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Book your room at Hotel Espace Bollaert
Standard Double RoomMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Standard Twin RoomMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Superior Double RoomMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Triple RoomMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
Standard Single RoomMax Occupancy: 1 guest
Superior Single RoomMax Occupancy: 1 guest
Lens hotel with a restaurant
Situated in Lens, this hotel is close to Felix Bollaert Stadium and Louvre-Lens. Area attractions also include Canadian National Vimy Memorial and Notre Dame de Lorette National Cemetery.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Hotel Espace Bollaert features complimentary wireless Internet access. Other amenities include a computer station and a 24-hour front desk.
Room Amenities
In addition to complimentary wireless Internet access and desks, guestrooms feature private bathrooms along with phones and complimentary toiletries.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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At your hotel
The hotel offers a restaurant. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Lens hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance and an elevator (lift). A total renovation of this property was completed in August 2013.
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 54
- Number of floors - 2
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Elevator/lift
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free Wi-Fi
- Computer station
- One meeting room
- Restaurant
- Year Built 1988
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
Stay connected
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
In your room
- Soundproofed rooms
- Phone
- Private bathroom
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer (on request)
- Bathtub or shower
- Desk
- Flat-panel TV
- Free Wi-Fi
Eat and drink
La Pause Gourmande - This restaurant specializes in regional cuisine and serves dinner only.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
The fine print for Hotel Espace Bollaert
When you arrive
Check-in time starts at noon
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time ends at midnight
When you leave
Check-out time is noon
How you can pay
Your pets
Pets allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Breakfast fee: EUR 10.90 per person (approximately)
- Pet fee: EUR 8 per pet, per night
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 16 per night
We should mention
Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section).
National Rating
This hotel has received its official star rating from the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France.


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Location: Dutchess County , NY
Title: nemo scroll
Date: Jul 26, 2013
Great idea for new baby gift. Something a little different and reasonably priced. I paired this with the Finding Nemo DVD to start baby's collection as that is our favorite movie. Smooth transaction and ease working with website
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Location: Illinois
Title: wonderful
Date: Nov 16, 2012
This is my third scroll and I love them! I do wish that I could pick more of what gets put on it but it is still great and really paints a picture for the little ones to look back on!
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Title: Cute for a Memory Book
Date: Jan 22, 2012
The writing is too small to hang on a wall for people to read, but it looks nice in my daughter's memory book. The color is vibrant and the info is interesting to read. I like knowing that my daughter and I can look back at this and get a snapshot of what else was going on in the world when she was born.
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Location: Garrison, NY
Title: Awesome Keepsake Scroll
Date: Dec 15, 2011
This scroll is definitely worth purchasing. So much fun to read, great quality and so worth the money. I purchased this to keep in my 2 year okld son's baby book. Going to order one for me as well.
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Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Title: Very cute!
Date: Nov 26, 2011
Very cute Keepsake Scroll. It will be very cool, not just for my son, but, for my husband to read this 10 years from now.
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Location: Port Orchard, WA
Title: Too Cute For Words!
Date: Oct 11, 2011
I love giving these as gifts! It is so fun to see what was going on the day the baby was born. They have so many options that match nurserys.
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Location: Yokosuka, Japan
Title: awesome scroll
Date: Aug 16, 2011
I was very satisfies with the scroll I received. it got to me in an orderly time and it was well worth the money I spent on it.
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Location: Long Island, New York
Title: Cute gift
Date: Apr 08, 2011
I really liked this product. It is a clever idea for a birthday gift. I ordered them for my grandchildren's birthdays. The print is tiny but I ordered the smaller size for their memory books. There is quite a bit of information listed.
I would recommend this as a unique gift for any age group.
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Location: Boonton, NJ
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Date: Aug 06, 2010
I bought these for my boys when they were born, they are now 28, 25, 22, and 18, and still on display in our home. Now I buy them every time someone I know has a baby, and the parents love them. I had the scroll in less than a week, I couldn't be happier.
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Date: Jul 23, 2010
We love this product! The details regarding the time were right on the money. This is exactly what we expected. So glad we purchased for our son!
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Title: Very nice scroll
Date: Mar 29, 2010
My daughter loved it. She was amazed about the facts that happened on her birthday and that it was customized with her birth information.
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Location: WI
Title: Great Gift Idea!
Date: Dec 03, 2009
I purchased these keepsake scrolls for all three of my children. I have them framed for their bedroom walls. These are a fun way to remember the year they were born and to let them know about the world "way back when". I'm going to start giving these out for baby gifts since they are much more personal and unique than sleepers!
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Title: So happy this was still available
Date: Jun 21, 2009
I purchased this scroll for my son 2 years again and I'm thrilled to find the same design for my newborn. I hope it continues to be available if we have more children!
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Alabama's eighth community archery park will hold its grand opening at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 12 in Ozark, Ala. The facility includes an eight-target adult range from 15 to 50 yards, an eight-target youth range of five to 20 yards, a four-target range of 10 to 40 yards with a 15-foot platform and an 8-target walking course. The archery facility is located in Sam Dale Park, which is adjacent to Ed Lisenby Lake, one mile north of Roy Parker Road on Myrtle Drive.
The Ozark archery park joins seven others currently in operation including Athens, Cullman, Dothan, Demopolis, Decatur, Heflin and Lincoln. One more is under construction in Tuscaloosa. These facilities are one component of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) effort to increase awareness and participation in the life skill of archery.
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By MK
Ilove this. Other posters shouldn't take themselves so serious. Good for these grannies.
By FauxRealGirl
This is awesome!...anybody that would say this is stupid does NOT know how to let themselves have fun and enjoy life...heck, I wish I could do that too!!!!! You Go Girls!!
By ickymcpooh
Thats so cute old people rock
By Diane
Loved this! I also love both my grandmother's and anyone who thinks this was dumb must not have much of a relationship with their grandmother's!
By angeleyesr
This is great. I agree anyone who says it is stupid does not appreciate someone having a good time and probably doesn't know how to themselves. These two ladies obviously KNEW it was a virtual rollercoaster and were just having a good time with it. GOOD FOR THEM. It looked like fun.
By Shelly
I have a funny story:
We took my mother ( age 73 ) to Walt Disney World on a family trip. At one point, she said she wanted to ride the Casey Jones train from Adventureland back to Main Street so she could go shopping.
So, off she goes on her own. She asked a cast member where she could get on the train. The cast member pointed her in the direction she needed to go.
