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My brother married a loser women who had her parental rights terminated for abuse and neglect. She didnt give a hoot about the boys, only would regularly harass their father (and legal mother) for money. We thought things were wrong for years, first off she never had them, never saw them, would claim they were coming to visit and then nobody saw them. They got married again no boys, her family gave 3 different stories, nothing matched up.
Finally one day my niece told my mother, sister, and I that she and her brother weren't ever allowed to be alone with their step mother and a women from DHS had come to the house last week with the police about a phone call and money. My brothers ex wife, had similar concerns. We had never felt it was our buisness but after that.... I found SILs ex husband using facebook, I sent him a message telling him we only wanted to know what was going on. He was very nice adn understanding. He explained he used to travel all the time for work and some of the things he learned once the kids where old enough to talk. She stole money, used the kids social numbers for things. One time SIL made my mother feel so bad about not seeing "her boys" that my mother contacted a lawyer for help. My Brother stopped it, saying he didnt want our mother using her money. After a lawyer told us there was nothing he could do.
This entire time we feel like my brother was putting our children in danger, this women used old photos on facebook and whined about missing them when really she would try to extort money from their father, and never even ask how they were. The courts we found out have voicemails of her demanding a car or money, and never mentioning the boys beside "you owe me, I gave birth for you".
My brother was confronted by my family and his ex wife. He told us he loved SIL, and that she was railroaded. Cleary not the case, as I met with the father and oldest son for lunch. Nothing added up, then we learned my brother knew the whole time. He got divorced last year after she threw a chair at him, but we still dont really speak.
I wish I could explain it, I really do. Bothers me alot, I used to work for the state as a lawyer and I often wonder about women and men who date people who they know are bad, its like they think they will change.
I did and it sucked. In my defense I didn't know he had kids until a few months after we were together. He mentioned one day that it was his son's birthday. I was like, what? You have a son? He said, I actually have 5 kids! Two months later his oldest daughter got ahold of him and we ended up going to see them. Even though him and I are no longer together I am still close to 3 of his kids. I would never make the same mistake though. It was sad to see how little he cared for his kids. In fact he wanted to be daddy to my son (not his) but I wouldn't let him. I asked him how are you supposed to be a dad to my son when you don't want to be a dad to your own kids?
It's just sad that some women have have such low opinions of themselves.
My mom was/is one. Only felt she had value if she had a guy. After separating from my dad she just hopped from guy to guy. Drug user, drug dealer than abuser. She's obese, so just felt like she could never get a decent man I guess. She finally has a guy who is decent. He may have just wanted a green card but he treats her better than any guy since my dad.
It's a cycle I swore not to follow, and can happily say I have succeeded. I may be over weight, but I didn't allow that to dictate my self worth. And pursued the man I wanted, not whatever leftover of society decided to look my way. We've been together for 10 years now.
honestly, if i were single, i most likely would not date a man with ANY children.
That would just be an automatic "run" flag for me.
But thats just me, I've had a lot of people tell me that it isn't fair to the guy, maybe he's a great guy, yada yada yada.
Just not for me I guess.
If I were single, I would keep far away from men with children. Good daddy or deadbeat.


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Tell me, OP, how would YOU feel if (and I say if because WE don't do that kind of thing) Ron Paul 'Trolls' came to a Gary Johnson-supporting website and started giving the NUMBERS FROM PAST ELECTIONS and saying how it is impossible for him to win and all you l's and L's need to back Ron's effort or you just help Obama to a second term? Huh?
Man, I could go off on you with a book's worth of material, but somehow I think you still wouldn't get it.
You represent the Vulture that can't wait for his carcass to finish breathing, and try to 'help it along a little' with that sharp beak...
I, personally, would rather continue fending off the Beasts, and praying for that Rescue Ship to see our S.O.S. in the sand.
We still draw breath,
Ed in the Desert
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On April 29, Media Matters detailed how some mainstream media outlets were helping advance a misinformation campaign against Pope Francis that is being orchestrated by the fossil fuel-funded Heartland Institute. That prompted a quick response by Heartland Institute President and CEO Joseph Bast, who vigorously sought to defend the honor of climate science deniers everywhere -- or as he calls them, "global warming realists."
The crux of Bast's argument is that the Heartland Institute and its allies "do not deny climate change." But he sure has a funny way of proving it -- by reiterating claims about the causes and impacts of climate change that directly contradict the nearly unanimous findings of scientists who study the climate for a living.
Here is a side-by-side comparison of what Heartland says about climate science juxtaposed with statements from some of the world's leading scientific bodies (emphasis added):
Who is more likely to be influenced by money: The vast majority of climate scientists who agree with the scientific consensus that human activities are driving global warming, or the small pool of climate change deniers funded by the fossil fuel industry? The answer probably seems obvious, but some deniers are doing their best to play the "conflict of interest" card against respected climate scientists.
Right-wing media are promoting the myth that scientists who agree with the consensus of human-caused climate change have been "corrupt[ed]" by "massive amounts of money." Most recently, National Review published an op-ed from the Cato Institute's science director, Patrick Michaels, who wrote that the U.S. government disburses "tens of billions of dollars" to climate scientists "who would not have received those funds had their research shown climate change to be beneficial or even modest in its effects."
Here's the bizarre thing: After arguing that money "corrupts" science that supports the consensus on man-made climate change, Michaels then tried to defend the industry funding behind the research that's used to deny climate change. Michaels wrote: "Are the very, very few climate scientists whose research is supported by [the fossil fuel] industry somehow less virtuous?"
It should come as no surprise that Michaels himself works for an organization funded by the fossil fuel industry. The Cato Institute was co-founded by the oil billionaire Koch brothers and has received millions from the Koch family, while also receiving funding from ExxonMobil and the American Petroleum Institute.
Does the pope's support for action on climate change contradict Catholic principles? Climate science deniers want you to think so -- and conservative media are running with their myths. Here are the facts:
National Rifle Association (NRA) Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre relied on numerous falsehoods to claim that President Obama will move to ban sales of all firearm ammunition before he leaves office, thus making "the very real nightmare of every single gun owner in this country" a reality.
In the May issue of the NRA's magazine, America's 1st Freedom, LaPierre wrote, "President Barack Obama is setting the table to ban your ammunition -- all of it," and claimed that "the remaining two years of Obama's term pose the greatest threat ever to the Second Amendment and our freedom."
