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Classical apartment near Sacré-Coeur
Vendégek száma4
Hálószobák száma1
Méret30 m²
Floor No.4
- Családi / Gyerek barát
- Konyha
- Mosógép / szárítógép
- Törölköző
- Gyermekágy
Accommodation summary
|Rue Myrha, 75018 Paris, Franciaország
|Ingatlan típusa
|Ingatlan azonosító
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|1 day
|Calendar updated
The apartment consists of a bright double bedroom with storage space. The kitchen includes a coffee maker and microwave. A rainforest shower and heated towel rack are featured in the elegant bathroom, and the sunlit living room includes a sofa bed and a dining area for 4.
Gare du Nord Train Station is within 15 minutes' walk of the apartment. Château Rouge Metro Station is a 5-minute walk away, providing guests with access to popular tourist destinations including the Notre Dame Cathedral and Luxembourg Gardens.
The surrounding area offers cafés, shops and parks. Laundry facilities, and a baby crib and change table are available.
HázirendWe love our walk-a-terre in Paris and have put all our love to renovate it completely! We hope you will feel right at home!
- We ask for a deposit of 300 Euros which you will get back at the end of your stay.
- Arrival: Before 9 pm, Departure: 11.00 am.
- For private housekeeping there are two solutions: Either you do it yourself (vacuum, clean the kitchen and bathroom,wash clothes and sheets) or you pay 40 € on the day of your arrival.
|Ár >1 vendégre
|11 € /fő/éj extra
|Érkezés legkorábbi időpontja
|Check-in before
|Távozás legkésőbbi időpontja
|Lemondási feltétel
Az ingatlan értékelései
This place was clean and quiet, quite a find in Paris, especially for this price. If you are open to multi-cultural experiences this is a fun area of Paris with African food restaurants and tasty mangos from Senegal from the grocer across the street. Other positive points are the bathtub, the many pots and pans to cook, and the extra room with space for yoga. If you are fearful and do not feel comfortable in crowds this is not the place for you as the streets are busy, also at night. Once you are in, it is quiet! The lock on the door was not secure, but I was told it was to be changed.
The flat was perfect for three of us, staying in Paris meant we only slept there and it was clean and functional and despite being in a busy apartment block was surprisingly very quiet- the bed and sofa bed were both very comfortable!
Sandra was there to welcome us and she was very friendly making us feel welcome and showed us where to find everything.
For the price I would definitely stay here again and recommend friends to stay here- 2 minute walk from the Metro and 5 minute walk to Montmartre.
The only issue was on arrival we could not get into the building- its a big block and there are no apartment numbers and we couldn't speak French- make sure you ask Sarah before you arrive for the apartment number as we had to wait outside until a lovely French man helped us!
A perfect weekend away and a lovely stay we will be back.
What can we tell you about our stay in this apartment.
To be honest, we would not advice it to you.
If you are in two, for the money spent, you could easily stay in a hotel.
Should you be in four, okay maybe than you have a good price.
The apartment is very poorly furnished and decorated. Most of the electric plugs did not work….
And we found out there was no central heating, just a small, portable electric heating.
The heating in the bathroom did not work also.
To use the toilet you kind of have to push yourself between the washing machine (why would you need a washing machine in this apartment??) and a wooden cupboard. Not nice…..
When we arrived, there was a clotheshorse in the middle of the room, with wet sheets hanging on them. What a welcome!!!
It is on the 4th floor of an old building in the middle what my friend and I called 'black Africa'.
We were a little bit afraid to come home late at night.
O.k., true is a few steps from the Montmartre quarter and the Sacre Coeur. Also the apartment is close to the Metro.
But the area is really filthy(dirty) and not 'French' at all.
Also we were not very happy about the contact with our host Sarah. After we booked we sent a mail asking if the linen and towels were included. No reply…. Then about a week before arriving we sent another mail, to make an appointment on how to get the key. No reply….
We had to write to Wimdu, in order to get a reaction of our host. And only after that she replied.
Was there than nothing nice? Yes, there was. We were received in the apartment by Sandra who was very kind with us. She explained a bit and answered any question we had. She did not ask us the caution as she said she trusted us. But secretly we felt, she just did not want to come back Monday morning to give it back to us.
Another positive thing is that the apartment was very, very quiet. No noise what so ever!
So, we slept well.
However, the two of us did have a very good time in Paris.
Paris is Paris and wonderful as ever!
Should you book this apartment, just sleep there and go out and enjoy the city!!!
We had a great Trip to Paris. The Apartment was like it is seen on the pictures. It isn't luxury but there is everything you need. The Toilet is really close to the washingmashine, so you have to be skinny to go there. The metro is just a 5 minutes walk away and you can walk to the Montmartre in about 20 minutes. Which is really great!
It's quite in the apartment and you feel save there because of two closed doors with codes to go through. It was quite clean. Only some dishes and some cooking pots weren't clean, but that's the fault of the visitors before us. There is an electric heating which is totaly adequate for the size of this apartment.
I would totaly go there again. It was nice and everything worked just fine. But i think this area isn't good for kids or for a girltrip. I just felt save because i was there with 3 male friends. On Day it's okay but in the night i wouldn't go out alone.
Very nice Appartement near to Sacre Coer... just 10 min by feed. Kitchen serves everything for cooking everything. Huge rooms and comfortable bed.
Previous tenants did not leave when we arrived... But this was not fault of Sarah/Sandra, who wellcomed us in a very nice way.
We found appartement without problems. Also entering with the door-codes wasn't a problem at all. Everything clean.
We would return everytime!
The hosts have succeeded in creating a cosy feeling by choosing a warm decent colour for the walls, putting up wooden furniture, and removing paint from doorframes and plank floor, we went in and felt at home, the photos are true.
You will be in the fourth floor overlooking a spacy backyard and see the sky, it's pretty light in there.
For the third person tested the sofa in the living room we can tell: bed's are really comfortable and not too soft, we slept very well.
Being there at the beginning of december with outside temparatures around 1°C in the night we had been curious about heating, but the small heating device in the living room did the job well, for all of the flat.
Setbacks had been the heating did not work in the bathroom, so it's a bit colder there, but not severely (device had 1 knob being removed) and hosts did choose a washing machine with a width of 60cm, witch makes you sit cramped on the toilet being cooled down from leg to shoulder, better be a lean person. A 45cm toploader at the opposite wall would have been the better choice.
The neighborhood is dominant african/arabic and represents those in paris with the small income. Streets are someplace littered with waste, but he next morning have been cleaned, and after all: Is St.Germain's streets really Paris? But you can feel safe because at the entrance there are two heavy doors with double keypad access.
Up the road is an arabic diner where you get couscous late at night or lefthand down a turkish one. Righthand down Rue Leon is a local french restaurant where you can dine for a very decent price compared to Paris standards.
Three blocks uphill at the corner of Rue de Clingnancourt/Rue Muller there is a local small french cafe with no tourists in it and a good coffee/croissant, a bakery besides offering pretty good 'traditionel' /baguette.
Down that road RdC righthandside there is a cool bar to get the days last drink.
The hosts have been very easy and cooperative in setting up appointment for key handover.
After mastering paris traffic chaos during the day, surprisingly in this area nearby we've found a parking space every night .
So that's what is about this place - it's affordable, you may start the day in the small cafe, and when coming home late at night after exploring the shiny parts of Paris, you sleep well.
We enjoyed staying in the appartment. It s a nice , payable place to relax and then do your things in Paris, I might do it again once...
The apartment is really lovely, although kitchen was fairly small (as was the bath!), but a perfect size for the two of us. In a nice, lively area close to the centre and with easy access to all the main monuments and sights, especially the Sacre-Coeur which is a 5-10 minute walk away(!) Sarah was really helpful both before and after arrival and would definitely recommend this apartment.
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Ron Dayne's touchdown celebration.
Hard to agrue against 2000.
