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Great new renovated apartment for 4 close to center
Size70 m²
Floor No.1(with elevator)
- Family/child friendly
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- Washer/dryer
- Elevator in building
- Pets allowed
- Internet/WiFi
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|Hernalser Gürtel, 1170 Vienna, Austria
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Spacious apartment in an old style building. Two rooms each of which consist of direct access from the hall, which has a cloakroom. Fitted kitchen with a gas hob, an electric oven, fridge / freezer and sink, microwave. Dining room / bedroom with an eating area, dresser and double bed. Living room / bedroom with sitting area, coffee table, double bed, and satellite TV. Bathroom with shower and sink, washing machine and separate toilet. Final clean, bed linen and towels are all included!
Internet access available for € 1.- per day and access.
In the apartment house you will find the trendy Cafe Latte, where you can have breakfast, lunch or cocktails in the evening, as well as a bakery open till midnight!
A supermarket, restaurants, an ice cream parlor, snack bars, a kiosk (at the underground station) and shops are within walking distance. Fashionable bars and restaurants can be found under the arches of the underground (""Stadtbahnboegen"").
Our apartment house is located in front of an underground and tramway station. It takes about 10 minutes to get to the city center and less than 10 minutes to Mariahilferstrasse with its endless shopping possibilities.
The Metropol theatre is within walking distance, Volksoper and Josefstadt Theatre are within easy reach as well.
You can park your car free of charge in the streets of the nearby 17th district. In the 8th district parking is subject to a parking management scheme restricting parking to a maximum of 2 hours on business days from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and making it subject to a charge.
This apartment is perfectly suited for 4 Persons.
Looking forward to welcoming you!
Birgit and Walter
House rulesKids bed and high chair upon request available.
Please note that check out time is until 10.00 a.m. - if you wish to check out later please let us know.
You are kindly requested not to move the furniture as this can cause
damages on the wood floor.
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Reviews of this property
Clean, well-furnished apartment on the edge of the 17th district in Vienna. We enjoyed our stay generally but the street noise (specifically, the cars, trucks, and buses) were loud and made it difficult to sleep in the evenings. The lack of A/C is also a challenge during the summer months. The house was well-laid out and included everything we needed.
The apartment is well equipped and superbly located, right next to a central metro station.
The City is also within walking distance, where you can also go through the picturesque Josefstadt. There are also numerous good and cheap shopping and a nice restaurant in the immediate vicinity.
The contact with the landlords was very good and simple. Despite our late arrival we were personally greeted and briefed.
The only drawback is the extremely noisy street. With the window open a conversation is virtually impossible. Although the windows insulate well, but earplugs at night was - at least for us - indispensable.
Many thanks to Walter and Violetta!
Die Wohnung ist gut ausgestattet und hervorragend gelegen, direkt an einer zentralen U-Bahn-Station.
Die City ist auch zu Fuß erreichbar, wobei man auch durch die sehenswerte Josefsstadt gehen kann. Es gibt auch zahlreiche gute und günstige Einkaufsmöglichkeiten und ein nettes Restaurant in der direkten Nachbarschaft.
Der Kontakt zu den Vermietern war sehr gut und unkompliziert. Trotz später Anreise wurden wir persönlich begrüßt und eingewiesen.
Einziges Manko ist die extrem laute Straße. Bei geöffnetem Fenster ist eine Unterhaltung praktisch unmöglich. Die Fenster isolieren zwar gut, Ohropax war aber nachts - zumindest für uns - unverzichtbar.
Vielen Dank an Walter und Violetta!
L 'apartment is new and in front of a metro station ... less than 15 minutes from downtown ... location! Owners very friendly. Two painful notes ... the first is related to the sheets (too cheap!) The second is related to the fact that before entering we noticed that the front door had been forced open! .... Thieves had entered the evening before. The owners are now offered to give us another apartment next largest at the end ... but the door was quickly arranged and we were there. In general .... recommended!
L' appartamento è nuovo e di fronte ad una fermata della metro...a meno di 15 min dal centro...posizione eccezionale!
I proprietari molto gentili.
Due note dolenti...la prima è relativa alle lenzuola (troppo cheap!) la seconda, è relativa al fatto che prima di entrare ci siamo accorti che la porta di ingresso era stata forzata!....dei ladri erano entrati la sera prima. I proprietari si sono subito offerti a darci un altro appartamento vicino piú grande...ma alla fine la porta è stata subito sistemata e siamo rimasti li.
In generale....raccomandabile!
The apartment Hernalser Guertel 47 in Vienna is very beautiful. The entrance could be some effort, the number of outlets is small. With 4 people we tarried extremely comfortable. That the 38 'was did not detract from our stay at the apartment. The contacts iz the key circuit were warmly. Highly recommended!. Moreover, with a U-Bahnhof at the door and many nice local shops
Hello, we have four of the apartment rented by 31.07-04.08.13. A beautifully furnished apartment. In the apartment is all you need. Distance transport services (underground and S-Bahn to reach within 1 minute). Walter landlord is very nice. Unfortunately, there is also something negative to report: 1 We had never been in the warm season 29.5 degrees in the apartment. If there is one evening opens the window to ventilate so loud (main road) which one can no longer talk between two rooms also sleep with the windows open is not possible because too loud. You think you're on the road so noisy. 2 Free parking places are virtually absent, you have to be lucky. I would not recommend this apartment for the summer time and not travel by car. Greeting
Hallo, wir haben zu viert dieses Apartment vom 31.07-04.08.13 gemietet. Eine sehr schön eingerichtete Wohnung. In der Wohnung ist alles was man braucht. Nahverkehrsmittel (U- und S-Bahn innerhalb von 1 Minute zu erreichen). Vermieter Walter ist sehr nett. Leider gibt es auch etwas negatives zu berichten: 1. Wir hatten in der warmen Jahreszeit nie unter 29,5 Grad in der Wohnung. Wenn man Abends die Fenster zum lüften aufmacht ist es so laut (Hauptverkehrsstrasse) das man sich nicht mehr zwischen zwei Zimmern unterhalten kann, auch bei offenen Fenstern schlafen ist nicht möglich, weil zu laut. Man denkt man steht auf der Straße, so laut. 2. Kostenfreie Parkplatze sind so gut wie nicht vorhanden, man muss Glück haben. Ich würde diese Wohnung nicht zu den Sommerzeiten empfehlen und nicht mit dem Auto anreisen.
Nice modern apartment in an old building with Art Nouveau look. Unfortunately busy road causing windows to the front night could not open, but in the middle of busy city life, public transportation right outside the door and then you are within 10 minutes in the center! Windows behind peaceful courtyard where blackbirds whistling. Excellent beds, unfortunately somewhat synthetic bedding. Luxury kitchen, no food available so you have to buy everything first entry such as salt and pepper. Shops can be right around the corner. Downstairs is a nice Turkish bakery which is open day and night and has fresh bread! This makes you feel right at home in this neighborhood.