LaPierre imagined a ludicrous scheme where "two fatal turns of events" would lead the EPA to ban all lead ammunition and, subsequently, the Obama administration to ban all non-lead ammunition. According to LaPierre, "The president's bureaucrats at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are partnering with private enviro-radicals to ban lead projectiles -- including all hunting bullets -- as hazardous."
Despite the fact that the EPA has given no indication that it is preparing regulations on lead ammunition, LaPierre insisted that the agency is still seeking a ban.
The facts prove him wrong. In December 2014, FoxNews.com reported that "[i]n a decision favorable to gun enthusiasts," a federal court ruled against environmentalists who argued that the EPA has the authority to regulate lead ammunition. According to FoxNews.com, "The National Rifle Association and much of the pro-gun lobby intervened on the EPA's side in urging the federal appeals court to uphold the dismissal of a lawsuit by 101 environmentalist organizations." (The EPA does not believe it has authority to regulate lead ammunition under the Toxic Substances Control Act.)
Reports by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Reuters and NPR uncritically relayed climate science deniers' criticism of the Vatican's climate change summit and Pope Francis' forthcoming encyclical on climate change. By contrast, other media coverage -- including a different New York Times article -- noted that the organization behind these efforts has received funding from fossil fuel interests and their claim that humans are not responsible for global warming is firmly rejected by the vast majority of climate scientists.
During his speech at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner on April 25, President Obama invited comedian Keegan-Michael Key to reprise the Comedy Central bit in which Key plays Luther, Obama's "anger translator." What followed was highly amusing -- but also quite revealing of the President's frustration with how the media covers climate change.
As he spoke to an audience of thousands of journalists, media executives, politicians, and celebrities, Obama began the sketch by emphasizing that "we count on the press to shed light on the most important issues of the day." That line provided an opening for Luther to piercingly mock Fox News' fearmongering that "Sharia law is coming to Cleveland" and CNN's "wall-to-wall Ebola coverage." He even landed a few good one-liners about Ted Cruz and Hilary Clinton as they pursue contributions for their presidential campaigns.
But the skit took a noticeable turn when Obama told the media-heavy crowd that "we do need to stay focused on some big challenges, like climate change." After Luther joked that drought conditions have made California "look like a trailer for the new Mad Max movie up in there," it quickly became apparent that Obama needed no assistance from his anger translator to spell out how the media and climate change deniers in Congress are failing to take this threat seriously:
OBAMA: I mean, look at what's happening right now. Every serious scientist says we need to act. The Pentagon says it's a national security risk. Miami floods on a sunny day and instead of doing anything about it, we have elected officials throwing snowballs in the Senate.
LUTHER: Okay, Mr. President. Okay, I think they've got it, bro.
OBAMA: It is crazy! What about our kids! What kind of stupid, short-sighted, irresponsible, bull--
Luther cut Obama off before he engaged in any presidential profanity, but the President had already gotten his point across. As a less angry Obama put it in June 2014, "the media doesn't spend a lot of time covering climate change and letting average Americans know how it could impact our future."
Rush Limbaugh grossly distorted a new study from Duke University, claiming it shows that "there isn't any [global] warming going on." But one of its authors noted that the study actually confirms humans' role in driving global warming and said that Limbaugh's claim is "ridiculous."
On the April 22 edition of his show, Limbaugh touted the Duke University study as "[b]ad news for the climate change crowd" and claimed the Duke researchers are part of a "consensus" of people who think "there isn't any warming going on." He went on to assert that the study, which examines temperature records over the past 1,000 years, shows that "there's no evidence whatsoever to suggest that long-term warming over the next 100 years is going to be anything even noticeable, abnormal."
TV weather forecasters aren't always climate change experts. But they are often responsible for informing the public about climate change impacts in real time, so it's important that they accurately reflect the science.
Fortunately, a new survey from George Mason University provides some hope in that regard. It found that more than nine out of ten broadcast meteorologists acknowledge that climate change is happening, and about two-thirds say human activities play a significant role.
On the most recent editions of CBS' Face The Nation and Fusion's America With Jorge Ramos, presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) was asked about his past remark that "I do not believe that human activity is causing these dramatic changes to our climate." But while Fusion's Jorge Ramos made clear that Rubio's claim runs counter to the findings of 97 percent of climate scientists, CBS' Bob Schieffer did not.
During the April 19 edition of Face The Nation, Schieffer asked Rubio if he has said that "humans are not responsible for climate change." Watch how Schieffer allowed Rubio to again deny the science of climate change with no pushback:
In contrast, when Rubio appeared in an interview that aired on the April 21 edition of Fusion's America with Jorge Ramos, Ramos emphasized that "97 percent of the studies on climate change say that you are wrong":
It's Earth Day, a day on which people around the world put "environmental concerns front and center" to help build "a clean, healthy, diverse world for generations to come." But for the right-wing media, Earth Day signifies something else entirely: The opportunity to engage in another round of conspiracy theories, anti-science claims, and unwarranted attacks. Here's how they are celebrating this year:
Rush Limbaugh celebrated Earth Day by inventing a new and extremely bizarre conspiracy theory: Earth Day has prompted the government to tell people to ignore food expiration dates, which will lead them to "ration" health care and eventually lead to "death panels."
On the April 22 edition of his show, Limbaugh berated the U.S. Department of Agriculture for trying to limit food waste by providing consumers with a tool educating them on the types of foods that have incorrect or overly cautious expiration dates. Limbaugh went on to claim that the government will eventually use expiration dates to ration medicine and health care, and that "there are going to be death panels." He concluded: "All of this has as its root, Earth Day."
Right-wing websites National Review and Townhall thought it was important to "remind" their audiences about the story of Ira Einhorn, who claimed that he was the co-founder of Earth Day and was convicted for murder several years later. Both outlets stated that Einhorn "composted" his girlfriend. Though Einhorm participated in the first Earth Day, leaders and organizers of the original 1970 Earth Week Committee of Philadelphia have made clear that Einhorn inappropriately disrupted the event and played no role in organizing it.
On the five-year anniversary of the worst oil spill in U.S. history, television reporters detailed the devastating environmental and economic impacts still facing the Gulf Coast region today, and directly rebutted BP's misleading spin. But they should not lose sight of another equally-important part of the story: how increasingly risky and expansive offshore drilling practices, along with insufficient oversight, could lead to another major spill.
