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A Boeing 787 Dreamliner prepares for take-off at Britain's Farnborough Airshow. Polish engineers helped design the engines that General Electric is building for the 787.
WARSAW, Poland — Foreign companies flock to invest. Its balance sheet is the envy of Europe. Top university programs crank out graduates whom everyone wants to hire.
Such is the current reputation of Poland, which has continued to grow during the global financial crisis as neighboring countries decline, lining itself up for a strong run to become the continent's next economic powerhouse.
General Electric officials say they haven't for a moment regretted basing one of their global design centers here, where Polish engineers helped create the new GEnx engine for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner. (NBC News is owned by NBCUniversal. Comcast Corporation owns a controlling 51 percent interest in NBCUniversal, with General Electric holding a 49 percent stake.)
"In 2000, we ended the year with 11 engineers," said G.E.'s human-resources director in Warsaw, Kinga Zalucka. "Today, we have 1,300 engineers. I think it was a good choice."
How has Poland pulled off this feat of economic magic? Observers say it's not just about the low labor costs compared to neighboring Germany, or the boon of a currency freed from the struggling Euro. They point to an impressive, decade-long campaign to raise the quality of secondary and university education.
As early as 1999, policymakers were planting the seeds for growth, adding a year of secondary education and extra language instruction for all students before tracking them onto professional or vocational paths. By 2003, Poland had vaulted past the United States and most of Europe on the reading section of the Programme for International Student Assessment exam.
"Students needed more in general education, including subjects like math, in order to help them stay flexible and navigate the labor market later on," said Nina Arnhold, a senior education specialist at the World Bank, referring to Poland's strategy. "It made a huge difference."
University enrollment has quintupled since the 1990s, with private-university enrollment now accounting for around 25 percent of the total. According to Eurostat, the proportion of Polish young people (aged 25 to 34) with college degrees has jumped from 15.0 to 37.4 percent since 2001.
Those reforms have helped Poland gain a clear edge in the global race for engineering talent. In one survey by McKinsey & Company, human-resources directors said the proportion of Polish graduates prepared to work in multinational environments was at least double that of their peers in China and India.
"It's a modern, dynamic system," said Arnhold. "They did many things right."
These days, Polish universities are increasingly exercising their newfound autonomy under the country's higher education laws, particularly in the fast-growing energy sector. And the central government continues to provide a boost for key industries such as nuclear power.
"Especially in the last two or three years, the state is paying fellowships to students to enter these studies," said Marek Kwiek, director of the Center for Public Policy Studies at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. "It's an enormously popular movement."
The challenge now is to keep the ball rolling, despite a host of potential problems. Birth rates have plummeted since the 1980s. While the Polish economy grew by 4.3 percent in 2011, virtually all of the country's European trading partners are slipping into recession. Unemployment stands at nearly 13 percent, and many investors still complain of stiff bureaucratic hurdles.
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Kwiek said officials "took very seriously" the criticism in 2007 from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development that Polish universities weren't adequately preparing graduates for the labor market or helping to retrain existing workers.
"The relationships, the links with industry are [now] very close," he said, citing the growth of the information-technology industry in cities like Poznań and Kraków. "But there are also bad examples such as the arts and humanities, where universities are still offering curriculums that are not providing good jobs."
And even within the IT sector, some say universities must do more. It's one thing to attract offshore investments, but quite another to develop homegrown industry and brands with global appeal.
"Universities should be closer to business, and there should be much more project- and team-work," said Piotr Wilam, an Oxford-educated partner with Innovation Nest, a $12 million seed fund for IT startups in Kraków. "They are very stagnant."
Boom town
In many ways, Kraków is a microcosm of Poland's promise.
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Piotr Wilam
The city has been a hotbed of innovation since medieval times. Copernicus himself walked these cobbled streets, crafting mathematical formulas by candlelight and inspiring countless other scholars to make their livings by wit rather than brawn.
Today, that flickering light comes from laptops, and math skills are often parlayed into software code.
Foreign-based employers say they've been delighted with the quality of Polish graduates, who leave university with a strong base in mathematics and basic programming. Google, Motorola and IBM are just the biggest names in the rush of Western companies to open development labs here.
But lately those companies are competing for graduates with a flurry of homegrown startups.
"There is lots of energy, and there is a community," said Wilam. "What is really happening right now is people are starting to think more globally. Five years ago, the Polish market was big enough."
Sitting in his company's sleek offices overlooking the Vistula River, it's easy to imagine Kraków as the sort of place where ideas flow. But Wilam said Polish secondary schools and universities need to reach beyond the outsourcing model for inspiration. That means lecturing less, revamping courses and finding more professors with real-world experience.
Piotr Nedzynski, a 30-year-old software entrepreneur in Kraków, said he learned nothing about "source control" — tracking different versions of software code — while studying at the well-regarded AGH University of Science and Technology. It wasn't until he started working abroad for a Danish software firm that he picked up that critical knowledge, and saw firsthand how Western European students had been trained to think on their feet.
"In Poland, when a teacher asks a question, everyone is silent," Nedzynski said.
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Szymon Piwowarski, a group leader at G.E.'s Engineering Design Center in Warsaw, said it would be helpful for universities to add a half-year of practical work to their programs, or to make greater use of case studies.
"For many years, they've been teaching the same material — without much connection to the manufacturing process," he said. "Have they ever talked to the guys on the shop floor?"
Some university officials say they're working to correct that problem, with prompting from a new higher-education law that forces them to specify learning objectives — an approach also gaining traction in the United States — and make curricula more relevant.
"The university is producing people who don't know how to cooperate with other colleagues," said Andrzej Mania, vice-rector for educational affairs at Jagiellonian University in Kraków.
Senior professors can be just as resistant, he said. But the university is taking the long view and focusing its reform efforts on professors in their 30s and 40s.
"Something has to be done, and we are doing it," Mania said. "We are transforming our system to define education in a completely different way."
Uncertain targets
Some corners of academia are changing at a speed that would have amazed Poland's old Communist Party bosses.
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Stanislaw Nagy
"We have increased the number of students by 50 percent compared to 10 years ago," said Stanisław Nagy, head of the gas engineering department at AGH University. "Generally, about 100 students graduate from the department per year. This is a large number. Maybe next year we will open unconventional gas engineering also, and grow to 125."
That boom is being driven by shale gas—Europe's largest potential reserves, enough to fuel Poland's growing economy and free it from a troublesome dependence on Russian natural gas.
Foreign companies like Chevron have jumped at the opportunity, signing training or research deals with AGH and hiring many students in the midst of their studies. The university is also planning new programs to help mid-career workers—the parents of current students—update their skills.
There is reason for caution, though. ExxonMobil abandoned its shale gas hopes in Poland after two exploratory wells failed, and a government survey concluded that much of the country's reserves will be difficult to exploit.
"There are lots of obstacles," Nagy said. But even if Poland's more than 100 exploratory wells don't pan out over the next few years, the university will gain expertise in areas like coal-based methane gas technology, he said. "We definitely plan to be a big innovation center in this area."