Well, she got on the train all right, but it wasn't the choo-choo she thought she was getting on. She boarded the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
Now, you would think that somebody would have noticed this little old lady, by herself, with her pocketbook and plastic rain cap boarding the runaway train and think something was amiss.
But no. Grandma went for the ride of her life.
After she told us what happened, I was shocked that she didn't notice that something wasn't right ... that she was on a thrill ride and not the Casey Jone choo-choo train.
She said, "Well, Disney World is such an amazing place, I thought to myself that the train didn't even need an engineer."
Seems she was in the first car.
I asked her if she panicked when she realized what was happening.
My mom said, "Nah. I just put my arms up and figured I could either die having fun ... or die being scared. I decided to have fun."
Age really IS just a number. You have to wonder why younger people think it's odd or funny to see seniors enjoying themselves. If we are lucky, we will all be there someday and a LOT sooner than you think!
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this is cute i dont have my grandparents anymore they have long since departed this world and are hopefully having fun in their afterlife, they all lived through wars, losses, and the depression, my moms mother was a feisty woman of 4 ft 10 because she grew up during the depression she was very self sufficient a wonderful cook an amazing seamstress she was also my nanny my grandpop was a sea bee and the stories he told were nothing short of heroic my dads parents were irish born and bred i inherited my grandmas recipies the irish can do miracles with a potato stop bashing these granny's they are having fun they are full of life and spunk something i bet most of the bashers are
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Send Granny to BINGO - at least she won't end up looking stupid on the Internet there.
By Jonnie
I loved your story, give your mom a hug for me and tell her I hope she loved Disney (I'm from FL and went there every year growing up).
To everyone who is complaining, why did you watch it then?? It SAYS green screen, you KNEW what you were going to see.
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Absolutely adorable. Good for the Grandmas and the grandchild that took the pix.
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The Chambermaid's First Song
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HOW came this ranger
Now sunk in rest,
Stranger with stranger,
On my cold breast?
What's left to sigh for?
Strange night has come;
God's love has hidden him
Out of all harm,
Pleasure has made him
Weak as a worm.
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was legally published within the United States (or the United Nations Headquarters in New York subject to Section 7 of the United States Headquarters Agreement) before 1964, and copyright was not renewed.
The author died in 1939, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.
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- Die vorliegende Dissertation steht in der Tradition der interdisziplinären und interkulturellen Kulturstudien zum Thema Toleranz. Sie geht von dem Zusammenhang von Fremdheit und Toleranz aus und diskutiert zuerst das Problem des Fremderstehens in interdisziplinären Be-trachtungsebenen, um anschließend kulturspezifische Toleranztraditionen und ihre Bedeutung für die Gegenwart kritisch zu überprüfen. Ausgehend von hermeneutischen Überlegungen wird gezeigt, dass das Verstehen des Frem-den als Interpretament der Andersheit und Differenz (Harald Weinrich 1990), wenn es in sei-ner Andersheit gelassen wird, eine Aporie darstellt. Diese Aporie manifestiert sich in der Ver-stehbarkeit und Nichtverstehbarkeit des Fremden, so dass der ganze hermeneutische Prozess der Annäherung an das Fremde mit Skepsis betrachtet werden kann. Die Skepsis gegenüber der Verstehbarkeit des Fremden wird jedoch in dieser Arbeit in Anlehnung an den Literatur-wissenschaftler Alois Wierlacher (1984), den Philosoph Ram Adhal Mall (2005) und die Phi-losophin Heike Kämpf (2003) als Vorteil angesehen, weil sie die Interpretation des Fremden offen lässt. Diese Offenheit vermeidet fixierte Interpretationen und fördert Perspektivenviel-falt und Verstehen in der Distanz, die für einen toleranten Umgang mit differenten kulturellen Traditionen wichtig sind. Der Toleranzbegriff wird von seinen Gegnern als Ausdruck der Schwäche bzw. Unterwerfung apostrophiert. Danach ist Toleranz ein Akt, der in der Tat die Fremdheit einer Minderheit nicht akzeptiert, sondern mehr oder weniger duldet (Georg Tabori 1991; Barbara Fischer 2003). Aber von ihren Befürwortern wird Duldungstoleranz als Ausdruck religiöser Verge-bung der Fehler der anderen wahrgenommen (Fethullah Gülen 2006; Ahmad Al-Tayyeb 2006). Weder das positive noch das negative Verständnis von Duldungstoleranz können das Verstehen des Fremden in der Distanz widerspiegeln. Die kritische Konzeptualisierung des Fremdverstehens wird im zweiten Teil der Dissertation mit dem Diskurs über 'Orientalismus' und 'Okzidentalismus' einerseits und den Toleranzdis-kursen in der islamischen und der europäischen Welt in Berührung gebracht. Es wird daran aufgezeigt, dass Toleranz nur als aktiver Anerkennungsakt (Alois Wierlacher 1996) die Grund-lage für eine produktive Kommunikation mit dem Fremden und für den Umgang mit kulturel-ler Vielfalt bilden kann. Schlagwörter: Toleranz, aktive Toleranz, Fremdverstehen, Perspektivenvielfalt, kulturelle Vielfalt.