Leuk modern appartement in oud pand met Jugendstil uitstraling. Helaas aan drukke weg waardoor ramen aan de voorkant 's nachts niet open konden, maar midden in drukke stadsleven, openbaar vervoer direct voor de deur en dan ben je binnen 10 minuten in het centrum! Ramen achter op rustige binnenplaats waar merels fluiten. Prima bedden, helaas enigszins synthetisch beddengoed. Keuken luxe, geen voedingsmiddelen aanwezig dus je moet bij binnenkomst eerst alles aanschaffen zoals zout en peper. Winkels zijn wel direct om de hoek. Beneden is een aardige Turkse bakker die dag en nacht open is en vers brood heeft! Je voelt je daardoor direct thuis in deze wijk.
Nice big apartment right in the middle ... everything was very clean and worked just fine.
Schönes grosses Apartment mittendrin...alles war sehr sauber und hat prima funktioniert.
A really nice apartment in Vienna, very easy to visit because the meter is beyond the road and it is 4 stops in the center. Soggiornandoci for the last year we had a great time. The house was clean and brand new!
Un appartamento davvero grazioso a vienna,comodissimo per visitarla dato che la metro é al di la dalla strada e in 4 fermate si é in centro.
Soggiornandoci per l'ultimo dell'anno ci siamo trovati benissimo.
La casa era pulita e completamente nuova!
All in all, everything worked out great. Birgit, Walter and Violetta are extremely nice and helpful. The key delivery was smooth despite some early arrivals. The apartment is the way you will be shown in the photos. Super clean, comfortable and plenty of space for storage. The apartment is totally centralized. And if you do not want to cook for yourself, there is plenty to eat. Top recommendation goes to the Thai - Best Thai, which is just steps away. We will gladly return!
Alles in allem hat alles super geklappt. Birgit, Walter und auch Violetta sind äußerst nett und hilfsbereit. Die Schlüsselübergabe war problemlos trotz etwas verfrühter Anreise. Die Wohnung ist so, wie Sie auf den Fotos gezeigt wird. Super sauber, gemütlich und viel Platz zur Aufbewahrung. Die Wohnung liegt total zentral. Und wenn man nicht selbst kochen will, es gibt ausreichend zum Essen. Top Empfehlung geht an den Thailänder - Top Thai-, der nur wenige Schritte entfernt ist. Wir kommen gerne wieder!
It is a great apartment.
You can find almost everything you need inside where you surely cannot get it if you are staying in 5* hotel.
The location is just in front of subway station & tram station and it is very easy access to all "must go" places.
There is also HALAL kebab stall in front of the apartment.
I will strongly stay here again if coming to vienna in future.
A big thanks to Mr. Birgit, Mr. Walter & Mrs. Violeta. Merry Christmas!!! :)
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Wayne Law team members named for Jessup international moot court competition
DETROIT – Wayne State University Law School's team members for the 2014-15 Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court competition have been named.
They are:
- Shahad Atiya of Bloomfield Hills, researcher and oralist
- Brandon Debus of New Baltimore, researcher and oralist
- Milica Filipovic of Sterling Heights, researcher and oralist
- Fatima Mansour of Harrison Township, brief editor
- Frank Moran of Rochester Hills, chancellor, researcher and oralist
Professor Gregory Fox of Ann Arbor, director of Wayne Law's Program for International Legal Studies, is the team's faculty advisor.
Wayne Law has a long tradition of doing well in the Jessup competition, where students represent countries in a fictional case before the International Court of Justice, the judicial organ of the United Nations. Teams from more than 550 law schools in more than 80 nations compete each year.
Teams prepare oral and written pleadings, arguing both sides of the fictional case, and work hard for many months before the contest, learning substantive international law and research methods in the process.
The 2013-14 team was one of 21 that competed in the Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court competition from Feb. 20 through 23 in Chicago. Wayne Law's team was ranked second when it advanced with the top eight teams to the quarter-final rounds, where the team was defeated by Illinois Institute of Technology's Chicago-Kent College of Law. Moran earned individual recognition as second-place oralist in the regional contest of about 70 competitors. As chancellor, he'll lead the 2014-15 Wayne Law competitors.
Members of Wayne State University Law School's 2014-15 Jessup moot court team are, from left, Brandon Debus, Fatima Mansour, Milica Filipovic, Shahad Atiya and Frank Moran.

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The proportion of stuff about whatever game some or all of the Hivemind are particularly keen on at a given time may have increased but I don't think the number of other games they write about has diminished, I think there's just more stuff posted on the site in general. I can't prove this of course (well, I could try, but it'd be a hell of a lot more effort than it's worth) but the success of the site means they can afford to devote more time to it, so they can use the extra time to write about whatever they fancy.
I couldn't give a tuppeny toss about Minecraft, for example, but it doesn't bother me that there were shitloads of articles on it. See also Diablo 3, to be honest. But then I know that there'll be games/mods/whatever that I am interested in that they'll write stuff about too.
Swings and roundabouts, but people really manage to make not clicking into an article and having to spend seconds reading article titles out to be a bit of a drama.
"I just spend less than a tenth of a minute skimming the front page paragraph to see if that article interests me. And it doesn't. It doesn't. Damn you, RPS! DAMN YOU!"[FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium][I]A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, manling.[/I][/FONT]
I hadn't really picked up on there being a crowd who thought RPS wasn't as good as it used to be. I certainly disagree.
That being said I do consume it differently now - because of the volume of posts I do avoid ones that are obviously well outside my sphere of interest, but that's fine with me, more choice is always good.
In terms of the comments... firstly I'm not sure how there being more or less comments particularly validates a post? Are you not able to track hits to that particular post? If no-one was even clicking through to read the full article then you might have reason to be aggrieved/concerned but otherwise I'd agree with others that people simply didn't feel they could add much without having played the game, and because things roll off the front page each day I suspect not many people revisit and comment upon past topics. I notice the shotcast doesn't generate too many comments but I don't think that's a sign that people don't listen or don't want it
Secondly, from a personal perspective I confess I got somewhat put off commenting on articles. While I only rarely commented in the past I did start to feel there was a small cross section of people (who only seem to post in the comments and not the forum) who are either trolls or general idiots, and since I'm not looking for an argument I figured why bother.
...in fact what the hell am I doing on the internet!
I think the addition of so many new writers has diluted the quality somewhat. I won't mention names but there's one writer in particular that I can reliably identify articles by before reading the name attached. That said, I still think the site is the best around.
There being a higher volume of articles I too skip ones that don't seem to interest me from the RSS blurb whereas I used to read nearly every one. Maybe I'm just missing the best stuff?
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My comments are not a metric of my interest. I'll often comment on an article I don't care about, in order to reply to another commenter. Plus, I'm more likely to make dumb jokey comments on, say, a news article about mainstream game x with 100 comments, than on a feature article about small indie game y with 14 comments. I'm almost always more interested in the latter, though.
The Gateways post was probably the most worthwhile post of the week, from my perspective, but I haven't commented on it yet. I downloaded the demo and bookmarked the post and the beta page, but generally in these cases, by the time I get around to trying the demo (even if it's only a day later) there's a fair chance I will have forgotten about the article.
Serious question: is it worth commenting on these sorts of articles to show interest or appreciation, even with nothing else to add? If so, I'll happily drop a note each time saying "thanks for the post, will try this soon". Alternatively/additionally, I could make an effort to remember to return and comment on the article after trying the game.