No one remembers who came in second.
2002 was also a stinker. Other than the very frustrating and disappointing Shockey, we go absolutely nothing out of that draft.
No one remembers who came in second.
The Cedric Jones pick rubbed on me in a bad way. God he was butt awful.
" Success is never final, but failure can be " B.P.
I think it was 03 when they drafted William Joseph. One guy I couldn't wait to get cut. Hated his attitude
In my memory 1994 was one of the worst if not the worst. Only Jason Sehorn managed to turn out to be something and only for a short time. Chad Bratzke was iffy but had more highlight moments than anyone else but Sehorn. I think he did better at Indy. Thomas Lewis was a reach at receiver who had to go through strobe light trainig to try to improve his catching abilities. Thomas Randolph was aseriously undersized corner. Gary Downs did nothing and found himself behind even Kenyon Rasheed, a UFA , on the depth chart. Chris Mamaulanga and Jason Winrow rounded out the suckness.
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If you only read one post I write this year, let this be the one...it is going to be a good one if I do say so myself!
The other day I was out Christmas shopping when I passed by an old conquest of mine...the Henry Brock family cemetery. I like to say that I "found" it but I am sure it was never really lost. The information to find the cemetery was there all along, someone just had to take the time to piece it together. Let me give you some background on the Brock family.
Henry and Mary Ann Griffin Brock were my great-great-great-grandparents. Henry was born around 1791 and grew to be a prosperous farmer in western Henrico County, Virginia. His two-hundred acre farm was located on Old Coal Field Turnpike, later known as Broad Street Road. At the time Mr. Brock purchased his land, that portion of Henrico County was rich in coal - hence the road's name. There were several active mines in and around the area.
The Brock homestead was demolished at some point, perhaps at the time of the road's widening in the mid-1950s. Situated on present-day West Broad Street, I believe that the former Brock land is occupied by the current Virginia Home for Boys (8716 West Broad Street). From an aerial photograph, it appears the Boy's Home tract is the approximate size and shape of the Brock property. I believe that the old homestead was situated where the Home's main entrance sign exists today.
Now, I will admit that I have never sat down and fully traced the deeds from Henry's ownership of the land to the modern day. The main tract was divided multiple times and I am sure it passed through many hands. The fact if I was right or wrong about the homestead's exact location was not overly important in this case.
My main interest was to locate a family cemetery, noted on the following land plat. You can click on this scan to see a larger version but it is still hard to read. What you will see are two tracts of land, one large and one small. The smaller tract has a note that states something along the lines of "1/2 A. Res-erved for a grave yard." The area is boxed off as a perfect square, right along the property line. There is also a note that states something like "52 1/2 Acres of Woodland situated about 6 3/4 miles east of the Home Tract." Again, the exact acreage and mileage is hard to read but I know that there is a cemetery within say 10 miles of the home tract...to the east.
In this case, exact figures did not matter too much. I knew in my brain, roughly where the different Brock families lived over the generations. I knew that Mary Ann Griffin Brock's family owned land near the county courthouse. With that in mind, I started looking at a modern county map for features that matched the Brock plat. I knew that the southern boundary of the property adjoined "Old Coal field Turnpike, now Broad Street Road." Broad Street Road stretched from the city of Richmond, all the way through Henrico County and into Goochland. I am sure it goes further than that, but I digress. I needed to look to the north of Broad Street (they now drop the word Road from the end in Richmond and Henrico but still use it in Goochland).
The original plat was drawn in 1857 so I was sure a lot had changed. A few things I noticed about the plat, for one was its shape. It was narrow at the bottom and spread out toward the top. It was also pretty regular in shape, the sides did not vary much. I also saw that, to the west, was a road of sorts. The road was not drawn the entire way down so it may either have curved off or stopped. I also noticed the branch that flowed in the middle of the tract and forked off. When it comes to creek branches, they can be a little deceiving. What constituted a branch was subjective. It could have been a tiny ditch or a large stream. I think the key was that the body of water remained somewhat constant in shape and size and the water actually flowed, it did not tend to sit stagnant. With that in mind, I kept an eye out for creeks on my modern map but I did not fixate on their being a creek.
After following Broad Street from Richmond toward Goochland, something caught my eye. It was a tract of land, the scale seemed about right and the shape looked pretty close. I did not see any creeks, although they could be hidden in the tree line. There is a pond or lake near the tract so maybe the branch was diverted into a larger body at some point. There appear to be neighborhoods in the direction from which the branch was running so maybe they did away with the water when the houses were built? Take a look for yourself and see if you think the plat and this aerial view match up?
I went ahead and finished looking up Broad Street and never found anything else that seemed to fit. I thereafter zeroed in on this spot being the Brock home tract. It was definitely in the area I knew later generations of the Brock family lived, so I felt pretty good about it. With my newly discovered information, I went down to the Virginia Historical Society to check out their map collection.
The Virginia Historical Society has a great collection of Civil War-era maps from Virginia, known as the Gilmer Collection. I wrote an article about the GilmerCivil War Maps of Jeremy Francis Gilmer
The Gilmer maps show, in great detail, the outline of personal property boundaries and give the name of the various landowners. I obtained the map for Henrico County, Virginia. I cannot remember the exact date of creation but the map was probably drawn between 1861 and 1865. Luckily, I was able to locate "Mrs. Brock" on the map with R. Ford as her neighbor. The shape of the land was similar so I knew I was on the right track. In this drawing, there is a creek but it is shorter and does not fork off. Maybe the creek started drying up between 1857 and say 1865? Now, keep in mind that Gilmer's maps were not scientific. He did not survey the land necessarily so his maps are more artistic than scientific.
As a side note, Gilmer maps are protected property of the Virginia Historical Society. I am including this tiny portion of the map, so you can see Mrs. Brock's name and to let you get a general feel for how the maps look. The Historical Society sells posters of the maps at a reasonable price. If you are interested in the history of a specific Virginia county, you should seriously think about ordering a Gilmer map if it is available. You can check out their website here: Virginia Historical Society Gilmer Maps
With the Gilmer map, we can see more roads and even a set of railroad tracks. However, if you notice, the railroad tracks are actually just a spur that goes to the Springfield Coal Pits. Perhaps that set of tracks was allowed to decay once the coal pits closed up?
So, once again, there was nothing to say the Brock home place was located where the Boy's Home current sits. However, looking at the overall modern map, I knew I was in approximately the right area on the modern version. Remember, I was looking for the cemetery, not the home tract so precision was not required at this point. I only needed a rough starting point.
Once I decided on an approximate location for the Brock home place, I took a stickpin and placed it where the house would possibly have stood. I took a piece of string, and using the scale of the map, cut a piece that was approximately ten miles long. I tied a pencil to the string and drew a twenty mile circle (ten on each side) that featured the "Brock farm" at the center. I then cut the circle out and folded it in half, bring east and west together. I opened the circle and cut it down the fold, leaving me with the eastern half of the circle. My cemetery should be somewhere in that half.
What happened next was almost comical now that I look back on it but I had no idea how this would unfold at the time...
I was at the archives one day, talking to one of my buddies who works there. I mentioned that I was looking for a family cemetery in Henrico County. He told me that a woman, representing perhaps the Henrico County Historical Society, was compiling a book of all the county cemeteries. It has been awhile since this happened, so my memory is a little fuzzy. I think I gave him my name and number to pass along to the woman when she came to the archives. A little time passed and, if I remember correctly, she called me. We spoke on the phone for just a few minutes and she asked what family was I looking for. The second I said Brock, she said there was a Henry Brock cemetery near the county courthouse...and my jaw dropped!
She told me that the cemetery was noted on the official tax map for Henrico County as the "Henry Brock Family Cemetery." It was located in an apartment complex but she was never able to find it for herself. She also told me of another cemetery in the complex but that one had been found. Here is a photo of that cemetery and its one stone.
