor. And, in almost every survey, medical cannabis polls about 25 points higher than legalization, which would put us well over 80%. So it would appear that medical cannabis supporters are an overwhelming majority in this town, and yet we are still on the fringe. Call us the fringe majority.
Well, now it's time for the fringe majority to come out of the shadows and let everyone know how we feel; that the war on drugs is a failure, that after 30 years of Just Say No, marijuana is the number one cash crop in America, and we want a cut. Tell them that when Californians voted to allow the sale and taxation of medical cannabis, we expected it to be available in our progressive county within, oh, 15 months, not 15 years and counting. And tell them that there are lots of Pacificans who really do need safe access to cannabis; many are elderly and have mobility issues, and let's face it, they probably shouldn't be driving to San Francisco to get high!
Of course, not all medical cannabis supporters actually smoke it themselves, but many do. And if the fringe majority wants to come out of the closet, we need to go all the way, publicly. Because marijuana users are where gays were in the 70's, when everyone knew one but didn't KNOW that they knew one. "I have this friend" won't cut it anymore.
So I'll go first. I, Ian Butler smoke marijuana. I have a medical card and use it for medicinal purposes, but must admit that I do enjoy the side effects. The first time I purchased cannabis from a dispensary was like a dream, or an alternate reality. The friendly young woman behind the counter showed me more strains, concentrates and edibles than I could possibly keep track of, using terms like 'couch lock', 'body buzz' and 'head high'. It was more like shopping for iPads at the Apple store than scoring drugs on the street. It was safe, reliable, and I even used my credit card. When I left it dawned on me that this is the way it should really be, and should have been all along.
Six weeks ago I advocated for a cannabis dispensary in Pacifica. I thought it would take at least a year, but miraculously, one opened a mere three weeks later, showing that we do have a viable market and that a dispensary would very much like to be in business here. And we should welcome them with open arms. The City Council, the Police Department, the Planning Commission and the Chamber of Commerce all need to know that Pacificans demand a dispensary; we need the access, we need the tax dollars and we need to figure out how to help this dispensary reopen, fast.
Wellness Medical Solutions made history when they opened up their shop. And in so doing they just may have awakened a sleeping giant. Well, not exactly sleeping, but sedated. Now it's up to the fringe majority to rise up from their couch lock and make themselves heard.
Anyone that is interested in working on this issue can email me at ianbutler@netzero.net.
Ian Butler
Posted by Fix Pacifica at 7:45 AM 51 comments:
What else can we do to hasten City failure by land, commerce and sea?
I think the NIMBYS of this city have a "death wish", and unfortunately they are taking the rest of us with them.
Pacifica Tribune, 8/24/11, "Homeowner planning jeopardy", Our Turn guest column, by Jim Wagner and Mark Stechbart.
"In Pacifica, planning is like making sausage -- better not to see it being done. Others characterize Pacifica planning as like making lemonade -- if all you have are lemons, make lemonade. Having watched last Monday's marathon 5-hour planning commission meeting on the future of Pacifica, we think simply muddling through is the game plan. But the General Plan revision under consideration right now will define this town for the next 20 years. It's a very big deal. The General Plan update being voted on right now will control how, when and what it costs you to remodel or enlarge your house, if they let you at all. Where you drive your car, if the city allows the ocean to chew through various housing locations and Highway 1, and if this town is fiscally sustainable are questions being debated. Yes, you must pay attention to this General Plan debate as the occasional breath-taking lack of common sense, the political correctness and the lack of fiscal responsibility take their toll. The new General Plan will set the fiscal tone for this town for the foreseeable future.
We have asked the city to include revenue projections for the adopted General Plan/zoning covering the last 20 or so parcels in town. After eight years of structural deficit spending, the city acknowledges that it's broke. Hence, severe staff lay-offs and service cuts. In the next 6 months another $1 million has to be cut out of the budget. In all likelihood the So when the Pacifica Planning Commission makes land-use decisions -- a park, hotel, housing, mixed use -- on a parcel, you would think the commissioners would want to know what type of revenue each land use generates.Police Department will be contracted to the San Mateo County Sheriff.
Just a peek at the sustainability issue because if we don't help our local economy in this General Plan we are faced with either status quo on lower services, more staff cuts or more Council demands for new taxes. The document approved by the Planning Commission last Monday night and sent to Council makes zero mention of revenue. This General Plan update could actually lose Pacifica revenue.
Second, ocean level rise has become quite the trendy topic. Ocean rise will affect Pacifica, but no one knows how much. Some areas of town may get wet in the next 50 years, maybe. But the planning wheels grind on anyway. Here's your homeowners' alert: remodel or expansion restrictions are being developed for the following areas of Pacifica. If you want to remodel or expand your building, you will have to pay for a study to convince city staff your structure will survive ocean rise.
