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I think that photo may have been altered.
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I'm so morbid. I expected that cat to be in much different condition when I zoomed in on the pic.
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That is one BIG coon.
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I needed a good laugh today. This morning my 8 year old cat Braveheart died. He was my "Big Guy". I will miss him. I do have other cats but Braveheart was special to me.
Coons are crazy...
I wouldn't doubt it if that pic turned out to be real.
I've had two of 'em as pets and they are totally nuts!
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Oh that's funny. My Mom is having an issue with a coon eating all the cat food so she's put the bag and feeding dish in the house.
I shamelessly stole this pic and posted it to her FB.
Brings back memories of a friend that had a baby coon years ago,as it got bigger he always took it for rides in his ragtop Jeep CJ7,he was toodling down the road one day when the coon latched onto his head and he almost wrecked,that is the day he said time for the Coon to go bye bye
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He obviously wanted to be a hat, was his wish granted?
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Carry was stood outside that room. The room about which many rumours had been based around. And now Carry was about to enter it.
'Carry Maddison.' A deep, hoarse voice called out. Carry took a deep breath and pushed the door open, it creaked. Carry jumped. None of the doors here creaked. None of them. Everything was perfect, white, blue or mint-green; all shiny and clean. But this room was totally different, it was brown.
Carry didn't even recognise the colour when she entered the room, it took around ten seconds for her to recall what brown looked like. She only ever knew white, blue and mint-green and maybe a few hair colours... and red. Red was Carry's favourite colour and she wasn't going to forget it in a hurry. And she wouldn't let the people here make her do so. So, maybe to spite them, she wore bright red socks, with dark red stars sewn onto them.
They had all protested this, but each time they did so, Carry threw a fit. And since she was classed as a "dangerous patient", they didn't argue further.
Carry gave a small smile as she looked around the room, taking in every single aspect of it, every single object and colour and speck of dust. Because she knew she wouldn't be seeing them again any time soon.
'Carry. Take a seat.' The voice said gruffly. Carry jumped and scampered over to the chair. She took a sharp breath of shock as she realised her chair was located next to one that was occupied by a sullen-looking boy of around her age, he had beautiful caramel-coloured skin, and hair and eyes the colour of the finest dark chocolate. She looked him up and down a few times before dragging her eyes across the table.
'Carry... We are putting you in another ward. With Noah, here.' The voice said again, Carry looked around, trying to pinpoint the location of it. She realised they were talking to Noah and her through a speaker system.
'What ward? Why?' Carry asked, Noah had yet to make an attempt to complain. She didn't recognise him, so he must have been in a totally different ward from her.
'A special ward.'
Carry's stomach dropped, she didn't like the sound of this. She'd been called "special" enough in her life to know it was not a good thing. Carry didn't even have a diagnosed problem, they just shoved her into the asylum telling her it was for her own good. Or maybe they did find something wrong with her but just didn't want to tell her.
'You should just be quiet and go along with what they say or you'll regret it.' Noah murmured.
'They can't do anything to us. This is a hospital.' Carry in formed him in a matter of factly voice.
'They can do as they please. And who told you this was an asylum?' He chuckled.
Carry assumed that Noah really did have something wrong with him. Maybe he's just got severe paranoia? Carry thought, looking at him again.
'This ward is for people with the same condition as you two. But regrettably, you two are the only people on our entire campus who suffer from it.'
'What have we got exactly?'
'We are not at liberty to tell you.' A female voice butted in, 'and also, when you are transferred we will ask you to remove those red socks.'
'Why?' Carry asked angrily.
'Because they will disturb the calming atmosphere we have created for you. The colour red is a constant reminder of anger.'
'Sorry, Miss, but I'd like to be reminded of my emotions.' Carry said rudely, though she didn't enjoy using that tone she felt it necessary for the moment.
'You will be removed from the facility if you refuse to cooperate-'
'Fine. I'll just leave! I want to anyway!'
'-and be taken to our other site in Wales.'
'Damn.' Carry cursed. She tried to act brave and swallowed back the lump in her throat, the back of her eye prickled as she held back the tears. She didn't speak because her voice would give her away and open the floodgates. She just bit her lip in frustration. Would they tell her family? ... Not that it mattered, not once had her family visited her at the hospital. She never even received a letter.
