microcabin corporation ( 株式会社マイクロキャビン ) , sometimes written as micro cabin , was a japan-based video game developer and publisher incorporated in 1982 , who grew from the ōyachi electrics microcomputer club .

known for their xak series and its spinoff fray in magical adventure , and games such as illusion city and mystaria : the realms of lore .

other games include mystery house , guardian war , and the koutetsu no houkou series .

they also developed the sega saturn port of tunnel b1 .

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microcabin and shōgakkan production enter an agreement in which microcabin publishes two animation - based titles .
microcabin enters an agreement with electronic arts , to distribute its playstation games worldwide .
microcabin attends trade shows , where it sells its first adventure game to great acclaim .
microcabin enters a contract with two british software houses , selling three foreign titles in japan .
in its first fiscal year , microcabin reaches an income of 100 , 000 , 000 yen .
microcabin corporation ( 株式会社マイクロキャビン ) : on 2008 - 05 - 09 , aq interactive , inc . announced the acquisition of microcabin corporation via share purchase , with trade on may 16 , 2008 . on january 14 , 2011 , aq interactive , inc . announced selling its 85 % stake ( 312704 shares ) of microcabin corporation to fields corporation ( フィールズ株式会社 ) , and microcabin corporation became a consolidated subsidiary of fields corporation .
a microcabin shop is started in yokkaichi in mie prefecture . it also serves as company office and as a computer education facility .
lucienne ' s quest was an excellent game , i just wrote a review for it . microcabin did a few other nice titles .
established f corporation ( currently xaax inc . ) as a subsidiary established booom corporation ( note ) as a subsidiary renamed f corporation to xaax inc . increased stakes in microcabin corp .
microcabin ( マイクロキャビン ) or micro cabin was a japanese video game developer throughout the ' 80s and ' 90s . known for the xak series , and games such as illusion city and riglordsaga .
, replaced the parser with the menu system we all know and love , and was one of the earliest games to do so . not the first ( that award goes to microcabins far more obscure
this is a nice and charming microcabin located on the edge of the mountain 100 meters above tokevann . with windows on all sides you have a wonderful view of water , forest , mountains and wildlife .
parte : 1 en este maravilloso rpg de microcabin controlamos a tienren un diver , lo que seria el equivalente de un un junker pero en lugar de snatcher perseguiremos demonios , o entidades extrasensoriales . junto a meihong y homei exploraremos una serie de escenarios la mayoria con una conseguida ambientacion cyberpunk . microcabin tenia a sus fans acostumbrados a un alto nivel de espectativas en sus rpg , s al igual que xak este genei toshi tiene una ost fantastica . english : in this wonderful microcabin rpg we control tien ren a diver , which would be the equivalent of a junker but instead of snatcher we will pursue demons , or extrasensory entities . along with meihong and homei we will explore a series of scenarios the majority with a achieved cyberpunk atmosphere . microcabin had its fans accustomed to a high level of expectations in their rpg , s like xak this genei toshi has a fantastic ost .
si hubiera una discoteca con música chiptune iría
. pues vengo del tokyo music festival , ha sonado este tema del # xak de # microcabin , ha estado yuzo koshiro y ha tocado varias del # streetofrage urltoken
microcabin ' s xak 1 ( the art of visual stage ) was a ground breaking rpg for the msx , with hi - res graphics and a great soundtrack role playing games where taken to a whole new level .
having supported sharp ' s zaurus platform from day one , microcabin releases a game ( as an oem partner ) for the platform to coincide with the release of the first colour zaurus , in whose development it has also been involved .
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the luxurious microcabin the brave is a tough cabin in many ways . the interior is in steampunk and the cabin leans down the mountain 7 meters above the ground . inside is the ceiling dressed with midnight choir which is a black panel roof with diamond glitter and a steel bed so high that you have to climb to get up .
choose between the charming microcabin the crown or the luxurious steampunk - inspired cabin the brave . no matter which of the cabins you choose , you will have a great time in beautiful natural surroundings . - or bring some friends and order both ? the cabins are located a few minutes ' walk from each other . did you know that both our cabins are award winning .
thanks for the tips , guys . i ' ll have to give that a go . the part i got stuck in the pc microcabin mystery house was on the title screen where it asks if i want color ( y / n ) and it doesn ' t seem to respond to what i press , regardless of whether the keyboard is in english or japanese mode .
fascinating entry . . . anyway , microcabin . now there ' s a company that wants a detailed feature written on it . they did the 3do rpgs lucienne ' s quest ( excellent game ) and guardian war , along with cyberpunk rpg illusion city for the msx and sega cd . the msx one was fan - translated , but it ' s a pain to get running correctly in turbo mode . they also did the xak rpgs ( pretty awesome , xak 3 is quite disturbing and had a good fan - translation ) , plus the princess maker games , which i ' ve not played .
interesting read . never heard about mystery house before , even though i ' m familiar with sierra and microcabin and many of their games . thanks for sharing this with us . as for why you can ' t get msx mystery house games working , you ' re not having enough basic memory to run them ( yup , they ' re basic games ) . to free more basic memory , just boot the msx with the ctrl or shift key . it ' s that simple . : ) what those keys do exactly , you ask ? they disable disk drives ( diskrom ) . the ctrl key disables only the second drive and the shift key disables both . usually booting with the ctrl key is enough for most programs that won ' t run due to insufficient memory , but mystery house ii is one of those rare exceptions that requires to have both drives disabled .
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a couple of years a friend of mine , now a naked and afraid superstar , sang a song that has been in my head ever since . while the verse has disappeared into the nothingness of my mind , the chorus , which echos “buckets of holy shit” has stuck around because i , like many others have found the answer to one of our modern environmental calamities : what to do with human waste .
i am admittedly victimized by compassion fatigue - where there are too many environmental problems with too few answers , analysis paralysis - where there are too many problems with too much data to figure out just what the hell is going on , and also an acute fear of hypocrisy - where our daily lives are too intertwined with the same systems we are trying to escape from , kinda like driving a car to a tar sands or taconite mine protest . i think i am not alone in this either . too many people are aware of the state of the global ecosystem ( no conspiracy or political agenda implied ) for there not to be more change happening , which is why i like pooping in a bucket .
. until i read the hh i was still living in the dark ages of flush toilets and catholes , septic systems and plungers . now , i have read my share of books that have had profound effects on how i live and view life itself , thanks hunter s , ed a and dan q , but the hh was the first time i read a how - to guide that not only provided down to earth and practical ideas and solutions to a common problem but also fundamentally and permanently changed the way i live on a daily basis . overnight it changed me from using fresh , clean drinking water as a mode of transportation for my waste ( not to mention the resources consumed in actually
with the sewage ) to composting all of my deposits in a safe , clean and ecologically responsible way .
another story . last year i was out in montana having a discussion about the sewage troubles of a local small town ( population 400 or so ) . the sewage system was out of date of falling apart resulting in leakage of raw sewage into the valley’s river which i dearly love to fish in . i said if the town were to give me $ 1000 and the cooperation of the folks who live there , overnight i could solve that problem forever , with almost zero yearly monetary investment , zero infrastructure and with zero negative environmental impact . now , how many times these days do you get to say that to an environmental problem ! that is the beauty of composting your human ( and kitchen ) waste : it is a foolproof , inexpensive , environmentally responsible solution to an expensive , accident prone and environmentally sketchy problem ( modern waste treatment and disposal systems ) .
i have personally composted my own human waste off and on for over 6 years and have a good friend who has done so for almost 15 , and to date neither of us have had and problems , ill effects or issues with humanure composting other than the feeling of waste when we are forced to use flush toilets . we have also composted all of the human waste produced at our field school , which has had hundreds of students ( up to 16 at a time for 9 weeks ) all using a composting toilet system with zero , zilch , zippo problems .