All of Linda Mar roughly west of Peralta, north to Crespi, west to Highway 1, including Linda Mar Center and Pedro Point Shopping Center.
Rockaway businesses west of Highway 1 and the Quarry flat lands.
The Sharp Park Golf Course.
Most of the southern Palmetto area, including the old sewer treatment plant.
Two huge concerns come to mind with this scheme. Property owners have not been notified that this costly program is being considered and the costs involved may stop hundreds of homeowners from remodeling. Finally, Pacifica economic engines are put at risk -- probably 35 percent of the town's retail space and what was supposed to be our new main street (Palmetto and the old sewer treatment plant) is now under a cloud. This huge new surprise cost has to be more publicly debated.
Another new trendy fanciful term has been concocted: planned shoreline retreat. This is a fancy term for no more boulders or riprap on the beach areas to protect houses, business, Highway 1 or the golf course. Let nature take its course. You would think our elected officials would come up with erosion protections that do not destroy millions in property value and threaten to cut Highway 1 in Linda Mar. Nope. Shortly the official policy of this town will be do nothing regarding shoreline erosion. Council will require someone to pay to keep the Highway 1 open. But adios to everyone else.
Our last observation about Monday's planning meeting deals with political correctness running amuck. It would be funny if it wasn't so hypocritical. Everywhere you turn, Pacifica seems to be a nursery for the Red-legged frog (RLF), an endangered species. The General Plan contains new areas for "RLF critical habitation expansion under consideration" covering several thousand acres in the hills of Sweeney ridge covering a big part of eastern Pacifica, Sharp Park Road south to Pedro Valley Park. A curious map omission was uncovered. Vallemar is surrounded on three sides by "critical habitat expansion under consideration" but not Vallemar proper. And this even includes Calera Creek which is habitat in the quarry 300 yards to the west but not mapped as habitat with the middle of Vallemar. Inexplicably, RLFs north of Vallemar take a 2-mile hike around Vallemar to travel south, but never, ever, take the short cut by walking 600 yards due south through Vallemar. A lot of hiking for the frogs but no RLF protections in Vallemar means Vallemar residents avoid restrictions. This concludes our first evaluation of the various nuances and back stories of the Pacifica general plan update as it moves to Council. What do you say: sausage or lemonade?"
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...and our local NIMBYs say nobody builds outlet malls anymore
Construction on high-end Livermore outlet mall finally begins
Posted: 08/24/2011 04:30:21 PM PDT
Updated: 08/24/2011 06:01:43 PM PDT
After a long series of changes and setbacks, ground finally has been broken on a high-end outlet mall in the East Bay suburbs.
With retailers such as Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5th and Neiman Marcus Last Call, the 543,000-square-foot center at Interstate 580 and El Charro Road will be a regional destination drawing shoppers from as far east as Stockton and as far west as San Francisco, developers and city leaders say.
"(The Bay Area) is a sophisticated retail market. People understand brands," said Robert Brvenik, a principal at Paragon Outlet Partners. "This will be a tourist magnet for easily 50 miles around."
A community gathering is planned at 10 a.m. Friday, at the El Charro exit on I-580 to celebrate the project, which has been under construction since July. Parking will be available at 3505 Paragon Outlets Parkway.
Numerous designer discount stores have signed leases, among them Banana Republic Factory, Barney's New York Outlet, Cole Haan Company Store, J. Crew, Michael Kors, Nike Factory Store and Tommy Hilfiger, according to a Paragon news release.
About 64 percent of the space, which is expected to feature more than 120 stores, has been leased, Brvenik said, adding that the goal is to open the mall in time for the 2012 holiday shopping season.
Livermore leaders are salivating over the $2 million in annual sales tax revenue they say the mall will bring to the city. About 2,000 jobs -- temporary construction and permanent retail positions -- will be generated.
The economic boost is "extraordinary in this day-and-age," said city engineer Cheri Sheets.
The area will benefit from flood-control improvements, and roadway and other infrastructure projects related to the project, Sheets said.
Posted by Steve Sinai
Pacifica Chamber of Commerce endorses highway widening project
Business supports highway improvement for this City, for our economy and for you traveling.
Pacifica Tribune 8/24/11."The Pacifica Chamber of Commerce voted to endorse Highway 1 widening in a unanimous vote Friday, Aug.19. "The Chamber recognizes the economic and safety issues inherent in this unacceptable bottleneck," said Courtney Conlon, Chamber CEO. 'It's a regional issue that affects residential commute, tourism, and Coastside business.
Highway 1 is our only north/south transit corridor and is currently unable to handle everyday traffic. In addition, emergency vehicles are unable to get through during commute times.'"
Don't forget to write your letter for the needed the highway fix, and include your name, address and phone number. Easiest way, email to: Yolanda Rivas, Branch Chief, Division of Environmental Planning & Engineering, California Department of Transportation, District 4, Attn: Thomas Rosevear, 111 Grand Ave., Oakland, CA 94623, fax 510-286-5600, email thomas_rosevear@dot.ca.gov." These comments must be received by 5pm, October 7, 2011.