- Janus Particles at Interfaces (2013)
- This thesis describes the synthesis and the characterization of both polymeric and hybrid Janus particles of well-defined size, shape and functionality and their high potential for applications in colloidal and material science. Soft Janus particles, based on polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-poly(methyl methacrylate) (SBM) triblock terpolymers, represent a fascinating group of polymeric materials because their size, shape and functionality directly influences their adsorption behavior at liquid-liquid interfaces. The adsorption behavior of Janus cylinders at liquid-liquid interfaces was studied using the pendant drop technique. The interfacial tension decreases with increasing Janus cylinder length and concentration. From the time evolution of the interfacial tension the characteristics of early and late stages of the Janus cylinder adsorption were specified. A series of TEM images of the liquid-liquid interface taken during the cylinder adsorption confirm these observations. Janus cylinders behave differently at the interfaces as compared to the block terpolymer precursor SBM and to cylinders of comparable sizes with a polybutadiene core and a homogeneous polystyrene shell. Understanding the influence of particle size and architecture on the adsorption process is a very important criterion for an efficient industrial use of the Janus particles. To establish the effect of the Janus character together with the effect of particle shape on the interfacial activity and orientation of the Janus particles at an liquid-liquid interface, we present a combination of experimental and simulation data together with detailed studies elucidating the mechanisms governing the adsorption process of Janus spheres, Janus cylinders and Janus discs. These studies demonstrate that changes in the geometry of the particles strongly influence the stabilization of the liquid-liquid interface. As the shape changes from spheres to discs and cylinders, different adsorption kinetics, different packing behavior, different energy barriers and finally different equilibrium values for the interfacial tension can be found. Another main point of this thesis was the synthesis of functional and/or stimuli-responsive hybrid core-shell-corona Janus particles based on inorganic colloids and the characterization of their unique properties and fascinating self-assembly behavior. The first step towards these Janus particles was to understand in detail the formation of core-shell-corona particles with a homogeneous corona, and then in a second step, to use our new knowledge to create hybrid core-shell-corona Janus particles. We developed an easy and completely reproducible preparation and characterization of the solution behavior and functional properties of superparamagnetic and/or fluorescent, thermo-responsive inorganic/organic hybrid nanogels with an intermediate protective silica shell and an interactive polymer layer. These well-defined multifunctional nanogels were prepared via two consecutive encapsulation processes of superparamagnetic and/or fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals with a silica layer and a crosslinked and responsive polymer poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) corona. The precise adjustment of the conditions allows to achieve a reliable encapsulation and to either entrap several particles or single ones and to precisely tailor the thickness of the silica shell. Full functionality of the encapsulated nanocrystals is retained, but excellent wettability, biocompatibility, flexible surface chemistry, increased chemical stability are implemented together with a thermo-responsive polymer corona. On the basis of our well-characterized core-shell particles we took advantage of the variable surface chemistry of the silica shell to combine the properties of the superparamagnetic core-shell nanoparticles with the catalytic character of nickel complexes in hybrid core-shell-corona nanoparticles forming heterogeneous nanocatalysts. In that way a heterogeneous catalyst was created for facile product separation in the catalytic conversion of olefins. In the next level, an efficient strategy for the large-scale synthesis of well-defined hybrid Janus particles with a silica core (˂˂ 100 nm) and a stimuli-responsive PDMAEMA hemicorona was developed. The synthesis is based on a modified version of the Pickering emulsion technique in combination with surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) in a "grafting from" approach. First, 30 nm silica nanoparticles are immobilized at the interface of sub-micrometer sized droplets of poly(vinyl acetate). Since the nanoparticles are partially embedded, one hemisphere is protected. After the modification with an ATRP-initiator and the detachment of the modified silica particles, PDMAEMA was grafted from one hemisphere via ATRP. The obtained Janus nanoparticles are well-defined in size and shape and show stimuli-responsive structural changes depending on pH and temperature.
- Waste-Management in Mazabuka, Sambia - "Southern Wings Environmental Recovery Service – angepasste Lösung mit Modellcharakter, oder nicht konkurrenzfähiges Kleinunternehmen?" (2011)
- Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wird das Abfallmanagement einer Mittelstadt Sambias analysiert. Dabei werden rechtlichte, institutionelle, kulturelle, ökonomische und ökologische Aspekte untersucht. So werden exemplarisch charakteristische Herausforderungen des Abfallmanagements in den Ländern des Südens (LdS) dargestellt. Explizit wird eine Organisationsanalyse eines abfallwirtschaftlichen Kleinunternehmens durchgeführt, um die Frage zu beantworten, ob das praktizierte und in der gängigen Literatur als Best-Practice bezeichnete Betreibermodell einer Handkarren-Müllabholung tatsächlich Vorbildcharakter hat. Letztlich werden auf die Analyse aufbauend spezifische Handlungsempfehlungen in Bezug auf das Wirtschaftsunternehmen, sowie allgemeingültige Erkenntnisse in Bezug auf das Abfallmanagement in den LdS aufgeführt.
- Globale Deformation spezieller Fano 3-Mannigfaltigkeiten (2013)
- Die Dissertation "Globale Deformation spezieller Fano 3-Mannigfaltigkeiten" beschäftigt sich mit der globalen Deformation von Fano Mannigfaltigkeiten mit Dimension 3 und Picardzahl 1. Genauer gesagt wird die Frage untersucht, ob die Tatsache, dass für eine glatte Familie kompakter komplexer Mannigfaltigkeiten $p: X \to \Delta$ über der komplexen Kreisscheibe $\Delta \subset \mathbb C$, die Fasern $X_t = p^{-1}(t)$, $t \in \Delta \setminus \{0\}$ über der punktierten Kreisscheibe Fano Mannigfaltigkeiten sind, impliziert, dass auch die zentrale Faser $X_0 = p^{-1}(0)$ eine Fano Mannigfaltigkeit ist. Die Arbeit gibt positive Antworten für den Fall, dass eine Faser über der punktierten Scheibe entweder ein Durchschnitt zweier Quadriken in $\mathbb P^5$ ist oder eine zweifache Überlagerung von $\mathbb P^3$, die entlang einer glatten quartischen Fläche verzweigt ist. Die wesentliche Schwierigkeit ist, zu zeigen, dass die zentrale Faser projektiv ist, was wir nicht a priori voraussetzen. Der Beweis im ersten Fall folgt nach Verwendung von Resultaten von J. Kollár relativ leicht aus der Deformationstheorie glatter, rationaler Kurven. Im zweiten Fall orientiert sich der Beweis – wieder nach Verwendung der Resultate von J. Kollár – zunächst an einem Beweis von I. Nakamura eines et- was stärkeren Resultats für die dreidimensionale Kubik an Stelle der zweifachen Überlagerung. Anders als bei Nakamura muss jedoch ausgeschlossen werden, dass die zentrale Faser $X_0$ bimeromorph auf den dreidimensionalen projektiven Raum abgebildet wird. Dies scheint zunächst absurd, macht jedoch den Haupt- teil der Arbeit aus.
