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Creating Romantic Suspense: How to Bring Romance and Suspense Together
Think about the last romantic comedy (RomCom) you watched or read. Funny, light, uplifting and despite the very bad thing that happens between them, the girl usually always gets the boy in the end. Now, consider a favorite thriller be it in print or on the screen. Dark, tense and fraught with danger the main character sometimes dodges death several times before the end. What could these seemingly different genres have in common?
While some might scoff and say there's nothing similar about a RomCom and a Thriller I beg to differ. Both of these genres use drama and tension to capture the essence of the heart of the main characters. As a writer of Romantic Suspense – a genre that blends Romance and Suspense seamlessly – I had to find an effective way to incorporate both. So how did I achieve it? I used the drama within the storyline of the main characters to turn the genres into ideal bedfellows. Pun intended.
Let's first look at RomCom but remove Comedy from the equation so all that's left is the Romance. In Romance there is always a grand and sweeping love story and something over the top occurs which pushes characters worlds apart yet forces them together. This is done as a device so they can discover what they really wanted all along was to be together. Most of the time Romance has a happily ever after (HEA) ending with the lead characters riding off into the sunset. But HEA sunset rides are a stark difference to how a thriller might end.
Because of this I had to remove the scariest parts of thriller but keep a healthy dose of tension while my main characters were on the run in my novella Reckless Abandon. By taking out the chilling edge of a thriller, but maintaining its frenetic pace, you'll come away with Suspense. This was the exact feeling I was going for – chase scenes, tracking clues to solve a mystery and dangerous moments which thrust my main characters Shaw and JJ closer together.
Did I mention that JJ was Shaw's first love? Someone she was engaged to over twenty years ago but hasn't seen since she left him behind in Phoenix to pursue a Writing career in New York City?
A pair like this with bitter feelings for the past but who have grown in leaps and bounds over two decades are suddenly tossed into close quarters on a potentially life-threatening manhunt across the country. This story is ripe for a little residual romance to bubble up to the emotionally heightened surface.
The trick is how to balance the propulsion of the plot – the suspense – with the obvious attraction without them ending up making out in every other scene. Because that wouldn't be real enough to be believable. Oh, did I also mention that Shaw is married and that the manhunt is to find her missing husband, Danny?
Right there is where tension comes into play in Reckless Abandon. When morality and ethics meet the place where the heart and head are divided is exactly how to keep Shaw and JJ together yet apart. He's spiteful over her leaving so long ago but it isn't a feeling he's held onto over the years, it's only something that hits him upon seeing her again. She's nervous to call him but after witnessing a murder in her home – of a cop no less! – she suspects dirty police involvement in her husband's disappearance and JJ is a Private Investigator who can help her in her desperate time of need. He's the only one she can really trust.
I think it helped the believability of the growing fondness between Shaw and JJ that they had history. They were already intimately familiar with each other from years prior and that established the attraction no matter how hard they tried to deny it to each other or themselves. And being forced into life-threatening danger heightens emotions. In this case, all of their feelings are intensified.
So the real question is – do Shaw and JJ give in to the mounting sense of urgency to consummate the attraction that's increasing between them or do they find Danny before they have the chance?
About author, Jenn Flynn-Shon
Hi, my name is Jenn Flynn-Shon and I'm the Author of two books (Ripple the Twine, Reckless Abandon), a Chapbook (Trying for the Moon), multiple Zines, and Randomness and Lunacy (a digital-journal blog).
I've been writing since age eleven and began penning fiction by age thirteen. My first publication was a poem published under a pen name in Bop Magazine in 1989. Since then I've had articles and interviews published online and in print.
I'm a two-time winning participant in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) (2009, 2010), an active member of the Scottsdale Society of Women Writers and Arizona Authors Association.
When I make time to relax I love to hang out with my husband at our home in Phoenix, AZ, explore the country on road trips, watch my Boston sports teams, share laughs with friends and family, and read everything from blogs to novels. I make a point to write daily, and I'm a shameless self-promoter.
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Since its highly anticipated re-opening back in 2015, Chippendale's Old Clare Hotel has held a firm place as one of the city's best boutique hotels. Reborn from the (metaphorical) ashes of the historic (and dearly beloved) Clare Hotel, and adjoining Carlton United Brewery Administrative Building, the hotel boasts heritage timber panelling and exposed brick walls, furnished with pendant lighting and vintage furniture.
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Just a ten-minute walk from Circular Quay and The Rocks, The Langham is the epitome of indulgence. With 96 rooms on offer, demand for even just one night at this Sydney institution is high all year round. And with facilities like its fitness centre, sauna, day spa and a spectacular indoor pool with a star-dappled sky ceiling, you'll find it hard to tear yourself away from the hotel to explore the amazing areas that surround it.
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80 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills
When Paramount House Hotel was first announced back in August 2017, the hotel promised it wouldn't be your standard luxury hotel, but rather an experience that would embed patrons into the culture of Sydney's inner-city suburb of Surry Hills. And when it opened in 2018 it delivered on that guarantee.
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Taronga Zoo has taken the plunge into Sydney's competitive luxury accommodation market with its epic 62-room Wildlife Retreat. This complex of modern, timber-clad lodges encircling a private bushland garden full of native fauna combines sustainable design with high end amenities. Thanks to these guys, you don't have to go far to see nature in all its glory.
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Named after Australia's renowned thoroughbred company, William Inglis and Sons, Western Sydney's latest hotel is a sure thing if you're after a mini Sydney staycation. The William Inglis Hotel's centrepiece is its rooftop bar, which offers a spot to relax by the pool with a drink — and to soak in the stunning panoramic views of the surrounding Warwick Farm.
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Crystalbrook Albion is a luxurious operation in the heart of Surry Hills. It was launched back in July 2018 by 8Hotels, but has since been acquired by the Crystalbrook Collection hotel group. With 24-hour service and brekkie included, this guest house is pitched as a fusion of hotel and home.
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12 Darling Drive, Sydney
This 590-room five-star haven was Sydney's very first luxury hotel built in the CBD. And it has never fallen behind the pack, constantly setting the standard for all new hotels in the area. It is a true Sydney institution — for overnight stays, pampering and dining. First off, the Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour rooms are just stupid glamorous. Spread over 35 floors in Darling Harbour's tallest building, guests enjoy all the latest tech and contemporary design with chic French touches.
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121 Baxter Road, Mascot
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Pemberton Heights is a beautiful, established neighborhood located in the Old West Austin National Register Historic District just minutes from downtown Austin, Texas. Majestic trees form canopies over its graceful, immaculate streets. The community's 613 residences are a diverse mix of charming cottages, spacious dwellings and grand estates. The schools that serve the area are amongst the most exceptional in the city.
Pemberton Heights' central location provides convenient access of less than two miles to the main campus of The University of Texas at Austin, Texas State Capitol complex, the downtown Central Business District and the city's main medical center area. Whole Foods, Central Market and Trader Joe's also are located within two miles of the neighborhood. For those who enjoy the outdoors, the neighborhood is adjacent to the Shoal Creek Trail, a half-mile from Pease Park, two miles from the Lady Bird Lake/Town Lake Trail and just a short drive from Zilker Park, the Barton Creek Greenbelt, Mount Bonnell and Emma Long Park.
Pemberton Heights' community-centered residents enjoy regular neighborhood get-togethers, including happy hours several times a year, and annual events such as Easter egg hunts, picnics and carriage rides.
Historic Designation: Old West Austin National Register Historic District
Home prices:
General range: $600,000 to $20 million
Median price in 2018: $918,000
Average price in 2018: $1.689,000
Main architectural styles:
Classical Revival
Italian Renaissance Revival
Set-back requirements: 30 to 40 feet from the street
Heritage trees: oaks, elms and pecans
Students living in Pemberton Heights are assigned to these Austin Independent School District (AISD) campuses:
Casis Elementary School
O. Henry Middle School
Alternately, students can choose to apply to these AISD magnet and academy programs:
Fulmore Middle School Humanities and Law Magnet Program
Kealing Middle School Academic Magnet Program
Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders (ARS)
Liberal Arts and Science Academy (LASA)
McCallum High School Fine Arts Academy
Numerous preschools and private schools are located in adjacent neighborhoods:
Child Craft School (Infants through 6-year-olds)
Tarrytown Children's Center (Infants through 6-year-olds)
Tree Tops Learning Center (18 months through Pre-K)
Westminster Presbyterian Day School (1 through 5-year-olds)
Good Shepherd Episcopal School (Pre-school through K)
Kirby Hall School (Pre-K4 through 12th)
Hyde Park Baptist School (Pre-K4 through 12th)
The Girls' School of Austin (girls K through 8th)
St. Andrew's Episcopal School (K through 12th)
Rawson Saunders (students with dyslexia 1st through 10th)
The land that Pemberton Heights is situated upon was originally part of the George W. Spear League. After Spear's death, the league was sold several times and eventually divided. What is known now as the Pease Mansion, or Woodlawn, was built by James B. Shaw in the 1850s on a section of the land. Shaw sold part of the large property north of where the mansion sits to Judge John Woods Harris in 1859, and eventually this portion was developed into Pemberton Heights by the Austin Development Company. When it was first built, the neighborhood was considered outside of the Austin city limits.
