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GRAND RAPIDS — The bad news for homeowners: Many home values in Kent and Ottawa counties fell in 2010, as they did the year before.
The good news: Property tax bills for many will be lower than last year.
That's the picture emerging from early reports by county equalization directors.
The drop in values will be apparent as homeowners open their annual assessment notices arriving in mailboxes this month.
The slide of the past four years has been fueled by a stubborn glut of foreclosures and a deep recession, Kent County Equalization Director Matt Woolford said.
The steepest decline came in Lowell, where residential values dropped more than 11 percent, the preliminary equalization report shows.
That was followed by drops of 6.3 percent in Grattan Township, 6 percent in Wyoming, 5.8 percent in Algoma Township and more than 5.5 percent in Grand Rapids.
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Tentative assessment changes in Kent County:
Townships: % Change
Ada: -4.4
Algoma: -5.8
Alpine: -4.71
Bowne: -0.08
Byron: -1.63
Caledonia: -3.23
Cannon: +0.68
Cascade: +0.64
Courtland: +1.15
Gaines: -1.01
Grand Rapids: -3.34
Grattan: -6.33
Lowell: -0.36
Nelson: -1.24
Oakfield: -2.15
Plainfield: -1.77
Solon: -3.14
Sparta: -2.57
Spencer: -2.76
Tyrone: +1.24
Vergennes: -0.12
Cities: % change
Cedar Springs: -1.22
East Grand Rapids: +2.0
Grand Rapids: -5.54
Grandville: -3.14
Kentwood: -1.92
Lowell: -11.35
Rockford: +0.10
Walker: -4.12
Wyoming: -6.03
"Foreclosures continue to have a significant impact," said Grand Rapids City Assessor Glen Beekman. "Other sales in the market are competing with foreclosure sales and have brought them down as well.
Still, "I think we're bottoming out," he added. "It may be that next year there's still going to be a reduction, but that might be not as much.
"Last year there were definitely more neighborhoods that went down."
Not all communities saw declines this year.
The preliminary list shows Cannon and Cascade townships with slight increases in home values, less than 1 percent. Courtland Township values were up 1.5 percent and East Grand Rapids was up 2 percent.
So what's new this year? Assessments have fallen far enough to trigger tax bills smaller than last year's.
That situation rights a maddening byproduct of the state's 1994 Proposal A tax reform. During the heart of the housing crisis in 2008 and 2009, homeowners were infuriated to see tax bills rise despite eroding home values, sending them storming into assessors' offices.
But in 2010, the assessed value — called the State Equalized Value — shriveled enough to close gaps between SEV and something called a "taxable value" created by Proposal A to cap inflationary pressures.
Taxes are calculated on that taxable value. And when the assessed value falls below that taxable value, it triggers a drop in taxes.
Woolford estimates 75 percent of Kent County property owners this year will see an elimination of that gap between assessed and taxable values.
If assessments remain higher than taxable values, tax bills will rise. This year, it will be a 1.7 percent increase, based on the state's rate of inflation as called for by the 1994 Proposal A reform.
"More people will see decreases this year because the market is decreasing," Woolford said.
But not always.
"The greater a property has outpaced inflation since Proposal A, the more likely it still has that gap between its assessed and taxable value, but people really need to look at their individual notices."
Woolford's report, which may change after Boards of Review meetings in March, is finalized later in the spring.
Woolford believes there are signs the housing market is improving.
"I do believe we're seeing some signs of stabilization and the downward pressure may be mitigated in 2012," he said.
Same in Ottawa County
In Ottawa County, preliminary projections show home values will fall an average 3.5 percent this year.
That follows a 4.1 percent decline last year, which was the first time assessed values had fallen since the 1970s, said County Equalization Director Mike Galligan.
Galligan said it's too early to tell when the slide in home values will end, but he might have a better idea later this year.
"Residential sales this spring and summer should give us a clearer picture of 2012," he said.
Holland City Assessor David VanderHeide said while most neighborhoods in the city will see a decline in values this year, some are experiencing a small increase.
In the Maplewood West neighborhood, on the Allegan County side of the city, property values are projected to rebound almost 2.4 percent after falling more than 20 percent last year.
Overall, the Ottawa County portion of the city is expected to see a 4.7 percent decline in assessed values, VanderHeide said.
Henry DeVries, Georgetown Township's assessor, projects assessed home values will be down 2 percent, the third straight year residential values are down.
However, he's seeing signs that things are starting to get better.
"It seems like it's coming back, but it's not fully back to what it was," DeVries said.
Lower tax bills may be good news for homeowners, but not government finances.
The downward trend in property values has put the pinch on municipal budgets like in Grand Rapids where Beekman projects a $300,000 decline in 2011 property tax revenues for the city's general fund.
Kent County Administrator Daryl Delabbio concedes he may be overly optimistic in projecting $2.4 million increase in property tax revenue for this year.
-- Press reporter Greg Chandler contributed to this report.
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Thanks guys. Don't worry, I've never been chased off by a little "gas" nor do I let it ruin my day. I've just been flying the heck out of all my planes. When the temps are in the 50s with light winds at this time of year on the frozen tundra one needs to take advantage of every minute. I'm only home now to recharge my Tx battery, I knew I forgot to bring something, and then it's back to the field to fly until it's too dark.
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Went out to the field yesterday to fly my dynamic ( The only glider type I have at the moment ). No lift of any thing worth while early in the morning. The clouds stared rolling around 8am . So up I went and YES I found some good lift. Had DS up and cruising for a good 20 minutes. Only reason I landed was here in the tropic its getting bloody hot . Love this thrill of this stuff.
Different surfaces heat and cool at different rates. In the afternoon the blacktop over a runway will be radiating heat and likely upward thermals more so than the surrounding ground.
Similarly if soaring by the beach in the afternoon the air over the land is rising so air has to move in from over the ocean to fill the void, that is what causes the afternoon breeze.
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You got that right, Dan. Thermals are caused by temperature differential and not absolute temperature. I've had some of my best soaring when the temps were around freezing and there was snow on the ground surrounding a road or bit of open water on a frozen lake.
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A question gents.
I just bought a second hand 3metre graupner maxi sport. It does not have seperate flaps ( I thought it did ). Is dialing in spoilerons the best way to slow it down and stop the floating on landing. Thanks
do many other people drag the tail to slow down on landing, I find it easy with the floaters.
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I can't say I've ever tried that, blackbrabus. I could probably pull it off but it sounds a bit difficult for beginners. My old field was so big that long, flat, approaches weren't a problem. My new field has trees all around and diving in builds up a whole lot of speed without some kind of breaking though it's less of a problem if there's some wind.
I don't understand what drag the tail to slow down on landing means!
I've never heard the term before. All I can figure is that you mean you are flying very slow almost at stall therefore the tail is low/or dragging. Got me beat what it means.
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So what's the difference between spoilerons and reflex? Are spoilerons ment to sit At nearly 90 derees to the wing and reflex just slightly up . Or am I totaly off base??
it works for me........but only if i really have too.
