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CHOICE TABLES; Where Teatime Has a Parisian Flair
By JACQUELINE FRIEDRICH
Published: November 21, 1999
THE world of the Parisian salon de the seems to exist in a universe parallel to that of the city's cafes and wine bars. But while the latter correspond to every visitor's image of France, tea parlors tend to evoke England. Forget preconceptions. Paris has scores of wonderful tearooms, and they are as much a part of the city's fabric as its cafes and bistros a vin.
The genre has several subtypes: the pastry specialists (generally attached to patisseries, these allow you to taste some of the best pastries in Paris without buying a whole cake); the tea purists with brews as rare and expensive as first-growth Bordeaux wines; and the relaxed spots with good enough tea, homey snacks and the lived-in feeling of a neighborhood hangout.
Every Parisian has a favorite, and, correspondingly, each salon seems to have its loyal clientele. All are comfortable havens for single diners as well as fine places in which to have a light meal. In all, tea is brewed from leaves, never from tea bags, and served in individual pots.
If time, money and calories were no object I'd go to Laduree every day. A half-block from the Place de la Madeleine, Laduree, which opened in 1862, is the Nutcracker Suite (albeit a worldly and smoky one) come to life: romantic murals, enormous mirrors and an abundance of gilt trim. Its cosmopolitan clientele doesn't mind waiting for a seat at one of the tiny marble-topped tables wedged in tightly downstairs rather than be banished to the more spacious but less animated nonsmoking room upstairs.
I love Laduree's entire tea menu, from its infinitesimal cucumber sandwiches and state-of-the-art croissants (it's also popular for breakfast) to its legendary macaroons. On my last visit, a friend and I shared three sublime examples from the exquisite pastry selection.
We started with Plaisirs Sucres, an intricate layering of caramelized puff pastry, hazelnut cream shaped into cigarette-like logs, whole hazelnuts and shavings of milk chocolate. It was crunchy, creamy and extraordinarily delicious. St. Claude is the name given to a succulent chocolate cake flavored with candied orange peel and Grand Marnier -- a splendid bonbon translated into pastry form. The individual cherry tart -- a cookie base and a strudel topping encasing sweet-sour cherries and pistachio cream -- was simply stellar. From a selection of about 10 different teas, we chose the Darjeeling G.F.O.P. (Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe) from the Himalayan border, an elegant brew served in heavy silverplated pots. And we lingered over it until the no-nonsense waitresses shooed us out as the clock struck 7.
In 1997, a new branch of Laduree opened on the Champs-Elysees. It's an immense restaurant-tea salon-bar-pastry shop decorated with crystal chandeliers and frescoes of gods and goddesses backed by Tiepolo clouds. I find there's a whiff of the theme park about it. The original Laduree is the real thing.
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Founded in 1854, Mariage Freres is, perhaps, Paris's pre-eminent tea merchant. Walk into its tony shop in the Marais, and the aromas of scented teas envelop you. The shop itself feels like Dickens's London, with its dark canisters of tea on burnished wood shelves and serious clerks weighing and bagging teas. There are handsome teapots for sale as well as boxed teas and gift sets. There's also an element of the British Empire in the potted palms and ceiling fans.
The dining room is an island of calm. A skylight lets in the afternoon sun. A buffet displays cakes and tarts, muffins and scones. The tables are set with white linen, and chamber music plays on the tape deck.
The tea menu, organized by continent, country and province, offers 460 possibilities. To aid in your selection, a book written by Mariage Freres is placed on your table with the menu. It does help, but a knowledgeable staff member proves even more effective. (English is spoken.)
I told my waiter that I was hesitating between several Indian teas from the spring harvest (first flush) and the summer harvest (second flush). He instantly replied, ''It's 5:30, order a first flush.'' He then singled out five ''musts,'' finally pronouncing the Namring Upper S.F.T.G.F.O.P. (Special Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe) the ne plus ultra of afternoon teas. Delicately perfumed, ever so slightly smoky, with light floral, honey and vegetal notes, it's what I call a ''pay attention'' tea.
Mariage Freres's lunch menu features dishes incorporating tea. In the late afternoon, tea figures in confections such as green tea financiers, but most of the desserts are classic renditions of fruit tarts and the like. There are also a handful of savory options. I chose the Nostalgie de Pondichery, a $23 menu that included both sandwiches and pastry as well as a pot of tea. It wasn't cheap -- particularly since I was charged a supplement of nearly $3 (noted on the menu) for my pricey tea -- but it was a satisfying light meal.
The sandwich platter was built around an elegant variation on the croque-monsieur: two circles of white bread covered with melted cheese sandwiched thin slices of smoked salmon. It was positioned on a bed of mesclun salad, with eight rather measly finger sandwiches alongside.


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The comparison between Norwich City's elusive hunt for goals and a relative drought at Aston Villa is not lost on Chris Hughton.
Even the Canaries' relatively sparse two-goal output during the month of February is double Villa's own meagre return, with the fearsome Christian Benteke's fading fortunes symptomatic of the same struggles endured by the likes of Ricky van Wolfswinkel and Gary Hooper.
The Belgian has scored three times in the past five months and looks a pale imitation of the man who terrorised the Canaries and the rest of the top flight last season in a 19-goal debut campaign.
"The obvious thing you would say is simply that he is a striker and those spells happen," said Hughton. "Is he any less a player than he was last season? No. it goes like that during your career. He is a super striker and everybody knows that he will continue to score goals. He is just in one of those difficult moments. From our point of view I think it is important we are scoring goals as a team. It is about a contribution right throughout the side, form our wide players, from set pieces, and not just the strikers."
City's enviable defensive solidity in recent weeks has insulated them in their on-going efforts to add a genuine attacking edge, and Hughton has praised the impact of loan recruit Joseph Yobo.
"I think what Joseph has shown since he has come in is what we all expected. He is not a centre half that is going to go marauding up the pitch. He is a very experienced, solid centre half and I think we have benefited from that," said Hughton. "He has walked into the place as an international player and he has shown everyone why that is the case.
"They've got a lot of very good offensive options. Perhaps they have found it more difficult at home because they are very good on the counter-attack."
Grant Holt's presence in the opposition ranks this weekend, however, serves ti underline City's search for greater productivity spans Hughton's entire pell at Carrow Road. The Norwich chief accepts the focus on both Holt and his predecessor Paul Lambert is inevitable.
"Certainly for us it doesn't add any extra spice. It is a game we want to win, whether it was Villa or Stoke or Sunderland or Southampton, so in that respect it is no different," he said. "I know many will look at Paul and Grant and the previous connections both had to this club but ultimately it is about winning a game. Holty is a good player and Paul knows him better than anyone so no I am not surprised he has had another chance at the Premier League. All I'm interested in is making sure we put ourselves in a position to play well, be determined and try to score goals. We have been in good form, without getting the results, but we did that against Tottenham and confidence is high. We need to now turn that into wins.
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Sed is quite bad at this, because it operates one line at a time. The only decent technique I've ever seen to do this is this one, which involves storing the entire file in sed's hold buffer and then operating on it all at once:
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ADELAIDE, Australia -- Matthew Goss took a tumble, this time from a tire puncture, and watched Michael Matthews race on without him. It didn't matter much to the Australian cycling star, because he figured nobody was going to keep up anyway.
Matthews cruised to victory in the third stage of the Tour Down Under on Thursday, while Goss recovered from the flat tire to reclaim the leader's overall jersey.
"No one was going to beat Matthews today, he was just too quick," Goss said. "I wasn't too panicked when I punctured. There were still 10 or 12 kilometers to go so there was plenty of time and it wasn't too hard to get back in."
Matthews, the under-23 world champion from Netherlands-based Rabobank, outsprinted Goss and defending champion Andre Greipel in an uphill finish to the 80-mile stage from suburban Unley in Adelaide to Stirling in the hills that fringe the city.
Overnight tour leader Robbie McEwen also punctured late in the stage and watched the overall lead change hands for the third time in as many stages. Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong rode strongly in temperatures that reached 98 degrees, controlling the tempo of the peleton before finishing in 84th place, more than 3 minutes behind the stage winner.
British sprint ace Mark Cavendish came in almost 12½ minutes behind the winner, suffering from the serious cuts and abrasions he sustained in a crash near the end of Wednesday's stage.
Cavendish, a winner of 15 stages on the Tour de France, was so far back that police escorting the race mistakenly opened the route to traffic before he finished. The Isle of Man rider, dubbed the Manx Missile, was furious that he was forced to dodge private cars before finishing 130th on the stage to lie in 131st and last place overall.
Race director Mike Turtur said the incident would be investigated.
"We've had a policy in place whereby the green light vehicle is the last vehicle on the road behind the last rider for 13 years," Turtur said. "For whatever reason, our understanding is that green light vehicle was called forward of the Cavendish group with about 10 kilometers to go and we don't know the reason why police called it forward."
Goss sympathized with Cavendish, his teammate for US-based HTC-Highroad.
"It's not easy to get through when you have a busted-up head like he has," Goss said, "but he still got round."
Matthews underscored his considerable potential with his first win on a WorldTour stage, coming off Goss' wheel with about 200 meters remaining to win comfortably. Greipel was second while Australians Goss, Simon Gerrants and Luke Roberts filled the next three placings.
Goss, with an accumulated time after three stages of 9 hours, 56 minutes, 25 seconds, has a two-second lead over Greipel in the overall race. McEwen is third, four seconds behind the lead, with Matthews fourth on the same time.
"It's amazing," Matthews said of his stage win. "My team did really well for me today and got me all the way to the finish."
Greipel was disappointed that he became boxed in near the finish and was unable to challenge more strongly for his ninth stage win in the Tour Down Under.
The stage Thursday took riders from Adelaide's inner southern suburbs along the city's southern expressway into the Adelaide Hills, through a chain of small settlements separated by woods and rolling pastureland.
After a stiff climb up Mount Barker to the township of Bridgewater, the 131 riders remaining in the race after Wednesday's crashes made two laps of a steeply undulating 13-mile circuit centered on the finish line at Stirling.
Two riders were unable to start Thursday due to injuries suffered in the second stage pileup: Australian Bernie Sulzberger suffered a broken collarbone and compatriot Chris Sutton, riding for Britain's Sky Procycling team, needed stitches to close a deep cut to his left knee.
Alexandr Kuschynski, Thomas De Gendt, Luis Pasamontes and Luke Durerbridge broke away after a couple miles Thursday and led by as much as five minutes before being gradually reeled in by the peleton. Armstrong played a vital role in the chase, riding near the front of the bunch to control its tempo.
The breakaway group was finally caught about 16 miles from the finish, as was a late attack that included Australian Richie Porte. Goss fought his way through an increasingly strung-out field to reach the front of the bunch before being run down by Matthews.
"Hopefully the bad luck's over now and the good luck's to come," Goss said. "There are a couple of hard days to come so I could use the good luck then."
The fourth stage Friday will take riders from Norwood in Adelaide's inner eastern suburbs to Strathalbyn in the hills.


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The New Yorker Exposes Koch Industries "Kochtopus" Behind Tea Party and Climate Denial Machine [1]
Brendan DeMelle [2] | August 23, 2010
By Brendan DeMelle [2] • Monday, August 23, 2010 - 14:15
The New Yorker has published a must-read article exposing the long reach of the "Kochtopus" [3] network set up by Koch Industries [4] to fuel the Tea Party and fund the climate denial machine.
Written by investigative journalist Jane Mayer, the piece titled "Covert Operations: The billionaire brothers who are waging war against Obama" [3] explores the decades-long efforts of brothers David and Charles Koch to manipulate and deceive the public on issues ranging from climate change to cancer-causing chemicals.
Koch Industries has done far more than even ExxonMobil to fund the climate denial machine in recent years, and media coverage about numerous Tea Party and GOP candidates [5] who deny the science of climate change [6] confirm that the Kochs' reach has infected national politics in unprecedented ways.
The lengthy New Yorker article [3] covers many interesting new angles about the Kochs' influence-peddling empire, and adds to a growing body of research about Koch Industries' anti-science, anti-democratic activities.
Building upon the research from Greenpeace's excellent Koch report [4] earlier this year, Jane Mayer expands on Koch's role in funding climate deniers and anti-science think tanks, not to mention the Tea Party.
Head over to The New Yorker [3] to read the slimy details.


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Judge Clark Douglas hopes to be a cardinal one day. Birds seem so free...
Editor's Note
Our reviews of The Borgias: The Final Season (Blu-ray) (published September 19th, 2013) and The Borgias: The Second Season (published March 25th, 2013) are also available.
The Charge
The original crime family.
Opening Statement
"In times like these, it's good to have old friends."
Facts of the Case
The year: 1492. The place: Rome. As our story begins, we're introduced to the crafty Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia (Jeremy Irons, Dead Ringers), a religious leader with a reputation for less-than-ethical behavior. Rodrigo has four illegitimate children by his former lover Vanozza Cattaneo (Joanne Whalley, The Man Who Knew Too Little): the grim Cesare (Francois Arnaud, I Killed My Mother), the playboy Juan (David Oakes, The Pillars of the Earth), the delicate Lucrezia (Holliday Grainger, Jane Eyre), and the innocent young Gioffre (Aiden Alexander). After much plotting and scheming, Rodrigo lands himself an honor which horrifies many of those who know him well: he is selected as the new pope. Rodrigo is eager to use the position for personal gain, but quickly finds himself facing a series of large-scale challenges which might bring his reign to a swift end.
The Evidence
To a large degree, The Borgias feels like a carefully-constructed melange of many successful television programs from the past decade. In its sex-and-violence-saturated examination of notable historical figures, it reminds us of The Tudors, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Camelot, and Rome. In its examination of a tenuous, complicated father/son relationship, it reminds us of Sons of Anarchy. Some of the romantic relationships and the show's emphasis on characters engaged in crafty games of plotting and scheming remind us quite distinctly of Game of Thrones. The manner in which the complexity of Vatican's shifting political structure is highlighted sometimes causes the show to play like a historical version of The Wire. The title and the show's tagline (reprinted above) seem designed to remind us of The Sopranos. As such, it's bound to feel like you've seen a lot of this stuff before.
However, the fact that The Borgias is inspired by a number of other programs doesn't automatically make it inferior to all of them. It's by no means a masterpiece on the level of The Sopranos or The Wire—at least not yet—oh, who am I kidding, it'll never be that good—but it's engaging television which offers enough compelling original material to merit a recommendation. Though the show's advertising campaign seemed to promise this would be another super-sexy historical melodrama, The Borgias is actually a good deal less gratuitous than many of its inspirations (despite the fact that its central character is arguably best-known for his involvement in a bizarre orgy known as The Banquet of Chestnuts). Sure, there's a steady supply of sex and violence, but it generally feels much less forced and needlessly explicit than what many pay cable programs serve up. In the hands of creator and writer Neil Jordan, the series never allows ratings-grabbing sensationalism to overwhelm its ideas.
The best concept The Borgias offers is the idea that the endlessly corrupt Rodrigo Borgia actually is a man of faith. Sure, he's eager to exploit the Papacy for personal gain and has no qualms about doing questionable things in the name of God, but he's not just using religion as a useful cover for his behavior. He truly does believe that God is watching him, and as such must find a way to justify all of his actions in a manner which conforms with his warped belief system. The series offers some tremendously effective moments in which Rodrigo nervously reminds himself of the fact that he's going to have to account for every one of his wicked actions. When Rodrigo prays, he pours his soul out in earnest. We've seen so many things about religious hypocrites, but few in which religion is as meaningful and real as it is to these characters. Jordan's a smart writer (he pens every episode of the series in addition to directing the first two), and his storytelling is consistently meaty and nuanced.
The other key reason to check out The Borgias is the performance of Jeremy Irons in the lead role. Though Irons is marginalized from time to time and seems a little disinterested during the first few episodes, he's magnificent once he sinks his teeth into the role. Irons is particularly effective during the final few episodes, in which both his faith and his morals are pushed to the limit. It's remarkable to observe the way in which Irons can shift from arrogant confidence to broken contrition to sneering vengeance without missing a beat. He's also an actor who knows how to do a lot with very little, and gets a lot of mileage out of dryly amusing scenes in which he expresses so much with a little wince or a raised eyebrow (as the pope is often prevented from expressing himself in the way that an ordinary person might). A handful of supporting players impress (particularly fretful guest star Derek Jacobi, a quietly nervous Colm Feore as the show's central antagonist, and a very entertaining Michael Muller as King Charles VIII of France), but Irons owns this series.
The Borgias: Season One (Blu-ray) offers a handsome 1.78:1/1080p high definition transfer which highlights the show's impressive sets and costume design. Though it's clearly on a smaller budget than something like Game of Thrones, The Borgias is a good-looking show which only suffers during some large-scale special effects shots (a few moments during the battles which occur in the final three episodes are slightly cringe-inducing). Detail is strong throughout, colors are vibrant (thankfully, this is one historical show which doesn't look dingy and desaturated) and flesh tones are warm and accurate. Blacks are satisfyingly deep as well, though there are minor crush issues on occasion. The TrueHD 5.1 audio gets the job done nicely, with an effectively heated score from Trevor Morris getting a particularly generous mix. Dialogue is never less than stellar, and a handful of action packed sequences are effectively boisterous. Extras are entirely comprised of random episodes of other Showtime series: the House of Lies pilot, the first episode of Dexter's sixth season and two episodes of Episodes. You also have the option to access a handful of additional random episodes via BD-Live. Honestly, I could care less about this stuff; some series-specific extras would have been much more useful.
The Rebuttal Witnesses
The Borgias may not succumb to sensationalism as often as you might suspect, but it does succumb to dreariness every now and then. The middle stretch of this nine-episode first season can drag a little at times, mostly because these episodes largely push Irons to the sidelines and focus on poorly-developed romances between many of the supporting characters. Honestly, Rodrigo's kids really aren't that interesting at this point (though Lucrezia has her moments), as the relatively inexperienced actors portraying them just don't have the screen presence of the seasoned pros in the cast. Cesare has about as much screen time as anyone else in the show, but by the season's conclusion actor Francois Arnaud hadn't convinced me that the character was anything more than a mopy bore. Here's hoping these characters (and the actors playing them) get a chance to grow next season.
Closing Statement
It's an imperfect show, but I enjoyed The Borgias: Season One (particularly the final third of the season) and look forward to seeing where it goes from here. Props to Neil Jordan and co. for turning in a surprisingly classy program.
The Verdict
Not guilty.
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Looking for 20mL bottles of these Montales that typically come when you order a 100mL bottle direct from montale.
Black Aoud
Dark Aoud
Moon Aoud
Red Vetyver
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Looking for 20mL bottles of these Montales that typically come when you order a 100mL bottle direct from montale.
Black Aoud
Dark Aoud
Moon Aoud
Red Vetyver
Aoud Cuir D'Arabie
If you have...
Same thing happened with me and Diptyque Vetyverio. I was on the verge of thinking it bottle worthy, but my last 2 wearings on my decant I picked up an apricot note that didn't sit well. I knew that...
Diptyque - Virgillio, L'Eau Trois, Philosykos
L'Artisan - Dzongkha, Timbutku, Fou D'Absinthe
Amouage - Jubilation XXV, Homage, Tribute
By Kilian - Taste of Heaven, Back to Black, Cruel Intentions...
For the price - just buy some pure oud oil. So much better as I found the Kilian's pretty lackluster. I much prefer the Rose Oud to it, but again don't think that is worth the price either.
Forgot about AK 1869. It would probably be #7 on my list. It has lanolin and shea butter so very moisturizing. AOS makes a good cream too, but I much prefer their soaps (Sandalwood is in my top 5...
1. Domenico Caraceni 1913
2. Santa Maria Novella
3. Aqua Di Parma
4. Tabula Rasa all scents
5. Castle Forbes Lime & Lavender
6. Musgo Real
Nothing else I've used compares to these. Tabula...
This. Probably one of my top 5 scents.
Encre Noir
Black Aoud
My ex-GF used to love this on me and that was back when I only knew of designer scents and had many. Since discovering niche and others I quickly realized that there was nothing special about the one...
How is the iris note in this one? I'm kind of on an iris kick and am always on the lookout and L'Occitane in my experience has some pretty good frags.
It is a citrus/pine scent though not as up front with the lemon as Town & Country. I once owned it, but found others in my wardrobe similar and that I liked better (i.e 4 Voleurs, knize forest). It...
MPG Route de Vetiver
Encre Noir
L'Occitane Vetyver
ELDO Fat Electrician
Guerlain Vetiver
I would thoroughly go through your sample before deciding on a bottle. They will wear differently each time to the point you can form a good opinion. Sounds like you've just worn these once and are...
Diptyque 34 Boulevard Saint Germain
I have a sample of this on the way and am looking forward to it. While I really like Diptyque as a house, not many do I consider FBW.
I expected as much. Just saw it online while browsing and wondered....
Not familiar with Tonka Imperial, but for the price point EdB is a bargain and quality juice. Especially when L'Occitane has 20% off sales...
Has anyone tried this? I love the scent of dior homme, but am very picky on my aftershaves. If it is just watered down EdT then I'm not interested. Looking to see if anyone can say anything about the...
And it just hit the $155 mark. Wow is all I can say...
Acqua Borsari Classica
Mainy of the Crown Perfumery fragrances can be found for around $25 now, though they are discontinued so when they are gone, they are gone for good.
I like the Fougere,...
English Fern
Opus 1870
They took a day or two to look into it, but told me it was new stock. Plus the description says fruit-tinged accents and I don't recall anything like that for the original.
I contacted them about 5 days ago and they got back to me and said it was new stock, so yes it is the reformulated version.
Domenico Caraceni 1913
Knize Ten
Diptyque Virgilio
Encre Noir
Probably Domenico Caraceni 1913 or Knize Ten at this point, though my sample of Jubilation XXV is really tempting me to buy that one.
I fortunately have snapped up 2 50 mL bottles in the past couple months on eBay, so with my rotation I should be good for another 30 years or so....
This is one I've really wanted to try and can't find anywhere. Diptyque is one of my favorite houses and I'm hoarding my bottles of virgilio at the moment. I might have to call the SF store and see...
I'm actually sampling this today. Not masculine at all and just pure violet. Trumper's is a good house and one of my favorites, but I don't like this one at all. It's been about 3 hours since...
I would go with Philosykos or Vetyverio as nice clean scents. Considering bottles of them myself.
Of the half dozen or so I've tried, English Fern is the only one I like and own. Most of them are too powdery for me.
It is a dry, dark, smokey, earthy, rooty hit you in your face vetiver in a very good way. Settles down to after 2-3 hours, but the overall longevity is impressive and definitely lasts 10+ hours.
For me in order are:
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Air Conditioning – Seven Ways to Reduce Costs
A research by The U.S. Department of Department of Energy stated that air conditioning take approximately 43% of a home's monthly bill. To reduce the cost of utility bill, below are few techniques to achieve this http://furnace-repair-toronto.ca/:
House Shading
The truth of the matter is that the accumulated heat found in a home comes directly from the sun. This is mainly through windows and the roof. However, did you know that planting leafy trees or bushes around your air conditioning unit will help increase your AC's efficiency up to 10%? At the same time, these leafy trees will also shade your house from the sun. This information was provided by The U.S. Department of Energy.
Window Tinting & Protection
Mesh-like windows or solar screens can intercept heat from the sun by up to 70%. For this window tint and protection to be effective, it is advisable to install on windows located on the east and west sides of the home.
If you cannot afford to install these tints, then you should consider using window films as alternatives. They are transparent as well as metalized. Because of these properties, they will reflect heat before the heat and rays make their way through to the house. The only limitation to this is that, one has to shut the windows for the film to work efficiently.
However, the solar screens offer double the power to keep the sun away from the house. They also have the power to keep away insects out even if windows are opened.
Increasing The Thermostat If Not at Home
At any time when you are not at home, you should consider setting increasing the thermostat. However, if you are at home, you should reduce the thermostat settings to around 78% when at home. During the night, you should also raise it to warmer temperatures. With this technique, you are surely going to save cash by about 5% to 15%.
Taking Advantage of Fans
For an air conditioning to cool your house efficiently, you will need to take advantage of fans. As such, you should consider placing them on the upper parts of the house as well as opening the windows on the lower levels. If you are leaving in a one-story apartment or house, you should close windows around the fan as well as open windows in rooms that are far from the fans, according to the same Department of Energy report. It is advisable to have the windward windows opened as well.
Reduce The Use of the Stove During the Day
During the summer, you should consider limiting the use of the stove during the day. The aim is to reduce indoor heat. This technique will help you reduce the cost of utility used by the AC. You should consider using a microwave instead for heating foods. At the same time, eating a cool salad is also an option.
If you must cook, then you should consider doing this at night, but make sure you have cooked a lot more food for tomorrow. At the same time, if you must cook during the day, then you should consider turning on your kitchen exhaust. If you are taking a hot shower, you should consider turning the bathroom exhaust fan on.
Replacing Old Air Conditioner
If you have an older air conditioning, then it is time to consider replacing them. Due to advancement in technology, today ACs are designed and manufactured to be efficient. With this technique, you will be in a position to save about 50% of energy. As such, you should consider looking for a high-energy saving AC. Keep in mind that the higher it is rated by the EER, the better it is.
AC Speed Reduction During Humid days
You should consider setting the air conditioning fans at a high speed during low humid days and at low speed during high humid days. The aim is to control the level of humidity at home for comfort purposes.


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I have an existing Java project in Eclipse. I want to implement builds using gradle. I tried using the gradle eclipse plugin as given here but ran into numerous errors in Eclipse.
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Rockies' left fielder Carlos Gonzalez gets Gold Glove
Colorado Rockies left fielder Carlos Gonzalez has been awarded a second Gold Glove.
Gonzalez was among the 18 players named Tuesday as recipients of a Gold Glove. He also was honored with one in 2010.
The awards for fielding excellence were presented Tuesday night by Rawlings. Gonzalez was selected through voting by NL managers and coaches.
"I feel honored and blessed with this award," Gonzalez expressed on his Twitter page. "Having a great defense in the outfield [is] very important for me. I work hard to be a help for my team."
Gonzalez earned the 12th Gold Glove in the Rockies' 20-season history, according to the Rockies website.


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Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 85
Gamertag: Geckyy
Boss: Mr. Huggles/Jaba The Huggle.
This is a boss that I found slightly annoying on my first playthrough on Thriller, especially if you don't know the trick to beating him. For people who are finding him hard and for newcomers, I will tell you how to beat him.
FIRST PHASE: Mr. Huggles
The dolls that are lying on the ground throughout the fight are evil dolls. The only way to get rid of these things is to use your melee weapon. If you try to use any other weapon, it will not work. If you are on Child's Play difficulty, there are no evil dolls. DO NOT ATTACK MR. HUGGLES! His costume provides a sort of shield, preventing you from harming him.
Mr. Huggles has two attacks. The first one he will use a lot is when he just runs up and tries to hug you to death. You can dodge this attack, but if he grabs you then hammer the buttons/rotate the sticks to break free. His second attack is standing still and firing musical notes at you, which he tends to do from afar. If these hit you, you will become stunned and must hammer the buttons/rotate the sticks to get out of it. If you get hit, he will likely follow up with his hugging attack as you try to snap out of it, so it is important that you break free as soon as possible.
You may notice that by his portrait at the bottom of the screen, there are 3 lives instead of a health bar. The aim of the fight is to get rid of these 3 lives. To get rid of his first life, lure Mr. Huggles up the stairs in the left-hand corner of the room and lure him onto the train tracks going around the room. There should be some electrical wiring on certain parts of the track you can lure him into. Leap over it so you don't get hurt and he should follow you straight into it, shocking him and making him lose a life. Be careful of the train on the tracks though. If it hits Mr. Huggles, he will fall off the tracks and you will have to lure him up again.
The keyboard in the top part of the room should activate. Run over to it and start walking on the green keys that appear on the keyboard. You should ideally do this while Mr. Huggles is still stunned by the electric wires because he will attack you while you try to do this. Once all the keys are pressed, they will play a tune and lure Mr. Huggles over. While he is on the keyboard, run to the water tower behind him and press X. This will leak water onto the keyboard, shock him, and make him lose his second life.
The generator in the top-right part of the room should activate. Head over to it and stand right in front of it. The trick is to lure Mr. Huggles into the generator. As he runs in to do his hugging attack, step away from the generator (or dodge out of the way) and he should go right into it. If you're on Child's Play difficulty, then the fight ends right here. If you're not, then you will have to pull four switches near the generator in the correct order. The order is easy, just pull the switch that is sparking with electricity next. If you do not do this fast enough, Huggles will break free, and you will have to trap him again. This will move the battle to the second phase.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are on Child's Play difficulty, then ignore all of the following. He is vulnerable to your weapons so just keep shooting him until he dies. If you want to know his attacks or are on Thriller or higher, then READ ON!
In this form, Jaba has three attacks. He will pull out a bubble wand and blow bubbles towards you. If these hit you, they will stun you and/or reverse your controls. Jump over them or move into the gaps. His second attack is to pull out a spiked yo-yo and fling it out in front of him in an attempt to decapitate you. If you are far enough away from him, then this attack will miss you completely. His third attack is his most dangerous one, where he will pull out his yo-yo and spin around the room at a rapid pace. This attack is extremely hard to avoid, and your best bet is to dodge madly around the room out of his way until the attack is over.
Once again, you cannot hurt Jaba with your weapons (unless you're on Child's Play). The secret to beating him? The many toys that lie strewn all over the floor of the room. Pick up the toys with X and throw them at Jaba with RT. You should ideally do this in the middle of any of his attacks (except the spinning one) to stop the attack. Keep pelting him with toys until his life bar is gone and he is beaten.
Please comment on this guide to let me know your opinions!
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Very nice, thankyou. I wish some one could do one for how to kill the grimreaper. I beat the game on easy but on medium his health doent go down at all.
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Welcome to the Hampton Inn Milwaukee-Airport
The free airport shuttle is one of the many cost-cutting enticements at Hampton Inn Milwaukee - Airport. Other free extras include a breakfast buffet, Wi-Fi connections and parking.
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Three-story Hampton Inn has 104 rooms with extra-thick mattresses, high-end linens, and your choice of pillows. Get work done at the large desks with ample lighting and ergonomic chairs with free high-speed wireless internet. There are also complimentary lap desks. The hotel serves a free continental breakfast daily featuring French toast, sausage links and scrambled eggs. There's always coffee brewing in the lobby. Other amenities include a fitness room with cardio and strength-training equipment and an indoor pool and hot tub. Take the free airport shuttle from the lobby. Parking is free.
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Last week I had the good fortune to head down to Emory University, where the campus was in full and spectacular bloom, and I had the opportunity to meet with faculty in various stages of the book-writing process. Some were at work on scholarly monographs aimed primarily at an audience of their peers–the tenure book, the promotion book, etc–but others were at a point in their careers with the ability, freedom or inclination to reach out to a broader audience of smart but non-expert readers. And that's where I came in–explaining the role of a literary agent, discussing the market, and dispensing some advice for scholars interested in writing for a general or "trade" readership.
I used the elements of a nonfiction proposal as the scaffold for my talk. I feel like the proposal is a good lens for understanding what publishers are looking for, and as difficult as good proposals are to write (weird hybrids that they are: part argument for the book, part blueprint, part marketing document), each discrete piece has a purpose. The presentation, given in conjunction with Eric Schwartz, Editorial Director of Columbia University Press, is reported on in detail here, but I'll mention a few points that crop up again and again, and not just with clients with many initials behind their names.
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Studio near Barcelona Cathedral
Size30 m²
Floor No.2(with elevator)
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The apartment consists of a double bedroom with storage space and a bright living area with a sofa. It offers a dining area for 3 and an elegantly tiled bathroom with towels included. The kitchen is well-equipped and laundry facilities are available within a common room in the building.
Santa Caterina Market and Portal de l'Àngel Street are both within 5 minutes' walk of the apartment. Urquinaona Barcelona Metro Station is 350 metres away and offers a direct metro line to the Casa Calvet Building, the Casa Batlló Building and the Hospital de Sant Pau Museum.
The area is well connected by buses and has range of vibrant restaurants, shops and cafés.
A fee of €20 is required for check-in between 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm.
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Hello, Ana Watson!
This is the short summary of our attitude about the apartments we stayed in Barcelona, having booked it through your service. It is Sleek Apartment Near Magic Fountain. Its adress is Calle de la Palma 10 in Barcelona. The owner is Fernando Aguado.
The apartments are situated in a very quiet place, but at the same it is very close to the centre. At the time we arrived Cynthia, who was an assistant of the owner, met us and gave all the necessary information we needed concerning the apartments. It was clean, simply furnitured but in a comfortable way. On the whole we liked these apartments.
There were just some points that made us feel uncomfortable the first 2 days. The central heating did not work and it was very cold in the flat. The television did not work either. The iron and hairdryer were of no use because of its bad state. The iron surface was ruined and the hair-dryer began to burn instead of working.
It was strange to understand that waiting for our arrival for some hours inside the apartments it did not occur to the assistant to check if the central heating works at least. Though she did not forget to take 20 euro fee for our late arrival after 20:00 and left us in the frozen apartments in the fall time.
But after we applied to Cynthia, they sent us a worker next day who solved all the problems I have mentioned.
Due to it we were satisfied with the apartments and the service given in general.
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We had 5 fantastic days in Barcelona, the apartment was great, had everything we needed, we were met on our arrival day outside and told a little about the area and the trains! Apartment was clean and well equipped!! Perfect for 2 adults and 2 teenagers! I would definitely recommend this apartment to anyone, thanks Fernando
Great place, in poblesec, not noisy! When we arrive at 1 pm. after a night flight,the Appart was not ready and the cleaning was not done , but we could left our luggages! We had the Appart around 4 PM. Tired but glad whith the cleaning! The girl who manaige the location is very Nice and helpfull! The Appart could have a big mirror somewhere and a shelf in the bathroom! Very good place!
The place was ok, there were some problems of course like the old towels (some had some stains), wifi doesnt work properly (it is an old modem so you have to reboot it every 5 minutes maybe) etc.
The issue with the old towels, we have informed the contact person and they have changed them so that was really nice. But seing that the house owner has such strict rules, the house itself is just a little bit messy. Of course I wouldnt care about the details if I am gonna stay only for a week, but if you are demanding so much from the people that are staying in your room, I would expect you to take care of the place a little bit more.
But overall its just for sleeping and taking a shower and from time to time eat at home. So I think that was fine, but I cannot say I am impressed.
Excellent Apartment!
There were everything what we needed - two bedrooms, living room, bathroom and fully equiped kitchen.
The neighborhood was very nice.
I strongly recommend this Apartment.
I can give only poor feedback for many reasons. Firstly when I arrived to Barcelona and I contacted landlord to meet - I had to wait till 1230PM as the host was "busy" with other customers. It was advertised on website that I need to call owner after I arrive at El Prat airport, which I did - however me and my family we ended up waiting 3 hrs to be seen. The welcome meeting at the apartment was pleasant. Landlord showed us everything around.
In first day we noticed that photos on Wimdu website of this apartment must be quite old or the apartment is in constant use as beds, wardrobes, kitchen, bathroom equipment are in very poor condition. Also my bedsheets were very dirty. I found dozens of hair on my bed - I just went to buy new sheet. Also it was 6 of us - but the 6th person had to sleep in living room (bed inside the sofa). Table, wardrobes - in general - were with lots of dust. Remote control for tiny TV was not working.
It was one of the cheapest offer to buy on the website, so I don't want to complain, however even if the place is very basic - a clean apartment for new guest is a must.
Plus: Internet was working with no trouble, decent hot shower, landlord send a guy to repair broken air conditioning immediately.
Location: this was stated accurate on Wimdu website: is close to Sagrada Familia. But to go to other attractions you will use metro (with one interchange). The nearest metro is L5, which goes directly to Sants station.
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Very nice Apartment, big and central! I would recommend it!
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