Reference - Pacifica Chamber of Commerce.
Note: Example letter from Jim Wagner posted in comments 8/24/11.
Posted by Fix Pacifica at 1:12 PM 150 comments:
Highway widening improvement - what you need to know
If you want a Highway fix so you don't have to sit in traffic, you're going to have to work for it: 1) write a letter and 2) show-up. Will you do that?
City council majority probably won't help, but may also be a drag on the process as usual. And if you're successful in your letter writing and showing-up, the project will be done in stages over a period of about 3+ years. What will traffic congestion look like in 3 years going forward? Remember 2005-2008? Better start now to do something. First get that letter written and include your name, address, phone number. By email, fax or US mail send your text to the address at the bottom of this article.
Pacifica Tribune,/Jane Northrop, Staff Writer, 8/11/11. "A plan to widen Highway 1 from south of Fassler to north of Reina del Mar, also known as the Calera Creek Parkway project, is under environmental review. A draft environmental impact report with three project options -- a no build option, a narrow median option and a wider landscaped median option -- are all under consideration. The environmental review process has identified wetlands and endangered species habitat as main environmental issues that have been discovered, but which are expected to be mitigated during the course of construction.
Caltrans is the lead agency on the project with the city of Pacifica and the Transportation Authority as partners. Joseph Hurley, director of the transportation authority program, said the community needs to decide if this is something that should be built. "At the end of the environmental process, either it will be given environmental approval, undergo further study or abandoned altogether," he said. "This public review period is almost twice as long as normal for public comment. We want the public to have as much time as necessary to submit any comments. We want to allow the environmental process to play out. Let's do all the technical studies that are necessary."
Members of the public may comment on the draft EIR until Oct. 7. The address appears at the end of this article. At the last public meeting about the highway widening in Pacifica, the agencies presented every alternative that had been conceived and abandoned along the way to show the public why this widening design was the one on which they settled.
The next public meeting will focus on the current options. It is set for Sept. 22 at the Community Center. The program will begin with an open house at 6:30 p.m., followed by a meeting at 7 p.m. with a presentation followed by a question and answer session.
The current build options widen Highway 1 from south of Fassler Avenue to north of Reina del Mar from four to six lanes with shoulders. It would be widened primarily on the west side of the existing roadway. New pavement would be put in and the sidewalk will be improved. A bike path would be built. There are various improvements proposed for the two intersections. As noted in the draft EIR, by the year 2035, the widening is expected to increase capacity through those two intersections and reduce congestion. Travel time would improve between eight and 11 minutes. The two alternatives vary in the way the median is designed. In the narrow alternative, the median would be increased to 22 feet. It's at six feet now. Under the landscaped median alternative, it will be widened to 30 feet. The residents of a single family home at 425 Old County Road would be displaced under both scenarios.
The project will require extensive mitigation measures to protect the endangered California red-legged frog and San Francisco garter snake. The National Park Service will have to sign off on those mitigation measures for the land that is owned by the GGNRA. In addition, a qualified archaeological monitor and a Native American consultant will assist if necessary. To guard the habitats, all construction staging activities will be located out of the wetland, aquatic and riparian habitats. Fencing will guide workers away from inadvertently straying. Mitigations to treat storm water runoff and control of pollutants in runoff during construction is expected to avoid indirect impacts to wetlands. Soil stabilization measures will be included. Slope protection will help control erosion.The environmental process is expected to be completed by next spring if everything falls into place, Hurley said. After that, the design process would take about a year and a half. Construction would begin about a year after that. The narrower media option would cost about $30 million and the median with landscaping, $35 million.
Copies of the draft EIR are available at Caltrans, 111 Grand Ave., Oakland, San Mateo County Transportation Authority, 1250 San Carlos Ave.,. San Carlos, and in Pacifica at the Sanchez Library, 1111 Terra Nova Blvd., Sharp Park library, 104 Hilton Way, City Hall, 170 Santa Maria Ave., Community Center, 540 Crespi Drive, Planning Dept., 1800 Francisco Blvd. and Public Works -- Engineering Division, 151 Milagra Drive, or online at the websites for Caltrans (www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/envdocs.htm), Transportation Authority (www.smcta.com) and city of Pacifica (www.cityofpacifica.org).
Public comments must be received by 5 p.m. Oct. 7 and can be submitted by U.S. mail, fax or email to Yolanda Rivas, Branch Chief, Division of Environmental Planning & Engineering, California Department of Transportation, District 4, Attn: Thomas Rosevear, 111 Grand Ave., Oakland, CA 94623, fax no. 510-286-5600, email thomas_rosevear@dot.ca.gov."
Looking for a new species?