Getting back to my story... After thanking the woman, I got off the phone and went straight to the apartment complex. I walked all over the place and could not find anything. There is a hospital next door so I went over there, asking if anyone knew of a cemetery in the area. I was told that a cemetery was in the hospital parking lot, in a bricked section, but I knew that was probably not what I was looking for. Later I found more on that cemetery but that is another story, for another time.
I left that day, dejected because I could not find anything. I did not give up hope though. It was a day during the week and I cannot remember why I was not at work! Anyway, I went to the court house and asked for the personal property tax division. When I got there, I explained that I was looking for a family cemetery and was told that it was on the tax map. The woman was very helpful and, in the matter of a few minutes, she was able to produce a map that showed the "Henry Brock Family Cemetery" boxed off. It was in the apartment complex but it was split into two pieces...that seemed strange to me. No matter, I was thrilled with the find because now I had a treasure map with an "X" on it.
I do not exactly remember how this part happened, but I am glad that it did. Maybe I asked her who owned the property but either way she looked it up in the computer. It turns out that no one owned the land, that it was just tax-free land with no contact person. I asked if she could put my name on it and, within a few seconds, I was listed as the contact person for the tract. No paperwork, nothing. I guess only a relative would be looking for a 150 year old cemetery with no owner on file!
I left the courthouse with all kinds of excitement. I went back across the street, map in hand. Surely I would find it now! But no luck! All I found was the building on the map and a playground. I sat there and studied the map for awhile and started to realize that something was not right. Now remember, I do not know what happened to the land after the 1857 deed, but it looked to me as if that building was built in the middle of the cemetery. The 1857 tract does not show two graveyards, it shows one half-acre graveyard. I still, to this day, do not know the answer but it seems to me that building was put up on the Henry Brock family cemetery. One day I am going to research it and find out for sure.
Anyway, I wanted to find out if the apartment complex people knew anything about the cemetery so I went to the office. The lady there was not helpful, defensive even. She refused to talk to me and said I had to talk to the property manager, who was not there. Again, I do not remember all of the story, but I do not remember the manager ever calling me back. I finally wrote them a letter and faxed it. I did not say anything mean or accusatory. I wanted to make them aware that my family cemetery was basically in their playground. I also wanted to know what was there when the apartments were built and if any tombstones or graves were moved. I never received any response.
Time went by and I stopped by the site a few times. One day I was walking around and I bent over to pick up some trash. For whatever reason, something caught my eye. I passed this thing at least ten times and never noticed. Maybe I was too worked up on my other trips but there, in plain view, was a tombstone. It is just a rock but it is definitely marking some one's grave. After all of that time, I finally found the Brock cemetery! I had no idea who it belonged to or how many people were buried there but I found it!
Years went by and, without asking, the apartment complex moved the playground. I guess they realized that the land was not theirs so they moved their stuff off of it. It worked out for the kids who live there because they got a nicer play area in another part of the complex. I still want to ask about the building...who knows, maybe I will prove they do not own the land that it is built on. That could open up a can of worms at this point so I have pretty much let it be. I would like to maybe fence the cemetery one day but that takes money. It would probably also invite vandalism whereas the cemetery now sits in peace.
So, after all of this writing, what is the lesson to be learned here? This one is simple...never assume that something is lost. The Henry Brock cemetery was on the county's main map. I assumed that it was lost to time and that I had to rescue it in some way. If I checked with the county first, I would not have needed Gilmer maps, pieces of string and stick pins. It was hiding in plain sight, I was just to blind to look for it. Even when I "found" the cemetery, I did not see it. It took probably five trips before I actually noticed the tombstone! Overall, it was a very humbling experience.


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Get an overview of this hotelRomantic Rome hotel in Nomentano, near Borghese Gallery
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Located in Nomentano, this romantic hotel is within 2 mi (3 km) of Villa Torlonia, Borghese Gallery, and Bioparco di Roma. Teatro dell'Opera di Roma and Villa Borghese are also within 3 mi (5 km).
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This smoke-free hotel features a fitness center, a bar/lounge, and a rooftop terrace. Free continental breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Other amenities include self parking, coffee/tea in a common area, and a meeting room.
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All 16 rooms feature modern comforts like LCD TVs with digital channels, along with free WiFi. Other amenities available to guests include minibars, room service, and down comforters.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This Beaux Arts hotel also offers a fitness center, a rooftop terrace, and tour/ticket assistance. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
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- Fitness facilities
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- Total number of rooms - 16
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Well, since it is the subject countless threads on the forum I thought it was about time I tested the Prius to give constructive imput in addition to that from our resident Prius owner Artie.Vehicle tested: 2007 Toyota PriusPrice: $23,600 including option package discountOptions: Smart key, rear backup cameraExterior: It has a face that is hard to love but its looks are one of the things that make it so endearing to its owners. Personally, I dont find it to be particularly attractive but it is distinctive and for those looking to make a statement about their environmental stance, it certainly does. However, the exterior shape provides for an awkward experience inside the cabin and is really not particularly functional as opposed to a more traditional hatchback or wagon design could be. I notice no flaws with exterior fit and finish.Interior: When people talk about the wonderful materials used in Japanese cars vs. American cars, this is not a vehicle they took into consideration. The Prius is no stranger to cheap plastics and the cloth seats were not only uncomfortable but also seem to be of the less expensive variety. There are soft touch materials within reach of the driver on parts of the dash and door surfaces, however they are not of the quality found in the Accord, Camry, Aura, etc. The faux aluminum and soft touch plastics are much more comparable to the new Chrysler Sebring I recently rented. Dash fondling aside, fit and finish was good with the exception of a persistent creaking eminating from the driver side front door. Overall the interior was tasteful and well put together but a little bland.There is plenty of room though for the driver and passengers in all seats and the expanive dash provides a feeling of extra room equivalent to that of the Honda Civic. Additionally, there is ample cargo space, particularly with the rear seats folded and a nifty little under floor storage area. I debated whether I was finding it difficult to locate a comfortable driving position or just dealing with some sort of mental hurdle surrounding the tiny toylike steering wheel and shift knob coupled with the vast expanse of real estate between me and the base of the windshield.Driving: What can I say, this car isnt really meant for driving, it is meant for transportation. In my attempt to drive as normally as possible the gasoline engine was enguaged for much of my 25 minute test drive. Also, I found it necessary to assert my wish for acceleration with a pretty heavy foot on multiple occasions. When pressed, the Prius provides adequate acceleration for real world driving conditions. The onboard computer display showing what the engine/battery/drivetrain is doing is very novel and provides the driver with some satisfaction that the system is working. However, it is somewhat of a distraction and makes me wonder how many accidents have been caused by drivers trying to maximize fuel economy. Similarly, I found the rearview tunnelvision created by the odd shape of the Prius to be dangerous and annoying. Braking felt very solid with no dive. Steering is numb and provides the response and body roll of a cargo van. The gasoline engine is reasonably quiet even when worked hard, and in electric mode you have to just trust that it is still running. Despite what people say, I did not find the transition from electric, to gasoline to be seemless and frequently had the sensation of stalling while driving.Economy: I can hardly attest to what long term results would be but thought I should report that after the trip the computer told me I had achieved 31 mpg in city driving. Not too shabby considering I floored it multiple times but not really all that impressive either. I also found it quite humorous that my salesman, when demonstrating the computer, was oh so quick to reset the last reading the computer displayed of only 24 mpg. Still, I don think any of us can honestly say that the Prius doesnt get good fuel economy. You may have to work a little and pay attention to the display to get the most out of it but that probably becomes second nature after some time behind the wheel.Verdict: If you are not really into driving but are into saving gasoline this seems to be a good choice. I am sure that the lack of quality materials on the interior is intended to offset the cost of doing business on the hybrid market. The car is a very different driving experience than most of us are used to. It seems like a slightly inflated price for what you get particularly in the more basic model that I tested, but I could stomach it if I were in the market. Overall, I liked the experience and if I had to sum up my drive in one word, I would say the car is "neat"
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24 and 31 mpg. Exciting.
