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Modern Home in Prenzlauer Berg Room 1
Size14 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Smoking allowed
- Elevator in building
- Lockable room
Accommodation summary
|Wichertstraße, 10439 Berlin, Germany
|Property type
|Private room
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
|A week ago
This apartment is located in the most attractive residential area PrenzlBerg. You will reside in 70m3 with a lift, 2 mn walk away from the pivotal point S and U-Bahn Schönhauser Allee, from where you are anywhere within 15 minutes, whether City East or City West. You will live in an area with many bars, cafes and clubs.
Do you want to pay half price compared to a hotel and get a lot more for it? The apartment has a kitchen with brand new appliances: a cooker, a microwave, a washing machine, a huge refrigerator and a dishwasher? The bathroom has floor heating, big bath towels and a generous shower. If you need food, you can get it at Kaiser's or Netto around the corner (open until 21h). In each room, you have a TV and DVD player (at the video store around the corner there's DVDs for 1 EUR / day). As we live next door, we can give you tips about Berlin and provide new towels any time. The apartment has plenty of space for groups or children. Please ask us if you need to come with more then 6 people. We can provide a spare bed upon request. In the corridor, you have a laptop with internet access and a printer available. In short: you can really feel at home while saving money as compared to the hotel. We also traveled a lot and know what you need in a foreign city, whether you are tourists, visitors or business guests.
Please consider that there is only one Bathroom. The Bathroom and Kitchen need's to be shared with the other two room's.
Please take into account that we are using the same front door, so we need to cross your corridor/kitchen area from time to time. We try not to disturb you and we are not always there, but we want you to be aware.
The apartment is not a party location, but an apartment in a quiet residential house. In the interest of the other owners we have to take care of this.
Room 1 = 13.88 m2
Bathroom = 4 m2
Kitchen = 5.88 m2
Corridor = 14.59 m2
Room 1:
Is 14 square meters in size, has a heated floor and a clear view of the Wichertstraße. Has a 160x200 big bed with comfortable pillows and blankets that are fresh when you arrive. Each room has a flat screen TV and a DVD player (DVDs for € 1 around the corner or borrow from us). Each room has a desk and a chest with drawers. We provide free Wi-Fi. It always works as we use it for work.
The Kitchen
has brand new appliances: a stove, a microwave, a washing machine, a huge refrigerator with freezer and a dishwasher, it has plates, cups, glasses, pots, pans and everything you need for cooking.
A coffee machine, a toaster, a kettle (all new). To welcome our guests, a small supply of coffee is always there, because no one wants to wake up and have no coffee available. Frozen toasts are also waiting for you in the freezer in case you did not find time to buy food.
The bathroom has a brand new spacious shower
Has a sink and a toilet and space for your belongings. Big bath towels and smaller guest towels are available free of charge. The apartment is cleaned before and after your arrival. If you stay longer, we clean the apartment once a week every Friday.
The corridor
Has a wardrobe for coats, a shoe rack and the kitchen table (for up to 6 people).
A highchair is available for our younger guests.
House rulesNo Party
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Reviews of this property
We stayed one night in Erich's spacious room. It's very well organized like a hostel, bath and kitchen are shared with other guests. Googd Internet connection. The street can get noisy in the morning, and if you forget to shut the stores the light will wake you up. Nice neighborhood to have a drink or a great burger (cross the bridge to S-Bahn Schönhuser Allee).
I booked the room on behalf of my father, who was visiting for the weekend. I chose it mainly for the location, but the room and flat completely exceeded my expectations. The flat was spotless, Enrich (who greeted us when we arrived) was warm and welcoming and everything you could think of was provided. I was impressed by the professionalism of the whole set-up (it felt more like a luxury hotel than a flat-share, underfloor heating included!) and I would not hesitate to recommend it to any of my friends. Thank you very much Enrich for providing such an excellent first experience!
Great apartment! Erich and Petra were very nice. The room and kitchen and bathroom were very clean. It was great that the room had a laptop and wifi, we used it a lot to look up nice restaurants and sights in the area to visit. Location of the apartment is very near the u+s so you can travel anywhere very easily. We will definitely book this apartment again next time we are in berlin!!
Very good facilities, nice location, very clean. Kind host. Exactly what you need for a perfect city trip. Highly recommended!
A beautiful weekend at Erich and Petra's home! Hosts are very friendly, the room is very comfortable and the bed is wonderful, suitable for sweet dreams. The house has all the comforts, is clean and warm, the shower is amazing!
Erich and Petra are very kindly and they gave us all the advices to visit and live Berlin in the best way.
Sure we'll come again and we recommend this place to our friends!
Very nice hosts, modern apartment, because everything you could need. Great attention to detail "thought of everything": Thank you, and happy to recommend again.
Sehr nette Gastgeber, moderne Wohnung, alles da, was man braucht. Viel Liebe zum Detail "an alles gedacht": Vielen Dank, gerne wieder und zu empfehlen.
Super room. Also, the bathroom and the kitchen area was very nice. Everything was very clean. We felt very welcome. Even our little dog was very well welcomed :-)
We will come back!
Super Zimmer. Auch das Bad und der Küchenbereich sehr schön. Alles sehr sauber. Wir fühlten uns sehr willkommen. Auch unser kleiner Hund wurde sehr nett begrüßt :-)
Wir kommen gerne wieder!
All Top. thumbs up. Gladly again.
Alles Top. Daumen hoch. Gerne wieder.
Very nice people ! Even if we arrived at 23 o clock they were very friendly and nice.
The bedroom was also very nice, beds were good.
We adored the bathroom shower !!! We want one just like that :)
Thank you for the short night that we stayed. It was very nice :)
Again the same host only one other room. And the top rating remains :-).
Wieder die gleichen Gastgeber nur ein anderes Zimmer. Und die Top Bewertung bleibt:-).
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New to Bersa, just boought a Thunder .380 Plus and ran a few rounds through it today. I did buy it because of recomendations from a couple of my friends who have some of their weapons.
It shoots great and pretty acurate for it's size.
I've been a handgun shooter since about 1972 and usualy deer hunt with one. I love bigger .45's like my .45 acp and .45 Colts but this little .380 is a blast to shoot.
Welcome....from another frozen northerner....
keep us up to date - after 500 rounds how many problems did you have
this gun is on my list, of many.
how do you carry it
I hope you enjoy the BERSA! Great little pistol. Welcome from Stone Mountain Georgia
Welcome, I,am a new member also from NE Oklahoma. I own a Bersa 9mm Ultra Compact Pro and love the weapon. My son in law owns a Bersa 380 and betwen us we have put several hundred rounds through them without any problems. We bought these weapons for Conceal Carry and feel confident that if ever needed they will perform.


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Not sure if this is the appropriate place to post this, but I am looking for a good place to buy carniolan queens to breed from next year.
They are a Minnesota company. I don't believe they make their own queens. I believe they import them from California, but I honestly don't care as long as they are good queens. So I have a few questions.
1. Does anybody have experience with this company?
2. Am I correct in assuming that a local company will save me money in shipping? They are in the same state, but a little to far for me to pick up. So the queens will still have to be shipped.
3. Any other experiences with Minnesota based companies? I wish Mann lake sold queens. I could easily drive there to pick up queens.