SF Gate, 8/24/11. "For centuries scientists have pondered a central question: How many species exist on Earth? Now, a group of researchers has offered an answer: 8.7 million. Although the number is still an estimate, it represents the most rigorous mathematical analysis yet of what we know - and don't know - about life on land and in the sea. The authors of the paper, published Tuesday by the scientific journal PLoS Biology, suggest 86 percent of all terrestrial species and 91 percent of all marine species have yet to be discovered, described and catalogued.
The new analysis is significant not only because it gives more detail on a fundamental scientific mystery, but because it helps capture the complexity of a natural system that is in danger of losing species at an unprecedented rate. Marine biologist Boris Worm of Canada's Dalhousie University, one of the paper's co-authors, compared the planet to a machine with 8.7 million parts, all of which perform a valuable function.
"If you think of the planet as a life-support system for our species, you want to look at how complex that life-support system is," Worm said. "We're tinkering with that machine because we're throwing out parts all the time." He noted that the International Union for Conservation of Nature produces the most sophisticated assessment of species on Earth, a third of which they estimate are in danger of extinction, but their survey monitors less than 1 percent of the world's species.
For more than 250 years, scientists have classified species according to a system established by Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus, which orders forms of life in a pyramid of groupings that move from very broad - the animal kingdom, for example - to specific species, such as the monarch butterfly.
Until now, estimates of the world's species ranged from 3 million to 100 million. Five academics from Dalhousie University refined the number by compiling taxonomic data for roughly 1.2 million known species and identifying numerical patterns. They saw that within the best-known groups, such as mammals, there was a predictable ratio of species to broader categories. They applied these numerical patterns to all five major kingdoms of life, which excludes micro-organisms and virus types. The researchers predicted there are about 7.77 million species of animals, 298,000 plants, 611,000 fungi, 36,400 protozoa and 27,500 chromists (which include various algae and water molds). Only a fraction of these species have been identified yet, including just 7 percent of fungi and 12 percent of animals, compared with 72 percent of plants."
State of CA looking for revenue - millions in rent not paid
Got rent?
From SF Gate, 8/24/11. "The California commission in charge of leases on state lands has failed to collect millions of dollars in payments, an audit released Tuesday has found. The audit of the State Lands Commission, conducted by State Auditor Elaine Howle, found that the commission has not evicted businesses that have failed to pay rent for many years and is slow to reappraise the value of leased land that could lead to higher payments to the state.
One Bay Area business, Crockett Marine Service in Contra Costa County, has not paid rent to the state since 1989 and owes $662,000, including penalties and interest, the auditor found. Nine other businesses have not paid rent for many years as well. The audit was a sampling of 35 leases overseen by the commission and in those Howle found about $8.2 million in uncollected revenue. The Lands Commission oversees about 1,000 leases that require businesses or other entities to pay rent to the state, along with 3,200 leases that don't generate revenue.
"The report concludes the commission has not always managed its more than 4,000 leases in the state's best interest with the result that it has missed opportunities to generate millions of dollars in revenues for the state's general fund," Howle wrote in a letter Tuesday to Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders that accompanied the audit. In the 35 leases sampled, the auditor found a total of $1.6 million in delinquent payments, about $270,000 in potential increases from expired leases and about $6.3 million worth of potential increases in rent for current leases.The State Lands Commission oversees about 4.5 million acres in California, including rivers, lakes and coastline. It also is responsible for school land. Most of the money generated by leases - a total of more than $400 million last year that went to the state's general fund - came from royalties on oil taken from the ground. Read More,,,
Another Pacifica property threatened by bluff erosion
By Julia Scott
julia.scott@bayareanewsgroup.com
PACIFICA -- Only 20 feet of bluff separate Joan Levin's deck from the edge of a crumbling cliff -- and a steep plunge into the ocean.
But she can't get a permit to install boulders at the base of the cliff to stabilize it, because her situation doesn't meet the Coastal Act's definition of an emergency.
Levin's home, a historic building known as "Dollaradio," lost 10 lateral feet of bluff in 2009, taking her fence and sprinklers with it. Her wind-whipped backyard now consists of loosely packed sand covered by a black tarp and sandbags.
"I'm devastated. There's not much more to go. Last year it was at 30 feet to the house, now it's at 20," Levin, 72, said Monday as she peered over the edge.
Dollaradio sits on the same eroding cliff line as two apartment buildings on Esplanade Avenue that were evacuated in the winter of 2009-10. They remain abandoned today.
Another neighbor to the south of Dollaradio, Lands End Apartments, recently received an emergency permit from the Coastal Commission to place riprap, or piles of heavy boulders, on the beach and another emergency permit to construct a heavy-duty sea wall, which is under construction.
Lands End has offered to donate 3,000 tons of unused riprap to Levin, which would be enough to build a 25-foot pile across the base of the cliff that spans Dollaradio.