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Jimesq,Thank you for the insightful review.However, I must disagree with you about the interior materials. As we all know, I'm the biggest interior nut on the planet and the Prius, to me, is top notch. My only beef is that the material on the armrest is too luxurious and thus, fragile-feeling. It's this ultra soft crap that's meant to impart thoughts of suede, perhaps even fine French lambskin. It's a mistake that Honda makes also... feel all of their cloth seats and it's this soft, suede-like brushed cotton. Most people love this kind of sh!t, but it annoys me because the fabric "shadows" when touched and it seems to cause too much static. It also looks dirty all the time, especially in black or gray. Believe it or not, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the days of tweed seats. They ALWAYS looked clean, even when stained and they were indestructable. The last car I saw tweed in was the Subaru Impreza starting in 2001.
Thom,You're a self-professed "interior nut", yet you drive a Scion xA.The ultimate oxymoron?
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Thanks for the review Jimes. Several comments. I don't like the synthetic suede armrests in the Prius. They get dirty rather easily. ANd there is an irregular problem with the central display. It takes a few minutes for it to work. Doesn't affect the performance of the car but can be annoying. CR notes that this is a problem on the 04 so eventually I will probably have it fixed *** This is the first problem I have had with the vehicle in over 80K of driving. SInce my wife is driving it for mainly short errands, the mileage is probably averaging in the upper 30's to around 40. Still not bad considering the short trips. Outside of the above, the Prius is still a wonderful car and something really revolutionary. It is the best car I have ever owned. I have yet to take it to a dealer for service. The things I hate most in a car are problems requiring service. The Prius has not disappointed me.
KC: It was too easy a target to avoid, wasn't it? The Prius is a car that appeals to people who find cars unappealing. If somebody wanted to pinch a few pennies without the drawback of having an unengaging drive, they'd be better off in a diesel Jetta.
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Its good to hear a review of the Prius that goes further in depth than its a hybrid that gets 60 mgp, heres how the hybrid system works. And you're right about the wacky lines of sight and expansive interior area. about 2 1/2 years ago I had the opportunity to check one out. My g/fs grandfather had just bought one used. I didn't get a chance to drive it, but I would agree that its "neat"
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Another fine impartial review! Keep up the good work. I think the Prius can be a good choice for heavy urban stop and go commuting. In that environment, cornering feel and 0-60 times mean nothing.
Great work Jim! Impartial as usual - my take home - the Prius would truly suck for me, which is what I thought anyway.
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artie:Thanks for the review Jimes. Several comments. I don't like the synthetic suede armrests in the Prius. They get dirty rather easily. ANd there is an irregular problem with the central display. It takes a few minutes for it to work. Doesn't affect the performance of the car but can be annoying. CR notes that this is a problem on the 04 so eventually I will probably have it fixed *** This is the first problem I have had with the vehicle in over 80K of driving. SInce my wife is driving it for mainly short errands, the mileage is probably averaging in the upper 30's to around 40. Still not bad considering the short trips. Outside of the above, the Prius is still a wonderful car and something really revolutionary. It is the best car I have ever owned. I have yet to take it to a dealer for service. The things I hate most in a car are problems requiring service. The Prius has not disappointed me.Glad to hear your wife is better... I remember U saying that she was "wheel-chair bound" and that a mini-van was necessary...Great review Jimesg...as always it seemed objective and true to form. I can't possibly imagine the patience it would take to drive one of these things considering the lack of EVERYTHING enthusiastic about driving. I can see that Drive-in Therapy facilities would be come a Highway fixture, after instant depression set in and started giving people homicidal/suicidal tendencies that would give road-rage a whole new meaning. I gotta say that if the Prius is where driving is going, then I might as well get a Harley... and call it a day.
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Just to clarify, the interior materials were not entirely terrible. They were however something you would expect to find in a decent entry level compact not something with a price of $24,000 and are more akin to a car costing about $14,000. Based on the Scion Tc I tested a while back, I would suspect that the interior is materials are on par with base model Scions.As far as fuel economy is concerned, I was just reporting what the computer told me. But I have no doubts that a more extensive test with more attention paid economy would return much better results. I am in no way suggesting the 24 and 31 mpg is what you one should expect.
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MY experience is the computer can be off by as much as 10% at times. CR averaged around 42-44 in their tests. This is about what I average.
KoreanCowboy:Thom,You're a self-professed "interior nut", yet you drive a Scion xA.The ultimate oxymoron?No more the ultimate oxymoron than your screen name (Korean + cowboy) or an individual who calls himself a man as his wife-- well, nevermind. *** My xA has lots of cheap, hard plastic, yes. But the design is cool and the fit and finish is leagues above say, the last gen Escalade, the current Pontiac G6, Sky, Cobalt, Focus, etc. etc.
You must admit it Thom, you have a very low baseline against which to compare, so maybe the Prious interior does look wonderful to you. And that's cool.
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If you like to monkey around, then this game's for you. Monkey Quest is a free, adventure-filled virtual world launched by Nickelodeon in April. Visitors to the online universe will be welcomed to the land of Ook, a mysterious kingdom where monkeys rule. The world was designed to mirror a game you would play on a gaming console. But all you need for Monkey Quest is a computer and an Internet connection.
Areas of Ook have been invaded by the evil Ka's creepy shadow creatures. But you and your monkey friends can help rid Ook and its forest trails of the shadowy minions. Before you begin your quest, customize your avatar and give it some personality. You can name your monkey, change the color of its fur and give it some clothes and accessories. Now you're ready to get swinging! Players can work in groups of up to four to solve puzzles and defeat monsters. The more successful you are in your quest, the more abilities and weapons you unlock.
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- Lighting Controls for Intelligent Buildings
- SIDEBAR 1: Standards Development
- SIDEBAR 2: Demand Response Control
- Sidebar 3: Electronic Circuitry Adds Efficiency
Why total light management holds the greatest opportunity for energy savings in commercial buildings
These days, building owners and facility managers have important reasons to use the most efficient lighting equipment and control systems. A new study prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, Calif., indicates that today's lighting control techniques can reduce lighting energy an average of 24% to 38% in commercial buildings.
Because building new power plants is prohibitively expensive in most every locale, energy-starved states, such as California, are demanding significant reduction in energy consumption over the next decade. For example, California's Assembly Bill 32 requires that commercial buildings reduce their energy consumption 50% by 2018.
To promote ongoing reductions in electrical energy use, local, state, and federal energy codes are continuously becoming more restrictive. The ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2010, "Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings," which must be adopted by all states in the United States by 2013, requires not just turning off lighting in unoccupied spaces, but also multilevel dimming for most spaces — no longer are exemptions granted for spaces that have occupancy sensors. It also requires automatic multilevel daylight control for day-lit zones, skylight zones greater than 900 sq ft, and side-lighting zones greater than 250 sq ft.
The standard's automatic shutoff control requirements must be met if the lighting alterations in an existing building involve the replacement of more than 10% of the connected lighting load. This rule greatly expands the application of the new ASHRAE standard into existing buildings.
A recent news story highlights the importance of lighting and controls in the design and construction of buildings. The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), New York, is joining forces with the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), Arlington, Va., to exchange information and provide standards development in intelligent building systems, energy efficiency, and sustainability initiatives. This agreement promotes a true integration of lighting systems and communications/controls and serves as a step toward achieving truly high-performance buildings, or "intelligent" buildings (see SIDEBAR 1: Standards Development).
Thus, we can look forward to having the lighting systems of tomorrow being able to communicate with other building systems in an interactive manner. A scientist and energy-efficiency lighting expert at LBNL's Environmental Energy Technologies Division, Francis Rubenstein did a study using a federal building as the research model. It showed that occupant-responsive lighting and personal controls resulted in 40% less lighting energy use than an energy-code compliant baseline system that had low power density but was manually switched.
Rubenstein believes that fluorescent lighting will continue to dominate the general lighting market and that, in the near-term future, solid-state LED and fluorescent lighting will coexist in hybrid systems — in combination with advanced lighting controls, achieving vast improvements in light efficiency. However, let's look at the basic technology of lighting controls first.
Understanding Lighting Controls
Lighting control can be defined as hardware — and software — systems that regulate the intensity level of the light output in response to a command or action. Today's lighting controls fit into four main categories, according to their size and function:
- Distributed networked systems offering total lighting control management.
- Scalable panel systems using low-voltage, mechanically held, single- and double-pole latching relays.
- Architectural/commercial control systems handling a variety of control applications and using input devices that vary from keypads to touchscreen controllers.
- Networked devices and wall box dimmers.
In aggregate, this equipment can provide occupancy/vacancy control, daylight harvesting, time scheduling, task level tuning, lumen maintenance, and personal control within a workspace. Ceiling- and wall-mounted vacancy/occupancy sensors, which are in their third generation of development and use a combination of PIR technology and a microprocessor containing advanced logic circuits for detecting motion, can combine motion detection, infrared (IR) remote control reception, and ambient light level detection.
Conceptually, daylight harvesting is a simple process. A photo sensor detects the amount of daylight coming in through the windows or skylights in a building. That light-level information is sent to a control module that directs specific lighting fixtures to lower their light output.
Time scheduling is ideal for controlling lighting where people work a predictable schedule, such as open offices, retail sales floors, and similar applications. It also works for spaces that are intermittently occupied but where lighting should be kept on (such as corridors, lobbies, parking lots, etc.) for safety reasons. A low-voltage control system, in which local controls are wired to a low-voltage relay bank housed in a lighting panelboard, is ideal for microprocessor or time-clock scheduling.
Task-level tuning adjusts the light level to suit the task, thus solving the problem of commercial spaces being reconfigured or repurposed for different users or tasks. Lumen maintenance compensates for the aging and degradation of a lighting system over time. Personal control refers to the use of a PC, telephone, or hand-held wireless device that allows an individual to set a preferred light level for a specific visual task, such as reading or computer use.
Methods of Control
The dimming control of light sources, which may be done in steps or over a continuous range, can be conveniently separated into nine methods:
- Also called load-shedding, step dimming — whether it is two, three, or multilevel stepped dimming — is a reasonably economical method of achieving a reduction in light output in applications where two or more light levels are desired or required by code (see SIDEBAR 2: Demand Response Control).
- Two-wire, analog line voltage, forward phase control (incandescent and other loads).
- Two-wire, analog line voltage, reverse phase control (incandescent and other loads such as LED sources).
- Two-wire, analog line voltage (Power Class 1) for fluorescent dimming.
- Three-wire, analog line voltage (Power Class 1) for fluorescent dimming.
- Four-wire, analog low-voltage 0VDC to 10VDC (Class 2) for fluorescent dimming.
- Two-wire, low-voltage digital control for fluorescent dimming (DALI specifications or similar designs).
- DMX 512 standard for digital communication networks is commonly used to control stage lighting and visual effects, such as fog machines. It is unidirectional and uses EIA-485 differential signaling at the physical layer. Because it is specialized, this protocol will not be discussed.
- Two- wire, pulse-width modulation (PWM) of direct current for LED dimming (to be covered in a future article).
Let's look at the second through seventh methods in more detail.
The best known and most widely used dimming control device (other than a snap switch), the forward phase control dimmer fits inside a standard, single-gang wall box. Since its development as a practical solid-state dimming device more than 50 years ago, it has seen prolific growth in homes and other locations, rendering the rheostat essentially obsolete. Using either a thyristor or a TRIAC circuit, the forward phase device, which is also called a forward phase cut dimmer, operates only during the last portion of each alternating current half-cycle, clipping the AC sine wave, smoothly reducing the power sent to the resistive load of a tungsten filament. It is typically used for both incandescent and magnetic low-voltage (MLV) transformer loads, as well as neon, cold-cathode, and some types of fluorescent dimming ballasts, along with some LED power supplies, making it the most common method of dimming control.
A second type of wall box dimmer (called reverse phase control or reverse phase cut), using field effect transistors (FEY) or isolated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) circuits, operates only during the initial portion of each alternating current half-cycle, clipping the AC sine wave. It is typically referred to as an electronic low-voltage (ELV) dimmer, which serves lower-powered light sources and is used for capacitive loads, such as LED drivers. ELV loads have large impedance changes. Although more expensive than a forward phase type, it has little or no audible noise.
The 2-wire, line voltage, analog phase control dimming method for fluorescent lamps uses a relatively economical forward phase-cut incandescent dimmer, and the wiring to the ballast is a conventional 2-conductor switched lighting circuit with the dimming signal delivered through the phase conductor. This control method is ideal for serving existing fluorescent luminaires, and at least three ballast manufacturers offer this product.
The 3-wire, line voltage, analog phase control dimming method for fluorescent lamps uses a specialized type of forward phase-cut dimmer with three conductors: dimmed hot (the control signal), switched hot, and the neutral conductor to serve electronic dimming ballasts. Although it is the oldest fluorescent dimming method, it provides very reliable performance.
The 4-wire, low-voltage, 0VDC to 10VDC (Class 2) analog dimming method for fluorescent lamps is perhaps the most widely used control method. This wiring configuration requires a line voltage switch to shut off the dimming ballasts.
The 2-wire, low-voltage digital dimming method for fluorescent lamps, called the Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) open-protocol communications system, is similar to a 0VDC to 10VDC system in that it uses a separate low-voltage control circuit. But unlike a 0VDC to 10VDC control system, which sets the ballast output according to the analog voltage level on the control circuit and is unidirectional, a DALI system uses digital bidirectional commands, sent between a ballast and the control system at a baud rate of 1,200 bits/sec. A high SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) enables the signal to overcome a large amount of ambient noise on the circuit without degradation. Operating conditions, such as total hours of use, light level, or failed lamps, can be monitored through the network. The lamp-failure reporting feature allows quick identification of the fixture location, which is especially important in a large facility or in applications where the lamps are behind the lens of a recessed fixture.
Using a non-polarized, 2-conductor, 24VDC cable, carrying a maximum of 240mA, the control wiring for a DALI system can be in a bus, star, or tree topology — or any combination of these. Additionally, the power circuit layout to the luminaires is independent of the control circuit layout, allowing them to be wired separately in the most convenient manner. Because each ballast receives its own digital address, a control zone can be changed without a need to alter either the power wiring or the control wiring. The control conductors can be Class 2 wiring, or the control conductor may be installed in the same conduit as the power conductors. Thus, it would be designated as Class 1 wiring. A 5-wire prefabricated wiring assembly can also be specified.
Digital control (whether a DALI system or something similar) is considered to be the future of linear fluorescent dimming systems (see SIDEBAR 3: Electronic Circuitry Adds Efficiency). Although dimming fluorescent ballasts have been available for years, their high cost has limited their use. But driven by the use of daylight harvesting techniques in new construction, the sale of these ballasts has increased recently. In addition, their costs have fallen dramatically.
Originally developed by four ballast manufacturers in Europe, DALI is now a U.S. standard (NEMA 243-2006, "Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) Control Devices Protocol"). To help solve the problem of compatibility of components from different manufacturers, NEMA's Joint Sections Committee on DALI partnered with the California Energy Commission in 2008 to author an expanded DALI protocol called the NEMA Digital Lighting Controls Open Protocol. It essentially establishes an open digital communications protocol for all types of lighting equipment, allowing them to work together.
A number of lighting equipment manufacturers offer a digital dimming system with the same general capabilities as a DALI system; however, they may use their own communication protocols and associated hardware to deliver a complete lighting system. For example, one manufacturer offers DALI-compliant, addressable, 20A, electrically latched lighting relays that allow for the creation of distributed control systems without the cost and space requirements of central panels and home-run circuits.
Energy regulations will continue to prompt building owners to consider lighting controls in each upgrade project. As projects are finished, these systems pay for themselves because of the energy savings, and the people working in the offices are more productive.


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Humanity, in a sense, owes its survival to a few inches of topsoil. Soils are formed mainly by the breakdown of rocks, minerals and plants. Three basic soils are sand, clay and loam. Sand consists mainly of quartz particles, and clay is made up of extremely fine minerals that pack together. Loam is typically loose, rich soil with a significant amount of humus. The type of soil in an area can dramatically influence human activities such as development and agriculture.
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Clay – soil made of very fine particles, usually silicates of aluminum and/or iron and magnesium; absorbs water slowly and retains it for a long time
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Apple's OS X operating system ships with two primary application building frameworks — Carbon and Cocoa. Carbon was designed to make it easier to older, legacy apps running on OS X, while Cocoa is the newer, and according to Apple, better framework.
Apple has long encouraged developers to transition their Carbon apps to Cocoa, but the company has it's own Carbon-based holdout — OS X's Finder app.
However, according to AppleInsider, that may be changing with the upcoming release of Snow Leopard. AppleInsider's sources, which the site calls "people familiar with matter," claim that Finder will see a Cocoa rewrite for the release of OS X 10.6, Snow Leopard.
While Apple hasn't given many official details about Snow Leopard, one thing it has said is that the next generation of OS X will be fully 64-bit capable. At the same time the company has delayed a 64-bit capable version of Carbon, which means if you're building a 64-bit app, you need to be using Cocoa.
That's why Adobe was unable to release a 64-bit version of Photoshop CS4 for Mac — the app is built in Carbon and it's tough to build a 64-bit app when the framework you're using doesn't support it.
But Adobe isn't the only company with apps written in Carbon, and it would seem awkward (or just plain untrue) for Apple to claim it had a 64-bit system when one of its own major apps didn't fit the bill.
So while it's just a rumor, the all 64-bit claim lends at least one practical reason why the rumors of a Cocoa-based Finder for Snow Leopard may well be true.
So far Apple has not announced a release date for Snow Leopard, though Macworld 2009, happening Jan 5-9 seems like a good bet, if not for the actual release, at least for a healthy dose of new details.
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In May, our genetic industry leaders - A.I., breed associations, and milk testing organizations - publicly shared the first of two draft documents that are to guide U.S. dairy genetic evaluations next year and beyond. That legal manuscript known as the Cooperative Agreement details the conditions that must be met so USDA's Agricultural Research Service can transfer our national genetic database from government to the private sector.
Unfortunately, the Cooperative Agreement makes for some rather meaningless reading because it really needs to be interpreted alongside the yet-to-be-released Business Plan. The Business Plan is to spell out the flow of money and the control of the data.
In the meantime, those of us in the industry were faced with the task of commenting on the initial document during a 29-day window without any way to assess the full financial implications. That is unfortunate because the consensus at the October Council of Dairy Cattle Breeding meeting was that the Business Plan would be completed first.
As it is, the Cooperative Agreement is open to a great deal of interpretation. Without having it spelled out in the new accord, we fully expect that all genetic leaders can agree that every data contributor will continue to have open access to genetic evaluations through a website similar to the one currently maintained by USDA's Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory. This is a rather simple suggestion; however, the Council of Dairy Cattle Breeding has yet to establish its own website to disseminate information nearly a decade after its formation.
We have no doubt that much more clarity will be revealed once the Business Plan gets released to all of us. Until then, we trust that genetic leaders will abide by previously agreed upon intentions and wait for comment on both plans from all stakeholders before inking a deal.


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Carney on furloughs and flight delays: Hey, don't say we didn't warn you
posted at 2:01 pm on April 24, 2013 by Erika Johnsen
Yes, you also warned us that we wouldn't have meat inspections and that children would be denied vaccinations, remember? During Tuesday's briefing, after the news from the FAA that employee furloughs were starting to cause flight delays (watch the vid at RCP):
I find it fascinating that Mitch McConnell, the leader of the Republican Party in the Senate, is decrying the sequester that he decried in the past and then supported. This is a result of the sequester being implemented. We made it clear that there would be these kinds of negative effects if Congress failed to take reasonable action to avert the sequester — policy that everyone who was involved in writing it knew at the time and has made clear ever since was never designed to be implemented. It was designed to be bad policy and, therefore, to be avoided. The fact is Congress had an opportunity, but Republicans made a choice. … The President has put forward a comprehensive, balanced approach to deficit reduction that would eliminate the sequester. But this is Congress's responsibility. It needs to take action.
Uhm, pretty brashly indignant there, considering that your boss also supported and is now decrying the sequester, and then went on to do his absolute best to get the cuts to avoid both flexibility and accountability while striking as much fear as possible into the hearts of all Americans.
As the WSJ points out, these flight delays are just another orchestrated part of the continuing sequestration-scaremongering strategy; kind of odd that the FAA can't manage its operations with a budget comparative to that of only a few years ago while air-traffic levels have declined, no?
Ponder this logic, if that's the right word: The sequester cuts about $637 million from the FAA, which is less than 4% of its $15.9 billion 2012 budget, and it limits the agency to what it spent in 2010. The White House decided to translate this 4% cut that it has the legal discretion to avoid into a 10% cut for air traffic controllers. Though controllers will be furloughed for one of every 10 working days, four of every 10 flights won't arrive on time. …
The White House claims the sequester applies to the budget category known as "projects, programs and activities" and thus it lacks flexibility. Not so: This is a political pose to make the sequester more disruptive. Legally speaking, the sequester applies at a more general level known as "accounts." The air traffic account includes 15,000 controllers out of 31,000 employees. The White House could keep the controllers on duty simply by allocating more furlough days to these other non-essential workers. …
For more than a decade the FAA has promised to modernize and make the civil aviation system more efficient and reliable, but the only things it has reliably generated are delays or cost overruns or usually both. …
A more sincere administration might use the sequester as a chance for innovation, improvement, and waste-elimination, but not these guys — the Obama White House is all about purposely making sequestration as painful and visible as possible, lest the ultimately pretty tiny sequester cuts mar their case for an ever-growing big government.
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Verb.) The pre-curser to fucking a vagina whose quality and cleanliness is unknown by yourself and your friends. The quick sniff is the act of fingering the said vagina and, while the vagina's owner is unaware, swiftly moving those fingers past your nose as if you have an itch, to smell if it is safe to insert your penis. If an odor is detected, it is then justified for the fingerer to shout "I have to go, something is burning!" and then leave promptly. Permanently removes that vagina from the "Doable" list.
Guy 1: "Last night I was fingering that chick I met at the bar and did the quick sniff... So glad I did because the bitch smelled like raw sewage! I ran out of there like a mother fucker!"
Guy 2: "Thank God you told me that! I wanted to fuck her. Taking her off the list for good!"
Guy 2: "Thank God you told me that! I wanted to fuck her. Taking her off the list for good!"