Last edited by MD!; 30-05-2012 at 01:55 AM.
In general I don't comment on articles because I find it more convenient to discuss issues of importance here on the forum. The comment system is a bit messy so even if I did want to make a point, chances are I won't bother because I just don't like the comment system. But if there is a discussion here on the forums I'll rant and rave like everybody else.
Personally I have no issues with the way RPS is posting or the content. I don't enjoy the majority of the indie articles, because none of them really interest me and some come off as a tiny bit pretentious, but that's okay. I'm not the target audience for that, I just skim or or don't read it, just the same way as I don't read Dental News Today.
Also I don't mind the Diablo 3 or Guild Wars 2 flood of information because I'd suggest it's a safe bet that more people are interested in those titles than Indie Arthouse Game #607. Last I heard RPS was about PC gaming, not just indie niches. I can't see an issue with increased coverage of major titles. Hell, for most indie titles there isn't much to really post about, but there's a multitude of stuff you can post about regarding Diablo 3. And clearly the issues surrounding such titles are big enough to encourage spirited discussion. That alone justifies the number of articles.
Keep up the good work.
As long as they give everything even treatment (which they do) then there is no problem. And by even treatment I don't meant posting even amounts about each game, I mean that when there is a news for a game they post it if it's at all meaningful (even if it's anecdotal, really), Diablo has a lot of news buzzing around right now and it's important they cover it, as long as they would afford the same treatment to another game.
That said I don't think some people recognise that because an article speaks about Diablo 3, doesn't make it ABOUT Diablo 3. This site is about PC gaming and no matter what you feel of the gameplay, it's an important milestone. There has been a dangerous precedent set by a game that is highly influential in the PC market and it should be and is well documented. Just because this issues aren't relevant to the game you care about right now doesn't make it unimportant to you as a PC gamer. Especially when the series/game you DO care about gets slapped with always on DRM.
I guess it would affect the load time of the page, but I sometimes feel that there aren't enough articles displayed on the front page without clicking the "older entries" link. Perhaps have the 10 or so with blurbs, then just headline links for the previous 20 articles? Not really pertinent to this discussion, huh?
Anyway, keep up what you're doing, RPS!
DayZ is a game that begs to be written about and it does things most games don't do, it warrants more coverage than your average. Like Eve, a lot of people will read about it without actually playing.
As for the wider point, I tend to do my whining/ranting in the forums rather than comments threads, because a discussion here can be on-going, whereas comments are more of the moment and require you to not be at work, sneaking 5 minutes to read your favourite gaming website.
Personally I have no issues with the way RPS is posting or the content. I don't enjoy the majority of the indie articles, because none of them really interest me and some come off as a tiny bit pretentious, but that's okay. I'm not the target audience for that, I just skim or or don't read it, just the same way as I don't read Dental News Today.
Also I don't mind the Diablo 3 or Guild Wars 2 flood of information because I'd suggest it's a safe bet that more people are interested in those titles than Indie Arthouse Game #607. Last I heard RPS was about PC gaming, not just indie niches. I can't see an issue with increased coverage of major titles. Hell, for most indie titles there isn't much to really post about, but there's a multitude of stuff you can post about regarding Diablo 3. And clearly the issues surrounding such titles are big enough to encourage spirited discussion. That alone justifies the number of articles.2017 Yay!!!!
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Just read your article on Gateways. I read about it on Indie Games 2 days ago. Maybe others did too? - http://indiegames.com/2012/05/smudge...beta_for_.html
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The point I was raising was my disappointment that those who are so quick to write lengthy complaints on the forum about our not posting X and only posting Y are never so quick to celebrate the reality of what we do. It seemed a useful example to point out - one of the best games I've played this year, and pretty much silence in response to it. And as it happens, the post did especially badly in hits - really low numbers. Which rather underlines my point.
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By the way, regarding this repeated claim that there are so many new articles: We've recently started putting up posts in the evening too, meaning we've gone from around 11 posts a day to around 15 posts a day. It's not quite the deluge people are suggesting!
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NAGAIUTB is something we've all witnessed everywhere though right?
Thing X is shiny and new - people like it
Thing X attracts more people - some existing people don't like all the new people
Thing X attracts more and more people - take a 1000 of any group of people and you have a few utter muppets in there
Utter muppets turn some people off - some people leave and others shout NAGAIUTB
Optional extras:
Thing X adapts to the newcomers' wants, needs and interests
Vicious circle ensues
How can there not be a name for this phenomenon when it happens everywhere?
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May 14th - http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012...ay-z-part-two/
May 16th - http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012...ator-of-day-z/
May 19th - http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012...three-musings/
As for my comment on your article about Gateways my point was that others may have read about it elsewhere and aren't interested in the game. Check the viewcount for that article and see how many hits it had.
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How does there being three Day Z articles in one week counter the claim of 4 or 5 in two weeks?[FONT=Franklin Gothic Medium][I]A brave heart and a courteous tongue. They shall carry thee far through the jungle, manling.[/I][/FONT]
Clearly you lot are just too good, you need to go 6 months posting inane foul mouthed gibberish then relaunch as RPS Classic or somesuch.
Might be a stupid question but with regards to the low hit count - was it low for these days or still low compared to Indie type posts from a few years ago? i.e. Has RPS brought on a chunk of 'mainstream' peeps, who avoid the indie posts, but retains a core of, for want of a better term, hardcore?
Not that any of this needs to be defended, but ...
I could not care less about Day Z, but you cannot really fault RPS for writing about something that is interesting. When was the last time a mod made a game rocket up the sales charts? That alone makes Day Z worth writing about, I think. Also, the Day Z diary-type stories are no different from any number of other diary-type series RPS has run in the past. It's hardly unprecedented.
And let's not forget that RPS is the collected musings of people who are free to write about the games that interest them, instead of what some Evil Corporation™ wants them to write about. Evidently Jim is interested in Day Z.
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It's not exact a bombardment is it.
Personally I've over been following the site for the last years odd so I can't comment on what it was like before but I've not had any issues with the quality or types of article being put out.
Of course with such a wide interest base your going to games being discussed, sometimes repeatedly, that you have no interest in. Personally I couldn't care less about FPSs, horror or sports type games, doesn't stop me from either giving a cursory read (in the case of FPS articles), a full-on examination in case its the game that gets me interested in a genre I want to like (horror) or ignoring alteather (Sorry sports).
Same as a magazine. Sometimes I'll flick past a article which isn't relative to my interests. Doesn't make it a bad read...Steam: Sarigs Origin: Sarisan


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I have to say, Chromagftw, I agree that two of those babies would rock!
Last night when I was riding on the trail - and keep in mind it's 2:30 am and I'm alone by the river, and I'm a woman. A big and strong woman that has punched sexual harassers in the face more than once, but still a woman. So I'm riding on that trail and I see something in front of me. Looks like some guy doing something weird. But what??!! F****!
I had my DS on. I punched the button on the BR IV and now I suddenly had 2500 lumens! And I could clearly see that the guy was just fixing his bike.
It really is cool to have that many lumens. I loved it. But the DS and the BR IV and two batteries on my handlebars... that's just too much of a mess. Way too much.
