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Auto racing powerhouse NASCAR has engineered a way to learn more about its many fans -- and their likes and dislikes -- using big-data analysis. The result is they can rapidly adjust services and responses to keep connected best to those fans across all media and social networks.
It's a story of getting at all the information and data that's generated constantly from social media, news media, broadcast media -- and then making the analysis instantly available as easy-to consume and relate visualizations.
BriefingsDirect had an opportunity to learn first-hand how NASCAR newly engages with its audiences using big data and the latest analysis platforms when we interviewed Steve Worling, Senior Director of IT at NASCAR, based in Daytona Beach, Fla. at the recent HP Discover 2013 Conference in Barcelona. The discussion is moderated by me, Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst at Interarbor Solutions.
Here are some excerpts:
Gardner: Tell us about the context of what you're trying to do with your fan base, and then how technology comes to bear on that.
Worling: NASCAR has been around for 65 years, and we have probably one of the most loyal fan bases out there. NASCAR really wants to understand what our fan base is saying about our sport. How do we engage with them, how are we really bringing our sport to their entertainment, and what's the value of that?
So NASCAR partnered with HP to build a first-of-its kind of Fan and Media Engagement Center. That's a new platform for us that allow us to listen to the social media outlets -- Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, all of those social media outlets -- to understand what the fans are talking about.
Something unique about this platform is that it also allows us to bring in the traditional media news sites. What is the media saying about our sport, and then how do you tie those conversations together to get a really nice single pane of glass on the overall conversation? What are our fans are saying, what are the news media saying, and how does that help and benefit our industry as a whole?
Gardner: It sounds like you don't want get some of the data -- but all of the data.
Want to know everything
Worling: We absolutely want to know everything that's being said across all of those platforms. We saw about 18 million impressions in our first year of the platform. That's impressions across the social side and the news-media side. It was big, and this was our first year at it.
On the news media side, we're only collecting from a small sample right now. Next year, we're going to really enhance that and grow that from a few different news sites to hundreds of sites, as well as start to bring a more of awareness to our fans around social interaction.
So we're expecting to see that number grow significantly. This year, as I said, a solid 18 million tweets overall translates to about 110,000 tweets during a race day, even up to about 15,000 tweets per minute.
NASCAR is a predominantly US-based sport, but we are growing internationally. Today, we have a series in Mexico. We have a series in Canada as well, and we just expanded into Europe with our Whelen Euro Series.
This platform will also help us engage and understand how the sport is performing in those markets. What's the sentiment of the fans? It's really a great platform to allow us to right anything that we might be doing wrong. So if we need to enhance the marketing or enhance the engagement of those tracks, we're able to do that through this platform.
If we need to enhance the marketing or enhance the engagement of those tracks, we're able to do that through this platform.
Our sport is unique, because there is a vast community that makes up our sport. You have a NASCAR governing body and that's what I represent. Then, there is a large race track ownership. We call those promoters, and those are the folks who are selling tickets and getting you out to the race track.
Then, we have our teams and our drivers, and those are independent contractors. So you have those that are involved in the sport, and then our sponsors and our partners that help bring all of that together and make this ecosystem. That is NASCAR.
We're able to collect data on all of those different constituents, and then share that value. I'll give you a great example. This year, HP became a great partner with us around our Fan and Media Engagement Center.
Share the value
Our goal over the next couple years, as we work with HP, is to be able to sit down with them and share the value and what their sponsorship and their partnership brings to NASCAR. We want to develop and grow the relationship for a longer period of term. We give them real data on their activation and involvement in the NASCAR industry.
Gardner: We now know that customer information is being shared in whole new ways. How do you then take the technology and get a handle on it so that you can perform what you want?
Worling: We partner with HP, as I said, to build this platform. We're leveraging products like their IDOL engine. The Explore capability from their Autonomy platform allows us to ingest all of this different data, put it together, and then really start building that single pane of glass to understand what these conversations are -- whether there is a breaking story around activation within our sport, or something else.
As it's collecting this data, the platform starts to stitch it together so that we can understand what the conversation is. So it's taking that news outlet information, taking the social sentiment, and putting it together to make sense of it. It's taking all of that unstructured data, structuring it, and then giving us the analytics that allow us to understand the conversation -- and react appropriately.
One of the new things that I'm excited about is in telling our story is that we've got a great command center.
It could be a story that makes sense and is telling the right story, or it could be a story that needs a little bit of direction from NASCAR to make sure that we're getting the right story out there.
So HP building that with Autonomy has been very valuable. We're getting ready to deploy HP Vertica on top of that now to allow us to take this large amount of data we're getting and putting it into the Vertica data infrastructure. Then we can start making even more connection points and more rationalization, and then being able to layer other tools on top of it -- things like Tableau Software -- to help us with visualization.
One of the new things that I'm excited about is in telling our story about our great command center. It's a showcase piece that you can come and see what we're actually reporting on the analytics. We're going to build a map of the U.S. that allows us to give us the hotspots of information.
So as people are tweeting, maybe good or bad, in California, you might get a big red spot. We can drive down into that, understand what that data is, and then engage through our dot-com platforms and other media outlets to make sure that we're saying the right story or addressing the concerns that are out there.
Gardner: I saw on the stage at HP Discover in Barcelona that Facebook put up a very impressive map that was built using Vertica. It shows their actual installed base and the connections between them. Of course, it looks very much like a map of the world, but it's a map of Facebook.
Amazing visualization
Worling: That was an amazing visualization, and I can't wait to be able to do the same thing. I thought that was a really neat and I'd love to be able to get the resolution of the world like they have, but I will be happy to get a great, rich US look. That was totally a cool thing, and I hope that we can do the same thing as well.
Gardner: So one of the great things about what you have been doing is getting all the data. One of the bad things you've been doing is getting all the data. How do you move beyond this being a fire hose and make it actionable?
Worling: As I mentioned, we're storing everything in IDOL today. We'll be migrating to Vertica shortly to help us with the consumption. For us, this year, it's been a little bit of we just didn't know what we didn't know. We weren't really sure what kind of data we were going to see and how we were going to react to it. Our sport is a great sport, but like any sport or any business, there's always a little controversy with it, and we experienced some of that this year. So it was more of a great platform to help us do crisis management.
As we dealt with the situations that came up, we were able to get data from this and react to it appropriately. But we've also started to learn some proactive things to think about.
With Vertica and IDOL, we're positioning ourselves or have the right platform that allow us to grow extensively as we look to the future.
As we launch a new car this year, our Gen-6 Car, what is the engagement or sentiment from our fans? We've been able to do some deep analytic research on what that is and get valuable information to be able to hand GM, who launched this car with us this year and say, "This is the results of the news" instantly -- a lot of big data.
As I said, we have 18 million impressions this year, which was phenomenal, and I don't think we had a bar to set. Now, we've have set the bar for next year and I think with Vertica and IDOL [part of HP HAVEn], we're positioning ourselves or have the right platform that allow us to grow extensively as we look to the future.
Gardner: Once you start getting big-data capabilities and driving more data into it, you get hungry for more data. You'll start thinking about places to acquire it, doing joins, and then finding even better analysis. Any thoughts as to where you might go next, now that you've tapped the social-media environment?
Worling: There are two ways to answer that. One, we're going to continue to grow the social media side. I mentioned the things that we're doing today with Facebook and Twitter. Instagram really is the next big piece of integration for us.
For NASCAR, it's important for us to engage younger people in that Gen Y, Millennial Generations. Instagram is a key component to do that. So that's going to be a big focus for us in getting that integrated and then just keeping an eye out for the new social solutions or offerings that are coming out and how we keep them integrated.
Traditional media
Then, we're going to start working on the traditional news media as well. As I mentioned, it's going to be key for us to understand the press impacts. That's very relevant for our CEO and Chairman. I didn't mention, but we'll also be bringing in video from our broadcast partners. We broadcast nationally in the US, as well as in 198 countries worldwide. That story is very important to us.
We'll be growing a lot of that next year. The second side of that is our business becomes more aware of this tool. We've been getting just inundated with requests, some from the sales guys, as they're trying to develop new sales, how we should value what it means to be part of our sport. There are renewals in the sales process as well, the value of the partners that are already existing and then taking it to our drivers.
A great story I love to tell is about a young and upcoming driver that started in our Camping World Truck Series. This year has to build his brand. He has a brand that he needs to develop and get out there.
The things that we're doing today with Facebook and Twitter. Instagram really is the next big piece of integration for us.
We brought him into the Fan and Engagement Center and spent about three or four hours taking him through different analytics, different use cases of information around his brand, and helped him understand what it meant to be good. We showed him the things he needs to develop, and the things that he wasn't so good at, so he could take that away and work better on those. We're definitely seeing a lot of requests from the industry: How does this platform benefit them and how do they get rich data out of it?
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An end combo will beat the boss when excecuted correctly, if not the Boss will regain health and has to be brought down once more to low health((s)he won't regain too much). When starting an end combo you have to press the buttons that appear on screen and your boss will be history. Press a wrong button and the combo will fail. Easy search for boss battles (CTRL+F): Rogue Jedi Kasyyyk - (RJVADER) AT-ST Nar Shaddaa - (ATSTNAR) General Rahm Kota - (GERKOTA) Darth Desolous - (DDesolu) Junkyard Behemoth #1 - (JYBEHE1) Junkyard Behemoth #2 - (JYBEHE2) Drexl and Friends - (DREXL+F) Junk Titan - (JNKTITA) Kazdan Paratus - (KAZPARA) Darth Phobos - (PHOBIAS) Rancor - (RANCOR1) 2 Rancors - (2RANCRS) Jedi Master Shaak Ti - (JMSKHTI) Shadow Guard Nar Shaddaa - (SHADOW1) Rogue Jedi Coruscant - (ROGUEJE) AT-ST Kashyyyk #1 - (ATSTYYY) AT-ST Kashyyyk #2 - (ATSTYYY) Ozzik Stum - (OZZISTU) Bull Rancor - (BULRANC) Maris Brood - (MARSBRD) Shadow Guard Raxus Prime - (RAXUSGU) Kleef - (GUNGANS) Chop'aa - (CHOPAAS) Darth Vader - (ANAKINS) Darth Vader #2 - (SKYWALK) Darth Sidious - (EMPEROR) Force Powers/Points: You can earn Force Points by beating enemies, or enter a cheat code. Force Points can be spent on upgrading your Force Powers, ex: Mealstorm gains the ability to suck up debris and enemies. I'll create a small section at the end to teach you a little more and not to spoil if some people don't want to know the effects of upgrading etc. Hand-on-hand combat: This will occur quite a lot and it means you will have to rapidly push buttons to either overpower your enemy with your lightsaber or counter their lightning/Force push with your own lightning/Force Push. Definitions: Jedi Holocron - Collect these to view more of the gallery. Items in the gallery might hold codes that you can enter for new clothes or other things. Saber Hilts - These change the hilts of your saber and just look nice, or not. Color Crystals - These can change the color of your lightsaber and come in the colors: Red, Blue, Green, Purple and Orange(which I'd call yellow though). They all have three different shades.(Darker/Lighter) Power Crystals - These can be amplified to the lightsaber to gain an extra power. Like more damage and stronger Lightning. Costumes - You can change costumes get a different look. You can even change into other characters like Aayla Secura(yeah, a man being a women is indeed strange). ___________________________ 3. Walkthrough (waktru) ___________________________ ------------------------------------ 3A. Kashyyyk. In the first level of the game you will be playing as Lord Vader. Lord Vader has a few noticeable features: - He is indeed VERY slow, he doesn't run. - He can't double jump - He doesn't use Lightning, which you won't mind if it's the first time you're playing the game - He can choke people easily - He is VERY powerfull on the other hand and will make a quick deal out of your enemies. Now that we've met Vader, let's continue. Just follow the Green "Dot" on the map and you'll find your way through. Kill every enemy by simply choking, slashing and Force Pushing them. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: Rogue Jedi (RJVADER) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ First of all, you've reached your first Boss Battle! You should know that you can beat most bosses with your saber and/or Force Powers. You can finish practicaly every Boss with an end combo. An end combo will beat the boss when excecuted correctly, if not the Boss will regain health and has to be brought down once more to low health((s)he won't regain too much). When starting an end combo you have to press the buttons that appear on screen and your boss will be history. Press a wrong button and the combo will fail. When you reach the end and watch the cutscenes you'll fight the Rogue Jedi. He's fairly easy to beat and shouldn't be such a big problem. You can easily choke him untill he runs very low on health. You could also fight him with a saber, but it's probably best to combine the two. First choke him, then attack and choke once more when the Force Bar is full. Now that you've weakend it, it's time for the end combo. It's not to hard but one must pay attention or you'd be fighting your first Boss Battle a little longer. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ 3B. Nar Shaddaa On Nar Shaddaa you'll be the Secret Apprentice (SA) and you'll stay like that through the entire game. The SA: - Is Very fast - Has Lightning - Can do everything that Vader can - lacks a little bit of strength - can double jump Now we're a SA we can continue. You start in a hangar filled with Millitia's. Kill every single one of them to obtain Force Points. Continue following the map and be sure to check for Holocron while you're at it. Test out some of your powers against objects or enemies to gain better control over the SA. Now that you've followed the map and watched the cutscene, prepare for a fairly easy battle. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: AT-ST (ATSTNAR) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You might think: how am I supposed to bring this chunk of metal down!? This battle couldn't be much easier, actually. While battling this metal monster you may find out(at least I did) that it is extremely weak to Lightning. When using lightning you can damage it severely, after you've run out of lightning or have little left, run away(or dash if possible) to recharge and hit it again. You may want to stay behind it to do saber damage while you're charging you lightning again. If you like a little bit of action, use the end combo. It's quite impressing. Also here, you'd probably like to finish it of the first time. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Continue your journey through the level, possibly destroying and killing everything you might find. When you've reached the end of the level you'll have to fight yet another Boss Battle. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: General Rahm Kota (GERKOTA) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Kota can be quite anoying, especially if it's the first time though. You can take him down by slashing into him and blocking his attacks when you really need to, you have to keep him busy so he can't fire his Force Attacks at you, those might bring your doom. You can ofcourse use your own force attacks, lightning might help you out a little. As in any Boss Battle except the very first one: Choking probably won't save you at all and will just get you killed even faster. When it's time you use the now (hopefully) fairly known end combo to beat him and you'll return to Lord Vaders ship. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ 3C Jedi Temple #1 Now that we have landed on Coruscant at the Jedi temple. The first you might see are the huge statues in front of you. You can either break them with your lightsabe or just pull them apart with your Force Powers. After you've broken them, you can either leave them on the ground, or you could smash them into your enemies.(If you have either cheated or are playing it the second time through, you can absorb them into a Mealstorm(lv.3 and higher only) and deal a LOT of damage). I would advise you to destroy everything you can. You will find some Holocron and maybe a Color Crystal. Can't remember if those were there. You might not know where to go next, so I'll just tell you where to go. After you've entered the temple and killed all the clones, go tho the far right corner and (double) jump up and continue on through the temple. If you're troubled by the new enemies (the ones holding rods), kill the other first and then choke or use lightning on them. It's the same for every other enemy holding a Rod. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: Darth Desolous (DDesolu) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I'll say it right now: I hate that guy. He actualy holds a lightsaber and he has a shield(why do evil people need shield?). The shield might be troubling you because he can defend himself with it or deal a little damage, not too much though. He claims to have killed more than 1000 Jedi and he can use a Mealstorm (explained later on (t3hfor)) on a high level, not sure which but it can suck up some things.To defeat this little bugger, you could just whack your saber into him, but chances are that it will take long and it will be quite boring. Your best option will be using Force Push, Repulse and smacking debris against him. Push only works after hand-on-hand combat. Lightning could work too, but is not as damaging as Push and works very briefly. If you hate this guy as much as I do, use the end combo whenever you can and end this guys second life. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ 3D Raxus Prime This level is filled with junk. You can break and throw some stuff and you've got some droids as enemies. Nothing too special. This level is actualy 60% Boss Battles. So, after you've met the droids and killed them you'll find your first Boss. But first, I'll inform you about the droids. We've got 2 sets of them. 1 is like a Trooper or whatever and aren't special. The second version is some sort of Cat/Dog/Four legged creature. It can be dangerous, but your saber can damage it quite easily. You can choke it, just like the other droids. I don't really get how you can choke machines, but you can. Now the Boss Battle: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: Junkyard Behemoth #1 (JYBEHE1) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Well, you'll have to face a giant machine, which isn't damaged that much by lightning. You can beat him with it, but it'll take long. The most usefull way to destroy this thing is either smashing debris into it, It won't enjoy that, or slamming your saber into the ground(I actualy don't know if you have that ability at this point, but if you do, use it) and kill it. Easy enough, not? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Just continue. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: Junkyard Behemoth #2 (JYBEHE2) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This guy couldn't even touch me. If you stay at the place you stat the battle, just ignore the silly droids who think they can kill you, and throw those huge chunks of metal against him. It really took me just 2 minutes or less. You can still beat him with other strategies, but you don't have to. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ After you killed one of the easiest Bosses, just continue on following the path. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: Drexl (DREXL+F) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ First off, maybe you face this guy earlier I just recently found out I had forgotten to write about him. Drexl isn't a real thread, his sword can annoy you, but he can be repulsed or hurt by lightning pretty bad. When his friends come to help you, slash them first, if you've upgraded repulse once or twice, try KO'ing them with that, they surely won't enjoy that. Use repulse too when you are surrounded, it will also hurt Drexl that way. The junk on the battlefield can damge him too, but not as much as lightning. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: Junk Titan (KP#1) (JNKTITA) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Now we've finaly reached Kazdan Paratus, but he's fighting with his Junk Titan now. It can be a real pain, because it resist Force Push and can be quite fast for a giant metal monster. But lightning can damage it quite seriously, repulse might be able to weaken him too, just like the explosive which are scattered across the battlefield. There is one more thing to bring this guy down. He will probably slam his axe into the ground. This is a sign to use something very similar to an end combo. You might need to do it a few times, but it'll bring him down for sure. You get to use an end combo too, which is very similar to the other combo you made. Now Paratus will exit his broken vehicle and attack you head on. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: Kazdan Paratus (KAZPARA) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Now we face the real Kazdan Paratus. He's an outcast who hides on the scrap planet. Het has some sort of mechanical legs, which make him look like a tiny spider, only with three legs instead of eight (he does use two mechanical arms too). He has a double saber, which means it's similar to Darth Maul's lightsaber(SW: Ep. 1). It can do quite some damage, but overall he's not that strong. He can be fought by using a lot of lightning and or repulses. You could even choke him, like the Rogue Jedi. His saber can be countered by your own and isn't always that hard to avoid. The last method of attacking him is by smashing the metal pillars on to him, like he tries to dow ith you, but won't be as effective as the other ways of attacking. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ 3E Jedi Temple. And now we're back at the Jedi Temple, this time you won't be able to go where you went last time. I do advise to jump back down there and look around so you can obtain a health upgrade. The statues have been fixed, or not if you didn't break them(do it now for hidden items though), and can be slammed against those lovely clones. Not much new to mention actualy, only the route is different. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: Darth Phobos (PHOBIAS) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ She is... annoying. She is the face Sith see when they have a nightmare. She transforms into Juno too, but it won't help her much... She can create a clone later on in the battle, which you have to strike once or twice, to try and help her win the battle. The end combo comes on surprusingly late in the battle, but is nice too see and quite easy though. Like Kazdan Paratus she uses a Double bladed lightsaber, only she uses it more efficiently. She can do damage and be hard to beat. Well, you can use Force Push on her quite easily, and it will hurt her too. Lightning can be used too, but is countered when she blocks with her (awesome) lightsaber. She can block quite fast, or in the worst case, it will hurt her less than a second. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ 3F Felucia The first thing you need to know: All, and I mean ALL, Felucians are extremely weak to lightning. Having said that, you know how to counter every single being on this planet, even the Bosses won't enjoy the least bit of lightning. On Felucia, you can see the plants growing, destroy a lot and throw exploding plants, who doesn't like that? Follow the route, which is a little harder then you're used too, and here's Boss number one. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: Rancor (RANCOR1) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ A rancor is basically a giant monster with sharp teeth, huge arms and claws and will be quite hard to defeat if you don't know how to. You could just face it head on and lose or deal just little damage with your lightsaber or throw things at it. Neither of these methods of attack will be as usefull as frying them like gigantic bugs use lightning. Like I said earlier, nothing on this planet can resist lightning. Just don't forget to run when your force bar is drained or dash away with little Force left. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Follow the rest of the path and get ready to imitate a Pikachu. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: 2 Rancors (2RANCRS) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You'll now face two rancors, one with the blue print, like the first one, and one with a white print. This is almost easier than than the last one. When they are standing next to each other, cast a bucketload of lightning at them and the first one will soon be weakened enough too get killed by an end combo. Because they use only one health bar, the other might have a bit more HP left that you would like, but lighning finishes it of easily. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Walk along the path and kill some Felucians, or watch the view. You'll need a break like that, because a master who's very skilled in using rather unique powers will be trying to kill you now... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: Jedi Master Shaak Ti (JMSHKTI) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Like I said, she's a master at using The Force. She can actualy heal herself during battle, scream and use a repulse and summon warriors to the battlefield. She can be attack head on and weakend that way, but hand-on-hand lightning/force push combat may actualy your main form of attack. The reason for this is the fact she blocks nearly every force attack throw at her. The only way to abuse her lightning weakness is to strike her with a repulse and cast infinite lightning. Sometimes she might drop her guard and that will be a signal to cast lightning again. Her end combo is quite difficult, but fun to see. Just decide by yourself ir you're going to watch it or just slash her. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------------ Cutscene: Now, you'll be shocked. I jost wrote this because it requires you to select a destination and it changes the story quite radically. You'll head back to Darth Vader's ship and your role as apprentice will change in a way I'dd never thought it would. ------------------------------------ 3G Nar Shaddaa We're back on Nar Shaddaa, but on a whole different place. Your enemies will be some Bounty Hunters and Gamorrian Guards. The Bounty Hunters aren't real threads, the ones throwing bombs might annoy you a little, but Gamorrians will be a lot more difficult to beat since they're very bulky. The best part is that you can throw your enemies of the brigdes and out of the bar windows. Just like the items you can move using The Force. After you've picked up General Drunken (Kota) your enemies will turn into Stormtroopers and after a while you end up having the Boss Battle you maybe thought wouldn't come.... +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: Shadow Guard (SHADOW1) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This guy uses a lightsaber on a stick basically. It can defend thim like a double bladed lightsaber, but can only hurt you with one end. He will block most incomming lightning, so you be wasting your time to just try and hit the guy. Instead repulse and use a Force Push or try lightning that way. Force Push is this guys great weakness. After a while, very strong Storm Troopers are meddling with the fight and can turn invivible. Kill them first, by Mealstorm (if available) or repulse if they're close enough. Continue hurting the Guard 'till new Troopers arrive or he dies. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ 3H Jedi Temple OK, the final time in the Jedi Temple. Everything is pretty much the same, the differences are the route and the enemies. The route will explain itself and the enemies too, but there's new type of enemy. Jetpack Troopers. These guys have upgraded blasters, flamethrowers, fly, are hard to be Force Pushed, can be grabbed, choked, slashed or fried with lightning. Destroy the things you want to and just continue on. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: Rogue Jedi (ROGUEJE) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You migh think, wtf? Fighting "my" dead father? Well, it isn't really your father I think. I believe it's like a ghost. He's practically the same, with just 2 major differences: He's a hell of a lot faster and can't be choked anymore. The surroundings will actualty help him more, because with his Force Push he can suck up chairs to hit you. Lightning is an options, as is hand-on-hand combat or slashing when his drops guard or when you get behind him. Watch out he doesn't get beind you, because that might be a little uncomfortable, for you that is. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ 3I Kashyyyk You're back on Kashyyyk, but on a whole different place then before. You've got your regular Troopers, Packers and now Shock Troopers. These guys have rods like the guards in the Temple, but they shock you. They can block with those too, so that can be a little annoying. Packers annoy me more though. Whenever you find Wookies, in a cage or walking around, they follow you as your troops and will fight against The Empire together with you. You can kill them and that will give you some Force Points, if you really don't want them around. The road will get a little though after the second "Boss" so you may need to get around things. Now I'll just tell you what I meant with "Boss". +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: AT-ST #1 (ATSTYYY) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Well, it's a "Boss" 'cause they're weak. If they were stronger, I'd eave out the "". You already know lightning will kill it, so shock 'em. Get behind them and slash if you must. If the Troopers start bugging you, repulse or fry them too. There is one thing I found quite strange: I couldn't pull of an end combo on the first one, but that's not really serious. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: AT-ST #2 (ATSTYYY) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Exactly the same, only on a different setting. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: Ozzik Stum (OZZISTU) He fights in an AT-ST with some extra's; more guns and rockets, higher defenses, can use shield generators. This guy still has a giant lightning weak because of the fact it's actualy an AT-ST, but as previously stated, he can generate a shield to protect him form attacks. The key in this battle is to destroy the generators. When he uses one, it's Force Field will go down and you'll be able to attack it. You might not know how, but it is supported by 2 metal pieces, destroy those and use a Ground Slam. The first two will not be a problem, the second one can be a problem because he can switch between them. Just break the supporters and slam as quick as you can and you'll be free to attack the next one. After destroying the generators, finish him of by using lightning or throwing stuff at it. It can be done exactly as Junkyard Behemoth #2 with just a little more damage probably. Don't use Repulse unless there are Troopers that bug you. Force Push can be used to damage it, so have fun. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3J Dark Felucia Welcome back on the planet that hates lightning. This time it's overrun by Storm Troopers, but still is inhabitet by Shamans and Felucian Warriors. The route is a little different but you shouldn't have much problems finding your way, the skeletons lying around are Bull Rancors. Yes, I said Bull. These guys are related but the difference in power is huge. Well, follow the road, kill Felucians and Troopers to get to a point you gain the information you've got to go back again. After you reach the place where you fought the two Rancors, get ready to fight the Bull Rancor: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: Bull Rancor (BULRANC) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Now, as I said before, these guys have a huge difference in power when compared to regular Rancors. These guys are larger, stronger, bulkier and more agressive. But still weak to lightning, so that's a minor plus. Facing them with your saber is the same as shouting "Kill me, kill me!". They will crush you with their giant claws and bodies. Instead, trap them. If you're able to lure them down to the place you entered and are able to sneak away, it'll stay there for a while trying to escape. Now's your chance to fill 'em up with lightning and slowly kill it. It might take a while, but it'll work for sure. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: Maris Brood (MARSBRD) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ She has turned evil and will be trying to kill you at all cost. This battle is a little different than you might expect, because you have to weaken her first an kill some Felucians, before facing a fourth Rancor (fifth if you count the Bull). He will go down very quick, unlike the Bull Rancor. You already know what to do, so do it. Now she's back at full health. The very first time I barely won using hand-on-hand combat and trying to lay a hit with my saber. The second time was more easy. I saw one of her weak points, just like Shaak Ti she will be easy to hit with Force Push or lightning after she has been repulsed. Also during her attack fase or when she's running towards you you can fry or push her. It won't take that long before she goes down that way. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3K Raxus Prime Good news for droid haters: they're not here anymore. You'll fight Clone Troopers here. This area is huge, with lot's of enemies, items and tasks. You'll find several Force Field generators which you need to destroy with the Force, not too hard. You need to jump up and down several times here to find your way through. There is one AT-ST, but I won't be needing to tell you how to destroy this I hope. If you don't know how, look at previous AT-ST's and fry it. Now continue through this gigantic place, don't step in the molten metal, but you should know that already... It's also possible to throw enemies in the metal. Droids can be throw there too, but won't explode like when you throw, Force Push or use lightning on them. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: Shadow Guard (RAXUSGU) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Similar to the first one, only a little stronger. Dark Troopers still serve the Shadow Guards and will be quite annoying. Maelstorm is effective when they come and help him, because he will slash his own Troops while they're in the Maelstorm. It will hurt him too. This one was a little bit more offensive, because lightning and push were much more effective this time, he didn't block as much as the other one did. The fact that this one's more offensive is that he will use more force powers. He has a powerfull Maelstorm, pushes quite hard and will try and hit you as much as he can. You can smash objects in him , but regular slashes, a rare hand-on-hand battle and lightning will damage him more. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3L Cloud City Cloud City is a fine city indeed, killing enemies wasn't easier than I could imagine. Just throw them of the platforms... (Force points will be obtained if done by the way.) The city is overrun by Thugs and Bounty hunters, under control of Chop'aa. There is a nonstop stream of enemies, so get wild if you must. Do pay attention that the enemies can be bulky and are not always as easy to kill as you want, unless you throw them out of the windows or of platforms. The helpers of the Senator will aid you a little, but won't follow you like wookies, so kill them if you're finished for some more Force Points. Finding your way here won't be so very hard, even when you miss a thug which you need to kill to progress, just go back as far as you can and return to do it again. After killing quite a lot of enemies here's your first Boss Battle... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: Kleef (GUNGANS) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Kleef is a Gungan Bounty hunter who can't use the Force and is helped by his two droids. These droids can be dealt with by lightning and slashing. As can Kleef. The droids are easily defeated when they attack you and you've got to push some buttons rapidly. This weakens them very much and will be no contest at all. Kleef can be choked, but I found it fun enough to just slash him, because he won't use push or things like that. The most effective and the easiest way to kill him is using choke whilst bringin him in and slashing him while recharging the Force bar. Anyway, I won't be too hard and you can continue. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Whilest going through the level, look up and see if you can find something... The items in this level are generally forgotten because they lie high in the air or somewhere near there. After killing more of Chop'aa's thugs, you get to fight Chop'aa himself. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Boss Battle: Chop'aa (CHOPAAS) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This is a three staged fight. First you'll fight Chop'aa and some Mandolorians, which you'll need to kill first. You've done this before so don't ask me how to do this. Chop'aa himself won't be much of a threat right now. Stage two is all about fighting Chop'aa and his Basilisk. This thing is huge, he'll beat you to death easily. Lightning will work a little, as much as slashing you saber into it, but from a distance. For some reason, this guy goes down if you repulse/mealstorm in front of it. Now's your chance to attack so do it. It can fly too and will shoot with his blasters. Repulse will stop it when it flies too. After a while, he'll do it automatically and will be more vulnerable without your help. Stage 3 is by far the easiest. Like Kleef he can be choked and stuff. Use the strategy against Kleef to beat im too. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 3M Death Star Now, you're on the famous Death Star. Although it isn't finished, it's quite impressive. It's heavily guarded too. The enemies inside this station include regular Storm Troopers, Shadow Troopers(very few), Packers and some other "important" people, with high power blasters. Dying is not so hard when you know that a lot of enemies have high power blasters, so in order to survive you need to know some things about your enemies, which you already know by now, some things about your surroundings, Force Powers and some things about regenerating health. In the Death Star, there are many things that can be thrown into your enemies and/or to be broken. This will help you when powering up your Maelstorms, because they'll hit enemies when thrown and enemies inside your storm. As you might know, having Maelstorm at 75% (paid 60 000 points for upgrading) will be the key in being able to suck up items and enemies. Having Force Push at a high level might help you 1HKO'ing more enemies, a strong Scorcher will be a great help too. Maelstorm was an attack I used most of the time, because it will shield you from incoming |


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The Baltimore Sun cut ties with their conservative blog after learning of the blog's potential unethical behavior, a Sun spokesperson said Monday.
"The Baltimore Sun's editorial independence is among our most fundamental values and we have a strict separation between advertising and the content we produce," Sun Director of Marketing Renee Mutchnik told Media Matters in a statement explaining the paper's separation from the bloggers.
Late last year the Sun inked a deal with the conservative blog Red Maryland to provide content for baltimoresun.com as well as a weekly op-ed page in the paper's print edition. In a November op-ed, Red Maryland's Mark Newgent explained that their blog was "the premiere source for conservative news and opinion in Maryland" and that he and his colleagues would now have "the opportunity to advance conservative, limited government ideas to a larger audience." While the bloggers would continue to operate their private blog, they would also write content for a Red Maryland blog on the Sun's website.
But questions over the bloggers' ethical behavior surfaced last week when a rival conservative blogger posted what he claimed was an email he received from friends outlining a pitch from Red Maryland urging Republican candidates to advertise on the bloggers' radio show to "get the message out to like-minded conservatives in your upcoming primary election." The email claimed that Red Maryland would use all "our platforms at BaltimoreSun.com, RedMaryland.com, and the Red Maryland network" to introduce candidates to the public, suggesting that candidates who paid for the ads could also expect favorable coverage from the bloggers in their roles as paid contributors to the Sun.
Red Maryland did not dispute the authenticity of the email but denied the conservative rival's pay-to-play accusation in a March 7 blog post on their original website, stating that they had provided platforms to candidates since the site's founding to give these candidates media attention and statewide audiences. However, Red Maryland also formally acknowledged that Newgent, who wrote for both Red Maryland's original site and in the Sun, has been paid by Larry Hogan, a Republican gubernatorial candidate Red Maryland has endorsed:
First, we've never claimed to be "objective." We wear our biases openly on our sleeve, always have. You've always known where Red Maryland was coming from. Newgent has repeatedly disclosed his work for Change Maryland and the Hogan for Governor Campaign. He has performed research work for both organizations. Hardly a "political favor."
Numerous local newspapers failed to identify the fossil fuel funding behind Thomas Pyle, president of the American Energy Alliance, while allowing him to publish op-eds across the country misleadingly attacking a potential tax credit for wind power, while ignoring subsidies for the oil and gas industries.
The Columbus Dispatch borrowed from a Wall Street Journal editorial to forward the unproven assumption that the Obama administration delayed the employer mandate in an effort to prop up the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) individual market. But evidence shows the market was considered stable prior to this delay.
In a February 21 editorial, the Dispatch, which is no fan of the ACA, cast the Obama administration's decision to delay the employer mandate -- which, when enacted, will force companies with more than 50 full-time employees to provide subsidized health insurance -- until 2016 as a bid to save the law from failing and "to shore up the fiscal underpinnings of the health-care exchanges," a theory it pulled from a Wall Street Journal editorial that advocated for the repeal of the health care law:
And what's behind this latest change? Many immediately saw it as another move to protect Democratic lawmakers who are up for re-election in November from the fallout of the health-care mess.
The Wall Street Journal last week offered another reason for the delay: to shore up the fiscal underpinnings of the health-care exchanges. The Journal points out that "people are supposed to be eligible for subsidies (to buy insurance on the exchanges) only if their employers don't offer insurance. Since the White House is releasing many more businesses from the mandate's obligations, many more people will suddenly qualify to join the exchanges."
This would improve the demographic balance needed to ensure that the health-care law is fiscally sound, because the law relies on charging healthy people more for health insurance in order to subsidize the costs of those who are sicker.
However, experts considered the insurance market stable at least a month before the Obama administration issued the delay. As The Washington Post's Wonkblog noted on January 14, the risk of a "death spiral" was over:
The risk of a "death spiral" is over. The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that if the market's age distribution freezes at its current level -- an extremely unlikely scenario -- "overall costs in individual market plans would be about 2.4% higher than premium revenues." So, in theory, premiums costs might rise by a few percentage points. That's a problem, but it's nothing even in the neighborhood of a death spiral.
A New Hampshire Union Leader editorial attacked the gender pay gap as "complete hooey," ignoring several studies that show a clear discrepancy in wages between men and women while dismissing the benefits of equal pay.
The February 9 editorial criticized New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan's decision to back an equal pay bill being considered by the state legislature, saying the gender wage gap is "complete hooey" and that "no serious scholar believes it." The editorial instead claimed women's' life choices were the biggest reason for the gap:
A 2009 Labor Department study of the issue reached "the unambiguous conclusion that the differences in the compensation of men and women are the result of a multitude of factors and that the raw wage gap should not be used as the basis to justify corrective action."
That "multitude of factors" consists largely of life choices -- work hours, number of children, etc. For instance, Bureau of Labor Statistics data on full-time employees show that never-married women earn 95.8 percent of what men earn, but married women with children under 18 earn 76.3 percent.
The legislation would disallow pay secrecy policies that keep employees from discussing their pay with co-workers, making it easier for women to ensure they are being paid equally. Currently, employers are required to pay equal wages to men and women but can prevent employee discussion of compensation. As the National Women's Law Center explained last month, pay secrecy policies "can keep women in the dark about their pay, making pay discrimination nearly impossible to detect." States like Vermont, New Jersey, and New Mexico have recently enacted this type of legislation, strengthening women's and workers' rights in their states.
The Baltimore Sun's conservative blog Red Maryland published a misguided defense of Texas' draconian anti-choice legislation, attacking Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis in the process.
The January 30 op-ed authored by Red Maryland's Brian Griffiths used recent comments from Maryland Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley about protecting of "the dignity of every Marylander" to not only defend harmful anti-choice laws passed in Texas earlier this year, but to also attack Davis' filibuster of the legislation last June:
In Texas, State Sen. Wendy Davis was made a national hero for unsuccessfully filibustering against greater regulations on abortions. While such standards don't meet the goal of eliminating abortions, these amendments to Texas law protected the rights of the unborn and ensured that women were not subject to unsanitary and unsafe medical conditions. Far from being extreme, the changes included prohibiting the killing an unborn child after 20 weeks, recognizing the concept of fetal pain, requiring abortion clinics to meet minimum surgical medical standards and requiring medical oversight for the use of abortion-causing drugs.