bottom line is that the low tech solution , buckets and a compost pile , just flat - out works . a great example of the cleanliness and non - offensiveness of a humanure pile occurred a bunch of years back when we had a group of middle school students come to the camp for a day long nature awareness program . around lunch time the students dispersed to eat their bag lunches around the field school . well , a group of what i figured were the “popular” girls decided to eat their lunch while leaning against a fenced pile a hay , except it wasn’t just hay in the that there pile . the cool thing : these preppy - esqu girls didn’t smell a thing coming from a pile of human shit and straw nearly the size of a vw beetle . still wanna talk about how gross a humanure pile is ?
in this day and age where we are bombarded by environmental problems and catastrophes , it is a huge breath of fresh air finding a solution with no strings attached . no hypocrisy , no guilt , no expense . all that you are left with is a pocket of money you saved not having to pump out your holding tank and a pile of healthy , clean , and reusable compost ready for the garden . do your environmental conscience a favor , read the humanure handbook and stop pooping in our drinking water .
well , it came right down to the wire , but with 2 days to spare before the wagons headed west i buttoned up the northwoods micro cabin project…for now . with timely help from an old friend ( who happens to be a skilled home builder ) we got the roof completed in two long days . the two roof extensions , outriggers as we called them , that allowed for a 2′ overhang on the sides of the house took longer than i had planned , and while none of the work to install them was tricky , when you are driving without a road map you can’t keep the pedal on the floor without risking ending up in the ditch . the only trick was raising the ripped 2x4x20 and connecting them to the short braces that were run across two roof rafters to increase the strength of the outrigger .
i realized , as we started to sheet the roof that any and all mistakes reveal themselves in the roof . what should ( could ) have been a fairly straightforward process of sheeting the roof in 4×8 1 / 2″ osb became a full days work due to the fact the whole house is racked about a 1 / 2″ . being a first time home builder , i feel pretty good about that , but it did make for some extra cutting of osb to get the roof done . over the osb went tar paper and then heavy gauge unpainted steel roofing . i wanted the unpainted roof so the roof will age in appearance along with the house .
from day one my goal was to get this house watertight - windows , roof and walls done before the 1st of june . a project like this could have probably been knocked out in a week if the weather was cooperative and the build site was adjacent to a road , two factors that stretched this project out to 30 days . all in all this house took 14 days , about $ 4000 and a whole lot of head scratching / number crunching / sleepless nights / waiting out the rain / begging for friends’ help / patience to get it to this point . this fall i will side the outside , finish the interior , complete the back storage deck and hopefully get a chance to enjoy the area without a tool belt on my waist and a pocket full of drawings and to - get lists . the purpose of this blog is to help / inspire / encourage anyone who wants to build a small house of their own . on that note , please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any questions or need ideas on your own project . paul
to be honest i have rather lost track of time , which day of the week it is or when i ate last . two days ago i received the mother load of supplies from the lumber yard including the 16 2x10x24 boards for the rafters , a stack of osb for the subroof and the metal roofing . as we watched the ease with which the crane lifted off the pile of materials , i couldn’t help but think “how come we don’t have hovercrafts yet ? ” i mean , all the sci - fi writers predicted by now we’d be living in a space age wonderland . while i don’t bemoan the lack of autonomous robots in our daily lives who i’m sure would be planning their dystopian takeover , i do , especially at time like this , wonder when we will start getting some of the predicted modern marvels . i guess we do have communication devices that we can wear on our wrists and the knowledge of the universe is only a click away , but some how i am left wanting more…like a hovercraft to carry in this load of materials .
it took a while but all the roofing made it back to the build site . the rafter boards were cut down to 22′ and each got a bird’s mouth notch at either end where they will sit in the headers . it was a chore getting them up in place , but i figured with a little brain power i could do it all myself instead of waiting for help to arrive later . it took 5 hours but i got all 13 up and nailed in ready for the sheeting .
i am now down to one week left before my deadline of the 1st of june to get the house water tight . that means the last 3 windows need to get installed , the sheeting and metal roof needs completing and the two outriggers need to be built and screwed into place . oh yeah , and the front door , the blocking between the rafters…
building a house is like climbing a mountain , if you focus too far in advance of where you are in the moment it is easy to get overwhelmed by the myriad of small steps you must take to reach your goal . to get a project completed or mountain summited you just have to keep your head down and keep putting one foot in front of the other or one nail in front of the other as the case may be . that is how i have to look at this build , not being a carpenter and working under a time crunch i am easily overloaded thinking about all the details of getting this house finished by the end of the month , but i found as long as i set daily goals and keep focused on the step in front of me i lose less sleep thinking about what needs to happen and i get more work done .
today’s the goal was to get the two triangle wall pieces on the sides done , which wouldn’t have taken as long as it did if i wasn’t a space case , something at this stage of my life i feel there is little to be done about . succinctly , i forgot to double up the 2×4 header on the side wall , which isn’t a huge deal probably but i didn’t like knowing there was a weakness to this house . i have found you have three choices when you botch a step rough framing a house :
1 . you can ignore it and hope you get the finishing layer ( drywall , siding , flooring ) up quick to cover the mistake .
2 . you can over build around the mistake thereby alleviating any weakness it may cause . this is why i have one window with 3 2×4’s framing it out instead of two .
3 . you can get angry , swear out load and tear the mistake out and start over .
i’m not sure which is better , i guess it is situation dependent and mood dependent , but today i chose the third option when i looked at my nice finished wall with only a single 2×4 header . my swearing startled the dog as i tore into the wall like an angry beaver , splitting studs and flinging bent nails . in the end i got the wall put back together and now i can’t wait to cover it up to hide the hammer depressions and other tool scars that mar the studs in the wall . undertaking a project like this alone is polarizing to your mood , if you mess up there only you to blame but when things go well you get to bask in the glory of a job well done . so that is where we are now , basking in a house that has all four walls and is ready for a roof .
i’m afraid to say i’ve had no deep thoughts today , so in turn today’s blog post will be a tad dry , but there are some techy details i haven’t included in this record yet that may prove useful should anyone chose to build a similar house . i drew up the plans for this house based on local building codes , less than 200 sq . ft . does not require a building permit as long as the building is “uninhabitable” which official makes this project a shed / workshop , both of which are acceptable used for this building . you should look into your local building codes before starting as the square footage may be different . i would be all in favor of going the permit route , it just didn’t seem necessary for me since i was ok with a small building , but it may be something worth thinking about for you as then you wouldn’t be bound by any superficial size limits . there isn’t a proportional relationship between size and cost , meaning it wouldn’t cost twice as much to make a house twice as large .
two online resources were helpful to me . first was a forum thread from a guy who built a similar sized building : urltoken
well , i couldn’t wait for the blueprints to get here , so buy the time they arrived today all four walls were up . that said , it may not be a bad idea to get good plans ahead of time , unless you’re like me and you prefer to just wing it . just ask yourself : can you follow a recipe in the kitchen ? if yes , get the blueprints and paint by numbers , if no don’t waste your time or money and be prepared to waste a few 2×4’s and do the occasional problem solving ( with a 10 pound sledge hammer ) .
so far this project is around $ 2300 and i expect that it will close to $ 4000 by the time the walls are sheeted and the roof is finished . there are of course cheaper ways to build a house like this , maybe you could score some used lumber or perhaps you live somewhere dry where you can get away with not using treated lumber . also , i am over building this house so that i will be sure it can hold up a heavy snow load , which , if you live somewhere that doesn’t get heavy snow would save you some money . either way , if you do the labor yourself your going to get a great building for a low cost . i estimate that finished this project will come in around $ 5000 ( which i’m sure isn’t going to happen , but better be optomisitc ) .
big day on the cabin when the tall south wall was grunted up into place . up until now there was just the lower north wall up , and let me tell ya , one wall doesn’t really inspire the idea of a house , more like a big fence . with the north wall up it definitely is looking more house - like , and even though i knew how tall the wall was as i was building it flat on the deck , it wasn’t until you could take a step back that the size made it’s impression . i can honestly say i have never built something so tall , and in my own way , i felt like i really achieved something , who knew all it would take was a stick framed 14 foot wall to elicit such feelings of accomplishment ?
