Many of us now use small doses of AI in everyday life (like Siri, Google Assistant, Alexa, and everything smart home), but hotels are putting this once-sci-fi technology to more widespread use.
From concierge robots to personalized rooms to lively chatbots, your next holiday may include help from some artificially intellectualized friends. While you may miss, say, the smile or handshake you get from their human counterparts, these systems can create hyper-personalized experiences and comprehensively upgrade the level of service during your stay. Keep an eye out for these features at your next check-in.
Some hotels are using robots to beef up customer service. In Germany, the newest outpost of the budget chain Motel One in Munich uses a lederhosen-clad humanoid concierge named Sepp to greet guests. With the ability to answer all kinds of questions, personal and general, Sepp learns as he goes, getting smarter over time, and engages people in a whole new way. Want to know when breakfast is being served or how to get to the bar? Sepp is your man...er...android. Because he's constantly learning, his answers will get more precise the more he interacts.
Meanwhile, in Singapore, the M Social hotel is using a front-of-house robot called Aura to deliver small amenities like water, towels, and toiletries to rooms. Another robot, Ausca, cooks your eggs in the morning. Elsewhere in the city, Hotel Jen uses colorful butler robots named Jeno and Jena to perform guest services that include in-room dining delivery.
Looking to the future, LG showed an even more engaging range of hospitality robots called CLOi at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. Pronounced "Kloh-ee," these bots can, among other things, clean up, serve food and drinks with a built-in sliding tray, handle baggage and payments at check-in and checkout, and provide directions. Though not in hotels yet, CLOi got its first successful trial at this year's PyeongChang Olympics, cleaning floors at the Main Press Center.
LG's CLOi robots could soon take care of housekeeping, room service, baggage handling, and concierge services all at once.
Already employed by online travel agencies like Kayak and Booking.com, the chatbot is the newest way for guests to communicate with their hotel, without having to pick up a phone or wait online to speak to a concierge. Though you can't reach out and touch them like you can with their robotic counterparts, you can ask them questions on a whim (usually through text), day or night.
At the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, you'll meet Rose—a quixotic chatbot you can text for advice on where to eat or what to do. Though most recommendations are in-house, Rose treats guests to VIP access to select restaurants, bars, and clubs, letting them skip lines and entrance fees or get first crack at reservations for pool cabanas and spa treatments. She can offer extra amenities on-demand or even a tour of the hotel's art. Guests are given a mysterious envelope when they check in, which provides Rose's phone number and this teaser: "Know my secrets. Text me." Both flirty and a little funny, she'll crack a joke or play games like "Would You Rather" or "Kiss, Marry, Diss." (Don't worry, what happens with Rose stays with Rose).
In Spring 2018, Rose will be the first chatbot to serve casino and loyalty customers from the resort's Identity Rewards program, automatically lavishing extra attention on them. She may text about free spa treatments, concert tickets, or other benefits they could then automatically book. If a guest has been frequenting a certain bar, she might suggest different on-site venues where they can use their Identity membership card, or recommend her favorite drinks.
Similar programs can be found at Aloft Boston Seaport, where guests can use the ChatBotler (get it?) to ask for amenities or obtain information about the hotel, and Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas Resorts, where guests have access to Ivy, who helps with everything from wake-up calls to billing.
The future of luxury isn't limited to Frette linen or Carrara marble. Imagine walking into your next hotel room to find everything exactly the way you like it, from the right lighting and your preferred temperature, to your blinds opening automatically in the morning and your favorite tunes cued up for your a.m. routine. These kinds of preprogrammed details, courtesy of AI, are the next wave in pampering visitors. If things are just right, you'll come back more, the thinking goes—and the more you visit, the more a hotel will know how to make you happy.
Bret Greenstein, Global VP of Watson Internet of Things at IBM, thinks adding AI to a hotel room is a logical extension of what we already use at home—but better. "When you go to a hotel you want all the finer things—not the same home use," he says. "And it needs to be deeply integrated into the experience." IBM announced its Watson Assistant this March, which will combine AI with the cloud and Internet of Things—that is, the wireless linking of everyday objects—to automatically update your room with music, temperature, and lighting preferences, as well as syncing with your smartphone, calendar, and email via in-room technology.
Watson, in partnership with Harman Professional Solutions, has created Voice-Enabled Cognitive Rooms (pictured at top). Like the digital assistants we use at home, they enable you to walk into your room and ask for extra towels, order room service, or ask for specific information like check-out time or where to find the gym. All of it can be done with a simple, two-way speaker system, touch screens, or even a display built into the wall. While not adopted by hotels yet, it's easy to see the appeal in the system's streamlined customization. Especially when it can remember who you are and set up your room with a precision a human could not.


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The Army Within
On the brink of an alien invasion childhood sweet hearts Traye and Sally are thrust into an inescapable turn of events. Now Traye has to face his biggest fears while protecting the girl he loves as she fights for her life.
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Short
Director: Andy Sutton
Actors: Ben Davy-Thorburn, Matt James, May Grehan, Paul Berenger, Paul Pantano
Keywords:Army the The army within (El ejército interior) within
Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole thing is a set up in a bitter blood-feud between two brothers, one…
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
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Oxhide
Daily life in an impossibly cramped Beijing apartment takes on epic proportions in this, intimate portrait, with unprecedented access, of a working-class Chinese family. Boldly transforming documentary into fiction, Liu…
Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross, follows the lives of four unethical Chicago real estate agents who are prepared to go to any lengths (legal or illegal) to unload undesirable real estate on…
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
His ideals challenged by life as a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist faces ever greater tests in his fight for survival.
Eat My Shit
Eat My Shit tells the tale of a woman with the unfortunate defect of having a butthole for a mouth.
Only Once
Greg and Kellie are two well adjusted and highly-motivated teenagers, from happy homes with loving parents. They find they have much in common, including their future college goals, their love…
Hidden Kisses
Nathan, 16, lives alone with his father Stephane. A newcomer in high school, he is invited to a party and falls in love with Louis, a boy in his class….
Two ill-matched teenage girls form a punk band and soon have New York by its ears.
Dangerous Afternoon
The manager of a halfway house for female ex-cons takes action when a blackmailer threatens to expose her secret.
Piñero
"Piñero" tells the story of the explosive life of a Latino icon, the poet-playwright-actor Miguel Piñero, whose urban poetry is recognized as a pre-cursor to rap and hip-hop. After doing…
Military cadets take extreme measures to insure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.

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Summary: This ecological story begins with a boy wandering onto The Street of the Lifted Lorax. The boy wonders, "What was the Lorax? Why was it lifted?" The old Once-ler who lives nearby knows. Back when the grass was green and the sky was clean, the beautiful Truffula Trees grew. When the Once-ler arrived, he was thrilled by the trees. They met all of his needs for making his Thneeds. When the first tree was chopped down, a creature crawled out of the Truffula's trunk claiming he was the Lorax who spoke for the trees. The Lorax begged the Once-ler not to cut down any more trees, but the Once-ler ignored him. The trees came down swiftly, and the animals departed. The Once-ler responded to the Lorax, "Business is business! And Business must grow." The Lorax returned to complain about the smog and polluted pond just as the last Truffula tree fell. The Lorax lifted himself into the sky and departed, but not before leaving behind a pile of stones on which he had written, "Unless." "What does it mean?" the boy asks. The Once-ler responds, "Unless someone like you cares an awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." Then he gives the boy the last Truffula seed and urges him to plant it and protect it. Perhaps the Lorax and the animals will come back.
Hanna's Comments: When unpacking this story with children, you'll need to help them understand how this book does and does not reflect your present reality. Steer the conversation away from a simplified view. Yes, there are people who do terrible damage to the environment in order to sell a product, but there are some safeguards in place that often work. People do need jobs and products. Consider alternate ways the Once-ler might have begun his business, ways that were more sustainable and respectful to the environment. Then talk about how God created humans to solve problems not create them, although too often it seems that problems are inevitable. Talk about your audience's role in protecting and improving your environment now and in the future. You might even want to get into the difficult subject of humans having dominion over the other creatures as specified in Genesis. Please note the length of this book.