Ms. Davis' filibuster and vehement opposition, while completely unpopular in her home state, made her such a national hero that facts about her political resume were conveniently discarded. But what about Wendy Davis' opposition to this bill was heroic?
But the legislation in Texas doesn't protect women from "unsanitary and unsafe medical conditions." Rather, it seeks to accomplish what Griffiths calls the "goal of eliminating abortions." Texas' laws have made it increasingly more difficult for pregnant women to seek reproductive services with doctors at 34 of the state's women's health clinics failing to win admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles (as mandated by the law), forcing "at least 12 abortion clinics to stop providing abortions and other clinics to scale back their services," though three have since reopened. However, as the Dallas News explained, in 2011, not a single woman died of abortion-related causes in the state, but 116 died of pregnancy-related complications.
Following an announcement that House Republican leaders will unveil a set of "principles" for guiding debate on immigration reform, conservative media urged Republicans to reject these and any attempts to pass immigration reform legislation this year. This is the latest in a series of conservative media attacks against the immigration reform effort that began in 2013.
In the wake of the January 25 shooting at the Columbia Mall in Columbia, Maryland, that claimed the lives of two victims, the Baltimore Sun's recently acquired conservative political blog made a series of inaccurate statements on firearms and firearms laws to attack supporters of stronger gun laws, including recently enacted measures strengthening firearms laws in Maryland.
In a blog post on the Baltimore Sun's Red Maryland blog, Mark Newgent criticized a statement by Vinny DeMarco, the president of Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence and a supporter of a measure strengthening firearms laws in Maryland, who explained that without Maryland's new firearms law -- which banned assault weapons and limited the purchase of high-capacity ammunition magazines -- the shooting could have been worse. However, in his criticism of the release, Newgent got several points wrong:
The Baltimore Sun recently signed a deal with Maryland conservative blog Red Maryland to provide content for its website. But one of the site's editors, Mark Newgent, has worked for organizations that receive funding from fossil fuel companies to attack climate science.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal misleadingly attacked a proposal to increase the minimum wage by incorrectly claiming that doing so would hurt job growth and do little to reduce poverty.
In a January 12 editorial, the paper attacked a recent push to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10.10, arguing that Democratic proposals were little more than distractions "from the party's Obamacare debacle." The paper misleadingly claimed that raising the minimum wage would increase unemployment, especially for workers under the age of 25, before concluding that, given other so-called "broken promises" from President Obama, the public should be skeptical of claims that higher wages would reduce poverty.
But comprehensive studies of the employment effects of the minimum wage don't back up the assertions laid out by the Review-Journal, which has used this tired line of attack -- or allowed anti-minimum wage increase lobbyists to do so -- in its opinion pages before. One analysis by economists Paul Wolfson of Dartmouth and Dale Belman of Michigan State looked at several studies published on the effects of the minimum wage since 2000. Wolfson and Belman found that, while some studies showed slightly positive employment effects and others slightly negative employment effects, across all studies there was no statistically significant negative impact on employment. A similar report from the Center for Economic and Policy Research on the employment effect of the minimum wage also concluded that, "employment responses generally cluster near zero, and are more likely to be positive than negative."
It's no secret income inequality is on the rise nationwide. Research from economist Emmanueal Saez of the University of California, Berkeley shows inequality at its highest level since 1928. In Nevada, according to a Center on Budget and Policy Priorities release, income for the poorest 20 percent of residents remained stagnant from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s. That stagnation led to the richest 5 percent of households having average incomes 13.0 times larger than the bottom 20 percent of households. A report by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Center for Democratic Culture found that 16.8 percent of Nevada's population lives in "poverty areas," with African-American, American Indians, and Latino populations all having more than 20 percent of their populations living in poverty.
Late last year, The Baltimore Sun inked a deal with conservative blog Red Maryland to provide content for a new blog and weekly column. But save one piece from Red Maryland's Mark Newgent, the paper has yet to explain this decision or how it plans to deal with potential issues with writers' conduct and conflicts of interest.
On November 19, Red Maryland's Mark Newgent published a piece in the Sun announcing that the paper "approached [Red Maryland] about providing quality conservative content for baltimoresun.com and The Sun's op-ed page in print," ending his post with "welcome to the resistance!" On their radio show, Red Maryland editors Brian Griffiths and Greg Kline further explained how the paper noticed conservatives in its comment section rebutting the opinion page and decided to approach Red Maryland with a partnership. Talks began in the summer of 2013, and the two reached an agreement in mid-November to begin publishing content on both a dedicated Red Maryland blog as well as a weekly column in the Friday edition of the Sun.
Red Maryland began as a political blog almost six years ago and boasts that it was named "one of Maryland's best political blogs by The Washington Post." Its staff also contributes to other conservative blogs such as Red State and WatchdogWire.com, the latter of which is run by the Franklin Center, a group known for its shadowy right-wing mega donor funding sources.


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The horrible, rancid taste that lodges itself in your mouth after working outside in traffic all day. It comes from all the exhaust that's inhaled all day long, which results in a nasty smell when you talk. Can only be beat with a toothbrush, strong gum or Altoids.
Oh man, riding around in between these buses has given me some nasty traffic breath!
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- Overview
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- Location
The three-star boutique hotel Bryghia is ideally placed in the very heart of Bruges, steps away from the picturesque Market Square.
This historical property with traditional architecture dates back to the 15th century which makes it extremely characterful. Due to the complete renovation, however, modern amenities like internet connection, garage parking (EUR 7.50 per day) and elevator were added to make your stay comfortable.
All 18 guestrooms are equipped with TV, safe and tea/coffee making facilities.
Dining options are represented by a breakfast room and a lounge bar.
Basic business facilities such as fax and photocopying are available at the front desk. Internet is accessible in the lounge. Laptop rental is an extra service that costs EUR 2 per half an hour.
Recreation venues are not available.
Number of rooms 18.
The closest city sights are the following: Grand Market Bruges (500m), De Fontaine and Baron Ruzzettepark (900m), Bladelin Court Museum (400m) and Diamondmuseum (1.2km).
There is a bus stop 100m away from the hotel making it easy to trip around the city.