Now, if I had some extra money burning a hole in my pocket, I'd get another DS-1300 and power the two lights from a single water bottle battery. Now that would be a cool setup.
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Since I personally think that Volvo's flagship model is starting to show it's age, I decided to draw out my take on the next generation (if there is one). Here it goes:What do you think? Compare it to today's model:
Personally, the current S80 is one of my favorite sedans on the road today.
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Great interpretation of Volvo's new design language.
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Not bad at all. Looks alot better than the 850 I used to own. The great thing about volvo is you don't see many on the road
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It's one of mine too, Thed, and I can't quite explain why. It still looks very good, I actually prefer it to the new Volvo styling.As for the drawing, I think it looks pretty good, though I would like to see the mirrors mounted on the door.
Welcome aboard new member. Nice name.
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Pine River City Council discusses burden of paying for city library
The Pine River City Council discussed the cost of paying the lease for the Pine River City Library on Tuesday, June 11.
Mayor Jim Sabas said the city was contacted regarding an increase in the yearly lease cost of the city library. The notice requested an increase of $1,284 per year, approximately $16,740. Sabas said library borrowing records show residents of Pine River only use the library 20 percent of the time, and area township residents use it 80 percent of the time.
Sabas is hoping to negotiate with the surrounding townships over payment for the library lease. He said he would like to see those townships that use the library share the cost according to their own use. He hopes the new agreement could more fairly reflect the use of the library.
Sabas compared services offered by the library to services offered by the fire department, which holds contracts with the townships.
Sabas explained that money already being paid by the townships is being paid toward Kitchigami and not toward the city library lease. Citizens of Pine River are also paying Kitchigami, as well as paying for the city library lease.
"If they want to see that building stay there and be a public library for years and years, I think they need to divvy up," Sabas said.
City maintenance worker Mike Hansen said that, though the $16,000 the city pays was going toward the library lease, the city also pays for plowing and maintenance of the grounds surrounding the library. City Clerk Wanda Mongan said the city is also responsible for paying the levy for the library as well as insurance and computer replacement costs.
Overall, in 2013 the city budgetted $13,374 to pay for these costs in addition to $15,460 to pay for the library lease.
Council member Tony Desanto said the city also benefits from township residents visiting the city to borrow books from the library.
"I think there's some positive side of it," Desanto said.
Sabas agreed that the city does benefit from having the library in the city, but still said that townships should pay their fair share.
The council tabled the discussion with the intention of seeking more discussion with the library and townships.
In other business, the council:
• Introduced a housing number ordinance, which would require homes in Pine River to have house numbers visibly displayed for emergency services. There was some concern that someone might simply spraypaint the numbers on their house without concern for appearance. The ordinance was tabled pending improvements to the ordinance describing which types of numbers are acceptable. The council is also discussing the cost of the numbers. There are currently 50 homes not in compliance, and each has been given a letter.
• Heard from Hansen that crack sealing for the city has been completed.
• Kevin Kleiner presented the results from assisting with the Menahga Fire. The Pine River Fire Department received $5,550 for services. Kleiner asked for permission to pay the firefighters who responded to the fire. Kleiner said they would be paying for approximately 74 hours of work at $10 an hour. The request was approved upon presentation of records of hours.
• Heard from Nathan Savaugeau requesting a variance allowing him to post a permanent 6- by 20-foot sign for Taylor Made Custom Homes and Outdoor Specialties near the Pine River City Laundromat. The sign does not meet city requirements and is oversized by 20 square feet. The council scheduled a variance hearing for 6:30 during the July 9 regular meeting.
• Learned of a transit meeting at 10 a.m. June 28 discussing the possible merger of the Ride With Us Bus with Crow Wing Transit.
• Accepted Ride With Us Bus driver Curt Peterson's resignation. Peterson's final day with the service will be Sept. 13. Patty Melby said thanks for Peterson's service.
• Announced that the advertisement for the open Ride With Us Bus driver position mistakenly advertised the position as requiring a class B license, though it only requires a class D license. Mongan said the mistake may have deterred applicants and should be corrected. The council agreed.
• Heard that the Jefferson Bus Line announced it would like to have a route that stops in Pine River and drops customers at the city hall building where they can use the lobby of the city building to get out of bad weather and use bathrooms. The contract can be cancelled by either party within 30 days of the agreement being made. The council approved a one-month trial with Jefferson Bus Lines with the possibility of extension.
• Heard that, in August, the Heartland Apartments will eliminate smoking from the apartments except within an outdoor smoking area.
• Accepted the renewal of an airport lease with Matt Shamp.
• Approved Summerfest inflatables.
• Approved the closing of the street in front of Riverview Church on July 24 for a block party.
• Approved a new form to be used for business background checks.
• Discussed an ordinance regulating garage sales. The ordinance would define time limits for garage sales and posting restrictions. The ordinance was tabled for further review.
• Decided not to allow use of the city revolving loan outside of the city limits. The city recommended use of Region 5 Economic Development and North Central Economic Development Corporation for loans outside of city limits.


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The queen in one of my overwintered nucs is laying only drones in worker cells. Ill give her another week and if there is no change Ill combine with another nuc.
My questions is why? What is the reason for her to become drone layer? This was the best queen last summer, she was laying in beautiful pattern, the nuc made it trough the winter in good condition. But now only drones? I would appreciate any input about what could have caused it?
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Mail stolen from post office collection boxes in Pequot Lakes, Nisswa
Mail was stolen from the blue collection boxes at the Pequot Lakes and Nisswa post offices on Thursday or Friday, March 7 or 8, according to a notice posted on the Nisswa Post Office door.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people who vandalized and stole mail from these collection boxes.
Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact the U.S. Postal Inspection Service at 877-876-2455 (selection option 2), the Pequot Lakes Police Department at 218-568-8111 or the Nisswa Police Department at 218-963-4301.
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Probably could but won't want to, I like knowing a general theme and what changes game wise/mechanic are coming.. the lore and story I always leave as a surprise.
Probably could but won't want to, I like knowing a general theme and what changes game wise/mechanic are coming.. the lore and story I always leave as a surprise.
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What usually ruins the experience for a lot of players, is that they have seen it all before in videos from beta, played beta themselves, or read about all the news throughout the development phase. So I would personally be delighted to try this out sometime. Would be a fun experiment.
I denied very much of MoP and regretted it. It was annoying to be the only stupid idiot that did not know anything about what's new in the game and in-game they don't explain jack. So I was forced to check mmo-champ and wowhead while leveling. Next expansion I will "spoil" myself again like I did with Cata, Wotlk and BC - it's just not worth it to be a stupid noob the first week
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not trying to avoid it, just doing it
well most of the stuff thats gets posted on mmo champ ill read. but only the headlines. most of the walls "hits you for over 9000" text i skip.
im done with hardcore playing when tbc ended
just wondering though but does new class stuff really spoil anyone? for me when i talk about spoilers i mean the storylines. what the quests are, what the zone looks exactly like.
i dont mind trailers or class balance or a short little summary of what the main theme or bad guys is i just dont watch play throughs and i dont fully read any threads about the story or quests once beta starts.
i guess thats really when i stop watching videos and stuff is once beta starts. excepts for things like mounts and pets i always watch those to see which ones ill go after
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If it introduces a new class, race, or both I won't be able to stay away.