Formats other than Book: Tablet, Audio, A video is available on Youtube.com and there is a feature length animated version that I would recommend. Also, Random House has created a website full of Dr. Seuss activities and information. Here's the link: www.seussville.com.
Idea(s) for Application: Read this book to a group of children who are concerned about how humans are negatively affecting God's creation.


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The Sudanese Pound is the official Sudan currency with currency code SDG. Egypt occupied Sudan in 1821 thus the Egyptian pound circulated in Sudan for a long time until 1956. The Egyptian pound can further be divided into 100 qirush (or Piastre in English).
Throughout the rule of Muhammad ibn Abdalla and Abdallahi ibn Muhammad, a qirsh is equivalent to 40 para. In 1916, the qirsh is equal to 10 millim. When Sudan gained independence from Egyptian and British rule, they issued their own Sudanese pound (currency code: SDP) which was at par with the British Pound Sterling until 1971.
In 1992, the Dinar replaced the pound with a 1 dinar to 1o pounds rate. The Dinar started to circulate in the northern part of Sudan while the south still adopted the pound. In the cities of Yei and Rumbek, however, the Shilling (Kenya's currency) was more accepted especially with the transport and hotel sectors.
In 2007, as a result of the peace agreement between the Government of Sudan and a group called The Sudan People's Liberation Movement, a new currency in the form of the second or new pound which became legal tender on July 1 of 2007 was issued by the central bank. The rate became 100 dinar = 1 pound.
Coins of the second pound (SDG) come in the following denominations: 1, 5, 10, 20, and 50 piastres. They are made mostly in brass (copper and nickel). The 20 and 50 piastres are bi-metallic. The 20 piastre has a yellow ring color with silver center and the 50 piastre is the opposite. Banknotes that are issued in the second pound (SDG) come in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 pounds. Current exchange rates value Sudanese pound at 1 USD = 2.66 SDG.
In January 2011, the people of Southern Sudan held a plebiscite seeking to separate from the North to end decades of civil war. More than 99% of voters chose to separate making Southern Sudan's secession official. With the new independent Sudanese state, Southern Sudanese officials have already made public their plans to issue another new currency after the secession.
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Supporting the Wild Gardens of Acadia for over 50 years.
Each spring since 1961, the volunteers of the Wild Gardens of Acadia have held a benefit plant sale to support the maintenance of the Gardens.
The sale is held at St. Saviour's Episcopal Church in Bar Harbor, from 9 a.m. to Noon. Offerings include native plants, vegetable seedlings, herbs, annuals, and perennials. Plants are donated from local nurseries, private estate gardens, and the Wild Garden volunteers' personal gardens. The sale will be held rain or shine. All proceeds will help support the Wild Gardens of Acadia.


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This is an excerpt of Invictus Leader's second "Executive W.H.I.T.E. Leadership™: The Awakening" engagement in Thailand. Organized by DC Consultants, it was held on 19 June 2015 especially for those who missed the inaugural engagement on 25 May 2015.
Mr V. S. Ravi, CEO and founder of Invictus Leader, introduced the basic principles of Executive W.H.I.T.E. Leadership™ and Mind-based NeuroScience Leadership™ (MiNLe) through hands-on interactive engagement.


Magic :) Please explain - I have no idea.
^k is an escape sequence for the backquote. If you put a literal `` there, it would disappear too soon. The escape sequence delays that. That's the best I can do. Others seem to understand TCC's parsing better than I do.
May be, solution of my issue doesn't exist :( I've decided to add some logic to my script.


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I'm updating my post to include a guide to get TDM running with VR headsets using Vorpx. I'll leave the original post below, as it's not my intent to revise history. I think it makes sense to try to keep these discussions consolidated, but please let me know if you'd prefer I start a new topic. With the release of the 2.05, the unlocked framerate makes TDM work better with Vorpx. While the original post aimed to share what I discovered and start a discussion, I think people may find it more helpful now to have the necessary steps on display in the OP when coming across this topic.
1. Buy& install vorpx: http://www.vorpx.com/. Vorpx is a stereo injector that allows you to play non-VR games in VR. There are other free options out there that are being worked on that may be worth keeping an eye on for the future (vireio, a re-shade branch), but as far as I know, Vorpx is the only way to get TDM working at present.
2. Open your TDM installation folder & find your Darkmod.cfg file. Back it up. I have a folder with a monitor cfg and one with a VR cfg. You can switch from one to the other just by dropping in the respective file and overwriting.
4. With the Darkmod.cfg still open, find seta r_fovRatio and change it to 0.9 if you're using an 8:9 resolution as indicated in step 2. It should look like this: seta r_fovRatio "0.9." If you're using a different aspect ratio, it may take some trial and error to find the right value to enter here. You'll know it's off if everything appears either "too zoomed in" or has a fisheye warping effect.
5. Save & close the Darkmod.cfg file.
6. Create an autoexec.cfg file in the same folder as your Darkmod.cfg and open it up. You can just copy the Darkmod.cfg file, rename it to autoexec.cfg and delete all of the contents.
This will allow the game to go above 60fps and/or allow vorpx to set it's "Async render" to 45fps or 90fps (depending on your hardware) allowing for a smoother experience than would otherwise be possible, as far as I understand it.
8. Save & close the autoexec.cfg file.
10. Save & close the autocommands.cfg file.
11. Download either grodenglaive's (Vive) or bucklebean's (Rift) vorpx cloud profile using the vorpx config app & follow the instructions to import it. Either profile may be a good starting point for either headset. It might be wise to try each & go from there.
12. Depending on your headset, you'll need to launch SteamVR or Oculus Home.
14. Launch TDM & disable post processing. Otherwise, you'll get flickering light sources. I also suggest disabling in-game AA to maintain decent FPS.
15. Vorpx translates mouse movement into head tracking. You should consider setting smooth mouse to off. You're going to want to tweak your in-game mouse sensitivity along with the vorpx head tracking sensitivity which can be found in the vorpx in-game menu.
16. Play TDM in VR - You'll probably want/need to press edge-peek (MMB default) to navigate the menu.
- Sometimes the main menu can flicker or completely disappear! Don't fear. Just press the edge peek button (MMB default) and your menu should come back.
- The skybox doesn't appear correctly in 3D. There's a console command to remove the skybox completely, but the sky will flash/flicker. I don't have a fix.
- Vorpx has a few 3D modes - G3D, Z-normal & Z-adaptive. The Z-modes DO NOT WORK. If you accidentally set one of these, you'll be greeted with blurry horizontal lines. You should be able to press your keyboard left & right arrow keys to set it back to G3D. If you can't, you're best bet is to shut down the game. You may not have saved that config, so a restart of the game might fix it. If not, you can try jumping back in and navigating the vorpx menu blind, but it's probably easier to just restore the cloud profile in the vorpx config app.
- The settings from the vorpx cloud profiles might not be to your taste. Once in-game, press the "DEL" key to open up the vorpx menu. Here you'll find several tabs where you can make numerous tweaks to personalize your experience. You may even want to create your own custom profile to share. Some of the tweaks need "advanced settings" to be enabled on the main page of the vorpx launcher.
- If you find that game objects, NPCs, doorways, etc... appear to be too large or too small, you'll want to adjust the stereo separation to taste.
- If you find the game too bright or dark, you can adjust the gamma. The in-game gamma & brightness does not work.
- You may want to adjust the sharpness setting to taste. My default profile has this all the way up.
- If you set "fluidsync" on, the game will lock to no greater than 45fps. You may find this more comfortable than a variable framerate. I prefer to have this off most of the time because the Vive, Rift, & vorpx all have built-in software solutions to help with this. I want to be clear, VR, especially with vorpx requires a lot of power to run. However, with these software solutions, framerates that drop even into the 20's or 30's are surprisingly playable. What you are willing to put up with is going to be a matter of personal preference. You can check your framerate by pressing att+f. It might be wise to take a look at the TDM wiki for information on how to improve performance. You want to maintain as high a framerate as possible for the most comfortable experience. If your framerates are just so bad & you can't handle it at all, you may want to try turning off 3D entirely in the vorpx menu. You will lose depth (obviously) but your framerate will skyrocket. It should be close to what you normally see outside of VR. While the 3D is particularly excellent for this title, even by vorpx standards, it's not everything. The performance hit is huge and it's a trade-off you may wish to consider.