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Hi, guys.
I'm going to collect some of the better ideas and add them to the first post so one doesn't need to plow through the whole thread in order to get to the good bits. Well? We missed one.
There are two components. Color scheme and eye ware. I think we all have favorite schemes so I'll just say that contrast is important. One wants to mix bright, or even fluorescent, colors with dark colors. I have a great fondness for fluorescent orange with dark blue. I especially like metallic blue Monokote. I also prefer transparent covering on built up wings. White isn't a great color in my experience. It tends to blend in with either high clouds or even blue sky.
A good pair of sunglasses can be invaluable too; at least for us older folks with older eyes. Again, there will be some personal preferences on the color but I think it's very important to use glasses that are polarized, "blue blockers", or both. I generally use a medium amber color but I switch to yellow "aviator glasses" if there's an overcast sky.
I'll probably start consolidating ideas this evening so leave a note if there's something you think really has to be in that first post. Thanks again.
To test my color schemes - I take a digital picture and apply a grey-scale filter (black and white) - that will show you how the colors will contrast in reduced reflected light i.e. at altitude. Dark on the bottom and light(er) on top. I like to tip the top side with white or other contrast color, to help me pick up on bank angle.
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I'll have to try that, Jim. But? I'll still probably always go with some combo of blue and orange. I also like some fluorescent yellow on the top. I'm not real picky when it comes to a transparent color. Red is probably the easiest to see under the most conditions but blue is my favorite for aesthetics. I also like to use an asymmetrical scheme. A wide, dark, stripe on one wing or even different colored wings seems to be a big help to me.
Here's a pic of my Specter. As long as it's not truly a speck I can always tell left from right and top from bottom. The stripes on the ailerons also pop out when I deploy the spoilerons so it really shows up during landing approaches. Yellow is probably my least favorite transparent color but I didn't feel like recovering the whole wing and tail.
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Prop size.
I'm still arranging the hints I want to get on the first post but I've come up with another one. I'll give my impressions and, as always, will welcome all contributions.
One wants to use the prop that gives one the best thrust and efficiency. Engine and motor manufacturers, and all too many fliers, get caught up in "pitch speed" and will go for the highest pitch they can turn, at the highest static RPM, thinking that speed equals thrust. This really only works for maximum speed when the prop unloads and sailplane pilots need climb performance rather than top speed. (NOTE: I'm talking about "real sailplanes" rather than warmliners/hotliners.)
The most efficient climb performance comes with greater blade area and (prop) airfoil efficiency. A well designed 11 inch prop will give better thrust than an equally well designed 10 inch prop; even at a slightly lower RPM.
Here's my best example.
An old friend of mine and I had identical planes and used the same engine. He used a 10X6 prop and I used an 11X4. Our static RPM was about the same but, despite the lower pitch, my plane was a lot faster. That's because I had more thrust and the airframes didn't allow for the maximum theoretical pitch speed except in a power dive.
Conclusion: Save the high pitch props for planes you want to go fast in a dive. Go with the high diameter props for planes you want to go fast in a climb.
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The UNESCO Brasilia Office director, Vincent Defourny, presents the Brazil-Africa: Crossed Histories Programme, during the UNESCO General Conference, in Paris, this Saturday, 29 October 2011. The programme was designed to promote Education of ethnic-racial relations in Brazil.
Defourny talks about Brazil-Africa: Crossed Histories Programme during the event that will discuss the "promotion and the dissemination of the General History of Africa" and the "Role of the African Diaspora to Mankind", between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
- The General Conference, which lasts until November 11, brings together representatives of all UNESCO Member States, associate members and observers to define the guidelines of the Organization's action plans, as well as its strategic programme and budget.
At the meeting, besides the Brazilian initiative, more detailed topics will be discussed such as the challenges of the pedagogical use of the General History of Africa Collection, the results of the experts' meeting for the construction and use of pedagogical materials in African countries (held in Zimbabwe in September) and actions relating to the international Year of the People of Afro-descent.
Brazil-Africa: Crossed Histories Programme aims at promoting the importance of recognizing the intersection of African history with that of Brazil – the largest country of the African Diaspora –, in order to transform the interracial relationships between the various ethnic groups coexisting in Brazilian territory.
Today, the programme is working in the production of pedagogical materials on African and African-Brazilian histories and cultures in all levels of Basic Education. The materials are intended to be distributed to schools throughout the county, and they are expected to be launched in 2012. The goal is to support the implementation of the National Law 10639/2003, which concerns the teaching of African and African-Brazilian histories and cultures in Brazilian schools. The material will collaborate with the development of educational practices based on promoting the right to difference and the respect for racial and ethnic diversity.
Such materials are based on the UNESCO General History of Africa Collection, launched in Portuguese at the end of 2010, funded by the Ministry of Education in Brazil. In response to a long time request of the Black Movement in Brazil, this Portuguese edition with almost 10 thousand pages divided in 8 volumes is the result of a thirty-year research. The volumes are freely available online, which have been downloaded 360 thousand times during the period between December 2010 and September 2011 at UNESDOC database in UNESCO portal. Seven thousand printed sets of the collection have been distributed freely by MEC for public libraries and public higher education institutions, as well as to non-profit organizations across the country. Brazil-Africa: Crossed Histories Programme also performs monitoring actions and organizes discussions on the implementation of the National Law 10639/2003.
"The very existence of the law shows that the country had made important progress towards the promotion of racial equality in recent years," says UNESCO Brasilia Office director, Vincent Defourny. According to him, the programme adds efforts in this direction, contributing to the recognition of role of African culture and history in the formation of Brazilian society. This enhances the respect for differences and strengthens the fight against the different forms of discrimination. For him, this is a way to promote the growth of equality in the country. "The recognition of cultural diversity is the key to a development that ensures full access to all human rights," he says.
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Ron Williams pushed his empty plate toward the center of the table and leaned back in his chair, surveying the sleekly modern dining room of the Gladstone Tavern, where he and 39 other veterans were enjoying a festive holiday meal.
"This is the epitome of what Thanksgiving is," said Williams, a 55-year-old Navy veteran. "With all that's going on in the world, this is a chance to take a breather. I have a lot to be grateful for."
The veterans, guests of the Gladstone Tavern, are residents of the Community Hope transitional housing program for homeless veterans. Yesterday marked the third time the tavern hosted the men for Thanksgiving.
"This is the least we can do considering what they have done," said Bill Brown, a manager at the tavern and himself a veteran of World War II.
In community centers, churches and restaurants around the state, hundreds of New Jerseyans shared the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday by cooking and serving holiday meals for the less fortunate members of their communities.
Nearly 200 volunteers helped at the Orange Fire Department's annual Thanksgiving dinner. The fourth annual event served turkey, stuffing, string beans and cranberry sauce to 500 people, many who waited for hours outside the fire house for a free holiday meal.
Raul Garcia, 55, has been out of work for a year and spends his days on the streets waiting for day jobs in painting or construction.