Poles speak passionately of the need to free themselves of dependence on Russian natural gas imports, which supply 13 percent of the country's energy needs. In 2009, and briefly again in 2011, those supplies were disrupted in a dispute with Ukraine. Poland also faces pressure under European Union agreements to develop renewable energy sources and wean itself from a dependence on carbon-intensive coal.
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Even nuclear power is on the table, despite the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan and neighboring Germany's decision to close all of its nuclear plants within the next decade. Poland is still moving forward with plans to build its first reactor by 2024.
At the Warsaw University of Technology, about 80 students have graduated over the last two years with degrees in nuclear engineering, said Miroslaw Lewinski, director of the nuclear energy department at the Ministry of Economy. And it's the central government that is doing the prodding, offering student scholarships and training in France for professors.
"This is the way to push the higher-education system to react to the needs of the market," Lewinski said.
He predicted a "disaster" if politics or a series of anti-nuclear referenda derail the country's latest attempts at energy self-sufficiency. (Residents of Gąski, a village on the Baltic Sea coast, voted overwhelmingly against building a nuclear plant in their backyard earlier this year.)
"We have to install nuclear power stations in Poland," said Tomasz Szmuc, vice rector for science at AGH University. "There is no chance to go back from this way."
But officials say some students are hesitating to enter the field out of fear the government may change its plans.
"We need a clear declaration from our government," said Szmuc. "Studying is an investment in the future."
Tomasz Wisniewski knows all about such investments. As a newly minted graduate in nuclear engineering back in 1983, he thought his career plans were rock-solid. But six years later, with the end of Communist rule, Poland's partially built nuclear plants were mothballed.
These days, he's an associate professor in heat engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology, and at the forefront of efforts to develop renewable energy sources. He still supports nuclear power, but thinks more attention—and funding—ought to be devoted to wind, bio-gas and other sources.
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Martin Bugaj, a nuclear engineering student at Warsaw University of Technology.
Wisniewski has sent dozens of students to Iceland in an EU-funded partnership with the School for Renewable Energy Science there, and many have found good jobs back in Poland. Research shows huge potential in Poland to develop local bio-mass boilers to heat buildings, allowing agricultural areas to use refuse efficiently. But so far, policymakers have paid scant attention.
"The system is not so flexible," Wisniewski said, describing the country's scattered university offerings.
One of his students, Martin Bugaj, is crossing his fingers. The 25-year-old will soon finish his own degree in nuclear engineering. But in recent months he has begun exploring other options like renewable energy and heat-pump technology, just in case Poland changes course.
"I am nervous, but not about my future," Bugaj said. "I have two ways to go, nuclear and renewable. Now, yes, I am developing both plans."
This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, nonpartisan education-news outlet based at Teachers College, Columbia University. It is one in a series focused on what the United States can learn about higher education from other countries.
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Let partisanship goFebruary 07,2013
Let partisanship go
Now that the elections of 2012 are over it seems a good time to end partisanship. Partisanship is the blind unthinking loyalty to the party for whom you vote or serve. Ending partisanship is a difficult task for many voters and even for elected politicians. Partisanship means you do or support what you are told by the leaders of your party, oftentimes without free will or thought.
I suggest that we as Americans and, more so, we as Vermonters, stop the left vs. right, Democrat vs. Republican, conservative vs. liberal paradigm and start fulfilling our duty as citizens and elected officials. I suggest that we should actually investigate, educate ourselves and weigh the consequences of policies, decisions, bills and laws through a filter of right vs. wrong, just vs. unethical, sustainable vs. illogical, constitutional vs. illegal. I suggest that our elected officials should stop giving special rights to special interest groups or political supporters and do what is best for all the people and for the future of our state. It seems that politicians give away taxpayers money to buy voter popularity, to pay back campaign contributors and to support radical or extremely controversial causes that many voters are adamantly opposed to.
On every issue I strongly encourage our states representatives to weigh the long-term effects of their policy and decisions through the prism of individual rights. I believe every decision made by our state government should pass one very important test. Does the decision benefit authoritarianism (which I define as the will of government imposed on the people) or does the policy or decision support the rights of individuals to make their own decisions on their health, their food, their charity, their money, their Internet use, their vaccinations, their drinking water, their ridgelines, their property, their education and their family life? I support representatives who stand for individual freedom and serve their friends and neighbors. I oppose representatives that impose authoritarian dictates and force their causes, policy and philosophy on all people. These representatives have the incorrect understanding that they are our leaders.
I desire to see the end of partisanship by bringing our elected officials together on the common philosophical ground that they are servants of the people, not leaders over the people.
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Anyone read a set of fantasy books, by Robin Hobb, known as
"The Farseer Trilogy?" (Or the "Tawny Man Trilogy")
I recommend it to fantasy readers...
You have a general synopsis? I'm looking for something to read.
Er...sorry, not good @ general summaries >__>, but here goes:
Farseer Trilogy - Main Story
1st Book – Assassin's Apprentice
2nd Book – Royal Assassin
3rd Book – Assassin's Quest
Tawny Man Trilogy - Years later from Main Story
1st Book – Fool's Errand
2nd Book – Golden Book
3rd Book – Fool's Fate (I have yet to read that one... >__>)
"Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in the shadow of the royal court by his father's gruff stableman. He is treated like an outcast by all the royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has him sectetly tutored in the arts of the assassin."
(blurb behind the first book, Assassin's Apprentice )
"The Farseer Trilogy follows the life of FitzChivalry Farseer (Fitz), a trained assassin, in a kingdom called The Six Duchies while his uncle, Prince Verity, attempts to wage war on the Red-Ship Raiders from The OutIslands who are attacking the shores of the kingdom by turning the people of the Six Duchies into Forged ones; a form of zombification which makes them emotionless. Meanwhile Prince Regal's jealousy and the indulgence of his own selfish whims threatens to destroy Six Duchies."
(Wiki )
It's in a medieval type of setting, told in first person, in the main character's, (Fitzchivalry's) view.
This fantasy is more about political intrigue, and royalty, etc... so some may find it boring.
For fantasy people who want to see dragons and other creatures, you don't really see anything till the last book (of Farseer), and the entire story doesn't focus on them anyway...
There are two distinct types of magic in the story:
One called "The Skill", where those who have this magic can share thoughts / communicate, and give strength to each other...
The other, is called "The Wit", where users have the ability to bond with animal, share thoughts with them, communicate them, etc...
*Don't read if you don't like seeing the hero suffering too much, cause you see/read some of miserable stuffs.*
Hope this is enough / not too much >__< "
Jolly, seems nice!
Yup, I think it's a great series.
Hope you read + enjoy
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Javon McCrea scored a game-high 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as Buffalo defeated Division II West Virginia Wesleyan 80-60 on Saturday.