Protecting the coastline and our city
including solutions other than "managed retreat".
Can you believe it, of all the coastal erosion protection management choices, our Pacifica environmentalists and supportive city council majority favor "managed retreat"? With their promotion of "we can do nothing", eventually we will lose Highway 1 and our entire city. Does that sound reasonable to you?
From BBC UK Schools "GCSE Bitesize". Geography, coastal management strategies. "Physical management of the coast attempts to control natural processes such as erosion and longshore drift." Hard and soft management strategy choices below:
A. Hard engineering - Hard engineering options tend to be expensive, short-term options.
They may also have a high impact on the landscape or environment and be unsustainable.
1. Build a sea wall. "Curved sea walls reflect the energy of the waves back to the sea".
Advantages. Protects the base of cliffs, land and buildings against erosion. Can prevent coastal flooding
in some areas.
Disadvantages. Expensive to build. Curved sea walls reflect the energy of the waves back to the sea.
This means that the waves remain powerful. Over time the wall may begin to erode. The cost of
maintenance is high.
2. Build groynes. Right angle wooden barrier to the beach.
Advantages. Prevents the movement of beach material along the coast by longshore drift. Allows the
build up of a beach. Beaches are a natural defence against erosion and an attraction for tourists.
Disadvantages. Can be seen as unattractive. Costly to build and maintain.
3. Rock armour or boulder barriers. Large boulders piled up on the beach.
Advantages. Absorb the energy of waves. Costly to build and maintain.
Disadvantages. Can be expensive to obtain and transport the boulders.
B. Soft engineering - Soft engineering options are often less expensive than hard engineering
options. They are usually more long-term and sustainable, with less impact on the environment. There
are two main types of soft engineering.
1) Beach management. Replace beach or cliff erosion or longshore drift.
a) This replaces beach or cliff material that has been removed by erosion or longshore drift.
b) The main advantage is that beaches are a natural defence against erosion and coastal flooding.
Beaches also attract tourists.
c) It is a relatively inexpensive option but requires constant maintenance to replace the beach material
as it is washed away.
2) Managed retreat. Areas of the coast are allowed to erode and flood naturally.
a) Areas of the coast are allowed to erode and flood naturally. Usually this will be areas considered to
be of low value - eg. places not being used for housing or farmland.
b) The advantages are that it encourages the development of beaches (a natural defence) and salt
marshes (important for the environment) and cost is low.
c) Managed retreat is a cheap option, but people will need to be compensated for loss of buildings and
farmland. "
Looking for a newly "elected" office in a different country?
Where is Gaddafi, rebels currently control 80% of Tripoli.
NY Times 8/22/11. "Muammar el-Qaddafi remained at large Monday morning, and loyalist forces still held pockets of the city, stubbornly resisting the rebels' efforts to establish full control after their astonishingly speedy advance into the capital appeared to signal the end of the Libyan leader's four-decade grip on power". This story is in process, for updated information see NY Times.
Other accounts.
UK Guardian, 8/22/11. "Gaddafi forces battle on after rebels enter Tripoli". Imbedded Video 3:57 minutes commentary from 2:15.
CNN 8/21/11, "Benghazi Peace Rally". Imbedded Video 30 seconds.
CNN 8/22/11, "Democratic transition". Opinion, based upon rebel leadership.
Vallejo emerges from bankruptcy
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Click here: Placerville mayor David Machado arrested on perjury, conspiracy allegations | Reno Gazette-Journal | rgj.com
David Machado then is accused of having work performed at the property without permits and telling workers to conceal the work.
The complaint also says Machado tried to improperly influence Placerville city officials to obtain preferential treatment to lift city-ordered work cancellation notices without the required inspections.
I am going to read this at the next council meeting..hahahahaha
Opinion on Pacifica School District Property Tax Increase
Whether or not you decide to increase your property taxes by $118 a year to support the employees of the Pacifica School District (PSD) and their pensions by voting for the up coming parcel tax renewal November 8 there are a few other numbers you may want to ponder. These numbers are readily available in the District's most recent audit and can be verified by visiting the Districts offices on Reina Del Mar. The company that prepared the audit admittedly did not fact check the financial information contained in the audit but relied on staff's assurances that the information provided was correct.
PSD has a combined enrollment of 3226 students and an operating budget last year of $29,584,810 or $9170.74 per student. By comparison a popular local private grammar school on the north end of town charges $6,421 a year tuition pre student which is $2749.74 cheaper than what we collectively provide for PSD students.
The District also has outstanding financial liabilities of $44,589,611 that include a $36 million bond obligation and $8,057,645 in accounts payable or in lay terms unpaid bills. It is surprising since so much public property has been sold to private developers by the District it published a $13,000,000 surplus after the last ten acre school property was sold a few years ago. Currently the District is going through the motions of selling off two more public properties but that has nothing to do with renewing the up coming parcel tax.