south wall in the process of being framed . close inspection of the windows closest will reveal a mistake , i mean an extra reinforced window frame .
there was a moment today as i was framing in the windows that i started to rue the day i decided to buy 10 windows for this cabin , as each one needs to be boxed in which takes time and materials . but i think the end result will more than offset the work and money in light and heat .
as i expected , there were a few bone head mistakes throughout the day of framing . lucking i figured out that instead of taking apart the mistake you can usually just overload the botched area with reinforcing studs ( if anyone asks why one of your windows is framed by triple 2×4’s just say you were concerned about load carrying capacity or something like that ) . so the wall has a dozen extra linear feet of board , it’s just stronger for my mistakes .
the mistakes stem from the fact that even though i have built many things in my life and consider myself to be a fair woodworker and craftsman , i never had any training in carpentry . the reason i say this is that i believe anyone with the proper mindset and a helpful neighbor or two and tackle this size and style project . if you are thinking about building a micro house , maybe start with a chicken coop ( or a bird house if your building skills begin and end with gingerbread houses ) to get your feet wet and to get familiar with the tools and products you’ll be using in your house . or you could do what i did and just jump in feet first knowing full well that there will be moments of utter dismay from time to time when you realize you’re learning curve will result in doing things twice .
sourcing materials for a house can seem to be as much as a challenge as building the dern thing , assuming you are working on a budget . for me , i planned on spending $ 3500 for this build , which is for just the rough building , not any finish work like flooring or exterior siding . so any place i can find used materials to save a few bucks is a good thing considering all the tools i have needed to buy which didn’t factor into the original estimate . any time you are building you should make the effort to find used materials as , having worked briefly in the building industry , i know there is a tremendous amount of extra materials that can be repurposed directly from the builders or through stores like the habitat for humanity restores which are amazing places full of very nice stuff .
over the last few days i have been busy collecting windows both up here and also down in madison . i found 8 casement windows of varying quality for around $ 200 from two different building supply resale stores . they are all in good shape and for this project will be perfect . i have been taking some grief lately for the amount of windows in the this house , 8 and a full glass front door , but as it will make the house brighter ( no electricity for lighting ) and also make the most of any passive solar heat , the windows are well worth the extra cost and work to frame them out .
the # 10 dutch oven i bought earlier this year is coming in handy now as i don’t have to cook dinner . as long as the sun is out i have been busy on the house , so any time i can save is important . i found a great recipe for low tech chili the other day before i left to go down state to see some family and get my new front door framed out .
cook at 350 ( 20 or so coals , 1 / 3 under dutch over , 2 / 3 on top ) for 45 minutes .
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from the terrace you have both panoramic views and an outstanding echo . as you scream in the forest you get an answer . .
this luxury room is created for romance , and definitely something that you have never seen or heard of before . .
with us it ' s ok to relax and enjoy the silence . the hiking opportunities are right outside the cabin door and you can explore tokevannet in one of our canoes if you prefer . if you have time , we recommend a trip to kragerø for a nice dinner and little action . .
escape room kragerø downtown in kragerø you can test yourself against the clock , solve puzzles and feel the excitement . do you have what it takes to get out in time ?
mikrohyttene will forward to 2020 change course and will then appear as a boutique hotel .
we have already started , as our cabins , for example , have different themes .
our cabins have now mandatory cleaning and we will give all our guests clean bed linen . then there will be able to order breakfast and dinner . all this for you to get the good cabin experience . .
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ōyachi electrics microcomputer club is started by naoto ōyachi ( president to this day ) , where he sells computers and software , runs courses and does consulting .
xseed jks , inc . （subsidiary of marvelous inc . ） changed company name to marvelous usa , inc .
marvelousaql inc . established through the merger of three companies ; marvelous entertainment inc . , aq interactive inc . and liveware inc .
spun off a division from artland inc . , a consolidated subsidiary , and sold all shares of the newly established company through management buy out .
implemented a third - party allotment of shares , and paid - in capital increased to ￥1 , 128 . 47 million .
implemented 2 - for - 1 stock split . invested in artland inc . and runtime , inc . to make them 100 % subsidiaries .
implemented a third - party allotment of shares , and capital increased to ￥855 . 62 million .
made ac interactive , inc . a subsidiary , and changed subsidiary ' s name to
marvelous entertainment usa , inc .
made victor interactive software inc . a subsidiary , and changed subsidiary ' s name to
marvelous interactive inc .
listed shares on jasdaq . increased capital through ipo , and capital increased ￥344 . 5 million .
increased capital through exercising subscription right , and capital increased to ￥225 . 5 million .
implemented a third - party allotment of shares , and capital increased to ￥190 . 5 million .
implemented a third - party allotment of shares , and capital increased to ￥114 . 9 million .
implemented a third - party allotment of shares , and capital increased to ￥90 million .
established in moto - akasaka , minato - ku , tokyo , with capital of ￥50 million .
acquired all shares of linkthink , inc . to make it a 100 % subsidiary .
launched network content business . made linkthink , inc . a consolidated subsidiary , by acquiring 66 . 8 % of its shares .
increased capital through new share issue . capital increased to ￥1 , 567 . 89 million . listed shares on jasdaq .
increased capital through new share issue . capital increased to ￥1 , 097 . 4 million .
changed company name to aq interactive inc . spun off development division to establish cavia inc .
made scarab studio , inc . 100 % subsidiary and changed its name to feelplus inc .
relocated head office to roppongi , minato - ku , tokyo . made artoon a consolidated subsidiary .
made scarab studio inc . a subsidiary by subscribing to its third - party allotment of shares .
established cavia inc . in toranomon , minato - ku , tokyo , with capital of ￥300 million .
relocated head office to shinjuku 4 - chome , shinjuku - ku , tokyo .
relocated head office to shinjuku 2 - chome , shinjuku - ku , tokyo .
started content distribution on official site of i - mode , ezweb , j - sky （presently : yahoo ! mobile） .
established marvelous liveware inc . in shibuya - ku , tokyo with capital of ￥10 million .
established toyo shoji co . , ltd . in midori - ku , nagoya city in aichi prefecture for the purpose of selling pachinko / pachislot machines and selling steel materials
established central cosmo co . , ltd . , in midori - ku , nagoya city , japan , with a paid - in capital of ¥10 million aiming at sales of pachinko ball vendors which fit between pachinko machines
merged with hokuyo building co . , ltd . ( established in january 1991 ) , database co . , ltd . ( established in august 1986 ) , and sk office ltd . ( established in april 1987 , merger ratio were 1 : 0 . 3 : 0 . 4 : 0 . 4 )
signed distributorship agreement with rodeo co . , ltd . and started selling the gamera , its pachislot machine
split up company ( incorporation - type company split ) and moved steel material business to new company ( toyo shoji co . , ltd . ) rename to fields corporation and moved the headquarters to minato - ku , tokyo
signed a basic exclusive distributorship agency agreement with rodeo co . , ltd . for pachislot machines
made cerio ltd . ( currently fields jr . corporation ) a subsidiary through a stock acquisition made rodeo co . , ltd . of sega sammy group , an affiliate through a stock acquisition
established digital load corporation ( currently lucent pictures entertainment inc . ) as a subsidiary
signed a basic distribution agreement with a pachinko / pachislot machine manufacturer daido co . , ltd . ( currently bisty co . , ltd . ) conducted a 1 : 5 stock split
made d3 publisher inc . a subsidiary through an additional stock acquisition made kadokawa haruki corporation an affiliate through a stock acquisition
made white trash charms japan co . , ltd . a subsidiary through a stock acquisition made j . sakazaki marketing ltd . a subsidiary through a stock acquisition
opened the g & e business school merged 3 subsidiaries ( professional management co . , ltd . , total workout corporation , and j . sakazaki marketing ltd . ) and named new company as japan sports marketing inc .
made e - active co . , ltd . a subsidiary through a stock acquisition
d3 publisher inc . conducted company split and newly created holding company was renamed to d3 inc . new d3 publisher inc . was established made thinkarts co . , ltd . a subsidiary through a stock acquisition
made shinnichi technology co . , ltd . , a subsidiary through a stock acquisition made bbmf magazine , inc . an affiliate through a stock acquisition
signed basic agreement on distribution with enterrise co . , ltd . of capcom group
listed shares on the osaka securities exchange ( jasdaq market ) following merger of the jasdaq securities exchange and osaka securities exchange established hero & apos ; s inc . as an affiliate made tsuburaya productions co . , ltd . a subsidiary through a stock acquisition made digital frontier inc . a subsidiary through a stock acquisition
liquidated jsm , hawaii , llc established total workout premium management inc . as a subsidiary
made nex entertainment co . , ltd . a subsidiary through a stock acquisition published monthly comic “hero & apos ; s” monthly with shogakukan creative inc .
conducted a 1 : 100 stock split and adopted a share - trading - unit system to make the share - trading unit 100 shares sold all shares of bbmf magazine , inc .
made japan amusement broadcasting corp . an affiliate through a stock acquisition made hairgrance inc . an affiliate through a part of stock transferred
signed business alliance agreement with d - light co . , ltd . of daiichi group
listed shares on tokyo stock exchange jasdaq ( standard ) following the merger of the spot markets of the tokyo stock exchange and osaka securities exchange made glamorous co . , ltd . an affiliate through a stock acquisition
renamed booom corporation ( note ) to glowz inc . ( currently tokyo debug inc . ) increased stakes in lucent pictures entertainment increased stakes in futurescope corp . increased stakes in nanashow corporation renamed hairgrance inc . to x ' stina inc .
signed basic agreement on distribution with ok co . , ltd . of kyoraku group
established fields amino link inc . as a subsidiary made k . k . aristocrat technologies ( currently k . k . crossalpha ) a subsidiary through a stock acquisition made spiky corporation a subsidiary through a stock acquisition of k . k . aristocrat technologies
established japan premium broadcast inc . with amusement press japan inc . and adcircle as a subsidiary
note : booom corporation , established in september 2013 , is a separate entity from the booom corporation whose trade name was changed from f corporation in march 2012 .
the portopia serial murder case part # 4 - interlude - the history channel ~ feat . orenronen
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 ) is not , in fact , a 1985 game , nor was it published by square enix . the game first appeared in 1983 on the pc - 6001 . it wasnt technically horiis first game but for all intents and purposes it can be considered that . he did both the writing and the programming on it . the game was published by enix , where horii would later invent the modern jrpg formula with dragon quest , and was the first of horiis trilogy of mysteries , followed by
. the former also got a port to the famicom a couple of years later , but the third remains available only on early japanese computers and cellphones .
the original version of portopia featured a parser interface , which was popular in japanese adventure games at the time . heavily influenced by scott adams and the early works of sierra on - line , it featured a large image covering most of the screen with a couple lines of text beneath it and a two word parser . ill give its parser one thing , though - it uses the japanese word order and asks for the commands in a noun verb pattern . many other japanese games of the era kept the english verb noun input which breaks any resemblance to actual japanese grammar .
) , but definitely the one that influenced others to follow . parsers were gone from japanese adventures within a year .
the games famicom port was handled by chunsoft ( who will later reimagine the japanese adventure game format with its sound novel series ) . they took the menu system introduced by
and put it to use in the earlier game , and so demonstrated how an adventure game could even be playable on a home console .
was the first famicom adventure game , but it certainly wasnt the last  nintendo itself followed with a few odd titles in later years .
boss ! i am your subordinate , yasuhiko mano . please call me yasu .
kouzou did not show up at the company , so she came by to check on him this morning and found him dead .
so i asked mr . komiya , the caretaker , to come over and he knocked down the door .
mr . komiya seemed to notice as well , and after hastily checking the window he said , the room was locked from the inside so it must be suicide .
mr . komiya told us the same story , so it doesnt look like shes lying .
which brings us to the game , which starts more or less the same way . some things seemed to have changed between versions , such as giving kouzous companys a name and komiyas profession ( i checked the japanese famicom version to make sure its not a translation issue ) . im not sure why . youll also notice this version of the game has the entire text in katakana , which makes it very taxing to read . theres a reason for that  early japanese computers implemented language the same way many other countries around the world did - by replacing some of the extended ascii character set in the computers rom ( usually the characters used to draw ascii tables ) with localised characters . theres space for only one of the japanese syllabaries in there , and katakana was chosen over hiragana . its square characters are much easier to render in low resolution , after all .
the famicom version adds hiragana to the mix , and while theres still no kanji to be found it makes the game much easier to read through .
one final thing - the pc - 6001 adventure game graphics of the era were not bitmaps , but were displayed with a series of drawing commands . fans of american adventure games from the era will recognize the technique . the computer was slow  a scene took about 20 seconds to render  and so , since flood fills were the slowest of the drawing commands , the game offers an option to sacrifice color for speed . this is what it looks like :
html public
- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en
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i ' ve been playing sierra ' s laura bow games to cover for the site , and i figured i should probably cover mystery house , sierra ' s very first game , and the first text adventure game to implement graphics . during my searches , i found a
mystery house
for the msx . . . as well as a
mystery house ii
. whoa . was there a secret sequel or something only in japan ?
well , not quite . . . and i ' m still a bit sketchy on the story , but i ' ve been trying to interpret this based off the
starcraft was a good company in the japanese pc scene during ' 80s . they ported and localized many english games ( such as the might and magic series , ssi ' s phantasie series , and dragon wars ) , and generally did a pretty solid job . they also developed some original games , too , like starfire for the pc98 .
the pc88 version of mystery house ( micro cabin ) seems to work fine in x88000 . the graphics have been improved , and there ' s a color option .
just checked . it ' s one of those text adventure games that ' s strict about whether or not you ' ve caps lock enabled / disabled . just enable the caps lock and you ' re good to go . : - )
man that illusion city . that had some great music . not to mention xak on the x68k . is there anything written online in english about xak 3 ?


travers smith llp is an elite corporate law firm headquartered in london , united kingdom .

it advises national and multinational companies in the uk and internationally across the full range of corporate and commercial matters .

in 2015/16 travers smith achieved total revenues of £ 120 million and profits per equity partner of £ 1.015 million .

it is regarded as forming part of the " silver circle " of leading uk law firms and is one of the oldest firms in the city of london , having been founded in 1810 .

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travers smith advises numis and investec on £34 million capital raising by . . .
travers smith advises the auto trader group on its £400 million refinancing . . .
travers smith wins ' funds team of the year ' at the 2018 the . . .
travers smith fund a phd studentship in private law , currently held by mr rajiv shah .
remember to cite lawcareers . net on your application form if you apply to travers smith llp .
women make up all of the latest round of partner promotions at leading corporate firm travers smith .
travers smith’s competition disputes group has established a strong reputation in this rapidly growing area . . . .
travers smith’s competition disputes group has established a strong reputation in this rapidly growing area . . . .
if you decide that travers smith might be the firm for you , it could not be simpler .
travers smith is encouraging staff to use ‘safe - words’ to call out inappropriate language in the office .
travers smith sponsor the travers smith 3cl lunchtime seminar series , featuring leading academics from the faculty and high - profile practitioners . subject to speaker consent , the lecture components for each seminar are available to download .
elite corporate firm travers smith has become the latest big firm to announce that it is embracing flexible working .
city stalwart travers smith gives trainees a surprising volume of international work in their corporate - heavy training contracts .
travers smith was founded more than two centuries ago and has practised here in the city of london ever since .
travers smith associate jeremy dennison has joined private equity house livingbridge as its first legal counsel , the lawyer can reveal .
travers smith is defined by its independence , unique culture , deep commercial insight , progressive thinking and incomparable client experience .
we asked colleagues from across the firm what they enjoy about working at travers smith . see what they said here :
travers smith has a strong reputation for effective dispute resolution , especially in the banking and financial markets sectors . . . .
ow in her 16th year at travers smith , helen croke has been key to the success of the firm’s private equity group .
the travers smith art programme is an important and growing part of our csr agenda and we are very proud of its continued success .
corporate law firm travers smith is partnering with a lgbt charity to develop a mentoring programme designed to empower a new , diverse generation of lawyers .
the team ' ' travers smith llp is ' very responsive ' , has ' great industry knowledge ' is ' technically great and also very commercial ' ' ' chambers uk 2018 ' ' travers smith is an excellent firm with a talented team of senior lawyers who provide expert , . . .
international firm travers smith has announced record - breaking financial results as it predicted ‘choppy waters’ ahead while the uk deals with the outcome of the eu referendum .
to give you a taste of life at travers smith , we run a number of two - week vacation schemes in the summer and one in christmas .
many clients involved in a dispute look for a firm that is tough and prepared for a fight . travers smith certainly falls into that category . . . .