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Snape's old girlfriend comes back to Hogwarts because she was forced to drop out due to a vampire attack that turned her into a vampire. Malfoy's got a crush on Snape's vampire girlfriend and will do anything to win her heart.
Alice walked down a winding road in Diagon Alley, in her cat form. She was an animagus with the incredible gift to transform into any animal she chose. Alice knew she was fortunate to have this gift, but it came at a price. She was a vampire, or as the locals would've called her: a bloodsucking demon, leech and many other cruel names. She didn't care. She was sixteen, had been sixteen for eighteen years now and would remain sixteen forever until perhaps an angry villager would shout "Avada Kedavra," the only spell that could kill her.
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While there were several official fiberglass replicas of the original 1966 Batmobile, the real thing remained in the possession of Barris until he decided to put it up for auction last December. It sold a few days ago for a tidy $4.6 million. According to CNN, the purchaser intends to install the Batmobile in his living room. Hopefully the new owner doesn't have a Ferris Bueller-aged or -inclined son, or a living room that's situated overlooking a steep ravine.
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Tobias argued with himself over whether or not to reveal the truth about his so-called nightmares, and whether or not he should tell his parents that for the last few days he had been kept awake by mysterious and terrifying Voices in his head.
They would of course think he was crazy; maybe they would even commit him to a mental asylum. Tobias hoped that they would understand, and that they would help him get over the Voices, but it seemed unlikely. How were they supposed to deal with the truth, when Tobias couldn't even explain it to them?
Cradling the hot mug in his hands, Tobias took a small sip, squinting as it singed the tip of his tongue. Neither of his parents seemed to take any notice of that, however, as their minds were obviously concentrating more on what was going on with their son. Tobias considered his options.
Tell them the truth. Mum, Dad, I can hear Voices in my head, and they keep telling me to do things.
Well, that would almost definitely get him committed for life, especially if he phrased it like that. Next option.
…Tobias thought long and hard, but couldn't come up with any good second options that would explain his behaviour, but also allow his parents to accept it in the future. The truth seemed like the only logical explanation, and even then, it was going to be tough to get them to believe it.
The Voices spoke up again.
Don't tell them anything. They won't understand. You can't give us up. Don't mention the Dark.
They really liked their repetition, Tobias thought, trying to make a funny situation out of the Voices. But the inside smile didn't last long, as they spoke again.
Don't tell them anything. They won't understand. You can't give us up. Don't mention the Dark.
Tobias gripped the mug of hot chocolate tightly, trying to release some of the mental anguish that every word from the Voices caused him. It seemed to do nothing for him, so as the Voices screamed at him again and again, he closed his eyes, trying to block it all out.
Don't tell them anything. They won't understand. You can't give us up. Don't mention the Dark.
He felt a hand on his shoulder. Trying hard to ignore the building screams or anger, he listened to the words of his mother.
'Tobias, what's wrong?'
Don't tell them anything. They won't understand. You can't give us up. Don't mention the Dark.
They seemed angry now, the Voices. Now that Tobias was seriously considering giving them up, telling his parents everything, they seemed to think that by repeating themselves, they could convince Tobias to stay silent in regards to the Gifted, and his purpose.
Don't tell them anything. They won't understand. You can't give us up. Don't mention the Dark.
The Voices, repeating the words again and again; would this go on forever?
'I'm hearing Voices.'
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Tobias ignored the silence, however, and considered whether or not it had been a good idea to say that. Most likely not. He would now be taken away, locked up, away from his family forever. Ironic that he should only tell them the truth in order to be closer to them for longer.
He silently willed them to say something, urging them to break the silence, to be understanding. But of course that would not occur. The looks on Tobias' mother and father's faces was all the words he needed to accept that he had changed things.
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"Documents which have surfaced in the public domain show it is not just a case of impropriety but an unholy nexus," former union minister Jairam Ramesh told the media.
"We expect the prime minister to speak after the Yoga Diwas - he is now sitting in a 'Lalit Asana where his ears, mouth and eyes are closed," he said.
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Ramesh said the central government is caught in a trap of its own making and the only way it can save itself is by getting the resignation of the external affairs minister and the Rajasthan chief minister.
On the massive celebrations planned for the International Yoga Day, he said: "Morarji Desai, Indira Gandhi and Narasimha Rao...all have been prime ministers, they all practiced yoga, but nobody had advertised on yoga."