I've requested PSD salary information three times now in the last few weeks. The info I'm asking for is identical to that found on State Controller John Chiang's web site that shows what employees from the City of Pacifica and the North Coast County Water District earned last year which was so helpful last spring with the fire tax. Compensation sheets list positions only (no names) and the amounts shown in Box 5 on annual W2's the District must provide each employee. PSD has no such info I am told which is in my opinion stone walling as W2's are an IRS requirement. I'm sure the District could easily pull this information together from their accounting software. If PSD would make public the compensation paid to it's administrators, facilities department, grounds keeps and the like we would have a better idea of why the District is spending $9170.74 per student. Since the District so often boasts of how little it pays it's teaching staff the money must me going somewhere.
Clearly PSD which is it's own government body needs to be more transparent to show it deserves more of our tax dollars especially in understanding its obligation of openness to the public at large not just motivated parents who want us to further fund their children's education. At $9170.74 per student PSD needs to own up and publish a full compensation sheet that includes non classroom staff like administrators, facilities and grounds keepers among others in a timely fashion well before Novembers vote.
You may support the parcel tax renewal or you may not but please vote on this item either way come November 8. It is an off year election so voter participation is expected to be low. Millions of dollars of our property taxes will be voted on and whether or not you want to tax your neighbors to further fund PSD salaries, pensions and other expenses it is important that this parcel tax measure gets a large turnout so win or lose it will have gotten a fair shake.
Todd McCune Bray
The Comcast deal for families on Free/Reduced Lunch
could be a helpful post. you may have seen this already. hell, i may have forwarded it already!
http://www.internetessentials.com/
Please Join Us: Don Horsley - Guest Speaker - Pacifica Democrats Breakfast Meeting - Saturday, August 20th
On Saturday morning, August, 20, 2011, San Mateo County's 3rd District Supervisor, Don Horsley will address the Pacifica Democrats at their regular monthly breakfast meeting. The 9:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. meeting will be held in the banquet room of the Sharp Park Golf Course Restaurant, located at Francisco and Sharp Park Blvds, in Pacifica.
Newly elected to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors in November of 2010, Horsley will specifically discuss what his first year's personal experiences have been as a County Supervisor, as well as informing the morning's attendees about the "State of the County", in general.
Horsley, no stranger to county governmental operations, formerly served as the elected Sheriff of San Mateo County for nearly 14 years, prior to his recent Board election.
Having started his law enforcement in the 1960's as a police officer in Daly City and Pacifica, and a juvenile counselor for the County's Probation Department, he began his career in the Sheriff's office in 1972 as a patrol deputy in East Palo Alto. He quickly rose through the ranks, spending extensive time in upgrading the training of deputy sheriffs and correctional officers. Later in his career, he was instrumental in the planning and building of a new correctional facility, which resulted in changing the way that the County Correctional system was managed. Horsley was eventually responsible for the adoption of a new management system called "direct supervision", wherein deputies and correctional officers worked in contact with detainees, which ultimately resulted in a sharp, near total, decrease in incidents of violence.
After his election in 1993 as Sheriff , Horsley organized a multi-jurisdictional law enforcement effort that helped East Palo Alto, which, at that time, had been dubbed the "murder capital of the United States", to reduce its number of homicides dramatically. The Sheriff's Office, under Horsley's leadership continued to assist the City of East Palo Alto with patrol deputies and investigators for the entire time that Horsley was in office. Throughout his law enforcement career, Horsley has enjoyed multiple accomplishments. Two, in particular, benefited San Mateo County greatly. One was the establishment of a special gang investigative unit, which identified and targeted for arrest violent gang members, which resulted in San Mateo County having the lowest homicide rate in the State, according to the District Attorney's office. And, the second was Horsley's oversight of the building of an energy efficient and technologically advanced crime lab that serves all of the law enforcement agencies in San Mateo County, as well as agencies in adjoining counties with the latest in crime detection and identification technology.
After leaving the Sheriff's office, Horsley was elected to the Sequoia Healthcare District and served as the Board President prior to his election to the County Supervisor position. In his current position, Horsley serves on numerous boards and committees, including City/County Association of Government (C/CAG), Airport Community Roundtable, Coastal Counties Regional Association, Domestic Violence Council, Health Plan of San Mateo (HPSM), HEART, LAFCO, Mid-coast Community Council (MCC), Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance, Redwood City 2020, and the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (TA). His San Mateo County standing committee assignments include being the Chair of the Environmental Quality Committee and a member of the San Mateo County Legislative Committee.
All members of the public are welcomed to attend Pacifica Democrats meetings. It is not necessary to be either a club member or a Democrat to attend. A full breakfast is available for $12; continental for $6; and coffee only for $3. No purchase is necessary. Doors open at 9:00 a.m. Seating is between 9:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. For questions and/or to RSVP, please contact Barbara Arietta, club president, at 415-246-0775 or email barietta@hotmail.com.