McCrea shot 5 of 9 from the field and split his rebounds evenly with seven offensive and seven defensive in the first win for the Bulls (1-2). Will Regan, Joshua Freelove, Jarod Oldham and Xavier Ford all scored in double digits. Buffalo shot 4 of 15 (26.7 percent) from behind the arc.
The Bulls pushed out to a 40-27 lead at the half, and outscored West Virginia Wesleyan (1-3) by just seven points in the final 20 minutes. The Bobcats shot 11 of 30 (36.7 percent) from 3-point range, and Brett Ervin led the Bobcats with 14 points - hitting 4 of 8 from behind the arc.
Both teams were evenly matched on the boards -Buffalo finished with 33 rebounds and the Bobcats finished with 32.


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UVM study: Did Harry Potter get Obama elected?By Steven M. Pappas
Staff writer | July 29,2013
Jeb Wallace-Brodeur / Staff Photo Author and UVM Professor of Political Science Jack Gierzynski at his home in Montpelier.MONTPELIER Anthony Jack Gierzynski is used to getting the side eye, whether it is among his peers in the field of political science or over a pint at a local watering hole. The skepticism stems from the University of Vermont professors latest study that suggests Harry Potter got Barack Obama elected in 2008.
Before you dismiss him, consider three facts about Gierzynskis research, aptly titled Harry Potter and the Millennials: the study of college-aged Millennials was conducted nationwide; the conclusions and research methods cleared the rigorous peer review process, leading to its publication earlier this year by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore; and his groundbreaking work of demonstrating how media and entertainment are shaping politics is charting a new path in the study of political science.
No one has looked at the data from this point of view, the Montpelier man said during a recent interview. It is very exciting.
In his UVM class, Gierzynski, whose previous books focus on campaign finance and national elections, began looking at how social science (in this case entertainment) can affect the mindsets of voters. He and his students began delving into other sources of entertainment, including television (The Day After, Amerika, The Daily Show) and movies (Star Wars and Star Trek series). While significant correlations could be made, the most obvious influence on Millennials (those born between 1982 and 2002) was Harry Potter.
The main themes of the Harry Potter story were repeated throughout the seven-book series that sold more than 335 million copies across the globe. No other series of books has been read by more people; and nearly all of the film adaptations are among the top-grossing films of all time.
The oldest Millennials were 16 years of age when Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone was published in 1997. Those who were born after 1992 were too young to vote in the 2008 presidential election or to participate fully in that movement of hope and change (two-thirds of 18- to 29-year-olds voted for Obama), he wrote.
The discussion formed into research, and the research into the national study.
Gierzynski welcomes skeptics. In fact, they were the backbone of his research on Harry Potter.
His research, which was conducted in 2009 at schools across the United States, interviewed fans of the popular Harry Potter, as well as non-fans. Through a series of methods, Gierzynski and his team were able to conclude that fans of the J.K. Rowling series were affected by the story and its messages.
In short, we found that Harry Potter fans tend to be more accepting of those who are different, to be more politically tolerant, to be more supportive of equality, to be less authoritarian, to be more opposed to the use of violence and torture, to be less cynical, and to (produce) a higher level of political efficacy, Gierzynski wrote. They are also more liberal, with a more negative view of the Bush years they are more likely to have voted for Barack Obama.
Along with co-author Kathryn Eddy, a regular contributor to The Times Argus, Gierzynski details the subtle and not-so-subtle political lessons of Harry Potter. For fans of the series, this will prove an interesting dissection of the characters and the metaphors they seem to represent. Gierzynski and his team zero in on race, class, discrimination, terrorism and other topics that were the focus of that time.
Gierzynski acknowledges that the political development of some of the respondents could have already been ingrained in the students through family and other influences, but the research showed stark differences between fans and non-fans.
The results of the more rigorous statistical tests that we report as well as the words of Millennials themselves on this issue, leave us confident that the story of the struggles of the wizarding world against Voldemort did indeed play an important role in the political development of many Millennials.
When we become immersed in a story, we are moved to emulate the characteristics of the heroes and reject those of the villains, Gierzynski said. For the Millennials, that occurred every few years as they grew up; they were the first young people to be influenced by the epic story.
Fiction whether found in books, films, television shows, or video games has the power to shape our politics, Gierzynski concluded. Now, with this book behind him, and his popular UVM classes, Gierzynski is looking to the next phase of the political science field.
While the stories in our entertainment media can affect generation after generation, some stories, because of their timing, have their largest effect on one single generation, Gierzynski said. The predictors are all there. Now we have a better understanding of where to look.
Gierzynski said the fact that Harry Potters influences came out of reading and books is important, because of how engaged readers tend to be to process, and the world around them. It is a remarkable feat, he said of Rowlings series and its implications.
But probably not intentional. Whether J.K. Rowling was out to influence a generation an intent we sincerely doubt that she had is of no concern to us. The point is that her story, like that of any other storyteller, was filled with values and perspectives of those who read or listened to it.
Unquestionably, lessons that are repeated and reinforced are the ones that stick with anyone, Gierzynski concluded. Its not magic.
Harry Potter and the Millennials: Research Methods and Politics of a Muggle Generation is available at area bookstores, and online at amazon.com and through Johns Hopkins University Press at www.press.jhu.edu
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There are two things Hollywood can do very, very well: milk an idea until it bleeds the last of its heartblood into the uncaring California sand, and all the cocaine. That's why it's so surprising that studio big shots have never really latched onto the more batshit end of the conspiracy theory sector. Sure, we've had the occasional JFK and From Hell, with their relatively sober shit-flinging antics, but despite all the other bullshit flying to and fro across studio executives' desks, the whole "weird-ass theories about famous mysteries" thing has never become a proper genre. This is a shame, because the Internet is chock-full of awesome and completely insane theories just waiting for someone -- and I trust we're beyond naming names at this point, Michael -- to cram them full of explosions and boobies.
Hey, here's an idea: Why don't we check out some of the more movie-worthy theories out there and see if movie makers will bite? Hell, even if these things would suck in movie form, it'd at least stop them from churning out horrible remakes of 1980s hits for a while.
4"Spring-Heeled Jack Was the Victorian Batman"
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At first glance, Spring-Heeled Jack seems like a classic case of a bloodthirsty villain who turns out to be little more than mass panic. For all we know, he might be that, or a large blue alien in a dollar store devil costume. We have no use for facts today -- we're here for the dirt, man.
The second most famous Jack on this list sprung (sorry) into existence in 1837, hand in hand with the Victorian era. A demonic figure clad in outlandish clothes and a dark, wing-like cape, Jack was a mysterious monster able to breathe blue fire and jump inhuman leaps. He became notorious for haunting travelers and particularly women, and over time he became something of an urban legend that is occasionally sighted even today. Jack has been theorized to be an extraterrestrial, a demonic entity, and everything in between.
Or, you know, he might just have been a Victorian superhero with a mischievous streak.
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Said streak starting with his fashion sense.