- You may want to play with the letterbox & pixel 1:1 settings in the vorpx menu to assist with FOV adjustment. Use these in conjunction with the aspect ratio settings and the fov ratio settings.
- You can set how far the screen pops out for edge peek. You may find it preferable to move it closer to make readables easier. This requires the advanced settings to be enabled in the vorpx config app.
- You can play with motion controls as controller input. The controllers will be represented in the game world, but cannot interact with anything without a button press. It's interesting and may increase immersion, but I still prefer M+KB. YMMV. If you want to do this, you'll have to open the in-game vorpx menu by pressing "DEL" or the controller equivalent & remap the buttons to your liking.
I'd really like to thank everyone working on this project. You've truly created something very special here and I feel quite fortunate to have stumbled onto this a couple of years ago. When I received the DK2 last summer, one of the first things I did was attempt to get The Dark Mod working with 3rd -party injection drivers vireio perception (http://www.mtbs3d.com/new-vireio-site) and vorpx (http://www.vorpx.com/). Sadly, neither would hook because they are based on directx and TDM uses opengl. I talked to some folks working on the Doom 3 oculus implementation project and even downloaded TDM source code with the intent to try my hand at support, but quickly learned I was in WAY over my head.
Fast-forward to 10/23/15 and the latest version of vorpx has preliminary support for opengl titles. The first thing I tried was TDM and it hooked!
Huge disclaimer: the game does not have official support. There is NO 3D effect, nor is there positional tracking. Head tracking is intact, so your head movements are like mouse-look, but not the full 6-degrees of freedom (like leaning forward, backward, up, down...). Framerate is also a minor issue (see below). I want to be very clear that this is far from perfect. VR purists would probably not touch this. I am, however, quite pleased as punch. I learned a long time ago not to allow the perfect to be the enemy of the good. FWIW, in a very short time I have determined that this will be my preferred method of playing. I booted up Tears of Saint Lucia and I can't describe the feeling of looking up at the buildings. The sense of scale is spot on. And oh my god, this game is DARK on the OLED screen. The flickering torches and candles in the distance... the lighting in this game is glorious. The atmosphere is visceral. The slow, careful, stealth pacing is perfect for VR. Frantic movements are generally not good. This is the opposite.
- Framerate - generally, a rock-solid 75fps is required to have a good experience on the DK2. TDM is locked to 60 (or 62/63?). I could not figure out how to unlock it again. I had done that before when I got my 144hz monitor, which I quickly learned was a mistake. The speed of the game was all out of whack. Still, I'd like to see how it operates at 75. Nevertheless, the very good news is the latest version of vorpx also incorporates asynchronous timewarp, which eliminates the stutter/judder that occurs when the framerate drops below 75. The game is smooth sailing and would not be playable without this feature.
And that's it! Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions. I'd be curious to see how others are getting on.
The first 3 on that list I have done complete playthroughs, including DLC. The rest to varying degrees. The stealth genre is so perfect for VR because combat can be avoided (if desired), you can usually move at your own place, exploration is rewarded, and the atmosphere in these games is among the best. I often find myself just sitting quietly listening to the patter of the rain or the crackle of a fireplace, soaking it all in.
p.s. - It's also helpful to be pretty familiar with the game mechanics because you can't see the m+kb.
Edited by BuckleBean, 03 April 2017 - 08:40 AM.
Fov is set with the g_fov command.
Couldn't get that to work. Also found a thread where it was discussed that this was changed.
Edited by BuckleBean, 27 October 2015 - 09:37 AM.
I don't know this stuff, but I wonder if some of those issues could have a solution in the TDM code, a branch with a VR mode for now maybe.
But if opengl is in & expected to get updated, maybe it's better to wait and that'd be better in the end. Or maybe a mix of both fix some & wait for some. I shouldn't prejudge the source of the problems.
This is great news in any event!
Without a doubt, native support would trump injection drivers in every way. I've seen it discussed here a few times. Someone has gotten Doom 3 working and suggested that his changes on github could be merged with TDM code: https://forums.oculu...pic.php?t=12695. I took a look at that and learned it was beyond my abilities.
But yes, opengl is now in with vorpx. When/if it gets updated, is totally up in the air. Based on comments from the vorpx dev, it sounds like it's a game-by-game basis, so it remains a mystery. There's also vireio, which is free and open source. They have not yet confirmed opengl support, but have teased a big announcement soon. We shall see.
But essentially with these things, as long as a handful of these variables can be tweaked, we should be able to get things set up rather comfortably. The FOV issue is pretty much sorted out. Regarding framerate, my understanding is that it would be pretty damn near impossible to get the game working at 60+ fps without breaking things. The async timewarp present in the vorpx code does a great job compensating for this, though. I'm actually very pleased with the results. Before this update, anything sub-75fps would look like a vomit-inducing, stuttering, flip book. Oculus has plans to incorporate it into their sdk at some point, IIRC. I don't think there's any way to get proper 3D unfortunately unless the vorpx dev creates a profile.
Still, TDM on the rift is a remarkable experience even at this bare-bones level.
@BB, got a in-game video for use to have a look at..?
I've given it a try and it's simply not working. Part of the problem is Oculus removed the "Extended monitor" mode, which used to treat the rift as a monitor. It was a hassle really, but it had the benefit of making videos much easier. To compensate, vorpx has a mode that mirrors the rift onto the monitor. Sadly, I can't get it to work. It just freezes after a split second. I was able to take some screenshots, though. The images look very washed out compared to how they appear on the rift. Not sure what's going on there.
Edited by BuckleBean, 27 October 2015 - 11:34 AM.
The grandaddy of contests dropped by right in the middle of our Halloween contest if you're curious for something to play. I agree I'd love to try an FM on the Rift too.
Progress update: some good news & some bad news.
The good news is I've gotten the game to display in 3D with positional tracking by using a little trick to force the game to utilize a profile designed for a different game. In this case, Star Trek Voyager - Elite Force. This has the obvious drawback of not being tailored to the game's specific issues, so there may be some 3D-related graphical anomalies. I was inspired by this reddit post: https://www.reddit.c...so_good_i_cant/. The way to do this is to rename the TDM executable to stvoy.exe. This method is hit or miss, more often a miss, but I was happy to see it work in this case.
The bad news is that with Geometry 3D enabled, the game is forcing the framerate to hover around 31, or about half of the normal cap even with all gfx settings as low as possible (minus resolution). This suggested to me to be vsync related, but no matter what vsync setting I chose (both in game & in the nvidia control panel), I could not get this cap lifted by that method. I think it could be tied to the game engine somehow. I dug around online and re-discovered this thread for unlocking framerate: http://forums.thedar...ering-solution/. This worked, but it was wildly variable & caused the speed of the game to be all out of whack & inconsistent. It was a more comfortable visual experience, but really screwed up play-ability. Even with the game locked to 31fps, the headtracking is still at 75fps due to async timewarp, so it's not out of the question for some. I can't stress enough what a world of difference this is compared to how things used to be without async timewarp. Previously, it would be considered impossible or unplayable. With this, I bet there are a small number of folks who would find it acceptable. Sadly, it's not quite enough for my taste. This is a situation of trade-offs and at this point, I will likely forgo natural-looking 3D & positional tracking for a better, more consistent framerate. I may try lowering the resolution to see if I can get any further performance gains so that the fps is always 60+, unlock the framerate with the console command detailed in the post above, and then use rivatuner to cap it at 60. I'm not sure if this'll work, but it may be worth a try.
As an aside, it was very much worth experiencing the game in full 3D, even if just for a short time. Actually leaning to see around corners was a trip! Using the bow, you need to close one eye to properly aim. It's such a beautiful game, the lighting in particular frequently takes my breath away. Whether or not TDM ever gets "full support," I'm confident that it's just a matter of time before someone figures out that this formula is a perfect fit for VR & comes up with something great.
On a whim, I tried using the nvidia 3d vision wrapper found here: https://forums.gefor...vision-wrapper/. I was able to get the title screen to display on my monitor in SBS mode, but it crashed to desktop when trying to launch a mission. It may be another avenue worth exploring with the right settings tweaked.