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Just read (Top cover design) link. I AM AMAZED! The beek questioned using a flat top cover because his top bars are only 3/16 below the hive top. We have been getting so many poorly made boxes from suppliers for so long that no one knows what the proper demensions are! The bottom board has a 3/8 inch rim. Right! The bottom bars of the first box should be flush with the bottom of the box. That gives you 3/8 bee space at the bottom board. Right! If the frames are flush with the bottom of the box, you will have 3/8 inch between the top of bars and top rim of the box. Every box should be the same.
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4 Healthy Holiday Snacks That Are (Almost) Too Cute To Eat!
These yummy bars are like a cross between an oatmeal cookie and a brownie — and they're crazy-addictive.
1 cup butter (2 sticks) or margarine, softened
1 tablespoon butter
2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
2 large eggs
4 teaspoons vanilla extract (divided)
3 cups quick oats, like Quaker
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt (divided)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a mixing bowl, cream 1 cup butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer. Beat until the mixture looks light and fluffy. Scrape down the bowl. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and add 2 teaspoons vanilla.
In a separate bowl, combine the oats, flour, 1 teaspoon salt and baking soda; carefully stir into creamed mixture.
Grease a 15 x 10-inch baking pan—like a long, brownie pan—with butter or cooking spray. Press two-thirds of oat mixture into the pan to make a crust. Set it aside.
In a saucepan, combine the condensed milk, chocolate chips, the 1 tablespoon of butter, and salt. Stir over low heat until chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth. Remove from the heat; stir in 2 teaspoons of vanilla.
Spread the chocolate mixture over the crust. Then take the rest of the oat mixture and crumble it over the chocolate. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool, then slice into square.
Adapted from Food.com.
These are a chocolate-lover's dream — super-rich and melty. We used M&Ms, but instead you can add more chocolate chips, or even white chocolate chips, to change it up. Just don't put in more than 2 cups of stuff total.
2 cups (1 12-oz. pkg.) chocolate chips
2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
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Cozy Little Flat In City Center, Wifi
尺寸30 平方米
Floor No.5(with elevator)
- 互联网/无线网路
- 阳台/露台
- 毛巾
- 大厦电梯
- 适合家庭/儿童
- 厨房
- 电视机
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Accommodation summary
|Enric Granados, 08008 Barcelona, 西班牙
The apartment faces a typical ""Eixample"" courtyard, very quiet and sunny has a small balcony. The kitchen is open to the living room with a comfortable double bed, wardrobes and a bathroom with shower.
Located in one of the best streets of the Eixample, charming, iconic and pedestrian with several typical and modern restaurants with cozy terraces, coffee, cupcakes, brunch and cocktail bars.
Upon entering the building you need to climb about 15 steps before reaching the elevator.
The neighborhood of "Left Eixample" has traditionally been one of the most modern in Barcelona, due to its proximity to Plaza Catalunya (10 minutes walk) and the large number of high quality restaurants in the area concentrated all the cool people of the city. Close to the most important Gaudi buildings such as La Pedrera (5 minutes walk) and Casa Batllo (5 minutes) you can visit most of central Barcelona without using transportation.
The apartment is fully equipped with: heating (electric), fridge, stove, oven, toaster, kettle, coffee maker, washing machine, hair dryer, internet access (wireless), TV
Recommended Sites:
Filete Ruso - very good burgers
Mordisco - fusion cuisine and cocktail bar very trendy
MArisco - fish and amazing seafood
The bodegeta - tapas
Solo pizza and Solo pasta - great Italian food
Akashi - traditional Japanese cuisine, high quality
On Sushi - Japanese Cuisine with a modern twist"
Easy access to 2 metro lines 2min. walking from the apartment:
L5 - blue line: Diagonal station to Sagrada Familia
L3 - green line: Diagonal station to Camp Nou (FC Barcelona), Park Guell, Las Ramblas
Lines bus to the beach and Port: 17 in Balmes street
If you want to rent scooters, electric bicycles, tour guide, architecture guide, personal shopper, advice for restaurants, special adventures in Barcelona, or any other need we are available to help you organize it.
Please read the following rules carefully before proceeding to the booking:
- It is forbidden to smoke inside the apartment, except in outdoor areas. Failure to comply with this rule will involve a financial penalty.
- We take very seriously the coexistence with neighbors, so it is forbidden to make any noise that might disturb them, especially after 9PM.
- It is not allowed to book the apartment for people younger than 25.
- Parties inside the apartment are strictly prohibited.
- It is not allowed to invite persons to sleep that not included in the reservation.
- At the end of the stay, the tenant agrees to leave the kitchen utensils clean (plates, glasses, pans, cutlery).
- Late check-in (for arrivals after 8:30 PM) has a charge of 25 €
- Late check in (for arrivals after 00:00 AM) has a charge of 40€
- When you leave apartment, please always check that the air conditioning and lights are off and the doors and windows are closed with double lock.
- It is mandatory to leave a 200€ deposit.
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The best thing about this appartament is location. This area of Eixample is perfect! The appartament itself was also very cozy and tranquil. And thanks to Oscar for being so kind and friendly.
Todo funciono muy bien, centrico cerca del metro y bus, puedes ir caminando a las casas de gaudi, market enfrente y muchos lugares para comer cerca y no tan caros, recomendable
Excelente, departamento muy bien ubicado,tranquilo, seguro, con todas las comodidades, y ni que decir de Oscar muy atento y agradable . Una muy buena experiencia .
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Oscar was a very nice host! Oscar was very helpful and check in and check out was flawless. We are not used to gas ovens, so when we did not manage to turn it on, Oscar called a guy that came out and helped us.
Spacious 2 bedroom (with aircon)/2 bathroom flat in excellent location; large kitchen and living area; nicely refurbished and very clean;
The host, Oscar, gave excellent advice on great places to eat and things to do.
We had a great time in Barcelona and this flat was a part of this. Worderful location, close to every interesting place in the city. Very well communicated. Nice shops nearby. Playground for children at the building. The flat is very nice and it lacks nothing. The owner, Oscar, is a very friendly and kind person. I'm happy to recommend this flat to everyone. :)
Appartement bien placé mais dommage que les prestations ne correspondent pas à l'annonce .
Des lits confortables mais il ne faut pas enlever les draps , car les matelats surtout dans une des chambres sont tres tres tachés .. Pour le petit déjeuner seulement 3 bols pour 4 personnes très peu de cuillères , en fait le lave vaisselle ne sert à rien car il n'y a pas assez de vaisselle , les casseroles sales et pour finir une grosse fuite dans la salle de bain qui endommage le meuble . La propreté laisse à désirer . Sejour dans cet appart un peu décevant ..... Dommage mais on ne recommande pas
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- Galleries and art installations are a common feature of modern terminal buildings
- Some airports have art budgets of millions of dollars
- Items on display vary from works by local artists to priceless masterpieces
Busy travelers don't always have time to visit the artistic hotspots in the cities they pass through. But for culture vultures in a hurry, there is another way to experience quality artwork on the fly -- by sampling airport galleries and art installations.
Prominent displays of priceless masterpieces and contemporary craftsmanship are now a common feature of many modern airports.