Some authors suggest that Spring-Heeled Jack was a masked identity devised by Lord Henry Beresford, Marquess of Waterford, a notable rich playboy of the time. Beresford was an accomplished athlete, a spoiled brat, and a notorious prankster, already famous for coining the phrase "paint the town red" by literally painting a town red.
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His first character was "Neck-Beard Jack," but women ran away before he had the chance to whip out the fire breath.
According to this theory, Beresford had an "unfavorable altercation" involving a police officer and a lady. For reasons that probably made sense to him at the time, this led to the perfectly logical decision to don a carnival costume and creep around in order to hassle both police and women. The blue fire was achieved with common fire-breathing techniques and a hefty dose of brandy (a substance I suspect played a large part in creating the character). The giant leaps were part spring-loaded shenanigans achieved by consulting his engineer friends, part athleticism, and a great big helping of the aforementioned mass panic and exaggerations by eyewitnesses.
So ... essentially, we have a costumed, crazy, rich playboy prowling the night, terrifying citizens with his skills and special equipment and playing ridiculous, cruel pranks just because he can? Holy shit, the dude was both Steampunk Batman and the Joker. Come on, Hollywood, it's right there! He even had access to a crew of gadgeteers, for fuck's sake. Really, all you need is a script and some giant-ass springs we can strap onto an American Psycho-mode Christian Bale and you can start ordering yachts for every day of the week, because you're about to make all the money.
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Might want to look into redesigning the suit, though.
3"Amelia Earhart Was Eaten by Coconut Crabs"
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Aviatrix extraordinaire Amelia Earhart has been the subject of a big-budget movie before. Still, the theory we're about to look into could easily provide material for a whole sequel, although probably one where the lead role would need to be recast from Hilary Swank to, say, Linda Hamilton or Sigourney Weaver. Oh yeah, that's the kind of story this is going to be.
After her legendary flight across the Atlantic in 1932, Earhart was the toast of the entire country, until, in 1936, she up and disappeared over the Pacific Ocean during a 29,000-mile attempt to fly around the world. Since then, the final fate of Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10E has been the subject of much speculation, cannonballing her disappearance to the status of a legendary mystery, despite the fact that the whole thing is pretty much solved. They found parts of her skeleton on an island, where she had managed to save herself from what I'm going to go out on a limb and guess was an emergency landing in the ocean. The bones were later lost, but at least that's a plausible enough explanation.
Hey, did you notice that they only found her partial skeleton? Here's what some researchers think took the rest of it:
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That, friends, is the coconut crab: the world's largest terrestrial arthropod, Cracked alumnus, and star of your nightmares tonight. They use their giant claws to open coconuts, can grow up to 3 feet across, and enjoy eating kittens, because of course they fucking do.
Oh, and they were all over the island Amelia Earhart ended up on. Can you guess where this is heading?
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Large enough to crush your skull, small enough to live under your bed.
Some researchers suspect that the island's coconut crab population is responsible for dragging Earhart's bones to their burrows, where they presumably fashioned them into musical instruments with which they play their own extremely non-Disney version of "Under the Sea" at night. While this might not be too impressive from the point of view of a drugged-up Saw sequel-greenlighting studio executive, consider the situation: a heroic woman marooned on a small island populated by hordes of huge, flesh-eating monsters with coconut-crushing scissors for hands. Are they really going to wait until she kicks the bucket to try and have a bite? Did Earhart have to live out the plot of Aliens during her last remaining days? Did shit get all Pitch Black whenever it got dark? Did the crabs Voltronize into a massive mega-crab to match the mighty armor she had fashioned herself from their fallen comrades? We need to know, people, and only Hollywood can answer these pressing questions.
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Artist's representation.
Oh, and even if we choose to take the boring route and believe that Earhart perished relatively peacefully, it could at least provide material for a post-credits scene to end all post-credits scenes. Chances are that the second she stopped moving, this happened.
(Note: That link contains a video of a pig carcass getting thoroughly obliterated by a bunch of crabs, so click only if you're in a suitable environment and/or really into that sort of thi- oh, goddammit, there you go. Don't say I didn't warn you.)


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The second preview of GoboLinux 016 for x86-64 is out! Thanks to your feedback, we have made this snapshot more smooth and robust. The improvements since 016 alpha include better hardware support, enhancements to the GoboLinux tools, packaging fixes and more.
The Torrent link to the ISO is here. As before, we appreciate your testing of 016 beta. Let us know how it goes!
permalink • 2016-11-08 19:22
We are happy to announce the first preview of GoboLinux 016, the distro's first 64-bit release since its creation back in 2002. Some of the highlights include:
We have worked hard to ensure it runs smoothly on a variety of machines, but given the
architecture switch it is possible that we forgot something. We will collect reports from
you for a few weeks before rolling a new snapshot of what'll soon become 016 final.
Here's the Torrent link. We hope you enjoy it!
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Ten years of commits, from CVS, to Subversion, and now to Git: we're happy to announce github.com/gobolinux.
The entire history of commits has been preserved. We tried our best to convert tags, but due to inconsistencies in the format of the tags/ repository over time (perhaps due to CVS→Subversion conversions), not all were saved. Still, most recent releases for Scripts and Compile are properly tagged, though.
There is still work to do: the scripts themselves still need to be converted to point to the new infrastructure. The GitHub repositories will be also cloned at the gobolinux.org infrastructure as a backup, but primary development should happen there. Yes, that means pull requests are welcome!
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GoboLinux 015 was officially announced in a presentation by Lucas Correia Villa Real at FISL 15, the fifteenth International Forum on Free Software, in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
The slides in English are available here and the video in Portuguese is available in the FISL website.
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We are pleased to announce the release of GoboLinux 015 beta3. We have had several updates on this snapshot that include changes to the desktop environment: for the first time, we're shipping the ISO with Enlightenment as a default desktop.
We have also completed the transition from /System/Links to /System/Index.
This snapshot also introduces a number of new packages that should enrich the desktop experience. We have fixed all issues that have been reported since beta2 and worked hard to make this release as polished and close to final as possible.
The ISO can be downloaded here:
MD5: f92142ed5fcabb8a08584f8dfcc93fdd
Please test it and give us your feedback. You can always reach us on the mailing lists or at the #gobolinux channel on irc.freenode.net!
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Current version is 015. It is a Live environment which can be run from a DVD, USB drive and also be installed into your hard drive. Give it a spin!Check out the mirror list.
GoboLinux is pretty different from the other Linux distributions you may be used to, so it's a good idea to read more about it...
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Jabez preached Temperance as early as sixteen years of age, and continued right up to his final years at the pulpit. Then his son Dawson Jabez Burns took up the Temperance ministry of his father. I have often wondered "why?" Was old Joseph, the basket and skip maker, the vendor of worm medicine, also an alcoholic? Or perhaps, Mary's family was marked by the "ole debil rum", or more likely good stout English ale? Or did they just witness the detrimental effects on the men who worked long hours in the mills and mines and to whom employers plied with ale just to get them through 12, 14, 16 hour work days. Church and parish documents, or even census reports, are not much help in these kinds of questions.