Some additional info: setting the resolution to 1600x1800 does not seem to impact performance with 3D disabled, but provides a nice boost in picture quality, especially because I have AA disabled. AA kills performance for me even on my monitor. Bumping the resolution any higher and I started to see my fps drop. I also found that zooming the image out to 0.92 in the vorpx settings further reduced the fov warping. This setting will likely be user dependent to slight varying degrees, because stuff like how tight you wear the HMD or how you have the lenses dialed (in or out) will have a minor perceivable impact on fov.
Also, for users who don't have an actual VR device, it would be nice if basic anaglyph stereoscopy could be implemented as well (for normal monitors and red-cyan glasses). It's a lot more ugly I know, but surely enough works when you don't have better hardware... I use it a lot in Minecraft and it's awesome.
That is so awesome. Damn, I still didn't understand a percent of what you're saying, but all my fingers crossed for you. Please keep up this great work.
Well that's interesting news about vorpx and open GL support. I had tried this about a year ago with an older vorpx version with no luck. That's good you at least got the 3D working. I will have to give it a try.
Thanks for the tips bucklebean.
It worked well using your first method, but alas only 2D. I then tried your star trek method with geometry 3d and was surprised to have no problem with framerate. Unfortunately, I could not get the FOV right, it was a distorted mess (very stretched horizontally). I fought with the resolution and aspect ratios, but the only thing that fixed it was to lower the zoom level in the vorpx menu to 0.6. That removed the bad warping, but resulted in a letter-box view. I'll give it another shot tomorrow when I'm fresh.
 just noticed that: seta r_mode "-1" keeps resetting itself to seta r_mode "3"
 Problem solved! I missed the part where the custom resolution also had to be applied to the nvidia control panel, not just the darkmod.cfg file (this also stopped r_mode from reverting).
Edited by grodenglaive, 14 January 2016 - 06:38 AM.
@ Nico - it's my pleasure. TDM in VR (or something like it) is pretty much all I'd ever need to justify buying one of these devices. I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have.
@ grodenglaive - glad it's working for you. FOV is tricky. I did not need to apply the custom resolution in the Nvidia control panel, though that's what's recommended. I can't get that to work on my system for some reason, but just editing the .ini files works for me. Another option would be to try the game in windowed mode, but since you got it sorted, no need to mess around more. Having the custom resolution with the 8:9 aspect ratio, coupled with the r_fovratio setting, should get you most of the way there. I may have forgotten to mention that, along with these settings, I'm using Pixel 1:1 in the vorpx menu and I've lowered the zoom level in the to .92 & it's damn near perfect. No letter-boxing and the warping is almost imperceptible. I've also noticed that at this aspect ratio I prefer edge-peek to be zoomed all the way in. Works great for reading notes, etc... And be careful changing the 3D setting. Z3D & Z-Adaptive don't work and completely scramble the screen, so you can't see anything in order to change it back.
I'm jealous of your lack of framerate issues. Mind sharing your specs? See mine below. Are you hitting a solid 75fps or locking in to 60fps and relying on timewarp for a comfy experience? I'd be curious to know if there's anything I could tweak to get it stable. Could also be the particular mission I'm running.
Oh, I meant to say that I have placed my order for the consumer version of the Rift & plan to keep at this when I get it. I'm still waiting for pricing on the Vive. I'm not sure I can justify the expense, especially if it approaches $1000 or beyond.
sorry for the late reply - I thought I had subscribed to this thread.
According to Fraps, I'm locked at 75 fps. Gameplay is smooth most of the time, but I have run into the occasional area where there is judder (mostly outdoors). I turned v-sync OFF in the game, but set to ON in the control panel. When I set up the game I had my desktop set at a custom 1280x1440 @75 Hz. Without that I couldn't get the aspect ratio to stick. Oddly enough, I don't need to keep my desktop at this setting to run the game - it was only needed for the initial setup.
Coincidentally, I also settled on 0.92 zoom, so we must be doing something right! Also using 1:1 pixel in vorpx and r_fovRatio is 0.889 in the cfg.
After a lot of fiddling, I lowered the 3D separation to 0.26. People look the most natural now (at 1.0 everything looked small). This setting seems to be analogous to a slider for IPD, so ymmv (mine is only 58 mm). The actual IPD setting in vorpx doesn't do anything.
Turning off post processing fixed the lighting anomalies due to bloom and now everything looks fantastic. The only issue left is the skybox - the moon and stars are only about 10 feet away, so don't look up. I played Crucible of Omens all weekend; it is excellent!
Looking forward to the consumer Rift as well - should be fun. I'm sure Ralph will be quick to update vorpx.
@ Hiradur - Thanks so much! This looks great. Sound is soooo important for an experience like this.
@ grodenglaive - no worries on the late reply. There's no real urgency. My main hope is that some folks will be able to take what I've done and further refine (or expand upon) a process for a good set up, like you've done. I've been distracted lately by early splinter cell games for some odd reason. I'm still very jealous of your framerate. Aside from your better processor & higher clocked ram, the main difference I see is your ability to set your monitor's refresh rate to 75. My monitor is 144hz, but has discrete options to do 60, 85, 100, 120, & 144. It will not accept a custom setting of 75, so I simply cannot test. I'm going to set it to 60 & see where that gets me. If TDM is highly processor dependent, that could also be cause for fps struggles, though my 2500k does quite well in most games.
Anyway, keep at it. Crucible of Omens is next on my list.
EDIT: Locking my monitor's refresh rate to 60 had no impact.
Edited by BuckleBean, 26 January 2016 - 04:25 PM.
thanks, I will definitely try that out.
I just tried it. I'm happy to report that the positional audio works not only when rotating your avatar with your mouse/stick, but also when just turning your head. Very nice!
Btw when writing the batch file to test the OpenAL installation, don't forget to rename TheDarkMod.exe to stvoy.exe if you changed that for vorpx. It took me awhile to realize that.
I'm happy you guys enjoy playing with HRTF.
I'd love to get my hands on a VR device but so far I couldn't decide which one I should take and if it's not a bit too early to jump on the train, in particular since I'm more of a Linux guy.
I made some experiments with Trinus Gyre (now called Trinus VR) and Google Cardboard a year ago but it was a hassle to setup, and the quality of Google Cardboard is too low to give any kind of enjoyable experience.


Saturday's local college roundup: AUM softball suffers first DH loss in 3 years.
TROY — Trevor Davis' two-run ninth-inning single pushed Troy to a 4-3 win over Appalachian State on Saturday.
Steven Whitaker hit a leadoff infield single before stealing second with one out and going to third on Peyton Fuller's infield single. After Fuller stole second, the Mountaineers intentionally walked Chase Smartt.
Davis, on a 1-2 pitch, singled through the left side to bring in Whitaker and Fuller.
The Trojans (19-13) tied it 2-2 in the eighth when Cameron Sanders singled home Smartt. Appalachian State (8-23) retook the lead in the ninth on Grayson Atwood's two-out pinch-hit RBI single.
Dario Polanco had four RBIs to lead the Eagles (34-10). Brandon Suttles and David Palenzuela knocked in two runs each. Phillip Anderson threw six innings in the nightcap.
JACKSON, Miss. — Carlos Ocasio had four RBIs and scored twice, including a three-run home run, to lead the Hornets (22-12). Diandre Amion reached base four times with two RBIs and three runs scored. Oscar Prioleau also scored three times.
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Jackson Burgreen reached base four times and scored for Auburn (15-17) in the finale of the three-game series. Auburn had two runners on base with one out in the ninth after Cody Nulph's RBI single. Two strikeouts ended it.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Riley Mahan hit a game-ending grand slam for the Wildcats (22-8). Chandler Taylor, a freshman from Alabama Christian, reached base three times for the Crimson Tide (18-13).
BIRMINGHAM — Dylan Johnson threw a four-hitter with nine strikeouts in the finale for the Golden Bears (24-12) at Rickwood Field. Gemini Jackson reached base three times in the twinbill for the Golden Tigers (9-19).
Tyler Richardson reached base nine times with five RBIs and three runs scored for the Crusaders (29-13). Adrian Brown had four RBIs and five runs scored in Game 2. Cody Rush's four runs and three RBIs led the Warhawks (31-11). Houston Davenport had four RBIs in the finale.