"I'm very grateful for what theses people are doing for me, and for all of these people," said Garcia, speaking in Spanish. "But this, what I have here, is good for me for now."
Members of St. Matthew AME Church in Orange and players from Orange High School's football team, who dressed in their black and orange jerseys, helped the firefighters serve the buffet meal.
"The whole community shows us support throughout the season, so we wanted to give back and help them," said high school senior Marquise Goods, 18.
"It's a good feeling right now," said quarterback Contrez Hunter, 17. "People don't have family, but they came here, and can be a family together."
Orange firefighter Derrick Brown organized the first dinner four years ago, just weeks after the death of his older brother, Donald.
"It was going to be my first Thanksgiving without him, and I needed to get my mind in a good place," said Brown. What started as a handful of volunteers feeding 150 people at the fire department has grown into a community-wide effort. Some diners ate at tables set up in the area where the fire trucks are usually parked. Others took their turkey meals to go.
"It's all about them, out there," said Brown. "We're here to protect and to serve, but we're also here to give back."
Each year since opening in 2006, the Gladstone Tavern has served veterans a Thanksgiving meal. The men live in Bernards Twp. in a housing program run by the Parsippany-based Community Hope organization and associated with the veterans medical center in Lyons.
Yesterday they were treated to three-course meal, served on linen tablecloths with fine china and silver. Patriotic tunes were played on the sound system of the private dining room as they ate roasted turkey, maple-glazed ham and barbeque lacquered salmon along with sides of string beans, roasted brussel sprouts, vanilla whipped sweet potato and stuffing, cornbread and cranberry relish. Dessert included a sampling of pies, cakes, cookies and brownies.
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"The food is excellent and they are treating us very well," said Gene House, 49, a veteran of the Gulf War. "It's nice to be united on a special day like this. Many of us probably wouldn't have had Thanksgiving dinner otherwise."
Richard Fitzgerald agreed. "It's a special day, but it's a family day," said the 62-year-old army vet. "For a lot of us who don't have family in the area or don't have family at all, this makes it a special occasion."
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- It's as if the entire "on-the-go" nation has grown obsessed with grabbing extra-large burritos from Chipotle
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IHOP's system-side same-restaurant sales have increased for five consecutive quarters, rising 3.2% in the second quarter, while Applebee's rose a more modest 0.6% but halted three quarters of declines. Darden's Olive Garden has posted four quarters straight of same-restaurant sales declines, capped by a 3.5% fall in the most recent quarter. Chili's had a 2.5% same-restaurant sales increase in the second quarter.
Applebee's has outperformed the same-restaurant sales industry average by 150 basis points in the past five quarters, according to Bloomberg.
However, investors do need to be reminded of the healthy sales being logged at the fast-casual chains, which provide evidence of the robust competitive dynamics in the evolving restaurant industry. Chipotle's second-quarter same-restaurant sales increased 17.1%; Starbucks U.S. rose a solid 7%.
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Propelling the comeback for two of the most prominent sit-down dining chains in the country is a streamlined menu at IHOP that better highlights new offerings, and a menu at Applebee's that is about 95% new or improved relative to just a few years ago. Supporting the menu initiatives has been an industry-leading marketing budget -- the combined marketing spend for both Applebee's and IHOP is between $250 to $265 million a year.
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Brian Sozzi : IHOP has had quite the year in terms of sales growth, which caught my attention given the heightened competition in the breakfast category from quick-service formats, and even new offerings from packaged-food companies. What have been some of the specific drivers behind IHOP's sales results?
Stewart: There is no question the breakfast space has gotten even more competitive in the last couple of years. We have put considerable effort and talent in innovating both the items on the menu and reinvigorating the actual design of the menu. We have streamlined the menu, eliminated items, added new items, and used photography for each of our entrees. We probably had appetizers on the menu for 20 years but it wasn't a highlighted category; it was hard to find.


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Naia Kete, a Western Massachusetts native, sang her heart out Monday night for the first live performance round on the second season of NBC's 'The Voice' with a new spin on Adele's 'Turning Tables.'
As part of Team Blake, she was influenced by the country singer to focus on getting the vocals of the song down while showcasing her talent. He thought it was important for her to put aside her reggae roots to show that she could do more than that.
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High Water Mark Sign at Montgomery, Ala. (Photo: WFO Birmingham)
(March 24, 2011) - A High Water Mark Sign commemorating Montgomery's flood of record was unveiled during a ceremony at the Montgomery Riverfront on March 11. According to National Weather Service records dating back to 1890, the highest flood level recorded at Montgomery during this period occurred on Feb. 26, 1961, when the river crested at 58.1 feet (23 feet, one inch above flood stage).
To help raise awareness of flood risk, the National Weather Service began installing High Water Mark Signs in prominent locations within communities that have experienced severe flooding.
Since 2006, local forecast offices have been coordinating with emergency management and other local officials to select the best locations for the signs. The U.S. Geological Survey is involved as well, providing historical data and aiding with the surveying of high water mark signs in their districts.
"Severe flooding has been a part of Montgomery's history through the years," said Jim Stefkovich, meteorologist-in-charge of the National Weather Service forecast office in Birmingham. "Despite this reality, some residents may not be fully aware of the flood potential in their area. The High Water Mark Sign is a tool to remind and educate people about the flood risk they face at times from the Alabama River." Some Flood Facts and History for the Alabama River at Montgomery
- Since 1960, flood stage has been reached or exceeded 42 times
- The river has exceeded 50 feet 14 times
- The river has exceeded 55 feet 4 times
- Peak time for flooding is normally late winter or spring, but can occur any time of the year
- The 1961 flood of record followed several days of heavy rain in which portions of the Alabama River Basin received as much as 16 to 18 inches of rain. The river was in flood for 17 days.
National Flood Safety Awareness Week is intended to highlight some of the many ways floods can occur, the hazards associated with floods, and what citizens can do to save life and property.
High Water Mark Sign at Montgomery, Ala. (Photo: WFO Birmingham)


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*bathroom with WC, a shower unit, a hairdryer/an iron.
*one more separate WC
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*Towels and bed linen
*iron, ironing board
*washing machine
*good recommendations where to go and what to see in Prague
*24 hours support during your stay
The Neighborhood
The apartment location allows to get deeper into the life of the Old and the New Town at the same time with a specific and unforgettable atmosphere, wagging streets with small medieval squares and numerous cafes and restaurants. It all promises an unforgettable experience of your visit to Prague.
Really easy to reach main attractions in Prague, such as:
*Old town square (up to 10 min walk)
*Wenceslas square (less than 5 min walk)
*Charles bridge (10-15 min walk)
Other Things to Note
It takes 30 minutes to get to your apartment from the airport by taxi. We could also arrange a transfer from the airport for you - the cost varies depending on the number of people (20 euros for 1-3 people, 25 euros for 4 ppl, 35 euros for 5-6 ppl, 55 euros for 7-8 ppl). In this case our driver will meet you in the arrival zone, drive you to the apartment and hand you in the keys and a couple of maps with some relevant information.