I can surmise that Jabez the minister, as well as his ardent Chartist brother William Gibson Burns, had an effect on young James Peter McPherson, a flax dresser in the Dundee mills. Now, McPherson may have been more smitten with the pretty black-haired Mary Burns than he was with the religion and politics of her father and uncle. On the other hand, he was known to be politically involved in the Chartist movement, and when arriving in New York City in 1842, he quickly joined The Sons of Temperance. The membership in Caledonia Division of The Sons may have been expedient and beneficial to the young Scots couple. On the other hand, James McPherson appeared to be a fervent member.
When I started transcribing his diarly, I expected to find some mention of church attendance --- but not one word. He did make a pulpit cushion for the new Presbyterian church that was attended by most of his Scots friends. However, on a Sunday, J. P. McPherson, was a home receiving guest, or visiting friends. In fact, I only found a couple of times that he attended a meeting of The Sons after moving to Springdale, Wisconsin. I found this strange, but was oddly comforted by his work with the Poor, as well a serving in positions of service within his community.
As I have followed his progeny through the years, religion in the family was generally dictated by the spouses. For instance, J.P.'s son Jabez's wife, Mary Housel was an ardent Primitive Methodist, one of Daniel's Band. The Burmeisters were catholics and some, such as my great grand parents and grandparents, just dinna seem to be too interested in religion. The family of Mary Burns McPherson, J. P.s wife, appeared to follow the Baptist teachings of her uncle Jabez Burns. The family of the second generation Jabez were high church Episcopalians. I don't know how this change came about; perhaps the wife Ella May Spedick Burns was Episcopalian; or perhaps as the family became more wealthy and influential, life as an Episcopalian suited their position; or perhaps there was a religious epiphany that took place. Whatever the reason, the Burns and McPhersons drifted away from the Baptist and Temperance teachings of the early 1800s. How I wish I knew more ......
Of course, if I have misspoken, misread, or misinterpreted, I hope that I shall be apprised of such.
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If your Labor Day or summer travels land you in Michigan, the Michigan Fitness Foundation has plenty for you to do and many chances for you to be "Pure Michigan Fit." From their annual Mackinac Bridge Labor Day Run to other intiatives, there are a number of ways to get moving this summer. Read from their team below and visit michigan.org to see more ideas on staying active around Pure Michigan.
The Michigan Fitness Foundation and Pure Michigan FIT envision a healthier Michigan and provide tools and resources that promote physical fitness and health in Michigan while hosting and promoting events geared toward fostering healthy lifestyles. If you're visiting the Great Lakes State and looking for a fun activity that promotes health, there are a many fitness and wellness events to participate in and you can help Get Michigan Moving!
The Mackinac Bridge Labor Day Run is one of many fitness events hosted by the Michigan Fitness Foundation that aims to Get Michigan Moving. The Mackinac Bridge Run is a non-competitive five mile run that brings friends, families, and runners all across Michigan together and moving on Labor Day! The run is in its 10th year and it takes place on the beautiful Mackinac Bridge at sunrise on Labor Day. Hundreds of runners line the bridge and take part in the Michigan tradition of staying active on Labor Day.
We don't just want to Get Michigan Moving, but keep Michigan moving and the Mackinac Labor Day Bridge Walk has kept Michiganders walking for the past 56 years. The Mackinac Bridge Labor Day Walk brings thousands of people, together on Labor Day to get active and celebrate the end of summer while promoting and encouraging physical activity. While many see Labor Day as a day of rest and a celebration of the end of summer, we see it as a day to come together and promote physical activity and fitness around the state.
The push to Get Michigan Moving is always in effect. There are many events around the state of Michigan that promote physical activity and fitness on Labor Day. If you're visiting, check your nearby community to see if they're hosting a Labor Day Community Walk event. Community Walk events are organized communities walks that bring people together and moving on Labor Day. This event allows you to take part in the Michigan tradition by being active while having fun and exploring the communities around you.
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"I Wanna Be Loved By You" I think it suits him pretty well.
"I Wanna Be Loved By You" I think it suits him pretty well.
I want to see a funny program , not some depressing stuff to depressing music.
A funny program and his rolling eyes will bring him a lot of 10s in PCS.
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I was going to save this for the inevitable "What should Patrick Chan skate to at the Olympics?" thread, but here it is:
Short Program: Cohen's Scherzo No. 7 - Bioshock Soundtrack (2:55, so it doesn't need to be edited much)
Long Program: Time - Hans Zimmer - Inception Soundtrack (4:36, so also doesn't need much editing)
Something different we hope..... but from Nicol probably not I got a feeling:
SP Summertime
LP Schereazade (again)
I've always wondered how it would be like when a male skater skates to Bells of Moscow. And now I think he would be able to do that, conveying its depth.
I like the idea of comedy performances, it very risky but rewarding but may be difficult. Comedy is hard to do. Problem is the jarring effect, he has always done serious classic stuff, does Patrick have the personality and charisma to carry it off for the audience to warm up to him effortlessly? I got the feeling these days watching him, half of the audience are holding their breath hoping he'd fall multiple times so they can go complaining about it, the other half of of them are hoping he wouldn't fall, so no one can go and complain about it (The judges probably belong to the latter). So he need a strong transitional program with a powerful enough theme - a 'King Maker' sort of program to reign everyone in line acknowledging his greatness, before experimenting the maestro jester stuff, at the moment seems to have reserved for Amodio, and maybe Daisuke if he ever feels like it, that guy can make anything work. Although Patrick tries in his Mannish Boy gala program, it still feels a bit awkward imo because we are not used to seeing him that way. Ofcourse I could be wrong, I mean even Lambiel went through that Red Cat phase experimenting with comedy, Plushenko Sex Bomb, but that is a bit extreme. "I wanna be loved by you" Patrick in drag? Booo-Boop-a-doop?
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Matteson ¢ Building better schools for Illinois will depend not only on improvements in the classrooms and in local school districts, but will also require improvements at the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
State Superintendent of Education Glenn W. McGee outlined some of his external and internal improvement goals at the State Board of Education meeting today in Matteson. His comments came during the presentation of the report and recommendations of Achieve, Inc., which ISBE commissioned to conduct a review of the Illinois Learning Standards and other priority areas targeted by the Board for improvement.
Achieve was created by the nationÆs governors and business leaders to follow up on commitments made at the 1996 National Education Summit. Achieve has been used by other states, including Indiana and Ohio, seeking an independent, external perspective on their school improvement agendas and recommendations for strengthening those efforts.
ōWe ask local schools to conduct external reviews to seek better ways to meet their school improvement objectives,ö said McGee. The State Board ōmust be willing to do the same thing.ö He outlined other ISBE plans for internal and external improvements.