The building of two major bridges across Shoal Creek connected Pemberton Heights with what was then the center of the city and allowed for the development of the neighborhood as one of the first Austin automobile suburbs in the 1920s. The Windsor Road Bridge spanning the creek at Windsor/24th Street was built in 1928 and widened in 1939. It is considered one of the most beautiful bridges in Texas and is one of the city's historic landmarks. The old bridge at 29th Street was replaced with a reinforced concrete structure in 1926, repaired in 1933, and then replaced again in 1938. A smaller, two-lane bridge located at the bottom of Gaston Avenue also offers passage across the creek.
Pemberton Heights sits upon a limestone shelf overlooking Shoal Creek, offering expansive views of downtown, the Capitol, and The University of Texas to the homes along the eastern edge of the community. The first house in the neighborhood was built in the late 1800s, but full-scale development of the area began in the 1920s. Construction began in 1927 on Wooldridge Drive, Harris Boulevard, Hardouin Avenue, Jarratt Avenue, Westover Road, Northwood Road, and Oakhurst Avenue. Claire Avenue was platted in 1935 and Wathen Avenue in 1936, followed by Preston Avenue, McCallum Drive, Ethridge Avenue, and Gaston Avenue in 1938. Pemberton Place was established in 1945. The main entrance to Pemberton Heights is at Harris Boulevard where it intersects Windsor Road.
Unique Pemberton Heights landscape and design elements include towering century-old heritage trees, landscaped traffic islands, small parks designated as official and unofficial play areas and street names identified on curbs by inlaid white and black ceramic tiles.
Important Names
Pemberton Heights is most likely named for Walter Pemberton Fisher and James Pemberton. Both men were related to Samuel William Fisher Jr., who also was known as Budley. Budley was president of the Austin Development Company. Walter Pemberton Fisher was Budley's uncle, and James Pemberton was an ancestor of the Fisher family.
Harris Boulevard was named after Judge John Woods Harris, Texas legislator, attorney, and special counsel to the United States Supreme Court. He and Governor Elisha Pease, owner of the Pease Mansion, were law partners. Harris purchased the land that would become Pemberton Heights from Pease in 1859.
Wooldridge Drive was named after Alexander Penn Wooldridge, an attorney and bank president who served as the mayor of Austin from 1909 to 1919, and was the first recipient of the Austin's Most Worthy Citizen Award in 1924. Wooldridge was the organizer of the Austin Public School System and secured Austin as the site for The University of Texas' main campus. Wooldridge Elementary and Wooldridge Park also are named after him.
McCallum Drive was named after Arthur Newell McCallum, Sr. and Jane Legette Yelvington McCallum. Arthur McCallum was a teacher and school administrator, and was the superintendent of the Austin Public Schools from 1903 until his death in 1943. He hired the district's first Hispanic teacher in the 1920s. McCallum High School was named after him. Jane McCallum was an author, suffragist leader and the Texas Secretary of State under two different governors from 1927 to 1933. One of the accomplishments of which she was most proud was the discovery, restoration and exhibition of an original copy of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
Claire Avenue was named after Claire Caswell, whose brother, W.T. Caswell, named the street after her and Gaston Avenue after her first husband, P. Gaston Dismukes, who tragically died of tuberculosis during their first year of marriage. Unfortunately, Claire Caswell died during her honeymoon when the ship on which she was honeymooning with her second husband sank just two days after their wedding.
Wathen Avenue was named after Josephine Lucille Wathen Fisher, who was married in 1905 to Budley Fisher, one of Pemberton Height's original developers. Even after her divorce from Budley, Fisher lived on Wooldridge Drive until 1949.
Stark Place is thought to have been named after H.J. Lutcher Stark, a businessman with a lumber empire who was a University of Texas graduate and who promoted the longhorn as the university's mascot.
Jarratt Avenue was named after J.E. Jarratt, the board chair of the Austin Development Company, the first developer of the neighborhood.
Ethridge Avenue was named after E.B. Ethridge, the president of the Austin Development Company in 1935.
Windsor Road is named after Windsor, Connecticut.
Westover Road is named for the fact that it travels west and over a hill.
Janet Long Fish is known as the mother of the Hike and Bike Trail system in Austin. In the late 1950s, she famously took $5,000 meant for her to purchase a new station wagon, hired a bulldozer and operator, and began creating the first Hike and Bike trail along Shoal Creek from Pease Park to Gaston Avenue. In subsequent years, she extended the trail to 31st Street, supervised the planting of hundreds of flowers and fruit trees, and watered the plantings regularly during hot Texas summers. Her vision inspired the city and other private groups to expand the original trail system to include Lady Bird/Town Lake the Barton Creek Green Belt, as well as other local creeks. She received the Certificate of Appreciation from the Austin Metropolitan Trails Council in 1996, the Sue and Frank McBee Visionary Award from the Heritage Society of Austin in 1997, and the Roberta Crenshaw Park Patron Lifetime Service Award from the City of Austin in 2006. The pedestrian bridge built across Shoal Creek just south of 29th Street in 2006 was dedicated in her name.
Triangles are the empty (often unimproved) lots at the intersections of neighborhood streets. Triangles in Pemberton Heights that are part of the beautification plan are located at:
Gaston Avenue and Wooldridge Drive (east side)
Gaston Avenue and Wooldridge Drive (west side)
Harris Boulevard and Wooldridge Drive
Hardouin Avenue and McCallum Drive
Hardouin Avenue and Wooldridge Drive
Windsor Road and Harris Boulevard
Jarratt Avenue and Leigh Street
Pemberton Place
Please contact Sabrina Brown to learn how you can help.
Hartford Park
Hartford Park was once an overgrown traffic triangle in Pemberton Heights. In 2012, a grassroots effort was initiated to convert it to a park.
Working with Austin Parks Foundation (APF) and City of Austin, the grassroots organization Friends of Hartford Park (FOHP) created a beautiful park complete with picnic tables, benches, swing sets and playscapes for children of all ages.
Hartford Park is located at the triangle formed by Hartford Rd on the east, Ethridge Ave on the north and Jefferson St on the west.
You can find more details about the park's origin and transformation at the AFP website. Additional information is also available at the Hartford Park website.
Historic and Notable Homes
More than 40 homes in Pemberton Heights are designated as historic landmarks. Here are a few of the neighborhood's more distinctive homes with interesting histories.
PEMBERTON CASTLE
The Pemberton Castle, also known as the Fisher-Gideon House, is located at 1415 Wooldridge Drive. It originated as a water tower used for fighting fires and then for watering crops on surrounding farms. In 1925, construction began to convert it into a Gothic Revival castle.
From the historic landmark plaque at the property:
"Pemberton Castle began in the 1890s as a cylindrical water tower. It was converted into a small castle in the mid-1920s by Samuel (Budley) Fisher for use as the Pemberton Heights subdivision sales office. The castle was acquired in 1937 by Samuel Gideon and his wife Sadie Cavitt. Gideon, a respected professor of architecture at The University of Texas, added many distinctive features to the structure. The house is an asymmetrical gothic revival style structure with a rough stone face and prominent castellated parapets."
REED ESTATE
The Malcolm and Margaret Badger Reed Estate, located at 2407 Harris Boulevard, was built in the late 1920s. This magnificent five acre property at the main entrance to Pemberton Heights boasts a house three stories tall and containing eight bedrooms, nine full bathrooms and six half bathrooms. Other remarkable features of the $20 million property (as of 2016) include a park-like lawn with a view of downtown, gorgeous pool, six-car garage, wide verandas, expansive terraces, an impressive koi pond, multiple fountains and an exact scale replica of the Belvedere Pavilion on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles.
From the property's Texas Historic Landmark plaque:
"Central Texas native Malcolm Reed followed his father into business and ultimately became a leading cotton exporter. He wed Margaret "Maggie" Badger of Marble Falls in 1898, and in 1908, they moved to Austin. In 1929, they moved into their new home at this site. Designed by noted architect Hal Thomson, the home retains much of its original Italian Renaissance design, including a low-pitch hip roof, brackets, recessed porch and elaborate detailing. The home remained in the Reed family, passing on to daughter Margaret and her husband Joseph Cocke, until 1990."
KEITH HOUSE
The Keith House, located at 2400 Harris Boulevard (formerly 2501 Windsor Road), was built in 1933. It is situated at the entrance to Pemberton Heights across from the Reed Estate, at the intersection of Windsor Road and Harris Boulevard. The two-story home is an example of the Monterey style, a revival of English-influenced Spanish Colonial houses of northern California. From its perch at the top of a hill, the house has a clear view of the State Capitol and downtown Austin.
William Dixon Anderson, a noted Austin builder and salesman employed by the Calcasieu Lumber Company, designed the Keith House for his sister, Maggie Mae Keith, and her husband Jacque Nicholas Keith. In 1994, the Texas Historical Commission designated the Keith House as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark.
BOHN HOUSE
The Bohn House, located at 1301 West 29th Street, sits on a cliff overlooking Shoal Creek with views of The University of Texas and the downtown skyline. The house, built in 1939, was designed by Herbert Bohn in the Art Moderne style (a late Art Deco style). Herbert and his wife Alice were devoted fans of the Frank Capra sci-fi film, Lost Horizon, and they built the house to look like the castle in the movie. Special architectural features include a cantilevered top floor, porthole windows, rounded balconies with ship railings, speed lines and a circular magic door that opens by rising up into the wall above it.
SPLITROCK HOUSE
The Splitrock House, also known as the Burns-Klein House, is located at 2815 Wooldridge Drive. It is the oldest surviving home in Pemberton Heights.
From the home's historic landmark plaque:
"In 1891, Thomas F. Burns bought 3 ¾ acres of the Jones and Sedwick property along the west bank of Shoal Creek. Burns, a Scottish immigrant, married Arbanna J. Nelson in Travis County in 1876. Property records and lumber marked "Sutor & Co." date his house to circa 1892. Thomas, Arbanna and six children lived here in 1900. Thomas was listed as a stone cutter and owner of a marble shop. He added an additional acre to his homestead in 1901. Thomas' son, Frank C. Burns, owned the Capitol City Marble Co. at 211 W. 6th Street. In 1911, Thomas Burns sold the property to Hippolyt Dittlinger, owner of Dittlinger Roller Mills in New Braunfels. His niece, Anita Dittlinger Quinlan, and her husband, James, lived here with their three children from 1912-39. In 1939, the Quinlans moved to Fredericksburg and subdivided land surrounding the house into eight city lots on the east side of Splitrock Avenue (later Wooldridge Drive). In 1945, Anita sold the property to Joe H. Klein, Jr., and his wife, Jayne Linville Klein. The 1 ½-story frame house is a vernacular center passage dwelling, designed with three rooms on each side of the hallway. Stairs provided access to the attic and dormer bedrooms. Originally, the east side of the house, looking toward the city, was the front. When Splitrock Avenue became a designated street in Pemberton Heights, primary access was reversed and the west side became the front. The scenic property on a bluff above the creek includes numerous centuries-old live oak trees, the largest of which is a city of Austin registered tree. The house has remained largely unaltered, even as the city has expanded far beyond its once-rural setting."