, the leader in enterprise video , today announced award - winning legal firm travers smith as a new customer , expanding its customer base in the legal industry .
travers smith , norton rose and lv = were among the prize winners at last night’s ( 22 november ) british legal awards , which took place at london’s old billingsgate market .
the winners were announced by judges louise cattrell and marc hagen guirey and travers smith csr partner donald lowe , at a reception in the firm’s london office on 9 may 2017 .
travers smith’s art programme is principally designed to encourage and nurture final - year visual art undergraduates and postgraduates , and also assists with the transition from student life to professional practice .
travers smith braithwaite has rebranded as just travers smith , bringing to an end one of the uk mid - tier’s most established legal names . the firm , which has operated for more than two centuries and has traded as travers smith braithwaite since 1873 , changed its name as part of a marketing initiative this week ( 15 november ) . managing partner chris carroll said the firm made the change without spending any money on consultants . he added : “at the moment people often get our name wrong and misspell braithwaite . this should make it easier . ”
travers smith csr partner donald lowe commented : “many congratulations to the winners of the 2017 travers smith art programme . we are delighted to have been able to support such a talented cohort of students from the university of westminster and royal college of art . we have been very impressed by the commitment of the young artists and truly inspired by their beautiful and compelling artworks .
we have a dedicated team of private equity lawyers whose primary focus is advising private equity portfolio companies . the portfolio group is part of travers smith ' s wider private equity practice . . . .
travers smith is an award - winning independent city law firm with a reputation for enterprising thinking and uncompromising quality in all of its chosen fields , and a focus on advising clients on international matters .
travers smith has posted a 3 . 8 % turnover increase for 2016 - 17 , with profit per equity partner ( pep ) falling 4 . 4 % amid a ‘challenging’ period for the city firm .
this year ' s programme also includes a new dedicated space showcasing artwork which reflects two significant elements of travers smith ' s wider csr work : supporting refugees and asylum seekers and promoting greater lgbt inclusion .
owing to the firm’s reputation in the private equity space , travers smith llp’s ‘always responsive and knowledgeable’ tax team acts on a diverse range of transactions , including bridgepoint’s £250m acquisition of restaurant chains ask italian . . .
our earliest clients were financial institutions and in 1801 one of the firm ' s partners drafted the constitution for the first stock exchange . in 1851 , joseph travers smith joined the firm and became its senior partner .
3cl runs the 3cl travers smith lunchtime seminar series , featuring leading academics from the faculty , and high - profile practitioners . for more information on past events including recordings , please refer to the centre activities page .
following an exhibition of 27 shortlisted artworks selected from the degree shows of final - year undergraduates of the university of westminster and postgraduate students from the rca , travers smith has now awarded prizes to three winning artists .
travers smith llp announced harry martin as one of the winners of its 2017 csr art programme for his artwork zkrys . the competition featured artwork by students from the university of westminster and royal college of art ( rca ) .
travers smith corporate lawyer nicky morgan became the new mp for the loughborough constituency at the general election on 6 may . nicky was elected on a 5 . 5 % swing from labour to conservative . commenting on the departure , managing partner andrew lilley said :
our loss is very much loughborough´s gain . nicky is a very popular and talented lawyer and we will miss her , but we hope to tempt nicky back to speak at future travers smith events .
nq retention is usually good at travers and this year was no different with 22 of 24 qualifiers kept on .
travers smith is a collegiate firm – we treat people with respect , allowing them to conduct business in the most effective way for our clients . this has led to a climate of shared goals , supported by a friendly and engaging team spirit .
travers smith works with a number of firms in this regard , such as paul weiss rifkind wharton & garrison and goodwin procter , although work from the latter could drop off as it seeks to build its own private equity practice in the city .
clients report that the lawyers [ at travers smith llp ] ' understand our business and try to achieve the best outcome from it , working extremely hard , and it feels like they are on our side . ' clients also describe . . .
travers smith , norton rose and lv = were among the prize winners at last night ' s ( 22 november ) british legal awards , which took place at london ' s old billingsgate market . travers saw off competition from berwin leighton paisner , clifford chance , latham & watkins , mishcon de reya and olswang to scoop the coveted law firm of the year award .
the travers smith financial services advisory group is a ' key regulatory practice ' in the non - contentious field . it has ' invested heavily ' in making itself a leading contender in the area , with an especially strong practice in the alternative funds . . .
for almost as long as helen croke has been a partner at travers smith , she has been working on candover investments’ spin - off of its private equity investment management division , candover partners . the deal took two years and was finally signed on 6 december 2010 , with croke advising arle capital partners on the buy side . all told , it was a standout year for travers smith’s newest corporate star . other highlights included advising icg on the £975m sale of marken to a new company backed by apax partners and helping ssp group sell fish - and - chip chain harry ramsden’s . croke has been with travers all her career , making partner in 2008 .
travers smith has 25 training contracts on offer and typically recruits around 50 % of its trainees through its vacation scheme . the firm runs three two - week placements during the summer , and one two - week scheme in the winter , offering 15 places on each .
travers smith doesn’t hold leadership elections ; instead it takes soundings . scottish tax lawyer alasdair douglas was managing partner for the second half of the 1990s and under his tenure travers did a lot of marketing to us firms for referrals : it had good relations with willkie farr and akin gump around this time . it was also around this time that latham & watkins approached the firm for a merger .
travers smith ' s franchising team is commended by clients who say ' their knowledge of our business is excellent ; they provide a quality bespoke service ' .
chambers ukwe have recently advised : gaucho grill on the establishment of a new franchise outlet for . . .
the staff at travers smith were supportive and the whole team is pragmatic . they are definitely commercial lawyers as opposed to academic point - scoring lawyers . . .
chambers uk we have recently advised : oracle on software development and coding issuesshazam on ad . . .
above all else , travers smith is a collaborative firm . we treat people with respect , allowing them to conduct business in the most effective way for clients . this has led to a climate of shared knowledge and goals , supported by a friendly , engaging team spirit .
there is a huge choice of law firms , many of which look very similar on paper . the reality is different . travers smith offers its trainees top quality city work but in a smaller , more cohesive environment where everyone matters . you won ' t be disappointed .
we like to think the fact that our staff stay so long - we have one of the lowest attrition rates in the city - is proof of how successful we are . this section will tell you more about the opportunities on offer at travers smith and how to apply .
the historian charles sharman speaks of him as an acknowledged authority on havana cigars and vintage port and as the solicitor to ' the westminster bank and to numerous old families from royalty downwards . ' the firm was then joined by stephen braithwaite in 1873 when the practice became known as travers smith braithwaite .
adam is a partner in travers smith’s corporate department . adam specialises in uk and international private equity transactions and m & a , acting for founders , management teams , corporate clients and institutional investors . he has acted on a wide variety of transactions including exits , acquisitions , investments and general corporate matters .
nearly one hundred years after they ran the first travers at saratoga springs , they ran another on august 17th 1963 . red smith , one of america’s great sports writers , never let his readers forget the historical weight of a moment so he didn’t let the milestone century go unnoticed . in his syndicated column about the 1963 travers , he quoted liberally from an 1863 article in the spirit of the times , one of the most popular racing publications of its day . in the span of smith’s article , he manages to take a subtle jab at the attire of saratoga patrons , find ‘comfortable assurance’ that the complaints of a 1963 railbird echoed a similar criticism one - hundred years prior , and , of course , provide a stellar account of that year’s travers .
at travers smith , we understand that each one of us is different and we value and respect this : not just in relation to gender , ethnicity , disability , age , sexual orientation and faith , but also in terms of background , education , working style , gender identity and family or care responsibilities .
about travers smith travers smith is an international law firm , which acts for publicly - listed and private companies , financial institutions and private equity clients , as well as other business enterprises involved in large and complex uk and cross - border matters and transactions . the firm’s business comprises the following main practice areas : commercial , ip & technology , competition , corporate finance and m & a , dispute resolution , employee incentives , employment , environment & operational regulatory , finance & restructuring , financial services & markets , investment funds , pensions , private equity , real estate , regulatory investigations and tax . learn more at urltoken .
city firm travers smith advises on a broad range of corporate matters and is widely respected for its finance expertise . the firm counts publicly listed and private companies , financial institutions , private equity firms and other businesses among its clients . a second office in paris practising exclusively english law is also a part of the firm ' s network .
travers saw off competition from berwin leighton paisner , clifford chance , latham & watkins , mishcon de reya and olswang to scoop the coveted law firm of the year award .
travers smith is an award - winning independent city law firm with a reputation for enterprising thinking and uncompromising quality in all of its chosen fields , and a focus on advising clients on international matters . competing directly with the largest city firms , we attract top - quality work but still offer a professional yet relaxed working environment providing the best of both worlds . it is this environment that has led to one of the highest staff retention rates in the city . a very high proportion of our work has an international dimension and we accompany our clients to every corner of the globe . to do that , we have developed close ties with carefully chosen quality overseas independent law firms who share our specialist strengths and very demanding standards . travers smith is defined by its independence , unique culture , deep commercial insight , progressive thinking and incomparable client experience . above all else , travers smith is a collaborative firm . we treat people with respect , allowing them to conduct business in the most effective way for clients . this has led to a climate of shared knowledge and goals , supported by a friendly , engaging team spirit .
[ … ] google , you can travel back to the saratoga musings of sportwriters red smith and joe palmer , or cruise the vaults of sports illustrated , or even better , the new yorker . for [ … ]
it was the 94th running of the travers stakes , oldest horse race in the united states , and they were saying that never since kentucky won the first travers in 1864 had there been a field like this . they could be right , too , for the six starters included the first three finishers in the kentucky derby , the first three in the preakness , and the first three in the belmont stakes .
chris carroll took over from douglas as managing partner in 2001 but the big generational change was the ascension of andrew lilley to the role in 2010 : it had previously been unusual to see a non - corporate partner in such a prominent role at travers . an employment lawyer , lilley’s tenure saw a lot more soft - cultural initiatives at the firm . carroll became senior partner and was charged with continuing to cultivate travers’ relationships overseas .
professor sarah niblock , associate dean in the westminster school of media , arts and design at the university of westminster , said : “the travers smith art programme is a tremendous initiative , and we are incredibly proud and honoured to be their selected partner . this prestigious opportunity provides emerging talent from westminster school of media , arts and design with significant public exposure as well as priceless practical support . importantly , the project equips our graduating students with transferable skills to help them flourish professionally . ”
here at chambers student we like nothing more after a long day researching law firms than playing a game of word association .
travers smith ,
one researcher will pipe up .
traditional !
the rest of us chorus . but perhaps we need to shout something else . perhaps . a swanky office refurb and a new website are both signs of change , but it ' s more evolution than revolution . co - head of grad recruitment dan reavill tells us : “we ' ve had a top to bottom revamp which has given us all a real boost . as for the office : we could have moved , but we really like our location so chose to refurbish it – the smithfield site feels important to the travers smith culture . ” what do trainees think of that culture ? interviewees felt the vibes were more “relaxed” than expected . “people joke around all the time . well , not when it ' s busy – you don ' t want to be that guy . ”
travers smith is a familiar name in london’s legal market , having graced the city with its presence for more than 150 years . though it is known to have had a number of merger offers from other firms it has demonstrated a strong desire to remain independent . it maintains a mid - size office in london , and a paris office remains its only international outpost ( a small german office , opened in 2001 , lasted five years before closing ) . despite its small size the paris office read more
freshfields bruckhaus deringer and travers smith have acted in the £1 . 5bn sale of sandwich and coffee store pret a manger to investment group jab holdings . freshfields corporate partner christopher mort led for jab , a luxembourg - based investment group owned by germany’s billionaire reimann family . other members of the deal team included antitrust partner alex potter and corporate partner patrick ko . jab has been busy guzzling up high - profile consumer companies and already has brands such as krispy kreme and douwe egberts under its [ … ]
from here , the firm chooses its vac schemers , who split their time between two departments . alongside shadowing trainees , participants attend workshops on skills like negotiations and drafting , and also get to socialise with travers lawyers at various drinks events .
the ' highly commercially aware ' siân keall advises clients on the full complement of employment and immigration matters . chambers uk , 2013the ' pragmatic ' ed mills gives clients advice that is ' grounded and realistic , ' sources say . chambers uk , 2013travers smith llp is consistently rated as ‘excellent’ by . . .
dan reavill and emily clark : we carried out a very large scale refurbishment and reconfiguration of the office . it ' s been a huge project that ' s taken a number of years but we ' ve moved back into a really sleek space , with fantastic meeting rooms and a great new canteen . it ' s really exciting because we ' ve had a top to bottom revamp which has given us all a real boost . we could have moved , but we really like our location so chose to refurbish it – the smithfield site feels important to the travers smith culture .
travers smith is a familiar name in london’s legal market , having graced the city with its presence for more than 150 years . though it is known to have had a number of merger offers from other firms it has demonstrated a strong desire to remain independent . it maintains a mid - size office in london , and a paris office remains its only international outpost ( a small german office , opened in 2001 , lasted five years before closing ) . despite its small size the paris office has been a source of influential partners , including current managing partner david patient , who set up the office in 1999 .
but as us firms in london continue to make waves with their billion - dollar deals and big - name hires it has been important for city - based firms such as macfarlanes , travers and slaughter and may to stand out and prove they can take on deals with us law aspects .
one of eight partners in the firm’s dedicated private equity and m & a team , croke qualified at travers in 2001 and moved up into partnership seven years later . the team has remained largely unchanged throughout those years , with all but two of the eight training and becoming partners at the firm .
travers smith ' s reputation for carrying out ' top - quality work ' on behalf of ' first - class clients ' certainly caught the attention of its current trainee cohort . the firm made a good first impression during the recruitment process , where the employees ' demonstrated a down - to - earth and inclusive attitude ' and the interviewers asked ' interesting and thought - provoking questions ' . meanwhile , the ' great vacation scheme was the deciding factor ' for one trainee , with a separate respondent adding ' the time and effort invested in the vacation scheme students assured me that the training would be equally as good ' . training contract highlights have included ' working as part of a very small team on a front - page merger ' and ' attending a client signing in the walkie talkie building ' . the ' international focus ' is praised : the paris office is ' a little gem ' and a potential secondment destination , but beyond this the firm doesn ' t have a ' sprawling international network dragging it down ' . back in london , there are complaints about the ' the lack of a proper gym ' as the current one is ' very small ' . there is a ' collegiate working environment ' at travers smith , and colleagues are ' very friendly , clever and welcoming people ' . this year , the firm is a triple lex 100 winner , in the salary , social life and friendliness sections . we hear that ' certain parts of the firm can come across as old - fashioned ' , and ' decisions that affect trainees are sometimes made by senior members of the firm without consultation ' . yet the ' room - sharing system ' demonstrates the ' approachability of partners ' , who ' go out of their way to make sure you know the context of the work you are doing ' . for a ' wide range of opportunities ' at a ' fiercely independent firm ' renowned for ' excellent training ' , apply to travers smith .
before post time for the first travers — the stake was begun at saratoga’s second meeting in 1864 — the horse kentucky walked as though sore . to loosen him up for the ‘dash of a mile and three - quarters , ’ his trainer sent him out for a four - mile gallop . he won .
travers receives another 1 , 000 direct training contract applications each year . the application process is broadly similar to that of the vac scheme : applicants submit an initial form , attend a partner interview , then another , this time with co - heads of graduate recruitment emily clark and dan reavill . the first lasts around 45 minutes , while the second is an hour long .
some things aren ' t changing though : for instance , travers remains strongly against any mergers . “we ' re happy bedding down in london with one smaller office in paris ,
a source told us .
we ' re one of the oldest firms in london and this is what ' s best for us . ” however , this doesn’t mean travers has closed its borders to international work . far from it . close working relationships with over 100 firms around the globe mean it ' s anything but isolated . in the wake of brexit we were told that “it might be good to be known as a firm in a distinct jurisdiction outside the eu , plus we ' re going to build on our relationships with new york firms in particular . ”
the 1963 travers brought together the four horses who filled out the top three slots in that year’s 3 - year - old classics . kentucky derby and belmont winner chateaugay and preakness victor candy spots would match - up against never bend ( 2nd in the kentucky derby and 3rd in the preakness ) and choker ( 3rd in the belmont ) . the other two entries who filled the six horse field were afterthoughts prior to the race , . as is the case sometimes with racing , the much heralded re - match flopped , none of the big four fired . the “other two” finished first and second . crewman , called a “notorious quitter” by one newsman , won the 1963 travers at odds of 20 - 1 and hot dust at 19 - 1 came in second .
whatever travers is doing it seems to be working , as the chambers uk rankings show . the large corporate department is top - ranked for mid - market work , as well as being recognised for high - end work . other rankings come for transactional and finance - related areas like capital markets , private equity , financial services , and banking and finance , and for non - corporate practices like litigation and real estate .
another point we already touched on : the office refurb . “before there was dark wood and green carpet everywhere ,
said one trainee .
now it ' s all white and glass and there ' s a new canteen downstairs , which is great as used to be a dank room in the basement . it ' s gone from bunker to bistro ! ” there ' s one sacred aspect of the set - up that will remain the same : the room - sharing system . each trainee sits in a room with a junior associate , a senior associate and a partner . an interviewee said : “it fosters a friendly atmosphere . you get to have banter and enjoy yourself . ” speaking of which : travers has a lively social scene . on thursday and friday evenings people can be found in the bishops finger , travers ' perennial haunt . there are also small lunchtime concerts thanks to a new firm initiative called ' sound smith ' – “students from the guildhall school of music come in and play every few months . ” there ' s also a themed christmas party .
a few years ago it was masquerade and there were prizes for the best dressed , ” one interviewee recalled . we were pleased to hear a touch of tradition remains : at the event first - year trainees are presented with personalised leather briefcases as a rite of passage .
in the meantime croke seems to have her hands full acting for an array of uk , pan - european and global clients including travel management business atpi . she led on atpi’s acquisition of specialist company griffin global in 2014 , with the deal providing atpi with expertise in the energy industry . energy issues are of particular interest to croke , who is one of several travers partners tasked with providing advice to businesses on the carbon reduction scheme .
travers ' busy lawyers can now capitalise on one new policy the firm has introduced : an agile working scheme which allows them to work from home ( more on this below ) . in the office , lawyers can also get involved in a range of well - being initiatives . for example , one recent health week saw a buddhist monk come in to talk about ' mindfulness ' and there are yoga classes too ( no doubt helping to relieve any city stress ) .
the firm was slow to embrace professionalisation of business services , with a business development function only really set up in 2007 . however , it has made real efforts in recent years to shake off its reputation as conservative and traditional . in particular , it has managed to recruit a considerably more diverse trainee intake than it did only a few years ago – though a distinct preference for certain universities and subjects is still evident . female representation , particularly at partner level , has also been a problem but an all - female promotions round in 2017 suggests that travers is heading in the right direction .
there is nothing better then the anticipation that comes before a big race day . in 1963 , the travers reunion of the 3 - year - old spring classic stars was spoiled by a colt named crewman . in 2011 , it appears the big day might get washed out by a hurricane named irene . i’ll be out of town and off the east coast this weekend , following the races ( and the weather ) on my phone and computer . for those who are heading to the spa , i hope mother nature can work out a deal with the racing gods before saturday . otherwise , it looks like man and beast will be in for quite a day . good luck !
most trainees in real estate immerse themselves in non - contentious work , though there ' s also room for one trainee in real estate litigation . the department chiefly advises investment funds on the acquisition and management of properties . real estate funds like ancala partners and greenacre capital make up the bulk of the client list . the latter recently came to travers for advice on the acquisition of a 90 - acre site in thanet , kent . many matters revolve around purchasing hotels , student accommodation and care homes . a recent doozy saw the firm help qatari project developer btc acquire bow street magistrates ' court and police station in covent garden ( the plan is to turn it into a swanky £130 million boutique hotel ) . one insider described
working on the development of a shopping centre which will have shops ranging from john lewis to millie ' s cookies – each needs a lease and i ' ve done the first draft of those and been to meetings with the developer . ”
we promised you more on the firm ' s new agile working policy , so here it is : travers now allows its qualified lawyers to work when and where they want – within reason . the policy does not automatically apply to trainees : they have to show “a compelling reason for it . ” our interviewees didn ' t mind : “it ' s fair because we ' re here to train , so it wouldn ' t make sense if i was at home every friday . ” a typical working day for a trainee runs from 9am to 7pm , although in corporate it can be
swings and roundabouts
and trainees can work till 9pm or 10pm at times . in one extreme case , a trainee reported “leaving at 10am the next morning .
but : weekend working is rare and there ' s time off in lieu . plus , if you stay after 8pm you can order in with deliveroo and there are taxis home if you work till after 9pm .
at any one time up to 12 trainees call travers ' corporate group home ; they sit in either corporate finance or private equity sub - teams . corporate junkies can even do a seat in one and then go on to do six months in the other . the private equity sub - team specialises in managing transactions for private equity houses . a perusal of the client list shows the firm acts for many mid - sized uk private equity houses like bridgepoint ( total assets over €20 billion ) 3i ( total assets £13 . 5 billion ) , silverfleet ( total assets €1 . 6 billion ) and lyceum capital ( total assets £800 million ) . in the 2015 / 16 financial year the firm advised on £8 billion of private equity - backed transactions , with one of the biggest being bridgepoint ' s £835 million sale of oasis dental care . the team also advised parkdean resorts ( the largest holiday park business in britain ) on its £1 . 35 billion acquisition by canadian private equity firm onex . typical trainee tasks include “reviewing certification notes and prospectuses , drafting ancillary documents and writing due diligence reports for acquisitions . it doesn ' t sound exciting but it ' s a great way to work directly with clients and get to know the company they ' re buying . ”
top tier firm for commercial contracts - the legal 500 , 2017 . . .
satisfied sources state , ' not only does [ dan reavill ] know his subject , he is great at minimising costs for the business and is proactive in giving suggestions ' . . .
chambers uk we have recently advised : numerous retail clients ( such as cath . . .
tom purton . . . ' proactively delivers very sensible solutions to difficult and complex questions , with an acute sensitivity to client needs ' . . .
the legal 500we have recently advised : pinewood studios on joint ventures in germany and the dominican republic for film . . .
richard brown . . . is noted for his ' excellent grasp of the industry ' . . .
the legal 500we have recently advised : channel 4 on its dtt multiplex agreements with the bbc and s4c for the successful launch of the channel four . . .
this team earns praise for its high - quality advice and swift turnaround times . . . tom purton is commended for his solution - oriented approach . . .
chambers uk we have recently advised : metro bank , on its outsourcing and procurement arrangements ( including business process , it . . .
our competition department advises on all aspects of eu and uk competition law . we combine in - depth knowledge with a commercial and solution - orientated approach . . . .
our award - winning corporate finance practice services the transactional requirements of quoted companies , whether on m & a , ecm , capital reorganisations or advisory matters . in the globalised economy , our client base reaches well beyond uk borders . . . .
our equity capital markets work covers initial public offerings ( ipos ) , secondary issues ( including rights issues , open offers , vendor placings and capitalisations ) and related matters ( including block trades , capital reorganisations , share buy - backs and demergers ) . . . .
composed of us practitioners with extensive experience in the international capital markets , the us securities law group has become an integral part of our corporate finance practice , assisting in transactions involving private placements of securities . . .
the emphasis of our commercial arbitration practice is on disputes with an international element , particularly for foreign clients . . . .
for a great many years we have acted for a range of banks , brokers , fund managers and other participants in the financial services industry and have very extensive experience of all of the sorts of . . .
we have extensive experience of fraud claims both in the domestic and international context , many of them arising from major corporate collapses associated with potentially fraudulent accounting and other irregularities . . . .
we regularly represent clients in most courts in england , including the court of appeal and the supreme court . . . .
we have considerable experience in contentious insolvency matters arising out of or in connection with the full range of english insolvency procedures . . . .
we have substantial experience in insurance matters , usually acting for claimants . . . .
the successful resolution of pensions disputes requires expertise in the complex technical rules which apply to pension schemes , a deep understanding of how schemes operate in practice and specialist litigation expertise . . . .
we handle a wide range of professional negligence claims , acting both for claimants and defendants on a regular basis . . . .
our contentious property practice complements that of our real estate , finance and construction groups , with their particular focus on top - quality development and investment work and property financing transactions . . . .
our regulatory investigations group , comprising members of our financial services and markets and dispute resolution teams , is made up of leading experts in regulatory investigations , enforcement action and disciplinary proceedings . . . .
robert fell is a
user - friendly , thorough and responsive
solicitor , he “…is very impressive , very smooth and attracts a great deal of confidence from clients
. chambers uk , 2017stephen paget - brown is a
technically able ,
seasoned litigator with deep . . .
we cover the full range of employment issues , from corporate transactions ( including tupe ) , senior executive appointments and departures , immigration ( including sponsorship and dealing with enforcement actions such as raids ) , trade union issues , works councils and . . .
we advise our clients on their day - to - day employment issues covering a broad range of topics . . . .
we are used to handling contentious work such as injunctions and claims in the courts and the full range of employment tribunal matters . . . .
we work alongside our corporate colleagues on mergers and acquisitions dealing with the specialist employment issues . . . .
as employment law changes faster than many other areas of law , we recognise that our clients need to keep up to date without being overwhelmed by unnecessary detail and paperwork . . . .
for some global businesses the
one - stop shop
approach is the correct one . however , this does not always make sense for a client who wants the best employment advice in every jurisdiction . . . .
our environment & operational regulatory law group provides market - leading advice and support on a range of compliance and other operational risks and liabilities . . . .
we have a long history of helping clients effectively manage their compliance challenges and wider commercial and reputational risks . . . .
as supply chains globalise and become more complex it is increasingly important to manage product compliance and liability . . . .
our environment & safety law group is one of the most experienced transaction teams in the uk . our aim is to help you understand and manage the risks , not simply find them . . . .
on nuisance , complex environmental indemnity claims or large multi - claimant exposure or product liability cases , our team , with the support from the firm ' s award winning dispute resolution department , has the expertise to help clients successfully overcome . . .
it receives extensive client praise for its responsiveness , a group of bright lawyers and for providing ' sound practical advice . ' chambers uk , 2013douglas bryden is lauded for his intellectual strength as well as his ' commercial acumen , clear drive and . . .
our finance group is a leading provider of premium quality finance advice . . . .
our derivatives and structured products group has an extensive track record in derivatives and structured finance products . . . .
our financial institutions lending group is best known for its skills and experience on complex and highly structured transactions . . . .
our fund finance group combines expertise from both our market - leading fund formation and finance practices . . . .
our track record in relation to acquisition and bid finance is exceptional . . . .
the finance group is a leader in the field of real estate finance . . . .
members of the finance group are well - versed in refinancings and corporate facilities and have extensive experience in acting for borrowers and lenders . . . .
our restructuring & insolvency department is a recognised leader in the field . . . .
it ' s not just one person , it ' s a really strong team – they are very professional , very personal and with good transactional experience .
chambers uk , 2018 banking & finance
they ' re incredibly commercial and interested in getting a deal . . .
few areas of the financial services industry are as important or as dynamic as payment services - efficient and reliable exchanges of value are integral to the continuing success and competitive edge of highly - developed economies . . . .
our regulatory investigations group , comprising members of our financial services and markets and dispute resolution teams , is made up of leading experts in regulatory investigations , enforcement action and disciplinary proceedings . . . .
the delivery of tax - efficient and commercial incentives and remuneration is often key to the future success of a company . . . .
elissavet grout is known for her
pragmatic style
as well as her ability to
explain share options in a very simple way .
sources also praise her client service and note her commercial approach . chambers uk , 2016
the standard of support . . .
the investment funds group advises investment funds , their managers and investors . . . .
our private funds practice covers a wide range of alternative investment fund structures with particular focus on private equity , real estate , infrastructure debt and hedge funds . . . .
our listed funds practice is a full service practice , servicing the cradle - to - grave needs of all london - listed investment funds , their managers and their financial sponsors . . . .
we act for clients on both the establishment of ucits funds and on a broad range of regulatory , marketing , distribution , investment and operational issues arising for clients operating retail , regulated funds . . . .
we are widely seen as market leaders and regularly win awards for our m & a skills acting on all types of domestic and cross - border transactions in both the public and private fields . we advise on a . . .
we advise on all aspects of pensions law and practice . our clients include some of the uk ' s largest pension funds . . . .
our market leading practice has been helping clients to implement innovative strategies and structures for over 20 years , and we continue to be involved in many challenging and ground - breaking deals . we are the largest transactional . . .
our market leading management advisory group advises management teams on the commercial and tax aspects of buyouts , restructuring transactions and equity incentive arrangements . . . .
we are a high - quality , full - service real estate department specialising in advising uk and international real estate funds and real estate private equity funds . . . .
legal and financial complexities aside , the subject of tax is increasingly a reputational one , influencing the corporate governance agenda and our growing interest in the behaviour of global business . . . .
with a peerless offering in uk private equity transactions , our tax team has extensive experience on the full range of private equity deals . . . .
we advise on all tax aspects of corporate life , from commercial agreements through to corporate transactions in the form of mergers and acquisitions , disposals , restructurings , reorganisations , reconstructions , capital issues , flotations and corporate recovery . . . .
we advise on the structuring of private equity funds , hedge funds and real estate funds to maximise their tax efficiency for investors and managers . . . .
we advise on all tax aspects of property transactions , including property development , investment , joint ventures and property investment fund structuring . . . .
we advise on tax aspects of financing and securities transactions and have particular expertise on uk / us cross - border insolvency - related tax issues . . . .
our aim is not to litigate but to settle claims as effectively , efficiently and rapidly as possible . . . .
our firm is recognised for the level of expertise we offer in each of our specialist areas .
the firm ' s strength lies in its commitment to quality , training up some of the finest finance lawyers in the city and serving its loyal clients with an unerring eye for detail .
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