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Last night I was very fortunate enough to attend Neil Gaiman's sole SoCal stop on his new book tour for his latest work The Graveyard Book. As I mentioned before, Gaiman is touring the country reading chapters from his new book in lieu of his traditional book signing tours — the readings are then posted online HERE so that everyone can enjoy them. It turns out that Neil suffered a broken finger and cannot endure his usual 5-hour booksigning regimen but this book reading tour is, IMHO, vastly more entertaining. There was a nice crowd of folks already in line when I showed up at Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica, CA (where last night's reading took place). In addition to hearing Neil read from his new book, we were also treated to preview video footage from the animated version of his book Coraline, that will be released in theaters next February. It was directed by Henry Selick, the same man who directed Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas and features the voices of Dakota Fanning and Teri Hatcher. We were also treated to a Q&A and a special reading of his soon-to-be released picturebook Blueberry Girl (illustrated by Charles Vess), which features the prayer/poem that Neil wrote for Tori Amos's unborn daughter back in 2000. Here are a few pics from last night's reading and a bunch of great info from the event:
Before the reading, Neil's book publicist Elise brought me backstage to say hello to Neil before he was to take the stage. Randomly Emmy Rossum was with him backstage helping him sort thru audience questions for the Q&A portion of the night. I got to hang out with them both for about 15 minutes … it was then that Neil allowed me to see, hold and read (for the first time) the Blueberry Girl picturebook which hasn't been published yet — he had with him the unbound galley version of the book. Neil read half of Chapter 7 of The Graveyard Book (because it is the longest chapter in the book it had to be spilt between two readings) and it can already be seen online HERE. After the jump, read about some of the questions he answered from the audience, check out the cover artwork for Blueberry Girl (which Neil allowed me to photograph for sharing) and watch video of Neil reading the Blueberry Girl poem himself …
When asked where Neil likes to write in the winter he revealed that he likes to do so in borrowed homes of friends in Florida and Ireland (saying that it was in cold Ireland where he was forced to once type while wearing many coats and gloves). He disclosed that The Graveyard Book is 22 years in the making and was inspired by his 2-year old son (who is now 24 and works for Google). His youngest daughter Maddy got him to finally finish the story. He revealed that naming characters is either easy or agonizing, he doesn't fear that books are falling out of favor and believes that the danger for writers is not piracy but obscurity. He said he would prolly never do another comic book series like Sandman but would potentially write book sequels to some of his most beloved novels. The whole Q&A was recorded by Neil's videographer Brady and may be released in some form, at some time.
Then it was time for his reading of Blueberry Girl … here is the cover of the as-yet unpublished picturebook:
And here, for your viewing pleasure, is Neil Gaiman reading Blueberry Girl (there is a 3 minute intro and then the poem):
Last night's reading was the first time I ever read or heard read this poem … I've been waiting 8 years to hear it read live by Neil Gaiman — so last night was a big treat for me. Much, much love goes to Neil for the kind friendship he showed me last night and a whole lotta love goes out to Elise for helping me connect with Neil. You are deffo my hero!!! I have to give a shout out to Pink reader Abby who I got to meet last night. I cannot stress enough how much I love Gaiman's work … he is truly one of my fave contemporary authors of all time and I urge you all to seek out his work. He is a genius storyteller, incredibly smart and witty and genuinely a master writer.
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What's *Your* Harvest? – Lammas for Urban Pagans
What's *Your* Harvest? – Lammas for Urban Pagans.
What's *Your* Harvest? – Lammas for Urban Pagans.
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There a few things that define the true mettle of a musical group. The band must first write and perform music that elicits an emotional response: this is always important for you to truly feel the music. It's not just coming up with a cookie-cutter top 40 hit, but it's the way the music creeps into your bones, your soul, your very being. Also, it helps if the group in question performs well live. The Vitrolum Republic, reviewed here, is one such band.
Milwaukee based The Vitrolum Republic recently released Highbrow Sideshows and Rowboat Serenades to great acclaim. At least, my acclaim, which is about as great as acclaim one can really get. A sound of Southern Bluegrass mixed with haunting melodies with gospel influence and Cajun twang, The Vitrolum Republic is that one such group that gets into the little tiny veins that run to the tips of your fingers. Even more so when you watch them perform live.
While I didn't have the pleasure of being there in person, The Vitrolum Republic recently performed live at one of Milwaukee's oldest landmarks, the cathedral in downtown Milwaukee on the campus of Marquette University called the Church of the Gesu. The performance was in conjunction with the opening of Current Tendencies II at the Haggerty Museum of Art. The exhibit features sound sculptures by The Vitrolum Republic's Jordan Waraska. The Vitrolum Republic – Jordan, along with band members Chuck Lawton (a fellow GeekDad), Benjamin Schaefer and Nick Waraksa – added organist John Weissrock for this acoustically enlightened live performance. The whole performance has been compiled and released as Cream City Sessions ~ Gesu Cathedral over at Bandcamp, as a free or name your own price album.
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I was watching tonight's episode of Hot Stove on the MLBN and they were talking about how either this Season or next the DH was supposed to go away.
About how the DH was instituted back in the 70's to boost up "offensive numbers"
About how the DH robs the game of "strategy" in regards to a Pitchers at-bat and so forth
I grew up with the DH Rules and so, unlike our older more esteemed fans of the Game, I would hate to see the DH simply go away.
I get the strategy aspect and all, but Chien Mang Wang's DISASTER has never been forgotten by me...


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Johnson City Post Office moves one operation to Knoxville
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - People all over our region use the post office every day. "It's the most efficient way and it's certainly a bang for my $.49 for sending a piece of paper from A to B," said Jerry Kibbe, postal customer.
The amount of people sending mail by first class has decreased over the last five years by 27 percent. U.S. Postal Service spokesperson Susan Wright says it's had a big impact on them, leading them to move one operation to Knoxville. "We're doing this for the overall financial health of the postal service," said Wright.
Wright tells us it's the originating mail operation that will be moved, meaning any mail that is brought to the post office from area codes beginning with 376 or 242 will be sent to Knoxville before being delivered to their rightful home.
This change has some USPS customers like David Branum worried his mail may not get where it needs to be on time. "No matter how much mail you have got, you have to have your mail," said Branum.
Wright says it won't be an issue and the change will be invisible to the customer. "We're making this move because we can do this and cancel that mail in Knoxville without impacting our delivery standards for that mail in anyway," she said.
What it will be affected are the amount of jobs at the post office. "We anticipate this move could impact seven career employees in the Johnson City office," said Wright.
Jerry Kibbe says he feels this is only the first step of many before other post offices are affected. "Once the camel gets his nose under the tent, that's a sign some of the services may diminish," he said.
"We don't know what the future hold. We're looking at all of our options," said Wright.
Wright also told us the move would save on maintenance costs for equipment.
The postal service plans to start using the Knoxville processing facility between June 1 and July 1.


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Prudence Parris, a resident of New Canaan for over thirty years, has been a Realtor for fourteen years. She has had a long active involvement in civic and charitable activities. She has held office on Boards of many organizations including the New Canaan Board of Realtors, American Association of University Women, New Canaan Historical Society, Congregational Church, and New Canaan High School.
An active alumna of Connecticut College where she earned her B.A., she believes her liberal arts education prepared her well to meet life's challenges and goals, and to continue life-long learning with ease. Prudence researches and manages her own portfolio of financial assets. Her interest in numbers translates into keeping her own statistics on the real estate market. She looks at property from the investment value, the aesthetic value, and most importantly the needs value of her buyers and sellers.
Prudence prides herself on being a good listener and applying the information to the marketplace. As a multi-million dollar producer, her professional standards of service and integrity have allowed her to serve her clients with uncompromising dedication. She has a strong loyal commitment to her clients and her community.


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Excerpt: "Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in 2014 is supposed to be historical. It will mark the first time in NFL history that a Super Bowl has been played in a cold weather stadium, and the first hosted at the home of the New York Jetsand New York Giants. Unfortunately, things have gotten off to a rocky start due to concerns over weather, the omission of the NFL Experience and, more recently, some political maneuvering courtesy of a group of New Jersey Mayors.
Michael Copley of The Record reports that a group of mayors from the Meadowlands District have threatened to prevent emergency services and police officers from working the event due, in large part, to lack of payment for previous municipality services unrelated to the Super Bowl itself.