ōTo reach these goals, we are raising the stakes on a system of continuous improvement in which we will hold ourselves ¢ thatÆs each and every employee ¢ to a higher standard,ö said McGee. ōToday we will embark on a 90-day improvement plan that will further change our organization into a cohesive, responsive and efficient agency focused on leading and supporting school improvement.ö
The report by Achieve commended the stateÆs commitment to having all students meet the Illinois Learning Standards as the foundation of all local and state school improvements. The report found the Standards a ōsubstantial improvementö over past educational goals but recommended several ways to improve the Standards and state tests to measure studentsÆ progress in meeting them.
Teacher preparation in Illinois was another area highlighted in the report. Achieve found ōIllinois has moved further than most states in beginning to bring teacher preparation and professional development policy in line with the increased demands of standards-based education.ö The report commended Illinois on its progress in strengthening the content knowledge required of new teachers and improving the coordination between elementary and secondary education and higher education. The report also gave Illinois high marks for adopting ōsensible and flexibleö recertification requirements that allow credit for participation in teacher networks and other noncourse-based professional activities.
McGee said ISBE would move ahead on AchieveÆs recommendations that Illinois establish an induction system for new teachers and create a comprehensive strategy for professional development for all teachers, principals and superintendents based on meeting the Illinois Learning Standards.
However, the Board has asked Achieve to provide additional information and analysis in some areas, including an assessment of ISBEÆs capacity to foster standards-led reform statewide.
ōThe Illinois Business Roundtable is encouraged by the tenor, scope and recommendations of the Achieve Report. It is in fact, the objective, external benchmark that Illinois needs to accelerate the improvement in the quality of our schools and our students' learning to make Illinois second to noneö said Jeff Mays, president of the Illinois Business Roundtable. ōAchieveÆs findings provide Illinois with another valuable tool for improvement. It also raises the level of urgency with which this state must develop æOne Vision and One VoiceÆ to meet the challenges facing our children and to build the highest caliber education system in the country.ö
McGee also outlined a plan for a series of statewide ōschoolhouse meetingsö to bring together state education leaders, local school officials, teachers, parents and community leaders throughout the state, as well as agencywide employee meetings and an employee summit for later this summer.
An outline of specific Achieve recommendations and the status of related ISBE actions is available via fax by calling 217/782-4648.
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One of the most pervasive yet appealing health myths is the idea that natural equals safe. It's a statement that's repeated constantly by manufacturers of supplements and "natural" health products. It's been the primary argument used, with considerable success, to give these products completely different regulatory structures than exist for drug products. Weaker regulation of supplements and natural health products has been a boon to manufacturers, but the same can't be said for consumer protection. It's effectively a buyer-beware marketplace in most parts of the world, with little accurate information available to consumers. But supplement manufacturers aren't content with the minimal regulation that's currently in place – they want health "freedom". In this case, "freedom" means the right to sell any product, while being exempted from safety and regulatory requirements. New Canadian legislation is poised to raise safety standards for drugs and enhance the ability of regulators to recall dangerous products, yet consumers of natural health products are left behind. The legislation proposes to exempt anything considered a "natural health product". This is not only bad public policy, but it has the potential to cause avoidable harm. After all, shouldn't users of supplements and natural health products be entitled to the same safety and quality standards as those that use prescription drugs? If the supplement industry gets its way, the answer will be "no". (There is an opportunity until June 10 for you to provide feedback on this legislation – see below.) (more…)


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Friday is Tejano night featuring fan favorites Siggno as headliners. Ricky Naranjo also will perform and Luna y Sol Mariachi will open the show starting at 8 o'clock.
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Calculations For Google, obviously the ability to carry out quick, accurate calculations would be a highly prized trait in their employees. Our calculation needs at Cracked are a bit more straightforward.
Beyond that, the most complicated calculation we're likely to perform is ordering a list in descending order. Though we can also usually get our IT guys to do it for us in a pinch, or, ironically enough, just Google the answer. Google Question What are the first 10 consecutive digits of e that form a prime number? Any idiot can build a script to cycle over the digits of e, running them through a basic primality test -- I think an episode of Entourage hinged on such a plot point. In fact, this is so easy, I wonder if maybe Google is actually asking about e the vowel. Cracked Question Calculate all the digits of 5. Anyone who can look at the number 5 and get a real handle on it is all we need here at Cracked, given our low-cal calculation needs. Bonus points for anyone who can put the numbers 1 to 5 in descending order, or who knows why it's such a funny number (because it looks like an S with a massive German forehead).
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Anyone who's seen Rubik, the Amazing Cube cartoon would immediately qualify for a position here as our Senior '80s Bullshit Researcher.__ Google Question You have eight balls, all of the same size, but one weighs slightly more than the rest. Find that ball by using a balance scale only twice. This is a fairly straightforward mental puzzle that tests the candidate's ability at logical reasoning, and is not, presumably, related to any quality control problems at Google's sphere plant. Cracked Question Is it possible to have an odd number of testicles in a room, and if so, how would you determine that using a balance scale? This is a two-part question designed to observe how people react to ideas about testicles. We used to have a different way of doing this that got us in a lot of trouble. Looking for an answer? For the first half, the correct answer is "Yes." Consider people who have suffered injuries, or people who are halfway through gender-reassignment surgery, or men entering a room while walking sideways when the door violently slammed shut. For the second half, to make such a determination using a balance scale, you'd ask everyone in the room who has only one testicle to get on the balance scale, and then count the number of people on the balance scale.


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Meth lab found in Salvation Army Opportunity House
PARKERSBURG – A Parkersburg couple were arrested Monday afternoon on felony charges relating to the manufacture of methamphetamine in the Salvation Army Opportunity House on Fifth Street.
Around 3:30 p.m., agents of the Parkersburg Violent Crimes and Narcotics Task Force responded to 534 Fifth St., apartment 2, after receiving an anonymous phone tip alleging the production of methamphetamine in the residence, said department spokesman Sgt. Greg Collins.
A search warrant was obtained and executed after questioning of the residents, Travis Scott McCall, 19, and Juanita Marie Haught, 23, P.O. Box 2444, Collins said.
Components used in the production of methamphetamine, including crystallized drain cleaner, a plastic "gas generator" with tubing, muriatic acid, cut lithium batteries with removed lithium strips, an empty Coleman fuel container, pieces of foil, numerous used coffee filters, cut straws with residue and a metal container with suspected methamphetamine in it, were found during the execution of the search warrant, Collins said.
McCall and Haught were taken to the Wood County Holding Center and arrested on felony charges of operating or attempting to operate a clandestine drug laboratory, Collins said. They were arraigned in Wood County Magistrate Court before Magistrate Robin Waters, who set bond at $75,000 each.
McCall and Haught did not post bond and were placed in the North Central Regional Jail.
Lt. Erik Henry with the Salvation Army Parkersburg Corps said McCall was a new residents to the Opportunity House, who had just transitioned into apartment 2 with his child from the organization's shelter after losing his job.
"Our caseworker was out sick that day and he, unbeknownst to anyone overseeing the house, sent his son away and invited his girlfriend over," Henry said about McCall. "Unfortunately, he fell back into old habits, as many people do when they are faced with a tough situation."