The new international terminal at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport opened in May this year kitted out with a cool $5 million-worth of artwork and sculptures.
San Francisco International Airport, meanwhile, cooperates with the city's arts council to put on exhibits by artists of local, national and international acclaim in its very own on-site museum.
But it's not only U.S. airports that are doubling up as a home for elaborate and extensive exhibits. Locations in Europe and Asia are getting in on the act as well. London's Heathrow Airport hosts the Terminal 5 Expo Fine Art Gallery, which aims to provide a "contemplative space" amidst the bustle of one of the world's busiest airports.
The departures lounge of Schipol International Airport in Amsterdam meanwhile contains a permanent exhibition by the city's Rijksmuseum, including classic works by the famed Dutch masters of the 17th century "Golden Age," such as Rembrandt.
With the refined sensibilities of the cultured traveler in mind, in the picture gallery above we've compiled a list of airports that have embraced the arts.
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As promising as impedance control may be, that kind of therapy presumes that the patient has a nervous system capable of accurately sensing and responding to deviations from correct limb motions. Patients who have difficulty walking because of conditions such as incomplete spinal cord injury or stroke frequently also have sensory deficits that prevent them from making full use of neural feedback from their muscles, tendons, and joints.
Fortunately, there are ways for sensors to provide this missing feedback by translating the changing configuration of a robotic exoskeleton into an animation on a virtual reality (VR) display that the patient views on a video screen. Such electronic sensors can also produce cleaner signals of motion than the noisy biological sensors in our bodies.
In 2009 Anat Mirelman and Judith Deutsch of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and Paolo Bonato of Harvard Medical School put the theory to the test. They found that stroke patients undergoing robotic gait training were able to walk farther and faster when their therapy was enhanced with a VR display. The researchers attributed the improvement partly to VR showing the subjects how their limbs were moving, and partly to the display functioning like a video game that kept patients engaged during training.
If patients relearning how to walk benefit from knowing the true positions of their legs, some neuroscientists have reasoned, why stop at telling them the truth? Patients may be able to learn even better and faster through error augmentation, which sounds much better than "lying." In this scheme, when the patient moves in a manner that deviates from what is desired, an exaggerated depiction of the deviation is presented to him or her on a screen. Like a teacher circling mistakes on a test with a red pen, robotic sensors' output may be amplified to draw the patient's attention to movement error and thus motivate stronger and faster corrections.
Curiously, it seems that patients learn more rapidly when their errors are moderately embellished, but there is no benefit in telling big whoppers to the nervous system. James Patton of the University of Illinois at Chicago explains that there seems to be a "sweet spot" for achieving the greatest benefit from amplifying errors. Early trials indicate that there has to be enough magnification to involve more of the nervous system in the learning process, according to Patton, but not so much that the patient begins to doubt that he's really observing his own behavior.
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A Perfect Union in the Gettysburg Countryside
The Lodges at Gettysburg • Gettysburg, PA
Escape Kit
- A Two-Night Stay for Two in the Lieutenant's Lodge, Sundays through Thursdays ($259) or Fridays and Saturdays ($294)
- $10 Dining Credit at Carriage House Restaurant
- Two Tickets to the American Civil War Wax Museum
No need to wait an entire four score and seven years for a much-needed respite. Allow your eyes to see the glory of the coming of this week's Escape now, because you're marching toward a liberating getaway of epic proportions.
Surrender your stress and embrace a sense of peace during a two-night stay for two in the Lieutenant's Lodge at The Lodges at Gettysburg, Sundays through Thursdays ($259) or Fridays and Saturdays ($294).
Conceived near the historic battlefield and dedicated to the proposition that all people are entitled to a little R&R, this 63-acre refuge is outfitted with modern amenities, such as a full kitchenette with china, utensils, and a coffee pot, a fireplace, large bathrooms with slate showers, hardwood floors, vaulted wood-beam ceilings, flat-screen TVs, phones, heating and air conditioning, parking, and Wi-Fi.
After a restful slumber, réveillé in your private quarters and take in the panoramic views as you draw up your plan of attack for the day out on the private porch.
Arm yourself with an adventurous spirit and charge toward significant sites, such as Little Round Top, where the Union colonel Joshua Chamberlain led his regiment in a valiant defense of the high ground, and Seminary Ridge, where General Pickett launched his ill-fated assault.
Then, head over to the Jennie Wade House, the scene of the only civilian casualty of the three-day Battle of Gettysburg. Your voucher also includes two tickets to the American Civil War Wax Museum.
After a day with the troops, indulge in a few spirits—both liquid and otherwise. Aprés-dinner and drinks, cap off your excursion with a ghost tour from The Ghosts of Gettysburg. One thing that shall never perish from this Earth, however, is the memory of a trip that you'll cherish for years to come.
"You can't imagine how delighted we were with our beautiful, individual lodge. It was beautifully appointed with all the comforts we needed...The view over the hills is stunning."-- TripAdvisor
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- Vouchers may be combined to extend stay
- Reservations required and subject to availability
- Not valid on group or existing reservations
- Merchant cancellation/re-scheduling policy applies; voucher subject to forfeiture
- Blackout dates are 4/13-14, 4/20-21, 4/27-28, 5/11-12, 5/18-19, 5/25-26, and 7/3-7
- Taxes are not included and will be collected at redemption
- Nights must be used consecutively
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United vigils make a mark across UK
On 17th June 2012 people gathered at peaceful vigils to remember fathers that have died in police, prison, mental health and immigration detention.
These nationally organised peaceful vigils took place simultaneously in Manchester, Birmingham, Central London, Brixton, Tottenham, Sheffield, Slough, High Wycombe and a number of other locations across the country.
Tippa Naphtali, Mikey Powell Campaign & 4WardEver UK said; "These deaths have just got to stop. Family campaigners need to take matters into our hands in a manner more unprecedented than anything seen before. We need to adopt intelligent and collaborative responses, working with a single vision and strategy".
The Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody report published in 2011 stated: in total, there were 5,998 deaths recorded for the 11 years from 2000 to 2010. This is an average of 545 deaths per year.
A UFFC campaign spokesperson said;
"Despite the fact there have been 11 unlawful killing verdicts since 1990 there has never been a successful prosecution.
"Our joint efforts have yielded some results. The police self-investigation of deaths was replaced by the Independent Police Complaints Commission and the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman now investigates deaths in prison and immigration detention. The Attorney General was forced to undergo a review of the role of the Crown Prosecution Service, and corporate manslaughter laws are now extended to custody deaths.
"However, these reforms have not addressed the lack of justice in outstanding cases. We believe that equitable dispensation justice in the UK must be done and be seen to be done if the general public are to enjoy high levels of trust and confidence in the fair administration of justice.
"The poor quality and speed of independent investigations conducted by the Independent Police Complaints Commission and an Inquest process that is seriously under resourced, subject to delay and limited in remit and is not fit for purpose. Both critically fail to protect or support the rights of victims or their families".
Some words from vigil organisers and participants:
Wesley Ahmed (Manchester)
"The vigil went very well. We had around 150-200 people attend. We started off in Piccadilly Gardens with a singer/song writer Claire Mooney who did a couple of songs dedicated to Anthony's family, then Marina Anthony's mum got up and did a very emotional speech which touched everybody's heart. Janet Alder came and spoke about her fight for justice over Christopher's death.
