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After stumbling across a 4e article on the list of rated pages, it occurred to me that it will probably never get more than a few favors; most of us are not terribly familiar with 4e. What does everyone think of a RC member asking for a volunteer to serve as a proxy (subject to the Rater's approval) on a given article when the Rater feel they lack the knowledge to rate it? --DanielDraco 14:35, January 22, 2010 (UTC)
- We really need a more comprehensive overhaul of the RC. Surgo 15:22, January 22, 2010 (UTC)
- We definately need a solution to the whole 4e rating issue... So far, the Arachonomicon has only had one rating (is that the 4e article you mean?), and I am fairly sure that it will be the same for all other 4e articles. The only thing is, I can't think of a solution; there certainly aren't enough regular 4e contributors for a second comitee, and the proxy idea could lead to one or two people rating the sam article several times for a lack of enough proxies. -- Sam Kay talk contribs email 12:02, January 31, 2010 (UTC)
- The problem with the 4e articles is pretty bad, but I think it's bigger than that even. The raters that we have tend to be distracted with writing their own stuff or working on site background or just not present as often as they thought they would be back when this was first discussed. I'm actually in favor of just dumping the RC entirely and letting any registered user favor stuff, we have regular contributors who are not on the committee and don't get to help boost material on the wiki as a result. I don't see what having the ratings restricted to a small group of increasingly busy people does to help us remain credible that tagging articles with raters and balance doesn't. So, since I think the issue mentioned here is bigger than discussed and potentially intractable, let's just open it up and let our active users rate stuff. The Rated By property on the article page will still let other users find material rated by and supported by particular individuals, and that in combination with balance levels should let people find material that they can trust to be reviewed / balanced in a consistent way. - TarkisFlux 20:13, January 31, 2010 (UTC)
- That's definitely worth a try; this RC thing isn't working as well as we expected, because we're not all rating the same articles and they therefore rarely get higher than bronze. If we were to start casting our two cents to what others have rated (I, for example, have thus far only rated things that others have already rated), then it might work. Failing that, opening it to all users may work better, perhaps reassigning the RC to the duty of making sure that ratings are well-thought-out and not simply "ur class sux lol". --DanielDraco 21:09, January 31, 2010 (UTC)
- I am strongly against this, I dunno, this jury duty setup has on flaw, what if the people selected for rating don't have a good enough understanding of the rules to spot a fatal flaw in the design of a page, or what if they simply can't put aside a personal bias against a certain type of material. I for one despise tome material and I might rate a tome feat badly despite its great design simply because I can't see past it being a Tome feat. I think instead that RC members should get messages suggesting that they rate page so and so, maybe stopping after they rate three or more pages, that way they would remember to get things done. Or maybe we should just find new raters if the current ones are too busy.--ThirdEmperor 02:26, February 1, 2010 (UTC)
- My idea was to just let anyone with a gold-rated article rate shit. Surgo 02:35, February 1, 2010 (UTC)
- @TE: The thing is that people are lazy, and without an incentive to do something, they rarely do it. There's little-to-no incentive in favoring articles, so people don't really do it much, whether they're busy or not. --Ghostwheel 02:43, February 1, 2010 (UTC)
- Don't kill me for this but if you need incentive I'm sure we could rig something up to stop you guys from editing anything until you rate something each day. Oh, and problem with Surgo's idea is that pretty everyone who has a gold rated article is already on the committee.--ThirdEmperor 03:04, February 1, 2010 (UTC)
- No, no, no. A reward for rating is not the same thing as a punishment for not rating. Surgo 03:33, February 1, 2010 (UTC)
- All right, that was partly a joke, although we should think of a way to get people to rate stuff, I for one work best when I've got no other choice, maybe you have to rate X articles or you lose RC status? But that's pretty close to my last one, maybe alternating rating duty among people who are agreed upon as reliable and knowledgeable?--ThirdEmperor 04:23, February 1, 2010 (UTC)
- @3E - You can't actually rate things badly in our setup. The worst you can do is rate it a 0, which is only an official stand on not rating it at all, which is basically what's happening right now anyway. So even if you hate Tome stuff you can't actually hurt it's ratings. And Surgo's idea isn't bad because it keeps the same committee members (I'd be out, but I'm thinking about leaving anyway so I can do site crap / article cleanup and my own stuff without guilt) since it also opens the door for basically infinity more. So even if half of those people aren't moving things forward, the other half can bring an article up to gold to bring more active people onboard. Which doesn't sound like a bad way to go at all.
- I've also tweaked the RC Favor template to accept ratings without reasons, which should take some of the work out of giving approval to an article. It should probably be avoided early in the rating process, but it makes parroting what everyone has already said more convenient (and thus we might get some more ratings out of people). Also, we should absolutely stop pulling articles from the favor list after they hit 3 ratings. I don't remember who started doing that, but it was a terrible plan. - TarkisFlux 05:09, February 1, 2010 (UTC)
- Fair enuff, but I officially reserve the right to say I told you so if this goofs up.--ThirdEmperor 05:17, February 1, 2010 (UTC)
- Wow, lots of discussion here overnight. There are two things said which I want to vehemently say are terrible ideas.
- Firstly: if you cannot get past your own predisposed notions of what the best balance point is (e.g. by being unwilling to give tome material a good rating, even though it hits its high wizard target), then you should not be on the rating committee. Our job is to judge on how well-written it is and how well it hits its target, not how well it hits our own preferred target.
- Secondly: restricting rating rights to only users with gold articles excludes those of us who are better at examining work than creating it; some are meant to be critics, not writers. --DanielDraco 23:22, February 1, 2010 (UTC)
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DD, if we eliminate the RC or open it up to anyone with a gold rated article, then it doesn't make any sense to talk about people who shouldn't be in it. They're either in it, by meeting whatever selection criteria we have, or they're not and at no time does suitability or non-bias requirements enter into that. I don't think that we would suffer from having raters who just don't rate certain levels of material though, since they can't actually do any harm to other ratings even if they hate it. TK's Variant Weapon Focus is a great example of what happens when you think an article is OP for it's balance point. You put in your 2 bits and don't give it any points. You can't actually hurt things in our current setup, you can just say why you think it's junk, argue your position if you need to, and then move on. And that's the worst that you can do to an article, even if you think it's complete junk and you want the minutes you spent reading it back. Which actualy does leave us open to a group of people rating something inappropriately and boosting it to a stupid place (and thus could lead to some bizarre things in the Featured Article queue), but that's about the worst of it. - TarkisFlux 01:18, February 2, 2010 (UTC)
- The current system does not work with an unlimited number of raters. It would need to be changed back to a system similar to youtube star ratings or what we had on the paleowiki (except probably without the categorization), because that is really the only practical way to handle an unlimited number of voters. In such a system as that, biased ratings certainly are an issue. --DanielDraco 01:30, February 2, 2010 (UTC)
- Any system change must be forward-compatible with existing rates. Surgo 01:54, February 2, 2010 (UTC)
- I don't see why the current setup fails in a larger raters world. The numbers maybe need to change, but what is unworkable about it in general? And I really really don't want to move to an averaged rating system a la you tube. I'd rather scrap the ratings entirely and just have a couple of properties to track the names of people who like / dislike the material in question, and then not actually do anything with those lists aside from allow people to find material approved of / disproved of by a particular user, than do what the old wiki tried to do.
- Also, what does forward compatible mean? Compatible with itself? Compatible with the thing we would replace it with? I think you mean backwards compatible, but I'm not actually sure. - TarkisFlux 02:13, February 2, 2010 (UTC)
- I like the idea of openning up the rating to everyone, for sure, but the idea of restricting it to people who have gold articles, runs the risk of this turning into a popularity contest instead of an actual attempt to balance material. As for the RC, I think it would still have reason to exist, even if just to make sure that ratings that are given are legible, logically valid, or are removed. If that purpose for the RC was added in, then numbers wouldn't matter, though, for each 9 points higher than FA an article got, perhaps would increases it's likelyness of appearing in the FA qeue? → Rith (talk) 04:07, February 2, 2010 (UTC)
- The current setup fails with infinite raters because the thresholds are finite. We would need to be constantly adjusting the thresholds. Even if we do that, it puts an unfair advantage on older articles; if the thresholds are always increasing, it makes it more and more unlikely for a newer article to ever get the high rating that it might deserve. If the number of possible ratings is infinite and the total favor on a single article can range anywhere from zero to infinity, then the thresholds need to be adjusted to unique levels for each article to remain fair; this means a proportional scale of thresholds, which is exactly what youtube has with its 11 stages of rating (in increments of a half star). We need to choose between continuing to fiddle with our current system (finite votes and constant thresholds) or a youtube-esque system (infinite votes and scaling thresholds), though the latter can be modified by only allowing intelligent votes. People seem to have significant issues with both of these possibilities. I personally am in favor of a youtube-esque system with vote moderation, so that anyone can cast their vote as long as they can justify it. --DanielDraco 20:45, February 2, 2010 (UTC)
- I don't see why the current setup would fail with lots of raters. Infinite raters sure, but we don't have infinite raters. Surgo 22:41, February 2, 2010 (UTC)
- Right. I think we disagree that infinite voters will lead to infinite votes that would require some sort of scaling. I think it more likely that voters will leave, become disinterested, or just generally not exercise their voting ability to any large degree (ya know, like now) and that this would leave us with a fairly reasonable average number of votes per voter. My guess is that the number of articles will grow in proportion to the number of voters and that coupled with newer articles (or at least more active articles) getting more attention (and thus favor) than older ones will spread the favor around fairly evenly and in a way that doesn't destroy the benchmarks we have set or unfairly boost old over new. It's not idiot proof, but I think your assumptions about user behavior are wrong and lead you to see this as worse an option than it actually is.
- Anyway, we already explicitly rejected the youtube-esque averaged systems for problems that it brought with it. Moderation ameliorates a number of those concerns (and setting a minimum number of votes before it can get any rating at all might cover the rest) but requires a crap ton more admin work to keep those things clean. I don't think we have the dedication or manpower to pull it off. - TarkisFlux 22:52, February 2, 2010 (UTC)
- "Infinite" was the wrong term to use. "Boundless" would have been better. The problem isn't that there is an impossibly large number of voters, it's that the number of voters will always be increasing.
- You assume that I have assumed. Take another look at youtube for example; looking solely at the age of the video and the number of votes on any random sample of videos, you will clearly see that older videos will generally have more votes.
- Video A is five years old and has 100,000 total votes. For simplicity, it has an even distribution of vote values: 20,000 for each star value 1 to 5. Video B is two years old and has 40,000 total votes. It has an even distribution: 8,000 for each star value 1 to 5. Because youtube uses proportional thresholds, both videos have equal ratings despite the head start that Video A has. If the thresholds were static, Video A would be of a vastly greater rating than Video B (despite being generally received exactly as well as Video B), and Video B would be unlikely to ever catch up.
- Put simply, I don't see how we can possibly make boundless votes work with static thresholds. --DanielDraco 23:46, February 2, 2010 (UTC)
- I think that the extra work required to vote on something in this setup, the smaller user base, and the differing demographics combined with a setup where you're wasting your vote if you vote on something that is already voted up to a level you agree with will sort out the age issue, but I don't have any actual data to point at. So I'll give you that it's potentially problematic or even unworkable, and table it for now. That still leaves unanswered criticisms for the youtube model you're proposing that make it look like a non-starter. I'd like to see arguments that it would actually work in a wiki format lacking vote counting / placing automation, that the small voting group problems it invites can be dealt with satisfactorily, and that the moderation will actually occur with any frequency or reliability. - TarkisFlux 00:38, February 3, 2010 (UTC)
- It was actually working quite well on the paleowiki. The only part that wasn't working was the idiotic categorization of it, which forced all aspects to be put on equal priority. Beyond that example, I'm afraid I can't provide much argument. --DanielDraco 00:51, February 3, 2010 (UTC)
- Okay, I'll try to approach this sensibly and without pissing everybody off (fat chance), first off I totally agree with DD on everything but that it worked well on the old wiki, particularly about how if you can't put aside your bias against of for a particular type of material you shouldn't be a rater. This is the exact point I was trying to explain, some people shouldn't be raters even if they somehow manage to get a gold star, me being the the main example. What's worse, although restricting it to people with gold stars will prevent it from getting out of hand at first, eventually as more and more people rate stuff more and more stuff will get rated gold and it'll hit critical mass before you can say d% damage to common sense. Averages would work except you have the problem that bad votes do nigh irreparable damage to somethings ratings and when everyone can vote you'll get a lot of ill thought out ratings. I think the best solution is to get different raters, but fact is we've already got the best folks for the job so I don't really now how to fix this. Anyway there's my two copper pieces.--ThirdEmperor 10:27, February 3, 2010 (UTC)
- Here is my two cents about the discussion. Firstly: Going back to the old wiki's rating system might not work as I found a couple articles where one user rated 5 on everything but by like 3 others was rated 2s and 3s, yet it showed up as 5 for everything on the main article and one had to look at the discussion to find the more realistic ratings, this is not a particulary good argument and I know that , but do we want the same thing to happen here on this wiki? even to one article. Secondly: Why not have a Rating Election page or some such were possible candidates are selected based on how balanced they rate some pages and if they do well enough they are given rating capabilities, if not there ratings are stricken from the record. Thirdly: You could elect a certain day of the week Ratings Day where you rate like 5 or ten articles and then can do whatever you want. Fourth and Final: why not instead of arguing over the ratings you could actually RATE something, just for a change, might be an idea. With many smiley faces. --Stryker-Fyre 12:10, February 3, 2010 (UTC)
- I might be new here in this wiki but I'll still express my opinion (the worst that can happen is everyone ignore it, so... free expression ftw). I've recently came back to activity in the D&D comunity and I found out what happened to the old wiki. Even though that was horrible, one thing that didn't went wrong (in my opinion) was the rating system. As for what I've seen so far, there are a few raters over here. If everyone could rate in the same system that there was in the paleowiki (I've found this term very funny) (and I don't mean the SAME system, just the giving a numeric note with a justification, open for anyone), we would have a good number of well thought ratings and a few "ill thought" ones. If a rating was unfair (as a maximum rating for a crappy article or a crappy rating for FA material), the RC would have the power to nullify it. Other than that, uncoherent or unjustified ratings would automatically be nullified. The authors could update the ratings to the pages, keeping the RC from getting overloaded.
- Then the ratings would be averaged, say a score from 6~8 would be bronze, 8~9 would be silver and 9~10 would be gold. For the FA, there could be like a voting amongst the best rated gold ones and the articles would slowly being "promoted" to FA. Let's be real, we have a quite mature community from what I've seen and giving a justified coherent rating take sometime, so that people wouldn't spend that time just to give a hideous rating and get it negated. --ElfsMaster 23:12, February 9, 2010 (UTC)
- I agree. I never really saw anything wrong with the paleowiki's system other than the but-heads using it (I mean Celestial Dire Lions as a FA? Really?).--ThirdEmperor 05:21, February 10, 2010 (UTC)
- Indeed, the only issues were the equal-priority categories and the unintelligent ratings -- and the latter issue wasn't much of a problem, because we were actually doing a fairly good job at weeding those out. --DanielDraco 23:53, February 11, 2010 (UTC)


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When combined with the point Liver 3, we have what is called the "four gates." This point combination is especially powerful at moving qi and is used quite frequently for this purpose.
When combined with the points Large Intestine 11 and Large Intestine 15, we have what is called a "chain and lock." This combination is useful when treating any issues with the arm from tendonitis to numbness to muscle pain.
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You don't need to be knowledgeable about classical music to savor Pianomania any more than you need to know about Donkey Kong to enjoy TheKing of Kong. The Vienna-set documentary burrows into the professional life of Steinway & Sons' chief technician and master tuner Stephan Knüpfer. By necessity, Knüpfer takes an empathetic approach to fulfilling the needs of both pianists (we watch him work with some of the greats) and pianos — which, though massive, are fragile creatures of wood and wire. Directors Lilian Franck and Robert Cibis eschew "How'd you get started?" chitchat and instead observe the lanky, intense Knüpfer during the year-long preparation for a recording session in which Pierre-Laurent Aimard will perform Bach's The Art of the Fugue. Their camera takes a fantastic voyage to the innards of the instrument, as Knüpfer labors to achieve the artist's desired effect with materials as complex as sound reflector panels and as simple as a strategically placed piece of felt.
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With over 81 million inhabitants, Egypt is the largest of the Arab states in population, and the homeland of the largest group of Arab Americans in the state of New Jersey. Studies of Egyptian culture, history, and politics form a significant aspect of faculty research at Rutgers, as part of a broader interdisciplinary study of the Middle East. Students and faculty interested in Egypt draw primarily from the social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences.
A number of Rutgers faculty are engaged in research on Egypt that cover topics including the politics of translation practice in colonial and postcolonial contexts, and the connection between translation, modernity, and popular fiction in early twentieth century Egypt. Rutgers scholars are also engaged in research on the comparative cultural, intellectual, and social history of the modern Middle East (with specific reference to Egypt and Iran) combining interdisciplinary, transnational, and comparative theoretical and methodological approaches including women's and gender studies, media and performance studies, and cultural studies. Additionally, Rutgers faculty are engaged in collaborative research projects with colleagues at Egyptian institutions. For example, Elsayed A. Elsayed (Industrial Engineering, School of Engineering (SOE)) is engaged in a joint project with American University in Cairo on innovative approaches for the design of lightweight and low-cost furniture. Lisa Carol Klein (Materials Science and Engineering, SOE) is collaborating on research on laser dopants in glass with scholars at Cairo University. Randy Gaugler of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) is collaborating with the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture on biology and biocontrol of scarab beetles attacking crops.
The CMES has also hosted distinguished Egyptian scholars, such as Minister of Social Solidarity, Gouda Abdel-Khalek (Cairo University), and Karima Korayem (al-Azhar University). While pursuing his research at Rutgers, Professor Abdel-Khalek also taught a course, "The Middle East and the World Economy" under the auspices of the Economics Department and the Middle Eastern Studies Program.
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Movie Review: Crazy, Stupid, Love
The directing duo of Glenn Ficarra and John Requa strike gold with this romantic comedy.
Directors: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa Rating: PG-13 Studio: Carousel Productions
Considering the toxic state to which the genre has devolved, no wonder hearing the very words "romantic comedy" can be blood-freezing. Yeah, we're calling you out The Back-Up Plan, The Ugly Truth, Rumor Has It, Bride Wars, The Wedding Planner, Good Luck Chuck, 27 Dresses and your endless hellspawn. But sailing right over this sea of comedy sludge, ghastly casting and prehistoric sexual politics is Crazy, Stupid, Love—unpredictable, richly detailed, terrifically acted, biting and funny as hell.
Steve Carell plays the high school sweetheart and longtime husband of Julianne Moore, who announces one night at dinner that she wants a divorce and that she's slept with someone else. Reeling, the monogamous, dweeby, Supercuts-groomed Carell hurls himself into the shark tank of upscale singles bars and one-nighters with the likes of sexy, p.o.'d, AA-attending schoolteacher Marisa Tomei. Carell sticks out as such a loser in the club scene that he gets taken on as a pity project by Ryan Gosling, an acid-tongued, perfectly groomed, thoroughly phony babe-magnet. It turns out there's more to Gosling than meets the eye, though, because he has a thing for sharp-witted, hotshot new law school grad Emma Stone, who constantly busts him for being an empty designer suit but who prefers his washboard abs to the wishy-washy attentions of her dullard boss, played by Josh Groban. Then there's Moore's and Carell's 13-year-old son (Jonah Bobo) who's obsessed with his 17-year-old "soul mate" babysitter (Analeigh Tipton, terrific) who, in turn, is obsessed with Carell, who wants to avenge himself on Moore's smitten coworker Kevin Bacon who…well you get the idea.
The weaving-together of these various characters and their plot strands takes its sweet time but, in the end, it is a thing of beauty and pure pleasure. In fact, the movie is a kind of La Ronde set against the landscape of social networking where a bunch of aching characters constantly text and sext because they're not doing all that much actual connecting. Crazy, Stupid, Love rides on a sharp, meandering but satisfying screenplay by Dan Fogelman (Cars, Tangled) that entertainingly demonstrates how low concept can, in the hands of experts, yield high pleasure. Directed by Glen Ficarra and John Requa (I Love You Phillip Morris) and acted by a cast that swings for the fences, the movie at its best recalls About a Boy, Jerry Maguire and peak James L. Brooks.
Of all the movie's surprises, though, it's the performance of Gosling that sticks. After exemplary work in so many indies, the actor steps it up to something sharp as nails and surprisingly openhearted—a flat-out brilliant, doesn't-miss-a-trick comic turn that has movie star written all over it. He and the wonderful Stone generate so much zingy chemistry together that you almost resent it when the movie's multiple plot strands pull the focus away from them. Even if you find yourself wishing the movie's conclusions were tougher and less conventional, as crowd-pleasers go, this one's pretty much state of the art. Just do yourself a favor and see it before everyone starts spoiling all the good stuff.
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Playboy Contributing Editor Stephen Rebello has written many Playboy Interview and 20 Questions features. He is the author of such books as the notorious Bad Movies We Love (with Edward Margulies) and Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho, the latter of which has inspired a dramatic feature film set for production in 2012. His most recent Playboy Interviews include Josh Brolin and Cameron Diaz.


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Green Room - NYC from Local's Perspective
Size60 m²
Floor No.2
- Internet/WiFi
- Kitchen
- Towels
- Family/child friendly
- Pets allowed
- Air conditioning
Accommodation summary
|520 - 23rd Street, 07087 Union City, United States
|Property type
|Private room
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
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|Calendar updated
|A week ago
This is one room in a 2 bedroom apartment located on the top floor of a 2-family home. The building is situated in a quiet location, yet it is just around the corner from the business district and a few blocks to the buses that take you to Manhattan in 15 minutes.
Please note: with this screen you are booking/inquiring to rent just one of the bedrooms. If you are interested in renting the entire apartment go to Wimdu/9NCF3BI7
It is ideal for people looking to visit the city for a couple of days as well as people looking to stay for a couple of months. Please message me if you are interested in staying for an extended period of time and I will be happy to discuss long-term pricing with you then.
The apartment has been completely renovated, including the bathroom. The walls have been newly painted and all furniture is brand new!
Please make sure that you check all my other listing – the RedRoom (Wimdu/1Q05PZOR & the entire Apartment - see above), and if you don't find the dates you're looking for, shoot me an inquiry anyways and I'll do what I can to help you, including recommending other great local hosts.
Great energy and very peaceful! Feel free to message me with any questions!
ABOUT YOUR ROOM and the house:
* There is a fully equipped kitchen and refrigerator. We provide coffee, tea and hot chocolate. We encourage you to make yourself at home. Depending on the length of your stay, you can stack up on food and drink, there is plenty of storage space! We suggest restaurants (menus on the book shelf of those that deliver!)
* Keypad code (no physical keys) so you can come and go as you please
* There is a key to each bedroom to assure privacy and security
* Your bedroom (Red Room) has a "queen-sized" bed and a large closet. The room comfortably accommodates two people
* Free WIFI
* Includes all linens, blankets, towels and pillows
* Share kitchen and bathrooms with other guests
* We can install child proof rail guards
* LGBT friendly
I do not live in the house. I like to come by the morning after guests arrive to answer all questions and to make sure everything is in order. After that I keep in contact with guests via WhatsApp or other applications (Email or phone), so we can be in contact at all times. I am only a few blocks away and can be there in 10 minutes if need be.
The Neighborhood
* Located in Union City, NJ, a very short direct bus ride to the Times Square area
* Five blocks from gorgeous Manhattan views (along Hudson River)
* Best 'cafe con leche' in town around the corner. You'll wonder why you spend so much at Starbucks!
* Buses to Manhattan/Times Square run every minute during day, and every 4 minutes at night. Buses run 24/7.
It is easier and faster to commute into the City from Union City than commuting from Brooklyn or Queens. If you were to stay in the Bronx it would take you 40 min to get to Times Square. If you were to stay in Brooklyn it would take you the same amount of time as subways in Brooklyn are not direct. If you were to stay in Manhattan you would not find a place as big as this one for this price.
* Great grocery and wine/liquor stores in the neighborhood; a Bodega around the corner (open until 11pm), an Italian deli across the street from it, and the supermarket is just a few blocks away.
* Very safe neighborhood, lots of great restaurants and bakeries but also very quiet at night.
Believe it or NOT – it is possible to be outside of Manhattan and so close to it, yet it's true. Here are some facts about transportation:
1. Apartment is 5 minutes (7 blocks) walking from the central bus stop at post office.
2. The jitney bus is very frequent, I rarely wait for it more than 2 to 3 minutes. Most of the time you won't even wait at all. You will get to the bus stop and a bus will be there.
3. Buses are available 24/7 so you can catch them even when you spend the whole evening out.
4. The price of these express buses is $3 onboard, and $2.50 if you buy tickets at ticket window #23 at Port Authority Bus Terminal
5. You won't find a timetable or route on the internet for these buses, it's a private bus company that runs many lines in and out of Manhattan
6. City bus #22 runs every 30 minutes into Hoboken, home of the Cake Boss, Birthplace of Frank Sinatra and Baseball (where you can also catch the PATH into Manhattan 33rd Street and/or the World Trade Center) and bus #123 every 15-30 minutes (during commute hours) into Manhattan's Port Authority (42nd Street & 8th Avenue – Times Square)
Easy city bus access to Jersey Garden Outlet Mall, much closer and as good as Woodbury Commons.
We are also close to Hoboken, Weehawken and Jersey City.
House rulesABOUT PARKING:
Being an urban area, parking is tight. We will provide a visitor pass so you have the same privilege as residents. Please note, that you must not forget to return this pass, otherwise we will need to charge you $35.00. For those who are not familiar with the parking system in the US, you must adhere to the parking rules - ie NO parking in fire zones / handicapped zones; sweep days; parking meters need to be adhered to and if you get a ticket, do not assume that you will not get another one if you don't move your car.
Many ask about the price and extra fees and how to pay. When you put in the dates and number of people into the WIMDU program you will get your total cost. There are no taxes or extra fees on top of this, but WIMDU adds their fee. It varies between 6-12% on top of our price.
All the payments are safely made with credit card to WIMDU when booking. They hold the money until the day you check in and will then transfer it to us.
Bookings with us are done with the "strict" cancellation policy and all cancellations should be done through WIMDU. This being said, if we manage to re-rent the place the nights you have canceled we can give a bigger refund to you than what the strict cancellation policy dictates. The earlier you cancel the bigger the chance that we will find other guests.
DEPOSIT IS FOR KEYS + VISITOR PASS or any damages that may have occurred. IT WILL BE REFUNDED TO YOU BY WIMDU AFTER YOU HAVE CHECKED OUT.
To confirm that you have read the entire description, please include the secret word "GreenwichVillage" in your inquiry to me.
Check out by 11am – if you need to stay longer, a special request can be made, depending if we need the room the same or the next day.
I was born in Vienna, Austria and have been living in the States for some 4 decades. I lived in Greenwich Village and the East Village (NYC) for 25 years - I consider myself a true New Yorker still, although I now live in New Jersey! I speak German and English and the people in the building speak Spanish!
House Rules
You are sharing the living room, kitchen and bath with another guest. Please be respectful and considerate and clean up after yourself, especially after using the bathroom. Please wash all the dishes, dry them, put them away and take out the garbage before you check out (see recycling notice on the bulletin board).
Security Deposit is held to ensure return of Room Key & Visitors Parking Pass. Please leave your room key in the door lock upon check out, and the parking pass on the bulletin board to make sure that deposit is instantly refunded to you. Check out by 11am
Smoking is not allowed in the apartment – please smoke outside in front of house.
The house is in a quiet residential neighborhood, so PLEASE NO noise after 11pm.
There is lovely family living on the first floor, who can also answer questions.
Please keep food in the kitchen, we keep a pest free house and wish to continue to do so.
NB. Absolutely no downloading of copyrighted materials (no bit torrent, for example). Any copyright infringement by guests is subject to release of guests' info to copyright holder for further action.
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
|Price for > 2 guests
|$ 35 AU per guest/night extra
|Check-in after
|On arrangement
|Check-in before
|On arrangement
|Check-out before
|On arrangement
|Cancellation Policy
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It was a pleasure meeting you hannelore. with a lot of important information, you gave me, i was ready for new york! thank you for everything!
It was all very well explained, the apartment is clean and contains everything you need you need. Hannelore Leavy was very hospitable, they told us very much and was always to achieve if you still had questions and was always very happy to help. We can help without restrictions. Thanks to them for their hospitality. Lg Waldemar & Svenja
Es war alles sehr gut erklärt, die wohnung ist sauber und enhält alles nötige was man braucht. Frau Hannelore Leavy war sehr gastfreundlich, sie hat uns sehr viel erklärt und war immer zu erreichen falls man noch Fragen hatte und hat immer sehr gerne geholfen. Wir können sie ohne einschränkungen weiterhelfen. Vielen dank an sie für ihre gastfreundlichkeit. Lg waldemar & svenja
We were two couples and had a very nice stay in Hannelore's apartment!
The bus from NJ to NY is perfect and we had such a little distance from the hustle and NY. Should we again make the trip to NY, we would definitely choose again this accommodation.
Wir waren zwei Pärchen und hatten einen sehr schönen Aufenthalt in Hannelores Apartment!
Die Busverbindung von NJ nach NY ist perfekt und wir hatten so ein wenig Abstand zum hektischen NY. Sollten wir uns mal wieder auf die Reise nach NY machen, würden wir auf jeden fall wieder diese Unterkunft wählen.
We are delighted with our stay in New York. Hannelore has received and gave us a lot of explanations about tours, buses ....
She is very nice and our listening.
His apartment is nice, clean and well located.
We strongly recommend its housing
Nous sommes enchantés de notre séjour à New York. Hannelore nous a bien reçu et nous a donné beaucoup d'explications, sur les visites, les bus....
Elle est très gentille et à notre écoute.
Son appartement est agréable, propre et bien situé.
Nous recommandons vivement son logement
Wonderful stay in this apartment. Just 15 minutes away from manhattan by bus. The apartment is equipped with everything a family need. And is also very clean!!
The property is located for a trip to New York super (only about 10 minutes by bus to the city center and we never waited more than 5 minutes for a bus). The neighborhood seems very safe (many families with children) and one can experience the suburban living there. The room is very nice and even includes a walk-in closet. Everything was very clean and Hannelore is a terrific hostess. It provides lots of information's about the city and its people and is insanely tried to stay to make as pleasant as possible. If we go back to New York we would go back Book this room.
Die Unterkunft liegt für eine New York-Reise super (nur ca 10 Min mit dem Bus in die Innenstadt und wir haben nie länger als 5 Min auf einen Bus gewartet). Das Wohnviertel erscheint sehr sicher (viele Familien mit Kindern) und man kann dort das Vorstadtleben erleben. Das Zimmer ist sehr schön und beinhaltet sogar einen begehbaren Kleiderschrank. Alles war sehr sauber und Hannelore ist eine grandiose Gastgeberin. Sie liefert jede Menge Info's über Stadt und Leute und ist wahnsinnig bemüht den Aufenthalt so angenehm wie möglich zu machen. Falls wir wieder nach New York kommen würden wir sofort wieder dieses Zimmerbuchen.
Perfect apartment 10 minutes by bus from Time Square. We had the red room with a nice 2 bed. Hannelore is a great welcoming. In the weeks before much mail had contact in order to organize everything perfectly. She helped us arrange transport from airport to the apartment. You enter the apartment by using a numeric code, very easy to use. For your bedroom you have a separate key. Shower and toilet were very new and clean. The next day after our arrival rejoice Hannelore us with a box of donuts and all information about New York City and where you should be for all. Highly recommended for anyone visiting New York.
Perfecte appartement op 10 minuten met de bus vanaf Time Square. Wij hadden de rode kamer met een fijn 2 persoonsbed. Hannelore is een prima gastvrij. In de weken ervoor al veel mail contact gehad om zo alles perfect te organiseren. Ze heeft ons geholpen het vervoer te regelen vanaf vliegveld naar het appartement. Het appartement kom je binnen door gebruik van een cijfercode, heel makkelijk te gebruiken. Voor je eigen slaapkamer heb je een aparte sleutel. Douche en wc waren erg nieuw en schoon. De eerst volgende dag na onze aankomst verblijde Hannelore ons met een doos Donuts en alle uitleg over New York city en waar je moest zijn voor alles. Aanrader voor iedereen die New York bezoekt.
This was our first experience. Had a great and pleasant stay, the appartment was super and very clean, with all the equipment a home needs.The area was also very quite and peaceful. Ppl very nice and helpful. The busstop to New York is just 5min away, and takes you in 10min depending on traffic.oneway ticket is around 3$. Hannelore is a superb host. So helpful before and during the stay. Everything was just perfect, we will definetly come again and with the whole family.
The accommodation in Hannelore's apartment was the i - the cake for our New York stay!
Hannelore is a great hostess who took us by surprise on the first morning with a delicious breakfast. She gets around the clock for questions and goes all wishes. They are super excursions and equips an out with all the important information about the apartment and surrounding area.
The Red Room has exceeded our expectations by far. It was definitely more beautiful than to see the pictures. The room has a very spacious walk-in closet, where you can accommodate all shopping achievements. The entire apartment was super modern and very clean.
We recommend to anyone this apartment and will be back definitely when we are next in New York.
Die Unterkunft in Hannelore's Wohnung war das i - Tüpfelchen für unseren New York Aufenthalt!
Hannelore ist eine tolle Gastgeberin, die uns am ersten Morgen mit einem leckeren Frühstück überrascht hat. Sie steht rund um die Uhr für Fragen zur Verfügung und geht allen Wünschen nach. Sie gibt super Ausflugstipps und stattet einen mit allen wichtigen Informationen rund um die Wohnung und Umgebung aus.
Der Red Room hat unsere Erwartungen bei Weitem übertroffen. Es war definitiv noch schöner als auf den Bildern zu sehen. Das Zimmer hat einen sehr geräumigen begehbaren Kleiderschrank, in dem man alle Shoppingerrungenschaften unterbringen kann. Die gesamte Wohnung war super modern und sehr sauber.
Wir empfehlen jedem diese Wohnung weiter und werden auf jeden Fall wiederkommen, wenn wir das nächste Mal in New York sind.
We were delighted with the apartment, very clean and nice. With the bus service it's easy to join NY!
Hannelore is friendly and is anxious to help. Unfortunately, we have not been able to meet and I regret it.
Apartment choice that I recommend!
Nous avons été ravis de l'appartement, très propre et agréable. Avec le service des bus il est facile de rejoindre NY!
Hannelore est sympathique et a le souci de vous aider. Nous n'avons malheureusement pas pu la rencontrer et je le regrette.
Choix d'appartement que je recommande!
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Friday, July 31, 2009
First they bash it, then they use it.
GNU/Linux is a really good concept. It empowers the end user and gives you tons of choices, power and freedom. You can choose from hundreds of different distributions, install thousands of free software and customize your OS significanty if you choose to. On the other hand, most proprietary software locks you in and dictates to you what you can do or not do with it. The open source community is based on freedom to copy, modify and redistribute. It is a very different way of thinking than we are currently used to. So, I don't take the people too seriously when they are bashing GNU/Linux because I know that some of them will in a couple of years or even sooner be installing this operating system. GNU/Linux is here to stay and the concept will definitely spread no matter how much illogical resistance there will be. Even Google is getting on board and going to create their own OS based on the Linux kernel. For sure a large company like that will get more people to try it out. There is something to the GNU/Linux community and when the people get to know it properly they will stop bashing it and be part of it. Today's bashers are probably future GNU/Linux users. Illogical? Yes. But that is human nature.
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- AnonymousJuly 31, 2009 at 6:07 PM
True. I know of several people who are running Linux even though in the past they were making fun of it.ReplyDelete
I run unix and windows and an iphone and pick on all three of them :) does that make me an equal opportunity operating system basher ;)ReplyDelete
True. I have seen several people bashing it and later on using it. Nice to read your blog.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 1, 2009 at 5:36 AM
Not so strange really...ReplyDelete
Earlier they had to understand it, and they didn't...
Now, they don't have to.... and they use it.
- AnonymousAugust 1, 2009 at 11:08 AM
There's a famous quote about this, either by Mark Twain or Bernard Shaw (or some other author, my memory really failed here):ReplyDelete
- When first presented to a new idea, some people dismiss it: "It's just a fad, just another novelty". Later when they finally adopt it, they say: "Obviously I use like everybody else, it's such an old thing".
I guess for some people being late-comers is not just a feature -- it's an entire philosophy of life. They loathe being first in _anything_ . When a sufficient number of people start to use Linux, they'll use it naturally as if there would be no other alternative.
They aggressively don't want to get noticed, I guess... that someone would go to such great lengths to go unnoticed -- that baffles me...
The more I run Ubuntu, the more I bash windows. I can't even wait for it to boot up any more. It takes forever!!ReplyDelete
- StephenAugust 1, 2009 at 2:15 PM
I have used Linux since the summer of 2004. I ponder using it before that time but was afraid of messing up my system. When I built my first computer I decided to try Linux. It was love at first sight.My first computer was a Commodore . Users regularly programed their computers. I was even doing some assembly programming. Then Microsoft drove almost every other O.S. out of business. Programming tools and hardware became so expensive that I could no longer afford my hobby. I grew ignorant how the newer systems worked. After I adopted Linux and hardware prices had dropped I returned to this old love. Every thing in the Linux O.S. is so well documented and hardware is now affordable. If Linux had been invented in the early eighties Microsoft would never have survived. If Unix had done what Linus did Microsoft would not of survived. With hardware getting cheaper and open source software getting so good, Microsoft will be force to change their business model to survive.ReplyDelete
I sure hope they all search with Bing rather than that Linux-based Google ;-p How many gadgets in their houses run on Linux? Their Tivo, their television, their media player?ReplyDelete
I've heard people over the last 10+ years telling me that Linux would catch up to Windows on the Desktop. They were frustrated then when I told them that I felt Windows would be the dominant OS on the Desktop and they're frustrated now when I mention the same thing. This does not make me a predominant Windows user though. I use a Mac for audio/video work (Linux just doesn't have the same level of software in these areas) and a Pc for gaming (Linux has no DirectX).ReplyDelete
So my argument(s) against Linux for the Desktop are actually just as valid now as they were 10+ years ago.
I use Linux now (on a mult-boot config with XP) for web surfing and occassional web dev work.
- AnonymousAugust 2, 2009 at 4:25 PM
Enough with the "GNU/Linux" nonsense. Please ignore Stallman's self-promotional blather. Just because he couldn't finish his kernel doesn't mean he deserves to take credit for Linux.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 2, 2009 at 9:13 PM
"Enough with the "GNU/Linux" nonsense. Please ignore Stallman's self-promotional blather. Just because he couldn't finish his kernel doesn't mean he deserves to take credit for Linux."ReplyDelete
but he's not trying to take credit for linux, he's taking credit for GNU. It's gnu + linux after all.
- AnonymousAugust 3, 2009 at 4:47 AM
I really like the freedom GNU/Linux offers. I am using it from 2001 and got a very good career because of it. Now I use Opensolaris also. I feel windows is ok, but Linux/Unix is great as they allow you to use it as you want to use not as dictated by some companies. It's free so give a try is well worth the time. Ubuntu/Opensolaris is really sleek OS with Plug and play for most of the devices. Buy any branded machine with no OS and install Ubuntu/Opensolaris and enjoy for the years that machine survives. !!!ReplyDelete


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To our guests we are happy to offer a small breakfast at ' Italian (coffee ' , tea , milk, biscuits or cakes made at home). The room for our guests is provided with a small balcony , a computer with wi fi without limits, a desk with chair banana , a wardrobe and a vintage rocking chair. On disposal , the bathroom more ' large with a tub in front of the bedroom, equipped with a shower and shampoo products .
Breakfast will be served in the lounge. In the kitchen you can store your drinks in the fridge.
The cost includes accommodation, breakfast at 'Italian , bed linen and towels and daily housekeeping.
We are available to make your stay as pleasant as possible .
Welcome to our home ! !
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|3 weeks
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Antonella and Lilo are the most generous and kindliest hosts you could imagine. They helped us with everything and made our stay in Rome a beautiful time. The room was really nice and clean. Definitely would come again. Thanks a lot!
Thank you very much Antonella and Lillo for all your attentions and your hospitality! we have felt like being at our own home. Best option for our stay in Rome!
Very nice and friendly and helpful.
The room is nice and clean also the bathroom.
Antonella and Lilo are very helpful and give hs many information about rom.
If we go next time to rom we hope can stay there again.
The house was only 5 minutes from the metro
Thank you again tobias and clarissa
Highly recommended to stay. Very nice and helpful hosts, room and bathroom (own) are clean. There is a computer with internet in your room.
Flat is located in quiet area, close to metro station.
Very good experience. The place is very clean and comfortable, close to a metro station, in a nice and quiet neighberhood. The hosts were very kind and helpful - helped us with everything we asked about, prepared food for us and insisted on giving us some home-baked cake (delicious!) for the way back. I really recommend this place to people coming to visit Rome.
We had a lovely and amazing stay at Antonella and Lilo! Everything was arranged well and they were very kind in helping us around.
Thank you so much for your kindness and hospitality :).
We had a great time with Antonella and Lillo, they cater to all our needs and helped us with our trip to be more enjoyable. The place has a great location, close to metro and bus lines, the bath is private and they keep their apartment very clean.
I learned more about good Italian food and how to make espresso. I highly recommend their place!
Very nice and friendly hosts, comfortable room and bathroom. Nearby the centre of the city. Easy to reach with the metro. A good place to stay for a city trip!
Antonella and Lillo are very kind. They will help you as much as possible.
I certainly had a pleasant stay with them.
I would like to recommend this accomodation to other people when they are planning to stay in Roma.
We really had unforgatable stay with Antonella and Lillino.
We met lillino first and then Antonella.Antonella and Lillino was a very intent hosts who helped us a lot in every issue.
They r very nice person and always smiling with big opening heart.I dont have words to describ thier family character.
The very special thing by Antonella and Lillino is We felt very comfortable. u think that u r at home or grandmom home.
In the morning italian breakfast: rusk ,italian Espresso, juice,jam,and so on. The location is also good and Clean.
They were both marvelous hosts.Antonella apartment was the perfect choice its very clean and comfortable and we would never hesitate to go there again!!! It was a very comfortable stay. I would recommend this place to anyone.
And we thank u for the unforgatble Delicious Dinner only for us(Makaroni with Formago)No body can do like u Lillino Thank u .
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Apartment Near Andrássy Avenue - King Residence
Size35 m²
Floor No.
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Internet/WiFi
- Towels
Accommodation summary
|Király, 1077 Budapest, Hungary
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|Property ID
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The apartment is on the first floor of a 19th century Hungarian Classic building, looking on a quiet courtyard. It is accessible by stairs from the main street entrance.
The fully-equipped kitchenette offers a cook top, oven, microwave oven, a refrigerator/ freezer,washing machine, sink and shelf for all necessary utensils and appliances.
There is a shower cabin in the small bathroom.The toilet and the bathroom are in the same room.
All bed linen, towels and kitchenware are provided. Amenities include a TV, free Internet connection, hairdryer, iron. Other services include free cleaning service once per week. Utilities and taxes are included in the rate.
Budapest Guide books and maps are also available.
Our apartment is located in the City Center of Budapest. All metro lines are just 2 tram stops from it, as well as the main Train Station. Market, shops, restaurants are in a few minutes walk distance. Main attractions, and the most visited parts of Budapest are very close.
House rulesNot a party flat, as the house is very silent. No smoking in the apartment.
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
|Price for > 2 guests
|R 152 ZAR per guest/night extra
|Maximum nights
|1 year
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|On arrangement
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|On arrangement
|Check-out before
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|Cancellation Policy
Reviews of this property
A goed hostess. I get information how to travel from the station to this appartement and was stil waiting at the door. Very nice and clean. The appartement was very quite and in the area are many shops and you have many public traffic around it to go to every direction.
The flat had everything we need, perfect location and perfect atmosphere. A friend of his came to handle us the keys and was nice. We are very glad yo have chosen this apartment.
Very nice and comfortable place not far away from the center.You got everything around what you need for a careless stay.
Szabolcs is a very nice and careful host, who was every time ready to help if there was a problem!
Very nice apartment, full equipated and very weel located.
He was trying to help in all indications to visit the city succesfully.
Cute little place in a wonderful location. I loved staying at this flat because it has everything you need and a great kitchen. Bathroom is newly renovated and everything is great. Checkin was no problem and the location is great: Only 50m to Erszebet korüt and the party district is in walking distance.
We were met on time and let into the apartment. It's in a very good location and it set back for the road in a lovely quiet residential block. It was up a flight of stairs with no lift but that didn't matter to us. The kitchen was very well equipped. The shower and bathroom were nice too. There was a lot of information about the city in the lounge which was very helpful. We had a great stay thanks!
Szalbocs to thank for your quick response and tried.
Apartment clean, comfortable, well equipped and located in a quiet, well-located public transport and shopping street.
Highly recommended.
Dar las gracias a Szalbocs, por su rapidez de respuesta y trató.
Apartamento limpio, confortable , bien equipado y situado en una calle tranquila y bien situada de transporte público y comercios.
Muy recomendable.
Szabolcs was a great host, helped us get to the apartment (giving us step by step what we had to do), and once there, waiting for us despite arriving an hour and a half late for a flight delay. He gave us a map and told us all the interesting places in the city where we could go. And if we had any questions or problems, always she answered the phone, even though it was busy.
The apartment was very clean and tidy with absolutely everything you could need and is very close to the center in a nice area. Although small, it is well distributed, even for a long stay. We recommend it 100%.
Thank you so much, Szabolcs. We are pleased to having met you !!!
Szabolcs fue un anfitrión genial, nos ayudó a llegar al apartamento (dándonos paso a paso lo que teníamos que hacer), y una vez allí, nos estaba esperando a pesar de llegar hora y media tarde por un retraso del vuelo. Nos dio un mapa y nos dijo todos los sitios interesantes de la ciudad adonde podíamos ir. Y si teníamos alguna pregunta o problema, siempre contestaba al móvil, aunque estuviera ocupado.
El apartamento estaba muy limpio y ordenado, con absolutamente todo lo que pudieras necesitar y está muy cerca del centro en una zona muy agradable. Aunque es pequeño, está muy bien distribuído, incluso para una larga estancia. Lo recomendamos 100%.
Thank you so much, Szabolcs. We are pleased to having met you!!!
All great. Super good and super clean and very antento Zsalbolcs. Q There is a walking distance from the center but the price / quality ratio is good.
Todo genial. Super bien y super limpio y Zsalbolcs muy antento. Hay q caminar unos minutos hasta el centro pero la relación calidad/precio es buena.
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