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On Thursday 09 March 2006 20:32, you wrote: > > While lurking on this list, I, a few times, took issue with the way merit > > seems to be repudiated by certain members in the Forrest community. The > > commit that reverted the mention of Thorsten as the inventor of the > > dispatcher actually made me decide that the Forrest project is not for > > me. > > For me, the key is that the dispatcher is not possible without a whole > load of code that existed prior to the creation of the dispatcher and > without the input of the community in design discussion. You state this as a fact; while I dare doubt it. I happen to be convinced that Thorsten _could_ have implemented similar functionality without the code that existed prior to the dispatcher. But that is a matter of opinion. Do I want to imply that the community did not help? No, I recognize that the community did help. However given the contributions of Thorsten regarding the dispatcher it is my opinion that reverting the patch recognizing Thorsten contribution is simply not done. > > In what meritocracy is merit denied those deserving it? > > In an ASF project merit is given by recognising the contributions of all > contributors, not individuals. We recognise individual contributions by > voting in as a committers, PMC members and eventually ASF members. We do > not do it by recognising individual code contributions. > > > Thorsten did great architectural, design and engineering work in the way > > he orthogonalized the primitives needed for advance SOC in the Forrest > > framework. > > For the record, this is absolutely correct in observing the value of his > *leadership* in this work, but there are many others who have > contributed to the dispatcher in many different ways, code patches, > testing, design discussion, the workshop at ApacheCon, past code > contributions etc. So, if Thorsten were to claim "leadership" in the dispatcher work; would that be acknowledged? My point being; that Thorsten' claim is essentially a valid one; so why should it be reverted? This patch should only be reverted if Thorsten were to claim contributions falsely. You refer to the archives; so I will as well. What impression do you think it gives of Thorsten when a person happens to see Thorsten's words being removed from the Forrest site so impolitely? Do you think that this impression would do justice to Thorsten's contribution and/or his person in this case? Again, do you sincerely think that the impression created by the removal of Thorsten's words is positive to Thorsten? I do not feel that it is postive to Thorsten. In fact I feel that if this wrong is not righted it will not only give an inappropriate impression of Thorsten but is will reflect negatively on the Forrest Project as a whole. > > > To do this he needed an appreciation of both the high level > > picture and the nitty-gritty details of Forrest. > > Does he not deserve a mention for this achievement and contribution? > > That credit is in the archives, in the SVN logs in the status.xml file, > in the changes.html page and in the community memory and, most of all, > by the fact that Thorsten is a committer and PMC member of the Forrest > project. No! The credit is not found in the archives in any proportional sense. Instead, in the archives a disproportional amount of bitching and wining about branching, not branching, how to branch, name-calling (remember Mr. confusion?) etc. is to be found but relatively little credit for much of the, IMO , least trivial code to be found in Forrest. What impression do you think this gives to new potential contributors? > > > Is it fair to project the fact that some feel their contribution are not > > worthy mention, unto all? > > Exactly - by claiming ownership (or implying ownership) one diminishes > the contributions of others! I asked question. You don't provide an answer but try to put words into my mouth instead? I'm sorry I can't let you get away with that.! Please answer the question. And here is another one: In what way is, for example, your work on plugins, or Diwaker's and Cyriaque work on the dispatcher diminished by acknowledging Thorsten's contribution? The claim that pertinent acknowledgment of one fact some how diminishes another is simply false! Both in general and in this particular case.. Each individual has contributed as time, talent and inclination permitted. Community is formed by everybody getting credit as it is due. If you don't recognize this try building community where involved parties take credit for contributions that are not theirs. > > > If a person gives up the right to merit; why > > does he feel that another person should as well? > > A person is only expected to give up the concept of ownership. Merit > comes from community recognition, ad in a healthy community, comes > without asking for it. Thorsten has that recognition. It is a legal fact that Thorsten gave up ownership by submitting the code under the Apache License. So what "ownership" did Thorsten not give up by implication or otherwise? You seem to have a peculiar connotation of the word "ownership"! Even worse; you seem to feel that others should endorse your connotation of the word. Please explain; what is your point exactly? Your claim that Thorsten has the recognition of the community and that it comes without asking is falsified by your endorsement of the patch removing the factually valid attribution to Thorsten I'm afraid. If something comes _without_ asking does it not come if it is asked? > > > Just about every Open Source project I know recognizes major > > contributors. Why not Forrest? > > I cannot think of a single advantage where an individual *takes* such > credit, only examples where it is *given* by the community as a whole. Thorsten did not _take_ anything. Are you trying to imply that he did? Are you being fair to Thorsten? I feel Thorsten is being treated unfairly; because Thorsten took nothing. He simply stated a fact. Why do you seem to imply that Thorsten took something? What are you trying to achieve? Are trying to avoid transparency? When an athlete wins a gold medal at the Olympics he is allowed to state this as a matter of fact. Not true? This does not mean that her coach did not help her, or that his parents did not support him. No, it is generally understood that no person is an island unto himself. Thorsten did not take anything. He stated a fact. By, reverting the attribution to his work you, by implication, have determined said attribution to be out of place. So, stating pertinent fact is somehow out of place? Interesting indeed! > > Does Thorsten deserve such credit? Of course he does, and if you look in > the archives you will see it all over the place. But others also deserve > such credit. Again, does the removal of Thorsten's words as to be found in the archives give an accurate impression of Thorsten and his contributions? And, yes I do recognize that others deserve credit. So why not give everyone the credit that they deserve? Is it not simply: "Credit where credit is due?" > > > In the period I lurked on this list Thorsten _gave_, in the nontrivial > > sense, possibly more than all others! Why is it that he should not _get_ > > factual recognition of this? > > The key here is "in the period I lurked on this list", we must not > forget what happened before you started lurking. For example, I did the > majority of the work on the plugin architecture, which made the > dispatcher possible. I also spent time adapting the plugin architecture > to support what Thorsten needed to do. My own work built on the skin > plugin system, (mostly contributed by Nicola Ken), which in turn was not > possible without the skinning system (mostly contributed by Stefano), > etc. etc. So what is your point? In what way does acknowledging Thorsten's work diminish your contribution or Stefano's or David's? Please, answer the question; preferably without trying to put words into my mouth if you would be so kind. > > Even the *concept* of the dispatcher was born from community discussion > and development. It has never been the output of one individual, and > this is becoming even more true as more developers find the time to > contribute to it. Of course, this discussion would never have happened > without the leadership of Thorsten, but then without the support of the > community would Thorsten have succeeded? I'm implying nothing, just > asking a rhetorical question that cannot be answered accurately. > > Finally, the core design pattern used in the dispatcher came from Sun, > not from Thorsten. I know that, because Thorsten _acknowledged_ the source of the design pattern. So, are you now attempting to diminish Thorsten's contribution by pointing out this fact Thorsten had allready disclosed? What relevance does the fact that the pattern applied came from a third party have in the light of the removal of the attribution to Thorstens contribution? If you, by your reference to Sun, are not trying to diminish Thorsten's work on the dispatcher; what are you trying to say by bringing up Sun as the source of the pattern applied? > > So, in summary, whilst Thorsten undoubtedly pulled all this together and > built the majority of the code, it is certainly not the "invention" of a > single individual. Nothing ever is the invention of a single individual. So you state the obvious. The person attributed as the inventor of something is usually the person who made it happen. With regards to the Dispatcher that person is Thorsten. Should Thorsten have stated that he contributed most of the code, redesigned and reimplemented the dispatcher a few times, in the presence of much wining I might add, and that the Dispatcher was developed under his guidance? News flash! That is what invention means nowadays. > > Now, we could go down a whole route of discussing at which point history > credits someone as *the* inventor. However, I do not believe that, it is > part of our role to decide such things. It is the role of the historians > who come after us. IMO, you are free to believe as you choose. Do you think it appropriate to unfairly impose your personal faith on the community? > > As Tim pointed out, they will have a wealth of information to work on, > should anyone be interested. If they ever ask me to name the key figure > in the dispatcher development there are two people I would name, > Thorsten as the key architect and developer and Cyriaque who built the > first usable theme and started making the code accessible to the rest of > us. The community will be in there as the third key contributor. So, If you really feel this way; Why do you endorse the patch removing Thorsten's attribution? This seems pretty inconsistent to me! Can you explain? Why the ambivalence? > > (not that I think Forrest is important enough to attract such historians) > > > I understand that Forrest is your project governed by your rules. > > My contribution and the purpose of this mail is only to point out that > > certain developers avoid projects which deny merit to those deserving it. > > Thorsten is a committer and PMC member in this project. That is how ASF > projects recognise contributions and "apply" merit, see [1] and [2]. > Furthermore, nobody is saying that the dispatcher would have appeared > without Thorsten, only that the dispatcher would not appear without the > community. > > This is what distinguishes a community led development from a code or > individual led development. > > > Please view this email as no more than an opinion of such a developer. > > I hope that Forrest does not loose many contributors as a consequence > > of this policy. > > You are, of course, entitled to your opinion. There are many views on > how Open Source should work. There are many people, like you, who do not > accept that the ASF approach is the best, perhaps you are one of those > people. Please do not put words in my mouth. I never made any statement about the ASF or the approach of the ASF. Why do you feel it is your right to not only falsely imply that I did but also to claim that I don't accept that the ASF approach is the best? What gives you the right to judge me in this way? I'm sorry. But since you feel the need to put words into my mouth; do I have a choice but to mildly point out your tactics? You put words into my mouth so that it becomes easier to defend your position? Bravo! I can quote David saying: "I also disagree with Stefano saying that he invented Cocoon and Forrest." By making in essence the same claim of Thorsten, does Stefono also not know the Apache way according to you? I can quote David again saying: "Thorsten, don't take any of this personally. We are still a new project and need to set our direction. As before i am using real-life situations to mould that." By suggesting, that Forrest is still a new project needing to set direction in this regard, obviously, this matter has not been hashed out very well. At least not according to David. Does David not know the Apache way according to you? Since, Thorsten committed the introduction to his personal site, the removal of which you endorsed; does this mean according to you that Thorsten does not know the Apache way either? Now, you seem to try to pull rank on me by claiming to the representation of the "Apache way" in this discussion? Please; I challenge you to point out where I have implied in any way that I do not endorse the Apache way! So why do you feel it is appropriate to claim that I do not endorse the Apache way? Why do you feel the need to detract from the subject of this thread by bringing up points not relevant to this thread? Please be aware that such action makes you look like someone with exterior motives. Hmmm, Is Ross trying to get away with having the "Ross way" substituted for the Apache way? If not; why are you, for the second time in a single reply, trying to put words into my mouth? Is Ross's view of the Apache way somehow more binding than that of David, Thorsten or Stefano? Please! > > Personally, I think that a focus on community is critical to a > successful Open Source project. Claims of credit, over and above the > community are, in my opinion, damaging to that community. > > Ross > > [1] http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html#meritocracy > [2] http://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html#roles My, reading of these links do not endorse your position. Folks we need to understand that anything less than: "Credit where credit is due" simply will not fly. Kind regards, Maurice -- No pare, sigue, sigue
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Grootte200 m²
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- Huisdieren toegestaan
- Wasmachine / droger
- Parkeerplaats beschikbaar
- Roken toegestaan
- Internet/WiFi
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|Římovská, 198 00 Prague, Tsjechische Republiek
|Type accommodatie
|Enkele uren
|Kalender bijgewerkt
If you are coming to the Prague with friends or with your family, if you are coming by the car and do not want to pay extra money for parking in the center, we offer you to stay in the new house, a 10-minute walk away from the subway station - Rajska Zahrada. Close to house located few restaurants with Czech cuisine, close to metro station is shopping center Albert. The house is situated away from main streets and you can enjoy coffee- morning and evening barbecue in at the garden.
Guest Access
This big nice house can accommodate up to 11 people, has two floors and 4 bedrooms living room and kitchen area.
This house consist of:
1st floor:
*1st bedroom with 2 transformed sofas , table with computer with internet connection and big wardrobe
*living room with big dinner table for 8 people, a sofa and a armchair, TV, equipped kitchen with all you need for comfortable stay as fridge, oven, kettle, toaster, coffee machine, crockery and cooker and so on
*separate WC
2nd floor:
*1st bedroom with double bed and computer table
*2nd bedroom with 2 separated beds (for 1 person each), table with computer with internet connection and wardrobe
*3d bedroom with double bed, table with computer with internet connection, big wardrobe. From this bedroom there is entrance to bathroom with shower unit and WC
*another bathroom with bath and WC ( entrance from hall on the 2 nd floor)
Also there is a small courtyard with an option to make barbecue with garden furniture
Getting Around
It takes 30 minutes to get to your apartment from airport by taxi. We can organize a transfer from the airport directly to the apartment - The cost of this service is 20 EUR/car for 1-3 ppl, 25 EUR/car for 4 ppl, 35 EUR/car for 5-6 ppl, 55 EUR/car for 7-8 people, 70 EUR/car for 9-10 ppl. In this case our driver will meet you in the arrival zone, drive you to your apartment and hand you in all needed maps and keys.