Additional information about the Splitrock House can be found here.
IRELAND AND MARY GRAVES HOUSE
The Ireland and Mary Graves House, located at 2 Green Lanes, was built in the late 1930s. Ireland Graves, an attorney and former district judge, purchased the property from Josephine Lucille Wathen Fisher and hired architect Hugo F. Kuehne to build a home for his family. The home is built in a Southern Colonial style and features bricks from the old main building at The University of Texas campus. The judge and his son-in-law formed the Graves Dougherty Law Firm in 1946. The house was designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 2013.
CATTERALL-MILLS HOUSE
The Catterall-Mills House, built in 1937 for Gordon and Margaret Catterall Mills, is located at 2424 Harris Boulevard. It was modeled after George Washington's Mount Vernon estate in an Early American Georgian Revival style. The property includes a backyard bomb shelter, built because Austin's Bergstrom Air Force Base was believed to be a prime target for a Russian attack.
REBEKAH JOHNSON'S HOUSE
Lyndon Baines Johnson's mother, Rebekah, lived in this house at 2519 Harris Boulevard from 1942 until 1958 while he was a US Representative and then a US Senator.
SANDGARTEN HOUSE
The Sandgarten House, located at 1513 Hardouin Avenue, was built in 1939. It is a striking Tudor Revival style home with ivy-covered courtyard walls at the corner of Hardouin and Harris
· Austin American-Statesman
· Austin Business Journal
· Austin Eco Network
· Cash, Elizabeth A. and Suzanne B. Deaderick, 2012. Austin's Pemberton Heights. Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina.
· City of Austin
· Legacy.com
· National Register of Historic Places
· Old West Austin Historic District (OWAHD)
· Pease Park Conservancy
· Texas Historical Commission
· Texas State Historical Association
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Gaming: No Longer a Boys' Club?
The gaming glass ceiling has officially been shattered: According to a new report, adult women represent almost half of all video game players.
By Stephanie Mlot
https://www.pcmag.com/news/gaming-no-longer-a-boys-club
The gaming glass ceiling has been shattered - according to the video game industry. A new report from the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) finds that adult women represent almost half of all gamers.
The ladies even outweigh the community's population of boys ages 17 and younger — often thought to be a key demographic among video game sales — at 31 percent to 19 percent, respectively.
"This new data underscores the remarkable upward trajectory for video games," ESA CEO Michael D. Gallagher said in a statement. "A diverse and energized consumer base, remarkable new hardware, and outstanding software all combine to foster growth for our industry."
ESA runs the E3 gaming conference, which is going on now in Los Angeles. According to the organization, 58 percent of Americans play video games, and most U.S. households boast two gamers and at least one dedicated game console, PC, or smartphone.
Most gamers are still male (55 percent), but the community has made great strides toward welcoming women into the fold, ESA said. In fact, adult females average 13 years of playing video games, lagging only slightly behind men, who average 17 years.
But the data doesn't necessarily paint a picture of moms across the country wielding Wii U controllers and battling their way through the latest Call of Duty title. The most played online games fall into the puzzle, board game, game show, trivia, and card games categories, just ahead of action/sports/strategy/role-playing and casual/social games.
As teens become adults, many continue their gaming habits, which could come in handy when their own children start entering the world of massive-multiplayer online games or become immersed in the world of Angry Birds.
"Our industry takes seriously our partnership with parents and our responsibility to provide families with tools to help them make educated entertainment choices," Gallagher said. "We are encouraged to see parents use these resources and take an active interest in their children's game play."
Most parents do pay attention to the games their children play, ESA said, but only a handful play along with their kids at least once a week (35 percent); almost 60 percent participate on a monthly basis.
Check out the full ESA report for additional details about the gaming industry, including lists of the top-selling games and genres of 2012.
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1.Open Android studio and click on File -> new -> new project. now a pop up window appears,add necessary properties for your project and create an empty activity.
2. In the app level build.gradle add the RecyclerView library inside the dependencies tag.
3. In the styles.xml located inside res->values change Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar to Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar for viewing RecyclerView without ActionBar.
5. Now create a layout file with name recycler_content under res->layout which we will use it to design the content inside RecyclerView. Add the following code.
6. Now we need to create two classes Data class and Adapter class.and add the following code.
7. So we have created the java files and added the code inside,lets move to the part of creating RecyclerView and adding data.
recycler_view.addItemDecoration(new DividerItemDecoration(this, LinearLayoutManager.VERTICAL)); // add this line to get default divider.
We have succesfully created our first RecyclerView. test this on the device by clicking on the run button.Now lets implement click action on recycler items.
8. To add OnClicklistener on items in a RecyclerView just add the following code to onBindViewHolder() method in Adapter.java file.
9. Create a new class ItemDecoration.java and add the following code.
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10.Open the MainActivity.java change the default divider with the newly created one using the following code.
Note: We have added 10dp margin to the divider,like this we can customise our divider with our needs.
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See This - King of New York
Posted on Monday, April 15th, 2013 at 3:07 pm. Written by Steve
Christopher Walken surveys his kingdom in King of New York
I used to work at a magazine and would get a lot of DVDs in for review purposes. King of New York was the one that really got all my co-workers misty eyed. They started quoting lines from the script, remembering the best bit of the film, asking me if I could have the disc after I'd finished with it. No wonder. It's a hugely influential piece of work and you can see its impact on almost every mob drama since. It was made when Christopher Walken was in his pomp, here he plays the self-styled King, a classically ruthless gang boss with a strangely benevolent streak, a man who tries, in his own odd way, to wash the scum off the streets. The scum, unfortunately for them, being his business rivals. Being late Eighties, King of New York is big on gold chains, stretch limos, huge restaurant menus, rap music and, of course, Vivaldi. Walken works his shtick of unpredictability to the max, and has a mesmeric effect on the audience and his co-stars – Wesley Snipes, David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne, none of them slouches, all raise their game. In any debate about Abel Ferrara's best film, people usually come down on the side of King of New York or Bad Lieutenant, another film that Ferrara drenches in unglamorous grunge – there is no Goodfellas Scorsese sheen here. King of New York also has one of the squeakiest death scenes you'll ever see in a mainstream film. Time Out London called it "quite easily the most violent, foul-mouthed and truly nasty of current gangster movies." When it was first screened in New York it got an incredibly hostile reception – among those who walked out were Ferrara's own wife. Come on, you know you want to watch it now…
King of New York – at Amazon
Tags: abel ferrara, christopher walken, david caruso, king of new york, laurence fishburne
King of New York (1990)
Genres: Crime | Thriller
Director: Abel Ferrara
Stars: Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne
Trivia: A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.
Storyline A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to the city's poor in this stylish and ultraviolent modern twist on Robin Hood. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
Plot Keywords: drugs, prison, drug lord, hospital, detective
Box Office Gross: $2,554,476 (USA)
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When viewing the site administration for Message Boards in the control panel, while already subscribed to a thread or category, the option in the context menu does not change from "Subscribe" to "Unsubscribe."
This is similar to the issue reported by LPS-68421, but LPS-68421 only fixes the issue for the Message Boards home in the MB portlet on a page.
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Q: MS Reportserver shows Login when I request a Report over URL - how I can avoid this? I use MS ReportServer in my ASP.NET Web-Application. The reports are requested over URL.
But when my application is trying to request a report, a little modal is showing and ask me for username and password.
How I can avoid this? I cannot build an application where the users must put in my login credentials to the ReportServer.
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Holwell Sports look to end winless streak against Lutterworth Athletic
Boss Manship would love hotshot Notts County loanee Tyreace Palmer to extend Melton Town stay
Leicester City's Ashleigh Plumptre makes Nigeria switch
Former England international to play for Super Falcons
Wednesday, 12th January 2022, 12:58 pm
Updated Wednesday, 12th January 2022, 1:00 pm
Ashleigh Plumptre. Photo: Getty Images
Ashleigh Plumptre has been given the green light to represent Nigeria.
The Melton Mowbray footballer - who represents Leicester City in the FA Women's Super League - has been cleared by FIFA to represent the Super Falcons.
Defender Plumptre - who has previously represented Notts County and LA Galaxy - made 30 appearances at youth level for England.
However, she is eligible to represent Nigeria due to her father's heritage, writing on Twitter that she was 'extremely proud and humbled' to be given the opportunity.
"We are happy to receive Ashleigh's official clearance from Fifa," Nigerian Football Federation director of communications Ademola Olajire told BBC Sport Africa.
"It was only possible because of her commitment and dedication. She made the federation's work a lot easier by providing all the requirements in quick time.
"Her professionalism and unflinching desire to play for Nigeria is honestly heart-warming. That big move on her part obviously helped a lot and prevented the long wait for the FA's response."
Plumptre has linked up with her future teammates at training camps in Austria and Nigeria and could feature in February's Women's Africa Cup of Nations play-off against Ivory Coast.
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I simply cannot get over how beautiful the Gambell's newborn session turned out! Tony, Karin and their new little bundle of joy Cornelia where such a treat to work with. Only a few weeks old Cornelia melted my heart like butter the moment we met. I hope you enjoy this sneak peek of this adorable family. Welcome to the world Cornelia!!!