- Superstructures of Magnetic Materials (2013)
- This dissertation reports on the results of studies on magnetic materials as the ternary carbide SmNiC2 and the perovskite-related layered compounds La5(Ti0.80Fe0.20)5O17 and La6(Ti0.67Fe0.33)6O20. Studies were performed with single-crystal X-ray diffraction and subsequently refinement and analysis of the crystal structures. Measurements of SmNiC2 were performed within the temperature range of 8 - 300 K. Refection peaks were analyzed for a possible peak-splitting as a consequence of a lowering of the symmetry of the crystal lattice in the charge-density wave state as well as in the ferromagnetically ordered state. It was found, that no lattice distortion is associated with the phase transitions. In both phases the crystal lattice has orthorhombic symmetry. A structure model of the incommensurately modulated structure in the charge-density wave state describes the structure with layers of Sm and Ni atoms, stacked along the c axis. Between the layers C atoms are arranged as C2-pairs. Ni atoms form dimerized chains along the a axis and show the largest displacement modulation of all atoms as well as the largest variations of the bond distances to neighboring atoms. Thus, the Ni atoms carry the valence band, which is responsible for the charge-density wave. For a single layer of Ni atoms a commensurate charge-density wave would result. A frustration is caused by the interchange of the modulation with the lattice centering of the structure, which renders the modulation incommensurate in all layers. The two n = 5 and 6 members of a homologous series of perovskite-related layered compounds show completely different magnetic properties. Indeed both compounds remain paramagnetic in the complete analyzed temperature range of 4{400 K. But especially the n = 6 compound shows a behavior clearly different from the common paramagnetic characteristic with a ferromagnetic interaction at higher temperatures. At about room temperature a crossover to an anti-ferromagnetic interaction appears. Whereas the n = 5 compound does not show a crossover nor a clear (anti-) ferromagnetic interaction can be found. Structures of both compounds were successfully described on the basis of a unique structure type within (3+1)-dimensional superspace with modulation functions and modulation wave vectors depending in a systematic way on n. Selected structural parameters, as for example the B{O{B bond angle, do not show any noticeable change at temperatures of about 290 K. Instead the maximum concentration of magnetic Fe atoms realized in the central layers of each slab is suggested as the mechanism for the different magnetic properties. In the case of the n = 5 compound the maximum concentration is too low for the formation of magnetic interacting clusters. In the case of n = 6 clusters of 52 iron ions in average are formed. At temperature above room temperature the magnetic interaction within the clusters dominates, while at lower temperatures the anti-ferromagnetic interaction between clusters in neighboring layers is dominant. The thermal expansion of both compounds anisotropic with the strongest expansion along the a axis, parallel to the layers. This is different to the expansion in many other layered structures. Thereby the slabs show a clear expansion with rising temperature, while the interslab distances are almost temperature-independent. Valences of Ti and Fe ions were calculated with the Bond-Valence method. The results show, that calculated valences depend on the site occupancy by Ti and Fe ions. The best agreement between formal and calculated valences are found for sites, which are almost exclusively occupied by Ti ions. In these cases the oxygen environment and the valences are that of Ti4+. At sites occupied by both ions the refined oxygen positions represent the average of oxygen positions in TiO6 and FeO6 octahedra, weighted to the occupancies of Ti and Fe.
- Silicon and oxygen self-diffusion in forsterite and implications to upper-mantle rheology (2013)
- (1) Silicon lattice diffusion coefficient in dry forsterite The high temperature creep of olivine is believed to be controlled by self-diffusion of olivine. However, the experimentally measured silicon diffusion coefficients (DSi) [Dohmen et al., 2002; Jaoul et al., 1981] were about 2-3 orders of magnitude lower than those estimated from dislocation creep rates by deformation experiments [Durham and Goetze, 1977a; Goetze and Kohlstedt, 1973]. In order to resolve this discrepancy, we measured DSi in a dry forsterite single crystal at 1600-1800 K, 1 atm -13 GPa using an ambient pressure furnace and Kawai-type multi-anvil apparatus. The water contents in the samples were carefully controlled at <1 wt. ppm. The results of DSi showed small negative pressure dependence with an activation volume of 1.7±0.4 cm3/mol. The activation energy is found to be 410±30 kJ/mol. LogDSi at 1600 and 1800 K at ambient pressure are -19.7±0.4 and -18.1±0.3 (DSi in m2/s), respectively, which are ~2.4 orders of magnitude higher than those reported by Jaoul et al. [1981]. Their low DSi might reflect the effects of a horizontal migration of the isotopically enriched thin films applied on the sample surfaces, which may inhibit diffusion into the substrate during annealing. Our results resolved the discrepancy of DSi measured in diffusion experiments with those deduced from creep rates measured in deformation experiments. (2) Effect of water on silicon self-diffusion coefficient in forsterite Water has been considered to largely affect geodynamical processes in the Earth's interior. In particular, experimental deformation studies suggested that even several tens wt. ppm of water can enhanced creep in olivine by several orders of magnitude. However, those deformation results are doubtful because of the experimental limitations, e.g., considering only a limited range of water content and very high stresses applied to the samples. Because the high temperature creep of silicate minerals is controlled by silicon self-diffusion, we systematically measured DSi in iron-free forsterite at 8 GPa, 1600 - 1800 K, and water content (CH2O) from <1 up to ~800 wt. ppm, showing a relationship, DSi ∝ (CH2O)0.32±0.07. This CH2O exponent is strikingly lower than 1.2, which has been obtained by deformation experiments [Hirth and Kohlstedt, 2003]. The high nominal creep rates in the deformation studies under wet conditions may be caused by excess grain boundary water. Thus, the effect of water on olivine rheology is much smaller than that it has been considered before and many geodynamic problems should be reconsidered. The viscosity in the upper mantle calculated from DSi continuously decreases with increasing depth without appearing a minimum zone by mineral hydration, and therefore, the asthenosphere softening cannot be caused by water effect. The CH2O differences between the source of hotspots and their surrounding regions only causes a viscosity contrast by a factor of two, which is rather small in comparison with that caused by temperature differences. Therefore, CH2O differences cannot be the major reason that leads to the immobility of hotspots. (3) Effect of water on oxygen self-diffusion coefficient in forsterite Oxygen is the second slowest diffusion species in olivine with similar diffusion coefficients as silicon. Therefore, oxygen diffusion also plays essential role in rock deformation as well as silicon diffusion. In order to examine the effects of water on creep reported by rock deformation experiments, we also measured oxygen self-diffusion coefficient (DO) in forsterite at a pressure of 8 GPa and temperatures of 1600 - 1800 K as a function of CH2O from <1 up to ~800 wt. ppm. The experimental results showed DO ∝ (CH2O)0.06±0.1 ≈ (CH2O)0. Namely, water has no effect on DO. Together with the small effect of water on silicon self-diffusion coefficient, we conclude that the role of water on upper mantle rheology is insignificant. (4) Silicon grain boundary diffusion coefficient in forstetrite Dislocation creep causes non-Newtonian viscosity and seismic anisotropy whereas diffusion creep doesn't. Determination of deformation mechanism in Earth's interior is thus essential to understand mantle dynamics. We have measured silicon grain-boundary diffusion coefficient in forsterite as a function of pressure, temperature, and water content. The activation volume, activation energy, and water exponent are found to be 1.8±0.2 cm3/mol, 245±12 kJ/mol, and 0.22±0.05, respectively. The rates of dislocation creep, Coble diffusion creep, and Nabarro-Herring diffusion creep calculated from silicon lattice and grain-boundary diffusion coefficients suggest dominant diffusion creep in cold mantles and mantle wedges. In the asthenosphere, dislocation creep always dominates because of the high temperature. The deformation mechanism transition does not occur in the asthenosphere. In the lithosphere, diffusion creep dominates in shallow regions and dislocation creep dominates in lower regions. In mantle wedges, diffusion creep dominates and therefore olivine does not form lattice-preferred orientation: their strong anisotropy is caused not by olivine but by serpentine. The Newtonian rheology suggested by postglacial rebound and the seismically observed mid-lithospheric discontinuity should be attributed to the diffusion creep dominated cold continental lithosphere.
- Hybrid Devices: Morphology Control by Self-Assembly (2013)
- This thesis focuses on innovative concepts for hybrid photovoltaic devices. In particular, it aims at the improvement of light harvesting and the control of morphology. Hybrid devices combine the advantage of excellent electronic properties of inorganic semiconductors and the convenient processability of organic materials. However, the creation of suitable morphologies which guarantee a high interface area between donor and acceptor as well as continuous charge percolation pathways still remains a challenge. This thesis addresses the key issues utilizing state-of-the-art synthesis and characterization methods for the development of highly functional dyes as well as well-controlled polymers and blockcopolymers. In the first part, BODIPY (4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene) dyes were investigated which feature a broad absorption range up to the IR region accompanied by high extinction coefficients. These dyes were tested in solid state dye sensitized solar cells. In addition, triphenylamine based sensitizers were examined which feature beneficial redox potentials and excellent stability but at the expense of the broad absorption. Besides the light harvesting, a second issue concerning solid state dye sensitized solar cells is the lack of control over the morphology of the titania network such as network wall thickness and pore diameter. On basis of polymer brush particles made of a polystyrene core and a polystyrene sulfonate corona, a novel template assisted preparation of a mesoporous TiO2 electrode was established. In contrast to established methods, our template permits the individual control of the TiO2 network density and pore size. With variation of the TiO2 content during the hydrolysis, a fundamental correlation between the TiO2 density, the sensitized interface area and the resulting current generation was discovered. These results contribute to an improved knowledge toward dye sensitized hybrid solar cells. Building up on the knowledge gained from the polymer brush templates, novel amphiphilic semiconducting block copolymers were developed which facilitate the self-assembly of hybrid composites. The semiconductor component is based on well-known triphenylamine derivatives, while the hydrophilic block comprises the polystyrene sulfonate which features unique coordination and catalytic characteristics. The controlled reversible addition−fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) process was chosen for polymerization. In order to improve the versatility, the procedure was extended toward a combination of RAFT and "click" chemistry. The resulting amphiphilic semiconductor block copolymers form micelles in polar solvents or water. I utilized the highly charged micelles to attach oppositely charged CdSe nanorods. On the other hand, these block copolymer micelles were assembled on conductive substrates and annealed in saturated DMF vapor leading to microphase separation and a vertical alignment of the microdomains. Altogether, these studies pave the way for a profound basis for the development of morphology controlled hybrid devices. In the final part of this thesis the concept of amphiphilic semiconductor polymers or conjugated polyelectrolyte was developed in order to completely avoid insulating organic blocks. In this regard, a conjugated polythiophene backbone was combined with the sulfonate groups in the side chain. The presented approach significantly improves the control of the polymer synthesis permitting the modulation of the molecular weight, a narrow polymer distribution, a regioregular conformation and well-defined end groups. The highly regioregular conformation induces an unprecedented aggregation phenomenon. Studying the optical properties of the conjugated polyelectrolytes, a distinct correlation between molecular weight and aggregation was observed in aqueous solutions. Further, the electrical properties were studied in detail. A bulk hole transport mobility of 1.3 ± 0.5 x 10^-2 cm^2/Vs was determined which is among the highest values reported so far. In contrast to other conjugated polyelectrolytes impedance spectroscopy revealed a pure electronic transport mechanism without ion reorganization. In conclusion, this thesis comprises innovative concepts to improve light harvesting and gain control over the morphology of hybrid devices. The established synthesis protocols enable the controlled preparation of well-defined functional amphiphilic polymers and block copolymers. The achieved results not only allow new approaches for the optimization of hybrid devices, but also provide the basis for a more comprehensive investigation of physical processes due to the systematic morphology control in such devices.
- GrenzStattMiteinander. Zivilgesellschaftliche Raumproduktionen eines grenzüberschreitenden deutsch-polnischen Gemeinwesens in Görlitz und Zgorzelec. (2012)
- Während Pressevertreter sowie Politiker Görlitz (D) und Zgorzelec (PL), die sich seit 1998 als Europastadt bezeichnen, zum "Modellfall des europäischen Einigungsprozess" (FAZ, 10.06.2006) erklären, sind damit verbundene Visionen in ihrer Differenz zum Alltagsleben in den nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg geteilten Grenzstädten deutlich spür-bar. – Vollzieht sich die postulierte Konstruktion eines grenzüberschreitenden Ge-meinwesens auch als bottom-up-Prozess innerhalb von Alltagswelten beiderseits der Staatsgrenze? Davon ausgehend folgt die Arbeit mit einer ethnographischen For-schungshaltung der Perspektive zivilgesellschaftlicher Akteure im Bereich von Kultur und Bildung, die für das sogenannte "borderwork" (Rumford 2008), der Konstruktion, Verschiebung und dem Abbau von Grenzen, eine aktive Position einnehmen. Als Zu-gang dient die doppelte Triade der Raumproduktion, die Lefebvre in La production de l'espace (1974) formuliert und aufgrund der Prämisse "(sozialer) Raum ist ein (soziales) Produkt" sowohl territoriale als auch soziale bordering-Prozesse berücksichtigen kann.
- Computational Bounds for Elevator Control Policies by Large Scale Linear Programming (2013)
- We computationally assess policies for the elevator control problem by a new column-generation approach for the linear programming method for discounted infinite-horizon Markov decision problems. By analyzing the optimality of given actions in given states, we were able to provably improve the well-known nearest-neighbor policy. Moreover, with the method we could identify an optimal parking policy. This approach can be used to detect and resolve weaknesses in particular policies for Markov decision problems.
- Design of Robust Heterogeneous Catalysts for Sustainable Chemistry (2013)
- Robust heterogeneous catalysts based on polymer derived non-oxide ceramics (SiC/SiCN) with integrated late transition metal (Ni, Pd) nanoparticles (NPs) were designed, characterized and tested for their catalytic potential. For the decoration of SiCN support with metal NPs, a molecular approach was applied which makes the use of amido metal complexes for the chemical modification of the preceramic polymer (commercially known as HTT 1800, Clariant Advanced Materials GmbH, Sulzbach, Germany) by the transfer of metal to its nitrogen functions. The modified polymer was transformed to an amorphous SiCN material containing metal NPs by controlled pyrolysis under an inert atmosphere. By following aforementioned approach, Cu@SiCN materials (non-porous) have already been developed in our research group. In present thesis, attempts were made to fabricate porous SiCN/SiC materials with good accessibility of metal (Ni and Pd) NPs. Firstly, the synthesis of palladium containg SiCN materials by the pyrolysis of palladium modified polysilazane was attempted. It was found that during polymer to ceramic transformation, palladium reacts with silicon to form intermetallic palladium silicide particles. The materials were characterized (TGA, FT-IR, NMR, PXRD and TEM) and applied in catalytic hydrogenation reactions. The activity of the catalysts was found low because of the silicidation of metal and non-porous SiCN support. The issues of the low porosity of SiCN ceramics and the formation of metal silicides were addressed in the synthesis of Ni@SiCN materials. Controlled pyroylsis of Ni modified polysilazane at 600°C provided microporous Ni@SiCN materials, whereas at 1100°C the formation of nickel silicides in non-porous SiCN matrix was observed. Ni@SiCN materials were characterized by solid state NMR, FT-IR, PXRD, TGA, N2-physisorption and TEM. Hyperpolarized 129Xe NMR was used to study the effect of nickel loading and annealing time on pore structure. The microporous materials showed good thermal stability and activity in selective hydrogenation of aryl acetylenes but as polymer to ceramic conversion was not complete at 600°C, the materials possessed low hydrothermal stability at higher temperatures due to the hydrolysis of Si-N bonds. In order to replace Si-N bonds with more stable Si-C bonds, a commercial polycarbosilane was used to fabricate SiC materials with integrated Ni NPs by the pyrolysis of nanostructured polycarbosilane-block-polyethylene (PCS-b-PE) polymer. PCS-b-PE was synthesized by the reaction of PCS with PE-OH catalyzed by an amido nickel complex followed by its nanostructuring via microphase separation technique. The length of PE block affected the type of pores generated in SiC material and the synthesis of highly porous materials with micro-, meso- and hierarchical porosity was achieved. Ni@SiC materials were characterized by TGA, PXRD, N2-physisorption and TEM. Hierarchically porous Ni@SiC selectively cleaves aromatic C-O bond of aryl ethers in water and was found a reusable catalyst. Lastly, controlled pyrolysis of palladium modified polysilzane provided nanoporous SiCN materials with very small and highly accessible Pd NPs. This shows the role of SiCN support whose nitrogen atoms have a stabilizing effect on small metal nanoparticles. Moreover, SiCN support ineracts nicely with the NPs leading to the prevention of their leaching. In general, NPs have agglomeration tendencies with increasing metal loading but in the case of Pd@SiCN, size of metal NPs remained small even with a palladium loading of 14 wt%. Pulse titration with hydrogen showed high accessibility of Pd. Pd@SiCN materials showed better activity than commercial Pd/C catalyst in oxidation of alcohols in the absence of air or oxygen with the evolution of hydrogen. M@SiCN/SiC materials may find applications in sustainable production of chemicals and fuels from renewable sources, for instance, from lignocellulosic biomass.


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14 Restaurants Where It's Better to Sit at the Bar
Del Posto, Peasant, Buvette, and more.
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Del Posto, Peasant, Buvette, and more.
At Prune, Meadowsweet, Bar Primi, and more.
Plus: Melvin's Juice Box cleanses, and more, in today's Leftovers.
The Gramercy Tavern chef uses it to garnish sashimi-style black sea bass.
Some chickens feast on scraps from Per Se. But most chickens destroy the planet.
The pastry chef is leaving New York.
Michael Anthony and Danny Meyer's book chronicles the restaurant's past and charts its future.
Four hours of oppression at Blanca.
You can help this restaurant launch, literally.
Also, she fights her way through a nasty cold with anchovies on toast and a lot of gelato.
They're putting a family tree together.
Plus: Purple Fig opens in UWS, and more of today's leftovers.
"I'm a little jealous of people who tend to talk about their favorite restaurants. I like a lot of restaurants, but I rarely go back to the same one twice."
His life-changing experience.
"When I do have a glass of wine, I enjoy it so much more. It's really something special. But now I get totally bombed, you know? My tolerance is definitely a lot lower."
His thoughts on food and life after the scare.
You may either expect caviar or an onslaught of homeless rodents. Or both!
The Gramercy Tavern chef was diagnosed with a tear in the wall of his aorta.
Plus: "Home on the Grange" and Autumn Harvest dinners, and more, in our daily roundup of neighborhood news.
Michael Anthony is teaming up with Farm Share.


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Action Potentials: Extrapolating an Ideology from the Anonymous hacker socio-political movement (a qualitative meta-analysis)
An ideology is defined as a set of ideas that "explains and evaluates social conditions, helps people understand their place in society, and provides a program for social and political action" (Ball & Dagger, 2011, p. 4). As such, these concepts underpin the actions of various groups and organizations, including that of the Anonymous hacker group, which professes no ideology or creed. Rather, the group has styled itself as a kind of anarchic global brain connected by various spaces on the... More
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The Fusion Ticker: WSJ, Reuters, THR
- Wall Street Journal: "If you want to reach the next generation, how can you not do something in English, when you know the second- and third-generation Hispanics have English as their main language?" said Isaac Lee, president of Univision News and chief executive of Fusion.
- Reuters: Fusion will start in 20 million homes, a fraction of CNN's 99 million, with a goal of reaching 60 million within five years, ABC News President Ben Sherwood said.
- The Hollywood Reporter: The joint venture partners, Univision and ABC News, won't say what this is costing, but similar ventures have run in excess of $100 million, and even with some shared resources, there has been no skimping on this startup.


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Ex-NASA Scientists Speak Out On "Climate Change" Hysteria
Obviously, they will be branded heretics, personally denigrated, and said to be in the pay of Big Oil and Big Coal.
(Nature World News) The government is overreacting to a largely unreal threat of global warming and NASA isn't helping, states a report issued by The Right Climate Stuff (TCRS) research team.
Comprised largely of ex-NASA engineers and scientists, the team acknowledges in their report that "climate science is not one of our data technical specialties," but that, nonetheless, given their experience in their separate fields of physics, chemistry, geology, meteorology and others, they felt the need to speak out.
Recently retired James Hansen never had a degree in "climate", either.
Specifically, the report responds to what the group feels is unfounded pulpit pounding by certain NASA bureaus regarding a false damnation of global warming that is seen strictly the result of human sin in the form of carbon dioxide emissions.
"Many of us felt these alarming and premature predictions of a climate disaster with so little empirical data to support these claims, would eventually damage NASA's reputation for excellent and objective science and engineering achievement," the report states.
The group points out that the science is not settled in the least, that natural processes dominate the climate cycle (and are poorly understood), that CO2 lags behind temperature change by roughly 800 years, and
"Ergo, CO2 does not appear to be the throttle that controlled the temperature cycles of the last 700,000 years." Though, they argue, the temperature appears to affect the levels of CO2 – a concept that for many may feel like standing on one's head.
They go on to point out that Mankind does have other affects on the climate and environment through other aerosols, such as methane, along with land use (I've mentioned both many times in saying that Man is responsible for about 10-15 of the warming, much of which is perceived and localized). Much of what they are saying is that the changes to the climate, much of which are simply part of a natural weather pattern, are caused by unknown mechanisms which are mostly natural. The Sun. Water vapor. Land use. Shifting land patterns through geologic processes. Etc. Climate and earth forces are too dynamic to simply say "CO2 is the cause of this warm period".
Rather, they believe, "A potential global warming issue has been identified that should be treated as a potential problem for which root cause is not definitely known."
Is the current warming a potential problem? Sure. The same way a cool period is a problem. Same as if it became a hot period. There are also lots of benefits from all. Climate and weather will always happen, and will never conform to the flat-earth mentality of Warmists. Who still refuse to change their own behavior to match their rhetoric.
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Dar Soulahfa Riad Marrakech
Official Contact Details - Dar SoulahfaPhone: 0044 (0) 20 7266 303
Beautifully restored Riad in the very heart of the anceint Medina. 5 Minutes to the main square, offered for exclusive rental.
- Price from 850 GBP / Week
- 3 bedrooms
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Last updated: 04/27/2007
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From the narrowest of streets, the door to the house opens onto a tranquil courtyard where a mosaic fountain trickels into the plunge pool. One bedroom is approached from the courtyard, as well as a bathroom with seperate shower.
The main living area is on the first floor where a place for dining and sitting opens through traditional arches onto a balcony that overlooks the pool below. Two bedrooms lead from the balcony and share an en-suite shower room.
The style throughout combines simplicity with traditional Moroccan craftsmanship and local products. The result is a house with real character providing every practical comfort.
Also off of the balcony is the beautiful salon, cool in summer and with an open fire for cooler evenings.
A further flight of stairs reveals the large roof terrace with a dining area ideal for breakfast. A berber tent with hand painted ceiling provides relief from the mid day sun and there is plenty of room for private sunbathing.
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This beautifully restored house was built over a century ago as part of a much larger Riad, long since divided into smaller homes. The site has been occupied for almost a thousand years, and the layout of the narrow streets in this part of the Medina remains essentially unchanged since the twelth century.
We found Dar Soulahfa in 2003 and embarked upon complete retosation of the house in keeping with its age while adding those 21st century benefits that now makes the house such a comfortable place to stay.
Perfectly located in the very heart of the Medina with the main square Jemaa el-Fna only a five minute walk. However, once inside the house you will find a calm and peaceful haven, an ideal retreat from the hustle of the streets.
The surrounding houses are mostly occupied by Morrocan families and a stay at Dar Soulahafa with provide a insight into life in the Marrakech Medina.
- Address:
- 19 Derb Tbib, Riad Zitoune El Jdid, Medina, 40000, Marrakech, Morocco
- Accommodation located in:
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Riad offered on sole occupancy basis
Perfect location for all city sights
Air conditioning and heating in all bedrooms
Plunge pool
Large private roof terrace
Ideal for families
English speaking houseman
Breakfast included
Housekeeper and maid service included
Excellent cook for traditional Moroccan dinners
All meals served by houseman
Open fire in salon for cooler evenings
Excursions can be arranged by the houseman
3 double bedrooms
2 showerooms
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DataErrorValidationRule Class
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|Initializes a new instance of the DataErrorValidationRule class.
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The WPF data binding model enables you to associate ValidationRules with a Binding object. If your source object implements the IDataErrorInfo interface, you can use the built-in rule DataErrorValidationRule to check for errors raised by the IDataErrorInfo implementation.
An alternative syntax to setting the DataErrorValidationRule explicitly is to set the ValidatesOnDataErrors property to true on your Binding or MultiBinding object.
You can create a custom rule by creating a class that derives from ValidationRule. For more information and a detailed discussion of data validation, see Data Binding Overview.
DataErrorValidationRule is introduced in the .NET Framework version 3.5. For more information, see .NET Framework Versions and Dependencies.
This example shows how to implement validation logic on a custom object and then bind to it.
You can provide validation logic on the business layer if your source object implements IDataErrorInfo, as in the following example:
public class Person : IDataErrorInfo { private int age; public int Age { get { return age; } set { age = value; } } public string Error { get { return null; } } public string this[string name] { get { string result = null; if (name == "Age") { if (this.age < 0 || this.age > 150) { result = "Age must not be less than 0 or greater than 150."; } } return result; } } }
In the following example, the text property of the text box binds to the Age property of the Person object, which has been made available for binding through a resource declaration that is given the x:Key data. The DataErrorValidationRule checks for the validation errors raised by the IDataErrorInfo implementation.