"We had a 2 minute silence for everyone who have lost their lives by the Police / State. We held their names up on pieces of paper who have died by the hands of the police, Habib Paps, Christopher Alder, Mark Duggan, Sean Rigg, Ricky Bishop, Ian Tomlinson just to name a few.
"We then had a peaceful march down to Bootle Street Police Station, Manchester and stood outside with our banners chanting NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE.
"We hope the other campaigns vigils went well and we would like to say a big thank you for all their support.We are now one family, we do not just fight for justice for one, we fight justice for ALL."
Susan Alexander (London)
"I arrived at 12 noon and observed that the [Police] HQ has now been ring-fenced with glass barriers (so banners and posters cannot be erected). I was the only person in attendance apart from 2 journalists.
"This is sad as this was a planned co-ordinated event and developed through Facebook where people said they would be attending.
"It is obvious that in London there is not the same unity/support as there is up north and in other towns and cities, eg; High Wycombe, Brixton, Manchester and the likes. I [departed] at 1.30pm and left the journalists with information about UFFC, INQUEST and a list of all the other bereaved families and names and gave them a brief update of my case."
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Darcus Howe, the broadcaster, writer and civil rights campaigner, has died aged 74. His family announced his death in a statement released on Sunday that read: "Darcus died quietly and unexpectedly in his sleep on the evening of Saturday 1 April." Read more
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- The Youth Voices 4 Justice Benefit (Birmingham) Gig Wrap-Up
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This guy first caught our attention because this photo was taken when it was 55 degrees outside. Brrrrr dude!
As we got closer, we noticed a giant tattoo of a castle or something on his lower back.
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Flower is the name of a new proprietary cosmetics line developed by Walmart in conjunction with Drew Barrymore and cosmetics manufacturer Maesa.
The new brand is positioned as offering department store quality at mass market prices and consists of 181 products in the eye, face, lip and nail categories with prices ranging from $4.98 to $13.98.
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Reckless Drivers in PA and License Plate ID's
Original post made by Midtown Man, Midtown, on Aug 19, 2007
Page Mill eastbound off 280, a silver BMW convertible with two
men giving the finger as they weaved in and out of lanes at over
80 mph). Cellular 911 used to take CHP reports of reckless drivers, but now they want only emergencies. So you call CHP and you're on hold
over 10 minutes with repeating "waits" until you give up. I have
the plate number, but the CHP web site doesn't seem to have a way
to log a citizen report. I Googled the plate but reverse lookup
services want $39.95 to enroll! You would think someone in law enforcement would be happy to have a citizen ID of a reckless driver. Maybe someone could be saved from being the object of a crackup.
Anyone want this creep's license plate number???
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Aug 19, 2007 at 9:07 pm
I am reminded by this of an incident that happened last Sunday evening and haven't been able to forget. I wonder if there is more info about this out there.
At about midnight or shortly thereafter, my family was driving down from Windy Hill having been looking for shooting stars. We turned into the winding roads coming down to 280 and were followed by a seemingly impatient driver right on our tail. We decided that this must have been a local resident who knew the roads better than us and we were being too cautious for him. Accordingly we pulled to the side to let him pass and then followed at a slower pace. Within a couple of bends, we found him up the cliff on the wrong side of the road. His air bag had been deflated and we could see smoke. We stopped, being the first vehicle on the scene. The driver was alone in the car and he was struggling to get out the passenger window.
Rather than being the experienced driver we expected, it was instead an 18 year old driving home from his girlfriend's home. The car was totalled and the young man's cell phone was getting patchy service. We were able to get through to the girlfriend's family, but had trouble getting the police. We were not witnesses to the accident, but stayed until the girlfriend's family arrived to give him the support the situation warranted. As it was now well past midnight and we had young children in our car, we felt it was time for us to move on.
The car was a 4 year old Mustang.
If anyone has any information as to the driver's well being and the consequences of his accident, I would be interested as I have not been able to get the incident out of my mind.
Thank you.
a resident of another community
on Aug 19, 2007 at 9:27 pm
Midtown Man, Can I make a suggestion? It's always worked for me. Perhaps a sad statement on law enforcement and political correctness, but if you called in that reckless driver as a possible drunk driver, you probably would have gotten immediate results.
Granted I haven't done that with the CHP, but I have in many Bay Area jurisdictions. When you do, you'll get the satisfaction of seeing them do the roadside sobriety test up the road, as you pass by.
a resident of Greenmeadow
on Aug 19, 2007 at 9:28 pm
There is a saying: What's the difference between a cactus and a BMW?
Answer: The BMW's have the pricks on the inside. (rimshot!)
a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 21, 2007 at 10:23 am
Calling 911 from a cell phone is an exercise in futility in my experience. I did this when I was being followed and threatened by a driver (I apparently did something to aggravate him, God knows what). I gave up after waiting ten minutes for 911, and then tried to get the Palo Alto police direct number from 411 and had to argue with the 411 operator to put me thru NOW instead of going into her speel about connecting, etc. Then when I finally got someone at the police department, they couldn't have cared less.
a resident of Embarcadero Oaks/Leland
on Aug 21, 2007 at 1:54 pm
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a resident of Embarcadero Oaks/Leland
on Aug 21, 2007 at 2:59 pm
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a resident of Palo Verde
on Sep 25, 2007 at 11:21 pm
Wow - are these stories true ?? I've never had occation to call 911, but I've had a great many near misses with recklass drivers in palo alto lately, and seen a whole lot more serious speeding (on middlefield in particular) How many police folks does palo alto have anyway ? Beween the crime and the traffic do we need more ?


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I see things have not changed since I was in USA...they are still in wheel chairs and buggies without any medical condition except for being morbidly obese!!!
Get out and walk ya lazy f** Bug****!!
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DisneyQuest is a 5 storey indoor concept amusement park. At one stage there were a few of these around the US but they were unsuccessful and this one at Disney World is the only that remains. The main purpose of my visit was to try Cyber Space Mountain, a simulator ride where guests can build their own roller coaster and then ride it in the simulators. It was fun experience but not worth the hefty admission price (just over $40!) so I had a look around at the other attractions, most of which seemed pretty dated. The biggest boon was the architecture of the central arrival area and the tons of free arcade games. After a while I was over it and headed back to the hotel on the bus to get ready for spending the rest of the day at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
I walked to the Studios (the location is why I shelled out for this "Deluxe" category villa), arriving at 2pm. Unfortunately and presumably due to the Magic Kingdom park closing early at 5pm this day, the Studios were quite busy - the average ride time was around 40 minutes, with the newest attraction, Toy Story Midway Mania, featuring a 90 minute wait. I was expecting my friend Alicia to arrive at around 2:30pm after finishing her shift in the Magic Kingdom at 1:45pm so I didn't want to join any particularly long queues
My first impressions were that it was a much more developed and diverse park than its counterpart in Paris, which I have visited several times. There were more areas, more themed streets and just more attractions in general. Despite this it still seemed a bit tired (most animatronics were of the jerky variety), haphazardly joined together and perhaps not worthy of a full day if the crowds weren't so large. Although any negative feelings toward the park could also be attributed to my fellow guests, who consisted mainly of loud, obnoxious and oblivious Americans. Although I expected it, I was surprised by how many of them were in wheelchairs or buggies with no aparent medical condition other than being extremely obese. Plus, there are tons of prams, as if every child under the age of 10 must ride in one at all times! To make matters worse, people with said wheeled vehicles like to take a lot of space and have a nack for deciding to pause for ages in doorways and other confined spaces, or at least hogging the entire width of any path whilst walking slowly. While waiting for Alicia I did most of the attractions in the park, as it turned out that her shift was extended and she wouldn't be able to join me until the evening.