If it's just a bunch of quests and a talent revamp, I can.
"I quit WoW."
If I say it's Azshara next enough times, eventually I'll be right. So here we go again. It's got to be Azshara next, so get ready for the Sylvanas expansion we inevitably get instead!
I like to know some general information as well as class changes going into it so that I can make a decision about what class to main for an expansion. I do however stay out of betas, as I like the content to be fresh when I start the expac. I don't think I'd be able to go in completely blind though.
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I will try it did somewhat work for MoP. Which did make the expansion so far seem very nice. In comparison to Cata where I read every single piece of info available during the beta. Then when it dropped it seemed boring. Granted I probably would like to get info about the classes I play. In the case of mechanic changes.
No way! I hate being the guy whos' like, "Warlocks have new resources for each spec?" 4 months into the expansion. There's so much new stuff usually when expansions come out I like the way we get more and more, and are not drowned in it all at once. It's also need to see the progress of various skills, talents and systems..
Other than knowing it was Pandas (and having the name Skadoosh saved for my Panda monk), I literally knew almost nothing about the expansion before launch day. Sure, I knew about the talent changes, etc. However, I knew nothing about the story and background of the expansion coming in to it.
My own personal opinion is that I have been far better of for it in the long run.
someone in my guild would spoil it for me so i couldn't deny my self knowing
I won't deny myself datamines, because I want to be on the same page with others when discussing lore. But videos I refuse to watch, they reveal how the world looks, which is something I want to experience myself. With Wrath I knew only what the official page told, with Cataclysm I watched way too much, with MoP I found this good balance.
Now you see it. Now you don't.
Ofcourse I can.. But it would be hard to moderate for me
As for me, I don't want to. It's fun to see all the new and cool things I have to look forward to. Mind you I really knew nothing about the xpac. Class changes give me a headache to read about, I didn't see anything about the world I mostly just looked at stuff on the new race. Their dance, their voice, their animations etc etc other than that the rest of it was a mystery
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I indirectly denied myself when it came to Wrath. I truthfully had no idea there was another expansion coming out, and was rather surprised when I found out about it a few days before launch.
Unfortunately, so many people who play this game are so psychotically addicted to it that they don't quit when they get burnt out. They continue playing until they hate they game they play, and hate the fact they play. Yet still, they play. That's addiction.
Hating a few features but loving the rest of the game isn't the same as burn out, I'd like you to remember. That is probably where you thought the informal fallacy came into play, except I wasn't talking about the option of loving the game but hating certain aspects. I was talking about you enjoying playing the game, or not enjoying playing the game. If you enjoy even one aspect of the game, then you enjoy the game. If you are burnt out, by, definition, you don't enjoy playing any aspect of the game.
You may think my way of thinking is very black and white, but in this case, when WoW is such an addicting video game, it's healthy. When I feel burnt out, I quit until I want to resume playing. I don't sit and think, "Well I really loathe everything this expansion has to offer, but I DO love WoW so I'll keep playing until it gets better." That's unhealthy. That's why so many addicts who play WoW are unhappy people. They play something they (even if it's just at the present time) hate playing. Same situation goes for people who hate themselves when they are drunk, yet continue to drink. Addiction.
There's a fine line where you can slow down when you get a burn out (like a work-related burnout) IOW play less in the case of WoW instead of taking a break or quitting. It isn't as if people suddenly *boom* have a burnout. Yes, the diagnosis perhaps, but there's been a lot going on before that.
Now, in my case, I have been bothered by several aspects of WoW I've come to understand better throughout the years (knowledge, understanding, learning) which by definition means I started to slowly but surely dislike aspects of WoW whereas some of those I dismissed and shove them away (ignored). When my guild collapsed the social factor was gone for me, and I didn't bother to connect in my new guild (tho about 35-45% of my former guild joined said new guild making it nearly a merge). It was the final straw, and that final straw was already almost reached before. So, still speaking for myself, that does not mean I completely don't like to play WoW because I can imagine myself enjoying something which falls outside of my dislike in WoW primarily the grinds an example of a feature I could enjoy is challenge modes. Which I've completed.
Its like that with addiction too: if you were previously addicted to something (and even before you become addicted), you can learn how to moderate your usage on that. Indeed, there are people who can moderate their smoking, coffee, alcohol usage to low dosage, indeed there are people who are able to use certain drugs like heroin and cocaine very casual without getting addicted to them (while they are known being highly addictive) as well as with gaming, sex, ...
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Inspired by a classic Persian recipe, this eye-catching fruit- and nut-studded rice dish goes well with roast poultry or pork. Here, the colorful "jewels" are fresh and dried cherries, chopped celery, green onion and mixed nuts. The dish is prepared ahead, making it very convenient for entertaining. Recipe by Nancy Baggett.
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So let me start by saying I am a new beekeeper this year so the experience and equipment I have is not abundant. Also I work for a vegetable farm / Market so they have some non bee equipment that I can use.
On Saturday 6.16.12 around 10pm my boss tells me that there is a swarm at his house (at the Farm) and if I wanted it. He says that it was in the bush and moved on to his drive way and now is ON the chimney. That it is about the size of a soccer ball. So I grabbed what little stuff I have (jacket, gloves, 4 frame Nuc box and smoker) headed over to the Farm thinking let me see what this looks like and how I can help.
When I get to the house they are pointing at the chimney saying the bees went inside the chimney 20 minutes ago. All I can see form the ground is about 50 bees in the air flying in circles. They tell me the chimney is closes off to the house and that it is not stable at the peak.
We load a machine with a bucket that can lift me and the equipment up to the top of the chimney to take a look. There are about 200 bees in the air and the bees are about 10 to 12 feet deep in the chimney!!! They have moved in to the chimney. The chimney is wide from the out side, but had 3 narrowed sections in it (so going down is not an option). I was up front and told him I don't think I can do much, but that I can try to "net" them out. At this point we just need them out. We hook a board to a net and I go back up. holding the board I do my best to grab the bees and pull up, with not much room to move the net around and the chimney having tons of cracks bees are slow to come out and angry! As it becomes 1:30pm the sun had changed directions and I can't see much and the bees are just going in to the air and lining the top of the chimney. I call it a day to think some more. I am thinking the only way to get them out is a Bee Vac(which I don't have, but can make.
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When I was working with Channing, I kept thinking, "He's so attractive and hot. How am I going to act when he walks in?" But celebrities are people too, so you just talk and be normal, and then there's nothing weird.
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Despite its growing popularity over the last ten years, it is still tough to convince people to watch documentaries. Unless they are nominated for Academy Awards, the majority of the population will not go out of their way to find theatres that offer documentary films. Hopefully this will change soon as there are a bunch of great docs that are being released these days. One example of this is The Art of the Steal which opens at the IFC Center in the United States this weekend. While expansion information has not been released yet, chances are good that most will either be able to see it at local independent cinemas, or on DVD, in the coming months.