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Anthony Spivey's fourth-inning home run was one of four hits mustered by Huntingdon (19-15). Alex Rodriguez had three RBIs and Tyler Hardee scored three times for the Monarchs (18-14).
Jessica Rathje threw two five-hitters for Brenau (21-16), marking AUM's first doubleheader loss in more than three years. She walked none, struck out seven and recorded 26 flyball outs.
Taylor Powell gave up on unearned run on three hits with 12 strikeouts in the opener for the Warhawks (36-5). Rachel Ragland surrendered a five-run third inning in the finale. AUM's last doubleheader loss was to Faulkner on April 2, 2013.
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. — Lindsey Selph scored twice, Jesse Dunn had two RBIs and Raina Lanier threw a five-hitter in the opener for the Hawks (16-18). Daisha Henderson reached base three times and scored twice in the finale.
JACKSON, Tenn. — Kaylin Finch had four RBIs and four runs scored in the sweep for TU (12-27). Jamaica Williams knocked in five runs and scored three times. Both homered in the opener.
Jessica Butterworth had two RBIs and scored a run for the Eagles (18-16). Emma Cornell threw a seven-hitter in the opener.
MONROE, La. — Meg Willis homered twice and had three RBIs in Game 2 for the Trojans (25-13). Troy won the opener in nine innings on Erica Davis' sacrifice fly. Peyton Glover threw 5 1/3 shutout innings to win Game 1.
TUSCALOOSA — Sydney Booker had five RBIs for the Crimson Tide (34-7), including a game-ending three-run home run in the sixth inning.
AUBURN — Emily Carosone hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the first inning for the Tigers (36-4).


Jaguar is currently preparing the F-Pace SUV for its official debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, which will be launched as the 2017 year model. But until then, the test mule with the 2017 Jaguar F-Pace was caught on shots on the Ring while performing some final tests.
At a closer look, we might depict the 2017 Jaguar F-Pace underpinning the same body design as the C-X17 Concept Mk2, first revealed at the 2013 Guangzhou Auto Show, the model also standing on the company`s newly unveiled iQ[Al] platform, first seen on the Jaguar XE.
The 2017 Jaguar F-Pace is looking refreshed, with muscular design cues also seen on the much-performance F-Type, but with some slight interior similarities with the 2017 XE sedan as well.
As aforementioned, the 2017 Jaguar F-Pace will underpin the iQ[Al] platform, which is set to be extremely light and allowing the possibility of fitting a lot of powerful engines under the hood. Along with that, the platform will bring about a lot of efficiency technology, by fitting plug-in hybrids and "battery-powered electric powertrains", with all-wheel drive and all surface progress control technologies.
And since we are at it, the 2017 Jaguar F-Pace would come with a wide range of engines under the hood, such as the 2.0-liter Ingenium turbocharged four-cylinder units, as well as the 3.0-liter V6 supercharged, hooked to an eight-speed automatic transmission. More performance details will be launched at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, this September.


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The attack was as obvious a lie as has ever been spoken by a presidential candidate. Mitt Romney had made this up, but proceeded to repeat the lie in every stump speech, and in five separate ads released over the course of two weeks. This one, racially-charged, entirely-made-up claim had quickly become the centerpiece of the entire Republican campaign.
And then something interesting happened. It disappeared.
Sahil Kapur reported the other day that Romney, in his convention address, chose not to repeat the lie, and the claim wasn't included in Paul Ryan's convention speech, either. When I checked the transcripts for Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Condoleezza Rice, and Jeb Bush, not one of them made even the slightest reference to the welfare lie.
But wait, there's more. Romney has given three speeches since his convention address, delivering remarks in Lakeland, Jacksonville, and Cincinnati. The combined total of references to welfare in those speeches? Zero.
Also, I spoke this morning with a Democratic source who confirmed that the Romney campaign's television ad featuring the welfare lie is not currently on the air.
So, over the course of about a week, this one transparent falsehood went from being the most potent attack in the Republican arsenal to a lie Romney and his team suddenly didn't want to repeat.
What happened? For now, we can only speculate – the campaign has not explained the shift – but I wonder whether the allegations of racism started to take a toll.
Not only had every independent analysis proven that Romney was blatantly lying, but there was a growing consensus that the Republican was deliberately trying to exploit racism to advance his ambitions.
On Wednesday, the day before Romney's speech, National Journal's Ron Fournier wrote a lengthy piece making clear that the GOP candidate has been playing a carefully-crafted racial game, and given Fournier's credibility with the political establishment, his analysis was widely noticed, and raised questions anew about how far the former governor would go to base his campaign on an ugly, divisive deception.
It's quite possible Romney found it easier to switch to other falsehoods, rather than risk alienating the American mainstream by sticking with his racist lie.
Or maybe I have this backwards and this is merely the eye of the storm. Romney will reportedly launch its next round of ad buys tomorrow, and maybe the welfare lie will be up front and center once again. As of today, however, the absence of the lie is hard to miss, given how invested Republicans were in the false accusation a week ago.


If you have suggestions how to make DREAM better, post them.
If you have an idea for a script and would like to use DREAM for it, but the current DREAM version can't satisfy your need for special methods, post your ideas and the next version release may include these methods.
In general other similar variants are allowed as long as it is clear who the creator is (e.g. "DREAM created by Blizzard" is acceptable). But if possible, prefer to use one of the two variants listed above.
if you are not sure, the lower version supports the methods your script uses.
Do NOT use 4.5 as required version!
Copy the DREAM.dll and DREAM_ext.rb files into the Data folder of your game.
Very simple. You can refer to "DREAM.method_name(arguments)".
All the instructions about DREAM can be found in the Readme.
But I'd still have the algorithm. Unless you redid that. And that'd be a waste of time as no scripter would bother wasting their time on hacking a save file.
Ah. But with enough patience, CP would be easy to hack, unless the DLL function you called just made a parallel loop that checked for save files and encrypted them without RGSS ever called a decryption method. That's the only way I can think of that this would ever really be "secure." But scripters don't really hack much for abuse but for messing around. And not many people have actually figured out how to hack DREAM yet, anyway. So, I guess it's still safe.
BTW, am I allowed to hack CP just so I can blow stuff up?
Sure, hacking CP is only an offense against Enterbrain, not me, lol!
@FTS: I didn't find any other.
What about the DREAM for music? I dont really care about Save..
BTW, does this use Zlib too?
Are you EVER gonna update this again?


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"If you live in Central Florida, be sure to vote for @AnnaForFlorida in HD47. She cares deeply about the greyhounds, and will be a champion for them in Tallahassee!," the organization tweeted early Thursday afternoon.
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Anna is a longtime advocate for Florida's pets and wildlife, and a vegetarian in her personal life too.


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It's strange how the appearance of things changes as times change. Not the actual appearance, although that may change, as well: the aspect of things, depending on our moods and situations.
We all experience this when a place is new versus when it is familiar. What looks strange or even ominous may become commonplace and friendly, once known. Many people have the experience of noticing how different the same things look depending on the weather. A street may look dirty and depressing on a muddy, rainy day that seems clean and cheerful on a bright, sunny one.
When I first came to Green Valley, Arizona in 2001, I was a newlywed, and my wife and I were carrying with us our three youngest children. We stayed for the week of Spring Break. For my two daughters who came, that trip was their favorite vacation they took as kids. We swam, played games in the pool, stayed up late, visited the Desert Museum, went and saw a copper mine. We also went to a place called the "Gaslight Theater", which was brilliant and funny.
A view of the Santa Rita Mountains.
The town was brand new to me: my parents had been here something like 2 1/2 years at that time. The Santa Rita mountains lay on one side and mine tailings (that I mistook for hills, because they're huge and stretch for miles) lay on the other. There was desert all around, but plenty of trees in the city, including the line of pecan trees around the river bed for which the place was named. The topography was like nothing I had ever seen.
Yes, those are mine tailings.
The next time I came back, it was just my son and me; my parents had come east to Georgia to visit us in the meantime. We went up into the mountains, saw a classical music concert, attended church, revisited the Gaslight Theater for a new show. It unseasonably rained the week we were there; my son and I played video games in the hotel, and made up words to the background music that we both still remember.
My parents came to visit us the next year, but my father wasn't driving this time, for the first time in their lives.
The next year he died.
I returned alone for the funeral, meeting my brother and sister there, and the place had taken on a different aspect. I was glad I had two marvelous trips there to get to know the place. It was January, wintertime, and the place seemed so different than it had in the spring and fall. Still, to me, it was a place, a land, a topography that my father loved, and that's how it looked. That's what I noticed. I also thought a lot about the places he had been proudest to show us.
A year later, my mom told us she was selling their house, and moving into a retirement community called La Posada. It was a wonderful place, she said. When I came to visit her, first by myself, then again with my son, I had to agree.
It was, and is, a wonderful place.
When my mother first moved in, she was seventy-four, but she looked more like fifty-four. "You're too young for this place," she heard. A lot.
The place was beautiful, and sunny, and she had a wonderful apartment, large bedroom, living, room, her piano, room for books. It was on the second floor of an apartment building called "La Vista". The dining room was full of friends. She was always on the go. Exercising, going places, doing things. She took us to a place where she and about thirty other women from her church made stuffed animals to give to underprivileged kids for Christmas. She tutored new Americans in English for free at a Community Center.
As I walked around the extensive grounds of La Posada, the place seemed marvelous, a community of people who hadn't stopped living just because they'd gotten older. My mom had friends at church, and friends in town, and the place seemed full of possibilities.
I went to see her about every other year for awhile, she still took trips back to see us the other years, although, one ill-fated trip, she ended up in the hospital, and she never ventured east again.
For her eightieth birthday, my whole family came out to see her, along with one of my few remaining aunts. We made one last trip into Tucson to see some museums and go once more to the Gaslight Theater, which, my daughters were glad to see, was as funny as they remembered, and not just something little kids would like.
By that time, she was slowing down considerably, but still going.
Eventually, I would go once per year to see her, different times of year. The town was still beautiful, and had become very familiar to me. But certain aspects of it had changed. Her best friend in town moved to a facility in Tucson and they lost track of each other. I noticed that the people we would eat with when we ate at the dining facility kept changing. My mom also volunteered at the Memory Care center, and took me to visit a friend who was in the Assisted Living Facility. She also showed me the Nursing Home.
"Once people come here, they never come out again," she told me.
Soon, her health problems had magnified. She had a heart condition for years; now she was diagnosed, more-or-less simultaneously, with Parkinson's disease and diabetes. She had given up driving, which was one of the hardest things she'd ever done. Driving meant freedom. Even though the facility offered free rides to wherever, it just wasn't the same. My trips out there usually had a large element of taking her to do various errands.
She let us know she had decided to move into the Assisted Living Facility around 2 1/2 years ago, because, she said, she "couldn't keep up with her medicine". My sister helped her move, I came a few weeks later, and noticed the much smaller room she now occupied. She was walking with a cane.
By the next time I saw her, she used a walker, which she was using earlier this year (April) when I came to visit.
She briefly made use of a wheelchair since then. Now she is bedridden, and cannot move unless someone moves her.
When I drove into town a little over a week ago, it was midnight, so I noticed little. But in the ensuing days, I realized: this place looks totally different to me now.
I don't look at the mountains, so beloved by my father.
I don't notice the mine tailings, so hard to believe unless you see them.
I don't really register the friendly architecture, or the sunny patches where people play golf.
Heart-wrenching. If you need a friend while in Tucson, let me know.


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Evidently the news that Holmes Run was recently stocked had gotten around. 1.4 mile natural trail that runs from Annandale Road in Annandale, VA, to Sleepy Hollow Road in Falls Church, VA. VERNON TRAIL. Virtually, we are running together. A long, 2-mile detour around a washout is no bueno. Holmes Run Trail #1 (GC6C9EH) was created by Ezio10 on 2/28/2016. LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky's largest hospital system announced on Friday that a trial run for ordering and receiving doses of a COVID-19 vaccine was successful. Over all a great paved hike. The trail, which is divided into two disconnected segments, is popular with bikers, joggers and parents with children. It's a Regular size geocache, with difficulty of 1.5, terrain of 2. Current Detour: All of the information about the race has either been supplied by the event staff or can be modified at any time by their race management. Become a member and wear your FREE T-Shirt with pride. Carried 40lbs in my rucksack. Please check with the City of Alexandria for updates and more information: https://www.alexandriava.gov/tes/info/default.aspx?id=113304 Holmes Run Trail #10 (GC6GH4J) was created by Ezio10 on 4/26/2016. Pull into that lot and park in a designated space. At one point, the stream at Holmes Run was 12 feet deep, after five inches of rain fell on the city in an hour. Park. This heavily traveled path runs along Holmes Run, linking several recreational parks. Rode the Holmes County Trail from Millersburg to Killbuck and back. Cyclists have much better options elsewhere. Call us if seen 614.579.4840. The northern mile of this trail has numerous water crossings, and the stream is prone to flooding. Dogs are also able to use this trail. The Holmes Run Trail is a partially paved trail that travels through parks northwest along Holmes Run from Cameron Run in Alexandria, Virginia to Annandale Road (Virginia State Route 649) in Fairfax County, Virginia. Description: 5.6 miles of the 18 mile long Mount Vernon Trail runs through Alexandria. We rode our bikes from Millersburg to Fredericksburg round trip one day, Millersburg to Killbuck round trip the next day. The Trail runs alongside the Potomac River and connects George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate to Theodore Roosevelt Island. We ultimately just turned around. Race Results for John Holmes Trail Run. -Right on N Pegram Ave to Holmes Run Parkway But no access to water fountains. Saw lots of wildlife, but it was rather late in the day. At the southern portion of the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495), take exit 174 (Eisenhower Avenue Connector). This cache is part of a trail of caches placed along the Holmes Run Trail. Holmes Run Trail provides an easy outing, even for the youngest children. It's so pleasant running with a small creek and for naturists/runners this is highly recommended. The pool was full of trout. Until 2006 it was simply called the Croom Trail 50K. A separate section of trail running along Holmes Run is in Alexandria and can be seen here: Holmes Run Trail (Alexandria) John Holmes Trail Run - 50K, 16M & 9M. Installation of the panels for the first retaining wall started on Monday July 10th. Committed to 4 miles a day with Maria Taylor and other spouses at Hurlburt Field AFB. This area of the run moves between floodplains, inflowing streams, and sharp outcrops of rock. Holmes Run is part of the Cameron Run/Holmes Run Watershed, and is used to help channel flood waters toward Cameron Run and the Potomac River. From the parking lot, walk west approximately 0.25 mile. The trail travels near the sides of the stream with multiple bridges, some of which are only about a foot higher than the water. The construction of the second retaining wall along with the excavation for the bridge pier and abutments will begin the first of August. But overall for a proximity and convenient is a good walk. Early in the morning, the steam arises off the water; deer are sighted along the banks. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. The trail is primarily used for walking, running, and road biking and is accessible year-round. He needed a little help at times on inclines. recommend bug spray. The paved trail begins adjacent to Cameron Run Regional Park and Great Waves Waterpark in western Alexandria, where you can connect to the Eisenhower Avenue Trail to reach Hoffman Town Center and the Eisenhower Metro Station. Which is good cause the trail is used a lot by the local Amish. Fitness event in Brooksville, FL by TampaRaces.com on Saturday, May 1 2021 with 178 people interested. Awesome! There are a few areas where you have to cross the stream via stepping stones. 211m of gradual climb on the way out, but it's all down hill on the way back ... and there's BBQ and bar open after. A little busy in some part. Related Searches. In 2018, a portion of Holmes Run Trail that connects to North MorganStreet was closed due to flooding and severe erosion that undermined stabilityand integrity of the trail and boardwalk. Its covered by thick vegetation throughout and pretty flat lands. John Holmes Trail Run. Holmes Run Trail. City Manager … It is hard to find a scenic trail that is paved, relatively flat and wheelchair accessible. Help defend and expand trails nationwide. Lots of kids in the stream and families picnicking but no crowds on the paved trail. It got even more confusing when they split again just before Beauregard Street. from Eisenhower Ave. near Cameron Run Regional Park (Alexandria) to Hockett St. and Annandale Rd./SR 649 (West Falls Church). The trail is easy to ride, shaded and well taken care of. It's asphalt from beginning to end. The detour was hard to find. Most of the trail travels on top of the rail bed of the former Washington and Old Dominion Railroad, which closed in 1968. Originally called the Croom Trail 50K, the race was renamed in honor of the founder, John Holmes. Holmes Run Trail #18 (GC6HBFE) was created by Ezio10 on 5/8/2016. The east bound not to much. Alexandria may allocate $6 million to reopen closed portions of the Holmes Run Trail. The trail is a wonderful place to experience the great outdoors. Pink collar&tags. The John Holmes Trail Run is the Southeast's oldest trail run at 29 years and counting. Eventbrite - TampaRaces.com presents John Holmes Trail Run - Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Withlacoochee State Forest / Croom Park, Brooksville, FL. The Holmes Run Bike Trail project is progressing. The trail is hidden so use this app. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/virginia/holmes-run-trail We purposefully went around 7:30PM on a summer Saturday night to avoid any crowds. Please follow all park rules! All races start and finish at the Tucker Hill Fire Tower. Five places where you cross the stream on well-placed concrete pilings; fun and easy enough but maybe not for everyone. most of the trail is closed due to wash out. See the Walk Score of Holmes Run Trail, Alexandria VA. View map of nearby restaurants, parks, and schools. Holmes Run Trail before the storm (City of Alexandria photo) Alexandria VA – Holmes Run Trail took some punishment from flash flooding in that record-breaking rainstorm on July 8, and the city is now starting the rebuilding process. This trail was a delightful find in busy, developed Northern Virginia! 4 mile paved trail that runs from the Columbia Pike in Falls Church, Va, to Eisenhower Ave in Alexandria, VA. Multiple step stone river crossings were fun but on a hot summer day, the trail smells like sewage from all the offgassing manholes. Park. The detour is hard to find and confusing. Holmes Run Trail. Walked in shorts and tee shirt. All the way to DC you have paved trail" Jim Walterman. Jun 28, 2020 - Holmes Run Trail spans 5.2 mi. Documents linked from Twitter by @mrpresident1776 show that the city was planning the Holmes Run Trail in the mid-1970s. This is a really nice out and back walk. The pool was full of trout. Lots of bikers use it but its great for running as well. Holmes Run Trail through Eisenhower's West End was fragmented by last year's flooding, and city staff said it could remain that way for years to come. Lots of families play in the river. -Cross over N Van Dorn Street to Richenbacher Ave There are many trail off-shoots, but if you follow along Holmes Run, you won't go wrong. A lot of the trail is closed due to flooding and damaged bridges unfortunately. Parts of trail closed since 2019 and they don't know when or if it will ever be fixed due to lack of funding very disappointed! Find event and registration information. Les chiens sont les bienvenus sur ce sentier. Most of the trail has a mostly gentle grade (estimated 5% or less) but the steepest section is at about 0.7 miles when going south where the estimated grade is over 8%. Its trails follow closely along the sides of the stream, with multiple bridges that are only about a foot higher than the water. This heavily traveled path runs along Holmes Run, linking several recreational parks. Please follow all trail/park rules! Holmes Run Trail It basically follows Holmes Run, which fills pretty quickly right after a storm. A wide, flat, well-paved and shaded trip through the heart of the Holmes County Amish country. Armistead L Boothe Park. View amenities, descriptions, reviews, photos, itineraries, and directions on TrailLink. I'm used to the 4 Mile Run Trail in Arlington and this trail felt super wide, heavily wooded, and less crowded by comparison. The trail travels near the sides of the stream with multiple bridges, some of which are only about a foot higher than the water. Skip it. Appreciated that the trail was wide enough for my wife and I to ride side by side and still have ample amount of the space for riders going the opposite direction. Also had an unexpected closure at Bearegard St. Do a web search for 'Holmes Run water quality' to see some of the issues that aren't being addressed. This trail has a little bit of everything--paved trails, crushed stone sections, bridge crossings, residential areas, woods, and more. 5340 Holmes Run Pkwy , Alexandria, VA 22304-2835 is a condo unit listed for-sale at $153,745. Don't count on it. Runners will endure just over a 400-foot elevation gain in the short 2.5-mile course. 520 Cameron Station Blvd "I went there for a softball game. Relaxing and not that crowded. In 2006 Race Director Jim Bodoh, a long time Croom Trail Runner, renamed the race in honor of founder and Croom Trail staple, John Holmes. shallow river to splash around, paved trails. If you have a bike or stroller you'll have to drag it through the water or carry it over. Your donation will help us to continue connecting more people to trails around the country. We like to ride from Ben Brenman Park, head north for a mile, and turn around. The parts at the north end of the trail are pretty, but four footbridges over water that are fun to ride through, but often too deep and requires you to carry your bike over man-made foot stones. Holmes Run Trail, Alexandria, Virginia. Pretty much had the trail to myself, altho it was nice to see a person now and again so you don't feel too alone. The hours for the Holmes Run Trail are … It's a Small size geocache, with difficulty of 1.5, terrain of 2. With Holmes Run Trail just north of the property, they're missing a real opportunity by not building a connection to it. Easy, right? This cache is part of a trail of caches placed along the Holmes Run Trail. Uploaded: 2/20/2013. Holmes Run Trail in Dora Kelly Park and North Chambliss Street trail transition, near Larstan Drive; MT. Back May 01, 2021 October 06, 2019 October 06, 2018 October 07, 2017 May 01, 2021 # 29. The 586 sq. On a Friday afternoon, there were few people, if that appeals to you. April 20, 2012 May 31, 2013 - by Meghan - Leave a Comment. The John Holmes Trail Run is enjoying its 29th running in 2021. City manager proposes 2-cent real estate tax hike with FY2021 budget. Which is good cause the trail is used a lot by the local Amish. This cache is part of a trail of caches placed along the Holmes Run Trail. This trail has lots of shade and several wet stream crossings - the splash will cool you down. Nice walk from Dora Kelly Nature Park to Columbia Pike. Was pleasantly surprised by the amount of shade and vegetation along the part I rode, from Eisenhower Ave. to No. from Eisenhower Ave. near Cameron Run Regional Park (Alexandria) to Hockett St. and Annandale Rd./SR 649 (West Falls Church). MLS # VAAX249842 Great for all fitness levels. There are plenty of places to stop for a rest, a drink, or to play soccer as you pass through a number of park areas. Holmes Run Trail provides an easy outing, even for the youngest children. Holme Valley 5 Miler Incorporating Club v Club Challenge Date: 25.6.21 7.30pm Race HQ: Holmbridge Church Hall, HD9 2NQ. Under normal circumstances, the Holmes Run Trail runs continuously northwest from Eisenhower Avenue to Columbia Pike with few, if any, interruptions. 2 reviews of Holmes Run Stream Valley Park "This park is nice. I always found the energy to pop up and put my head out the window so my ears could flap in the wind- this is what will secure that car commerical for me, I think. Under normal circumstances, the Holmes Run Trail runs continuously northwest from Eisenhower Avenue to Columbia Pike with few, if any, interruptions. In 2019, the City received historicflooding, which severely damaged three additional sections of Holmes Run Trail,including two bridge structures. Bummer about the closed part of the trail but still fun. we went on a Tuesday morning and it was not crowded. Excellent place for an in and out run! The locals and government have worked together very well to … Yep, I am worn out here. Photo by:laurastark Ben Brenman Park. Please follow all trail/park rules! Hard to Beat This Trail! Holmes Run Trail history. Yep, I am worn out here. Find Holmes Run Trail, Alexandria, VA 22304, USA (N 38° 48' 50.2632", W 77° 6' 56.3868") on a map. Accessibility: The trail surface is paved and typically at least four feet wide. Essentially, this doubles the amount of trail surface that's put down and horse travel increases the wear rate on at least half of that surface. This section also has no street crossings (the trail goes under busy Duke Street), so it's safe and comfortable for young children. By kayak or camoe, Holmes Creek in the Florida Panhandle is a beautiful paddling run, spring-fed and mostly clear. 26 likes. 58 Photos. See photos of Brookville - Seminary Valley 22304. ft. condo is a 1 bed, 1.0 bath unit. Winkler Botanical Preserve Trail [CLOSED], Huntley Meadows Hike and Bike and Restoration Trail, Cross Country Trail: Accotink Dam to VA 289, Custis Trail, Washington and Old Dominion Trail, and Mount Vernon Trail Loop, https://www.alexandriava.gov/tes/info/default.aspx?id=113304, Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park. For the northern segment, park in Rose Lane Park's small parking lot on the northern end of Rose Lane in Annandale. The Holmes Run Trail is a family favorite. I always found the energy to pop up and put my head out the window so my ears could flap in the wind- this is what will secure that car commerical for me, I think. The paved trail is frequently marked with a center line, and is plenty smooth, wide, and level enough for any type of stroller. City Manager Mark Jinks has pro The trail crosses the stream five times in the first half mile on concrete steps. 26 likes. The construction of the second retaining wall along with the excavation for the bridge pier and abutments will begin the first of August. Get a FREE Rail Trails Guidebook when you become a Member with Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. It's located in Virginia, United States.The hours for the Holmes Run Trail are from sunrise to sunset. They ask for so much money from our taxes then say they don't have funds to fix the damage. Holmes Run Trail is a trail that runs along Holmes Run from Columbia Pike near Lake Barcroft in Fairfax County, Virginia south to Cameron Run in Alexandria, Virginia. Many trail projects have lofty goals, but the Holmes County Trail may be among the more ambitious with its tandem trail format. The trail, which was damaged in last July's flash flooding after the Barcroft Dam overflowed, in addition to previous flood damage from 2018, is currently closed in four sections. a. Reconstruct Holmes Run Trail from North Ripley Street to I-395; b. Construct trails along local streets in the Beauregard Street and Van Dorn Street corridor. Le sentier offre plusieurs activités et est accessible toute l'année. I followed the trail down to the stream, passing a few other fly anglers who were fishing above and below the first crossing, and began fishing at the first open spot I found. Since 2018, a portion of the trail west of Beauregard Street has been closed due to erosion. Installation of the panels for the first retaining wall started on Monday July 10th. ALEXANDRIA, VA — The portions of Holmes Run Trail damaged by the July 8, 2019 flooding event could be restored with proposed funding. Holmes Run Trail is a 13.5 kilometer moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Annandale, Virginia that features a river and is good for all skill levels. At the intersection with Eisenhower Avenue, turn right (east) and proceed approximately 0.5 mile. It follows Holmes Run as it runs between Lake Braddock and Cameron Run. This is because this section of the Holmes Run Trail was damaged during a July 2019 storm and has yet to be fixed. Pelham St, where I turned around. Featured Slider. More info Inspired by OSM . There are a few small hills, but nothing too strenuous in the heat. Holmes Run Trail spans 5.2 mi. On the west end of the park, you can hop on Cameron Station Linear Park, a pleasant tree-line paved trail, to reach the popular Armistead Boothe Park with its sprawling playground adjacent to Samuel W. Tucker Elementary School. Holmes Run Trail through Eisenhower's West End was fragmented by last year's flooding, and city staff said it could remain that way for years to come. Finally rode part of this trail after all these years. It's a Micro size geocache, with difficulty of 2, terrain of 1.5. The north end of the trail is gorgeous and ideal for walkers. holmes run park alexandria • holmes run park alexandria photos • On the west side of the Vola Lawson Animal Shelter, you'll encounter the southern trailhead for the Holmes Run Trail, adjacent to its namesake creek. From that juncture, Holmes Run Trail heads northwest along a small stream, where you're likely to see geese and other waterfowl, and past Ben Brenman Park, which offers a playground, restrooms, picnic areas and parking. Ample shade and not too crowded. Just a note that you have to cross the run 5 times and there are stepping stones to do so. The paved trail is frequently marked with a center line, and is plenty smooth, wide, and level enough for any type of stroller. Because the trail runs so close to the level of the water, during and after rainstorms various parts may be submerged, especially on the section of trail that goes underneath Interstate 395. Parking and public restrooms are also available in Ben Brenman Park (4800 Brenman Park Drive). The field was large and well maintained. Join TrailLink (a non-profit) to view more than 30,000 miles of trail maps and more! "Avoid surface roads / streets - take "Holmes Run Trail" south to Cameron Run, "Cameron Run Trail" east to "Potomac Trail". Views become beautiful. Holmes Run is a stream in the Cameron Run Watershed in Northern Virginia.It runs through Fairfax County and the City of Alexandria.It is a first-order tributary of the Potomac River.. Its headwater is near the junction of I-495 and I-66.It crosses the region in a southeasterly direction for ten and a half miles until it merges with Backlick Run to form Cameron Run. The trail, which was damaged in last July's flash flooding after the Barcroft Dam overflowed, in addition to previous flood damage from 2018, is currently closed in four sections. University of Kentucky HealthCare in Lexington was chosen by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the Kentucky Department for Public Health for a distribution readiness test for Pfizer's two-dose vaccine, the … The races are run through central Florida's long leaf pines, scrub oak covered hills, past creek bottoms & cypress ponds. Maggie our rescued pet dog is missing in Savoy Park, Dowden Terrace & probably hiding in the Holmes Run Trail / Dora Kelly Par. You'll see turtles and stocked trout in the water. Holmes Creek... Paddling in the Florida Panhandle. It's located in Virginia, United States.The hours for the Holmes Run Trail are from sunrise to sunset. I followed the trail down to the stream, passing a few other fly anglers who were fishing above and below the first crossing, and began fishing at the first open spot I found. An out and back 5 mile race along Brown Hill Lane / Kiln Bent Road / Holme Woods Lane. There are still portions closed, but easy to navigate around. Really easy. Holmes Run Trail, Alexandria, Virginia. Well shaded and the trail is generally flat. It seems a bit rundown (and almost has a brutalist flavor in places), but also features a sort of industrial prettiness I find hard to explain. This should link up to the main trail after detour Holmes Run is a stream in the Cameron Run Watershed in Northern Virginia.It runs through Fairfax County and the City of Alexandria.It is a first-order tributary of the Potomac River.. Its headwater is near the junction of I-495 and I-66.It crosses the region in a southeasterly direction for ten and a half miles until it merges with Backlick Run to form Cameron Run. 3 miles round trip, all paved, mostly shaded. There are six areas (in the northern 1.2 miles of the trail) where the trail crosses over a stream and there are steps to bridges or concrete blocks...wheelchair and stroller users will need assistance in these sections, or may want to start from the southern end instead for a longer route without stream crossings. It was a tad confusing when the trail eventually joined with Dora Kelley Nature Park because there were signs for both parks. areas of shade and sun. Photos of the trail damage are shown below: The Holmes Run Trail is a partially paved trail that travels through parks northwest along Holmes Run from Cameron Run in Alexandria, Virginia to Annandale Road (Virginia State Route 649) in Fairfax County, Virginia. The west bound of the trail is a hidden gem. Well shaded and the trail is generally flat. I would like to give Holmes Run Trail a special mention. It's located in Virginia, United States.The hours for the Holmes Run Trail are from sunrise to sunset. We started at the trail head on Columbia Pike. You'll pass through some fairly heavily wooded sections until N. Chambliss Street, where a new bridge carries trail users to Glen Hills Park on the west side of Holmes Run. Holmes Run Trail est un sentier allez-retour de 8.4 miles modérément fréquenté situé près de Alexandria, Virginie. Expanding Trail Access: Holmes Run Getting Second Bridge - West End Alexandria, VA - A bridge at the Chambliss Street crossing will increase connectivity with Fairfax County trails. A good stop along the way is Ben Brenman Park, which offers a playground, wide open fields for running, and a pond to look for turtles, fish, and frogs. Park. 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Q: How do I optimize my C# and use one delegate function instead of two Below is my method which is calling two delegate function which in turn return two keys partition and Row key. the methods are same for generating partition and Row key and only difference is which string from list returned to be taken as row key and partition key. I would like to know if there is way I can optimize my below method and use one delegate function instead of two.How do i do it?( if possible someone can show me).
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A: How about returning a ValueTuple?
internal async Task<(string, string)> GenerateKeys(Dictionary<string, EntityProperty> arg)
{
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Usage:
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Please read this topic to understand how to use async-await in Select.

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