A Vote for Naftali could get OHS $5000
this would be cool if we could win this thing. the garden is cool
This summer Oceana senior Naftali Moed was nominated and selected for a Cox Conserves Heroes Award. The award is for people who have made significant environmental contributions to their community through volunteering and service.
"To help honor the Bay Area's unsung environmental heroes and inspire neighborhood conservation, KTVU Channel 2 is proud to partner with The Trust for Public Land to present "Cox Conserves Heroes." A total of $10,000 will be donated to local environmental nonprofits in the Bay Area."
Naftali is one of five finalists, and the only young person. All five finalists receive an award of $1200 for their project (in Naftali's case, the project is the Oceana High School Garden).
We now have the opportunity to vote for Naftali and receive an award of $5000 for the Oceana Garden.
Please take a minute to go to the Cox Conserves Hero link below and VOTE for NAFTALI MOED (the non-profit listed for Naftali is Pie Ranch, but the funds will go to the Oceana High School Garden):
http://www.coxconservesheroes.com/san-francisco-bay-area-ca.aspx
For more information about the Oceana Garden: www.oceanagarden.org/
San Mateo County buys Pillar Point Bluff from Peninsula Open Space Trust
Eco-capitalism at work. In 2004, POST (in Partnership with CA Coastal Conservancy) purchased from a private estate, 119 acres adjacent to Pillar Point Bluff, see Coastsider article, 12/18/07 ). POST improved the land building a segment of the CA Coastal Trail. San Mateo County has now purchased the property through a State conservation grant.
Mercury News/Julia Scott, 8/16/11. "One of the best views on the coast now belongs to San Mateo County -- and to the public. The Peninsula Open Space Trust has announced the sale of Pillar Point Bluff, a steeply terraced, grass-covered 140-acre parcel that rises hundreds of feet above the ocean. The privately funded nonprofit sold the land to San Mateo County for $3 million, money the county got through a grant from the state Wildlife Conservation Board. The trust acquired the land in increments from 2004 to 2008. The nonprofit fixed some erosion problems and restored a three-mile trail that spans the top of the bluff from Seal Cove, near the entrance to Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, to a southern overlook that gives hikers -- provided they have a good set of binoculars --
a decent view of the Mavericks surf break.
"This piece of land is pretty magnificent. It covers that last piece from Seal Cove to the marine reserve. It protects that whole area as well as the bluffs above it," said assistant county manager Dave Holland, who helped orchestrate the sale in his former role as head of the county Department of Parks. The county has, in fact, managed the bluff-top property for several years instead of POST, at a cost of $30,000 per year, and it will continue to do so, Holland said. "They're not set up to manage public access," he said. "They redid those trails with the understanding that it was coming to the county to manage."
A hiker on the bluff trail can see harbor seals swimming and flopping on the beaches below, as well as auks, red-tailed hawks, rabbits and other wildlife.The current entrance, equipped with a parking lot, is along Airport Street behind the Half Moon Bay Airport, just north of the Pillar Ridge mobile-home community. Holland said the county intends to add a northern trail connection that will allow people to walk directly from the bluff down to the entrance of Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, and vice versa, rather than traverse a warren of residential streets, as is currently the case."
Award-winning documentary 'Bag It' to air Saturday on PCT
Bag It has been garnering awards at film festivals across the nation. What started as a documentary about plastic bags evolved into a wholesale investigation into plastics and their effect on our waterways, oceans, and even our bodies.
Recently Pacifica's Environmental Family hosted a screening of 'Bag It', which was produced by Suzan Beraza, at Mildred Owen Hall. This Saturday, August 20th at 3:30 PM, you can watch it in the comfort of our own home on Pacifica Community Television, Comcast Cable 26.
So grab some popcorn, tune in to PCT and ask yourself, is your life a little too plastic?
To watch a trailer of the movie go to:
http://www.bagitmovie.com/trailer
Saving the coast from the developmentally disabled?
Scott Holmes, past City of Pacifica Engineer is viewed by some as helping save our city from development. Now he finds himself on the other side of that issue as Project Engineer for the "Big Waive" development. Having fun yet, Scott?
The Big Wave Group. This is the organizational foundation in El Granada that hopes to provide housing and organic farming employment for adult developmentally disabled individuals, in an environment in which "... adult individuals with developmental disabilities could reach their full potential". The project would also include commercial space for local businesses.
Sounds good, except in the spirit of "no good deed goes unpunished" the competing organization that would Stop Big Wave includes those who would "save the coast" by developing almost nothing. Champions all, these include: Loma Prieta Chapter of the Sierra Club, the Committee for Green Foothills, Surfrider, San Mateo County League for Coastal Protection.