Other Things to Note
If you are coming by car there is a possibility to park your car in the house garage, also there is one more parking place in front of the house, in case if you are coming by 2 cars.
Also we provide:
*Towels and bed linens
*iron, ironing board
*washing machine
*good recommendations where to go and what to see in Prague
*24 hours support during your stay
- Please note that smoking is not allowed in the apartment. This is a strict rule.
- Please leave the apartment in the same condition as you found it. All bed linen/tea towels and other textile as well.
- Check-in from 15h00 (we will do our best to prepare your apartment as soon as possible) and check-out until 11h00 (you can leave your luggage in our office afterwards)
- We kindly ask you not to make any noise in the hallways and other common areas in the house after 22h00. There are many old people in the house and we have promised the neighbors to keep the peace and maintain friendly relations.
We love our guests so much that we provide them with a welcome set consisting of tea, coffee, sugar, detergent (dishwasher and washing machine), hair&body 2in1 shampoo, kitchen utensils, towels and bed linen.
- If you stay in our apartment for more than 7 days – we will clean and change towels/linen once a week for free.
- If you break something, please tell us. It happens, life is life :)
Thank you for understanding.
|Prijs voor > 6 gasten
|€ 11 extra per gast/nacht
|Check-in na
|Check-in vóór
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Everything was very very good! I like this flat.
For the advantages are:
geographical localization (just five minutes from metro and tram stations;
the shops are not far;
very quiet area;
nice interior, the kitchen is fully equiped (except the corkscrew if you need to open a wine bottle)));
the bathroom nice and clean;
computer with the internet access;
there were five of us, so three rooms were preatty enough.
For disadvantages are:
only one key,so it's pretty complicated if your company needs to separate and walk in different ways;
the computer is also disdvantage, because it plays on the nerves))) it is very slow and sometimes can reboot (I believe that the RAM will soon be dead);
In conclusion I would like to thank the stuff, especially Emil. He was very friendly and patient answering to my questions via this site.
Have a nice time guys!
We had a very good time in this apartment. The office for the key is only 2 minutes walk from the main train station and the apartment too. In a quiet street. Everything in walking distance. For example 15 minutes to the Carls Bridge. Our bikes had a good place inside the apartment. The people at the office where you get the key we were very kind and helpfull.
Definitely a place we would recommand to friends!
The host cancelled the booking, this review is automated.
Tout c'est bien passé. L'appartement était grand, propre et proche du centre.
J'ai eu un problème de bagages avec l' aréoport et on m'a aidé dans mes démarches pour récupérer mon sac.
C'était super!!!
Everything was nice. The flat was big, clean and close to the city's center.
The airport keep my luggage but I have been helped to get my bag back.
it was awesome!!!
Excellent apartment with a great location. Everything was clean and working. Building is very quiet, though the apartment was echoing. Very modern kitchen and bathroom. Strong waterpressure and instant hot water. Only few things that might bother people. The beds are quite low, so that might be a problem if you have mobility issues. The kitchen is also quite small if you are a large party. Those didn't affect us. The only minus for us was the fact that there wasn't any reading lamps near the beds.
Over all the apartment was great and everything worked smoothly with the renters. Prague was amazing, we are hoping to return soon. (and wouldn't hesitate to rent this apartment again)
We arrive to this apparent, but it wasn't the apartment advertised. The woman didn't tell us despite having spoken to me the day of our arrival. They made it out like our new apartment was do much nicer and it was like they were doing us a favor but the shower smelled of urine, there was urine on one of the pillows, fluff on the floor and the sofa bed tilted so that it hurt our backs and made us fall half down a gap. We also messaged the owner asking for some information but still no response and we have now left.
we booked this apartment for accommodation for six people. it's very accessible, close proximity to the old town square (easy navigation as well). not hard to get to from the airport as well. good location that saved us a lot of transportation costs as well.
we liked how the apartment coordinator explained the details of stay in a clear manner, good for people who can't speak their native language.
the apartment was cosy and nicely furnished as well. wifi was very stable as well. we had a comfortable and restful stay! great experience! :D
in all, with this price, we thought we got a great deal (:
The location of this appartment is a big plus!! you can go to all atractions in 10 min. very clean! Margaryta was very nice and she also organize a Parking for our car!! i will come again!!