Thunderstorms moved into the area at around 5:30pm, which closed all outdoor attractions and halted the Indiana Jones stunt show that I was watching at the time
Midway Mania was a lot of fun and was a pretty nicely-done ride. Guests wear 3D glasses and travel in buggies between different 3D interactive games that require them to fire darts, hoops, balloons etc at targets in each game to earn points. A total score and accuracy percentage are displayed. I was leading Alicia midway through our ride but she ended up coming out on top. I would've liked to ride again to try to improve my score but it was 12:30am when we got out and I didn't fancy another long wait
It was almost 1am when we left the park and parted ways, Alicia going to her car to drive to her home in Davenport and me walking back to the hotel.
With such a late (or is that early?) finish it was a sleep in morning today. On the cards was Disney's Animal Kingdom, which is the newest (11 years old) park at Disney World, with Alicia due to meet me there sometime in the afternoon as she had no work shifts. I headed straight to the park on the slow and annoying shuttle bus and arrived at about 12:30pm
Disney's Animal Kingdom is a much more lavish and detailed park to the Studios, and is more in the style that I've been accustomed to and prefer, from Hong Kong Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea. The attention to detail was impressive and I had a great time just walking around and finding little signs and details. With the animal focus the park is half zoo and for once there is no distinct main street area at the entrance. There is a central square at the entrance side of the park's central "Tree of Life". This tree is pretty nifty as it is covered in carvings of animals, insects and dinosaurs.
In a similar and impressive vein to its details, the Expedition Everest coaster was filled with details and good theming to make an immersive and still thrilling adventure through a mini Mount Everest that culminating in an encounter with the Yeti. The train out to the animal conservation station (which was pretty uninspiring) was awesomely done and pretty well in touch with the rural East African setting that it was portraying
Alicia joined me for Finding Nemo: The Musical (the Australian dialogue always ended up sounding British) as well as the safaris and a few more rides on Everest, but declined joining me on the Kali River Rapids. She opted out knowing that a ride means certain soaking and I did come out of the experience extremely wet, but it was worth it.
With no evening entertainment to speak of the Animal Kingdom closes at 5pm so Alicia and I headed off, this time Alicia drove me to the hotel to check it out and so that I could get into some dry clothes before going to meet her friends for dinner at Olive Garden, just outside of Disney property. It was weird to go to a US eatery in a carpark, surrounded by Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, TGI Friday's and other chains you hear about but never see back home.
After dinner we went down to Alicia and her friend Emily's house in Davenport. It took about 10 minutes on the highway (3 lanes each way, of course). Their friend Ed, who had also been at dinner with us, accompanied us. We had a quick look at their apartment before walking around the complex checking out the communal facilities (pool, games room, internet/computer room, gym etc.) and the layout. All the buildings were the same, all with fake shutters and fake exterior wood panelling. The complex was gated and all the streeets had the same name, the only distinguishing feature was the numbers on each building to help identify which one it was. Nevertheless, good conversation was had by all before we played some of the arcade games (free) and pool in the games room. Time flew and it was soon time to call it a night and take me back to the hotel for another long rest ready for Epcot tomorrow.
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I see things have not changed since I was in USA...they are still in wheel chairs and buggies without any medical condition except for being morbidly obese!!!


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Accommodating up to 7 people, this Victorian apartment features a charming master bedroom with a double bed and en suite. The second bedroom contains three single beds, and the third and fourth bedrooms each contain one single. The lounge features comfortable seating, TV and a dining table. Guests also have access to a shared pool and sauna, as well as attractive gardens and parking facilities.
Catford Train Station is less than a 10-minute walk away, and provides direct routes to Blackfriars Station in the City of London. Beckenham Place Park is only a 5-minute drive from the apartment, and there are numerous nearby pubs and restaurants.
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Simon was there and handed the keys of the flat on time. The flat looked good and clean. The kitchen was good and just what we needed. Very quiet place and well heated accommodation. we were eight of us and we had a whale of time. The swimming pool is the icing on the cake. Its warm and well kept. thanks to sue and simon for giving us such a nice accommodation.
We had a Perfect stay in Glenthurston. House and pool was in a great shape, and both adult and children were very happy A special thanks goes to Simon for a sublime service. We would recommend a stay in Glenthurston to all our friends.
The apartment is very spacious and also well equipped, Sue gave us all the information and Simon was very kind. Excellent pool and garden. It is not far from the train station (5 min. Walk) and the neighborhood is quiet.
L'appartamento è molto spazioso e anche ben attrezzato, Sue ci ha fornito tutte le indicazioni e Simon è stato gentilissimo.
Ottima la piscina e il giardino. Non è lontano dalla stazione del treno ( 5 min. a piedi) e il quartiere è tranquillo.
A very nice apartment, spacious and clean. We had a great sunny weekend in London. relaxing in the pool in the evening of the residence. the beds were good. thank you very much
appartement A très chouette, spacieux et propre. Nous avons passé un super week-end ensoleillé à Londres. détente dans la piscine le soir de la résidence. les couchages étaient bons.
merci beaucoup
Our stay at the Glenthurston Apartment D was wonderful we loved everything there, the pool and the worm hospitality of the host is amazing (Sue) she is lovely. I will be telling all my friends about this place for years to come. keep it up, big up Sue nice.
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We have had a wonderfull stay in London. Everything was perfect: Pool, billiard, tablesoccer - everything. The House was clean and and everybody was nice and helpfull. The house is just a couple of minutes by foot away from catford and catford bridge station. From there you can go directly to the centre of London by train. It was a fantastic time!
We had a great week at the Glenthurston apartment. The apartment was fully equipped, clean and tidy. Various information for things to go visit. We also really liked that there is a communal garden, pool and lounge with billiards, darts etc. was present. Reception was fine and Simon, who arranged everything related to the apartments, was especially friendly and helpful. With excellent public transport to travel to the center and supermarkets, shops nearby. Highly recommended. Especially if you want to stay a little longer in London and in this way itself can cook and enjoy the garden, pool etc. We loved it. Equally quiet Fam. Gooyert.
We hebben een geweldige week gehad in het Glenthurston appartement. Het appartement was van alle gemakken voorzien, netjes en schoon. Allerlei informatie aanwezig om dingen te gaan bezoeken. Verder vonden wij het erg leuk, dat er een gemeenschappelijke tuin, zwembad en lounge met tafelvoetbal, biljart, darten etc. aanwezig was. Ontvangst was prima en Simon, die alles i.v.m. de appartementen regelde, was bijzonder vriendelijk en behulpzaam. Met openbaar vervoer uitstekend naar het centrum te reizen en diverse supermarkten, winkels in de buurt. Echt een aanrader. Vooral als je iets langer in Londen wilt blijven en op deze manier zelf kunt koken en ook even rustig kunt genieten van de tuin, zwembad etc. Wij vonden het heerlijk. Fam. Gooyert.
We stayed there for a week and had lovely weather. We had apartment K which was at the second floor and had a nice view of the garden.
Overall it was a very pleasant stay in a nice clean tidy well equipped apartment with the bonus of an indoor heated pool.
Very nice house with common interest (heated pool, billiard room, ..) A bit far from downtown, but access is very fast transit
Maison très agréable, avec des communs intéressants (piscine chauffée, salle de billard,..)
Un peu loin du centre ville, mais l'accès est très pratique et rapide avec les transports en commun
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by Slippy, Jun 27, 2007.
I have read your posts. I guess that was the problem. I was really poking fun at your non-stop duRanting. On Durant himself, I think you have very valid points. totally incorrect. I am negatively inclined toward the sonics. My position on durant is ambivalent. have a nice day.
On behalf of myself, from myself and speaking from within myself, Everyone have a nice day! :D
Thanks, Roscoe. You have a pleasant day as well.
So, looks like Stuckey is picking up the crumbs that Durrant leaves behind. Sports | Durant turns down $70M offer from Adidas, picks Nike | Seattle Times Newspaper
I like Adidas better anyway.
DraftExpress: DraftExpress All-Summer League: First Team stuckey put on DE's 1st Team summer league
They have some interesting things to say. Like Flip being "defensive-minded" coach. Chauncey: so, coach, what do we run the next play? Flip: here's the ball, Chauncey, just mind the defense
flip's defensive checklist can you score: check ok you're good!
I think Afflalo will get more time than we would anticipate, primarily because of his defense, which I have no doubt about being up to NBA levels and then some.
let's hope so! If he hits an open jumper he'd be golden
Mejia and Stuckey can defend too. Stuckey can score the ball. Mejia can move well with the ball and rebound well-and guard small forwards. Afflalo will be hard pressed to get minutes. But hey, so far I have only seen these guys in summer league. I won't make any final judgments until I see them in three games in camp.
The only reasons why Afflalo will be limited in his minutes if Flip plays Chauncey and Rip about 35 minutes per game and Murray and Hunter get minutes. I just don't see it happening. With CB and Rip averaging around 30 minutes, Stuckey should see 20-25 and Afflalo 10-15 on regular basis. Joe will try to move Murray or keep him glued to the pine since he showed that he can't contribute to the point where should get minutes.
Too many guards of quality on the roster (and Hunter). Watch for Joe to make a move soon............
stuckey highlights YouTube - Detroit Pistons 2007 Rookies with afflalo and the rest of summer league
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Being evaluated during these A340-300 flight trials is the AVOID (Airborne Volcanic Object Infrared Detector) ash detection device, which is designed to give vital, real-time information on actual amounts of ash in the atmosphere during a volcanic eruption. Such data could enable aircraft to avoid areas of ash concentration, which pose a risk to jet engines.
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Following the current series of tests, the A340-300 testbed could be used to evaluate the AVOID detection device in volcanic eruption conditions should one occur, with target areas being Alaska, Indonesia, Japan and Iceland – where the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano closed European airspace for several days, causing millions of passengers to be stranded in Europe and around the world.
In related activity at this week's Farnborough Airshow, AVOID system designer Dr. Fred Prata of Nicarnica Aviation and easyJet Engineering Director Ian Davies received the Aviators of the Year award – given annually to the team or individuals that advance aviation safety. This distinction is awarded by Flightglobal, a leading aerospace news and information organisation.


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#1 Tue 17 Apr 07 1:40am
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Vegetarian Lemon Curry
6 small vine tomatoes
2 red sweet peppers
2 tsp mild Madras curry powder
2 tbsp dried curry leaves
2 lemons
A generous amount of Double Cream (I should really learn how to measure this!)
1 tsp cornflour
1 tbsp cold water
1/2 brown onion
1 glass white wine (Chardonnay)
2 cups long grain white rice
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Slice the peppers and onion
Halve the tomatoes
Toss into a mixing bowl
Zest and juice the lemons into the bowl
Add the leaves, powder, wine and cream
Boil the rice as per normal (10 minutes simmering in boiling water)
While rice is boiling, heat the oil in a medium skillet
Add the curry mixture and cook on a medium heat till the tomatoes are soft
Mix the water and cornflour together
Add a little of the curry sauce and combine
Pour back into the curry and mix thoroughly
Serve into 2 bowls
#2 Sun 18 Nov 12 4:15pm
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Re: Vegetarian Lemon Curry
I have found this in the unawnsered posts from 2007 !
Lemon curry , I like the sound of this . I have never eaten a lemon curry .
For me, there are however a couple of elements to the recipe that I might leave out , one being the glass of white wine, to me this sounds a bit strange in a curry.
The other thing I would leave out would be the cornflour as I dont mind a a runnier sauce in a curry and I dont really like the texture sauces that are thickened with cornflour.
I d like lemon with a curry and I could see this curry as an accompniment rather than a main dish.
#3 Wed 21 Nov 12 7:11pm
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Re: Vegetarian Lemon Curry
Sounds interesting. I can't quite work out what it'd taste like. Not sweet and sour, as there's no sweet in there.
Who's trying it first?
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i have 5 gal. of honey that is 20.5 %. how do i dry it out to get it down to 17-18% .
i have 5 gal. of honey that is 20.5 %. how do i dry it out to get it down to 17-18% .
I have a warming box that keep the honey in untill it drops %
Ed, KA9CTT profanity is IGNORANCE made audible
you can`t fix stupid not even with duct tape
Same as above run a fan in there to move the air. Open it up once a day to let out the moisture and dry air back in.
Evaporation rate is proportional to surface area. If you put it in a shallow vessel or blow dry air through it will dry before it ferments.
I put mine in a shallow pan in front of the dehumidifier in a small reeom
So I was at a bee seminar last week and a commercial guy who had his operation on display had a 55 gal drum in his drying room. A length of inch and a half pvc pipe was placed in the drum. A fish tank ariator was used to circulate honey from the bottom of the tank to the top through the pvc pipe. A 90 degree pvc elbow at the top of the pipe directed the honey to flow over a large bakeing sheet type thing with holes in it. As the honey flows over and through the holes it is exposed to the air in the room. They run AC and a dehumidifier just in this one room. Takes about 24 hrs to get from 20 to 18.5, which is where they want it. Some folks are going to try this with 5 gal buckets.
Im really not that serious
For small amounts I use one of those chocolate fountains. You can turn the heat off and let the honey cascade down the fountain.
Just first understand the components of fermentation.....
The honey will naturally contain some yeast spores.
Those spores gorw into viable yeast cells and multiply with moist conditions of 65f to about 105f.
However, in order to significantly multiply, they also need a good supply of oxygen.
So warm honey that is "still" allows a lot of the air bubbles to rise out which slows the yeast growth.
If one mixes air into warm honey you will encourage yeast growth.
Temperatures above 110f are usually fatal to the yeast colonies.
But then what good is science if you are only bottling honey ???
Fuzzy --- From Florida
If I leave honey which is at 19% in a water jacketed heated bottling tank at 100 degrees and the bottling tank is in an air conditioned room and 73 degrees 65% humidity will the honey dry as warm air leaves tank since heat goes to cold?


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I am finishing my second year as a beekeeper -- I have 2 horizontal TBHs. I have been reading the books by Mangum and Crowder/Harrell. Based on what I have read so far, the books fill slightly different niches.
Mangum discusses more of the nuts and bolts of beekeeping in TBHs with detailed discussion of how to build, move, and general care for the hives. Crowder/Harrell cover hive construction but more lightly -- what I like best about their book is that it covers more of the philosophy AND the practical details of managing a colony in a TBH.
One beginning TBH beekeeper posted to a TBH email list that he found the Crowder/Harrell book to be difficult to follow, but I do not think he actually had bees yet, so I'm not surprised. On the other hand, I am finding it to be a gold mine.
If you have observed and wondered about the dramatic changes in size and shape that the broodnest goes through in a TBH -- being large and full in late spring through mid summer ... then lowering and thinning as summer fades into fall ... then becoming more spherical again in the fall -- you need to read this book.
If you have been frustrated to find a beautiful comb of mostly capped honey ... with a band of brood at the bottom ... and wondered how you will ever be able to harvest it -- you need to read this book.
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Crowder and Harrell explain how to minimize swarming, divide a colony, combine colonies, harvest full bars of honey, raise queens, etc. The management chapter in their book does take time to digest and might be pretty dense for people just starting out who do not have a TBH mentor to guide them.
After a couple of years of beekeeping, however, the bees continue to remind me about how much I don't know about caring for them in a TBH. While I still have no illusions that I'm an expert after reading Crowder and Harrell's book, I think the knowledge I have gained will save me and my bees a lot of frustration next season.


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1959, Sadaharu Oh Rookie (HOF)/Shigeo Nagashima (HOF)
1959, Sadaharu Oh Rookie (HOF)/Shigeo Nagashima (HOF)
Babe Ruth homers in 3rd game of U.S. All Stars vs. Japan All Stars- 1934
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Babe Ruth scores after homering in 3rd game of U.S. All Stars vs. Japan All Stars- 1934
Averill homers off Japanese legend Sawamura scoring Foxx- 1934
with HOF catcher Kuji in crouch. Kuji was killed during a game in 1939.
Haruyasu Nakajima (HOF
1949 San Francisco Seals Japan Tour . Betto (HOF), Fujimura (HOF), Steinhauer, Werle
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1949 S.F. Seals Iida & Westlake.
1959 Sadaharu Oh
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1958, 1959 Shigeo Nagashima (HOF) and 1959 Sadaharu Oh
Sadaharu Oh (HOF) Rookie
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Ball Used On The 1934 Tour Of Japan.
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do you know what the result/score of this AS series was?Originally Posted by JACKIE42
No, i don't.Originally Posted by blackout805
Japanese baseball star Kuzuhisa Inao. Inao, one of the greatest picthers in Japanese baseball history, was twice voted league MVP. 1950
According to http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/ne..._mlb&fext=.jsp , the Americans won all sixteen games, by the combined score of 181-36 despite winning their game against 17-year-old Eiji Sawamura by 1-0 on a seventh inning homer by Gehrig.Originally Posted by blackout805
Jim Albright
I am researching the professional Japanese team that toured the Midwest in 1911 - any information would be greatly appreciated. I have found information on the Waseda and KEIO college teams that toured the US that year and will probably find more if you are interested. Thanks, Scott
1927 A team of Negro League all-stars becomes the first professional team to play in Japan. The players are threatened with expulsion from the white-owned Eastern Colored League if they make the trip, although no significant action is ever taken against them. The black players, or kokujin, are extremely popular in Japan, particularly catcher Biz Mackey, who later makes two more Japanese trips with the Philadelphia Stars.
1934 Another American all-star team tours Japan. This one includes Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, and, of course, ODoul. Also on the trip is catcher Moe Berg, who, unbeknownst to his teammates, uses the trip as a cover to spy on Japanese structures for the OSS. Ruth is a big hit in Japan, but is struck out three times in one game by 17-year old pitcher Eiji Sawamura, who quickly becomes a national hero.
1942 On February 19, President Franklin Roosevelt issues Executive Order 9066, banishing persons of Japanese ancestry, including native-born Americans, to internment camps for the duration of World War II. Baseball teams quickly are formed in the camps, providing a small measure of enjoyment for those imprisoned. More and more people are hating the Japs, it appears, which is a source of great elation to umpire Babe Pinelli of the National League, the Sporting News writes on September 10. Ever since he was a little boy in San Francisco, Babe says he has hated ALL Japs and long before Pearl Harbor he tried to convert everybody he knew to the same kind of hatred.
1944 As World War II drags on, baseball is banned in Japan as an undesirable enemy influence. On November 2, Eiji Sawamura, the pitcher who had become a hero in Japan by striking out Babe Ruth, is killed in action in the Pacific.
1964 On September 1, 20-year-old Giants reliever Masanori Murakami becomes the first Japanese player in major league history. He compiles a 5-1 record with a 3.43 ERA over two seasons before his family convinces him to return to the Japanese League.
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The team I am researching was called the "Japanese Base Ball Association" - all players were Japanese except one Indian and one Caucasian. They primarily played semi-pro teams, but I found at least one instance of an Iowa town sending a mixed college/minor league team against them. I'm interested primarily in where they originated (Japan, Seattle, San Francisco, etc.), where they toured other than the U.S., and player biographies (doubt that's possible).
Good luck.Originally Posted by runscott
Waseda University baseball team visits U.S., in Honolulu- 1911
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You Don't Need to Hide Your Source Code
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The Case Against Proprietary Software Games
For decades now, it's been fashionable for game developers, along with other software developers, to withhold their games' source code, keep it secret. But why? As far as I can tell, people do this not because of any inherent benefits they see to withholding the source code, but because everyone else (well, almost everyone else) does it. In truth, there is no reason for people to be doing this.
Don't misunderstand me: I don't just mean to say that there's no reason for people to be doing this with non-commercial games. Keeping source code a secret is unnecessary for commercial games, too. Commercial games are perfectly viable without keeping their source code secret. In fact, I am going to argue that not only is there no harm in the public having access to the source code; there is not even any harm in putting the source code under a Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) license.
The Point of Source Code Secrecy in the First Place
"What?!" I hear you say. "How can there be no harm to my business in making my game FLOSS?" To understand the answer to this question, you must first understand what the point was in keeping source code secret in the first place.
Understand: keeping source code secret does not by itself do anything to stop unauthorized copying. A binary distribution of a game can be distributed just as easily as source code. Therefore, there must be some other reason this trend of keeping source code secret started.
The practice of withholding source code came about in 1969. IBM was the first party to charge for its software and withhold the source code to it. One has to wonder why IBM refused to provide source code, though; after all, copyright law already gave IBM a legal monopoly over the distribution of that program. So what was the purpose of keeping the source code secret?
The answer is simple: the point of withholding the source code was not to make money from distributing copies of the program, but to have an additional monopoly on support services. Because only IBM had access to the source code to its software, any time users of the software needed a new feature added or a bug fixed, they had to go to IBM, and IBM could charge more for the services because of this.
So in fact, the original reason for keeping source code secret, gaining a monopoly on support services, is not even applicable to video games. Video games aren't even tools, and video game developers don't sell support services. People who play the games just buy them once and play them, or pay a regular fee for continued access to a server.
The New Point of Source Code Secrecy: DRM
More recently, a new reason to keep source code secret has arisen: DRM, which proponents say stands for "Digital Rights Management", though I prefer the more clear and accurate term, "digital restriction mechanisms". Basically, a digital restriction mechanism is a mechanism which intentionally restricts what a user can do. Put another way, it's the function of refusing to function.
Keeping source code secret is essential to making digital restriction mechanisms work. If the user has the means to remove the feature that restricts them (the source code), the restriction can't work reliably.
But even if small video game developers were able to put effective digital restriction mechanisms into their games, and even if the public was not strongly against restriction mechanisms, it has been shown time and time again that digital restriction mechanisms just doesn't work. There is a reason DRM use has died in music: it has been clearly demonstrated that it doesn't stop unauthorized copying. All it does is inconvenience legitimate customers and encourage them to obtain unauthorized copies that will actually work instead of buying authorized copies that won't work.
In short, source code secrecy is needed for digital restriction mechanisms to work, but such mechanisms are not any good in the first place.
Game vs. Game Engine
So it's clear that keeping the source code to a commercial game is completely unnecessary, but perhaps you think that, while it would be fine to distribute the source code to your games, it would be suicide to release that source code under a FLOSS license such as the GNU General Public License. After all, if you did that people would be able to just share copies of the game freely; how would you make money in that situation?
In fact, it might still be possible to make money in that situation. Crowdfunding can theoretically earn you money upfront to pay for the full cost of developing the game plus a good paycheck for the developer(s). It's also been shown that people will pay for quality entertainment such as games voluntarily; the Humble Bundle is a good example of this in action, and there are even some FLOSS games such as Sleep Is Death which use this model.
But these ideas have not had thorough testing, so let's assume that while these methods may work for some developers, they won't work for every developer. To understand why the most widely-used method of making money from game development, selling copies, would be unaffected by releasing the source code under a FLOSS license, you must understand and be fully aware of the distinction between the game and the game engine.
You may tend to think of the game as being one piece, but in fact it's made of two parts: the game engine, and the game data. The game data further consists of two major parts: the art assets, and the scenario.
The art assets are, obviously, things like sprites, 3-D models, sounds, and music. What exactly the scenario is depends on the game. In many simple games, the scenario will be a collection of levels. In some scrolling shooters, the scenario might be a list of what attack patterns to use at what times. In RPGs, the scenario will be a combination of the world, the quests, and the story.
The other half, the game engine, is the source code: the software that allows users to play the game.
With this distinction kept in mind, it is fairly obvious how one might make money from a game that uses a FLOSS game engine: simply leave the game data or even just the scenario proprietary.
Benefits of FLOSS Game Engines
You might be asking now, "OK, but what's the point in releasing my game engine as FLOSS, anyway?" There are currently four main benefits:
Additional Exposure
Hopefully this is temporary, but currently, there are thousands and thousands of proprietary software games out there. There are far fewer FLOSS games. Being a part of this smaller pot as well as the larger pot of all games gives your game more exposure.
Benefiting from Other Developers
When several game developers release their engines under FLOSS licenses, this means that code reuse is possible on a much larger scale than when everyone keeps their own game engines to themselves. This makes it possible for faster and easier game development by all FLOSS game developers.
Easy Cross-Platform Compatibility (if you use the right libraries)
One major weakness of proprietary software games is they will only run on platforms you specifically support.
With FLOSS games, you don't need to worry about it; just provide binaries for some popular platforms and users of all the other platforms will do just fine compiling the source code themselves.
Volunteers May Help (though they probably won't)
It is popularly claimed that releasing a program as FLOSS will cause a lot of people to come over and fix bugs. In fact, this is false most of the time, but one thing that is certainly true is that it is possible for volunteers to contribute to a FLOSS game, and some may do so if the game is sufficiently popular.
I can think of three major counter-arguments against the use of FLOSS game engines:
"If I release the game engine as FLOSS, someone is just going to easily make their own game data and outcompete me."
In fact, for most games, making a whole new scenario is hard work, and most people just can't be bothered to do it. Take Freedoom, for instance; Freedoom is a project that has been in development for much more than five years as of 2013, and yet it is still in alpha. This can be attributed to a combination of lack of interest (everyone wants to play Doom or Doom II, not Freedoom) and the amount of work that needs to be put in for it to be done.
This contention is true enough for some games; Minecraft, for example, doesn't have any creative scenario to speak of (the scenario is entirely randomly generated), and in fact there are already suitable replacements for the art assets of Minecraft in a FLOSS clone, Minetest. But most games are not like Minecraft; most games have a significant enough scenario that any free replacement for it is not likely to cause a loss of profit.
"I won't be able to benefit from other people's engines, but other people will be able to benefit from mine without giving anything back to me."
This would be true if you released your game engines under permissive licenses, such as the Expat License (often ambiguously called the "MIT License"). But fortunately, this is not the only option. The thought of proprietary software benefiting from his work freely, giving them an unfair advantage, was the very reason Richard Stallman pioneered the concept of copyleft, which ensures that anyone who uses the FLOSS code in question does not do this. The most popular copyleft license, and the best choice in most cases, is the GNU General Public License.
"I don't want to share my source code because I think it's art (or some other similar reason)."
To be frank, I think this is as delusional as claiming that a DVD player is art because it's playing a wonderfully artistic movie.
Most game engines simply are not art. They are simply an interface to allow players to play the game. It's the actual game, the scenario, which is art.
If there is no scenario to speak of in the game, that doesn't make the game engine art, either. It rather makes the game more analogous to a simple toy than a DVD player playing a movie. Much like simple toys, such simple games don't tend to qualify as art.
Don't get me wrong; I appreciate code as much as the next guy. I'm a programmer, after all. But there's a difference between appreciating code and mistaking it for art.
"My source code is sloppy and/or inflexible; there's no way people would find a use for it."
The assumption that people won't be able to re-use your code might be unjust. Statistically speaking, no matter how good your code is, most of it isn't going to be re-used. But every program has a potential for re-use, including sloppy ones. If there is enough love for a game, that sloppy code will eventually become less sloppy.
Even if no one is interested in re-using your code for something else, that doesn't make the release of the source code meaningless. It is something the free/libre software community will appreciate, which gives you more exposure, and it makes it possible for the game to run on any system without you specifically supporting that system, assuming the game's dependencies run on those systems.
As you can see, not only is keeping the source code to your games unnecessary, you may be missing out on useful benefits because of it.
Of course, you can continue to make your game engines proprietary. It's your choice. But I hope you will make the wise choice: choose FLOSS, and don't look back.
Article Update Log
5 Dec 2013: Initial release
6 Feb 2014: Added an objection