BP is trying very hard to convince the world that the Gulf of Mexico has recovered from the oil well explosion that killed 11 workers and devastated the region's ecosystem and economy -- but television reporters spent the five-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster picking apart BP's claims. MSNBC's Chris Hayes asserted: "As much as BP wants you to think it's all better, it's really not." NBC's Kerry Sanders called out BP's misleading advertisements on Today, rebutting BP's claim that "seafood catches are back to pre-spill levels" by reporting that Louisiana oyster harvest levels have actually decreased by nearly 25 percent. Fox News' Shepard Smith lambasted BP's public relations campaign -- recalling his past criticism of BP, which stood in stark contrast to the rest of the network's BP-friendly coverage in the aftermath of the spill. Smith teased a segment on his show by asking rhetorically: "Five years later you see the BP commercials, everything is great. Right?" He then answered his own question, detailing the tourism and wildlife damages that still exist, and concluding: "Five years later, this ain't over."
It's encouraging to see media figures debunk BP's misleading public relations campaign, which comes as the company seeks to reduce the up to $13.7 billion in Clean Water Act fines it faces if a federal judge r efuses to reconsider a ruling that BP was "grossly negligent" in its handling of the disaster.
But the media should continue to explore the many reasons that offshore drilling still poses immense, inherent risks.
Syndicated columnist George Will claimed that fossil fuel divestment is an ineffective exercise in "right-mindedness" that will only serve to harm universities' endowments, returning to arguments he made almost 30 years ago to dismiss divestment from apartheid South Africa. But many financial analysts have determined that divesting from fossil fuels has a negligible or even positive impact on institutions' investment portfolios, and the track record of past divestment campaigns -- including in South Africa -- suggests that the current movement can be successful by stigmatizing the fossil fuel industry.
The Wall Street Journal is calling on states to "revolt" against the EPA's Clean Power Plan, claiming that "virtually everyone who understands the electric grid" is warning that the plan will threaten grid reliability and could lead to rolling blackouts. In reality, nonpartisan energy experts say the EPA's proposal will not affect Americans' access to electricity.
UPDATE (4/21): Newsweek added an editor's note at the top of Simmons' op-ed, which reads: "Editor's note: The author of this piece, Randy Simmons, is the Charles G. Koch professor of political economy at Utah State University. He's also a senior fellow at the Koch- and ExxonMobil-funded Property and Environment Research Center. These ties to the oil industry weren't originally disclosed in this piece."
Newsweek also published an op-ed in response by the Environmental Defense Fund's Jim Marston, and issued the following correction to Simmons' op-ed: "Correction: This article has been updated with a corrected figure for wind power's current share of US electricity generation. It also clarifies the range of cost estimates from Lazard."
Newsweek missed by a mile when it promised to provide readers with "full disclosure" concerning the author of a deeply flawed opinion piece it published attacking wind energy.
Newsweek stated that the April 11 column's primary author, Randy Simmons, is a "professor of political economy at Utah State University" and added: "Full disclosure: Randy Simmons receives funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (grant has been completed and there is no current funding) and Strata, a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization."
But Simmons isn't just any professor of political economy; he is the former Charles G. Koch professor of political economy at Utah State's business school.* He's also a senior fellow at the Koch- and ExxonMobil-funded Property and Environment Research Center.
If Newsweek was serious about disclosing any pertinent information about Simmons' possible motives for arguing against wind energy, the obvious place to start would be with his ties to the Koch brothers, who have a vested interest in opposing sources of energy like wind that would reduce America's dependence on carbon-based energy sources. Instead, Newsweek considered it "full disclosure" to simply note that Simmons has received grants from the U.S. government and a non-profit organization.
A deceptive op-ed campaign to undermine action on climate change is underway in states across the country. Infamous corporate lobbyist Richard Berman is funding sham "studies" attacking the EPA's Clean Power Plan that are produced by the Beacon Hill Institute and distributed by the State Policy Network -- two organizations with financial ties to the oil billionaire Koch brothers. The Beacon Hill Institute studies, which will appear in 16 states this year, dramatically inflate the Clean Power Plan's projected costs and admittedly don't even analyze the EPA's actual proposal -- so newspapers owe it to their readers to avoid promoting these studies or publishing op-eds that do.


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Discussion-based online teaching to enhance student learning : theory, practice, and assessment
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With just two months to go to the UK's parliamentary elections Liberal Democrats in the capital gathered at Southbank University this morning for a campaign lift-off featuring Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Justice Minister Simon Hughes. Nick's capacity to remain bright-eyed and bushy-tailed despite all the vitriol poured over him by political opponents, on top of having a very demanding job, never ceases to amaze me, and (Baroness) Floella Benjamin paid just tribute to him in introducing him. He reminded us all — as we in turn will have to do on the doorstep between now and 7 May — of the real achievements Liberal Democrats have clocked up during five years in government, including raising the tax threshold, introducing the pupil premium for disadvantaged schoolchildren and the implementing the "triple lock" pension reforms. Nick and Simon Hughes also cited some of the things that LibDems have managed to stop the Conservatives doing, including sacking people at will and bringing in the Snoopers' Charter. The British economy is performing better than any of its European competitors and at least some of the legacy of Labour's financial mismanagement has been rectified. But huge challenges remain, including the need for accelerated building of affordable homes, not least in Great London. Simon pledged that housing will be at the heart of his own campaign to hold the Old Southwark and Bermondsey seat that he has represented for over 30 years. And after just one-and-a-half hours of speeches and Q&As, everyone piled out of the conference for a quick sandwich lunch at the nearby Ministry of Sound before hitting the streets, canvassing and delivering to hekp get Simon returned, blessed by some premature warm spring sun.
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Press Freedom in Turkey
Posted by jonathanfryer on Thursday, 27th February, 2014
Like many longstanding friends of Turkey I have been dismayed by some of the developments in recent months, several of which seem retrogressive rather than progressive. The way the Gezi Park protests were handled by the police and security forces — water cannon to the fore — was cack-handed and the fact that most of the mainstream media in Turkey –not least the TV — ignored them at first was a worrying indication of the way that self-censorship in the country is now rife. Moreover, scores of journalists have found themselves sacked, imprisoned or with the threat of prosecution hanging over them, which has resulted in Turkey now figuring way down the list of states in the world when it comes to freedom of the Press. So it was timely that this evening the Zaman newspaper group organised a meeting on Press Freedom in Turkey in the House of Commons, which I chaired. The parliamentary sponsor was Simon Hughes MP, recently appointed as Justice Minister in the UK's Coalition Government and therefore in a position to make important representations on an international level, though as I pointed out one of the most disconcerting things about the current situation is the way that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has raised the spectre of foreign plots and conspiracies, which is a narrative that resonates with his supporters when they reject criticisms from abroad. The main speakers at tonight's meeting were the Turkish journalist and blogger Yavuz Baydar — who was sacked from his position Ombudsman on the newspaper Sabah for political reasons — and William Horsley, formerly Europe Correspondent of the BBC, currently Chairman of the Association of European Journalists (AEJ) UK Section and a key player in freedom of press issues at the Council of Europe and elsewhere. All of us were distinctly downbeat in our analysis of the current situation, which is made more complex by the fact that Mr Erdogan is under heavy scrutiny because of allegations of corruption based largely on recordings which he declares are fakes. There is a common argument that maybe he has suffered from the Ten Year Test (a la Thatcher and Blair), but as I pointed out there will be a real power vacuum in Ankara if he falls or the AKP does really badly in upcoming elections, as no opposition party seems ready and able to seize the moment. I still love Turkey, but I worry increasingly for its short-term future, as the Prime Minister and his administration become more authoritarian and ever more removed from common European values.
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Sergei Mitrokhin and Liberals in Russia
Posted by jonathanfryer on Monday, 12th November, 2012
Being a Liberal in Russia is a risky vocation, as putting one's head above the parapet politically is an invitation to harrassment, arrest, criminal proceedings and heafty fines or imprisonment. High profile anti-establishment activists such as Pussy Riot get lots of foreign media attention and noises of sympathy from the outside world, of course, but even in their case that did not stop two of their number being sentenced to two years detention each in different gulags. Alas, as the leader of Russia's Liberal Party Yabloko, Sergei Mitrokhin, detailed in a speech at Westminster this lunchtime, the long arm of President Putin's law is getting firmer. He highlighted three aspects of particular concern regarding the current political situation in Russia and the crackdown against Liberal forces. First, there are the political reprisals, which have seen key Yabloko activists charged — often on false evidence — for demanding action against high-level corruption, for example. Second, Sergei stressed the hardening of laws and the suppression of civil rights under various amendments to the legal and civil codes. One good (i.e. bad) example is an amendment which will mean that Russian NGOs receiving grants from international bodies must now register as "foreign agents". And last but not least in the litany of adverse developments, is what Sergei called the "clericalisation of the state", in other words the way that a very conservative form of Russian Orthodoxy has now been melded into a state ideology which is dangerously nationalistic, anti-Western and anti-Liberal. Today's gathering, at Portcullis House, was sponsored by Simon Hughes MP, Lord Alderdice and Liberal International, and in the discussion period after Sergei Mitrokhin's speech I inquired exactly what helpful actions groups such as LI and the British Liberal Democrats can take to help Yabloko, without jeopardising its activists. Training in election strategies and techniques is something that I and others from the LibDems have done in various parts of the world, through the all-party Westminster Foundation for Democracy, and that may be the best answer — other than heartfelt moral support.
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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: John Alderdice, Liberal Democrats, Liberal International, Pussy Riot, Russia, Sergei Mitrokhin, Simon Hughes, Vladimir Putin, Westminster Foundation for Democracy, Yabloko | Leave a Comment »
BUILD's Diwali Dinner
Posted by jonathanfryer on Thursday, 1st November, 2012
Indians are London's largest ethnic minority and immigrants of South Asian origin from the sub-Continent and East Africa have made a huge contribution to the British economy. This evening, the first fund-raisingl Diwali dinner put on by British United Indian Liberal Democrats (BUILD), at the Bombay Palace restaurant in Bayswater, highlighted the valuable charitable work that Indian philanthropists and NGOs do in the UK, in India and worldwide. Five separate organisations were showcased before the meal, ranging from the Loomba Foundation (which promotes the welfare and interests of widows in India and now round the globe) to a group that helps Indian elderly in this country, many of whom may live with their offspring but sometimes get left alone in houses with the central heating switched off when the breadwinners go out to work or simply feel lonely, so they relish the conviviality and both physical and metaphorical warmth in earmarked community centres. Both the pre-dinner brief presentations and the after dinner speeches were admirably compered by Mistress of Ceremonies Anuja Prashar, who has been a real driving force within BUILD. The star guest speaker was Miriam González Durántez (aka Miriam Clegg) who, as (Lord) Navnit Dholakia gallantly said, has become something of a secret weapon for the Liberal Democrats. She has both presence and authority and is truly a Liberal, as well as a fine European. She focused on the symbolic meaning of light and hope associated with Diwali. Simon Hughes MP was the after-after-dinner speaker, managing to arrive just in time for the post-speeches' desert. He stressed how much London and Britain as a whole value the input by citizens of Indian origin and he made the interesting observation that whereas a few years ago Diwali was really only celebrated in India and among the Diaspora it has now become a firm fixture of the United Kingdom's diverse celebratory calendar.
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Vince Cable's Question Time
Posted by jonathanfryer on Friday, 29th June, 2012
One good aspect of Britain's political system is that when MPs become Ministers they retain their seats in the House of Commons as well as their constituency responsibilities. That is particularly important for Liberal Democrats, many of whom got into Parliament because they made their mark as community champions. So even if their Ministerial diaries are bursting at the seams, they must carve out time to be among the people who elected them. This is very noticeable in London, where five of the seven LibDem MPs are Ministers (and a sixth, Simon Hughes, is deputy leader of the Party). And as government is based in London, their constituents expect to continue to see a lot of them, however important their portfolio. This is some ways unfortunate for someone like Vince Cable, whose ministerial responsibilities at the Department of Business, Industry and Skills take him not only all round the United Kingdom but also on frequent overseas trips, drumming up orders and investment. Yet the voters of Twickenham, Vince's seat, are lucky, as he is regularly available at his constituency surgeries, and sometimes — like tonight — is the star of a Q&A session organised by the Twickenham and Richmond local party. This evening an audience made up mainly of party members — including me — had the pleasure of watching Vince field almost 20 varied questions, ranging from Trident replacement to an EU referendum. It was a tour de force, and he was not afraid to say in a couple of instances that the subject was out of his area of activities or expertise (too many politicians, when asked a question on a subject they know nothing about just spout whatever comes into their head; that is fatal, as usually the questioner knows more about the subject than they do, and will be only too happy to point out the hapless politico's ignorance). This evening's event was held at the big Baptist Church in Teddington, scene of many a Liberal Democrat meeting and community gathering. It was a pity there was no coffee or other light refreshment available, so that people could mingle afterwards. Instead, we wandered off into the still light night to reflect on what Vince had said.