Great apartment that is conveniently located close to the train station (5 minutes walking distance). Office staff was super friendly, allowed us to go drop off our luggage earlier while we grabbed lunch prior to check in. Gave us a lot of information of local activities and restaurants.
Apartment itself was nice. Has 1 bedroom broken out into 2 levels with a double bed on each level (sleeps 4 people), and then there is also a pull out sofa bed which sleeps 2 more. Bathroom toilet and shower are separate which is convenient especially when traveling in groups.
Only thing that I wish we were told about prior to booking was about the "quiet hours". During check in, we found out that the neighbor has a young son and wants things quiet after 10pm. This wasnt a big deal to us as we closed the multiple doors that lead into the living room and had the music at a moderate level and were careful at night when coming back from the clubs/bars.
All perfect! Clean, full equipped , sunny, and very comfortable is the parking in the same building.
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By DAN KARELL
The opening match of the World Cup Group of Death could not have gone any better for Germany, or any worse for Portugal.
Behind a Thomas Müller hat-trick, Germany thrashed Portugal, 4-0, at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador. Portugal played more than half the match down to 10 men after centerback Pepe was red carded for a head butt in the 37th minute on Müller. Portugal also lost Huge Almeida and Fabio Coentrao to injuries during the match.
The four-goal defeat was also the largest deficit in Portugal's World Cup history.
For Müller, he takes his total World Cup goal tally to an incredible eight goals at just 24-years old and is credited with the 2014 World Cup's first hat-trick.
Both teams had a nervous start of the match, as the usually sound Philipp Lahm turned the ball over in midfield a few times, while Portugal was unable to connect with Ronaldo early, foreshadowing their struggles throughout the match.
The match turned on its head when Mario Götze was played into the box and was pulled down by Portugal right back Joao Pereira in the 11th minute, setting up a penalty kick called by Serbian referee Milorad Mazic. Müller stepped up to the spot and sent a perfect penalty kick into the lower left corner.
Germany added their second goal of the match off a corner kick when they took advantage of their size advantage over Portugal in the 32nd minute. Toni Kroos sent in a beautiful corner kick and Mats Hummels powered a header home with ease.
The game took another turn in Germany's favor when Müller went down under a soft challenge from Pepe. The Portuguese centerback took offense to Müller's actions and head butted the German midfielder while he was sitting on the ground, enraging Müller and enticing a decision from the referee.
Mazic didn't hesitate in the 37th minute as he reached directly to the back pocked and gave Pepe his marching orders. Adding to Portugal's woes, Raul Meireles, who dropped back into defense to fill in for Pepe, mis-cleared a cross into the middle in first half stoppage time, allowing Müller to send a low strike home, though Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patricio got a foot to it.
After already losing Hugo Almeida early in the first half to injury, Portugal made their second substitution to bring on Ricardo Costa at halftime, and then were forced to use their third when Fabio Coentrao went off injured midway through the second half.
The frustrating day for Cristiano Ronaldo only continued as his teammates failed to find him on the break and in positions facing the goal, and the Germans did well to keep his free kicks out of danger. Portugal had a shout for a penalty kick off a Ronaldo strike when Eder was taken down in the box, but Mazic waved away the Portuguese protests.
A mistake from substitute Andre Almeida allowed Andre Schurrle space on the right side of the box in the 78th minute, crossing into the middle to find Müller for his hat-trick goal.
awesome game for us usa fans.
bad day for us real madrid fans
Didn't Contrau also have to be subbed off after reaching for a ball that was going out? The Portuguese just came unglued all over the field. The US can frustrate this team and Ronaldo is apt to lose his head. He should have been booked for hounding the ref after a penalty shout.
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I think this game was deceiving to US fans. Yes, the Portuguese came out and imploded, but they did so against a strong German squad. Our defenders have never faced someone like Ronaldo and Portugal will not be afraid of us like they showed against Germany. Plus, now they really have to come out fighting which doesn't bode well for us.