Distance to:
- City Center - 600 m
- Airport: Ostend/Bruges International Airport - 25.5km, Kortrijk - 44.1km
- Train Station: Train station Bruges - 1.9km, Bruges Train Station - 1.9km
- Underground station: Roi Baudouin - 84.7km, Heysel - 85.1km
The following room types are offered: Single Rooms, Double or Twin Rooms and Triple Family Rooms with three single beds or one single and one double bed.
Almost all rooms have canal view.
Smoking is permitted in all the rooms.
Children under two years are provided with free baby cots. Children under four years are not charged for stay if they use existing bedding. To older children and adults applies a charge of EUR 25 per night per extra bed.
Pets are allowed at no extra charge.
Dining options
Breakfast buffet makes part of all room deals and is served daily at flexible hours.
Lounge area doubles as a bar where the guests can enjoy drinks and light snacks.
The hotel Bryghia provides visitors with a free buffet breakfast.
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Internet | Wireless internet is available in public areas and is free of charge |
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Bruges Railway Station1.9kmStationsplein 5, Bruges
Boudewijn Theme Park and Dolfinarium3.5kmsouthern suburbs at De Baeckestraat 12, Bruges
Historic Centre of Brugge4.1kmBrugesBelgium
Sea Life Blankenberge12.8kmKoning Albert-I-laan 116, Blankenberge
Belle Epoque Centrum13.1kmElisabethstraat 24, Blankenberge
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Choco-Story - The Chocolate Museum260 mWijnzakstraat 2, Bruges
Friet Museum270 mVlamingstraat 33, Bruges
St. Walburga's Church (Sint-Walburgakerk)270 mBrugesBelgium
Lumina Domestica - The Lamp Museum290 mWijnzakstraat 2, Sint-Jansplein, Bruges
The Markt450 mMarkt, Bruges
Belfry (Belfort) and Market Halls (Hallen)530 mMarkt 7, Bruges
Basilica of the Holy Blood530 mBurg 13, Bruges
Restaurants Nearby
Tom's Diner
70% likes this, based on 230 reviews
Food: International, Fusion160 mWest-Gistelhof 23Phone: +32 50 33 33 82
Bean around the World
73% likes this, based on 77 reviews
Food: American
Price Range: USD 1 - USD 10130 mGenthof 5Phone: 050703572
Bierbrasserie Cambrinus
77% likes this, based on 1125 reviews
Food: Belgian390 mPhilipstockstraat 19Phone: +32 50 33 23 28
The Cosy Bistro
54% likes this, based on 41 reviews
Food: European140 mGenthof 5
Jan Van Eyck
70% likes this, based on 128 reviews
Food: French, Belgian180 mJan Van Eyckplein, 12Phone: 050-67.74.17
Getting there.
The nearest airport is Ostend-Bruges (25.4km). Shuttle service can be organized by the hotel's staff at additional fee.
Train station is situated within 1.9km from the hotel.
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Forbes: Raiders least valuable NFL team
Bill WilliamsonForbes Magazine has released its annual NFL rankings based on franchise worth. It's not great news for the Oakland Raiders. The magazine projects the team's worth at $825 million, making the Raiders the least valuable team in the NFL. Yes, that...
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Road tripping, AFC West style
Bill WilliamsonWith the NFL schedule released, it's time to start planning our weekends in the fall. Allow me to play travel agent for a moment and propose one road trip for fans of each AFC West team in 2013: Denver Broncos Indianapolis Colts, Oct. 20 Why...
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Cooley should be on Oakland's radar
Bill WilliamsonThe Oakland Raiders might consider signing a tight end in the coming days. There will likely not be bigger name become available than Chris Cooley. He is now available to the Raiders and everyone else. Cooley announced he will be released by th...
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Jason Campbell has found comfort zone
Bill WilliamsonNAPA, Calif. -- Last year, when he joined the Oakland Raiders after being traded from Washington, Jason Campbell noted that he was on his ninth offensive system in nine years. On Monday, Campbell reveled in the fact that he broke his streak. "I...
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Bill WilliamsonEach Thursday leading up to the NFL draft (April 28-30), the ESPN.com NFL blog network will take a division-by-division look at key aspects of the draft. Today's topic: history in that spot. Denver Broncos The Broncos' top pick is No. 2 overall...
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AFC West mailbag
Bill WilliamsonMid-week mail call: David from San Diego wants to know I think the Chargers should draft an offensive lineman in the first round. Bill Williamson: I think it is a possibility. The only place where immediate competition could occur is at right t...
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Raiders add experience with new OC
Bill WilliamsonAs expected, the Oakland Raiders have added Baltimore assistant Al Saunders to their coaching staff. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Saunders will be Hue Jackson's offensive coordinator. Jackson, who had a major impact on Oakland's offense in 2010, ...
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Houshmandzadeh isn't a Raider
Bill WilliamsonOn Sunday night, there was a report saying free-agent receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh was focusing on signing with either the Oakland Raiders or Washington Redskins. That notion is out the door. ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting that Houshmandzadeh h...
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The Big Question: Campbell the answer?
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It's time for Oakland to cut Russell
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Raiders now have legitimate QB
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Sound-off responses
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Could the Raiders look at Bulger?
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Russell has one more chance in Oakland
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Raiders to look elsewhere for a QB
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Sleep Inn Bridgeport
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FBI Center 3 miles. NASA Center 12 miles. Eat and Park 1 mile. Salem University and Fairmont College 17 miles. Meadowbrook Mall 2 miles. Eastpoint Plaza 0.5 mile. Several restaurants nearby. Please do not request rollaways. Valid credit card required at check-in from all guests, including those paying with cash.
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· Air conditioning · Bus parking · Cable television · Complimentary full american breakfast · Free movies/video · Ice machine · Ironing board · Ironing board · Onsite laundry · Outdoor parking · Pay per view movies on TV · Telephone · Wireless internet connection |
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Harrison/Marion Reg. AirportEastpointe Shopping Plaza
Fishing Deegan & Hinkle Lake
Meadowbrook Mall
Tennis Courts
Tygart Valley Lake and Dam
Veterans Park
Watters Smith State Park
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Handicap room, Non-smokingMiscellaneous Information provided by Sleep Inn Bridgeport
· American Dollars is the native currency.
· Check in time is 2:00 PM
· Check out time is 11:00 AM
· Renovated in 01/01/1995
· 73 rooms.
· 0 suites.
· 2 floors.
This Hotel's Cancellation Policy
Reservations not cancelled by deadline will be charged 1 night's stay, or full amount of stay for reservations requiring prepayment.


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