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Cosy Apartment for 6 people
Maximální počet hostů6
Počet místností3
Velikost62 m²
Floor No.1
- Uzamykatelný pokoj
- Kuchyně
- Balkón/terasa
- Pračka / sušička
- Parkování k dispozici
- Vhodné pro akce
- Televize
- Internet/WiFi
Accommodation summary
|Maurycego Beniowskiego, 80-001 Gdańsk, Polsko
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The apartment consists of three rooms. Area 62 square meters
One room with kitchenette.
Bathroom with toilet. Large terrace, on the floor of family house.
We have two double beds and two single beds (4 beds). In this year we have new real double bed! The main advantage is the independence and convenient location in the Tri-City. To the sea near the 1.5 km walk. You can also take tram number 8 under the same beaches.
Close to SKM, tram and bus.
For our guests: WiFi, garden, barbecue, parking, bicycles.
Apartment "Cosy Apartment for 6 people" is the perfect place to relax and visit the Tricity.
Open from 1 to 6 people
* All apartments are non smoking.
Discounts for regular customers ***
In July and August in cycles bookable from Saturday to next Saturday.
Equipment of rooms:
a large wardrobe, shoe cabinets, racks, large mirror
large quadruple wardrobe
room with a terrace:
1-double bed, chest of drawers and cabinets, TV,
table, four chairs,
large terrace (ok.13 m2) - table and chairs
living room:
1-person bed, 1-double bed, chest of drawers with bedside tables, TV,
table 2 chairs
room with kitchen:
1-person bed, chest of drawers, radio, corner "dresser"
table 6 chairs
fridge, stove, microwave, sink,
cutlery and plates, pots pans etc.
2 sets of towels, iron and ironing board, hair dryer,
shower, toilet, washing machine
Parking, wireless internet access throughout the property, the area - solid fence not visible from the outside, grill, terrace with table and chairs,
Domovní řádClient is financially responsible for damage caused to the apartment and its equipment.
Cover the costs should be made not later than the day of departure.
In July and August in cycles bookable from Saturday to next Saturday.
Customers must observe quiet hours between the hours of 22.30 to 6.00.
In our apartments are non smoking!
Smoking is allowed only on the terrace or in the garden.
Early arrival and late departure from the apartment, by prior arrangement with the owner. Extra pay, on request possibility
you receive (up to 4 people) from the railway or bus station (5 euro) or airport in Gdansk (9 euro)
|Maximální délka pobytu
|1 měsíc
|Příjezd po
|Check-in before
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I enjoyed the stay at Ewa's apartment very much. It 's located in Oliwa, and the train station to get to Gdansk centre is within walking distance.
Three rooms with beds for up to 6 people, and a nice balcony.
Would definitely come again!
The apartment is located in the Oliwa district of Gdansk - perfect if you're planning to visit the Tri-City of Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia. Oliwa itself and the surrounding quarters have some noteworthy places such as the cathedral, zoo, President Ronald Reagan Park, Brzezno beach and pier. The apartment has a very good connection to public transportation, especially train and tram (about 5-10 minutes away on foot). The huge shopping centres Galeria Baltycka and Riviera are only a couple of train stops away from Oliwa. The apartment was quite clean and tidy and was a good size for a family of 6 people. Arranging arrival and departure with Ewa was really easy and convenient. She is very helpful and will be more than willing to give you a few tips. Definitely good value for money!
The Apartment was very dirty and worn. Everything was dirty, bathroom/shower, floors, carpets on the floors, we had to go with shoes inside. Cups and glasses we had to wash before use.
Bed clothes were clean. Ewa was a cozy lady
We've been staying at Ewa's place two times by now, and we can nothing but recommend it. The appartment is tidy, presents everything you would need for holidays and it's close to the station, so it's only a matter of minutes to reach the city-center of Gdansk, Sopot or Gdynia.
Ewa is the nicest host thinkable, most ready to help in all kinds of concern and an altogether wonderful person. Whenever we'll be staying in the region of Gdansk her place will surely be our first choice!
Very good place too stay in. if we go back to Poland, I can definitely see myself staying here again
It´s the right appartment for a relaxed stay in Gdansk. We enjoyed it very much! The big balcony was great! A plus factor was also the safe parking place in the yard.
Ewa is helpful and friendly host. Nice apartment near the train. Perfect for exploring Tricities area.
Flat: Its a very nice, cheap and clean Flat, where you feel directly comfortable. There is everything in the flat that you need and we very fully satisfied.
The nicest in this flat is the huge balcony where you can sit with 6 people in the sun.
Location: 25 min to the beach by feet and 7 min to Tram.
Owner of flat: Ewa is a nice helpful person. She pick us up at midnight from Trainstation and brought us to McDo. She was all the time very helpful.
See you again!
Lovely Apartment within 10mins train ride to both Sopot and Gdansk. Ewa is a great host and very helpful when it comes to organising transport. Thankyou Ewa
Dass wir schon zum Dritten Mal bei Ewa Urlaub machen, sagt eigentlich alles :) . Die Wohnung ist gemütlich, es ist alles da, was man braucht. Und Ewa ist großartig. Sie ist nett, jederzeit hilfsbereit und hat tolle Tips, was man sich alles angucken kann. Wir kommen mit Sicherheit auch ein viertes Mal.
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What IT dilemmas does a disaster throw up?
Businesses are becoming more aware of the need to protect themselves from a disaster.
Planning for earthquakes, fire, flood or theft is important and part of this planning should include any IT systems in use, without which many businesses cannot function.
Consider a company with 5000 customers. It has its contacts, order details, and accounts stored in a customer relationship management (CRM) or accounting (ERP) system. Without that system being available, how do you interact with your customers? Which invoices have been sent or paid? What orders are they waiting on?
Planning should be done from the business rather than the IT "gear" perspective. What does this business need to operate? Where can we operate from? What data is critical to continued operation? The answers to these questions will assist the creation of a risk management and business continuity plan.
The actions from which will deal specifically with what to do with IT systems and processes.
What non-negotiables are there for SMEs when making sure their systems are protected in times of an emergency?
For any business that uses IT systems, you must have a robust backup and recovery process in place. That is, all critical business data should be backed up daily to media that can and should be stored offsite in a secure location. The "recovery" portion of this process should also be tested. On a monthly basis a test-restore should be performed to prove the data on the media is intact and usable. The offsite storage is critical too. In the event of fire, flood, or another natural disaster preventing access to your building and systems, backups must be accessible from another location. Providers of backup media management and security like Online Security can even offer storage out-of-town.
What did Christchurch SMEs learn from the earthquake about what could go wrong with their company's systems?
In Christchurch, many businesses learnt the hard way just how critical their investment in IT was to the continued operation of their business. Business found themselves without access to their office or warehouse, without power, with no data either paper or electronic, and little surety or timeline for recovering it. Some lost all data which likely included the entire trading history of that business. Access to business premises was a massive problem as the entire CBD was closed off. For those managing daily backups as an essential part of their IT management, they found that they were less useful if located in the same room as the stranded equipment.
Businesses using specialist IT hosting firms such as vBridge were able to access their business IT systems from their new premises or home offices quickly and easily. This enabled them to be up and running in a short period of time, i many cases much faster than their competitors.
What do companies have to invest in to protect their data and customer information?
The key investment required to protect a business's IT systems is time. Time to understand the business and its requirements from IT. Time to put in place a plan that clearly identifies what to do in the event of a disaster. And time to make that IT environment resilient to disaster. As-a-service providers such as vBridge can provide entire hosting solutions that inherently reduce up to 80 per cent of the IT risk that businesses face and do so in a cost effective manner. This is becoming a popular first step for businesses keen to reduce their risk.
Is there special insurance for IT protection?
Outside of actual material damage and business interruption insurances, it should be considered that any investment in a dedicated disaster recovery solution is insurance itself.
What other industry issues emerged during the earthquake which people hadn't thought about?
Traditionally enacting the restoration of business data requires new hardware to be available and purchased. Lead time on hardware delivery and a business's ability to fund hardware outside of an insurance settlement can slow down an attempt to recover.
We successfully restored a number of walk-in businesses from their backup media, turning what was a traditional on-premises solution into a hosted solution immediately. This enabled those businesses to start trading again in a short period of time and additionally reduced their on-going risk from aftershocks. vBridge's Christchurch based datacentres experienced no outages throughout the entire earthquake and aftershock sequence.
In the event of a major disaster the majority of available human resources will be focussed on critical infrastructure (Hospitals, emergency services, critical utilities). Therefore planning and having a disaster recovery solution that can be enacted or partly enacted by employees and trusted business partners is essential.


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Last Modified: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 6:04 PM
By Scooter Hobbs / American Press
The long-term goal never really changes for LSU baseball.
"Every year you roll out of bed at LSU, the goal is to go to Omaha and win when you get there," LSU coach Paul Mainieri said. "I don't like standing up here and knowing that we haven't been to Omaha in three years."
There's a 2-year-old stadium in Omaha for the College World Series that the college baseball's most dominant team over the last 20 years has never played in.
That, Mainieri said, is unacceptable.
"Everyone who follows this program know the goal (Omaha). Anything short of that ends up being disappointing."
LSU has been varying degrees of disappointing since winning the 2009 national championship, including last year when the Tigers won the Southeastern Conference regular season title, but were denied an Omaha trip when heavy underdog Stony Brook took two of three in the super regional in Baton Rouge.
"I believe every year is the year and this year is no different," Mainieri said. "I think my optimism is very well placed."
The Tigers open the season Friday in Alex Box Stadium with a three-game series against Maryland.
Arkansas was picked by the coaches to win the SEC this year, but the different national polls have the Tigers anywhere from No. 3 to No. 10 in the preseason rankings.
"There is no question in my mind we'll be right in the fight," Mainieri said. "The talent is there, the attitude is there and this is a very close-knit team. It's a good combination of experience and youthfulness."
In first baseman Mason Katz and outfielder Raph Rhymes, the Tigers will benefit from the type players who don't normally stick around for the senior seasons.
But neither was drafted very following last season, even though Rhymes led the nation in hitting (.431) after flirting with .500 much of the season as the SEC's player of the year and Katz was second in the SEC with 13 home runs.
They'll be joined in the middle of the Tigers' batting order by freshman shortstop Alex Bregman.
"Those guys ... are going to give us an outstanding heart of the order, maybe the best we've had in a few years," Mainieri said. "I'm excited about that. I'm excited about the rest of the order.
"I think this year's team is going to be more balanced. I thought last year's team had some really exceptional players, but we had two or three spots in our order that were not at the level we would have liked. I think this year's lineup has a much better chance to be solid one through nine."
The best case scenario would be for Katz and Rhymes to at least approach their dream seasons of a year ago, coupled with a bounce-back year for talented junior second baseman JaCoby Jones and for catcher Ty Ross to build on the hot finish to his season.
The newcomers will take over the left side of the infield, which hadn't had a change in four years under the watchful eye of Austin Nola at shortstop and Tyler Hanover at third base.
Most of the preseason buzz has been around shortstop Alex Bregman, a true freshman from Albuquerque, N.M.. who hit .678 in high school.
"I'm putting a lot on this kid's shoulders," Mainieri said. "But there's no doubt in my mind he can handle it.
"Right from the get-go he's going to be a very vital player in our attack. He will bat in the three-hole and start at shortstop as a freshman. That's a lot but I think this kid can handle it.
"I love his enthusiasm, I love his athleticism."
The LSU pitching staff lost ace Kevin Gausman, the No. 4 overall pick in last summer's draft, but has two veteran starters back. The No. 3 starting spot behind sophomore Aaron Nola and Ryan Eades could be a work in progress.
Mainieri has never been afraid to experiment or juggle his lineups and rotations. For the moment, he plans to have lefthander Chris Cotton ready for relief closer duty on Friday night games and, if he doesn't pitch too much or at all to start a series, come back as the Sunday starter,
But a deep staff gives him a lot of options, with veterans such as Kurt McCune, Brent Bonvillain, Nick Rumbelow, Kevin Berry and Joe Broussard.
"The depth and two top-notch starters gives us a real chances," Mainieri said.


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Pyrotechnic warnings capture the imagination
No throwing caution to the wind here, writes Elizabeth ... "My 12-year-old son, a budding pyrotechnician, was scouting the Domain for any firework remnants after Groupe F's incredible show. He found one display shell with the warning: '... step back in a safe distance. Do not have any fart of body over mouth of mortar at any time.' Truly"
God complex at Radio New Zealand
Heard yesterday morning on Radio New Zealand: "Those of you who turned their radios off this morning because of poor reception can now turn them on again as the problem has been fixed." "In all fairness," says Nevile, "the announcer realised how silly this sounded as soon as he spoke, and stifled a bit of a giggle."
Morning Lego drama
"Good morning nice after-hours medical hotline nurse," writes Deb. "My son has swallowed a piece of Lego. What did he swallow? A dagger. A what? A Lego dagger. How big was it? Very small. And how old is your son? Old enough to know better ..."
Misappropriating slang
Sky is launching another re-runs channel for ancient small screen TV shows (a whole new generation of fans for the likes of Bonanza, It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Mork and Mindy and Happy Days). The pay TV provider engaged a brand company to come up with the "channel identity" and the name "Jones" which, according to the press release, is a nod to 70s slang for being "extremely fond of something" ...er, yes, but according to the New York Times the slang term "jones" means an addiction to drugs and is said to have originated among addicts who lived in Great Jones Alley, off Great Jones St.
When online is not all it's cracked up to be
"I'm working on census delivery and collection this year," explains a reader. "During training, we had it emphasised that the online option was one to stress, so it was a part of my little spiel when I handed over the forms. Many residents were interested in it. Of course, if they chose that option, it meant not having to return to pick up the forms. Collectors would get text messages to tell them who had taken the online option. Unfortunately the text messages have often had the wrong information. So collectors knock on doors, only to find that the people there 'did it online days ago'. Many of those people are understandably grumpy to be intruded on by someone who gaily told them 'I won't have to bother you for the forms later on!' and others are just puzzled. I'm wondering if it's the same firm doing the system that manages Novopay?"
Good read: The Professor and the bikini model. Paul Frampton is a 69-year-old physicist who met a Czech bikini model online. Over email and chat, they became romantically involved and she sent him a plane ticket to come meet her at a photo shoot in Bolivia. Then she asked him to bring a bag of hers with him on his flight.
Mashup: I knew you could get stock photography, but stock video is hilarious, especially when you take a business theme for the pictures and add in the sounds of Iggy Azalea's Boss Lady...
News: Be warned, the following story is brief but contains bodily fluids...
Things that make you go hmmm: 1) The Shortland Street props department is selling the coffin, made for Luke Durville who died suddenly of a brain aneurysm...
2) Or maybe you after something for while you're alive, like this motorbike named Suzi.... (NSFW language)
3) Or maybe you'd like to live with four others in a 2 bedroom apartment for $135 a week? (That's living with a couple, sharing a room with a bloke and having someone in the living room)
Video: The history of the earth according to Minute Earth (includes nifty illustrations to make all the talky-talky bits easier to understand)
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Oracle will bolster its communications portfolio with the acquisition of Acme Packet, which makes networking gear for data, voice and unified communications services, in a deal reportedly worth some $1.9 billion cash.
The company announced that it will acquire Acme Packet for $29.25 a share, a significant 22% mark up on its Friday share price of $23.93. The deal amounts to some $2.1 billion in diluted equity value, giving Acme an enterprise value of $1.7 billion.
Acme Packet specializes in next-generation solutions for services, applications, voice and data communications across networks. According to Oracle's press release, Acme shareholders still have to approve the deal, although this is expected to be a formality with the deal closing in the first half of this year. Until then, the two companies will continue to operate independently.
The deal looks to be an important one for Oracle, with the company announcing that it plans to make Acme Packet one of the core offerings in its communications portfolio. If the deal goes ahead, Acme Packet's workforce will be combined with Oracle's Communications Global Business Unit.
Mark Hurd, President of Oracle, said that the acquisition of Acme Packet was an important part of the company's strategy to deliver specialized products that address the critical requirements of its customers in key industries.
"The addition of Acme Packet to Oracle's leading communications portfolio will enable service providers and enterprises to deliver innovative solutions that will change the way we interact, conduct commerce, deliver healthcare, secure our homes, and much more," stated Hurd.
Andy Ory, CEO of Acme Packet, added in a statement that the company was excited to team up with Oracle.
"…we believe that together we can rapidly accelerate the transformation to all-IP communications networks across the globe," said Ory.
The acquisition will help Oracle to accelerate its offering of reliable and secure communications from any device across any network. Adding Acme Packet will bolster Oracle's networking unit, most especially through Acme Packet's Session Border Control Technology, which Oracle can leverage to speed up the deployment of all-IP networks to help enterprises and service providers.


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David Schneider
Cruising along on the highway, you spot a traffic jam ahead and hit
the brakes. In seconds, most of the kinetic energy of your car is
transformed to heat on the brake pads and rotors, slowing you
(thankfully), but at a cost: An enormous amount of energy is wasted.
If you're driving a hybrid, your car recaptures a portion of this
kinetic energy by using it to generate electricity, which in turn
goes into a large battery for later use. But that approach isn't
very efficient, because chemical batteries are not particularly good
at taking a charge in large bursts.
So imagine how difficult the situation becomes when one tries to
perform this kind of regenerative braking on something as big and
energetic as a diesel locomotive. The solution, at least according
to some, is to adopt an entirely different kind of energy-storage
technology, one that appears poised to serve for this and other
novel applications: the flywheel.
Using a flywheel to store energy is nothing new—potters have
been doing it for millennia. Modern high-speed flywheels are,
however, much more sophisticated than the massive stone wheels used
in ancient times to turn clay vessels. Instead of using rock or
metal, today's designs use comparatively light composite materials,
which are stronger and can be spun at high speeds without coming
apart. This approach is advantageous because the amount of energy
stored in a flywheel scales linearly with mass but increases with
the square of the rotational speed.
But getting a large object to turn freely at many thousands of
rotations per minute is not without its difficulties. The standard
solution is to evacuate the chamber holding the flywheel, so there
is no air resistance, and to support the spinning mass using
magnetic bearings, again to eliminate friction. The exchange between
electrical and mechanical energy takes place by electromagnetic
induction, as it does in an ordinary electric motor or generator.
Such flywheel energy-storage systems have been built for many years,
but being considerably more expensive than conventional batteries,
they have had limited application.
One place that flywheels might eventually find a niche is space.
NASA has contemplated using flywheel energy storage for the
International Space Station and has funded considerable
research in this area (although so far this technology has not been
adopted). The impetus was to find a way to hold the electrical
energy generated by the station's solar panels, in darkness a good
fraction of each orbit, without having to suffer the vagaries of
chemical batteries, which tend to wear out after many
charge-discharge cycles. In space, flywheels could serve double
duty, replacing both the batteries that would otherwise have to be
carried and the "reaction wheels" that are often used to
adjust attitude by taking up or giving back angular momentum. For
such control, one would install several flywheels at different
orientations and then move energy among them to obtain the desired
angular momentum for the set.
Although they have worked on space flywheels, engineers at the
University of Texas at Austin are also employing this technology in
what they call the Advanced Locomotive Propulsion System. The
hardware they have been building in some ways resembles what one
finds today in hybrid cars. But instead of an internal combustion
engine, their system uses a gas turbine, and in place of a chemical
battery, it uses a flywheel—perhaps the largest high-speed
flywheel in the world in terms of the energy it can store: 133
kilowatt-hours, when it operates at its maximum design speed of
15,000 rotations per minute. At that rate, the perimeter of the
rotor moves at approximately 1,000 meters per second, which is
faster than a round from an AK-47 assault rifle. So far this
flywheel has been run only with a down-sized rotor. The full-size
one has just been assembled, and spin tests will begin shortly.
Why build one huge flywheel instead of many small ones? "On a
cost per mega-joule basis, a single, large flywheel was the most
efficient," explains John D. Herbst, who is co-principal
investigator on the project. Robert E. Hebner, who shares the lead
with Herbst, says, "We're not aware of anything larger than
ours," but quickly adds, "and right now, we don't know a
market for one as big as ours," referring to the fact that
their cutting-edge work might or might not ultimately lead to commercialization.
But there is another large flywheel now undergoing tests that
is being readied for commercialization—and soon,
perhaps during 2007. Although smaller than the University of Texas
flywheel, it will be able to hold 25 kilowatt-hours of energy when
operating at its maximum speed of around 16,000 rotations per
minute. What is more, its designers plan to link multiple flywheels
together in what they term an "energy matrix," which will
be able to store greater amounts of energy, absorbing and releasing
it much faster than can normal batteries. Its developer, Beacon
Power Corporation of Wilmington, Massachusetts, plans to use its
flywheels for a rather novel application: stabilizing the frequency
of electric-power grids.
The connection between energy storage and frequency regulation
requires some explanation. The alternating current carried by
electric utilities in the United States nominally oscillates at 60
hertz, but when demand exceeds supply, the many whirling armatures
generating electricity for the grid slow, and the frequency drops
slightly. Conversely, when demand is less than supply, the extra
energy goes into spinning those generators slightly faster than
normal, raising the AC frequency. Grid operators try to maintain a
stable frequency, which is to say that they seek to balance supply
and demand at all times. That's tricky, of course, because they are
not in control of demand, which changes every time someone flicks on
a light.
Having many people connected to the grid, some switching things on
while others turn things off, evens out demand to a great extent.
But there are still unpredictable changes that occur minute by
minute. To cope with such short-term variations, which might amount
to something like 1 percent of the total, grid operators arrange
with certain power generators to reserve a small portion of their
capacity, so that they can adjust the supply of electricity on the
fly. Such regulation service commands a hefty price tag, because it
typically comes from turbines burning expensive fuel (natural gas)
and because it requires these generators to operate at something
other than their most efficient power levels.
Here Beacon Power believes it can compete profitably using an array
of flywheels to absorb the excess energy when demand falls short of
supply and to return that energy to the grid when the reverse
happens. Equipment for doing just that with an array of
6-kilowatt-hour flywheels is now operating on a small scale in both
California and New York in an effort, supported by the Department of
Energy, to iron out technical wrinkles and to obtain certification
from the grid operators.
The management of Beacon Power believes they are tapping into a market
that will only grow—not because people are becoming more prone to
turning their washing machines on or off at the same time but because
wind power is likely to increase in significance as utilities embrace
this and other sources of renewable energy. Even modest changes in the
speed of the air flowing over the blades of a wind turbine cause
substantial swings in energy output. So grid operators will increasingly
have to struggle with unpredictable variations in supply as well as
those that have always existed in demand. Bill Capp, chief executive
officer, says, "We think this is going to be a large issue that we
can help solve." If Beacon or other flywheel makers can eventually
do that with devices that are both faster than a speeding bullet and
more powerful than a locomotive, that would, of course, be just super.
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Here are the most chévere things I discovered in 2010.
• Bubu Lubus
• Valentina (salsa)
• Chipotle Mayonnaise (via Maura)
• My go-to drink used to be the Shirley Temple, but after drinking about a dozen virgin Mojitos in Miami, I have a new favorite.
• As for "real" drinks, Tecate & Corona are still numero uno for me.
• My cipote-friendly choice is still horchata (Salvadoran, not Mexican.)
• Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
•The Madonnas of Echo Park by Brando Skyhorse
• My Name is Pablo by Aimee Sommerfelt
(Non-Latino Fiction picks):
• Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya
• The Hunger Games (series) by Suzanne Collins
• The Help by Kathryn Stockett
• Quinceñera
• The Other Side of Immigration (documentary)
• The Karate Kid (Jackie Chan)
• World Cup in South Africa (U.S.A! U.S.A! U.S.A!)
• Mexico's Bicentennial (¡Viva México!)
• Chilean Miners (¡Chi-chi-chi! ¡Le-le-le!)
(Really too many to mention, but these are the first three that came to mind)…
• Espinoza Paz
• Natalia Lafourcade
• Crooked Stilo
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Jan 11, 2013 at 4:22 pm #1297903
Bradley JayBPL Member
I am planning a last min trip to the grand canyon during the last week of march. I know its super late in the game to try and get a permit. I was wondering if anyone here knew of any lesser used trailheads/campsites that I could try to use to up my odds of getting a permit otherwise I'll role the dice with the walk-up option. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
BradJan 11, 2013 at 4:44 pm #1942973
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@hknewmanLocale: Western US
The further from the Corridor, the better. Also if you are flexible on dates/campsites, that may help rangers squeeze you in. There's also a slot for alternate itineraries that you may also put as 'flexible' dates. Maybe earlier in the month if you are able, since mid-March starts prime spring break season.Jan 11, 2013 at 6:31 pm #1943004
You are trying for a permit in the Prime hiking season. It will be tough.
You're providing no details about capabilities, intended routes, or duration. That makes it tough to help.
If you are strong, capable of route-finding, and not intimidated by an easy 20' (dead if you fall) climb, and there is no snow at the Tanner trailhead consider Tanner to Grandview along the Escalante Route. It's one of the best down there.
Figure out your itinerary. Figure your your dates, alternate dates, and how much you could "slide" earlier or later. Know how far you can walk in a day.
Call the Back Country Office around 2pm, when they're not to busy. Ask them if what you want to do is possible. Then ask them what IS possible. Offer a range of dates and durations. They will be able to run the dates and locations. If they can find something that works, fill out the forms – with as much flex as possible – and send in the fax, asap.
Also, if you haven't been hiking much, and you end up walking to the river on Day 1, consider making Day 2 a layover. It's not far, but it is enough Down to be debilitating to the unprepared.Jan 13, 2013 at 9:39 am #1943396
Bradley JayBPL Member
Hey Greg,
Thanks for the tip about calling the back country office.
The reason I did not provide any details is because I am very flexible at the moment and just trying to get a sense of the lay of the land so to speak. My girlfriend and I aren't really looking to do anything epic in terms of milage but are both capable of putting in consecutive 20+ mile days. We just want to experience the canyon and find a way to spend a night or two on the canyon floor.
BradJan 13, 2013 at 3:45 pm #1943490
In that case just go for a walk-in.
If you haven't been to the GC do the classics – Bright Angle and Kaibab.
Assuming you have the legs for it…
Down the Kaibab, which will get you in ahead of the crowd and a good choice of campsites, to stay at Bright Angle campground for 2 nights. If you want to experience the Canteen family style dinner ($25 each for Steak or Stew) sign up as soon as you get there. (But do take a dinner for that night in case they are full.) Spend your second day hiking up to Ribbon Falls. After dinner walk the river loop. Return up the Bright Angle enjoying the Indian Garden area as you go.
Or some variation.
I have done walk-ins on numerous occasions with my wife and with other friends. If things are busy, which is likely in March, plan on spending 2 days being a "Rim Tourist", or spend a day walking halfway down the Hermit and back, or Grandview/Horseshoe Mesa.
As soon as you get to the GC go to the BCO (Back Country Office) and ask for a permit for the next day. If they say "Sorry", talk about options. Then return the following morning.
Go Early to the BCO before it opens, stand in line and you may get your wish. Ask about options. If nothing works, you will get a number for the following day. Do not be discouraged by a high number. You'll be on your way by 10am. Go be a tourist.
Go back to the BCO the following day and wait for your number to be called, and plead your case. If you don't like what you hear, ask the ranger for suggestions. There is a 99% chance you'll get your 2 nights at the bottom. Go be a tourist again. Then pack and go. There is a bus that will take you to the Kaibab trailhead.
It's not wilderness trip but it is a great place with a wonderful history.Jan 14, 2013 at 10:28 am #1943686
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@acrosomeLocale: Back in the Front Range
I've got a permit starting March 8th but I applied the first day you could, November 1st. And I still didn't get the dates I wanted. March/April is COMPETETIVE. It's Spring Break AND when the weather stands a bit less of a chance of killing you. Perfect storm.
Walking-in isn't a bad idea, if you're flexible. You may have to wait a couple or three days to get an opening, so don't plan on skipping onto the trail the first day you show up.
If you want a low-use trailhead to call and ask about it doesn't get much lower than Nankoweap- but that's North Rim. I saw exactly one other hiking group when I did it. There's an alternate trailhead a thousand feet or so lower than the North Rim proper, so it doesn't get quite the same extreme snowfall. I did it in the first week of April last year and there wasn't a single spot of snow or ice, but 2012 was a very low-snow year. Depending upon how the snow goes this year you might need spikes or even real crampons to do it, and the trail is very exposed in a lot of spots. There are at least two extremely cool campsites on the way down (Marion Point and Tilted Mesa) if you want to go slow and split it up, but they are both dry. There's a seep just past Marion Point but it's just a drip and takes hours to fill a gallon jug. See the first half of this:
In March I can't say that anything on the South Rim is truly low-use, even Tanner or Hermit. March/April is precisely when the back-country hikers flock to the inner canyon. If you're into it there may be opportunities for skiing or snowshoeing on the North Rim. In a particularly low-snow year like 2012 you could HIKE the North Rim in the last week of March.
You could try some of the really remote spots, i.e. west or east to the the Navajo or Havasu nations. A little later- April- and you could hike down the LCR. Relatively few people have ever done that- I found a blog post about it once.Jan 14, 2013 at 10:39 am #1943692
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worst comes to worst … you don't need a permit for a day hike. and a day hike can last 16-18 hrs or more.
I've spent a lot of hours "day hiking" down in the canyon.Jan 14, 2013 at 1:00 pm #1943727
>> My girlfriend and I aren't really looking to do anything epic in terms of milage but are both capable of putting in consecutive 20+ mile days.
I take it that you've never hiked below the rim in the Canyon before? Do a little research first; you won't like hiking consecutive 20+ mile days in the Canyon. 8-mile days are reasonable, 10-mile days are long.
If you can't get through by phone, email them at firstname.lastname@example.com. Ask about Clear Creek use area. Cremation is another possibility. Boucher is a long shot but worth asking about. You'll have more options if getting to the river isn't a must.
BTW, the steak dinner at Phantom Ranch is closer to $50.Jan 14, 2013 at 1:44 pm #1943748
My bad on the Canteen –
Stew – $28
Steak – $43
I prefer the stew. But more than the food it is usually a good experience just to rub shoulders with others, talk, and exchange views. Definitely not worth going for just the food.Jan 14, 2013 at 4:03 pm #1943811
>> Definitely not worth going for just the food.
Oh, I don't know… after a couple of warm days on the trail, I thought it was the best salad I'd ever had. :) I prefer the stew, too.Jan 15, 2013 at 6:42 am #1943963
Dean F.BPL Member
@acrosomeLocale: Back in the Front Range
"I take it that you've never hiked below the rim in the Canyon before? Do a little research first; you won't like hiking consecutive 20+ mile days in the Canyon. 8-mile days are reasonable, 10-mile days are long."
That's true- I missed that the first time or I would have commented. Even Skurka says to plan for AT BEST 75% of your usual mileage. And he's Skurka. 10 miles is about right for me in the canyon, and I can usually otherwise do 20 mile days if the elevation gain isn't extreme.Jan 15, 2013 at 8:27 am #1944009
>> 10 miles is about right for me in the canyon, and I can usually otherwise do 20 mile days if the elevation gain isn't extreme.
I don't even think in terms of "miles" in the Canyon. It's not what hiking there is about, imo. Trails are scarce, and are really just established safe ways of getting to different areas, sort of like the passes through mountain ranges, and connecting spots where you can camp and find water. But the best places are off in the side canyons and if you don't allocate enough time to stop and explore those, I think you're missing the best parts.Jan 26, 2013 at 1:48 pm #1947485
Elizabeth TracyBPL Member
@mariposaLocale: Outside
New Hance Trail is little-used and may not be booked.
It starts on South Rim, not quite as far east as the Tanner trailhead.
You could spend 2 nights at the spot where New Hance hits the river. (Might be called Hance Rapids?) On your layover day, hike west along the Tonto Trail up to the mesa and back.
You MUST be comfortable with "rugged" if you want to do New Hance. I found it, well, not exposed in a scary way anywhere, but steep and in places, not entirely obvious. Requires a little bit of route-finding (nothing big; just looking ahead for cairns). Do you have good footing?
I'm guessing the backcountry office does not normally mention New Hance as a possibility to the last-minute permit-seekers, unless it is clear to the staff there that you are "advanced" in their eyes.
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Badr Hari Found Guilty, Sentenced to One and a Half Years in Prison
- Written by Dave Walsh
Badr Hari's legal troubles have been the talk of the last few years, turning what was the most promising Kickboxing career into a circus sideshow. Badr Hari was just seconds away from being the best Heavyweight Kickboxer in the world multiple times, but something was brewing inside of him that would ensure that his Kickboxing career would get derailed in a big way; his temper. Badr Hari and assault were not uncommon, but the latest case about an assault on Koen Everink was enough to finally get everyone's attention.
Badr Hari spent seven months in prison already due to the case and it has plagued his last few years, making his career the means to pay for his legal fees, being very secondary to his courtroom worries. Today was Badr Hari's sentencing in the Netherlands and it looks like, at least in part, justice was served in the case as Badr Hari was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison, six suspended. Due to him already serving seven months in the lead up to the case this means that Badr Hari will have to serve at least five months of this sentence.
As for if he'll serve the sentence, that is another thing. There are already talks of appeals in the process and that Badr Hari won't serve his prison sentence just yet due to the immediate appeal being filed. So Badr will have his day in court yet again in the near future.


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We were going to do the usual lap or two of the 16 site campground but by site number one we knew that this was the place for us. It was quite magical. The campground is the only one run by the National Park so it is right in the middle of the rainforest unlike the privately run campgrounds in nearby Cape Tribulation which are in a cleared field. That night after dinner Ash and I decided to take a duck-bath, which is basically when you strip down with a bucket of water in front of you, throw some water on, soap-up and rinse it off. It was a dark night where we couldn't even see our hands infront of our faces and during the soaping portion we all of a sudden we heard a noise in the bushes to our left, then in the bushes to our right and then suddenly right near us
We woke up the next day and had our breakfast outside. Ash noticed a goanna approaching us. We had been warned that they can be quite aggressive so we started to retreat to the safety of our van. Ash climbed in and just as I was near the door another goanna stuck its head out from under the car and looked like he was about to have a go at climbing up me. I leapt to safety and Ash and I watch from a distance as the pair searched around our site for food scraps. When the coast was clear we continued our breakfast only to be harassed by a bush turkey and two blackbirds. Then the weirdest thing happened. The blackbird stole a worm that the bush turkey was trying to catch and the bush turkey went skitz! I mean completely crazy, it ran around darting this way and that. I've never seen anything like it. We were in awe and felt terrible for the poor turkey.
All this already and we had only been there less than 24 hours
We did a couple more walks and saw some amazing fauna and flora. We even saw a stingray in the mangroves! We showered during the day so as not to create more shadow puppets and relaxed in the van listening to the rain tumble through the canopy.
The next day we awoke early and set off to Mossman Gorge, which is on the southern side of the Daintree National Park. On the way we stopped to take a photo of a Cassowary roadsign and a couple of minutes later as I looked in my rearview to pull onto the road a Cassowary crossed. We unfortunately were too late to get a photo of it and continued our drive. Then, 5 minutes later, we were driving and the biggest Cassowary we had seen yet was standing in front of us. I slowed down and couldn't believe my eyes, I even had to ask Ash if she could see it too. This time we were able to get some great photos of it and observed it for a while foraging for food in the forest. We bid adieu to our Cassowary and drove to Mossman Gorge. We did an astounding 3km circuit walk which took us over a swinging bridge to a few water holes and past some of the most magnificent trees I have ever had the pleasure of coming across. We took so many photos of the roots of these twisted trees.
Leaving the park we came back to Port Douglas and decided to try out sleeping for free on the street choosing the back of the Portsea Resort for our camping site
Security: May I ask what you are doing?
Ash: Um...Just going to the bin. (She had a tissue in her hand)
Security: Where are you staying?
Ash: Over there (motioning vaguely across the road)
Security: In the van.
Ash: (Bashfully) Yeah.
Security: You can use the bin but if I catch you in the resort I'll have to have you
removed. Also, there is a $170 fine for camping illegally, if you get caught.
Ash: (timidly) ok.
We decided then that maybe we had been a little too obvious in our street camp and drove off in search of greener, security-less pastures. We ended up about 200m down the street and I don't think either of us had the best sleep that night. We also discovered the full disadvantage of living on the street when Ash had to use the bathroom at 6:40am. She jumped straight into the driver's seat, with me still in my bed and drove us to the beach. Luckily for her, we had to be up early anyway, as we were going on our snorkeling trip to The Great Barrier Reef.
After an hour or so of rough seas we made to South Opal reef, with Ash beaming and me feeling a little green around the gills. We donned our wetsuits, our goggles and snorkels and jumped into the green ocean. The one thing that struck me most was, I can't believe how out in the middle of the ocean you are! I know that maybe that sounds a little silly, but it's true, it's in the middle of nowhere, I don't understand what stops me from being shark bait. But once you are in there, all troubles float away as you are greeted with a magical site. There's a whole other world under there. We saw the most colourful fish, one breed especially called a parrotfish. They were huge and the most vibrant purple. We were constantly poking each other to show the other something, it was such a spectacle
We decided we needed some sleep so booked into a caravan park for two nights and tomorrow we start our tour that will lead us to the tip of Australia!
Looking forward to sharing all our adventures with you all.
Love Mindz and Ash.


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text: Thanks so much for the valuable info, CaptCrunch! I wonder where it originally came from? (And don't say the stork brought it. ) AFAIK, this is the first time I've ever seen details about Tonya's skate there. That is shocking, but then again in a way, maybe not, considering how political the judging is. At that point, I suspect Tonya realized she'd need some "help" in order to do well at the Olympics. I think Tonya's victory at SA was one of the worst things to happen to her, because it seems she became overconfident afterward. Unfortunately, she saved the best for first. Those events were usually covered pretty well in the USFSA magazine, but the details were normally published about two months after the event, meaning that they should have appeared in the February '94 issue of Skating. But maybe with all the hoopla surrounding The Whack, NHK just got lost in the shuffle. I don't know whether Chen and Bonaly fell in the SP, but if so, then I think one could make a case for Tonya winning the event. From the account, it seems that she skated as well as Nancy had at Piruetten a month earlier. So, for similar performances, Nancy again got all the glory, and Tonya got...well...4th place.


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Kelly Strayhorn Theater is a non-profit performing arts center in East Liberty, Pittsburgh, that uses the arts as a catalyst for community revitalization. KST has become a favorite venue for emerging artists and arts organizations who take risks and present new works. Named in honor of Pittsburghers Gene Kelly and Bill Strayhorn, the theater continues to play a key role in the transformation of the East Liberty.


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Adolf Hitler
Josh Aarons
Recently Trevor was joined by filmmaker Philippe Mora to discuss the life of Adolf Hitler. Philippe Mora has made various films on the topic of Hitler and the Third Reich such as Swastika, Snide and Prejudice, German Sons, Double Headed Eagle, Continuity and The Gertrude Stein Mystery or Some Like it Art. These films explore either Adolf Hitler and his entourage or aspects of the Nazis and the Third Reich.
He has talked to people who knew Hitler (such as Albert Speer Hitler's Chief Architect) and relatives of those who knew him giving him a more unique insight into his life bringing a more personal dimension to the story. Philippe said that he was told by the sister in law of Nazi film maker Leni Riefenstahl (Triumph of the Will) who had met Hitler that there were two reactions to meeting him. 1. Completely in awe and overwhelmed by his presence. 2. Just not understanding what all the fuss was about or what people saw in him.
Philippe also touched upon the First World War and Hitler's role in it as well as its impact and influence on him. Hitler was fuelled by German Nationalistic ideas from a young age and these were only furthered by his time in the army. Hitler served as a message runner based several miles from the front. He was injured and sent to recover in Munich where he wanted to return to the war as he couldn't stand that his comrades were still on the battlefield. The war had a tremendous impact on Hitler, however it was the way the war ended that had the largest impact. Hitler was in stunned disbelief that Germany had surrendered as he (and many others in Germany) believed that they were on the path to victory. The demilitarisation, reparations and blame for the war on Germany declared in the Treaty of Versailles humiliated Germany and enraged Hitler, who became determined to return Germany to greatness.
During the political and economical turmoil of the early 1920's Hitler joined the German Workers Party (DAP) a radical right wing party with extreme views, later this party was renamed the National Socialist Workers Party (NSDAP) also known as the Nazi Party. It became apparent quite quickly that Hitler was a very effective public speaker and began making enflamed speeches (in which he criticised the current government and blamed Germany's loss in the war to a Jewish/Socialist conspiracy) throughout many beer halls in Munich. Hitler eventually worked his way up to the top of the NSDAP and grew more and more support, with very effective use of propaganda. Although eventually becoming the biggest party in Germany they were forced to form a coalition government. President Hindenburg under much political pressure appointed Hitler as Chancellor a position Hitler used to prevent rival parties and opponents from forming a majority government. After the fire at the Reichstag Hitler declared emergency protocols essentially removing people's rights and allowing arrest without trial, at this time Nazi paramilitary activity intimidated rival parties and spread anti-communist propaganda. Eventually Hitler achieved complete Legislative and Executive control of Germany, he then began closing down other political parties and seizing their assets, eventually leaving the NSDAP the only legal political party in Germany. When President Hindenburg died the office of president was dissolved and its powers merged with that of chancellor making Hitler head of state and government and formally named as Fuhrer.
You can listen to the full interview via our Podcast : http://www.abc.net.au/overnights/stories/s4041601.htm
This interview was part of Trevor's series on famous (or in this case Infamous) people, which you can hear on Tuesday's on 0430 AET.


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Many health experts believe sugary soda is to blame for the obesity epidemic, but how do we get teenagers to drop the sweet habit and drink water instead?
Thanksgiving may have just passed, but the holiday season is far from over: December's Holiday parties, cookies and busy travel plans filled with airport or road stop foods are all ready and waiting to throw your diet and fitness plan off track. Get tips on how to stay fit and how to give the gift of active, healthy living to loved ones at the same time.


text: This will bee my first/second season with my 3 hives. So far, all are alive and well. They appear to have stores in the top box; all hives are 2 deeps and 1 medium. I checked the "panel" covering my 2 screened bottom boards and each had less than 25 mites. My other hive is a swarm I caught last July. They have consistently clustered under the inner cover and there are thousands of them. our temps have been 40's / 20's. What should I be watching for or doing for them? It is still a trudge in the snow and I cannot drive anywhere near them.


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Phillips grounds out to short.
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Bruce flies out to right.
Jay, the right field fence isn't that short.
Hurry up guys, Breaking Bad is about to start.
"Since I've been with the Reds in 1989, we've never had a farm system this loaded," Bowden said. "If we were the New York Yankees and had unlimited dollars, we could have traded for Colon, (Jeff) Weaver, Rolen, (Cliff) Floyd, (Kenny) Rogers and Finley and gotten them all -- and still held onto our top five prospects. That's an amazing statement."
Ludwick strikes out swinging on a pitch in the dirt. 2-2 after 6.
If nothing else, it is great watching on espn and listening to real color analysts give gear insight into the play on the field for a change.
It was miraculous. It was almost no trick at all, he saw, to turn vice into virtue and slander into truth, impotence into abstinence, arrogance into humility, plunder into philanthropy, thievery into honor, blasphemy into wisdom, brutality into patriotism, and sadism into justice... It merely required no character.
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The defined meaning of literally has changed over the years, like it or not.
Bailey gets the pitcher after falling behind 3-0. Ground out. Phew.
Westbrook grounds out to 2nd.
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Why does this particular question never die...it always comes back like, I dunno, it's spring-loaded or something.
Anyways, answer is that leaving your spring in its current state, be that compressed or uncompressed, will have no wear effect on it. The cycling action is what wears your spring out. Those who load and unload a magazine every night to keep the spring from wearing out are doing exactly the wrong thing.
That said, if you leave a magazine lying around for an extended period of time, it'll likely get dirt, dust, and other crud in it, which will cause feeding problems.
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Martial Arts business is providing reality life skills for kids and adults.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Federal investigators are offering a reward for convicted child rapist, Eric Hartwell. Denver police say he escaped from a halfway house and cut off his tracking bracelet.
Eric Eugene Hartwell, 51, was convicted of raping a child in 1991 and attempted indecent liberties in 1996. According to KRDO NewsChannel 13's Denver affiliate KMGH, the state sex offender registry shows he is registered in Denver at 2765 S. Federal Blvd., unit 307.
That address corresponds to an Independence House location where offenders live.
According to a 2010 Department of Justice press release, Hartwell cut off his GPS ankle bracelet and escaped from authorities in Washington State during March of 2009. He was recaptured by U.S. Marshals more than a week later in Texas.
One week prior to that 2009 escape, Hartwell had been released onto community supervision after serving time for failing to register as a sex offender.
Denver police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez could not confirm if Hartwell has again removed his tracking bracelet, but police radio recordings on RadioReference.com do include that as part of a Be On The Lookout alert for Hartwell.
That recording also describes him as being last seen wearing a quilted, puffy coat. Underneath he had on a t-shirt and blue jeans.
In Colorado Springs, Calvary Family Martial Arts and Fitness owner Isaac Costley teaches children and adults how to handle any kind of dangerous situation.
"Far too often, people come to me. They're coming to me after something has happened," said Costley. "We have to have a plan."
If a stranger approaches your child and tries to grab your child,Costley says your child should grab onto the stranger's legs and hold night. Since the child is holding on, the cannot physically pull him up and carry him. Then, your child should yell, 'Fire! Fire! Fire'! That way everyone around him can hear him and come for help.
Hartwell isn't the only sex offender Colorado officers are looking for and he certainly won't be the last.
"There's always a threat that's here. Let's prepare our children and our parents so that we are able to address that threat, and so we can go home safely," said Costley.
Costley's martial arts business will be going to schools in Southern Colorado starting March 8 to teach kids those reality life skills. Parents can participate on the weekend and it's all for free. Click here or call (719) 237-0043 for details.
Federal investigators are offering a reward leading to Hartwell's capture. If you have any information, call their tipline: 877-WANTED2.