Henry said the drugs McCall and Haught were allegedly making were for personal use and not to be sold.
"They are people we try to help and some of them just struggle and when things get tough, they do things they are trying to get away from," Henry said. "It is very unfortunate."
The task force took three hours processing evidence and cleaning hazardous materials at the apartment, Collins said. This apartment building is known as the Opportunity House owned and operated by the Salvation Army, Collins said.
As has always been the case, agents received excellent cooperation from Salvation Army staff regarding this investigation and subsequent execution of the search warrant, Collins said.
"This is the first time that I can remember, in at least 10 years, that something like this has happened with the Opportunity House," Collins said. "We never had any issues with them before.
"They always cooperate with us and I know want to do anything to make sure their facility remains clean," he said.
Henry said one part of the Salvation Army's screening process for those living in the Opportunity House is urine drug screening.
"We do drug testing before they move in and random testing as they continue to stay with us and get their feet on the ground," Henry said. "Because (McCall) was a new resident, his follow-up testing had not occurred yet, but he did test clean upon moving in."
Henry said the purpose of the Opportunity House is to help people who have lost their way get their lives back together. Drug testing is one of the aspects to get them on the straight and narrow, he said.
The Parkersburg Violent Crime and Narcotics Task Force is comprised of investigators from the Parkersburg Police Department, Wood County Sheriff's Office, Vienna Police Department and West Virginia State Police.


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|Custom design by architect Barbara Bastor
Poured in place concrete monolith from Sunset Magazine's website
Precast concrete half sphere by Solus Decor
Custom fire pit by Molly Wood of Molly Wood Garden Design
Precast concrete fire bowl, also used by Molly Wood
Custom fireplace (or perhaps fire wall?) by Joan Grabel of Park Slope Design
Custom fire pit faced in Cor-Ten steel by Jay Griffith
Precast concrete fire bowl by Charles Swanson
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Carey Brown Strombotne says:
Here I am, the person who doesn't yet have one, wants one soooo bad, and very busy plotting how to get one. Mr. R isn't on board with the fire feature idea yet, so I'm busy plotting that out too.
ks says:
This is a feature that is very appropriate here in Norcal–nights are rarely warm, and if they are it usually indicates a dreadful heat wave.I have a perfect spot too. I can see myself using it more often in the morning.
Fabiana says:
We just had a rectangular one built and we love it! But, we had dinner last night at a friends house, and they had a gorgeous tan colored long rectangular fire pit filled with beautiful blue glass. It really kept us warm! I guess the glass really make the heat more radiant.
Denise says:
It's amazing how fast the turnaround has been from wood-burning outdoor fireplaces which add dramatically to particulate pollution to now gas. I imagine a lot of the former are getting retro'd to gas. And is Jay Griffith still cool or what?
Sharon Lovejoy says:
I'm with you on the colored glass pieces in fire pits…Miami vice times ten.
I love the bowls, but twist my arm, I'd accept the low slung fireplace too.
All joys to you,
Sharon Lovejoy Writes from Sunflower House and a Little Green Island
KatePresents says:
I love your blog!
Thanks for the heads-up about this post. I like the idea of blogs as a way of getting good ideas out to more people (I can't quite get myself to use the term "going viral" but I guess it is the same idea). Thanks for including all the links to the designers who should get credit for their amazing work. Unfortunately, I don't know how to credit the computer rendering of the Cor-ten fire pit. If anyone knows, tell me so I can credit them on my blog, too!
Cheers and happy blogging!
Kate Wiseman
Mark and Gaz says:
Thanks for sharing this, it's stirring up ideas here….
The first two are more my style (although they are all VERY nice). I saw a photo of a Koi pond in Sacramento before, and a fire pit was adjacent to the fish pond, looked very and cosy without compromising practicality. As I said, stirring up ideas here…
karen ho fatt says:
Great selection- concrete is my fave albeit very heavy!
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Makes 4 servings
It's best to prepare this salad in advance because the ingredients soften slightly and the flavors nicely blend when it is refrigerated for about an hour. For non-vegetarians, omit the soy nuts and serve the coleslaw as a summer accompaniment to grilled fish.
For the dressing
¼ cup fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons dark (Asian) sesame oil
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh ginger
½ teaspoon Tabasco sauce, or to taste
1/8 teaspoon pepper, or to taste
For the coleslaw
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½ red bell pepper, cut into ¼-inch strips
½ green bell pepper, cut into ¼-inch strips
½ cup red onion in ¼-inch strips
4 green onions, thinly sliced
½ cup roasted, salted soy nuts
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Bed- and living room are in the same room (studio-type apartment). There you will find a cozy a king-size bed (200cm x 190cm) and a leather sofa bed for up to two persons (190cm x 140cm). If you are traveling with a baby, we can provide a baby cot to you. The beds are covered with premium bedding. A commode and two wardrobes are there for your clothes. The apartment has a bathroom with toilet, shower and sink. It is a non smoking apartment. Smoking outside in the court yard.
The apartment is located in Oberföhring. Oberföhring belongs to the north-east located part of Munich, called Glockenbach. It is next to the river "Isar" and the "Englischer Garten". In the "Englischer Garten" you can find the "Eisbach" with its famous "Eisbach" wave where you have the possibility of watching the "urban" surfers. The "Englischer Garten" is also inviting for evening walks or just relaxing on its beautiful big lawns.
The public transportation system in Munich is perfect. It takes you just a few minutes to get to the city center, the "Maximilianstraße", the "Marienplatz" and so on. Munich is not only famous for its "Oktoberfest". There are also a lot of other traditional events throughout the whole year.
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The flat was very nice. Alex answered rapidly to the questions I asked.
The only problem was that our car park was used by some else very often.
The apartment is cozy, well furnished and quiet. It is located near public transport and in a good position to quickly reach the city center. There is no dedicated parking, but it was quite easy to find free parking in the neighborhood.
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We had a wonderful time in Munich. The apartment has a very good location. It offers spacious rooms, with excellent comfort. Alex was friendly and very helpful. I recommand this apartment!
I would recommand this appartment in Münich. Located near the U-Bahn at a quiet location. There is also a Bakery and Supermarket nearby. Wifi if fast and works great and also the rooms are clean and tidy. The pickup of the key is a little bit adventures, but Alex described it very well by mail. So we had no problems with that. Alex also responded quickly on questions by mail. We stayed with 5 persons, but there is room for 6.
We enjoyed Münich and I hope to return again some day :)
I had contact with Alex couple of times before our arrival, always received response really fast. Arrival was easy, parking the car as well. Nice apartment in central location (5 minute walk to Hauptbahnhof). Big bedrooms, decent bath room and well equipped kitchen. The place was modern and clean. As we stayed here for an exhibition we only where here to sleep and take a shower. For my next visit to Munich I will book this apartment again, we really liked it.