Dr. Albert Barnes held the largest collection of post-impressionist and early modernist art in the world. Despite the Philadelphia Museum of Art's best efforts to acquire the pieces, Barnes snubbed the museum and Philadelphia's downtown elite and housed the collection in suburb of Merion. Barnes wanted the collection to remain an educational tool for serious students of art and not the casual tourist. Before his death in 1951, Barnes made a Will to ensure that the collection stayed out of the hands of the Museum and others who wished to profit from it. While Barnes was able to hold off the dollar hungry vultures when he was alive, things drastically changed once he passed away. The Art of the Steal reveals that even iron clad Wills, such as Barnes', can start to show cracks if the right amount of pressure is applied.
Don Argott's documentary was easily one of my favourite films at last year's Toronto International Film Festival. The story unfolds like a murder mystery complete with a full list of suspects. Argott details, step by step, how money rules the bottom line of everything. Profit is the catalyst that forced many Philadelphian politicians, and corporations, to team up in order to orchestrate, what Argott views as, the greatest heist in recent year.
The Art of the Steal questions what say do any of us really have in our lives? If something as strong as a person's last Will and Testament can be violated at all levels, what hope is there for any of us? The most startling aspect of this documentary is how matter-of-fact some people, such as the Governor and the Attorney General, are when discussion how they blackmailed institutions, such as Lincon University, to give up their shares of the Barnes Foundation. The chilling thing about the revelation is the fact that both men act like it was just business as usual.
The stealing of the Barnes collection was as epic as major corporate mergers. Many of the players involved not only hide key information from the public, but also used public money to commit the crime. It is truly fascinating to see how the Barnes' collection has ended up becoming everything Barnes objected to when he was alive. The Art of the Steal will make you look at art, politics, education, and the law in a whole new light. Keep an eye out for this in your local theatres and/or video stores. It is one of the year's best films.


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More than 8,500 dogs are on exhibit in dog shows taking place at the Alameda County Fairgrounds this weekend, starting Thursday and running through Monday. It's the Harvest Moon Classic Dog Cluster with five days of dog shows, competitions and vendors -- and it's free.
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Please consider adopting a rescue dog first. There are many great dogs at shelters, rescue organizations and in foster care looking for homes. Go on petfinder.com to search for available dogs throughout the country. Many dogs wind up in shelters because their owner has died or is ill, divorced or house is in foreclosure. They are good family dogs who just want to find their forever home and someone to love. Thank you for considering rescue first. They just need another chance.


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This two-dimensional form of carbon has properties not seen in any other substance
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Transistors are one of the building blocks of electronic circuits, but unless they are connected, they don't have any useful function. Prior to the 1960s, transistors were connected to other electronic components—resistors, capacitors, other transistors and so on—by wires, then made into items such as radios and televisions. Then the era of modern electronics started, with the invention of the monolithic integrated circuit, in which all these components were fabricated together on a single substrate, eliminating bulky wiring, which led to miniaturization and a tremendous increase in function and variety. All of today's radios, phones and computers are made this way.
With that in mind, our team at IBM decided to start work on an integrated graphene circuit, while also developing improved graphene transistors. We realized we shouldn't wait until the transistors were perfect before we tried to make a circuit with them. The transistor is fairly simple compared to a circuit with interconnections and other components. We knew that in the process of developing an integrated circuit, we would uncover problems that were better faced as soon as possible, and we were eager to start.
The idea of the integrated circuit is that most or all of the circuit is built on the same substrate, using many steps to deposit and pattern layers of materials to create the required components. These steps are repeated on many locations on a wafer, yielding a large number of identical circuits produced on a single substrate. In semiconductor technology, these processes are numerous and very sophisticated. However, applying these steps to a wafer covered with graphene turned out to be challenging for several reasons. First, graphene has poor adhesion with the metals and oxides used in integrated circuits. Because the graphene layer is only a single atom thick, it is vulnerable to damage by some of the common etching processes. In addition, the substrate materials and dielectrics employed in the experimental graphene transistors were not all suitable for wafer-scale fabrication. Finally, the integrated circuit required a mixture of thick and thin metal layers, which requires different processing.
Discovering and then solving these problems took almost a year. More than 60 processing steps were required to make this integrated circuit, 5 or 10 times more than the number required to make a wafer full of single graphene transistors. The circuit was made from a silicon carbide wafer covered with epitaxially grown graphene. The result was a frequency mixer. The area of the circuit is less than 1 square millimeter. Although it uses only one FET, it is a sophisticated combination of devices, interconnectors, insulators and inductors.
Frequency mixers are at the heart of almost every wireless communication circuit, and they are required for a signal-detection principle of radio tuning invented by Columbia University electrical engineer Edwin Armstrong decades before transistors were developed. If we imagine building wireless electronics from graphene, a mixer is a very important circuit to use as a starting point. Mixers combine two signals of different frequencies, the radio frequency (RF) signal that carries the information over a long distance, and the local oscillator (LO) signal, which is used to convert the signal to a frequency that is usable by the receiver. The mixer produces a signal composed of the difference in frequencies of these two inputs (it also produces a sum signal, but this is actually an undesired by-product). If the input frequencies are of close value, then the difference between the two is quite low and might, for example, be in the audio range, even if the input signals are orders of magnitude higher than human hearing range.
The successful operation of the graphene mixer is illustrated in Figure 8, which shows a frequency spectrum of the output signal. The two inputs, the RF signal and the LO signal, are seen at 3.8 gigahertz and 4.0 gigahertz, respectively; as required by mixing, the difference signal is seen with a value of 200 megahertz. The unwanted sum signal is also present, but its amplitude is much suppressed by the impedance of an inductor in the output path. We made other measurements to validate the correct operation, with the conclusion that this graphene mixer is quite successful. It has a rather large signal loss, which is undesirable, but our experiments have shown us what we need to do to improve this outcome. Its level of integration is actually greater than some conventional mixers operating at similar frequency. Testing the mixer also gave us a pleasant surprise: It operates almost unchanged over a temperature range from 300 kelvin to 400 kelvin. Most conventional RF semiconductor circuits require additional feedback circuitry to enable operation over wide temperatures. In separate work done by our group at IBM, it has been found that graphene devices have a frequency response that is almost unchanged to a very low temperature of 4.3 kelvin, so it appears that graphene electronics has the very attractive property of being temperature-independent over a huge range.
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Now the expansion pack, The Sims: Livin' Large, has arrived seeking to improve on this relatively fresh new territory with enough goodies and added features to bring a smile to any Sim's face.
The new interactive objects (or, in the case of the sad clown painting, the newly interactive objects) are the real stars of Livin' Large. They include everything from a Vibromatic Heart Bed to a voodoo doll, a KraftKing Woodworking Table to a painting whose depressed spirit can wander the halls and keep your Sims awake all night.
The electric guitar is one of the better new features. Like the piano, it increases your Sims' creativity and they have fun playing it. Other Sims seem to enjoy gathering around to dance...that is, if they like the music. If the sounds coming out of the guitar aren't to their liking, Sims aren't shy about letting the would-be musician know how they feel.
At 15,000 Simoleons, Servo the 'self-powered, self-guiding, self-cleaning and self-denying' experimental home robot is one of the single most expensive purchases your Sims will be able to make. It is also the soundest investment. At the push of a button Servo performs all of the functions of a maid, a gardener, a repairman and an exterminator and spares your Sims from tedious and time consuming household labor.