"The stadium has done little to help offset any costs for the surrounding communities when larger events occur at the stadium," Secaucus Mayor Michael Gonnelli said in a press release earlier this week. "With one of [the] world's largest sporting events coming to the East Rutherford venue, there is little doubt that the mayors will be expecting a call that their services are needed. … The answer will be clear: don't ask." Read more...


text: I thought the article was ok. The author was over in Oracle last weekend interviewing beekeepers. She's working on a documentary, and although not an experienced beek, she seemed to have garnered as much knowledge as many of the beeks who actually had bees. She's sincere about the issue, and although she has a clear agenda that's oriented towards a wholistic view of things I thought she displayed a decent understanding of CCD.


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yeah another one of these threads is the game worth buying in it's current state?
im in need of a mmorpg and f2p, b2p, p2p, money isn't an issue if anyone can recommend one i will be playing casually maybe 2-3 hours a day.
no wow please, every time i go back to that game i get bored in 20 min.
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Warm Winter Memories in Maine
The Brunswick Inn • Brunswick, ME
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You can count on certain moments to inspire a swell of nostalgia; just take a look back at an issue of The Saturday Evening Post and you'll know the feeling. This Escape to The Brunswick Inn is another such experience, bringing a wistful warmth to the frosty winters of Brunswick, Maine.
Located just steps from Bowdoin College, the Federal-style inn was built in 1848 and brims with authentic New England character. White picket fences surround the historic home, while five working fireplaces ensure guests receive a warm welcome as they step through the front door. The proud standard of hospitality extends to its guests rooms, each of which is individually appointed with classic furnishings, Frette linens, plush terrycloth robes, and Wi-Fi.
You'll begin each morning with a complimentary, home-cooked breakfast of inn specialties—imagine buttermilk pancakes with Maine blueberries and maple syrup or eggs Benedict with salmon or crab. Beyond the inn, you won't want to miss a chance to explore the 350-year-old town of Brunswick. Take a stroll along the Androscoggin Brunswick-Topsham Riverwalk or sway to and fro on the Brunswick-Topsham Swinging Bridge. Each winter, the nearby village green hosts some of the most picturesque ice skating in New England.
If ordinary vacations were made for postcards, then this memorable Escape deserves a place of honor on the mantle.
"This is a gorgeous place representing some of the best of New England style and character. After some busy days of cycling and hiking, it was such a pleasure to sit near the fire drinking some fine wine and enjoying each other's company."-- TripAdvisor
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To act in accordance with SpoonSpoon Law stating that as a girl, you must lie to the men that you sleep with to get what you want, use them for whatever they got, then endlessly talk smack about them to all your friends as if you aren't the lying cheating whore you really are.
Guy#1: "She told me she loved me, made me feel bad for her, let her use my car, then she ditched me as soon as she got her car back and told everyone I was an asshole. To top it all off, she's engaged to a man overseas in Iraq"!
Guy#2: "wow, yup, she's a spoonspoon alright"!
Guy#2: "wow, yup, she's a spoonspoon alright"!
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Jake Long is a beast....
Jake Long is a beast....
[quote user="stnaig_kroy_wen"]a good morning to you! [][/quote]yeah but it's just 6 am here! [:@]
Hey All- Hope you are all having a nice weekend. I hope you are feeling better JG. The wife and I just returned from the gym and are now going to play tourist in our own city. South Boston and Charlestown are on the docket today, with some intake of local beer and a visit to the Bunker Hill Memorial. Have a great day.

Thanks Crush! I'm am feeling a bit better. Hope you and the wifey have fun being all touristy in Boston today!
[quote user="mjg407"]Jake Long is a beast....[/quote]
Dude, eleven inch hands! I mean, I'm just astonished by that. I don't see him being a left tackle in the NFL though. He's going to make one hell of a mauler Right Tackle though.
morning all.... happy monday...
[quote user="mjg407"]morning all.... happy monday...[/quote]
We're suppose to get nasty weather tomorrow!
[quote user="AsianGiant"][quote user="mjg407"]morning all.... happy monday...[/quote]
We're suppose to get nasty weather tomorrow!
[/quote]our storm wasn't that bad, just a lot of rain, not so much wind. We did get 2 inches of rain in 24 hours.

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A girl who is all out amazing. She is naturally beautiful. She can make everyone laugh when she tries. She is so sweet and knows what it is like to love. She can be cranky but that is the way she is. She is possesive and strong. She doesn't lie and she is very trustworthy. She can be missunderstood but once you get to know her, you'll fall in love with her. She attracts both sexes and has huge boob and a big ass. She is stylish and wondeful. No other words can describe her.
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In today's mobile news roundup: Mac production returning to the US; Apple and Samsung return to settle a billion dollar verdict; iTunes Russia shows porn; and BlackBerry 10 bans moronic passwords.
Mac production returning to the US
A lot of people were surprised and delighted when they saw that their new iMac was "Assembled in USA." Here's even better news, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook, next year, they will be spending more to shift manufacturing from China to the US.
"Next year we're going to bring some production to the U.S.," Cook said in an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek. "This doesn't mean that Apple will do it ourselves, but we'll be working with people and we'll be investing our money."
The company will be spending more than $100 million to shift manufacturing stateside but the CEO did not disclose information as to where the manufacturing would happen and the percentage of production moving to the US. He did, however, hint at Apple's next big thing – TVs.
Apple and Samsung returns to settle $1B verdict
Once again, Apple and Samsung are back in court to settle the previous $1.05 billion verdict handed down by US District Judge Lucy Koh.
Apple wants Samsung to suffer even further by permanently banning more than two dozen Samsung devices, as well as add $500 million to the $1.05 billion judgement due to willful patent infringement.
Samsung is hoping to throw things off by calling for jury misconduct, stating that jury foreman Velvin Hogan, who had a past incident with Seagate – a company partially owned by Samsung, influenced the outcome of the trial. According to Samsung, Hogan was a former Seagate employee that the company sued and filed for bankruptcy because of the litigation. Samsung claims that Apple had knowledge of Hogan's past, and they are now demanding that the Cupertino company divulge information as to when they learnt of Hogan's history.
Apple disclosed in a filing that they knew about Hogan's bankruptcy after jury selection back in July, but they did not pull the bankruptcy records. Apple claims that they did not know about Hogan's court history with Seagate until Samsung brought it up during post-trial briefs.
Patent experts are doubtful that Judge Koh would overturn the verdict, but there could be a possibility that the fine Samsung has to pay would be lowered. With further analysis is Contributing Editor John Cassaretto, who discussed the matter with NewsDesk host Kristin Feledy this morning:
iTunes Russia shows porn
Apple recently introduced the iTunes Store in 56 new countries including Russia. But the launch was not without a hitch, as the Russian iTunes Store mistakenly showed porn images when users searched for movies to rent.
According to Top F Secure, though users saw the porn images, they weren't able to actually rent porn–what they got were the actual movies they'd searched for. It's like renting a movie in real-life but the content is different from the cover. Luckily, the faux porn did not contain malicious codes or links to malicious websites that could have affected the iTunes users. Still, it was a bad move for the notoriously strict Apple to not thoroughly test it before launch.
"It's sloppy of Apple not to have tested their software thoroughly and properly before rolling it out to the masses, but it could have been much worse," Top F Secure IT researcher Mikko Hypponen said. "If the webpages had contained malicious code, for instance, then it might have been possible for unsuspecting users to click on dangerous links or have had their computers infected by malware."
BlackBerry 10 bans moronic passwords
Many are eagerly awaiting the release of Research in Motion's BlackBerry 10 device on January 10, 2013. And now, they have a lot more to be excited about as RIM allegedly buffed their security offerings for BB10 devices – they will not be accepting moronic passwords from users.
BlackBerry 10 will not accept over 100 obvious, guessable passwords such as password, 123456, BlackBerry, and ABCDE. This is an effort to encourage users to be more creative and put more thought in creating passwords for their devices so others can't easily tamper with a user's device.