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Comfy Apartment in Le Marais
Size30 m²
Floor No.1
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Internet/WiFi
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|Rue Malher, 75004 Paris, France
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Two people can sleep comfortably upon the double bed placed within a snug bedroom. A bathroom with a shower sits adjacent. Placed in front of a flat-screen TV in the living room are 2 comfy armchairs. Use an equipped kitchen with a dining table to prepare and consume home cooked meals.
Within a 5-minute walking distance there lies the Saint-Paul Metro Station, Place des Vosges Square and Place de la Bastille Square. Walk for the same distance to visit the Hôtel de Ville Building, Place du Châtelet Square and the Pompidou Centre. Notre Dame Cathedral is a 10-minute walk away.
Walk for just 300 metres to the River Seine and enjoy beautiful views there in the evening. Many beautiful buildings sit in the surrounding streets as well as cafes and restaurants.
House rulesThe apartment does not have wheelchair access.
The apartment is suitable for adults only.
Be respectful of the neighbours.
Guests should leave the apartment in the same state that it was during check-in.
Guests should not put wet towels on the floor, on beds or on chairs.
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
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|3 weeks
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Reviews of this property
My partner and I had a wonderful stay in Sabine's apartment. The location was perfect: about 2 minutes walk from the metro station and a 20 minute ride to Gare du Nord.
The apartment is cosy but there's plenty of room for two adults (plus luggage) and feels bright and airy. As the windows look onto a courtyard, the place is beautifully quiet despite being in the middle of le marais.
Non-couples may find the lack of a full partition between bathroom and bedroom a bit too intimate but we didn't have any problems with it all.
We didn't have any problems with our stay apart from some initial trouble with connecting iPhones to the weak wifi signal. Sabine was very quick to respond even for this rather trivial problem.
The apartment is very nice, friendly and above all clean. The hostess was very friendly and helpful especially for times of check-in and check-out.
The area is very pretty and to visit many places you can move directly to the foot. The only downside is the bathroom divided by a curtain but I would certainly return.
L'appartamento è molto carino, accogliente e soprattutto pulito. La padrona di casa è stata molto gentile e disponibile soprattutto per gli orari di chek-in e chek-out.
La zona e molto carina e per visitare molti luoghi ci si può spostare direttamente a piedi. L'unico lato negativo è il bagno diviso da una tenda ma comunque ci ritornerei sicuramente.
Great time in Paris. The apartment was exactly like the pictures. Cozy and fully equipped. Key transfer went without a hitch. The app. clean, excellent shower. We have no home cooked though it was possible there. Some hiccups early morning noise and the smoke upon entering the app. stale. Big plus very central location in nice neighborhood and close to tourist attractions. It was my first time with Wimdu but next time I'd go for my visit to Paris this app. books again.
Prima tijd in Parijs gehad. Het appartement was precies zoals op de foto's. Knus en van alle gemakken voorzien. Sleuteloverdracht ging zonder problemen. Het app. is schoon, prima douche. Wij hebben er niet zelf gekookt al was die mogelijkheid er wel. Enige minpuntjes 's morgens vroeg wat lawaai en het rook bij binnenkomst van het app. muf. Grote pluspunt heel centraal gelegen in gezellige wijk en dicht bij toeristische bezienswaardigheden. Het was mijn eerste keer met WIMDU maar volgende keer zou ik voor mijn bezoek aan Parijs dit app. weer boeken.
The location was very good, just 3 minutes from the metro. The Marais district is beautiful. All the shops and nice cafes. The apartment is nice, but despite the radiators a little cold, it also determined because the apartment is in the courtyard and the sun can not come to that. Unfortunately, the Internet has almost never works. All in all it was ok, we will definitely come back to Paris.
Die Lage war sehr gut, nur 3 Minuten von der Metro entfernt. Das Quartier Marais ist wunderschön. Sämtliche Einkaufsmöglichkeiten und schöne Cafe's. Die Wohnung ist sehr hübsch aber trotz den Radiatoren ein wenig kalt, dies bestimmt auch, weil die Wohnung im Innenhof ist und die Sonne nicht dazu kommen kann. Leider hat das Internet fast nie funktioniert. Alles in allem war okay, wir kommen bestimmt wieder nach Paris.
Superb location, neat accommodation, nice host. The flat is calm and has everything you need. The only disadvantage is that the bathroom is separated from the living room with a wall, which only goes up to a certain height. That is not ideal. However and all in all, I would certainly stay there again.
A beautiful and recommended with one caveat quarters. The outgoing from the bedroom bathroom has no door, only a light curtain. This was not evident in the offer and should definitely be published. Perfect location, walking distance to many attractions, all shopping on the doorstep. St-Paul Metro and several bus lines around the corner. Good facilities, quiet location facing the courtyard, very pleasant hostess. We would come back in spite of the bath.
Ein schönes und empfehlenswertes Quartier mit einer Einschränkung. Das vom Schlafzimmer abgehende Bad hat keine Tür, sondern nur einen leichten Vorhang. Das war im Angebot nicht ersichtlich und sollte unbedingt veröffentlicht werden.
Lage perfekt, viele Sehenswürdigkeiten fußläufig zu erreichen, alle Einkaufsmöglichkeiten vor der Tür. Metro St-Paul und mehrere Buslinien um die Ecke. Gute Ausstattung, ruhige Lage zum Hof, sehr angenehme Gastgeberin.
Wir würden wiederkommen trotz des Bades.
This apartment is perfect. Centrally located, two blocks from metro station. Sabine was very friendly and easy to get in touch with. The apartment was very clean and comfortable and I would definitely stay here again.
So: the apartment was exactly as it is presented on the photos on Wimdu. that much is pretty important we find. The Landlady was very nice and reliable, which means that the takeover and handover was very smooth. the waterfront is ideal: there is simply EVERYTHING in close proximity to buy (note: to reach the super-nice market on Sunday at 5 min in place bastille). the metro station can be reached in 3 min, you can reach on foot eg notre dame and we even went on foot to the Musee d'Orsay. the apartment is very quiet, the beds very good and everything is clean and tidy. really highly recommended. place Vosges. in the immediate vicinity as well as many very nice restaurants or bars
also: die wohnung war genauso, wie sie auf den fotos bei wimdu dargestellt wird. das ist schon mal ziemlich wichtig finden wir. die vermieterin war sehr nett und zuverlässig- das heisst, dass die übernahme und übergabe reibungslos geklappt hat. die gegend ist geradezu ideal: es gibt einfach ALLES in unmittelbarer nähe zu kaufen( man beachte: den super-schönen markt am sonntag am in 5 min zu erreichenden place bastille). die metro-station ist in 3 min zu erreichen, man kann z.b. zu fuss notre dame erreichen und wir sind sogar zu fuss bis zum musee d'orsay gelaufen. die wohnung ist sehr sehr ruhig, die betten sehr gut und alles ist sauber und ordentlich. wirklich sehr zu empfehlen. place vosges in unmittelbarer nähe sowie zahlreiche sehr nette restaurants oder bars.
Me and my wife were thrilled by this apartment. It was the first time in Paris, that we didn't stay in a hotel. The apartment was cosy, very clean and had everything and a little more, than we actually needed. Sabine is a very nice host. The apartment is suited very well, just a jump away from the metro station. If you don't want to feel like a dull tourist, Marais is definitely worth a try.
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Sad story about what happens when you don't hire a pro..
The more visibility their sites got -- being on the first page of a Google search, for example -- the worse their bottom line became. Being on top drew attacks from adware companies that stole customers away with pop-up ads as they were ready to buy.
The more they fought back, the worse things became, drawing direct hacking incidents from the adware companies.
Though those companies have been sued out of existence by other victims, the presence of the infections in millions of computers continued to plague the Martinez entrepreneurs and forced them off the Internet.
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How about hiring a pro folks? I'm not having pity on someone who called the FBI and expected them to handle a mass adware problem. Although the article lacks a number of technical details, I'm not into watching someone play the victim here. Don't assume that you can just jump on the Internet with no technical background and be successful. And if you run into problems, hire a pro.
The route these two took is analogous to buying a house that later has leaky plumbing. They call a priest (wrong profession) to look at the leak and when he can't handle it, they move out (at a loss) without ever having consulted a plumber.


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We've looked online for the top bar hive we would prefer, and I think the Warre is the one I can handle well. My issue is all plans I've seen online are in metric... I'm having conversation issues. Anyone have plans in inches? Any suggestions for the best plans to use? Does anyone prefer a different top bar hive over this?
Also, we're thinking about adding a viewing window on the hive. Good idea? Workable?


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Top photo: From left are ITE members Mike Garza, Jason Granado,
Paul Wernli, Adrian Figueroa and Alex Torres. Bottom photo:
Presentation on traffic control during evacuations
Students form Institute of Transportation Engineers
By Alexandria Sanchez
Student Writer, College of Liberal and Fine Arts
(March 9, 2007)--Students in the College of Engineering established last month a UTSA chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE).
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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At the inaugural meeting Feb. 28, Andy Ballard, research engineer for the Texas Transportation Institute, discussed hurricane evacuation plans in Houston, and contraflow operations that change the directional flow of highways to accommodate outgoing traffic during evacuation procedures.
"ITE was created to increase awareness among the student body interested in transportation engineering," said Paul Wernli, president of UTSA's ITE chapter. "We also want to be a middle ground between transportation professionals and students so they can interact."
Membership in the organization is open to UTSA students interested in transportation engineering. Meetings are monthly and annual dues are $10.
For more information, e-mail Mike Garza.


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that's impressive! look like it could be the next Tacoma and Altima.
a cross between FJ cruiser and Tundra?oddly i like it.
--------------------I'm working on a scifi-adventure webcomic!
I was trying to put cues from the generation before the current into the 2011.
Thats how the maxima should be, without those ugly headlights with that annoying little tail thingy sticking out from the side.
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The Tacoma looks great, that how it should be when Toyota rolls the new one out and the Altima looks very good. It follows the Maxima's design closley which is not a bad thing and it fixes any shortcomings that design has.
The Tacoma looks plain. The Altima is nice though.
Are they going to give the Taco a face lift for 2011?
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Applesauce is the secret ingredient that keeps these yummy chocolate brownies dense and chewy even without all the butter you would expect to find. We've used whole-wheat pastry flour for added fiber and nutrients and loaded the brownies with plenty of chocolate chips to keep them rich and satisfying. You won't even miss the 20 grams of fat we've lost in the makeover.
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Prep Time 20 min
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
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Billy Joel
Billy Joel ranks among rock and roll's most talented musicians and accomplished songwriters.
His classical training and reverence for Broadway musicals have been counterpointed by his early grounding in the Long Island bar-band scene and his love of rhythm & blues, resulting in an enthusiastic yet musically sophisticated approach to rock and roll. His diverse influences include Beethoven, the Beatles, Dave Brubeck, George Gershwin, Phil Spector, Ray Charles and Fats Domino, whom Joel inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1986.
From romantic balladry to hard-rocking material, with elements of jazz, pop and soul thrown into the mix, Joel has applied his skills in a diversity of settings. He is the pop crooner of "Piano Man" and the jazz-tinged romantic of "Just the Way You Are." Yet he's also capable of harder-rocking fare (Glass Houses), production-heavy pop with a Sixties influence (The Nylon Curtain) and vocal-group soul and doo-wop (An Innocent Man).
As an artist, Joel has stated that his goal is to make music that "meant something during the time in which I lived...and transcended that time." Joel's popularity is such that he tied the Beatles for the most multi-platinum albums in the U.S. With the success of "Piano Man"-a slice-of-life autobiography, written about Joel's extended gig as a lounge pianist-Joel inaugurated a staggering run of hit singles. Between 1974 and1993, Joel placed at least one single in the Top Forty in every year but three. To date, 13 of Joel's 42 hits have made the Top Ten, and three of them-"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" (1980), "Tell Her About It" (1983) and "We Didn't Start the Fire" (1989)-reached #1.
Billy Joel was born on May 9, 1949, in the Bronx. He displayed an early aptitude on the piano and began taking lessons at four. The training continued till he was sixteen, by which time Joel was already a veteran of three bands. In 1967, Joel joined the Hassles, a popular Long Island group that played blue-eyed soul with a twist of psychedelia. Gravitating back to the acoustic piano during the early stirrings of the Seventies singer-songwriter movement, Joel recorded Cold Spring Harbor, his debut as a solo artist. In a self-penned bio included with review copies, Joel wrote: "After seven years of trying to make it as a rock star, I decided to do what I always wanted to do-write about my own experiences."
After the album flopped, Joel dropped out of sight, working as a lounge pianist in Los Angeles. He immortalized that experience in "Piano Man," which served as the title track from his first album for Columbia Records. (He remains with the label to this day). His next album, Streetlife Serenade (1974), included "The Entertainer," a withering portrait of the music industry. On Joel's fourth album, the self-produced Turnstiles (1976), the singer/pianist stretched himself as a songwriter and stylist on a varied set that ranged from the Brill Building pop of "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" to the cabaret-styled tribute to his home turf, "New York State of Mind." Joel made his commercial breakthrough with The Stranger, a hit-studded album that surpassed Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water as the top-selling album in Columbia's history (until Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. displaced it in the Eighties). With its jazzy sheen and compositional cunning, Joel hit his stride on The Stranger, which yielded "Just the Way You Are," "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" and the suite-like "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant." Its followup, 52nd Street, produced another round of hits, including the hard-rocking "Big Shot."
Beneath their fluid, polished surface, Joel's songs teem with a New Yorker's brashness. Joel had boxed with his fists as a teenager and, on occasion, with his songs as an adult-no more so than on 1980's Glass Houses. Its chart-topping first single, "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me," rebutted punk and New Wave acts who'd taken potshots at perceived old-wavers like Joel. This further inflamed a war of words with his detractors in the rock press. However, the critics came around to Joel's corner on the strength of such albums as The Nylon Curtain, which couched social themes in ornate pop productions inspired by the late-period Beatles, and An Innocent Man, his fond tribute to the doo-wop era. Greatest Hits Volume 1 & Volume 2, a double album that collected his singles, became Joel's seventh consecutive Top Ten album.
Joel further refined his craft on The Bridge (1986) and Storm Front (1989)-mature later works on which he assimilated various genres into a cohesive personal style. Joel's historic tour of the Soviet Union in 1987 resulted in a live album and video. Joel also turned a history lesson into a hit single with his rapid-fire recitation of 20th-century names and places in "We Didn't Start the Fire," from Storm Front. Both single and album reached #1, as Joel's superstar status remained unabated despite ongoing shifts in musical trends. His marriage to and divorce from model Christie Brinkley, along with various business-related lawsuits, raised his profile as a celebrity and newsmaker. In 1993, Joel released River of Dreams, his first album of new material in four years, which entered Billboard's album chart at #1.
Subsequently, Joel has toured with Elton John and on his own. He also has lectured on college campuses, released Greatest Hits Volume III and composed instrumental pieces in a classical vein. Joel has remained in a state of semi-retirement as a pop songwriter and recording artist since River of Dreams. Meanwhile, worldwide sales of his back catalog topped the 100 million mark in 1999. Joel closed out the century with a gala Millennium Eve concert at New York's Madison Square Garden."
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A few weeks ago my friend in Wisconsin wrote to me asking how to set up a bee house--not one where she is putting in frames or opening once bees move in. She wants them for her garden only. It sounds like the size of a squirrel box and she drilled an opening of 1 1/2 inch. She got lemongrass oil and applied as I instructed, plus I sent her a sheet that was used as a filter for dark comb in my solar wax melter. She put a couple drops on it and put that in the bottom of the box before sealing it up, then a few drops around outer box and at entrance.
Do you think that filter sheet will work as well as comb? Has all the same ingredients, clean wax around the edge and dark wax, propolis at center, about 5x5".
They have been having an on and off cool spring and I don't know their swarm times, but she wrote today and said that either a bee or a wasp was checking out the box. Of course I wanted to know, bee or wasp, what was it????


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A friend of mine int he out post wanted to repaint his Jango. It's a BKBT (nice helmet!) I had him strip it down, sand and wet sand it. I then took over, I but down the black primet yesterday and I today I wetsanded and sanded down to 800 grit then masked off and layed down the blues. I did make one mistake of painting the key slots Ocean blue, I wil fix that in the moring.
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When I met Amber at the club I knew that after a few drinks, I would be "Beating Cakes" Later that night.
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text: You might have heard rumors about new dietary guidelines coming out. You might have even seen information on the ACE website about upcoming changes. If you're really on your game, you might have figured out that with the release of new dietary guidelines it's time to update the information in your exam preparation manual. The long wait for the 2010 Dietary Guidelines is over. But what does it all mean? Well, it means it is time to get yourself up to date. The official website for the 2010 Dietary Guidelines is www.dietaryguidelines.gov although there are quite a few other documents and websites available to help you understand the details. Today we're going to talk about two primary issues – an overview of the big messages and where to go for the specifics you need. Key differences in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines include an emphasis on maintaining a healthy body weight throughout the lifecycle and on proper nutrition for children. Information on specific eating patterns, including vegetarian adaptations, is included for the first time. There is a shift to directional intake (versus specific quantities) for various food groups, lists of specific foods to reduce amount consumed (sodium, saturated fat, trans fat etc.), and a focus on nutrients of public health concern such as potassium, dietary fiber, calcium and Vitamin D. Chapter 6 of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines policy report acknowledges the influence of consumers' broader food and physical activity environment and its impact on Americans' lifestyle choices. This includes research on eating behaviors and the influence of screen time (TV, computer and video game) on body weight. All good information, but most of you want the specifics so you can prepare for your exam. There are a couple things to keep in mind. Nutrition is a background science. This means that the details oriented nutrition questions are going to be few in number. Just like anatomy, nutrition is something you need to know and understand to operate as a fitness professional. Will you be asked about general guidelines for calorie intake and what percent of calories should come from fat/protein/etc? Probably. Will you be asked exactly how many micrograms of potassium an individual should be consuming? Probably not. Another thing to keep in mind is that your typical client (at least as the focus of the exam) is an average healthy adult. When you look at the ranges which include kids, teens, adults, older adults…don't lose that focus. When reviewing the 2010 Dietary Guidelines make sure you check out Table 2-4 for Recommended Macronutrient Proportions (%fat etc.), the Key Recommendations box in Chapter 3, and the Key Recommendations box in Chapter 4. Is this a comprehensive list of everything you need to know? Of course not…but it does get you started on updating yourself. Should you panic about test questions on nutrition changing to reflect the guidelines? No, not yet. Remember what I said in the last paragraph about focusing on the big picture. Finally, if you plan to talk to clients about nutrition and healthy eating, check out the entire 2010 Dietary Guidelines document for some great charts and ideas – especially Chapter 5. Oh…and don't forget the recent blog post on talking nutrition while staying within your scope of practice. Questions? Contact an Education Consultant at 1-888-825-3636 x782


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If the news of new scientific discoveries made by BBC Stargazing Live viewers last week has rekindled your interested in looking at the night skies, then 2013 is a great year to dust off your telescope or binoculars.
Even if you don't own any observing equipment, it's still worth getting outside, as many of this year's big events will also be visible with the naked eye. That makes them great to share with younger children who don't yet have the patience for long hours spent with a telescope.
Here's a round-up of what we can look forward to over the next twelve months.
- On Febuary 15th, Asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass within 35,000 miles of the Earth. It will be visible to small telescopes or well mounted binoculars, although only experienced stargazers with appropriate star charts are likely to spot it. On a related note, the possibility of the asteroid striking Earth either this year or on it's 2020 visit has now been ruled out. Continue Reading "A Look at 2013′s Major Astronomical Events" »


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Tuscan Planters
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To make these footed planters, clay is thrown and shaped by hand on the potter's wheel, then partially glazed in distressed white, leaving portions of the terra-cotta bases and interiors exposed for textural contrast.
- Made of terra cotta.
- Features a glazed and unglazed finish.
- Planters feature a drainage hole that allows for direct planting.
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- Small: 18" diameter, 12" high
- Small Weight: 34 pounds
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- Medium Weight: 43 pounds
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- Large Weight: 67 pounds
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We arrived to find yet another lovely budget hotel right on the main square with all the amenities but without the high price tag. We quickly dumped our bags and headed out to explore. They have square after square of open gathering spots littered with shops and cafes in prime locations for good people watching sessions
Within the first hour, I was approached three times by gentlemen wondering if I would like any hash or cocaine. I must look the type unfortunately (Meg was feeling left out, but her turn came the next day when she was approached by someone wondering if she wanted any weed). Most of these salesmen pretend to sell sunglasses and whisper their other wares once close enough.
We only had a short window to explore and fend off drug dealers anyway, as we had to jump on the subway (fabulous transportation system here by the way) and head to Benfica Stadium. Lisbon has two football (soccer) teams, and they were playing each other that evening. You have to go to the stadium to buy tickets. We had looked into a game in Munich, but the costs were pushing €200. Here tickets range from €32-77. We arrived about four hours early and could only get tickets to the nosebleeds up top. But we got tickets! As we had a few hours to kill, we needed an activity to keep us busy. Fortunately, Lisbon has one of the best malls in Europe, right next to the stadium. It was the biggest mall we had ever seen. It is four floors of shopping with seemingly countless wings. They even have street signs on each row of shops to try and help shoppers keep their bearings. You could easily spend a couple of days just going from shop to shop.
As we didn't want to miss any of our premier football experience, we headed over about an hour early to check it out
Inside, it was slightly more tame. This may be due to the face that they don't serve alcohol inside at all - something we figured out after ordering two beers only to get the alcohol free sort. It was a home game for Benfica, so they had to sort of quarantine the Sporting Lisbon fans. They actually had them in a fenced-off area outside until it was time to let them in their own gate. They were then surrounded for the whole game by police officers that kept them separated from the Benfica fans for the safety of both groups. Once the game started, the singing, chanting, throwing of flares and gesturing began and didn't stop until the game was over. It ended in a 0-0 draw, but it was fabulous football. We suspect that a draw is preferred by the police for "after game activities." What an experience!
The next morning, we headed to the Gulbenkian Museum (thanks for the Lisbon tips by the way Professor!). The works here have been said to be one of the world�s finest private art collections. In our modest exposure to art and museums or art collections, this was surely one of the most magnificent and impeccably stellar collections we have seen. Everything is in such fabulous condition with such a variety of works and crafts. It is hard to imagine that all of it was acquired by one person. Monet, Rembrandt, Renoir, Rubens, fine silk embroidery, gorgeous textiles from Persia and the Ottoman Empire (one of which a tourist happened to trip and step on unfortunately - an Islamic carpet - if it had to be anything, that was probably best), a breathtaking collection
On the final day we were slightly limited in what we could do as virtually all attractions are closed on Mondays. We headed to the "Alfama" neighbourhood of Lisbon. This was once the stomping grounds for the aristocracy in Lisbon. It is perched atop a hill overlooking the whole city with a fortified castle and the finest churches. With the earthquake of 1755, the aristocracy abandoned the neighbourhood. It is now home to families and new immigrants closer to the poverty line. It is full of little shops and restaurants that cater mostly to those living in the neighbourhood. It has been said that the Alfama has been able to decay gracefully. It has a wonderful layout with the most sought after panoramic views, yet it maintains a very introverted existence - a fascinating and very engaging character.
From there we headed to the docas (the docks). In the middle of a massive industrial area, they have a boardwalk packed with bars and restaurants - one next to another overlooking the river. We happened to stumble across an Irish pub, and you guessed it, they had cider (Portuguese cider no less!). With it being such a nice sunny day, we relaxed on the boardwalk and let our Lisbon experience sink in.
After our brief introduction to the city, we have concluded that it is very unique for such a large place. Many of the other major centres we have visited are very diverse with widespread multiculturalism. Lisbon, however, seems very homogenous. It remains quite Portuguese in character. Besides the odd Italian restaurant, everything from the shops to the food to the people remains very Portuguese. And for the most part, the people seem almost oblivious to the tourists. They are not rude nor overtly helpful, but it is almost as if they don't see the tourists or something - quite an odd dynamic to a very unique and beautiful place.
On another note, Portuguese food has thus far failed to inspire. We are hoping this changes when we head to the Algarve with stops in Lagos and Faro.


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The "lette", I believe, refers to the latter half of "juggalette". It is short for juggalette.
by Juggaloid August 13, 2007
A useless and tainted pile of skin wrapped around an equally useless and tainted clown-painted vagina.
that lette got raped during the opening hours of the juggalo holocaust. thank god.
by Urban Redneck July 05, 2010
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Being a Lette..(short for Juggalette) isn't about how much merchandise you have or knowing every little detail about ICP. It's about being yourself- about seeing the world differently from normal society and not giving a fuck where your opinion fits in. Juggalettes don't take shit from other people, they know who they are and they accept it. They don't let any Feminem fans fuck with their family and they defend the family 100%. True Juggalettes know what it's like to be an outsider. It don't matter how many hatchetman tatoos you have, or how many ICP cds you own, it's about being yourself and not caring if other people don't like who you are. It's about knowing that you always have the family to lean on when you need support. And one of the most important things is being a true believer in the Dark Carnival and knowing that when life fails you, Shangri-La will always be a place for you to go. That's what a TRUE Juggalette is.
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Project for Human Rights Education
Last year, the German non-profit organizations /e-politik.de/ e.V. and edeos- digital education produced a short animated video clip which gives an overview about Human Rights(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbul3hxYGNU). Since the video did find a huge audience in the World Wide Web, we decided to produce three more in-depth clips about the same topic.


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Hospitals can do a lot to reduce how much blood their surgeons use for transfusions, especially since blood products are scarce, carry risk of adverse events and are extremely costly, says the fall edition of Economic Outlook, a report by the hospital purchasing and quality alliance, Premier.
Premier looked at 7.4 million case-mix adjusted patients with common DRGs discharged from 464 hospitals over four years. Its analysts did the math and found an enormous variation among hospitals across the country.
It also realized that if all 464 hospitals in the Premier study instituted blood utilization practices similar to those hospitals in the top 25%, they could save $165 million annually in blood purchasing costs, and avoid using 802,716 units without changing patient outcomes.
And that's just in the top 10 patient diagnoses, excluding avoided costs of testing, storage, transportation, administration and the increased cost of care when patients' adverse reactions to blood units require longer lengths of stay.
They also would avoid an uncertain number of unintended consequences that occur when patients develop serious adverse reactions to transfused blood.


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History comes to life in education partnership! - Tuesday, 21 September 2010
From The Battle of the Somme to the challenges faced by Elizabeth I as she donned her famous Armada dress – film students have helped make history come alive as one of the highlights of a highly successful Royal Armouries' education partnership.
The partnership – with Leeds Metropolitan University – is helping hundreds of students gain invaluable experience and is due to be celebrated at a special ceremony at the Royal Armouries' Museum on September 28, when both partners will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Partnership highlights have included curators and educators working with the Northern Film School – part of Leeds Metropolitan University – resulting in ten, two-minute films each academic year. Each film depicts issues core to the Royal Armouries' national collection of arms and armour. Students obtain valuable experience by working with live briefs within industry – plus adding value to the work of the museum itself. To view the films, visit http://www.youtube.com/user/RoyalArmouries#p/c/02602420B0F3E430/7/3PDtzaYoW8c
Film successes include:
- 2009: A Dress for Power. A recreation of Elizabeth I donning her famous Armada dress – taking about an hour to set her starched ruff correctly and to pin the flounce around the bottom of her farthingale. At least a couple of hours were required to dress a lady – let alone a queen.
- 2010: When the Crow Flies. An innovative animation showing the devastation of the Battle of the Somme through the eyes of one individual soldier
The Royal Armouries Learning Manager Gillian Waters said, "When the Northern Film School showed their latest films, the education team were delighted with the sheer range and innovative ways that students had tackled their briefs and ensured they were fit for the intended audiences. We have already prepared briefs for the new academic year, focusing on modern warfare, and we look forward to seeing the end results."
Jenny Granville, Co-director at the Northern Film School added, "The students gain exceptional experience creating films for a National Museum which can only add to their portfolios when they enter the employment market."
Further building on their relationships with Leeds Metropolitan University, the Armouries education service has also developed a three-way partnership with the university's Education Faculty plus Carr Manor Primary School in Leeds. This involves more than 180 third-year trainee teachers (B Ed. Students) visiting the museum in November each year as part of their assessed work, to specifically plan for Carr Manor pupils to visit the museum – and then work with pupils on their visit to the museum.
Gillian added, "This project helps the museum to reach out to new trainee teachers and gain an understanding of using national collections and museum visits in their teaching careers."
As part of its education work within the community, the Royal Armouries has already signed similar MOU with Leeds and Huddersfield Universities. For more information about the museum visit www.royalarmouries.org
You are invited to send a reporter/photographer to the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding at the Royal Armouries Museum on September 28, at 5.30pm.
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- Admission to the museum is free. However, there may be a small charge for some special events.
- Open all year daily, 10am-5pm. Closed 24-25 December
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- The Royal Armouries Museum should not be confused with Royal Armouries International plc, the private sector corporate hospitality business.
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Missing Idaho Falls girl found
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Police said Monday afternoon that a missing Idaho Falls girl has been found.
An Amber Alert had been issued for Aaliyah Esqueda, 5, on Friday, but it was canceled Monday. When the Amber Alert was canceled, police at first said Aaliyah's whereabouts were unknown, but quickly sent out another news release saying she was with her father in Mexico. Detectives are working closely with other agencies to bring Aaliyah safely back to Idaho, police said.
Police said Aaliyah was kidnapped by her paternal grandparents in Idaho Falls.
Maternal grandparents Debra and Scott Yagues, the legal guardians of Aaliyah Alynn Esqueda, 5, allowed her paternal grandparents, Salvador Esqueda and Irene Ma Esqueda, to visit with Aaliyah on Tuesday.
According to the Yagues, the Esquedas were supposed to return Aaliyah on Sunday.
The Yagues got information Friday via Facebook through one of the Esquedas' relatives that the grandparents were taking Aaliyah to her father in Mexico.
Aaliyah and her paternal grandparents left on a bus from Idaho Falls around 11 p.m. Thursday, which lead police to believe that the family had no intentions on returning the child to the Yagues.
Second-degree kidnapping warrants were issued for Salvador Esqueda, 74, and Irene Ma Esqueda, 71.


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When Stanley and Roberta (Bobbie) Gold's long-time Eisenhower family physician Lawrence Cone, MD passed away in 2009, they were in a quandary.
"We'd been seeing him for decades," says Bobbie."He was a walking encyclopedia about our medical history, and gave his patients 100 percent-plus.We were at a loss to find a new primary care doctor who measured up."
But Bobbie persevered. Loyal to Eisenhower Medical Center, she began reviewing issues of Healthy Living magazine in search of a potential new doctor for herself and her husband.
"One afternoon, I read an article about Dr. Joseph Scherger, and I got positive vibes about him," Bobbie relates."My husband felt just as positive. So, we scheduled an interview with him."
That interview lasted nearly an hour, during which Bobbie and Stan asked Dr. Scherger questions about his approach to patient care, and they discussed their goals and expectations of a relationship with a primary care physician (PCP).
"He gave us very thorough answers, and we were impressed, especially by his philosophy of making oneto- one communication with his patients a priority," recalls Bobbie."Before we left his office, we decided that he'd be our doctor."
"The Golds were smart to realize the importance of having a primary care physician," says Dr. Scherger, who is based at the Eisenhower George and Julia Argyros Health Center in La Quinta."Without someone who takes responsibility for all of you, your care is fragmented, since specialists take care of only one body part or organ system."
A few weeks after that interview, the Golds met with Dr. Scherger for complete physicals and to review their health records.At this appointment, they learned about the Eisenhower Primary Care 365 Program.
"This program is a new model of health care that offers an enhanced level of personalized service," explains Dr. Scherger."In the traditional, office-based model of care, all care — except for emergencies — occurs during office visits."But with the Internet, we can offer a new platform for communication and care that's available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year," shares Dr. Scherger."Through a secure online application called RelayHealth®, patients can ask their doctor questions, request appointments, discuss their medications, obtain lab results, and keep us informed about how they're doing with weight loss or managing their blood pressure, for example. It's a communication link that makes our care more continuously available, and patients can take an active role in their care instead of being dependent on an office visit to share information."
"While a face-to-face appointment is available anytime the patient wants or needs it, the online communication enables us to use office visits more selectively," explains Dr. Scherger."Plus, we can spend more time with patients when they do come in to see us," he adds, noting that appointments are regularly scheduled for 30 or 60 minutes."Stan may have added five to ten years to his healthy life by making these lifestyle changes, He will be able to take fewer medications and be more active."—explains Dr. Scherger
"Ours is a medical-home model of care," Dr. Scherger notes, referring to an emerging approach to comprehensive primary care that facilitates a real partnership between patient and physician. Patients pay a modest fee to participate in the Eisenhower 365 program — currently $595 per member per year, with couple and family rates available — which allows participating physicians not only to provide care outside of office visits, but also to take on a more manageable number of patients (the typical PCP has 2,000 or more patients, while Eisenhower 365 primary care physicians have 900 or less patients)."Having a medical home means you have someone coordinating all your care, looking at all aspects of your health," Dr. Scherger adds.
The Golds were sold on the program. "You can communicate with your doctor via E-mail 365 days a year," Bobbie says. "If I send Dr. Scherger a question, he's back to me in less than 24 hours with an answer, and always advises us whether we can discuss something on the phone or need a face-to-face visit. There's no problem getting an appointment in a week or less. I don't know where else you can get that kind of service."
"You're given quality time at every visit, and he really takes the time to listen," she continues."The communication and support are far superior to what I've ever experienced elsewhere."
Another aspect of the Eisenhower 365 program that appeals to the Golds is its emphasis on preventive care and wellness.
"Dr. Scherger is really focused on helping us do the right things to stay healthy," Bobbie says."Stan has a terrible time with his weight, and Dr. Scherger is very kind and concerned, taking the time to explain things in a way that leaves us with a positive attitude and wanting to do what he advises. He's helped Stan reduce the number of medications he has to take."
"We eat healthy, lots of fish and fresh vegetables," shares Bobbie."But, I have issues with cholesterol.Dr. Scherger researches different medication options and communicates with me all the time."
"As a start, Stan has lost 16 pounds," shares Dr. Scherger.
"Many of our patients are retirees like the Golds, and they want to enjoy life and stay healthy as long as possible," Dr. Scherger says."We develop a health and wellness plan for each patient, looking at how to make our patients younger next year by making the right lifestyle changes to reduce their risk factors."
"Stan may have added five to ten years to his healthy life by making these lifestyle changes," explains Dr. Scherger."He will be able to take fewer medications and be more active."
"We couldn't be happier," says Bobbie. "The cost is nominal. It's a wonderful program, and an amazing value."
"Eisenhower's motto is 'health care as it should be,'"Dr. Scherger adds."We believe that the 365 program is primary care as it should be."For more information, visit emc.org and select the Eisenhower Primary care 365 Program link.


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Red Sox Nation's three-year wait for playoff baseball ended at Fenway Friday with the first pitch at 3:09 p.m., although the afternoon start time made it a little difficult for many diehard fans to watch the game.
Some turned on the TV at work or tracked the game against the Tampa Bay Rays on their computers. Others left work early to get in front of a TV at home or at the pub.
While local pubs would usually be jammed for a Red Sox playoff game, most were nearly empty during the early innings, though crowds grew larger as the game went on.
Mystic resident and Red Sox fan Erin O'Leary said she showed up at Hot Rod Café in New London to watch the game and celebrate her friend's passing the bar exam. She also wound up celebrating a 12-2 Red Sox victory in the opening game of the teams' divisional playoff series.
Raised in Massachusetts, O'Leary said she has always rooted for the Red Sox. She named her dog after Boston great Ted Williams and met former shortstop Nomar Garciaparra with co-worker Jay Berryman. Attorneys for Suisman Shapiro law firm in New London, they had met Garciaparra while providing legal insight to coaches at the World Baseball Coaches Clinic at Mohegan Sun in 2011.
O'Leary said the team has been "re-energized" by new manager John Farrell and several new players.
Although a New York Mets fan, Berryman said Mike Napoli, Shane Victorino and Koji Uehara have really made a difference for the Red Sox.
New London resident Bob Ronfeld was also at Hot Rod to watch the game. "I always like it when they beat the Yankees, and they did this year," he said.
After he and his friend Brian Wong, who works for ESPN in Bristol, finished their wings, Ronfeld said they would go back to his condo, where Ronfeld has a larger television screen.
Hot Rod had about 20 people in the bar at 4 p.m. and at least three televisions showing the game.
The Dutch Tavern in downtown New London is very much a regulars' bar. By 4 on any Friday afternoon, it starts to fill up with familiar faces - some of whom are sports fans and some of whom aren't.
But on this particular Friday afternoon, the street-side end of the bar, under the suspended television set, had attracted folks wanting to see the Sox game.
Bill Hanrahan, who works in media relations at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, sipped his Brooklyn lager and said he'd gotten off early to see the game.
A longtime Sox enthusiast, Hanrahan said there was no place he'd rather be. "Red Sox playoff baseball at happy hour in the Dutch on a beautiful October day? Where else would you go?"
Hanrahan explained he has a particularly strong vibe about this season's team. "I went to the 15-inning game at Fenway on July 31, another one of their walk-off wins," he said. "It was such a magical game and I'm confident it's going to be a magical season to the end."
James Stephenson, a professor at Mitchell College who'd just conducted a class in politics and government, walked into the bar and ordered a Budweiser. He was wearing a tie featuring architectural designs of old major league ballparks. A notorious Mets fan, he nonetheless made a beeline from campus to the Dutch to see the Sox game.
"I'm not just a Mets fan," he said. "I'm a baseball fan."
Bartender Dave Anderson was asked if any customers had expressed interest in changing the channel to the Pirates-Cardinals game. He grinned. "Oh, are they playing?"
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I hope history doesn't repeat itself and Philly is the Giants spoiler. C'mon philadelphia you can win this one game against washington.


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lovely pics and lovely write-up... I wanna go to Champaner now! :D too good
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All of this added to the intrigue and gave it a sense of being a hidden treasure.
Champaner was once a thriving capital of Gujurat but now only the ruins of its past glory remain.
The plan was to be in Champaner before sunrise to take advantage of the good light to photograph the monuments. Accordingly we set off early morning from Vadodara. Its a nice drive through the highway, and in around 45 minutes we had reached Champaner.
Its said that a visit to Champaner feels like retracing the steps of our ancestors. Entering through the old gates, known as City Gate, we had our first feel of what it meant. Its made of brick and lime and has a reddish pink tinge to it. You drive through these fortress like gates and reach a monument called Shahar ki Masjid. This was used by only the royal family for prayers.
The sun had just risen and the masjid was coated in a golden light. All the monuments officially open to the public only after 8AM. But we sneaked in through the unlocked gates and took a few photographs.
Surrounding this masjid and further on are the dilapidated walls of the royal palace.
As you proceed further, you start seeing the present day village life. There's a small school there and we saw kids waiting outside the school for the gates to open. It was nice a see a group as girls going to school as well.
Further ahead from the school is the offcial building called Mandvi or the Custom house. This is where the office of Gujurat tourism in Champaner now is.
It was past 8AM by then, and the village life had started in full force. Youngsters were seen monkeying around. Few of them were stepping out on their bikes, for work. Women were cleaning the front yards of their houses. When I say houses, it was actually more like huts. Walking further ahead we saw the post office, police station and also one dharamshala(guest house). This must be specifically for devotees who come to visit the temple on the hillock, called Pavagadh.
At the end of this village road, we reached these very broken down gates called the Bhadra gates. Men were taking their cattle out to graze through these gates.
Once you step out of these gates, you see the Jami Masjid across the main road. This is the biggest masjid of them all and the most intricately worked upon.
There are beautiful carvings on the exterior minars, walls, windows and the supporting pilalrs.
On the east side there is porch with some delicate perforated stone work.
Once inside, you see pillar and pillars aligned horizontally and vertically. The masjid rises up several storeys and you see some carving work along all the storeys.
The domes of this masjid are also worth paying attention to. The main dome has beautiful carving on its ceiling.
Since this is now declared a heritage structure, prayers, or namaz is not allowed inside. Even so, a group of men walked in while we were there, did their namaz and wlaked out. the guard there was really scared and requested us to not report this or show the pictures to anybody. But the group that came, just minded their business, did their prayers and left quietly after they were done. So I guess, there's no harm done.
It was past 1PM by the time we finished seeing the Jami Masjid and it was painfully hot outside. We hadn't eaten anything since morning and we were hungry. The driver suggested we go to Halol since there weren't any decent eateries within Champaner. Halol is 7km from Champaner and a busy industrial town. We ate some typical restaurant food here and rested in the AC for a while.
The first stop on the way back from Halol was the tomb of Sikander Shah. It was a circular structure, with the tomb inside. The whole structure had a airy feel to it. We saw a young guy there, who was studying for his police entrance exam. He said the place is calm and peaceful and airy. No one ever comes there. So its a good place to come and study !
The next stop was this eerie sort of place called Ek Minar ki Masjid. The masjid with one pillar. Its nestled amidst the mountains and all you see is one tall pillar standing tall in the middle of nowhere. The gate of the pillar is now locked permanently. There is some exquisite carving under the balconies of the pillar on each floor. The number of sides on each pillar increases on each floor, with 4 on the first, 8 on the next, then 16 and then the fourth floor is circular !
There is a deep well next to the pillar, thankfully its covered. There is also a tomb in front of the pillar. It looked like somebody had offered prayers to the tomb, we saw a flower and an agarbatti next to it.
This was followed by a visit to the hellical stepped well. Since Champaner and that area in general always had water problems, you see a lot of wells and lakes around. Efforts had been made by the then architects, to create water catchments areas and water harvesting. There was a small garden approaching the well. It was a nice contrast here compared to the scorching heat outside.
The well is helical in shape. There are steps inside the well on one side. These have no fencing or a handle and its slightly scary just looking at them ! There wasn't any water in the well, just a lot of garbage. We also did some posing for pictures here.
Once back in Champaner, we went further ahead from Jami Masjid to the Kabutar khana, which was just one covered platform overlooking a vast nothingness. Across it was another structure which over looked what is known as Vada Talav(Big lake). There were several balconies in here which had views of the lake. The sun had gone down a bit by then and it was very windy. Some local folk were spreading their fishing nets in the lake. It was a lovely view of the lake surrounded by the green grass and then just some yellow and brown dry land further. We imagined this structure was probably made for the queens and the royal women to stroll out in the evening time.
From here, we headed back toward the main centre and took a turn in the direction of the Kevada masjid. Its a little difficult difficult to find this mosque. Its at the end of a pretty rundown lane. The lane is lined with thorny shrubs on both sides and the branches come well onto the road.So approaching it, you either risk your car breaking down or if you decide to walk, getting scratches on the hands and legs. We chose to take the car in. The main structure of the Kevada masjid is similar to the other masjids-two minars flanking the main entrance. However, the distinguishing part is the Cenotaph in front. Cenotaph is a tomb without the actual grave, built in honour of the person whose grave is elsewhere. There was also some excavation work happening on this site.
Though not as intricate as the Jami Masjid, the Kevada Masjid has some fine carvings on the pillar and the windows. The dome interiors are quite plain, though.
By the time we were done with the Kevada masjid, the parents were really tired. So we skipped the Nagina Masjid which is closeby. There are more sites like some Jain caves, Hindu temples and a few more mosques at Pavagadh. Those itself will probably take another entire day.
There aren't too many tourist facilities close by. You can buy a guide book at Jami Masjid which gives you an idea about where the sites are located. But other than that, by way of transport, food and refreshments there isn't much.
Having said that, its a place worth visiting, it takes you back a few centuries atleast. The movie Lagaan is supposed to be based here, and the village and the surroundings still look centuries old. You indeed feel like you are walking in the footsteps of our ancestors !
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You guys make such a lovely couple. And na, I'd love to go to this place. Btw, well written Sandeepa :=)
Chetan, its beautiful location and its good you are opening this hidden diamonds.
By the way you guys look awesome.


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Science news has been buzzing lately about imagery from three satellites showing indications of melting snow and ice on Greenland. As we all learn in science classes, Greenland is basically a very large sheet of ice, so to see such melting as this is quite striking. Definitely newsworthy.
I was certainly interested in learning more. My master's thesis 10 years ago was in remote sensing meteorology, meaning I was taking a measurement of one item and applying algorithms to translate it into another data point. In my case I was working with GPS error data that was converted into a surrogate measurement of water vapor in the atmosphere; that data could be used to estimate humidity.
In the case of this recent news, satellites are using the microwave portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to measure reflectivity of the earth's surface and applying algorithms to translate it into melted ice. It's pretty accurate, no argument there.
From 8 July to 12 July, Greenland's surface transitioned from approximately 40% melted water to approximately 97%. That's a lot of melting in not a lot of time. The first indications were seen while analyzing radar reflectivity data from the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Oceansat-2 satellite, then it was verified with temperature data from the American Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites. Scientists at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center verified that the MODIS data indicated unusually high temperatures during the second week of July over the landmass; these conditions coincided with an upper air high pressure system, the same large-scale phenomena that has caused the recent heat waves in the eastern United States.
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