This is a good thing, because in this version of the game your Sims risk more than sinking into a crappy mood by keeping a dirty house. There is always the lurking threat of legions of cockroaches (spraying them and stomping on them is a waste of time and energy...and doesn't rank high on the fun meter, either).
Some of the new interactive objects add an element of chaos to the game. Star-gazing, for example, may be a more interesting way to increase your Sim's logic skill, but it can also attract the unwanted attention of aliens who might want to beam your Sim aboard and fiddle around with their personality points. There's no telling what effect an alien anal probe is apt to have on an individual (you just had to go there, didn't you... - Ed.)
Objects like crystal balls and magic genie lamps only add to the chaos factor. You may appreciate this, especially if you have crowded communes of unemployed Sims that you're willing to experiment with. And with the addition of four new neighborhoods to manage (in addition to the original neighborhood), gamers can now create and control up to 400 individual Sims (although they would have to go on intravenous feeding and renounce all relationship with humanity).
also added five new career paths (Slacker, Journalist, Paranormal, Hacker and
Musician) enabling up to 50 new jobs. These are a welcome addition and can allow
for a bit more character development. They are also an improvement on the original
careers, which were not so imaginative.
If you have ventured to Sims sites and have seen for yourself the huge
variety of walls and floors available, you should be pretty mystified by what
they've included here. Considering the poor color selection in the original
version of The Sims, one might have anticipated a better color palette
in the expansion. Better, of course, is a subjective term. If you have always
wished to have the opportunity to wallpaper an entire room to look like a zebra's
behind, you're in luck (and there's plenty of disembodied animal heads to go
along with the jungle décor). Other decorative themes available are Medieval
Castle (which doubles as Mad Scientist's Laboratory), Cheesy Las Vegas Honeymoon
Hotel, Kind-Of-1960s-Retro-Futuristic-Danish-Modern and some odd Backyard Shed
type of motif.
Of course, you can come up with your own theme. You'll have to use your imagination, and lots of it, especially when you're trying to work a sofa that looks like a badly rolled ruby red sleeping bag into your Japanese Modern Minimalist ensemble. If your tastes run to the more conventional, the pickings here aren't very generous.
If you were planning on soiling yourself with joy over the vast selection
of new skins for your Sims to jump in, hold off on the waterworks. Most of the
new skins are work outfits tied-in to the new careers. Although there are several
new outfits for your Sims, most of them were available months ago on the
official website for free.
While playing The Sims: Livin' Large, I had to keep reminding myself
that it was an expansion pack and not a sequel. I found myself wondering why
they hadn't added a means of maintaining existing friendships over the telephone
(like the rest of us manage to do). And of course the Sims haven't gotten any
brighter. They will still get so enthralled with the espresso machine that they
relieve themselves on the floor. No matter how tired they get, they still cannot
find a bed without managerial assistance. These things are still annoying, especially
considering that they have enough Free Will to decide to throw money into the
slot machine or set off fireworks on their own. Let's just say I have high expectations
for the sequel.
The original game has sold a bazillion copies, and I think the fumes from
all that money have gone to EA's head. How else can you explain the 40 dollar
price tag? Yep - the official MSRP for this expansion costs is as much as most
full games. You can find it for cheaper, but they really should have set a 20
dollar price tag. It's a hard recommendation at 40.
In fact, most of what can be found in this expansion could have easily been
released as downloadable enhancements (actually, a lot of the stuff is
Still, The Sims: Livin' Large is a nice, though hardly necessary, expansion
to one of the most innovative games yet to come down the pike, and a must-have
for any true Sim fanatic. Just make sure you're willing to spend the Simoleons.


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Private room in Scheveningen/Den Haag
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- 有停车场
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|Kranenburgweg, 2581XW Den Haag-Scheveningen, 荷兰
Across a beautiful nature area for walkers and cyclists.
Free parking in front.
Public transport within walking distance.
Two separated 1 persons beds.
TV in the room.\
Use of the bathroom
Breakfast available for 5 euros p.p.\r\nFree use of WIFI.
Free use of towels.
There is also a second room on the 2nd floor with 2 single beds washbasin and a large roofterrace.
This room rate 40,- euro. Breakfast 5,- p.p. extra.
This room is only bookable in combination with room 1.
住宿规定No smoking in the room. Possible on the balcony.
No pets.
The room is clean at arrival, and hopefully you leave the room in a proper manor.
No parties or loud music.
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Our Trip to den Haag was great! And one aspect wich made it so great was our room. It was very nice to stay at Nico and his wife's house and if we ever go back to den Haag, we would ask Them for the room again ;-)
Oh, and the breakfast was so perfect!!
Thank you for everything and greetings from Kiel :-)
Nico and Inge were very nice hosts. The room was modest, but clean and had very good mattresses (which was most important to us, since we didn't spend that much time in the room). There is a little balcony directly at the room facing the canal, which was very nice and green. The bathroom is big and comfortable and furnished thoughtfully. The neighbourhood is safe and quiet. Even when there was a problem, they reacted as fast as possible and made it worth our while. I would recommand the B&B to anyone who is looking for a budget, but clean and comfortable room for a stay in The Hague.
Its been great staying at nico's. Nico with his wife has been perfect hosters. The breakfast was rich of all you need.
The bathroom is to share with the hosters, toilett is seperat and just for the guests. But all that was'nt a problem at all.
No parkingcharge. A lot of pakingslots in front of the house.
We warmly recomend staying at Nicos.
Nico and Inge are a lovely couple, both so friendly and helpful. We arrived late, having got rather lost on our bikes, and were wet and cold after a heavy rain shower. Nico put the bikes safely under cover, and Inge made us coffee and a generous welcome snack. We had breakfast the next morning, which was plentiful and delicious, and our hosts stored our luggage whilst we went to the museum, even though their next guests had arrived already. Then later, my husband's bike developed a serious problem, putting our whole holiday in jeopardy. Not knowing where to go, we rang Nico and he kindly came out to find us on his bike, took us to some bike shops and spoke to the mechanics to try and get the problem sorted out. The bike got fixed and we were able to go on our way, so many thanks to Nico, who went out of his way to help us!! We wish Nico and Inge all the best for the future, and would recommend their accommodation to anyone.
Nice room in a friendly family. The appartment is near to the beach. TV and Wifi were working fine.
We loved staying in Den Haag in a very clean and comfortable room.
The couple renting the room is very friendly and helped us out a lot finding our way around in the city. We also loved the close location to the beach.
We also got a very tasty breakfast.
A great visit and a very nice room. Friendly people that want to go the extra mile. Nice surroundings in the area. Would recommend it to anyone!
Heel goede B&B! We zijn zeer vriendelijk ontvangen met een kopje koffie en thee, waarna Nico ons een ritje naar het theater aanbood met zijn auto.
Ontzettend attent, vriendelijk, ruime kamer met goede badkamer en een goed ontbijt: all we could wish for!
Wat laat aangekomen bij Nico & Inge maar vriendelijke ontvangst. We vonden het heel goed dat Nico de toch wat steile en hoge trap opliep met onze valies.