We had a very enjoyable stay at Alex's apartment. We were a party of 6 and there was plenty of room for all of us. The apartment faces a quiet courtyard. It was clean and well-equipped and the beds were very comfortable. It was easy to communicate with Alex. We had a great stay and everything went so well for us during our visit to Munich!
We stayed at Alex's Munich apartment close to the train station for 2 nights. As a party of 5 we loved this space. Lots of room and privacy for everyone. Comfortable beds , modern amenities. This apartment offered the basics that we needed. The location is great we were able to walk to the Marienplatz area within 10-15 minutes. We really enjoyed our stay. Alex was very responsive and helpful since original booking. Thanks Alex !!
Excellent, clean and well-furnished apartment in great location.
100m from Prinzregentenplatz U-bahn station and only about 20-25 mins walk from centre.
Admin was excellent - Alex emailed detailed instructions on how to get there and how to get in (including the clever way to get the key!).
Also lots of useful leaflets and maps for Munich, including details of local shops and restaurants - not one but three Tegelmann supermarkets within a short walking distance, and a very good Indian restaurant (Swagat) very close by (all Brits and curry lovers take note!)
Overall, an excellent experience on both stays (for two days on our arrival in Munich, then two days at the end). Would definitely recommend to anyone, especially families of 4. Hope to go again some time!
Perfect size apartment for our family of 6. Clean and good facilities. Great location - close to transport, shops and restaurants.
Very good communication and easy check-in. The apartment is located in a quiet neighborhood near a lightly traveled metro. Only problem was the broken toaster which popped the fuse. Alex responded right away and helped us get the electricity going again. No toast during our stay, but that was no disappointment as everything else was wonderful!
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Dr. Virginia Jagla is an Associate Professor at National-Louis University in the Chicago area. She received her PhD in 1989 from the University of Illinois at Chicago in Curriculum and Instruction, her MS from the University of Chicago, and her BS from DePaul University. She has been a teacher and administrator in urban schools, museums and arts organizations. She has taught for various colleges and universities. Currently Dr. Jagla leads the NLU Civic Engagement Team. She is an editor of the online journal i.e.: inquiry in education, She is the chair of the Middle Level Educators SIG of the Association of Teacher Educators and the chair of the Service-Learning & Experiential Education SIG of the American Educational Research Association. Dr. Jagla has a published book, Teachers' Everyday Use of Imagination and Intuition: In Pursuit of the Elusive Image, and numerous published chapters and articles in various juried journals. She is a frequent presenter at local, national, and international conferences and symposia. Her research interests include imagination and intuition in education, the use of the visual and creative arts in education, with particular emphasis on creative drama; urban education and service-learning, particularly as it applies to middle level education.
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MS University of Chicago (Reading) 1976
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Smoak's blast off Axford gives Seattle 6-5 win
Justin Smoak hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 on Tuesday.
Smoak hit the home run off Brewers closer John Axford who gave up three runs in two-thirds of an inning.
Franklin Gutierrez and Michael Saunders connected for consecutive one-out home runs in the third for the Mariners, who have hit 10 home runs in their first five games.
Hisashi Iwakuma started for the Mariners and pitched a perfect inning before giving way to Joe Saunders, who gave up two runs on three hits in his only inning.
Yovani Gallardo allowed three runs on five hits in 2 2-3 innings and struck out two in his spring debut.
Marco Estrada followed with three one-hit innings and struck out four of the final five batters he faced.
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Spring is upon us, which hopefully means the warm weather is here to stay! Spring and summer months in Michigan are the perfect time to get out and enjoy the great outdoors. One great activity for people of all ages is bicycle riding – whether it be riding around Mackinac Island looking at the scenery or on a rigorous ride in the Upper Peninsula.
Take a look at the listing below for a sampling of what Michigan's trails have to offer, and learn more in the video on biking from the Pure Michigan summer video series.
A complete listing of Michigan's 1,300 miles of bike trails can be found on michigan.org.
The city of Marquette maintains over 12 miles of paved bike trails which lead you through some of the most beautiful scenic areas in the country. The path leads the bikers along the shores of Lake Superior, past boating marinas, north to Presque Isle – a 328 acre park and to a large outdoor pool with a waterslide (no charge). The park continues along the Tourist Park Campground and Picnic Area and wooded areas surround the path to the south area of Marquette. More information and a trail map are available here.
The Kalamazoo River Valley Trail will encompass 35 miles of trail throughout Kalamazoo County. Kalamazoo will be a regional hub, connecting Battle Creek to Lake Michigan, D Ave. to Portage, and eventually Lake Michigan to Lake Huron. This existing trail and planned trails in other counties will enable you to connect more than 140 miles of trail – connecting together the Battle Creek Linear Park, the Kal-Haven Trail and Portage Bicentennial Park Trail. Currently, there are 17 miles complete of this non-motorized, paved-asphalt trail. Click here for more information.
The Petoskey to Mackinac Trail consists of 35 miles of mostly dirt and cinder trail that passes through Conway, Oden, Ponshewaing, Alanson, Brutus, Pellston, Van, Levering, and Carp Lake to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Trailhead in Mackinaw City. The DNR is currently working to fill in the "gaps" in the trail between Oden and Alanson. The surface is currently "unimproved" railroad ballast and gravel. Some sections are in excellent shape while others are tough going for the cyclist, making for a bit of a challenge. The entire trail is bikeable with a hybrid or mountain bike. Carp Lake and Mackinaw City on the north end are especially suitable as staging areas for off trail excursions onto lightly traveled local (paved and gravel) roads, some of which connect to the Cheboygan to Mackinaw City segment of the Gaylord to Mackinaw City Trail. Visit the website for more information.
The Stony Creek Metro Park is a scenic 4,461 acre park with hilly terrain enhanced by the beautiful 500-acre Stony Creek Lake. The park includes a nature center, picnic areas, beaches, a disc (Frisbee) golf course, boat launch, fitness trail and golf course. One of the highlights of the park is the paved 6.2 mile Hike-Bike trail and over 10 miles of paved roadways provide scenic drives in all seasons and the fall color is particularly beautiful.
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The Betsie Valley Trail is 22.3 miles long and extends from Frankfort through Elberta and Beulah to Thompsonville in Benzie County Michigan. From Frankfort to Beulah it is non-motorized. All of it is excellent for bicycles and pedestrian use. The length of the trail makes it a great for bicyclists of all abilities because you can extend or shorten your trip based on skill level. The trail runs through some gorgeous scenery.
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May 19, 1994: The Hubble telescope has obtained the best images yet of a mysterious mirror-imaged pair of rings of glowing gas encircling the site of the stellar explosion called supernova 1987A.
One possibility for these "hula hoops" of gas is that the two rings might be caused by a high-energy beam of radiation that is sweeping across the gas, like a searchlight sweeping across clouds. Though all of the rings appear inclined to our view (so that they appear to intersect), they are probably in three different planes. The small, bright ring lies in a plane containing the supernova; one larger ring lies in front of and the other behind the smallest one.See the rest: