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Happy end to the regular season, and welcome to the playoffs. The format this week is different; first, I'll list the top 25, then cover all of these teams (plus a few more) within their sections. So, the rankings:
1. Duluth East
2. Minnetonka
3. Maple Grove
4. Edina
5. Eagan
6. Eden Prairie
7. Benilde-St. Margaret's
8. Wayzata
9. Hill-Murray
10. Lakeville South
11. Moorhead
12. Burnsville
13. Elk River
14. Grand Rapids
15. Blaine
16. Andover
17. Centennial
18. Cloquet
19. Prior Lake
20. Apple Valley
21. White Bear Lake
22. Lakeville North
23. Roseville
24. Brainerd
25. Mounds View
Honorable Mention: Stillwater, Bemidji, Roseau, Bloomington Jefferson, Cretin-Derham Hall
And now, sections; teams are listed in the order in which they are seeded.
First Round: 2/21, High Seed Home
Quarterfinals: 2/23, High Seed Home
Semifinals: 2/25, Rochester Rec Center
Final: 3/1, Rochester Rec Center
1. Lakeville South (17-8/#10)
-The Cougars wrapped up on a high note, edging past a good Burnsville squad to secure the finest regular season in their brief history. Now, Kloos and company load up for one last try at the 1AA title; the talent is there, and the path to the section final is easy. That game will likely be a grudge match with Lakeville North; they have to build on their late season win against the Panthers and the bad memories of the past few years. If they do make it through, they'll give 1AA its best shot at success in the Tourney in years.
2. Lakeville North (12-13/#22)
-The record doesn't look all that great, but all but one of the Panthers' losses did come against teams ahead of them, plus they have the all-important January win over South, which proves they can win this section if they put it all together. If they were to make it to State, they wouldn't be any worse than these past two North teams, but it probably wouldn't be very pretty, either.
3. Rochester Century
4. Rochester Mayo
5. Rochester John Marshall
6. Owatonna
7. Farmington
8. Winona
9. Dodge County
Quarterfinals: 2/23, High Seed Home
Semifinals: 2/25, BIG/Braemar Arena
Final: 2/29, Mariucci Arena
1. Edina (20-5/#4)
-The Hornets took a stumble against Wayzata in their last week of the season, but Eagan's loss to Burnsville allows them to hold onto the 4-spot in the rankings. They responded to the loss with a methodical win over Eden Prairie, which gave them a share of the Lake title. One line may do most of the scoring, but they know how to beat up other teams and wear them down. The youth movement seems to have worked out in the regular season; time to see if they hold up under some playoff pressure.
2. Burnsville (15-9-1/#12)
-The Blaze had a tough final week, and they came out looking pretty good, beating an Eagan team that had roughed them up in January and playing Lakeville South relatively well in a losing effort. It hasn't been a banner year, but a strong close to the season has them in pretty good shape in a weaker-than-usual section. They match up pretty evenly with Edina, and if they get a goaltending performance like the one they got in the Eagan game, a state tournament booth is in the crosshairs.
3. Prior Lake (15-10/#19)
-Beating Bloomington Jefferson is a good sign heading into sections, though the loss to Eagan did get out of hand. This program took some big strides forward this year with a number of big wins, but for the most part their games against elite teams have not quite worked out. A semifinal berth is likely, but anything beyond that is probably asking too much, at least this year.
4. Bloomington Jefferson (6-16-3)
-Could give Edina a good game if enough goes right.
5. Chanhassen
6. Holy Angels
7. Shakopee
8. Bloomington Kennedy
First Round: 2/21, High Seed Home
Quarterfinals: 2/23, High Seed Home
Semifinals: 2/25, State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Final: 3/1, State Fairgrounds Coliseum
1. Eagan (21-3-1/#5)
-The Wildcats stumbled some down the stretch, including a tie against Bloomington Jefferson and a loss to Burnsville. Since a loss to Burnsville (a team Edina beat) is a bit worse than a loss to Wayzata, I don't see any reason to move them up any further–based on their regular season, this is the rank they've earned. But they do have the easiest road to State of any top seed, and it's hard to argue with the talent they have on hand. They have a very strong defensive corps, two Mr. Hockey finalists at forward, and the deepest senior class in the state. This is their opportunity to put it all together and bring this program to the top.
2. Apple Valley (11-11-3/#20)
-Given what the Eagles lost off of last year's team, they had a pretty nice season, and usually kept it close against other top teams. The problem: they didn't keep it close against Eagan in either of their two meetings, and will have to come out flying to change that.
3. Cretin-Derham Hall (11-11-3)
-Not a great year for the Raiders, but they did have a reasonably strong finish to the season, and a tight game with Edina shows they have at least some upset potential. They could upset an unready opponent.
4. Eastview
5. Park (CG)
6. Hastings
7. East Ridge
8. Woodbury
9. Rosemount
-How quickly some things can change: four years ago Woodbury and Rosemount were the top two seeds in this section and played in the final; now, they're battling just to make a quarterfinal. Woodbury's close call with Eagan in December does go to show how wide-open this section is beyond the top-ranked Wildcats.
First Round: 2/22, Aldrich Arena
Quarterfinals: 2/25, Aldrich Arena
Semifinals: 2/29, State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Final: 3/2, State Fairgrounds Coliseum
1. Hill-Murray (19-6/#9)
-The Pioneers wrapped up their regular season on a high note with a 6-1 win over Moorhead. They only have two losses since Christmas–both close games against teams ahead of them in the rankings–and that certainly suggests they've improved since some early season struggles. They're not as experienced as a number of the teams above them, but they could make for a nasty first-round match-up at State. On paper they're comfortably ahead of the rest of the section, though they've had some moments of doubt, most notably the close scrape with North St. Paul
2. White Bear Lake (14-10-1/#21)
-The Bears closed out their season with a home loss to Hastings; though there are several such losses on their record, they are still the class of the SEC and have the best shot of knocking off Hill. Given their late-season loss to Roseville, they could definitely have a fight on their hands to make it back to the section final. They've had some flashes, such as the narrow loss to Edina, that suggest the upset could happen again; to get it, they'll need to rely on some memories of last year and get some production beyond their top line.
3. Roseville (15-8-2/#23)
-Put together a decent SEC season, which gives them a high seed and one of their better shots at making the section final in recent years. They can't take their first round game with North St. Paul for granted, though.
4. Mounds View (14-10-1/#25)
-A strong closing month turned a team that had been a disappointment into one that could cause some problems in 4AA if enough goes right. They've already beaten Stillwater twice this year.
5. Stillwater (12-11-2)
-The Ponies had some flashes, but didn't play particularly well down the stretch, and their seed suffered because of it.
6. North St. Paul
7. St. Paul Johnson
8. Tartan
9. St. Paul Como Park
First Round: 2/21, Champlin Park
Quarterfinals: 2/25, Champlin Park and Coon Rapids
Semifinals: 2/28, State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Final: 3/2, State Fairgrounds Coliseum
1. Maple Grove (21-2-2/#3)
-The Crimson took care of business against two weaker Northwest Suburban teams, and head into 5AA as the prohibitive favorite for a second consecutive year. They're a very balanced group that plays well as a team, but will playoff failures of years past come back to haunt them yet again? The recent Elk River loss does prompt some worries. Still, this is their year to make it happen, and they need to seize the opportunity.
2. Blaine (16-9/#15)
-A season-ending loss to Centennial really hurts a team that looked like it had been improving; a seventh straight trip to St. Paul now looks like a very tall order. They're good enough in enough areas of the game that a run isn't impossible, but the normal Blaine consistency just hasn't been there this year.
3. Centennial (13-9-3/#17)
-The Cougars had their rough patches this year, but a season-ending win over Blaine is a nice exclamation point that has them in the hunt for a berth in the section final. That win makes it tempting to put them higher, but they had a few too many rough patches and zero wins of stature outside of this muddled group in the middle of the NWSC.
4. Champlin Park
5. Osseo
6. Anoka
7. Coon Rapids
8. North Metro
9. Irondale
First Round: 2/21, High Seed Home
Quarterfinals: 2/23, High Seed Home
Semifinals: 2/25, Braemar Arena/BIG
Final: 2/29, Mariucci Arena
1. Minnetonka (22-3/#2)
-A decisive win over a depleted Eden Prairie squad locked up the top spot in the seedings, but needing overtime to get by Buffalo isn't the best way to close out the regular season. Like Duluth East they have the occasional costly defensive lapse, but their deep junior and senior classes give them two very strong forward lines and a quality stable of defensemen. The section is theirs to lose, but all three other teams have shown they can compete with them in at least one of the games they've played.
2. Eden Prairie (17-7-1/#6)
-An injury-decimated Eagles squad had a tough last week, getting worn down against deeper opponents Minnetonka and Edina. They have enough depth to hang in there against most teams, but in the 6AA meat grinder, they're going to need to get healthy to have a real shot. I like the way they play when they are at full strength–they forecheck well and can really frustrate the opposition–and if enough things come together, a repeat in the section is certainly not out of the question.
3. Benilde-St. Margaret's (19-6/#7)
-The past few weeks have been pretty good for the Red Knights; granted, their schedule is much easier than their Lake Conference rivals, but they've quietly gone about their business, and there are some hints that their defense is getting a little better–an imperative if they want to win more than one game in sections. Even if Eden Prairie is at full strength, they have the talent to beat them; whether they can put it all together may be a different story.
4. Wayzata (15-9-1/#8)
-A win against Edina coming on the heels of an overtime loss to Minnetonka has to be encouraging for the Trojans, though an equally narrow win over Hopkins will keep me from getting too excited. They don't quite have the depth or the top-end talent of the three teams ahead of them, but they're close enough in both categories to give them all a good run. Goaltending and strong defense was the key in taking Tonka to overtime two weeks ago, and they'll need that again to have a shot in the semifinal.
5. Hopkins
6. Holy Family
7. Robbinsdale Armstrong
8. Minneapolis
9. Robbinsdale Cooper
1st Round: 2/18; St. Francis def. Cambridge-Isanti 12-3
Quarterfinals: 2/21, High Seed Home
Semifinals: 2/25, Amsoil Arena
Final: 3/1, Amsoil Arena
1. Duluth East ( 24-1/#1)
-The Hounds rolled to a pair of easy wins this past week, completing one of the finest regular seasons in program history. No one in this section can match their depth or star power, and they will look to match the poise they displayed under pressure last season. They could run into trouble if they lose their discipline, either by taking too many penalties or being too casual in their defensive responsibilities. But if other teams let them impose their style and can't catch a few breaks, East is in very good shape.
2. Andover (17-6-2/#16)
-The Huskies cruised into the playoffs with two easy wins and now enjoy their highest seed ever. They're a young team in uncharted territory here, and they don't have any big wins against anyone other than Elk River. But they've shown all year long that they can give anybody a tight game, and with quality goaltending and a few breaks, they might just make a run.
3. Grand Rapids ( 19-6/#14)
-The end of the season had its ups and downs, leading to questions about the Thunderhawks' consistency. But they still have enough front-line talent to make a run through this section, and they are more experienced than their likely semifinal opponent, too. Beyond that, it's hard to get a good feel for this team.
4. Elk River (15-8-2/#13)
-Got two easy wins against weaker NWSC teams, keeping up their momentum into the playoffs. We'll have to see how the ongoing Sarsland saga plays itself out, and how that might impact their playoff run, for good or ill. They will need to rely on their veteran goaltender and hope the offense can carry on with its late-season burst. Getting saddled with the 4-seed leaves them with no easy games on the road to state.
5. Cloquet (17-8/#18)
-The Jacks had a very strong season but went 0-5 against the top three seeds, making for a tough first-round road trip. To get past Elk River, they'll need a huge performance out of their flashy top line, and their goalie will have to be on his game as well. They certainly don't have the Elks' depth; we'll see if Esse's crew can pull another upset in sections.
6. Forest Lake
7. St-Michael-Albertville
8. Cambridge-Isanti
9. St. Francis
First Round: 2/18; River Lakes def. Northern Lakes 3-2 (2 OT), Monticello def. Becker-Big Lake 8-2
Quarterfinals: 2/21, High Seed Home
Semifinals: 2/25, High Seed Home
Final: 2/29, Thief River Falls/Fargo/SCSU/Bemidji
1. Moorhead (18-6/#10)
-The Spuds won a fairly comfortable game against Brainerd, but a tough loss to Hill-Murray is their second straight loss against a good non-8AA team, raising some questions about their ability to compete should they make the tournament. They still have the defense and goaltending that earned them some big wins over some of the Metro's finest teams this year, but narrow margins of victory in recent games against Roseau and Bemidji mean nothing will come easy for them in sections.
2. Bemidji (14-11)
-A loss to Thief River Falls closes out a very inconsistent year. They've had some rough losses, but when the defense locks down, they can give anyone in this section a good game. They lost twice to Moorhead in overtime, and have had a lot of narrow losses lately; can they finally break through, or are they stuck in a losing rut against the Spuds?
3. Brainerd (21-4/#24)
-A weak schedule worked wonders for the Warriors' record, and two wins over Roseau earned them the 3-seed. Based on their results against the other top four, Bemidji is their worst possible quarterfinal draw. However, their 5-2 loss to the Jacks was in December, and there are some signs of improvement since then. They have some nice talent on offense, but until they get a big win it's hard to say they're a legitimate threat to make a run.
4. Roseau (15-9-1)
-Got a nice win against East Grand Forks, but took a nasty loss to St. Thomas Academy to round out their year. They've have had their share of inconsistency, but the Rams do have some serious firepower, and in a weaker section, that gives them a fighting chance. They gave Moorhead a one-goal in their last game and also beat Bemidji, so if they can keep the puck out of the net, a section title is within reach. But even their first round game may not be easy, as Buffalo has given some of the Lake teams pretty good games in the past few weeks.
5. Buffalo
6. St. Cloud Tech
7. River Lakes
8. Monticello
9. Becker-Big Lake
10. Northern Lakes
Well, there you have it. I'll have a short update next week and a set of final rankings once it's all over, but for the next few weeks I'll just be trying to enjoy it all. Congratulations to all our seniors for their contributions to high school hockey, and let the fun begin.


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Isl. Ms. 945
Majmūʻat adab,[ca. 1158, i.e. 1745].مجموعة ادب,[ح. 1158ه، 1745م].
Place/Date of Production:
[ca. 1745].
152 leaves :paper ;166 x 105 (160 x 100) bound to 172 x 116 mm.
Careful copy of a vast collection (majmūʻah) of assorted poems, including qaṣā'id, muwashshaḥāt, etc. by various authors, most identified.
Other Title(s):
مجموعة ادب
Arabic poetry.
Manuscripts, Arabic--Michigan--Ann Arbor.
Ms. codex.
Title from inscription on verso of front flyleaf (p.2).
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Physical Details:
Gatherings virtually impossible to examine due to tight sewing ; catchwords present ; pagination in pencil, Western numerals, supplied during digitization (includes front flyleaf and skips two pages between pp.11-12).
Highly varies, though roughly 12-21 lines per page, divided to two columns.
Naskh ; at least two, clear though somewhat awkward Syrian hands ; opening hand serifless with slight effect of tilt to the left, curvilinear descenders, mainly open counters, pointing in distinct dots ; elsewhere a more angular hand with dramatic inclination to the right, more rectilinear descenders, still mainly serifless.
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European laid paper ; mainly with 12 laid lines per cm. (horizontal), chain lines spaced 22-24 mm. apart (vertical), and watermark of grapes under crown and cartouche with heart and initials (see p.14, 20, 68, 106, 298), sturdy, well-burnished to glossy, dark cream to buff in color ; final leaf (perhaps originally served as flyleaf) in type with three crescent watermark (see p.304).
Boards covered in black cloth with black leather over spine (quarter binding) ; Western style binding ; pastedowns and flyleaves in wove paper printed with a floral vegetal pattern in pink and green ; spine gold-stamped with title and decorative accents over raised bands "مجموعة ادب" ; now stab sewn in white thread ; stuck-on endbands in maroon cloth ; overall in fairly good condition.
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Lacks dated colophon, though a birth notice for Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Zayn al-ʻĀbidīn al-Ghazzī al-ʻĀmirī (احمد بن محمد بن زين العابدين الغزي العامري) dated 24 Ramaḍān 1158 [October 1745] in Damascus as well as accompanying poetic excerpts (on the occasion of his birth) appears at close on pp.298-99 in what appears to be the second copyist's hand. Paper, hand, etc. certainly suggest a mid-18th century dating.
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Efficient VLSI Parallel Algorithm for Delaunay Triangulation on Orthogonal Tree Network in Two and Three Dimensions
Issue No.03 - March (1990 vol.39)
pp: 400-404
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/12.48871

An algorithm with worst case time complexity O(log/sup 2/N) in two dimensions and O(m/sup 1/2/log N) in three dimensions with N input points and m as the number of tetrahedra in triangulation is given. Its AT/sup 2/ VLSI complexity on Thompson's logarithmic delay model, (1983) is O(N/sup 2/log/sup 6/N) in two dimensions and O(m/sup 2/Nlog/sup 4/ N) in three dimensions.

VLSI parallel algorithm; Delaunay triangulation; orthogonal tree network; worst case time complexity; tetrahedra; logarithmic delay model; computational complexity; parallel algorithms; trees (mathematics).
F. Saxena, P.C.P. Bhatt, V.C. Prasad, "Efficient VLSI Parallel Algorithm for Delaunay Triangulation on Orthogonal Tree Network in Two and Three Dimensions", IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol.39, no. 3, pp. 400-404, March 1990, doi:10.1109/12.48871


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Translation of bond in Spanish:
- 1 countable 1.1 (link) bonds of friendshiplazos (masculine plural) de amistadthe bond between mother and child
vínculos (masculine plural) de amistadel vínculo afectivo entre madre e hijoa bond had formed between thementre ellos se había creado un vínculoExample sentences
Example sentences1.2
- The country was always an unstable equilibrium, artificially held together by the iron bonds of an authoritarian and brutal regime.
- His father pushed his sleeve up and tied on a rubber bond.
- I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons.
also: bonds plural(fetters)cadenas (feminine plural)to break or burst one's bonds [literary]romper sus ( or mis etc. ) cadenasExample sentences
- People who trust one another share a bond of faith and understanding.
- But community demands more than simply emotionally satisfying bonds between individuals.
- Yes, you can generate sales - but equally, you can generate goodwill or an emotional bond.
- Steel Fists cut the bonds holding the three prisoners.
- Ropes tightened against bonds with the swell of the sea.
- Her bonds were ropes on the hands, but her feet were chained together.
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- The electrons that are shared by the atoms to form the bond belong to one of these molecular orbitals.
- A covalent bond is a bond formed when two atoms share a pair of electrons.
- Opposing this tendency is the covalent bond holding the HCl molecule together.
- Bricks shall be laid in running or stretcher bond with control joints as noted on drawings.
- Like conventional bricks, adobes are laid in a running bond - an overlapping pattern - then mortared in place with adobe mud.
- The job requires a master mason to set the first course, grout bond beams, and install and tension the post-tension tendons.
- 3 (Finance) 3.1 countable (debt certificate) my word is my bondpuedes fiar de or confiar en mi palabra3.2 countable (insurance contract)Example sentences
- Each union must buy an insurance bond to protect members against fraud on the part of its staff, and must also meet stringent solvency regulations.
- He says the insurance bond provides deserved protection for employees who put a lot into the company.
- We have received quite a few e-mails over recent weeks about pensions, investments and insurance bonds.
- 4 uncountablebond (paper)papel (masculine) de carta (de buena calidad)
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transitive verb
- 2 (Business)(goods)
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- Joint guarantee provided by several bonding companies are allowed.
- I speak specifically of lenders, bonding companies, etc.
- Both States had huge, irresponsible tax cuts which they paid for in part by bonding and borrowing.
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After winning approval to make a film in Pyongyang about North Korea's movie industry, Singapore-based independent filmmakers James Leong and Lynn Lee faced a dilemma. The approval came with conditions, one of which was a review of all of their footage by North Korean censors.
After much deliberation they decided to go ahead, and in making "The Great North Korean Picture Show" were given access to Pyongyang's main movie studios, which includes sets that are built to resemble South Korea and the U.S. The movie, now available on demand on Vimeo.com, also features interviews with star director Pyo Hang and actors in training.
The 94-minute feature has been shown at various film festivals. Some reviewers have questioned how much of what the couple were allowed to film was staged. But perhaps the strongest aspect of the film was exactly that they showed propaganda in the making, and the real passions and emotions that generates.
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Alison and Robert, the former Led Zeppelin lead singer, took home Duo/Group of the Year and Album of the Year for Raising Sand. Former member of The Band, Levon Helm, was named Artist of the Year, while John Hiatt received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his songwriting. "It's unbelievable," said John of his award. "It's some kind of dream or something."
The complete list of winners:
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Journal of Industrial Ecology
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Industrial ecology is a rapidly growing field with critical intersections with business management. Industrial ecology indicates ways in which firms and industries can and are currently confronting the realities of their environmental impacts. Industrial ecology is industrial in that it often focuses on product design and manufacturing processes and views firms as agents for potential environmental improvement because they possess the technological expertise that is critical to the successful execution of environmentally-informed design of products and processes. This virtual issue presents a selection of articles that focus on the juncture between industrial ecology and business.
Industrial ecology and competitiveness: Strategic implications for the firm
Esty, D. C. and M. E. Porter
Market failure and the environmental policies of firms: Economic rationales for "beyond compliance" behavior
Reinhardt, F.
Does it really pay to be green? An empirical study of firm environmental and financial performance
King, A. A. and M. J. Lenox
Improving environmental performance assessment: A comparative analysis of weighting methods used to evaluate chemical release inventories
Toffel, M. W. and J. D. Marshall
Environmental impacts of conventional and sustainable investment funds compared using input-output life-cycle assessment
Koellner, T., S. Suh, O. Weber, C. Moser, and R. W. Scholz
Corporate carbon performance indicators - Carbon intensity, dependency, exposure and risk
Hoffmann, V. H. and T. Busch
Companies on the scale: Comparing and benchmarking the sustainability performance of businesses
Wiedmann, T. O., M. Lenzen, and J. R. Barrett
The effect of life cycle cost information on consumer investment decisions regarding eco-innovation
Kaenzig, J. and R. Wüstenhagen
Corporate carbon performance indicators revisited
Busch, T.
Life cycle cost disclosure, consumer behavior, and business implications: Evidence from an online field experiment
Deutsch, M.
Environmental supply chain cooperation and its effect on the circular economy practice-performance relationship among Chinese manufacturers
Zhu, Q., Y. Geng, and K.-h. Lai


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According to a price report by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF, or Doctors Without Borders) released July 18, 2011, several pharmaceutical companies have withdrawn drug price reductions in middle-income countries, such as India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Ukraine, Colombia and Brazil.
"While there is continued progress to reduce prices for the poorest countries, a significant number of people with HIV/AIDS live in countries that are now excluded from price reductions," said Nathan Ford, medical director of MSF's Campaign for Access to Affordable Medicines, according to a press statement.
MSF started HIV treatments in Asia and Latin America over ten years ago, but handed responsibility over to local authorities on the assumption that people would gain access to treatment from government programmes. However, the drug company discount programmes do not apply to newer drugs. According to Janice Lee, HIV/AIDS pharmacist at MSF's Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines, "When patents get in the way and drug companies refuse to cut prices, governments are going to have to start overriding patents so that they can afford to keep their HIV-positive people alive."
The MSF price report also contains good news: once a day formulations containing tenofir have seen a 70% reduction in price due to generic competition allowing a move to a WHO-recommended, less toxic treatment.
Nevertheless, patents continue to be a barrier to reduced pricing across the board, and that could hinder the UN goal of providing universal access to antiretroviral therapy to all people living with HIV who are eligible for treatment.


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Cat's Cradle
by Kurt Vonnegut
Cat's Cradle Chapter 118 Summary
The Iron Maiden and the Oubliette
- John can't shake the fact that the whole world has ended. He hears tornadoes wreaking havoc outside, and the radio picks up nothing but static.
- In fact, there are no broadcasts even when John is writing this story in the future.
- He assumes everyone on the surface is doomed.
- He turns to The Book of Bokonon for comfort but finds the contents are trash. Of course, Bokonon's own book agrees with this assessment.
- Instead, he tries to find comfort in Mona. The two have sex, but Mona doesn't get into it.
- She tells John that she thinks this would be an awful time to have a baby. When John agrees with her, she informs him that sex is how babies are made. Just in case he wasn't in the know.


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In English, we use some fictional names in conversation. These are not names of real people! They are just names we use when we don't know someone's name, his/her name is not important, or we just need a funny name to call someone! These are names that are commonly used in American English.
Jane and John Doe
If you watch a lot of American TV shows and movies, you will have heard of these two people. Their names are frequently used in three different situations:
1. Unidentified dead bodies
Often police investigate a crime where someone has died or has been killed, but the name of the person is unknown. The body is simply called 'Jane Doe' (female) or 'John Doe' (male), until the police (or hospital, if the victim died in a hospital) can discover the identity of the body.
John Doe was found shot to death in the city park. If anyone has any information about his identity, please call the police.
2. A person must remain anonymous
Sometimes in legal cases, the name of person must be kept secret. The person must remain anonymous. Though the person is alive and has a real name, that person will still be called 'Jane Doe' or 'John Doe.'
The woman was identified in the lawsuit as Jane Doe.
3. A placeholder name
Jane and John Doe are also used as an example to explain how to fill out a form.
Write your name on the form wherever you see the name John Doe.
Joe Blow and Joe Shmoe
(sometimes spelled Schmoe or Shmo)
A typical, ordinary, everyday person. These names are used in conversation when you are not talking about one person specifically, but an average, random person.
The average Joe Blow has really suffered during this recession.
Although he has been in many famous movies, he doesn't seem any different than any other Joe Schmoe in the neighbourhood.
John Hancock
Someone's signature. [A signature is your name in your handwriting. Usually you write your signature on official documents.]
*In this case, John Hancock is an actual person! He signed the U.S. Declaration of Independence with such a large and unique signature, that his name has now become a synonym of 'signature.' Sometimes, the name is shorted to just Hancock.
He has a guitar with Bryan Adams' John Hancock on it!
collocation: to put one's John Hancock (on something)
= to sign something
"Just put your Hancock right here on the contract."
Nervous Nellie
A Nervous Nellie (or nervous Nellie) is someone who is very nervous or very fearful about something.
Mary is being a nervous Nellie about her party. She thinks no one is going to come!
"Stop being such a nervous Nellie! The plane is not going to crash!"
Debbie Downer
A Debbie Downer is someone who is really depressing or unpleasant to be around, someone who can really bring down the mood of a conversation.
Jane is a real Debbie Downer. Every time I talk to her, she always has something negative or depressing to say.
Michelle was really depressed about her breakup with Dan. She was such a Debbie Downer and ruined our whole trip to Mexico.
Whatsisname or Whatsisface
(Alternative spellings: whats-his-name, whatshisname, whats-her-name, whatshername, whats-his-face, whatshisface, whats-her-face, whatsherface)
*In American English pronunciation, the 'h' at the beginning of 'her' or 'his' is often not pronounced when the word is unstressed in the middle of a sentence.
This is what to call someone when you can't remember his/her name, or you don't know the persons name (and you don't care). It's not a polite name, but it's often used in informal conversation.
"I went to a party last night at my friends house. Alan was there with his new girlfriend, whatserface."
"You know the guy I'm taking about – whatsisname, the one who was in the movie with Brad Pitt!
Bob's your uncle!
[used mainly Britain and Canada]
(According to the dictionary, this expression is not commonly used in America, though I'm sure I've heard in an American movie or TV show.)
This is used at the end of a list of instructions or other explanation to express that something is very easy to do.
Assembling furniture from IKEA is very easy! You just lay out all the pieces, follow the simple instructions, and Bob's your uncle!
Similar expressions: "There you go!" "You're all set!"
Do you know any other fictional names used in English? Are there any fictional names used in your language?


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Our prepared vegetables
Scotty Brand Winter Prepared Vegetables
Our prepared vegetables are all prepared and packed with care in Scotland – no washing, peeling or chopping required, and none of the goodness taken out. We've done the hard work for you, so simply cook and enjoy.
Our Casserole Vegetables
An excellent combination of chunky rustic vegetables, our Casserole Mix is a great vegetarian dish on its own. Or simply serve it as a pot of vegetables to accompany any roast. A convenient mix of prepared swede, carrot, potato, leek and onion, it's ideal for winter roasting as well as traditional casseroling, as we've shown in our photo of chicken casserole above.
Our Carrots & Sprouts mix
Sprouts and carrots are delicious and healthy, but the former in particular are time-consuming to clean and trim. We've done all that for you and cut the carrots so that both will cook in the same time. You can boil them on the hob or even microwave them in the bag.
Did you know?
- A casserole – from the French for 'saucepan' – is a large, deep dish used both in the oven and as a serving vessel.
- Cooking a casserole in one dish became popular in America in the twentieth century – especially in the 1950s, when new earthenware dishes first came on the market.
- A distinction can be made between casseroles and stews: stewing is a cooking process whereby heat is applied to the bottom of the vessel (typically over a fire or on a stove), whereas casseroling is generally done by baking in an oven, where heat circulates all around the cooking vessel.
- Casseroles can be cooked covered or uncovered.
- Carrots are fat and cholesterol free and are also a source of fibre and contain high levels of beta-carotene. Your body converts that to vitamin A, which is excellent for teeth, bones and of-course, your eyes!
- The story that carrots can help you to see in the dark was British government propaganda in World War Two. Firstly, it was claimed that carrots helped RAF pilots fly at night, in order to keep radar top secret and secondly, there was a glut of carrots for the government to feed to the population. People believed it would help them to see during the blackout.
- People who say they don't like sprouts were probably unlucky to try them over-cooked, which will give a bitter taste from the sprout's sulforaphane content. Cooked correctly, the taste is nutty and sweet.
- Sprouts became popular in Brussels in the sixteenth century, but originally came from Iran and Afghanistan.
- Sprouts have high levels of folic acid, are low in calories and may reduce the risk of certain cancers.
Carrots & sprouts mix typical values per 100g raw:
Energy 165kJ / 39kcal; fat 0.8g; of which saturates 0.2g; carbohydrate 6.1g; of which sugar 5.4g; fibre 3.4g; protein 1.9g; salt 0.04g.
Casserole vegetables mix typical values per 100g raw:
Energy 184kJ / 44kcal; fat 0.4g; of which saturates <0.1g; carbohydrate 7.6g; of which sugar 3.9g; fibre 2.2g; protein 1.2g; salt 0.04g.


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Monroe County Environmental Education Center will host the Great Monroe County Snipe Hunt from 5 p.m. Oct. 5 to 5 p.m. Oct. 6.
This 24-hour birding adventure pits teams in competition for the Great Monroe County Snipe Hunt Trophy. Each bird species is given a point value; the rarer the bird the greater it's worth.
The event will end at the center on the grounds of Kettle Creek Wildlife Sanctuary in Bartonsville. Participants will enjoy pizza and refreshments while scoring is being conducted.
Cost is $15 per person. All team members will receive an official Great Monroe County Snipe Hunt license. The registration deadline is Wednesday.
Call 570-629-3061. See mcconservation.org.
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Bob Doll: Less Fear, More Confidence, and Other Predictions
There's going to be less fear and more confidence in 2014.
That's the main theme of Bob Doll's annual 10 predictions.
Nuveen Investments'a chief equity strategist, who's been making these annual lists for 25 years, is relatively confident about the economy and market's prospects for 2014. This year, he sees an equity market that's going to "grind higher," he sees the U.S. economy growing at a 3% pace, and he sees active money managers outperforming index funds.
The confidence he's talking about "is more about the economy than the market," he said during a visit to the Journal's newsroom on Tuesday.
While a 3% growth rate doesn't reflect a "runaway economy," he does think it will finally convince people that the recovery is real, to the point where he thinks a debate in the second half will sprout up not about the Fed's QE policy — which he expects to be fully unwound this year without any adverse effects — but over the question of just how soon the Fed is forced to start raising interest rates.
"It'll be a little controversial," he said.
Among his other predictions, he expects housing starts to finally climb back above 1 million and private employment to hit an all-time high. "After several false starts, the economic recovery which commenced in mid-2009 will likely show some broader and stronger growth in 2014," he wrote in the report.
He sees another "good" year for equities, while acknowledging that 2013 has probably "stolen" some gains from 2014. Volatility will increase, and that long-awaited 10% correction is likely to finally appear. "There'll be 'moments,' no doubt about it," he told MoneyBeat. That said, he sees fundamentals continuing to improve, and thinks earnings will be a little better than current consensus expectations (albeit maybe not as good as initial consensus expectations).
He thinks cyclical stocks will outperform defensive names, and sees dividends, buyback, capex, and M&A all increasing at double-digit rates. "With some reduction of fear and uncertainty and improvement in confidence, we expect that more cash will be put to work in 2014," he wrote.
This is the 25th year that Mr. Doll has offered his annual predictions, and he claims about a 73% hit rate over the span. He joined Nuveen in 2012, having worked at BlackRock, Merrill Lynch, and Oppenheimer Funds before that.
For your convenience, here are his ten predictions for 2014:
1: The U.S. economy grows 3% as housing starts surpass one million and private employment hits an all-time high.
2: Ten-year Treasury yields move toward 3.5% as the Federal Reserve completes tapering and holds short-term rate near zero.
3: U.S. equities record another good year despite enduring a 10% correction.
4: Cyclical stocks outperform defensive stocks.
5: Dividends, stock buy-backs, capex and M&A all increase at a double-digit rate.
6: The U.S. dollar appreciates as U.S. energy and manufacturing trends continue to improve.
7: Gold falls for the second year and commodity prices languish.
8: Municipal bonds, led by high yield, outperform taxable bond counterparts.
9: Active managers outperform index funds.
10: Republicans increase their lead in the House but fall short of capturing the Senate.
Here's one of the videos the firm produced with Mr. Doll, talking about his GDP prediction. The others are available on YouTube.


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By U.S. ArmyJuly 6, 2011
Q: Tell us about yourself.
A: My name is Lynn Roberts and I'm a Contract Specialist (1102) and have worked for the government for 39 years.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Flexibility, ability to see the world and to be part of something bigger than myself.
Q: Why did you volunteer to serve with the Deployable Cadre Program?
A: I wanted to be of use and support the mission.
Q: Describe a day on the job in the Deployable Cadre Program? How is it different from serving stateside?
A: A typical day involves long hours and some inconveniences, but I get to be closer to the warfighter and the mission. I also gain hands-on deployed experience. It's different from working stateside because I have to wear Kevlar.
Q: Can you share any unique or interesting experiences you encountered during your deployment?
A: The Afghan women asked me to wear Afghan attire and dance at their EID festival. I was also involved in the rescue of five box turtles on base and sending them to a villa outside Kabul to live.
Q: Describe what it is like to serve/work alongside the warfighter, Soldier, etc.
A: To work alongside the warfighter is to see American's finest who uncomplaining leave their families to do their jobs, go out into the field at great personal risk, who maintain a sense of humor (dark humor sometimes), support each other, and live in extreme conditions.
Q: If you can speak directly to warfighter, Soldier, what would you say to them?
A: If I could speak to these warfighters - and I have - I would tell them that I will strive not to whine about my paltry issues compared to theirs. I have the deepest admiration and respect for what I've seen them accomplish. They are appreciated and not forgotten. I will never forget them.
Q: What do you do when you are not working?
A: When I am not working I read constantly and write novels.
Q: What are 5 things you absolutely could not live without while you are deployed? What are some of the things you miss?
A: I couldn't live without my books, music, some movies, mail and telephone. Things I missed most while deployed were my family and pets, make-up, indoor plumbing and mobility.
Q: Can we give a shout out to a family member for you?
A: My two daughters, Janet G. Moriarty and Rosalie C. Geier who, despite their misgivings, gave me encouragement while I completed two deployments - one in Iraq and the other in Afghanistan.


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entail, involve, necessitate, lead to, result in, give rise to, bring about, cause, engender, produce, effect
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miserly, niggardly, close-fisted, parsimonious, penny-pinching, cheese-paring, ungenerous, penurious, illiberal, close, grasping, greedy, avaricious, acquisitive, Scrooge-like;
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informal tight-fisted, stingy, tight, mingy, money-grubbing, skinflinty
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British vulgar slang tight-arse, tight-arsed, tight as a duck's arse
archaic near, niggard
[Antonyms] generous, extravagant, munificent
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Crime prevention is essential to market confidence
Last month the FSA fined a privately-owned Swiss bank – Habib Bank AG Zurich, which has 12 branches in the UK – £525,000 and its former money laundering reporting officer £17,500 for failure to take reasonable care to establish and maintain adequate anti-money laundering systems and controls.
The failings at the fined Habib Bank AG Zurich lasted almost three years and the FSA found that it exposed the bank to an unacceptable risk of laundering money.
Approximately 45 per cent of its customers were based outside the UK and about half of its deposits came from jurisdictions which, according to independent international organisations, had less stringent anti-money laundering system requirements or were perceived to have higher levels of corruption than the UK.
The FSA's investigation identified that during the period December 2007 to November 2010, the bank failed to establish and maintain adequate controls for assessing the level of money laundering risk posed by its customers.
In particular the bank maintained a high-risk country list that excluded certain high-risk countries on the basis that it had group offices there.
The FSA was satisfied that the bank's local knowledge of these countries did not negate the higher risk of money laundering they presented.
The regulator also found that the bank failed to conduct adequate enhanced due diligence in relation to higher-risk customers.
In two-thirds of the 68 customer files it reviewed, the FSA found one or more of the following significant failings:
* The account had been inappropriately classified as normal risk.
* The enhanced due diligence conducted was inadequate, in that insufficient information or supporting evidence had been gathered.
* The enhanced due diligence had not been conducted prior to transactions occurring on the account.
The FSA imposed the financial penalty on the money laundering reporting officer for failing to ensure that the anti-money laundering systems and controls were adequate. He has now retired from the financial services industry.
The FSA imposed the financial penalty on the MLRO for failing to ensure that the AML systems and controls were adequate.
Money laundering reporting officers can pay a high price for failure but anti-money laundering systems and financial crime prevention is essential to market confidence and consumer protection.
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News 12 at 11, April 30, 2008
AUGUSTA, Ga.---Lots of visitors are back in town tonight for the Bassmaster tournament.
The elite series fishing competition will be at Wildwood Park in Clarks Hill in Evans and will be broadcast on ESPN.
The tournament kicks off Thursday and runs through May 4th.
This is the fourth year of the tournament and not only does it put our area on the map, it also brings in some big bucks.


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This charming residence with a seawater swimming pool is situated in a quiet Provencal village only 7 kilometres from the Mediterranean sea, in the golden triangle between Nice, Cannes and Grasse.Le Mas Shabanou offers fully equipped rooms and apartments decorated with care. They include modern amenities such as free Wi-Fi.Spend your days lounging by the swimming pool and soaking up the sun on the comfortable outdoor terrace.Le Mas Shabanou boasts a lounge area where guests can get together and socialise.
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This family room features a view, a flat-screen TV, a refrigerator, a tea/coffee maker and a complete bathroom with free toiletries. It offers a mezzanine that can accommodate 2 more people.
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This studio features a DVD player, a dining area and a private sun terrace with views of the Alps.
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Back in May of 2012, NVIDIA took the lid off NVIDIA GeForce GRID. GRID is an architecture designed for cloud gaming. With GRID, NVIDIA is looking to enter the cloud gaming market, but not in the same way as OnLive and possibly Sony are trying to do. Instead of trying to be a seller of games in the cloud, NVIDIA is selling the tech that makes cloud gaming possible. That way, companies interested in selling access to a cloud gaming library don't need to create their own infrastructure to make this possible.
There are 20 GRID servers on one server rack. NVIDIA says the power of those servers is comparable to the power of 700 Xbox 360 consoles.
NVIDIA already has some partners lined up for GRID. These companies include Agawi, Playcast, G-cluster and Cyber Cloud. In September, both Playcast and Agawi were reportedly helping cable companies build out cloud gaming platforms. Perhaps now we know whose tech they're using.


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ALBANY, N.Y. — A $1.6 billion federal loan has been approved for replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River north of New York City, officials said Thursday.
Plans call for building two new spans, with the first done in the summer of 2016, the second in 2018, and tearing down the old bridge but using the same landings. Construction is proceeding on the project, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. The cost has been estimated at roughly $4 billion.
"Because it was a big project, we needed a big loan," he said, noting it's a record for similar highway projects. "This adds a critical piece, which is a financing piece."
Asked about the expected tolls for drivers on the bridge or other parts of the state Thruway system, Cuomo said other questions need to be answered first, including actual construction and project management costs and the time required, which will affect the financing costs. A group is working on financing and toll plans, he said.
The U.S. Department of Transportation said the loan decision followed a creditworthiness review, and the next step will be the closing and execution of a loan agreement. Replacing the Tappan Zee, an integral part of Interstate 87 on the New York's Thruway, will put people to work and make travel safer on one of the East Coast's busiest routes, according to the agency.
The Thruway Authority plans to issue another $2.4 billion in debt for the project, said Executive Director Tom Madison. He said the long-term federal loan is low-interest, the rate to be set at closing targeted for early December. The rate Thursday was 3.62 percent. The loan term is up to 35 years.
On Tuesday, Standard & Poor's Ratings Service downgraded the rating for bonds sold by the Thruway Authority from A-plus to A over concerns about how much tolls will increase.
Cuomo had once sought a low-cost federal loan to cover 49 percent of the project, but the Transportation Department has lowered the percentage it's willing to fund.
The existing toll bridge opened to traffic in 1955, designed to carry up to 100,000 vehicles daily. State officials say about 138,000 vehicles cross it daily.
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Yesterday I got to do my Monsters Chapel talk. I entitled it "Monsters as Memento Mori." If you read my earlier post on this you're aware of how I think monsters (along with Halloween) can function as a memento mori.
Memento mori is Latin for "Remember you are mortal" or "Remember you will die." Memento mori refers to an art form where reminders of death are painted or included in a painting. The classic example is a still life of a skull:
Sometimes a hourglass is added to symbolize the sands of time:
Occasionally, more subtle details are added, like bubbles:
The bubbles remind me of these biblical passages (along with the entire book of Ecclesiastes):
James 4.14bGiven my existential bent, you won't be surprised to know that I use a memento mori. On my desk is a skull I use for this purpose. A picture of my desk:
What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
Psalm 78.39
[Yahweh] remembered that they were but flesh,
a passing breeze that does not return.
Psalm 39.4-6
"Show me, LORD, my life's end
and the number of my days;
let me know how fleeting my life is.
You have made my days a mere handbreadth;
the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,
even those who seem secure.
"Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom;
in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth
without knowing whose it will finally be."
That's my skull on top of The Complete Calvin and Hobbes. Freud is also waving at you in the bottom right corner (he's a card in a mug of pens). The skull, incidentally, is wearing my academic hat, the hat that goes with my academic robes when I participate in commencement. Couldn't think of a better place to hang my hat.
[If you want a tour of my office, I'll continue. Hanging in the middle of the picture, and from the ceiling, is a dragon puppet I bought in Prague castle. On the top of my desk is a phrenology bust. Next to the bust are some rare/prized books I own: First edition copies of some William James, a first edition book autographed by William Stringfellow, some first edition copies of Ernest Becker, etc.
Looking at the skull from the other direction, from where I sit, this part of my office looks like this:
In the foreground is my vintage rotary phone. (Funny story about that. The phone I had before this one was a fancy digital phone that could do all this cool stuff. I never used the cool stuff. So when I got the rotary phone I had to place a work order to get the digital line switched back to an analog line. The phone guys were just flummoxed. They keep asking my administrative coordinator, "Is he sure he wants to do this? He's going to lose a lot of functionality." She just smiled, "You don't know Richard. Yes, he's aware and this is what he wants." I love my rotary phone! Jana gave it to me for Christmas. It was huge hit with the boys. They asked, "How does it work?" I said, "Well, you put your finger in the hole and then turn the dial until your figure hits the metal piece over there. Then pull your figure out." They thought it was the coolest thing. And I make calls just to dial the phone.)
Just past the Calvin and Hobbes books and the skull with gold-tasseled hat is the small art desk Aidan used when he was little. It's covered in paint and markers. Couldn't throw it away. So it's in my office and has, on top of it, my Ugly Doll collection. I'm big into Ugly Dolls.]
But back to this post. I have a memento mori--a skull on my desk. And on hard days at work I look at it and think: Remember the truth about all this stuff around you, all this stuff that is stressing you and everyone else out--all this striving, pushing, competing, assessing, goal-setting, excelling, climbing, and performing.
It's all just Vanity of Vanities.


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In the area of Hradčany, just few steps from the world famous Prague Castle and the historical part of Prague called Mala Strana, you will find this luxurious family feel hotel with a pleasant club atmosphere. All rooms are elegantly furnished and spacious. Some of them have a breath-taking view of the Prague Castle and the panorama of the capital city.
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Join us in the KKCO 11 News kitchen with local authors of "Green Eggs and Let's Get Hammered" as they make a zippy artichoke dip. A delicious twist on a great dip.
- 1 can drained artichoke hearts
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- 1 C mayonnaise
- 1 bunch green onions, diced
- 1 C fresh Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 t hot sauce (or to taste)
- In a small bowl, dice artichoke hearts and combine with remaining ingredients.
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Room with Balcony Near The Beach
Спальные места2
Ванные комнаты1
Площадь12 м²
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The apartment was refurbished, is very bright and sunny and has a shared bathroom. Included supplies consist of a set of towels, bedlinen and covers.
Very well connected with metro and only 3 stops from the historical center (5-10 minutes). Located in the quarter of Sant Martí, with the metro station Bogatell just around the corner. The beach is a 15 minutes walk away. Night-clubs are also within walking distance.
The Sant Martí quarter has an industrial neighborhood's past. Many factories that were abandoned, were recovered later for different uses, such as lofts, studios, art centers, discos and as host of different entities. In the recent years the quarter is being remodeled intensely, with the construction of modern buildings from world known architects like the Agbar tour of Jean Nouvel or luxury hotels. The old industrial recovered buildings mix up with the modern constructions and the residential buildings.
Smoking allowed only in the balcony.
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|765 руб. за одну ночь/ дополнительная ночь
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Mapi and her husband welcomed me and my girlfriend as if we were part of their family. Shortly after we saw each other for the first time, they gave us a detailed account on exploring Barcelona in the best way. Thanks to their tips, during our 5-day-long visit in the city we have managed to visit almost all places.
Staying with Mapi and her family was a wonderful experience. The room was sterile clean, cosy. Room included fresh towels and bed linen. The terrace allowed us to spend wonderful evenings outside, without the need to use the public transport. I would recommend this room to anyone interested in a short-term visit in the charming city of Barcelona!
Mapi and her husband Climent are sooo nice and friendly!! Our stay at their appartment ist so beautiful, clean, near the center and the beach... There are so many words to discribe that beautiful room and his owners!
Thank you a lot for having us! I loved to talk with you, it was really a pleasure to meet you. When you ever come to switzerland, you are welcome at my house.
Thank you a lot.
Kiss Milena
We had the pleasure to stay at Mapi´s and Climents room. They are so friendly and hospitably. They have a wonderfull appartment which is nice furnished. The room was clean and they gave us towels aswell. You live very close to the city and the metro station bogatell is nearby the appartment too.
We had a really lovely time in Barcelona, thanks again to Mapi & Climent.
Lisa & Benedikt
The stay at Mapi's flat was very nice. The flat is very bright and tidy and the location is good, close to the sea, where I went jogging. Mapi and her family are very welcoming and courteous. In the room there is also a nice little table where I could do some work and the little balcony next to the room is cute.
Gracias Mapi por la hospidalidad!
They were very friendly and the flat is nice and clean. you have to walk just 10 minutes to the beach. We would go back at anytime!
We loved our stay in Barcelona. Mapi and Climent are very hospital and gave us all the information we needed, the room is located near metro station and you can walk to Barceloneta very easy. We felt at home and hope to come back in the future! Thanks for everything!
Hatten einen super Aufenthalt bei Mapi in Barcelona.
Das Zimmer war ausreichend groß, sauber und die Lage ist perfekt (10min zu Fuss zum Meer, direkte Anbindung zur U-Bahn).
Auf jeden Fall empfehlenswert!
Unser Aufenthalt bei Mapi war wunderschön...Eine total liebe Familie mit denen man über alles reden kann und das sogar auf deutsch, da Mapi sehr gute Deutsch-Kenntnisse hat. Die Wohnung bzw. das Zimmer war sehr sauber und von der Größe vollkommen ausreichend...Es liegt fußläufich zum Meer und eine Metrostation ist direkt um die Ecke...Also alles in allem eine sehr gelungener Urlaub in Barcelona.
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