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged: Liberal Democrats, Simon Hughes, Teddington, Twickenham, Vince Cable | 1 Comment »
London Liberal Democrats' Spring Conference
Posted by jonathanfryer on Sunday, 1st April, 2012
With just over a month to go to the London Mayoral and GLA elections, London Liberal Democrats had their minds firmly focussed on campaigning when we gathered in the East Wintergarden at Canary Wharf yesterday, chaired by (Baroness) Susan Kramer. The mayoral candidate Brian Paddick alongside Caroline Pidgeon, head of the GLA list, presented a summary of their manifesto, which had largely been drawn up my outgoing GLA member Mike Tuffrey, who also gave a presentation on housing. There were several innovations at the conference, including a speech on Extremism by Maajid Nawaz of the Quilliam Foundation and some stunning unaccompanied singing by Pauline Pearce, the "heroine of Hackney" who is the Party's candidate in the Hackney Central council by-election that will take place on the same day as the main London poll, 3 May. There was also a "trialogue" question time which I chaired with a panel comprising London MEP (Baroness) Sarah Ludford, (Baroness) Sally Hamwee and Caroline Pidgeon. Ed Davey, the Secretary of State of Energy and Climate Change, spoke about his role in government and MPs Tom Brake and Simon Hughes shared their views on the current state of play. A central message was that Liberal Democrats should be proud of what we have achieved as the junior partner in Government but we will be campaigning in these elections on a purely Liberal Democrat platform, even if that sometimes diverges from Coalition policy. At the drinks reception at the end of the busy day several participants said it was the best London Liberal Democrat ever, for which thanks must go to Conference Committee Chair Jill Fraser and her team, including Pete Dollimore, who facilitated the training sessions going on in parallel with the plenary.
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Being a Junior Partner in a Coalition
Posted by jonathanfryer on Tuesday, 27th March, 2012
For half a century and more the Liberal Party and its successor, the Liberal Democrats, languished as the high-minded, principled oppositional alternative to both Conseratives and Labour, and I have to say that most of us found that situation pretty comfortable, although we spoke wistfully of one day having the chance of getting into power. But I think we realised that the only way that would happen in the post-modern age was as a junior partner in coalition with one of the two 'major' parties, which could well result in a shrinkage in our level of public support (as indeed Chris Rennard long ago warned). We looked at examples such as Germany's FDP and saw that even on a small share of the vote one could nonetheless wield quite a lot of influence (admittedly under a system of proportional representation in Germany's case), and even aspire to having a few Cabinet Ministers. I suppose most of us imagined that if that opportunity arose, it would almost certainly be in a Coalition with Labour; indeed, Paddy Ashdown and some of his closest colleagues imagined that could happen with a Blair-led government, before Britain's warped electoral system gave Tony Blair a humungous majority and he veered away from social democracy to become seriously illiberal and a George W Bush groupie. So it was with some surprise that after the May 2010 election the arithmetic meant that only a Tory-led Coalition in Britain was possible. But did that inevitably mean that the LibDems as the junior partner would be screwed? This was the subject of a fascinating seminar put on at Westminster's Portcullis House yesterday by the Centre for Reform, moderated by former LibDem Chief Executive Lord (Chris) Rennard. Ben Page, Chief Executive of Ipsos-MORI was somewhat disheartening in his analysis of the way that sacrificing full independence had inevitably led to the LibDems' sharp decline in the opinion polls. But his pessimism was counter-balanced by the Deputy Leader of the party, Simon Hughes MP, who — despite getting into a bit of a muddle with his statistics — managed to reassure the audience that the LibDems, far from crashing to oblivion are still alive and kicking and actually doing better than at many times in their recent history, as well as winning real victories on policy within the Coalition government. Martin Kettle, the acceptable face of the Guardian's political columns, was also fairly upbeat; unlike Polly Toynbee he does not feel we have sold our soul to the devil, and moreover he believes that even in the North — from which, like me, he hails — there is a future for the party. In the ensuing discussion I pointed out that being the junior partner in a Coalition government is rather like travelling down a road full of hidden sleeping poliemen. The tuition fees débacle was probably predictable; the NHS Bill less so. But I warned that the Tory rethink on the Heathrow third runway could be a third bump that could shake the Coalition and cause a fall in support for the LibDems unless the party came out firmly against once again. I didn't get quite the ringing endorsement of this line that I'd hoped for from Simon Hughes (or indeed Lord Rennard), but I think the point was taken.
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The Sound of London Liberal Democrats
Posted by jonathanfryer on Wednesday, 8th February, 2012
The Ministry of Sound is used to revving people up at its base in London's Elephant and Castle, but this evening the throbbing crowd was somewhat different than usual in that it was made up of Liberal Democrat activists, in party mode. The event was the launch of the LibDems' London2012 election campaign, compered by local MP and Deputy Leader, Simon Hughes. Party President Tim Farron gave an upbeat speech, underlining how seriously the Federal Party is taking the London elections this time, in contrast to previous occasions. Both the mayoral candidate, Brian Paddick, and the leader of the GLA team, Caroline Pidgeon, gave sterling performances, against the backdrop line-up of the impressive and diverse phalanx of GLA list and constituency candidates. The point was made — as it will be repeatedly to the electorate over the next 12 weeks — that last time the LibDems were just pipped at the post for the final seat on the proportional represnetation list by the BNP. This time, we will be fighting hard to get that fourth seat back, and who better to achieve that than Shas Sheehan, a Muslim woman who has already proved her worth as a former Richmond Councillor and parliamentary candidate for Wimbledon at the 2010 General Election. In 2000, we got five London Assembly members, which must be a target we can aim for this year. If successful that would also see Merlene Emerson, Chair of Chinese Liberal Democrats, catapulted into City Hall. When I took over as Chairman of London Liberal Democrats in January 2010, I was determined to up our game, to help make the organisation more professional and to build the sense of London-wide identity for local parties and activists. This evening's event at the Ministry of Sound (courtesy of James Paulmbo) was yet another step upwards in that journey. And I am happy that in Brian Paddick we have a mayoral candidate who is an impressive figurehead, with particular expertise on policing matters, moreover one who is determined — as he said tonight — to lead a 'radical and risky' Liberal Democrat campaign — in the best sense of both those adjectives!