De kamer was ruim en netjes uitgevend op de straat maar zonder vis-à-vis en uitkijkend op de natuur. Goede matras.
Plaats in de straat om gratis te parkeren.
Ontbijt qua prijs/kwaliteit verhouding zeer goed, niets op aan te merken.
Nico is zeer behulpzaam bij het inwinnen van informatie.
Voor ons één minpuntje : gedeelde badkamer, maar voor 1 nacht ook weer niet zo erg. Toilet was wel privé, ook al iets !
Een gastvrij ontvangst bij Nico en Inge. Wij kregen een grote en schone kamer toegewezen. Nico heeft ons zelfs weggebracht met zijn auto! Wat een luxe. Het ontbijt was ook erg uitgebreid met vers fruit, groenten en een lekker eitje !! Wat een verwennerij! Ik ga zeker terug als ik nog een keer in Scheveningen wil overnachten.
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By Melissa Hunter
Ever since the Oscars, Gabourey Sidibe has been a key topic of conversation in the media. And not because of her transformative role in "Precious." All that seems to be discussed is her weight.
Now TMZ reports that the CEO of a diet supplement company wrote Gabourey a letter imploring her to use their product, saying, "The only way you can reach your goal of someday winning that Oscar is by being active, fit and most of all, healthy!" You know, that's how I try to lead a healthy lifestyle: by taking diet pills. Right after my morning gallon of Diet Coke and midafternoon shame-spiral crying sesh.
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Much of the media is questioning whether Gabourey has a future in Hollywood. Which would be fair as many Best Actress nominees have eventually fizzled into obscurity. But the focal point is solely her size. Howard Stern, in all his reprehensible glory, said on his show, "There's the most enormous, fat black chick I've ever seen. She is enormous. Everyone's pretending she's a part of show business and she's never going to be in another movie."
Adding, "She should have gotten the Best Actress award because she's never going to have another shot. What movie is she gonna be in? ... Oprah's another liar, a filthy liar. She's telling an enormous woman the size of a planet that she's going to have a career."
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But really, this kind of scrutiny would never be focused on a man. Was John Goodman being harassed by Jenny Craig in his '90s heyday? Will Jonah Hill ever have a future in film if he doesn't get his stomach stapled? Of course. Sex appeal isn't the sole criteria for the success of a male actor in Hollywood. There's a reason why there isn't a movie called "He's Out of Your League."
The overarching irony is that the movie that made Gabourey a breakout movie star was all about overcoming adversity and disproving people's expectations of someone deemed a lost cause.
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Gabourey is a talented actress, a sassy personality, and has the backing of Oprah friggin' Winfrey. I have faith that she, much like her character in "Precious," will prove all those naysayers wrong and have a baller career. Which will hopefully involve a few rounds in the Celebrity Death Match ring between her and Mr. Stern.
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We landed and walked to the ranger station, paid all the fees (5$ to use a camera) and started our journey. On this hard hot jungle trek we only saw a few komodos from far, it was high noon and they prefer to hide in the shade. Returning to the main camp we saw many lying around under the buildings, very calm and motionless. Rinca is a well behaved Komodo location, as opposed to Komodo island. But the previous week a Ranger was bitten by a Komodo when it smelled his food and climbed up the stairs to the office, this ranger screamed and another came to his rescue and was also bitten
We returned to the boat and set sail once again. We landed at a small island and had a chance to snorkel around it and see beautiful reef and stunning fish. It was sunny so we could see very clearly in the deep reef. The coral was bright, alive and healthy, the fish were numerous and active.
After a couple of hours we sailed to our port for the night, to see the flying foxes (giant bats). Over the course of a few hours they flew over our boat to Komodo island. We also got to see a see snake and sea turtle which got caught in our fishing lines (which later broke free safe and sound). We slept under the stares on the deck but It was a rough night, between the snoring and the cold and the rain.
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Lifetime Pine River resident is a professional Volunteer
Though many people in the Pine River and Backus communities are volunteers, few have taken it to the same level as Doris Knott.
Knott drives and provides companionship for Faith in Action.
She leads exercises with the Bone Builders group at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Pine River.
She donates time to the Backus Nazarene Church.
And she still finds time to volunteer and be a board member with the Pine River-Backus Family Center. Her 20 years of volunteer work once also included time at the Whispering Pines Good Samaritan Community and the Pine River Public Library.
"It's not as much (volunteer time) now as it used to be. It used to be I was on the go all the time," Knott said. "The only time I had off was when I had something going on at church or something. Then I have to go to church. It would be lots of hours."
With a passion that obviously centers on helping people, Knott is well appreciated for her work. She was named volunteer of the month at the Backus Nazarene Church this past summer. People who work with her say Knott is devoted to her work.
"Doris is wonderful. She knows a lot of people and she's always so kind. When she helped in our store she was very reliable and she liked to get things done," said Karen Bresnahan of the Pine River-Backus Family Center.
Knott was born and raised in Pine River. In her family of 12 siblings, she was the first one born in a hospital. She worked locally throughout her life, toiling at the Pine River Journal office, at home as a mother, at the Cottage Cafe, at the Pine River Bakery, and on to the Good Samaritan home where she worked 23 years.
"There was a girl at the Good Samaritan Home who wanted to go to the bakery and I wanted to go to the Good Samaritan Home, so we switched jobs," Knott said.
She left the Good Samaritan Home in 1996. It was around that time she began volunteering. She's been volunteering about 20 years. She has been with the Pine River-Backus Family Center for eight of those years and a board member since she started. She also served as treasurer in the past.
"That was Karen's fault. She talked me into doing these things. I was perfectly happy being busy with Faith in Action," Knott said. "She told me that I should come and work in the store (Hidden Jewels in Pine River) there, so that's what I did. I came and worked in the store as a volunteer, and it was a lot of fun."
In addition to working with the family center, Knott organized a Bone Builders exercise group for Pine River.
"Backus has a site, Hackensack has two sites, I believe. Longville has a couple and Walker has a couple," Knott said. "In Pine River it started about eight years ago because I was the one that started it. I was going to Backus, and that's 10 miles away. I figured there should be enough women and men in Pine River that I'd open one here. So that's what I did."
Knott is only one of many talented and devoted volunteers in the area, but she is nonetheless very appreciated.
"She knows most people, but I think they feel she's kind of like someone you feel like you know once you sit next to her. She's kind of quiet but you feel like you know her," Bresnahan said. "Doris has contributed so much to this area. She helps her family a lot. Her family is very important, but it's like all the neighbors in her community are her family, too. She's always willing to help."
This is only a sample what Knott does as a volunteer. She enjoys volunteering and recommends volunteering to anyone who is able.
"I love volunteering. It doesn't make any difference what it is. I just love to volunteer," Knott said. "I would say, if anyone can volunteer, go ahead and volunteer because it is really a rewarding thing to do to help another person. Some day you may need help. The ball bounces back in your own court then."


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Discussion in 'POLLing place' started by SilveradoStud, Sep 9, 2008.
Who will win the AL East?
Red Sox or Rays?
Ok, maybe not...
its football season.... forget about baseball
The Rays will win the AL East. You only say watch football because you're baseball team isn't in it(if you have one).
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