<TextBox Style="{StaticResource textBoxInError}"> <TextBox.Text> <!--By setting ValidatesOnExceptions to True, it checks for exceptions that are thrown during the update of the source property. An alternative syntax is to add <ExceptionValidationRule/> within the <Binding.ValidationRules> section.--> <Binding Path="Age" Source="{StaticResource data}" ValidatesOnExceptions="True" UpdateSourceTrigger="PropertyChanged"> <Binding.ValidationRules> <!--DataErrorValidationRule checks for validation errors raised by the IDataErrorInfo object.--> <!--Alternatively, you can set ValidationOnDataErrors="True" on the Binding.--> <DataErrorValidationRule/> </Binding.ValidationRules> </Binding> </TextBox.Text> </TextBox>
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Exponential earnings potential limited only by your ability to create and maintain clientele.
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Catfight at Digitalpoint Forums Again8 years ago
Hmmm…remember I was talking about John Scott's post about annual fees for directories being for greedy directory owners? Well, it seems that the owner of Aviva Directory, Jeff, responded by saying...
Hmmm…remember I was talking about John Scott's post about annual fees for directories being for greedy directory owners? Well, it seems that the owner of Aviva Directory, Jeff, responded by saying that Annual fees is the correct way and one-time fees are for Quick Buck Crew (fly by night directory owners). Exactly opposite of what John Scott said. Break out the popcorn, looks like we have one big catfight in our hands.
John's post: No more annual listings
Jeff's post: Annual Fees Rock; One-Off Fees are for the Quick Buck Crew
Jeff's argument is that as a directory gets more listings, the cost to maintain such a big directory increases. And if directories don't have annual listing fees, then it will not be around for the long run. Why? Well, as Jeff puts it, they can't sustain themselves and did not plan ahead. So they are "Quick Buck Crew". Yes, big directories will cost more to run. It will make use of more bandwidth, more webspace and more server resource. Good point. But seriously, how much more webspace or resource will a directory need? It's not a search engine for god's sake! I mean, even if it cost more to run, the fees you received from the listings should have covered it. And the bigger you get, the more popular you will become, which actually ensures it's survival.
Ironically Jeff's Aviva Directory once offered one-time listing fee too. It only recently changed to yearly fees for it's listings. Hmm….so what was Jeff thinking when he wrote that article? He was once a "Quick Buck Crew" but now he has tranformed to a beacon of hope for directory owners? I doubt so. I believe that it all boils down to making money. The more the merrier. No, no, I myself have no problem with people making money, but in all seriousness, charging another fee to retain a listing is just not right. In fact, from a outsider's perspective, it feels like downright extortion.
But then perhaps I should be looking from the directory owner's perspective? Annual fees are a common business model for many offline directories like Yellow Pages. Annual fees also ensures that the listing is still active and around (for the time being), thus keeping the directory fresh and up-to-date. Furthermore, annual fees provides incentive for directory owners to keep on working hard on their directory.
But please, let's not stop here. Let's see how these two big directory owners would respond to each other. Will we see hair pulling? Or clothes ripping? Will there be name calling too? We can hope!


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Book 3 The Trafalgar Gambit is by far much better then the first 2 books. That said it still has too much of who's sleeping with who in it. Way too Much. But it does have some very good action battles in it. It is well written and well narrated. The wole trilogy could have been so much better if it didn't spend some much time on whot everyone is sleeping with and other draw out things that no one cares about.
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This book is a bit better then the first book. It still is long winded,but the battles are better. Still to much personal stuff you don't care about. Who is sleeping with who. The story seems to be better and is leading up to something big I hope, In the 3rd book. Still the listeners who gave these books 5 stars should listen to : Star Force by B V Larson or The Lost Fleet by Jack Campbell if you want 5 star action!!!
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Ark Royal is about a 70 year old star ship, that is almost scrapped. The story is good but it takes forever for anything to happen. What I mean is it took about 4 hours for them to get Ark Royal ready for the first minor battle. Then back home to earth for a refit. More hours go by for the next battle. It would have been so much better if they shortened the get ready part and went to battle the aliens.
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Truckee Police have arrested a burglary suspect that is connected with several residential, commercial and vehicle burglaries in the city of Truckee, Placer County and Washoe County, Nevada. Truckee Police Detective Danny Renfrow says 24 year old Matthew Joshua Stanaway of Incline Village was identified as a suspect in surveillance tape captured during an early morning burglary of an electronics store in Truckee on March 7th.
"He burglarized an electronics store, Carlson's electronics in Truckee and through the collaborative investigation with Placer County, Washoe County's Sheriff Department and the Truckee Police Department, we were able to identify Stanaway as the suspect."
Detectives got a warrant for Stanaways arrest and he was apprehended on March 21st in possession of some of the stolen electronics. Detective Renfrow says more stolen items were fund during a search of his residence.
"During the service of that search warrant we were able to recover all of the property related to the Carlson Electronics burglary as well as other outstanding cases in Washoe County and Placer County."
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Rein in your shortboard with the DAKINE Kainui Pro Comp Leash. This six-foot leash features a low-profile quick-release cuff that's 1-1/4 inches wide, precision-molded fittings, and durable double brass swivels.
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Nick W
Neon Leah
is there a key pocket on this leash? Also...
is there a key pocket on this leash? Also does the spot where it attaches to the board have a velcro closure, or is it just a loop?
bailey miller
super good
super comfy ankle cuff, very secure on your leg and on your board, and has lasted over a year with no problems. If they sold these with candy, it would literally be the perfect package.
My favorite leash in the whole world
This is pretty much the only leash I buy. They last a long time, at least a season and sometimes more than 2 or 3 seasons. They are super lightweight and don't tangle up also. The colors are killer. They don't snap like stupid OAM leashes. I have used these in well overhead waves and been fine, unless the leash is over a year old or so, then the swivel has snapped, so when I go big I make sure my leash is pretty new so I'm not swimming.


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0 Vehicle Chassis 14 x 6.5 with Tow-Hook and Light-Grey Wheels 0 Name: 3888ac01.dat 0 Author: Tore Eriksson [Tore_Eriksson] 0 !LDRAW_ORG Unofficial_Shortcut 0 !LICENSE Redistributable under CCAL version 2.0 : see CAreadme.txt 0 BFC CERTIFY CCW 0 !KEYWORDS Fabuland 0 !HISTORY 2011-02-13 [anathema] Moved axles to separate part, replaced wheels, added keywords 0 !HISTORY 2012-03-08 [MagFors] Moved axle to new part.
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