While it's nice that the scumbag Pepe was red carded and a few players were injured, but as long as Ronaldo is out there, our defense is going to be scrambling to contain him.
It's like a dog who is now fighting for its life with nothing to lose. That dog is going to do some crazy things to stay alive and they are now unpredictable. I'd rather play a cautious Portugal than one all in for the needed BIG win.
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By the same token, one can argue that Portugal will be desperate for goals, and perhaps a little too attack-minded. Good old US defend-and-counter — augmented by JK's "pro-active" approach — might win the day.
If I had to face a desperate Portugal or a desperate Germany, I'd choose Portugal every time. There's no doubt that Ronaldo can tear us up, but I think we have a better shot at containing him if he starts rushing and forcing things. But first things first – let's get the three points we need tonight!
Superb result for the US. Pepe is out for the Minaus match. -3 and 0 points, Portugal MUST win, they have to play for a win and scores. That will give us space in the back. And Germany with a win and 3 goals….if they win against Ghana, may go in to the 3rd match seeking to rest players like Muller and Khadira….and avoid injury. Now, the US just needs to take care of business against Ghana.
Germany won by 4. Awful game for Portugal, watched intently with my portuguese-American in laws. Nani was terrible, and Portugal does not have the same potency when they don't counter attack. They don't do tiki taka well like they do fast breaks. That is how they killed Sweden in the playoffs. We absolutely can't let them have the counter attack breaks.
Sad, I wanted both USA and Portugal to go through. Whoever wins, Ghana or USA, Portugal is have a hard time with that goal differential.
I'll say it again, he's gonna look good in that Galaxy jersey, him and Robbie Keane up front! Gals gonna be unbeatable!!! He has to lose those socks though…
what's more world class?
scoring at a World Cup or European Cup or Copa America
scoring in a league or CL match?
Zlatan/Lewandwoski are world class when it comes to club games but the likes of Podolski and Klose are world class when it comes to matches for their NT
Score an epic goal in the World Cup and you become immortal (see Maradona et al.).
Put it this way: My dad knows NOTHING about soccer, but now he knows Robin van Persie after his flying header. It's a question of scale. The WC has a much broader appeal than any continental tournament.
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be a National Hero or a Club Hero>
Win the World Cup or win the CL and be nominated for the Ballon d'Or? hard to say
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There is a CL and Ballon d'Or winner every year. World Cups are awarded once every 4 years. There are 22 different CL winners since the inaugural year of 1956. The Ballon d'Or is even less exclusive. There are only 8 different WC winners since the inaugural year of 1930. If value/prestige/merit is based on exclusivity, there's no contest, the WC is far more esteemed. But the WC is quite nearly the opposite of individual accomplishment, as it is a much better measure of team accomplishment, whereas the Ballon d'Or is an individual achievement. I think CL versus WC is a better comparison, and as such I would say the WC is by far and away the more prestigious and lauded award.
Nationalism in a global tournament > club loyalty in a continental tournament.
Certainly make more $$ being a club hero
Portugal is very beatable
Head to head transfer of hair curl grease is deplorable and a red card every time. Thanks for greasing the wheels of Portugal's demise Pepe "le pew."
Did Portugal fail to find CR on the left, or did they intentionally try to play down the right?
Short version: They sucked.
Long version: They could have sucked a golf ball down a garden hose.
Did you notice how angry CR got when they didn't pass to him and how nervous his teammates looked when they had an open shot, knowing they'd get in trouble if they didn't pass to CR instead?
That's every game, though…
Nate Dollars
both, i think.
germany played a lopsided defense with ronaldo on the wing, opening up more space on the opposite flank. portugal naturally tried to take advantage of that space.
Jeff Carter
Soooo, if the US beat Ghana and tie Portugal, they're in, right?
Assuming, Ghana doesn't beat Portugal and Germany. And assuming the U.S. can limit goal differential against Germany.
Am I right?
"Portugal also lost Huge Almeida…."
That loss is certainly huge.
Stinky Pete
I am a little sad that Pepe is not going to play against the US (not really) because I have been waiting for the moment when Jermaine Jones totally punks Pepe. You know Jones was going to totally exploit that headcase.
Why would Pepe headbutt Thomas Mulle http://hhub.co/1nKSsN1