- Please leave the apartment in the same condition as you found it. All bed linen/tea towels and other textile as well.
- Check-in from 15h00 (we will do our best to prepare your apartment as soon as possible) and check-out until 11h00 (you can leave your luggage in our office afterwards)
- We kindly ask you not to make any noise in the hallways and other common areas in the house after 22h00. There are many old people in the house and we have promised the neighbors to keep the peace and maintain friendly relations.
We love our guests so much that we provide them with a welcome set consisting of tea, coffee, sugar, detergent (dishwasher and washing machine), hair&body 2in1 shampoo, kitchen utensils, towels and bed linen.
- If you stay in our apartment for more than 7 days – we will clean and change towels/linen once a week for free.
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Very clean, well-located apartment for 8 people perfectly.
5 min to the center, shops nearby.
Unfortunately, someone has shot out of the neighbor's house through the kitchen window with an air pressure gun and it was one of us hurt by. Therefore, only 4 out of 5 stars. Otherwise TOP!
Sehr sauberes, gut gelegenes Apartement für 8 Personen perfekt.
5 min zum Zentrum, Einkaufsmöglichkeiten in der nähe.
Leider hat jemand aus dem Nachbarhaus durch das Küchenfenster mit einem Luftdruckgewehr geschossen und es wurde einer von uns dadurch verletzt. Deshalb nur 4 von 5 Sternen. Sonst TOP!
It was a perfect stay. Emil was so friendly to wait for us. We had some traffic and arrived a bit later than planned but everything was superb.
The apartement was very clean and is perfectly located. Food and shopping centers are just steps away. If you want a good apartement with everything near by, this is the perfect apartement.
we will come back for sure if we visit prague again.
sehr schönes Apartment, sauber gut ausgestattet und sehr freundlicher service nur mehr als ein Schlüssel wäre hilfreich da selbst wenn jemand von der Gruppe in der Wohnung ist dieser keine anderen rein lassen kann da die Haupttür des Gebäude fast immer von den anderen Bewohnern verschlossen wird
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We had a very nice stay at Prague in the Executive Bright Appartement. It was a nice, little appartement, tidy and absolute alright for three people. The hosts gave us a lot information about the trams, exchanges, etc. which was very helpful if you stay the first time in Prague.
Very good and clean apartment!
was a really nice trip and a nice flat in the centre of prague!
was there with 3 friends and the flat was perfect.
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Very central. A lot of traffic, but easy to get around the city by foot. Very good service at arrival at the office at Opletalova. Two rooms all together, one bedroom behind the kitchen, and the other room with 2-3 beds and a dining table, so it's might be a bit crammed for 5 grownups / larger kids, if you stayed for a longer period of time. Nice interior and clean place. If you go by car: Reserve a parking lot before arrival, e.g. at Mr. Parkit - the price is fair and you cannot park in the street, you can only stop for a while to drop off the suitcases etc.
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A new public service announcement by the New York City Health Department meant to draw attention to the effects of sugary drinks is being called too graphic by some. In it, the question arises about how much sugar you consume throughout a day in just drinks alone. In the video, it shows a person reaching for drinks over the course of a day. The results are that by the end of a day, the person has unwittingly consumed 93 packets of sugar.
That's pretty alarming enough, but just watching the teen repeatedly pick up the soft drinks, it seems like much more than the typical person would have. The voice over says that while grabbing drinks throughout the day seems harmless enough, all that sugar can bring on obesity, which causes type 2 diabetes and heart disease. It then flashes to a photo of overweight people and then a graphic picture of toes that are gangrenous from diabetes complications.
Admittedly, while it's the last thing you'd want to see over breakfast, the message is meant to get attention. Currently, more than 700,000 New Yorkers have diabetes and more than a million suffer from a condition known as pre-diabetes, according to the Health Department. The blood-sugar illness has been linked to heart disease, high blood pressure and some cancers. It also leads to approximately 1,700 deaths, 2,800 amputations and 22,000 hospitalizations in New York City alone.
I like the idea of getting our kids to be more aware that drinking sugary beverages is unhealthy. While so many kids know that soda is bad for them, some mistakenly believe that iced tea or juice drinks are good for them. Like anything, moderation is key. The ad might work best on tweens and teens that are on their own all day and grabbing these beverages at school and after-school. Hopefully, kids who have grown up drinking healthy beverages will continue to make good choices in the teen years, but a good reminder doesn't hurt.
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A comfortable environment, away from all those concerns that seem to attach to our lives to dampen our spirit and hide from us those special times that make us smile and enjoy life. I feel fortunate to allow these feelings and ideas a place to exist. The music, the atmosphere, surounded by kindred spirits, easily makes this a special experience for me. I dont doubt most of you have felt the same way after experiencing CoyoteRidge. Our typical HouseConcert consists of one or two performances each date from artists in our town, to as far away as Nashville and Boston. Geography aside, every performance will make you wonder why you dont experience something that makes you feel so alive more often! Experience Live Music at CoyoteRidge for yourself and come back as often as you can. Its not that hard to allow yourself to feel good!
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The Hang Seng Index dropped 1.4 percent to 21,265.31 as of the 4 p.m. close in Hong Kong, the lowest level since Feb. 27. The gauge advanced the past three months, its longest such winning streak since December 2009, as China cut reserve ratios for lenders amid signs the U.S. economy is improving, and optimism confidence Europe will contain its debt crisis.
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The Hang Seng Index rose 17 percent this year through March 2. The rally boosted the price of shares on the gauge to 11 times estimated earnings. That compares with 13.1 times for the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and 11.1 times for the Stoxx Europe 600 Index.
Among stocks that advanced, Pacific Century Premium Developments Ltd., the property unit of billionaire Richard Li's PCCW Ltd., surged 28 percent to HK$1.81 as it resumed trading after announcing plans to buy back as much as 38 percent of its shares at HK$1.85 each.
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Everything That's Wrong With America I Learned at Starbucks
I waited in two exceptionally long lines this weekend and in the process discovered, or maybe that's rediscovered, everything that's wrong with America.
The first line I was waited in could have been for anything: concert tickets, football tickets - whatever. As it happened, it was a line for a very limited edition CD and it was several thousand people long. Since I had some time before the line began moving, I walked over for some coffee - Starbucks was the nearest thing - and found myself in another line. However, it was this line that got my blood boiling.
Starbucks drives home one simple message: choice is a bad thing. All I wanted, standing in this line, was for a simple cup of coffee. I just wanted coffee. How long does it take to pour a cup of coffee? Three seconds? Yet, I stood in that line for twenty minutes. Why? Because every froo-froo motherfucker in front of me had to order some ungodly concoction of coffee, syrup, foam, water, ice, chocolate, coconut and whatever other addititive one could think of that makes coffee not coffee.
Fuck you all. If you have ever been in a Starbucks and ordered a "half caf, half decaf, double expresso Florentine macchiato with a dash of cinnamon", I hope you die slipping as you get out of the shower, decapitating yourself on the upside-down towel bar that you should have thought to install correctly. Learn to drink fucking coffee. It's simple. It's cheap. It's a lot lower in calories than that piece of shit, thigh-bulging drink you're chugging down. I mean, no wonder this country has an obesity problem. We're standing around waiting in line for 800 calorie drinks.
And more than just the simple problem of calorie consumption is the sheer rudeness involved in the complete self-indulgence of ordering a drink that takes a college graduate fifteen minutes to put together and requires repeating out loud four or five times. We live in a country that runs profoundly by this principle: "I want what I want. I want it now. And fuck anyone who might be inconvenienced by it." Jesus, when did this happen?
The solution to this problem, of course, is that Starbucks needs two lines. I would put signs up for "Assholes" and "Non-Assholes" but they can use "Coffee" and "All you Other Shitbirds" if that suits them.
What does a guy have to do to get a cup of coffee in this country?
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theres a certain irony in
theres a certain irony in this
We live in a country that runs profoundly by this principle: "I want what I want. I want it now. And fuck anyone who might be inconvenienced by it." Jesus, when did this happen?
I just wanted coffee. How long does it take to pour a cup of coffee? Three seconds?
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I don't drink coffee
Or tea.
The artist formerly known as Zorro.
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Two Facts
1. Cost of a Vente Vanilla Latte at Starbucks is $3.85 which is two bucks more than a large Vanilla Iced Coffee at McDonalds. The McCoffee tastes delicious (Yeah, nothing like a straight coffee, you java snobs) and you can get it in a sugar free without a hassle.
B. Biscotti is an Italian word for stale cookie and vente is Italian for screw me.
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I'm sorry, but a couples of
I'm sorry, but a couples of your "facts" happen to be incorrect: "venti", not "vente", is Italian for 20, cup named so because it is a 20 ounce cup, and a venti vanilla latte and a large vanilla iced coffee are completely different drinks. Latte's are made with steamed milk and expresso. Starbucks: by a human, McDonalds: by a machine. It would be better to compare both regular iced coffees:
McDonalds Large(17oz.) Iced Coffee: 1.79 (10.5 cents an ounce)
Starbucks Venti(24oz.) Iced Coffee: 2.60 (10.8 cents an ounce)
LOOK AT THE DIVIDED COMPARISON!!! you're paying almost the same per ounce!!!
There is an 81 cent difference there. I could find that in a parking lot, a sofa, my car. So price really isn't the biggest issue here. With the Starbucks choice you are getting 7 more ounces, 150 fewer calories, about 4 times the amount of flavor options, you can add your own milk and sugar so you know you're getting what you pay for rather then having someone add it for you, and Starbucks Iced Coffee is brewed double-strength to compensate for the melting ice so you can enjoy a consistent taste for the entire drink
and who would purchase their coffee from the same place you get greasy, dollar burgers? I'd rather get a drink from people who are very well trained at making and describing different coffees, know exactly where the coffee is grown, know that this coffee is ethically traded, know that Starbucks gives back to communities and International organizations such as Ethos and the recent addition Product(Red) which give proceeds to provide water to under-developed countries and AIDs research/relief, respectively. Honestly, if you're really pinching for coffee, just make your own at home or simply go to the Starbucks two blocks down the street
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I love mcdonald's coffee. Especially when it's free.
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You haven't considered all the factors
Blah blah blah ... blah blah blah ... McDonalds Large(17oz.) Iced Coffee: 1.79 (10.5 cents an ounce) Starbucks Venti(24oz.) Iced Coffee: 2.60 (10.8 cents an ounce)
While your analysis was quite comprehensive, you left out one factor: I like the McDonalds sugar-free iced vanilla coffees. It's one of the best tasting diet drinks out there. Starbucks sugar free-drinks don't taste nearly as good.
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Did a marketing exec from Strbks google the site?
Wha? Wouldn't suprise me.
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You seem to know a lot
You seem to know a lot in your analysis, unfortunately you should learn that it's not "EXPRESSO", but "ESPRESSO". How can anyone take you seriously if you can't even spell the product correctly !!!!!
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Go back to Guinea-town, you
Go back to Guinea-town, you WOP douchebag. Expresso/espresso, who gives a shit, go fuck yourself.
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Oh look, we have a bigot in our midst
Finally! Some comic relief.
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Its an anonymous sock puppet
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wooooow if only you had a
wooooow if only you had a life.
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I don't care about Starbucks
The fact that you know that much about Starbucks and it's products, means that you are a lame-ass douchebag.
I hope you get hit by a truck. You stink.
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People are scum.
Thank you for pointing that out, Mr. Cranky. I could not agree with you more.
Coaster, McDonalds Hazelnut Iced Coffee is even tastier, I believe, but the rest of the food on their menu has "hideous" written all over the place.
I will admit, however, that I'll eat their French Fries if dipped in their Hot Fudge Sundae, but otherwise, not a chance in hell.
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Dear Montana, are you pregnant?
only kidding, I usted to dip 'em in the milk shake as a kid, never tried the sause though.
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no way
I will admit, however, that I'll eat their French Fries if dipped in their Hot Fudge Sundae, but otherwise, not a chance in hell.
no way, mayo is clearly the superior french fry dip (I'm serious on this one, and so are the Dutch)
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Mr. Klives I must agree, but also...
the addition of catsup/ketchup to the mayonaisse is a delight. You gotta try it.
McDonalds has a crispy chicken wrap I order with honey mustard sause on it that isn't bad, bt I try an avoid the place as I know health is an issue with their food.
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I'll give it a try. they
I'll give it a try. they sometimes put that on burgers and its not bad
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In Japan they have beer vending machines
In the USA we have some pretty fancy coffee/latte vending machines. In this "Bowling Alone" country (which I am definitely a part of), the machines will soon be dispensing everything.
{;-) Dan in Miami
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Someone needs a nap
1. Starbucks is not expensive compared to other specialty cafes. In fact, Starbucks is on the lower end of the price scale.
2. It takes no more than a minute to make one of those "specialty drinks."
3. Starbucks feels that each drink should be made to the customer's exact liking. Not everyone has the same taste buds.
4. The reason you waited in line was because people in front of you were ordering coffees and teas (as opposed to lattes and mochas.) The register person is responsible for putting coffee and teas together and rebrewing every 30 minutes (so you, sir, can have the perfect cup of coffee.) The register person simply calls out the drink to the baristas when it is something besides a tea or coffee which takes less time than putting a coffee or tea together.
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"Perfect" cup of coffee?
...so you, sir, can have the perfect cup of coffee.
So how come McDonalds coffee beat Starbucks in a Consumer Reports taste test? See Survey Results Here. Was McDonalds coffee more perfect? BTW, except for the coffees and the occasional McRib or biscuit and gravy, McDonalds blows.
And welcome to Crankyland.
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Isn't the market great,
Isn't the market great, where a company like McDonald's, which had no pretensions to it's coffee product 2-3 years ago, can now succesfully compete and make everyone better off?
More choice is a good thing.
Although one of these days I expect coffee to be so regulated (you know, because its a health issue) that competition will be virtually eliminated.
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Why don't you fucking go to
Why don't you fucking go to McDonald's then?
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What about Dunkin Donuts?
Best fucking coffee in the Multiverse, bitches. ~I'm going to Hell and I just don't care.~
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The summary of this post: I
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I had to wait in line for a cup of coffee, poor me. Because I like a plain drip coffee, everyone else who likes something different is selfish and stupid. Doesn't Starbucks know I need instant gratification?
Maybe next time, you should announce that unless you get moved to the head of the line, you will start screaming or maybe hold your breath until you pass out.
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Get over it.
I'm tired of people getting all pissed off about what kind of coffee people like to drink. I drink fucking black coffee, but if you want a Mocha Latte, more power to you. Why the fuck do people care what others want to drink? Here's a news flash, some people don't like regular coffee. Also, some of those people that don't like plain coffee, like Carmel Macchiatos. So folks, get your caffeine fix however you want and not liking regular coffee does not make you an asshole.
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Could this be a reaction to this blog post? Excellent!
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680. and there are some
680. and there are some crazy comments on this blog
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815. holy
815. holy crap!
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Master Blaster, is that Barbera Bush kicking baby George?
Would explain alot
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It's that SOUTH PARK game
"Kick the baby!"
The artist formerly known as Zorro.
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no, the baby get's replaced with a dummy at the last second...
...the first time I saw it I was a little upset. I did some research only to find that there is actually a series of baby kicking episodes staring the grandma and baby. However a quick stop-frame will verify it's only a dummy that gets kicked, some neat trick photography put to a twisted use.
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Serves you right for going
Serves you right for going to Starbucks and expecting coffee.
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are we missing the point?
are we missing the point? seems to me like Mr. C is making fun of himself
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I think you're right. The
I think you're right. The whole article just reaks with too much self-contradiction not to be one big joke.
Why complain about other stranger's choices when you can just step out of line at anytime and go somewhere else or not get coffee? Because Mr. Cranky doesn't roll that way, that's why.
Just like he continues to sumbit himself over and over again to bad movies.
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Satire draws attention to a subject....
...and I could go on and on for hours about coffee.
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I also have witnessed this
I also have witnessed this nonsense at Starbucks. Some douche wanted some ice in his coffee, but not too much. Then verbally assaulted the barista for not knowing just how he wanted his coffee, saying that it should be common knowledge, like in Seattle what "some ice" means. This guy was a f*cking prick. I love America, just not all americans!
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Friends don't let friends
Friends don't let friends drink Starbucks.
Support local shops.
Fuck Starbucks.
The article is brilliant. I love all the reactions.
Nicely done Mr. C.
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If you want drip coffee, you can get it anywhere without a wait
So you go to a place that specializes in complex drinks and has a whole system around it. Their primary business is espresso drinks which, by default, take a bit longer to make. And this makes you angry.
Almost every gas station, fast food restaurant and mini-mart has drip coffee waiting for the person who can't wait.
Perhaps you'd be less cranky if you didn't seek cranky making situations.
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I only buy fru fru drinks at
I only buy fru fru drinks at Starbucks. If I wanted drip coffee, I would make it myself at home. I can't make a latte, so I buy them when I want them. You sound like a whiny little bitch.
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isn't a latte just coffee with milk?
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RF, did she "wash your dishes"?
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Barely. Espresso is roasted
Barely. Espresso is roasted til it's nearly burnt and highly concentrated to kick your ass. The milk tames it. Drip coffee with milk is not espresso with milk.
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I put cocoa mix in my coffee
it also keeps me regular just like Jamie Lee Curtis!
I only go to Starbucks when I'm at the airport
Then it's mocha mocha mocha
<starts drooling again>
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Go to Canada you crank-pot,
Go to Canada you crank-pot, we do coffee better.
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Tim Horton's right?
Tim Horton's right?
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Hilarious. And you are
Hilarious. And you are soooo correct!!! But I am one of those folks that stands in line to get my Venti Mocha extra shot no whip. For me that one mocha a day before work is worth it. But again, I am also one of those ones that stands there and rolls my eyes and gets irritated because somebody before me is asking for a "coffee" that has to be so specially made that you think it will take an hour. You sound just like my husband... "what the hell, how the fuck does a damn cup of coffee cost an arm and a leg and take more then five minutes to get!!" - ok so if there is a line he is waiting on mine not his... LOL... Keep up being cranky. You made my day. Now off to Starbucks and then work...!!!
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I drink my coffee black, too.
However, if someone else wants to drink coffee in some differing variation, I'm not an asshole about it. If you really needed plain coffee, you could have made it at home. This:
1) avoids supporting a franchise that hardly regards free-trade coffee beans
2) allows you to drink good coffee (from beans that are not double roasted into shit)
and 3) help cut waste by using a reusable thermos.
but just because someone wants to drink a more involved drink doesn't mean they are not entitled to going to starbucks and getting one.
one wouldn't condemn another for getting a mixed drink when there is beer on tap.
I didn't look at other comments so I'm sorry if I'm beating a dead horse.
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I go to a college with a Tim
I go to a college with a Tim Horton's on campus (in the US, no less), and even though it doesn't have the fancy selection of coffees that Starbucks does, people push it as far as they can, and we get some good long lines. Even though I have to wait in line behind all the people getting their fancy almost coffee drinks, I still get the satisfaction of getting mine before the three or four people who were in line in front of me and are waiting for their concoctions to be made. Once I get to the register, I get to hold a hot cup of black coffee in my hands within seconds, and that makes it all better.
I still prefer the coffee shop in my home town, though. They make better coffee than almost anywhere I've been, even cheaper than the gas stations, and they do espresso and related drinks too. I avoid Starbucks as much as possible.
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I miss Tim Horton's bowties
They were these big, gooey oblong quasi-doughnuts full of sweet cream. Maybe the government banned it to reduce heart attacks.
The artist formerly known as Zorro.
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Who started a coffee thread at a movie site?
Doesn't anyone here realize that we have no time for such frivolities?
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Let's find a coffee site
And start a movie thread there!
The artist formerly known as Zorro.
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real coffee
Come to Brazil dude, only two main types: cafezinho (a small espresso shot in a thimble size cup, drunk frequently and available everywhere) and the old reliable cafe com leite (a simple coffee with milk)delivered in an instant. lolololol
from an Aussie in paradise
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I go to Brazil on a regular basis, here's my 2 cents...
Brazil has not yet begun to capitalize on the 'selling larger amounts of a thing' concept. It's like going to McDonalds and realizing that the small size, is now a large, the medium is an extra large, and large is now an un-necessary super-size . Not allowing for there to be a small, is where the extra money is made.
I brazil, sizes like these are unheard of, in overmarketed america, it's quite common, the more you sell, the more money you make.
Brazil is more fashion centered, looks are everything, for women that is, so trying to market stuff at that size wouldn't make much sence, culturally, yet. It will change, but not that fast.
For now, I'm content with a cafezinho ever two minutes or whenever I enter into someones house and get force-fed 'launch' reguardless of whether or not I've already eaten. I do like their coffee, but when I get back to america it's back to my 20oz 7-11 buzz, I usta drink 2 a day but I've cut it down to 1, heh.
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What kind of fagboy waits in a several-thousand long-line for a CD? That's what's wrong with America.
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If you want a simple cup of
If you want a simple cup of coffee, go to mcdonald's. Starbucks made their name selling their "non-coffee" items. If all they sold was coffee, you wouldnt even know who they are. Thus proving, you're the asswhole for judging everybody else for appreciating starbucks for what they are.
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Starbucks is genious marketing, I'll give em that much
Or rather, over-capitalization of a simple cultural item such as coffee. I agree with the stupid names and ridiculous flavors as well as prices. It's too rich for my blood, but I'll give em credit for making it work as well as it does. Personally, I get my 7-11 stuff, and if I must get creative, the blueberry creme is pretty good. Just sugar and half & half, I like my coffee to taste like coffee ice-cream and I drink it for the buzz as it gives my day and job an upstart. It makes it easier for me to plow into a new project at work.
On the downside, I'm addicted to it.
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So, the important question:
What CD?
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Dunkin Donuts?
I worked at a Dunkin Donuts for a year and a half. There were times when people really pissed me off, but complicated orders were just something we had to deal with and get used to.
Starbucks has far more complicated drinks, but when you choose to work at any fast food place, you know what you're getting into. While it is annoying when people order a large iced coffee, half the ice, with 3 shots of blueberry, 1 shot of french vanilla, and two pumps of mocha syrup (and yes, people do order shit like that), as long as they aren't being assholes about it it's not a big deal.
I've learned not to be a douche bag by working in fastfood, but that doesn't mean I don't order my coffee the way I like it. I'm just very polite. If they screw up the order, you nicely repeat yourself. End of story.
People have a right to enjoy what they're PAYING for, even if it's a "half caf, half decaf, double expresso Florentine macchiato with a dash of cinnamon." I mean, that's like 5 bucks right there.
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theres certainly a lot of
theres certainly a lot of passion over the coffee here. personally, with drip coffee, anything will do, but I don't go to starbucks for that.
I'm gonna go ahead and say that the Frappacino is excellent even if it doesn't actually resemble the coffee it is based on
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It is with great fondness that I recall a Dunkin' Donuts
franchise in Florida in the '80s. She was a darling girl - well, woman, really - who at the time accommodated my needs in the grandest fashion. Consequently, any time someone mentions dunkin', I think of her.
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I'll have a double decaffinated half-caff with a twist of lime!"
-- Steve Martin -- L.A. Story
Dunkin and the sev are my two favorite plaes for coffee. As for Cappuccino, the stuff cant be beat, especially if the head is extra thick. Pulling the coffee through a right thick head of cream is good cappuccino, but it's a pain to get the sugar in if it's served alongside, so I learned to make mine at home with a machine I got a good deal on.
I made the espresso and frothed the milk, which for some reason works better with skim milk. I add the sugar to the esspresso part first, get my cups frothed to the top, and then dump te esspreso in.
It usta set things off at dinner parties.
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I can't believe Starbucks has so many defenders
they probably buy at Walmart too.
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Maybe you should read "The
Maybe you should read "The Undercover Economist". It has a very good chapter on product differentiation and exactly why Starbucks is selling essentially the same thing (coffee) in so many different guises... _so_ _you_ _spend_ _more_ _money_ God Bless America. Next time you're in the queue think on the reason behind your delay. It may help. Then again it may not in which case stay at home and make your own damn coffee :)
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To each his own. I always order regular coffee no matter where I go. However, if I am at Starbucks and have to wait in line, I'm not going to have a hissy fit. The fact that someone could be so pissed off over having to wait in line that this someone would reference decapitation is the epitome of what I think is wrong with America.
1.You believe everyone should order regular coffee, thus you think your preference of regular coffee is superior. The world does not exist to cater to your personal preferences.
2.The main issue you have is waiting in line. Being in such a hurry that you can't spend a few extra minutes in line and wish a violent bloody death upon those in front of you is very American. It is also sure sign that you need anger management.
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Hypocrite. You are a hypocrite. You are a hypocrite because you wanted what you wanted and fuck what the people in front of you wanted. What you want is more important.
So, you have a fatal flaw in this view of America. You are the America you hate. Don't worry though. We are all hypocrites in some way. Why should you be any different.
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I don't even know you but...
...what...what were talking about again?
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Calm the fuck down. Real
Calm the fuck down. Real people have real problems. You're nothing more than a douchebag elitist whiner.
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You're nothing more than a douchebag elitist whiner
The elitists are the ones ordering the foo-foo coffees, fucktard.
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you must have gone to a
you must have gone to a shitty starbucks, i frequent the one near my apartment, they have one person running the register and others making the drinks, along with someone getting orders before you get to the register. that way i get my black cup of coffee in less time than it would take from a dunkin donuts or a mcdonalds
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This is a satirical website everyone
To all you newbies: Welcome and please come again! Mr. Cranky is not serious with his craptacular rants. It's a joke.
{;-) Dan in Miami
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thank you. this taking of
thank you. this taking of this article and stuff seriously is starting to hurt
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They called Jesus an elitist...
...or the lamb of god, or some ridiculous shit like that. Or, maybe it was "Jim", I forget.
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Well at least now we know what Gen-X and Gen-Y care about
Caffeine in all it's glorious permutations.
{;-) Dan in Miami
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I wonder with all these coffee houses springing up
Will the beatniks make a come back?
R.I.P. Maynard G. Krebs
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Listen Dobie Gilles
I sing a song for every girl, and every girl that hears the song I sing has to believe that I'm singing that song for her! So don't get jealous, it's part of my job. And I won't tell you with my psychic powers who's gonna win the election, I'd swim the election if I do that! No way! So see? A young guy like me can benefit from nick at night in that I can surprise you with info I've memorized about old shows.
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Okay, try this
It's about time
It's about space
It's about two men in the strangest place
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That sounds like it might be
from that abysmal live-action cartoon he was in with the fat guy and the honking alien.
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Another version of that theme
Countless schoolkids sang:
It's about time, it's about space,
It's about time to smash your face!
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Anyone remember this show?
Soft and sweet, wise and wonderful
Oooh, our mystical, magical Nanny
Since the day that Nanny came to stay with us
Fantastic things keep happening
Is there really magic in the things she does?
Or is love the only magic thing that Nanny brings?
You know our Nanny showed us
You can make the impossible happen
Nanny told us
Have a little bit of faith and lots of love
Phoebe Figalilly is a silly name
And so many silly things keep happening
What is this magic thing about Nanny
Is it love....or is it magic?
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Everybody's doin it
everybody's doin' it doin' it doin' it
pickin their noes and chewin it chewin it
hot scab sandwich, puss on top
monkey vomit, camel snot
frogs leg with hippo mucus
and peanut butter on top!
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My solution
Stay the fuck away from Starbucks. No real coffee drinker goes there. Since I moved to Portland 2 1/2 years ago (well actually Vancouver, Wa. because I had no idea Portland was so awesome before I moved here from the east coast and once I got here I was accustomed to not getting taxed by the state of Wa...what...what were talking about again?) I've been to Starbucks like three times. I can't stand the people that buy coffee there and basically hate everything the company stands for. Its nothing more than an overpriced, 800 s.f. Wal-Mart with an industrial percolator. I'd rather fill up on a rusty can of air conditioner run-off, or open my mouth and tilt my head back in the pouring rain than wait in line at a Starbucks. Just the thought of standing in a line with a bunch of phony, pretentious, froo froo fuckers drives me insane. I could imagine being inundated by their mindless conversations about leaving their favorite scarf on the mountain after their latest ski trip or whatever bullshit religious or political belief that think is relevant just before they order some long winded caffeinated concoction fast enough to confuse an auctioneer at a county fair.
...what...what were talking about again?
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Mate why don't you just get
Mate why don't you just get your coffee at a gas station. I don't give a shit if you just want a simple cup of coffee, Starbucks (can't believe I'm defending them) has a right to sell whatever the hell they want to, in whatever way they want to. It's not a publicly owned company, if it pisses you off so much, which you have the right to feel whatever way you want, simple answer...
Stop bitching about a stupid problem. Go get a real cause for your soap box.
Expresso? Go get a book.
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Actually, it IS a publicly owned company
That is, you're free to buy stock in it and the majority of that stock is not in the hands of an individual, family, or specific business structured to control said stock.
Lay off the coffee for a bit, dude: You're not thinking straight.
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Because I imagine that the
Because I imagine that the closest coffee to the original store was that Starbucks, followed by the Starbucks across the street, the Starbucks around the corner, and then the Starbucks on the next block. Gas stations tend to be rare in downtown commercial districts and either don't sell coffee (because there's a Starbucks next door) or have a mini-Starbucks inside them.
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To you pleebs bitching at Mr. Cranky for ranting about Starfucks - take your tampons out of your purses, put them back in your twats, and stop getting butthurt because you fit the description of the people he's making fun of. I manage the produce department at a Safeway with a Starbucks inside, and I also work at the kiosk as a "barista" when they're shorthanded. Trust me - the smiling barristas giving you your java chips think you're a tool. I can actually spot the people who are Starbucks consumers before they even get to me. I've learned to seperate them from the regular shoppers. A forty-five year old woman wearing a pink Skin Inc. shirt and cut-off jeans trying to desperately cling to her youth - Starbucks customer. Wannabe yuppie who likes to think they know politics and philosophy, wearing slacks and a polo and trying to appear over-reserved - Starbucks customer. We hate your over-customized cups of coffee and we hate giving them to you. You look pretentious and, quite frankly, kind of like a sissy. And calling it a "quad" or a "black and white" makes you look like a self-important twat, not sophisticated and cool. Nice try, though lol.
But, more importantly (you tools), it's MR. CRANKY!!! It's supposed to be funny! Bitching and complaining about stuff like this is part of his schtick. How dumb are you people? Do you even read his reviews? If he wasn't crotchety, it wouldn't be entertaining. Lighten up and stop proving to the world that you really ARE stiff, pansy-assed little yuppies (it's bad enough you people dress that way lol). So pull out the stick, toughen up, and try laughing for once. And yes, the barristas think you're a douche and make fun of you when the line clears. Have a nice day. Oh, and... thank you! LOL
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Christ people, it's a retail
Christ people, it's a retail item! Bitch about things that matter on our planet. Good people, spending good money on good products by way of choice. Let it go. Enjoy what you want in life and vent to your mom when you grow up!
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yes, its go built in opera browser
On the Wii will we be able to surf the net, visit sites etc..?
yes, its go built in opera browser
i even read somewhere it supports java
would like that
lol, u could play some online games.
Wonder if we'll be able to customize the appearance of Wii's start-up-menu, like you can with the PSP you can download an image and make it your background?
"Whatever you do may seem insignificant, but it is most important that you do it." - GANDHI
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Well since they're going to make a game maker on it it will probably have an image creator of some sort.
To get an image and download it would take some internet type thing which this thread is about so....maybe. Possibly a G00gle rip off?
There's no question there will be pre-set backrounds but hopefully we will be able to make/download our own
Well I am getting even more amped up over the Wii now!
Does any one think it would be possible to visit sites like you tube and watch videos...?
No one's sure as of yet(that I know of)Nintendo hasn't released alot of info about this setting of the wii, i'm reading up on it as we type to see if I can come up w/ something interesting...here we go from nintendo themselves:
That explains a little.Originally Posted by Nintendo
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also I understand that the Wii plays dvd format so theoretily you could download something to play dvds on it couldn't you?
what about wifi? maybe its not only form playing games...
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"It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare." Mark Twain
With all of the coverage I've seen of Elizabeth Edwards since her death, I can't help but think; what a truly remarkable woman. You can say what you want about her political positions…her support of her husband who defied their trust and abandoned his marital commitment. But she was truly the epitome of courage and resilience.
When I reflect on stories of courage, I can't help but try to relate. I spoke yesterday to a very dear, old friend who has gone through a personal crisis and loss. She is not living with any sort of illness, but rather she continues to deal with the loss of her marriage and the realization that the person she thought was her lifelong partner, is no longer the man she believed in. She went into great detail about the Christmas she has planned for her very young children, and the life she plans to build, or re-build for herself in the next 12 months. I was both proud of her and respectful of her courage and her ability to forge ahead.
Granted these are entirely different stories and in no way are they related, but in thinking about them, I was encouraged by both. Not only did Elizabeth Edwards not let her cancer define her, but my friend is not letting her personal crisis and the turmoil her kids seem to be experiencing, define her.
Having the courage to identify yourself with not just the negative, but mainly the positive is a gift. And, it's something I've worked hard to achieve. I'm determined to not be labeled…labeled as that girl who 'got really sick and now has seizures, can't drive, has to hire someone to help her get her child and herself around,' and the list goes on.
If you have Epilepsy and live with disabilities and inabilities, defying that 'label' is really up to you. There are ways to achieve your goals and live your dreams, although it might be more challenging. I can't do away with my Epilepsy or my seizures, but I can make sure my life is as ordinary as it can be. And, I can make sure people see my strengths rather than my weaknesses. For those people who don't see the strengths and continue to emphasize the negative…I can't make room in my life for them. Period! After all, I have a family to take care of…to protect.
In many ways, this attitude is a gift I give myself and my family. What's your story?


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