Link: http://libdems4london.org.uk and www.brianpaddick.com Video: http://youtu.be/ZSmgrczJNCU
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Simon Hughes on House of Lords Reform
Posted by jonathanfryer on Monday, 7th November, 2011
It's a hundred years since the last serious attempt to reform Britain's anachronistc Second Chamber was made, by the then Liberal government. And some of us who believe passionately in constitutional reform sometimes wonder if it will be another hundred before a further major step forward is made. This is despite the fact that all three main parties at the last general election pledged in their manifestos to transform the Lords by making it a wholly or mainly elected institution — and one with fewer members than at present. The Liberal Democrats' deputy leader, Simon Hughes MP, shared his optimism with the Gladstone Club at the National Liberal Club this vening by saying we might expect the Coalition government to put forward concrete proposals in 2013 or 2014. The matter of course falls within the brief of Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, which is maybe unfortunate given the AV referendum failure and lingering public anger about tuition fees. It is essential, as Simon said tonight, that NGOs, pressure groups and even the media take ownership of this overdue reform. He is personally not enamoured of the idea of a list system PR election, though I think that might be the best way forward for electing the 80% of Senators that is widely being touted — an open list system, of course, in which voters, not just the party, would state their preference among candidates on the list. It also makes sense that the Senators should be elected from the recognised European regions in the UK, of which London would be one. Simon spoke of 15-year terms, with one third of the Senators being elected at the same time as elections to the House of Commons. I would actually prefer 12-year terms, with elections that would not therefore usually coincide with a general election but which could of course be held on the same day in May as local or other elections.
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After five years serving as the voice of Ripken Stadium and the Aberdeen IronBirds, Justin Szech--also known as Jay or Maverick--will not return for the 2013 season.
For eight seasons, Szech entertained IronBirds fans. First with his on-field antics as game entertainment coordinator and on-field emcee where he became known for his tarp runs and "pump-and-chuck." Then, as the public address announcer and voice of Ripken Stadium.
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I am a firm believer that in order for new opportunities to begin, a past opportunity must come to an end. For me that day has come.
After five years you will hear a new voice coming from the press box at Ripken Stadium this summer.
I will be moving on and pursuing some exciting new opportunities. With a new wife and a new home, as well as the pursuit of a Master's degree and some new career goals, the time seems right to hand over the microphone to a new voice.
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I cannot thank you, the fans, and the organization enough for this incredible ride that now comes to a close. I have never been one for goodbyes so we'll call this "see you later."
I look forward to seeing you all at the ballpark; I'll just be sitting in a different chair.
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The IronBirds sincerely thank Maverick for his service over the last eight seasons and wish him the best of luck with his new opportunities.
"Maverick's eight years have epitomized what is at the heart of Ripken Baseball and the IronBirds--delivering remarkable experiences for our fans," said Jason Vaughn, Video Production and Game Entertainment Manager for the IronBirds. "I want to thank Jay personally for his friendship, professionalism, and enthusiasm that has made Ripken Stadium the best venue in minor league baseball over that time."
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Currently, chips are built up, layer by layer, through a process called photolithography. A layer of silicon, metal, or some other material is deposited on a chip and coated with a light-sensitive material, called a photoresist. Light shining through a kind of stencil Ś a ōmaskö Ś projects a detailed pattern onto the photoresist, which hardens where itÆs exposed. The unhardened photoresist is washed away, and chemicals etch away the bare material underneath.
The problem is that chip features are now significantly smaller than the wavelength of the light used to make them. Manufacturers have developed various tricks to get light to produce patterns smaller than its own wavelength, but they wonÆt work at smaller scales.
The obvious way to continue shrinking chip features would be to use beams of electrons to transfer mask patterns to layers of photoresist. But unlike light, which can shine through a mask and expose an entire chip at once, an electron beam has to move back and forth across the surface of a chip in parallel lines, like a harvester working along rows of wheat. ōItÆs like the difference between writing by hand and printing a page all at once,ö says Karl Berggren, the Emanuel E. Landsman Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, who along with Caroline Ross, the Toyota Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, led the new work. The slow, precise scanning of electron-beam lithography makes it significantly more expensive than conventional optical lithography.
HitchinÆ posts
Berggren and RossÆ approach is to use electron-beam lithography sparingly, to create patterns of tiny posts on a silicon chip. They then deposit specially designed polymers Ś molecules in which smaller, repeating molecular units are linked into long chains Ś on the chip. The polymers spontaneously hitch up to the posts and arrange themselves into useful patterns.
The trick is that the polymers are ōcopolymers,ö meaning theyÆre made of two different types of polymer. Berggren compares a copolymer molecule to the characters played by Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin in the movie Midnight Run, a bounty hunter and a white-collar criminal who are handcuffed together but canÆt stand each other. Ross prefers a homelier analogy: ōYou can think of it like a piece of spaghetti joined to a piece of tagliatelle,ö she says. ōThese two chains donÆt like to mix. So given the choice, all the spaghetti ends would go here, and all the tagliatelle ends would go there, but they canÆt, because theyÆre joined together.ö In their attempts to segregate themselves, the different types of polymer chain arrange themselves into predictable patterns. By varying the length of the chains, the proportions of the two polymers, and the shape and location of the silicon hitching posts, Ross, Berggren, and their colleagues were able to produce a wide range of patterns useful in circuit design.
One of the two polymers that the MIT researchers used burns away when exposed to a plasma (an electrically charged gas), while the other, which contains silicon, turns to glass. The glass layer could serve the same purpose that a photoresist does in ordinary lithography, protecting the material beneath it while that around it is etched away.
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Dan Herr, the director of nanomanufacturing science research at the Semiconductor Research Corporation, an industry and academic research consortium, says that four or five years ago, his organization polled engineers to determine the seven fundamental shapes that self-organizing molecules would have to be able to assume in order to be useful for circuit manufacture. Since then, he says, researchers have gotten molecules to self-assemble into all seven shapes. But to do so, theyÆve ōchanged the chemistry on the surface or etched down a trench in the surface and used that as a channel for the self-assembling process,ö Herr says. Since Berggren and RossÆs technique requires no such channels to guide the self-assembling molecules, it reduces the need for electron-beam lithography. According to Herr, ōThat will save tremendously in terms of throughputö Ś that is, the efficiency with which chips can be manufactured.