The Big Wave mixed-use village/farming project was approved by the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, but the opposition has allied against the project with other vested-interest local organizations, namely Pillar Ridge Homeowners Association (225 manufactured, mobile home affordable housing community), Montara Water and Sanitary District, Granada Sanitary District, and the California Pilots Association. It appears that the water districts would need to improve their sewer plants, and the Pilots Association might be concerned about the land location next to the Half Moon Bay airport. The environmental organizations are concerned about the usual: frogs, marsh, tsunami and earthquake potential. For related articles see "Big Wave = Big Pave" on the Stop Big Wave website (link above) and Coastsider, 4/19/11.
News update from The Half Moon Bay Review, 8/11/11. "The proposed Midcoast development known as the Big Wave Project is in a sort of project planning limbo. Local groups in opposition to San Mateo County's decision to greenlight the project have blocked the process on two fronts: by appealing to the California Coastal Commission and through a joint lawsuit against the county. " The lawsuit hearing is set for November, the Coastal Commission is currently reviewing the appeal. The cost to develop "has already cost the project backers more than $1 million". Read the full article.
Stupid City Hall tricks: : terra nova resurfacing/school session
here you go. Had all summer to do this. Now they screw up student arrival/drop-off at 2 schools plus morning commute, plus library patronage.
Best we can do: re-scehdule to start after 9AM and pick up job a round 2:45 before either school lets out.
fools.
mark stechbart
Yes we are getting ready to resurface Terra Nova Blvd. from Everglades to Oddstad.
The tentative schedule is as follows:
Concrete work – August 22
Pavement grinding – August 29 and 30
Pavement overlay – August 31 and September 1
Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Raymund Donguines, PE
Associate Civil Engineer
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One of the most anticipated PS4 games will miss the launch. But it's expected to drop in the "launch window" which lasts up until March apparently. After playing both inFamous and inFamous 2 (1 platinum, and both games free due to PS Plus), I'm beyond excited for what the game has to offer.
If you pre-order iF:SS you get custom vests to tailor your main character to your liking. Not a major deal really. But pick up the damn game anyway!
Nice. The kids and I really liked the two inFamous games.
Limited Edition: $59.99 automatic upgrade via pre-order.
DLC Cole's Legacy is only available via these pre-order offers. Sucker Punch will not be selling it post launch apparently.
The release date was revealed in a sweet trailer during the PS4 launch event on Spike TV. Only 4 months and 1 week to go!
Get excited for this bad boy. Only four weeks to go.
Sucker Punch has ramped up the viral campaign side of things for inFamous: Second Son.
Not only will it give you a boost to karma by unlocking a few things early, but it helps flesh out the inFamous universe.
inFamous Paper Trail >> The hub where you see your unlocked items.
EnjoyYourPower.com >> A "testing" site for conduits.
ConduitRightsLeague.com >> Co-sponsor of testing for conduits.
BioFrameDiagnostics.com >> Co-sponsor of testing for conduits.
The inFamous paper trail website has unlocked a new "test" to see if you're conduit positive. Stupid, but the bonus Karma/XP will help come Friday. I scored a 91%.
The overarching theme of the reviews, it's more inFamous, very, VERY pretty, same makeup as the previous two, just a bit more serious. Great scores, only hampered because it didn't change what the series has always done. For whatever reason, Amazon goofed up my order, and they won't send it to me until next week.
During E3, Sony has unveiled their summer content release. A prequel to the story, you play as Fetch, with her neon powers. The not quite DLC is actually a stand-alone download, so you don't need the game to play the content, but get bonuses if you do. The story will be made available in August.
The story takes place in Curdan Cay, the conduit holding prison. It's too bad it doesn't launch sooner. July would've been perfect instead of lining it up with Madden's release. $15 to purchase.
Looks fun. Just like Second Son was.


We've got two CPUz shots for you today. The first is a clear indication of the overclocking potential within the Crosshair VI. It sadly wasn't quite stable enough to get through every one of our benchmarks, although it was close, but it's still easily the biggest overclock we've obtained on our 1800X so far. Volts are still a bit wild on all boards because of the way the AMD CPU's control the volts via a VID Offset although we are pretty sure once BIOS matures vendors will find a way around this. Its feels a bit rushed with ALL brands because it is, it turns out AMD didnt give them much chance to get things sorted, its a complicated story for a lengthy video rather than a novel here.
The bottom screenshot is the overclock that is 24/7 stable and will be the basis for our overclocking tests today. The real big flagship feature is unquestionably the BCLK overclocking which not only pushed our CPU a little further but really unleashed the DDR4 speeds into levels that we'd usually expect to find on a X99 motherboard. Excellent stuff. Memory is still hit and miss, again down to the way things rely on code from AMD with memory compatibility. However with a lot of f'in about and searching though all of our kits we found one that everything liked and managed to push the boundaries a little too. 3200MHz is so yesterday. We managed 3333Mhz - Bosh.