The perfect complimentary piece to our portfolio staple "FORM", "FUNCTION" serves as the other side of that coin. As FORM will constantly be in flux, dancing with the seasons, FUNCTION will stand strong in its permenance -- allowing you to know exactly what you'll be getting every time.
Within the parameters of seasonality and coffee, the components of FUNCTION will also change -- allowing this coffee to stay fresh year round, but "Form follows Function," and each component will be replaced by a fresh harvest coffee that will play the same role in the blend.
Expect a rich, decadent chocolate base, further deepened by baking spices, with warm fruit tones and a lasting sweetness.


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EC Track & Field Star Emma Fey Commits To St. Mary Of The Wood College
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Tuesday, May 7th, 2019 10:23am
By Travis Thayer @TheTravisThayer
Before she gets to college, another State Finals appearance could be in Fey's future.
Front row (left to right): Dorothy Fey, Emma Fey, Dan Fey. Back row: Megan Patterson, Ashley Andres, Zach Whitkanack. Photo by EC Athletics.
(St. Leon, Ind.) - Runners in the Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference will be glad to see Emma Fey graduate this spring.
Fey, a track & field star at East Central, recently signed her letter of intent to continue her academic and athletic career at St. Mary of the Woods College, which is the oldest Catholic college in the state and Indiana - located just northwest of Terre Haute.
The Lady Trojans star has had a decorated high school career, including a trip to the IHSAA Track & Field State Finals a year ago. Fey, along with Eva Grimm, Taylor Messmore, and Abigail Bittner finished 11th in the state in the 4x400 meter relay and set a new school record at 3:57.39.
More recently, Fey was a winner in the 400 meter dash and the 4x400 meter relay at the Best of the West Track Meet at Oak Hills High School last week.
At St. Mary of the Woods, Fey plans to study Nursing.
Milan, South Dearborn, East Central Represented In Football All-Star Game This Weekend
These three local stars on the gridiron were named to the South all-star team back in March.
Beacon Ortho: Learn To Swim For Safety
Believe it or not, but almost half of Americans do not know how to swim.
First Of Five: Knight Flight 5K Begins Annual SIRC Running Series
Races in Aurora, St. Leon, Brookville, Milan and Batesville will determine the fastest 5K runner in southeastern Indiana.
Blake Walsman Signs With Pro Team In Iceland
Playing pro ball is a dream come true for the former Batesville Bulldogs star.
Oldenburg Academy Graduate Named Director Of Athletics
There is no place like home.
Highpoint Health Golf Tournament Raises $33K
Proceeds will support the work of Highpoint Health and the Highpoint Health Foundation.
Dillsboro Public Library Photo Contest
The Dillsboro Public Library has been selected to host a traveling Smithsonian exhibit, "Crossroads: Change in Rural America," which highlights the changing landscape in rural America. Since 1900, the percentage of Americans living in rural areas dropped from 60 percent to 17 percent, yet the vast majority of America's physical landscape remains rural.
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American Girl Day Camps at Hillforest Museum
Girls (ages 5-14) will have a great time learning the history of the American Girl doll series, dressing up for a take home photo, touring Hillforest Museum, making a craft for themselves and their doll, and participating in a little lady tea. Dolls (any doll) are invited to attend. Reservations may be placed at www.hillforest.org or call (812) 926-0087.
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"FREE" SUMMER LUNCHES
Joinus at Central Elementary School at 500 Short Street Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Everyone is Welcome. Eighteen and under are FREE. Nineteen and up are $3.00. Monday-Friday 11:30AM-1:00PM June 3rd-July 19, 2019 (Closed July 4&5) This program is NOT based on income. The program is sponsored by the IDOE Summer Food Service Program. Any questions please contact: Christa Quicksall at 812-537-7289
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Soda Sip Leads To Wreck
The driver was trying to take a drink when he crashed on U.S. 52 Saturday.
Ohio Asks Citizens To Take Survey For Bike Routes, Safety
The Walk.Bike.Ohio plan will guide the state's bike and pedestrian transportation policies and investment.
Three Riverboats Race On The Ohio River Today
For the first time in 13 years, paddlewheelers will race on the river in Cincinnati.
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Alaska underwater pipeline leak may have started in December
By DAN JOLING , Associated Press, Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal pipeline safety office says natural gas leaking from an underwater pipeline in Alaska's Cook Inlet may have started flowing in December.
Gas from the pipeline was spotted bubbling to the surface Feb. 7.
But the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration says a flow analysis indicates it started leaking in late December.
The agency has issued a proposed safety order requiring the line to be repaired by May 1 or shut down.
Pipeline owner Hilcorp Alaska, LLC, has 30 days to respond.
Hazardous winter conditions including sea ice and strong tides have prevented divers from repairing the leak.
The company estimates 210,000 to 310,000 cubic feet of gas daily is leaking into winter habitat of endangered beluga whales.
Environmental groups contend the gas is a threat to belugas.


The Residence, Seminyak is located round the corner from to Jalan Laksmana and Jalan Kayu Aya commonly known as "Eat Street" with its array of cafes, restaurants, shops and boutiques. Seminyak Square and Seminyak Village, two upmarket shopping centers, can also be found here, and, it's just a leisurely 10 minute walk to the beach. In addition, the location affords guests easy access to Canggu via Kerobokan through Jalan Braban or Petitenget and Batubelig via Jalan Pankung Sari.
Villa Amman is superbly located in Seminyak on the southwest coast of Bali, located within the highly rated villa estate of The Residence Villas. This 4 bedroom luxury private villa, offers a private swimming pool, tropical gardens and wonderful indoor/outdoor living space. Conveniently positioned within easy reach of everything that this highly sought-after suburb has to offer, yet tucked away in a private estate far enough removed to ensure a peaceful and relaxing holiday.
The living and dining areas feature high ceilings with louver windows above bi-fold doors allowing for wonderful air-flow from cooling breezes, air-conditioning throughout, custom designed furnishings, stunning marble floors, LED lighting and a surround sound music system. The dining room comfortably seats 8 guests and adjoins a fully equipped kitchen with dark granite bench tops with an array of appliances.
The living and lounge area offers the latest in-home entertainment system including wide screen LCD TV, DVD/CD player with surround sound system, and iPod docking station. Each of the four very generously sized bedrooms include en-suites bathrooms with rain shower, separate lavatory, own private gardens, air-conditioning, ceiling fans, built-in wardrobes, study desk, LCD TV and DVD/CD player. The master suite features a double vanity and massive jacuzzi.
Villa Amman is located on the doorstep of Jalan Laksmana and Kayu Aya also known "Eat Street" which is just a few minutes away from the beach, and steps from an abundance of cafe's, high-end boutiques, art galleries and lavish spas. Be sure to catch a sunset on Petitenget Beach famous for its regular Balinese ceremonies complete with gamelan melody players and offerings to the Gods.
Jimbaran view villa is a luxury four bedrooms villa located in the Jimbaran area. The Villa offers outstanding views of Jimbaran Bay, Jimbaran Beach and the airport, which can't be blocked.
Located just 500 meters from the famed surf break and Echo Beach lies a four-bedroom villa that is the epitome of elegant contemporary Balinese living. Villa Asante is set in glorious walled gardens full of stately Travellers Palms, flowering gingers and frangipani trees. Its pleasing symmetrical design – a two-storey building flanked by a pair of open-sided living and dining pavilions gazing across the swimming pool to the rice terraces beyond the river's-edge lawn – is the creation of international architect Ross Franklin and interiors guru Dean Kempnich. They've hit the perfect balance between the uber-cool open-air living areas and comfortable air-conditioned bedrooms, with loads of entertaining space as well as quiet corners to get away from the crowd.


In 1889 Meinhard Neemann started his business with the industrial production of paper bags.
Today the company is still jointly run by the 3rd and 4th generations of the owner families Neemann and Eggerking.
The picture shows the first own production hall at the Deichstraße built at the beginnung of the 20th century.
It has been detroyed in 1945. From collected spare parts our ancestors re-erected some machines at the Ostermeedlandsweg.
In 1980 a brand new production site was openend at the current location.
with more than 25.000 sqm of solid halls and 100.000 sqm of own ground – still offering plenty of space for expansion!
years NEEMANN has been producing Flexible Packaging in Leer.


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Q: Linear Regression Model based on Log-Cosh Loss Function in R I have read about loss functions theoretically and also how to build regression models based on them in R.
I can apply all of the regression models based on different loss functions in R programming except for Log-Cosh Loss Function.
For example, I would like to build a linear regression model on 5-folds subsets of the DATA, and then extract the coefficients and calculate the individuals and the aggregated variance as follows.
data = read.csv("train.csv") # "critical_temp" is the dependent variable.
data_nom_df=as.data.frame(scale(data))#Normalization
#Cross Validation
set.seed(12345)
k = 5
folds <- createFolds(data_nom_df$critical_temp, k = k, list = TRUE, returnTrain = TRUE)
## Ordinary Least Square regression

#block A
lm = list()
for (i in 1:k) {
  lm[[i]] = lm(critical_temp~ .,
               data = data_nom_df[folds[[i]],])
}

#block B
lm_coef = list()
lm_coef_var = list()
for(j in 1:(lm[[1]]$coefficients %>% length())){
  for(i in 1:k){
    lm_coef[[i]] = lm[[i]]$coefficients[j]
    lm_coef_var[[j]] = lm_coef %>% unlist() %>% var()
  }
}

#block C
lm_var = unlist(lm_coef_var)
lm_df = cbind(coefficients = lm[[1]]$coefficients %>% names() %>% as.data.frame()
              , variance = lm_var %>% as.data.frame())
colnames(lm_df) = c("coefficients", "variance_lm")
lm_df

#block D
lm_var_sum = sum(lm_var)
lm_var_sum

The same for the rest of the regression models. However, I do not find any code or package to apply a regression model based on Log-Cosh Loss Function in R.
Could you please guide me to any source that would help me to solve this problem.

A: This can be done from first principles.  Also note the existence of the logcosh function in the limma package which could be used in place of log(cosh(.)) if you have numeric difficulties.
f <- function(b) with(cars, sum(log(cosh(dist - b[1] - b[2] * speed))))
fm0 <- lm(dist ~ speed, cars)
res <- optim(coef(fm0), f, method = "BFGS")
str(res)
## List of 5
##  $ par        : Named num [1:2] -12.82 3.47
##   ..- attr(*, "names")= chr [1:2] "(Intercept)" "speed"
##  $ value      : num 532
##  $ counts     : Named int [1:2] 28 10
##   ..- attr(*, "names")= chr [1:2] "function" "gradient"
##  $ convergence: int 0
##  $ message    : NULL

Graphics
# the black line is the ordinary least squares regression line and
# the red line is the log cosh regression line
plot(cars)
abline(fm0)
yfit <- res$par[1] + res$par[2] * cars$speed
lines(cars$speed, yfit, col = "red")

ADDED
Note that the optimization can also be written like this which may be useful if you have many independent variables.
fm0 <- lm(dist ~ speed, cars)
X <- model.matrix(fm0)
f <- function(b) with(cars, sum(log(cosh(dist - X %*% b))))
res <- optim(coef(fm0), f, method = "BFGS")
res

giving:
$par
(Intercept)       speed
 -12.816190    3.469536

$value
[1] 531.5872

$counts
function gradient
      28       10

$convergence
[1] 0

$message
NULL


The tide pulls at the stern of the boat as they make their escape from port. It's calm now and the sun shines brightly, but it won't be long before the raging sea sends stormy waves towards them.
Over the course of the nine month Volvo Ocean Race the boat's crew will take whatever Mother Nature throws at them. As they race around the globe they are soaked to the bone by rainstorms, battered by hailstones and scorched by the sun, whilst sleep is over too soon. This is the world's toughest sailing competition.
Under an ominous sky the waves crash relentlessly against the boat, two unstoppable forces colliding head on. Like all Volvo Ocean Race crews they have to deal with the storm and make the best of it. They push, for every inch, for every mile. Determination driving them onwards, closer to their goal. No time to think, only time to do. In those harrowing moments where the waves crash over the deck of the boat a certain kind of team spirit develops in face of overwhelming danger.
The camaraderie is in their reaction, their smiles when the storm has passed; the joy, the relief.
The occasional calm is welcome, yet the crew hungers for the breeze. They yearn for the strong wind at their backs that allows the boat to pick up speed, propelling them forward as they dash for the finish line. On days like this there is nowhere else on the earth they would rather be.
Watch the video and join in the experience now!


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Q: JavaScript RegEx: Return true if any part of keyword string matches value in array I'm having a heck of a time getting a simple regex working. I hate regex :(
I have an array of TV channel names that I need to compare against the value coming from a search field.  If any part of the search text matches, then it passes. Else it fails.
So searching for "dis" should pass for:
"Discovery Channel", "Disney Channel", "24 Hour Disco", etc.
How might one do this?

A: You could do it with filter and match like this:

var channels = ["Discovery Channel", "Disney Channel", "24 Hour Disco", "CNN"];

var filter = function(channel) {
    return channel.match(/dis/i);
};

alert(channels.filter(filter));

If you have to pass your query part, you could call function like this:

var channels = ["Discovery Channel", "Disney Channel", "24 Hour Disco", "CNN"];

var filter = function(term) {
    return function(channel) {
        return channel.match(new RegExp(term, "i"));
    }
};

alert(channels.filter(filter('dis')));

A: No need for regex, this:
var data = ["Discovery Channel", "Disney Channel", "24 Hour Disco", "foo", "bar", "fail"];
for(i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
    if(data[i].toLowerCase().indexOf('dis') !== -1) {
        console.log(data[i]);
    }
}

Outputs:
Discovery Channel
Disney Channel
24 Hour Disco

Of course, you can always use regex. Replace:
data[i].toLowerCase().indexOf('dis') !== -1

With this:
data[i].match(/dis/i)

Update:
For the regex solution...if 'dis' is contained in a variable, you can construct a RegExp object directly:
var pattern = 'dis';
var regex = new RegExp(pattern, 'i');

data[i].match(regex);


Modernist Bread: The Art and Science offers a revolutionary new understanding of one of the most important staples of the human diet. With five full volumes and a wire-bound kitchen manual, this enormous set combines practical knowledge with groundbreaking techniques and contains more than 1,500 traditional and avant-garde recipes. Modernist Bread is a call to arms for any baker to embrace the possibilities of invention and to make bread in their own way.
Visit modernistbread.com to learn more about the newest book from the Modernist Cuisine team.


Prime rib is one of the classic holiday dishes, and is great for serving a large number of people. A full standing rib roast, (so named because the ribs allow you to cook it in an upright, or "standing" position without a rack) is comprised of seven ribs, and weighs around fifteen pounds. Prime ribs can be as small as two ribs, but try to avoid anything less than three, as that's less of a roast than it is a steak. On average, one rib feeds two people, so one prime rib roast can feed up to fourteen people.
Step One: Purchasing. Many so-called "prime" ribs are not actually USDA prime grade meat, but choice grade meat instead. If you want prime grade, (which has better flavor, but is more expensive,) ask your butcher, since most stores do not carry it. Unless the meat in question is actually graded as prime, it cannot be labeled as prime rib. Instead it will most likely be labeled beef bone-in rib roast, or something similar. Buying actual prime rib can really make a noticeable difference. If you don't like fat, make sure to ask for a first cut, (also called the loin end or small end,) which comes from the back of the rib section. The meat from this area is leaner and has smaller bones. You could also buy a boneless roast, but it is not recommended, as the bones give the roast extra flavor. Be sure to check the packaging date.
Step Two: Preparation. Bring your roast to room temperature before cooking. If your roast is frozen, let it thaw completely in the fridge. After thawing, let it sit out between 2 to 4 hours, depending on the size of the roast. Trim any fat thicker than one inch before cooking, but do not remove the ring of fat surrounding the roast. For easier carving, remove the rib section, and then tie it back on with cooking twine. This will allow the roast to stand while making it easier to remove the bones afterwards. If you choose not to remove the ribs beforehand, make sure to still tie up both ends, or else the outer section will peel away and overcook.
Step Three: Cooking. Begin by preheating your oven to 450°. Press paper towels against the roast to remove extra moisture, and sprinkle or rub in your chosen spices. There are a large variety of different styles for cooking roasts, but standard salt and pepper work great. If you wish, you can rub butter on the cut ends of the roast for extra flavor. Or try eliminating salt for moister, juicier meat. Place your roast rib side down in a roasting pan at least three inches deep. It is very important to use a meat thermometer in cooking prime rib, so stick it into the thickest part of the roast, making sure it is not touching fat or bone. Place the roast uncovered in the oven, After fifteen minutes, reduce the heat to 325°, and use the accumulated fat to baste the ends every half hour. Rare meat should take between 13-15 minutes per pound, and between 15-17 minutes for medium rare. 45 minutes before the end of the estimated cooking time, start checking the thermometer. Cook until rib reaches between 115-120° for rare, or 125-130° for medium. Once the rib reaches the correct temperature, remove it from oven and cover with aluminum foil for twenty minutes, during which the roast will finish cooking. Congratulations, you have just cooked a prime rib. Cut the strings, carve, serve, and enjoy.


So, (Mayor Naheed) Nenshi has called for a probe to discover who leaked information regarding some of the additional costs for the Olympics. One can only assume he wishes to find out who dared to do this dastardly deed in order to have him/her publicly flogged. That these numbers completely negate the mythical and highly understated $5.2 billion that he and council have been trying to sell seems not to be his priority. He seems to want to publicly castigate whomever actually did the job they were hired to do by giving their boss, the taxpayer, relevant information that they could use to formulate an informed decision on the upcoming vote that he and his toadies on council were forced into. It seems, then, to Mr. Nenshi, keeping the code of secrecy of his many in-camera meetings is the moral high ground, and telling the truth to your employer is not. This from a man that promised transparency. So folks, when it comes time to vote for or against the Olympics, please remember that the mayor and his cronies are trying to sell you a batch of snake oil based only on the information they choose to give you. The same group that screwed Midfield. The same group that raises taxes while sitting on slush funds worth billions.
Here's a thought. Why doesn't (Mayor Naheed) Nenshi just tell us, the taxpayers of this city, all the ways in which he plans to waste our money on these Olympics, right up front? Why all the secrecy? Why can't he just be honest? What is he really trying to hide? Is his ego really that huge that he can't even see the irony in all of this? Why all the hiding behind closed doors in secret meetings? He is now having secret meetings to discuss the previous secret meetings! Unbelievable! The sad thing is that all of the councillors except Jeromy Farkas, Sean Chu and Joe Magliocca support this secrecy. The rest of council, with their twisted logic, somehow actually believe that they have the right to operate in secrecy, and not provide the public with all of the information that we need to make an "informed" decision when we vote on this Olympic bid fiasco. Enough is enough! Given what we, the taxpayers know, or do not know, we simply have no option but to vote No. We will obviously never know what the true costs and risks of potentially hosting the Olympics are, so we need to cut our losses and get out now.
Re: A reply to the ATA. Yeah, sure you are all honourable gentlemen and ladies. You start brainwashing our kids in playschool through kindergarten and Grades 1-12 with your Marxist BS, and when they get to university you practically expel and even assault anyone who dares to hold an individual thought that does not comply with your collective socialist dogma. I've seen your Antifa thugs in action in the U.S. and here in Canada. Let's not forget Lindsay Shepherd. Your bringing Tzeporah Berman here when we are being attacked on all sides in Alberta by mercenary extremists only proves my case. You bring her here to justify your unwarranted and petty hatred of Alberta's oil industry. This same industry that has helped fund your obscene expense accounts and pension plans for the last 70 years. So save your socialist BS for the collective of sheep ensnared in your bubble. Prove me wrong and bring Jordan Peterson in to address your teachers. When that happens, maybe I'll cut you some slack.
Once again city council looks to play the "blame game", as if car drivers lay in wait to ambush and run over unsuspecting pedestrians. If a neighbourhood has a problem with drag racing on their residential streets, they need police enforcement (which is what I suspect they are actually asking for), not a lower speed limit that will still be ignored if not enforced. No politician wants to say the problem with car/pedestrian accidents is that the pedestrian is entering the street when cars are still moving. Whether through inattention, iPhone distraction, complete unawareness, or their own stupidity, the pedestrian escapes responsibility for their own actions because of political correctness. Yes, it is tragic — "one death is too many" — but zero deaths is impossible if the pedestrian is not expected to be educated enough to ensure the road is safe before venturing onto it. Protecting themselves from getting hit at all is much better than getting hit at 30 km/h. I've seen mothers with a toddler in each hand jay-walking into traffic, and yes, the cars come to a stop when they see them even though it isn't a crosswalk. But what example is that setting? "People will stop when they see you" is not good educating! What happened to those educational service announcements on TV years ago to educate children (and stupid adults) on the correct way to use crosswalks and to cross streets — that is, wait until the cars stop? Has CPS ever issued a jay-walking ticket?
So the children in the big blue pig pen are upset someone told on them. Isn't that just like the bully on the playground, someone tells on them and, boom, they lose empowerment because people now know. That's called transparency, sharing the information needed to make a educated decision. Too many demands on the taxpayers in this city from an entitled group of people. How about your group take your Olympic bid and go away. Jeromy Farkas for mayor. Goodbye to all of you next election. Not soon enough.
Considering lowering residential speeds from 50 km/h down to 30 km/h is down-right ludicrous! The main problem (currently) is no one travels these streets at the posted 50 km/h but rather much faster. Since the current posted residential speeds are seldom adhered to, coupled with little enforcement, lowering the posted speeds to 30 km/h will do little, if nothing, to making them safer! If those seven councillors and our mayor want to make a difference (on our residential roads), why don't they instead grab some large placards, indicating the posted speed limits, and walk these residential through-streets every day at rush hour? Will it make a difference? No, but at least us travellers who abide by the posted speeds won't be punished!
Just when you thought silly hall had exhausted their supply of stupid ideas, they want to bring us 30 km/h speed limits. Some questions: Will playground zones now drop to 10 km/h? All speed signs will need changing (again). Transit schedules will all have to be redone and the commute to work will be significantly longer. Perhaps this will afford council the opportunity to convert some of the empty office space downtown to sleeping units for office workers to just stay downtown during the week as the commutes to and from work each day will leave no time for family. Can't wait to see how ambulances and police will navigate the resulting gridlock. By the way, those of you wondering how Evan Woolley would have voted, as usual, he would vote however the mayor tells him to.
Council's proposal to reduce the speed limit on residential streets from 50 km/h to 30 km/h is apparently based on data from the World Health Organization, which concludes that pedestrians are likely to sustain less serious injuries and/or greater chance of survival when struck by a vehicle going 30 km/h than 50 km/h. Makes complete sense, much of it to do with basic concepts of physics involving mass and velocity etc. What the city hasn't done is provide any empirical data that would confirm that collisions involving vehicles and pedestrians have substantially increased to the point where a reduction in the speed limit may be the only solution. And what the city also hasn't done is to further elaborate on the particular circumstances of these vehicle and pedestrian collisions. Does the city know how many of these vehicle/pedestrian collisions were caused as the result of distracted drivers and/or distracted pedestrians? Although no irrefutable national stats are yet available, the Ontario Provincial Police have advised that distracted driving-related fatalities over the past couple of years have exceeded impaired driving-related fatalities. To further exacerbate the problem, many pedestrians seemingly no longer have the ability to walk down a street or cross a street for that matter, without having their eyes glued to their smart phones while listening to their favourite tunes through their ear buds or headphones. Distracted drivers and distracted pedestrians are not a good mix. That, I think, is the real issue that needs to be addressed. And I'm not sure that the easiest solution to this ever-growing problem is to simply reduce the speed limit on residential streets. Perhaps it's time that both drivers and pedestrians take more responsibility for their actions to ensure their own safety and the safety of others. Seems to me that reducing the speed limit to 30 km/h on residential streets might just give more drivers more time to check their emails and text messages. Note: I was struck by a distracted driver while in a crosswalk several years ago. That particular vehicle had come to a halt at the stop sign and moved forward while I was crossing. That driver never noticed me until I was being hurled backward. I still have some residual effects from the brain injury that I sustained. That particular vehicle was probably moving forward at less than 10 km/h at the time. Regardless of the speed involved, when a vehicle/pedestrian collision occurs, the pedestrian always loses.