Much more research is required, however, before self-assembling molecules can provide a viable means for manufacturing individual chips. Nearer term, Berggren and Ross see the techniqueÆs being used to produce stamps that could impart nanoscale magnetic patterns to the surfaces of hard disks, or even to produce the masks used in conventional lithography: today, state-of-the art masks for a single chip require electron-beam lithography and can cost millions of dollars. In the meantime, Ross and Berggren are working to find arrangements of their nanoscale posts that will produce functioning circuits in prototype chips, and theyÆre trying to refine their technique to produce even smaller chip features.
Other Headlines from Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... - Toward faster transistors - New sensor developed by MIT chemical engineers can detect tiny traces of explosives - Catching cancer with carbon nanotubes - Seeing below the surface - Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research dedicated at MIT
More Electronics Headlines ... - Nanosys Unlocks Full Color LCD Viewing Experience with Nanotechnology - NUS and A*STAR Launch Research Programmes in New Growth Area of Green Electronics - Full-Color Quantum Dot LED (QLED) Displays Move Closer to Reality, as QD Vision Achieves Significant Efficiency and Performance Improvements - "Computer synapse" analyzed at the nanoscale - Pentagonal tiles pave the way towards organic electronics


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In its shortest form, the blessing said over wine (or grape juice) is one sentence. Wine is used to mark, sanctify, holy time in Judaism. As such, this blessing is said at the start of Shabbat and at its end (Havdalah), as well as on many holidays.
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Hi all,
I am wanting to register a .co.uk domain address for a small website I want to start, but have a few questions/worries.
Firstly I have no idea if my website/business will work so dont really want to spend too much to start with. I would only need a few pages and 1 email address. I intend to offer a web based service and was thinking of accepting donations as a form of payment at the start.
Is there any real difference between the big web hosting/domain sites?
It seems i have to put my personal details name address tele no etc when i register a .co.uk domain. How safe is this? do you get people trying to scam etc?
I would be grateful for any help/comments on these questions.
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You can keep personal details private unless you are registering as a company.
As soon as your email address gets "into the wild" you will get people trying to scam you. A good spam filter and a bit of common sense over which emails you reply to is all that is necessary to keep you safe.
I haven't compared prices between different UK hosting services for a long time.
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ah, when do you get to hide personal details, i was looking on godaddy and they required you to fill in all those details?
Sorry to ask :)
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You have to provide the personal details to the registrar. To hide them, you can add a "Private Registration" option (for an additional cost). This will result in your personal information not appearing in the public WhoIs directory; instead, the name, postal address, telephone and fax numbers and email address of the "proxy" registrar will appear.
You might wish to check with your registrar(s) of choice re whether this is available for .co.uk domains. There are apparently some domains where this type of feature cannot be used due to registry restrictions.
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There is some difference in the pricing and user interface for big hosting / domain sites.
If you are based in UK, Nominet offers free private registration for individuals.
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@oldandgrumpy (love it!) Welcome to Webmasterworld.
You can private register (but you have to give up all the pertinent details to the registrar no matter what). That gets you a domain name. Suggestion: don't Domain (DNS) with the same company you host with. Check hosting services world wide. I am US (for one site) and host it out of CANADA for example. Look for deals, at service levels desired, worldwide.
But if you have fear of personal exposure of any kind then don't get started at all.
Second, when operating under a DONATIONS scheme, check your local jurisdiction AND any international venues for legal liabilities. One can get into trouble REAL QUICK.
Free hosts are the least secure (and I expect a slew of raspberries from the rank and file in that regard), shared hosts are a bit more secure, and the dedicated (most expensive) approach comes close to offering real security. Pick your budget, your willingness to be exposed, and go from there.
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Thanks for all the comments :)
I just found it strange that with whois someone could see my home address etc More surprised than anything, i assumed it would show details of the registrar, then people could apply for my details if they required. Maybe a .com would be better with the private registration option. Will also check out Nominet as per caran1
I am not doing anything dodgy btw :)
I will look more into the donations as advised by tangor. Donations seemed the best option for me, I dont want to charge for my service right off, but thought donations would be nice.
Thanks again all!
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As caran1 and I both said private registration is available for .co.uk domains. You still have to give your personal details to Nominet, they just aren't displayed on a Whois query. I have not been charged extra for private registration in the UK.
.com registration is generally more expensive in the UK and there may be problems if you are doing something that our American cousins don't like as the US government are trying to make all .com domains subject to US federal law.
Donations are not a problem in the UK as long as you don't represent yourself incorrectly as a charity. It will be taxable income of course.
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Thanks all, some more help if you wouldnt mind :)
My idea is to provide a service for online users, I don't really need a content rich website. I just need to get people to the site see what i offer and to give me a try, this would be by either by email contact or forum post, not decided which yet.
I know this is probably what everyone wants, but if my website is small, say 1 page, how would be best to get the site promoted, without spending a fortune that is?
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well, getting visitors to your site is the biggest problem for all website owners. There are two ways to drive traffic. First is naturally through search engines or other sites with traffic coming for free. This can only happen when you have extensive SEO done on your site with loads of hardwork in the right direction. Second method is by using promotion services like adwords where you might want to spend some money. But as you said, you don't want to spend money, hence the first option is good for you.
And for that, you got to do a lot of hardwork before you can even see few visitors coming in.
hope this helps.
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I don't really need a content rich website.
The more content you have the more keywords to come up in search.
either by email contact
Check UK laws regarding spam. Remember that in international forums people may refer you to the far laxer (is that a word?) US law. Ignore anything that mentions "Can Spam".
how would be best to get the site promoted,
That really depends on the topic but don't ignore traditional promotional media. I see plenty of ads in trade magazines that only give a URL as contact.
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Install the new adjusting lever pin on the new secondary brake shoe.
Install the adjusting lever and return spring as shown in the image.
Open the adjusting screw all the way, clean it with brake cleaner.
Apply a light coat of high temp brake grease or anti seize to the threads on the adjusting screw.
Place the new upper retracting spring on top of the hub as shown in the image.
Install the new hold down pins.
Install the hold down spring on the secondary brake shoe.
Place the secondary brake shoe in place and using locking pliers attach the hold down spring to the hold down pin, repeat these steps on the primary brake shoe.
Attach the upper retracting spring to both brake shoes.
Install the adjusting screw in place.
Next, install the lower retracting spring followed by attaching the adjusting cable to the adjusting lever.
In this particular truck we had the need to install new brake drums because the brake shoes were worn down to the metal causing deep groves on the brake drums from metal to metal contact. It is necessary to clean the new brake drums with brake cleaner to remove the oil from they are coated with to preventing from rusting.
It is easier to adjust the rear brakes by turning the adjusting screw while the rear brake drums are off, adjust them till the drum fits snug against the brake shoes.
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Historical Traveler Reviews Prinsenhof Amsterdam
Nice place to stay
The Hotel Prinsenhof has nice, quiet, clean rooms. A good breakfast included in the price of your stay. And a staff that is willing to help you out around the town. It's centrally located and just steps forom the tram-line.
A prince in the prinsenhof
To anybody looking for a nice, clean, quiet hostal at an execellent value - look no further! Spent the last five days there and i'm fully satisfied with the quality and the service i got there. it's located close to the rembrandtplein (good nightspot with lots of bars) and therefore it's easy to get to most tourist attractions either by foot or tram. breakfast is included and good too. at 30 euros a person a night - there's nothing to complain about. i can really recommend the prinsenhof! my tip: rent a bike and just cruise around amsterdam!
Adored the Hotel Prinsenhof
We stayed to the Hotel Prinsenhof both times that we went to Holland. We cannot praise it enough! The staff (Mark and Sabine) are very friendly and helpful. The breakfast they serve in the morning was worth waking up for! The rooms are very clean. It is located right next to the tram #4 which will take you directly to Central Station (10 minutes)where you can catch trains to anywhere! The front rooms have a wonderful view by overlooking the canal and the quaint street. Anything and everything you may need (from tram tickets to delicious bakeries to a laundromat) is very close by. If you are ever thinking of a trip to Holland, the Hotel Prinsenhof is a "MUST" to make your "home away from home".
Great website, bad hotel
The Hotel Princenhof in Amsterdam has an amazing website. Unfortunately, it is far better than the hotel itself. Of curse the room we received was not one of the ones shown on the website. It was so small you could touch the side walls by standing in the middle. The bed was against the wall so one person had to climb over the other to get out. We did overlook a canal but there was only one chair in the room so we could only sit and enjoy one at a time. The breakfast was only so so, dry and unimaginative.
What a great place!
I thoroughly enjoyed my stay at the quaint Prinsenhof. The staff was friendly. The rooms were a bit small, but standard for Europe and they were very clean. We also had a great view of the canal from our window.
We had a room without a private bathroom, but that was never a problem.
I can't wait to return!
Excellent value
The hotel was located in a perfect location with a tram stop just outside. The rooms were spotless and the staff were very helpful.
Lovely breakfast in the morning. Will definitely stay here again.
Beautiful hotel central to everything. Spotlessly clean room and very obliging staff. Located in a lovely area of Amsterdam with great views over the canal. Lots of lovely shops and restaurants near by.
The best low price hotel!
The hotel Prinsenhof was fabulous. Can't praise this hotel enough.We stayed in March 2003. The hotel room was very cheap, and had a shared toilet and shower but that was no problem. It is situated in a lovely picturesque area. Not too far from the centre of town, yet not too close to be noisy.You can easily walk into the centre of Amsterdam or Dam square or take the number 4 tram from accross the road. There is a pub owned by the hotel at the end of the street and we got a complimentary drink when we arrived late! The room was lovely, very big with nice wardrobe mirrors and table and chair. No tv but we had a radio to listen to so no probs. It was clean and the staff were ultra friendly. The best thing about the hotel for me was definately the huge breakfasts of egg bread and cheese. I'l be going again. This place is so good.
Charming, great location, great pub on corner
I found this charming hotel in one of the guide books. It was a great little hotel within walking distance of everything. There is a tram stop right at the corner, but we rarely took it, except to go to Anne Frank's house. The rooms are very clean, the staff is helpful, friendly, and accommodating. I will be staying here again. Great value for the money. Get the top room with a view of the canal. Amazing! Book early.
The Prinsenhof is perfect.
I have had the pleasure of staying at Hotel Prinsenhof on two visits to Amsterdam. This canal house is located on the eastern end of the Prinsengracht, very close to the Amstel River where you can sit and watch the boats go by. The rooms are pleasant and homey, and breakfast is filling. The views of the canal are great for picture taking and enjoying the scenery. Walk out the door and you catch Tram 4, which has a real live person stamping strippenkarts. This was helpful to us learning the transportation system. The staff go out of their way to make visits pleasant. Rembrandtplein is just a couple blocks away, with restaurants, stores, internet cafe and coffeeshops. We highly recommend.
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... trip to Amsterdam. A pleasant and relaxing train ride, very comfortable. Our accommodation advised us that they were so close to the station taxis would often refuse the job, so we set off walking. Quite manageable, though cobbled roads making it tricky to cross (and remembering to look out for cyclists, a whole extra lane to cross after the "road"), but we had been given very detailed directions so found the place easily. We were met by Jason and ...
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... home. (I'm not talking about sitting in a bar. I mean standing on the open deck and slamming down a Heineken or passing around a bottle of gin.)
--The girl who wins the prize for the most outrageous: Place - on the deck of the ferry. Wearing her finest clubbing outfit. Holding a cigarette and a bottle of wine in one hand and a lit joint in the other.
Amsterdam. Liberal city with intermittent rain, friendly people, swans and beautiful sunsets.
Red lights and green parks
... to go. Some groups had spread out blankets for picnics, couples were holding hands and gazing onto each others eyes, and dogs were romping about...for real!
The kids wanted to go to a playground. We walked and walked but didn't find one. There were open air caf�s and small portable food kiosks, but no playground equipment. Grant and Chlo� decided the that as much as they enjoyed finding random sticks to play with and walking through tree ...
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Located in Diplomatic Quarter, this luxury hotel is 0.3 mi (0.6 km) from King Abdulaziz Conference Center and within 9 mi (15 km) of King Faisal Conference Hall and King Saud University. King Abdul Aziz Library and National Museum of Saudi Arabia are also within 9 mi (15 km).
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This hotel features 5 restaurants, a full-service spa, and an indoor pool. Self parking is free. Other amenities include a health club, a 24-hour business center, and WiFi in public areas.
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Al Orjouan - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Azzurro - This restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves dinner only.
Hong - This restaurant specializes in Chinese cuisine and serves dinner only.
Turquoise Lounge - This café serves dinner and light fare.
Chorisia Loun - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.
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