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Auckland boat shows showcase local innovation
Auckland boat shows showcase local innovation
• The Auckland On Water Boat Show set
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• Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show rapidly approaching
From one of the world's most resilient paint coatings to redesigned catamarans and hand crafted sedans, this year's Auckland On Water Boat Show has world leading products on show right here in Auckland's Viaduct Harbour.
With the Auckland On Water Boat Show set to kick off in September, New Zealand's top boating exhibitors are lining up to show off their innovative and advanced products once again.
Featuring at the show is one the world's most resilient paint coating systems, developed by New Plymouth-based Marine Shield. The coatings have been developed to protect sails from the harshest conditions in the world, including New Zealand's own unrelenting UV environment and Mediterranean red rain, as well as impenetrable protection from mould, mildew, algae and chemical corrosion, all while ensuring the sail stays light and flexible.
This video demonstrates just how good these products are - skip through to the four minute mark to see the Marine Shield team do their best to destroy sail cloth with keys, a fork and diesel waste oil. Don't believe them? The team will be at the boat show challenging you to do your best to scratch the Marine Shield-coated sails. With certified applicators globally, this essential technology is available not only here but worldwide. The products come in a huge range of colours, ensuring your sails not only perform incredibly well but look the part while doing so.
Newly-launched Odysseia, built by Scott Lane Boat Builders, is a striking 13-metre sedan commissioned and built to Scott Lane's exact specifications. After building six motoryachts in the elite Bill Upfold-designed style, Lane decided he should build one for him and his family.
Hand-crafted by Lane's team in their Clevedon workshop, every detail was overseen by the eventual owner; Lane himself. An entry-level launch designed with familial comfort and visibility in mind, Odysseia is majestic yet simple, with spacious berths and a seamless indoor-outdoor flow.
Odysseia will be on display for visitors to explore at the show, and the Scott Lane team has her sister ship already under construction at their Papakura workshop.
Multihull Solutions will be showcasing the brand new model of the Summerland 40 Long Range power catamaran, and the Lipari 41 sailing catamaran, both by French builder Fountaine Pajot Motor Yachts.
The fuel efficiency of the Summerland 40 Long Range power catamaran elevates it into the top tier of boats its size. Able to travel 1000 miles at 7.5 knots, the Summerland 40 LR is at the top of its field but does not compromise on other features. Automatic controls, immense lounging comfort and panoramic views from inside the boat allow ample time to relax and enjoy the scenery. Privacy between hulls allows guests undisturbed, private cabins after the sun has set on the evening.
The Lipari 41, already one of the most popular sailing catamarans, has undergone a spectacular upgrade, solidifying it as the premier cruising multihull. Gloriously spacious and perfect for long journeys, comfort is paramount in the upgraded Lipari. Since its initial launch in 2010, 150 have sold worldwide.
Multihull Solutions is unique in that it has sales centres across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Pacific Islands, and has a breadth of brands which means it can offer immense choice and leading advice to buyers. The company will not only bring its own experienced personnel to the show, but representatives of all its brands including Fountaine Pajot Motor Yachts, Catana, Sunreef, TAG Yachts, Privilége Catamarans and NEEL Trimarans to ensure show visitors are offered the most comprehensive information about the models which take their interest.
The 16th annual Auckland On Water Boat Show takes place from the 25 to the 28 September in the Viaduct Harbour and is New Zealand's largest on-water boat show. Catering for all on-water passions and providing dozens of experts ready to share their expertise with you, the show cannot be missed, whether you're a casual boatie or an industry stalwart.
The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show.
The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show runs from Thursday 15 May, through to Sunday 18 May, and has an array of prizes up for grabs for visitors. The show, held in the ASB Showgrounds in Greenlane, Auckland, will again showcase the very latest trailer boats from New Zealand's GRP and aluminium boat manufacturers.
Those boats will also be joined by a selection of the country's best bigger craft, displayed stern-to in a raised covered marquee giving direct access to their cockpits. Gracing the new Big Boat Marina will be vessels from Salthouse Next Generation Boats, Scott Lane Boatbuilders, Lloyd Stevenson Boatbuilders, Pachoud Yachts and Image Boats. The Riviera 43 Offshore Express charter sportfisher, Matariki Nui, and the striking 12–metre trimaran, Pacific Zulu will also be on the new Big Boat Marina while a Bluefix Boatworks' North Cape 34 will be sitting close by on Exclusive Boat Haulage's fully submersible hydraulic trailer.
Show attendees will also have the chance to win a number of outstanding prizes including a $100,000 Stabicraft/Yamaha boat package; daily Heletranz heli-fishing experiences; $2000 Viking family kayak packages (two a day to be won) and a family sail on the Spirit of New Zealand.
Keen fishers will be well catered for; they will be able to get helpful, practical advice in the Top Catch Ask The Experts free seminar series, chat to TV stars Milan and Nathan (from the hit show PlaceMakers Big Angry Fish) and talk to Hauraki Gulf fishing guru, Bruce Duncan. They can also try their hand on the Decoro gamefishing simulator, get amazing show-only deals on a wide range of fishing equipment and have the chance to win $100,000 cash.
For more details, see The
Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show.


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Subject: Re: [APG] Clerk's copy -- original vs. derivative
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 18:10:03 EDT
In a message dated 4/2/2006 3:08:26 PM Central Standard Time,
The syllabus material for my upcoming NGS Chicago presentation, "What Kind
of Source is This?" carries a definition in its Glossary that addresses your
A clerk's official copy, usually entered into a register; it is treated as
an original when the original does not exist or cannot be accessed.
This definition conforms with Rule 1001 of the Federal Rules of Evidence,
which defines an "original" as a "writing or recording itself *or any
counterpart intended to have the same effect by a person executing or
issuing it*." [Emphasis is mine.]
Elizabeth, you not only answered my questioned, but provided something much
more important -- your source -- the Federal Rules of Evidence. The copy I'm
printing should provide dull, but enlightening bedtime reading. I'm surprised
that I was unaware of this publication. Thank you.
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The Best 5 Fighting Games
By: Peter Warrior on: May 27, 2014
It's been a long road since Ryu defeated Sagat and his mighty dragon punch left that scar on the Thai's chest. Then Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, Samurai Shodown, Mortal Kombat and, of course, the King of Fighters joined Street Fighter in an exclusive club we call 2D fighting games.
As it couldn't be otherwise, 3D fighting games, being Virtua Fighter the pioneer and Tekken the spearhead overran the arcades. Many came later, and a new generation in console gaming brought Soul Edge, Dead or Alive and Toshinden, among many, many others, with different luck.
Story ends so far abruptly. 2D fighting games haven't been able to land on mobile devices at all, not because tech requirements, but input interface issues: nobody knows how to make a half quarter forward on a touch-screen, whereas 3D fighting games are closer to close quarters FPS rather than truly fighting games. Anyway, here's a selection of the best we've found, both in 2D and 3D. Hope you like it.
THE KING OF FIGHTERS Android
KOF started in 1994, this is nearly twenty years ago. Fatal Fury (Terry, Mai, Joe...) and Art of Fighting (Ryo, Yuri, King...) characters joined the newcomers Kyo and his friends (later Iori, Leona, Chizuru...) to create a saga that endured till 2010 and, unfortunately, brough SNK (and collaterally, Neo Geo) close to bankruptcy.
Sad stories aside, here KOF for mobile, the only major fighting franchise able to be ported over Android so far.
Asura Cross
Asura Cross does its best to bring to mobiles something we were been expecting for consoles since the early dawn of Playstation, or even before: the chance to customize our characters' movements and upgrade them. In addition, Asura Cross comes with a sophisticated storyline in which you have even to take choices. It's a game for fighting gamers made by fighting gamers.
Roblade represents the 3D fighting games in this list. It's pretty original and outstanding on its own, showing that mobile gaming can has its very own ideas and has no need of bringing them from consoles.
Injustice: Gods Among Us
At the moment of this list, there isn't an Android version for Injustice: Gods among us. Here's the iPhone version of what it could be the best fighting game for mobile devices so far, though it's a question of taste, of course.


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The hoopla revolves around a decision by the Administration to cancel public tours of the White House proper. This is the message about the cancellation decision on the White House website:
Due to staffing reductions resulting from sequestration, we regret to inform you that WhiteHouse Tours will be canceled effective Saturday, March 9, 2013 until further notice. Unfortunately, we will not be able to reschedule affected tours. We very much regret having to take this action, particularly during the popular Spring touring season. Please check this webpage for updates regarding this situation, or contact the White House Visitors Office 24 Hour Hotline at (202) 456-7041.Once the story broke, Republicans and various pundits on the Right had a field day mocking the decision. It was, after all, easy enough to point to various other expenses that far exceeded the yearly cost of the tour program. President Obama's golf outings--like the one with Tiger Woods--were quickly targeted in this regard. In an attempt at damage control, the President tried some blame-shifting, suggesting that the Secret Service was responsible for the decision, that the Administration had no hand in it. This all fell apart fairly quickly, as the President's own press secretary directly contradicted the claim.
The White House Visitors Office
The whole thing was very obviously a political gambit; the Administration opted to cut the tour program in order to stir up emotions. And that's what happened, but not in the way the Administration assumed it would. It imagined people would be upset at the Republicans in Congress for letting the sequester happen and thereby causing things like this cancellation. But it didn't happen that way, at all.
Because what the Administration--and most of the Democrats in Congress--fail to realize is that people know the Federal Government spends too much money. People now take it as a given. Plus, information on the specific costs of various government actions, initiatives, and programs is freely available on the internet and elsewhere. Part of that is the consequence of Obama's own program. The Administration thought people would see the tour cancellations as something of a last straw, would think "My God, they're even cutting that! Imagine what else must be getting cut!" But again, people are aware of the reality. They've heard or read stories about government agencies blowing big money on trips to Vegas, about Congressional trips spanning the globe, about fat government contracts for very little work, about SEC employees surfing for porn eight hours a day, and about government programs that are chock full of waste and corruption.
And now that the Administration's transparent ploy has been made obvious to all, we have the unusual opportunity to see some truly classic attempts to cover for Obama and company. First, there's Ezra Klein at WaPo. Aside from repeating the nonsense about this being a decision by the Secret Service, he whines bitterly about how Republicans seem to care about tours, but not about people in need in general:
But those folks are going to be fine without their White House tour. You know who may not be fine? The jobless, who are seeing their unemployment checks cut by almost 10 percent. The pregnant mothers and young children getting fed through the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, which the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimates may serve as many as 775,000 fewer people due to the sequester.A better example of Just Not Getting It, you'll never see. Because Klein can't be this ignorant, can he? The obvious rejoinder to his dimwitted argument: there are always people in need, why then have there ever been White House tours? Moreover, one can simply note that the President would be just fine without his golf trips. The First Family would be just fine without their vacations.
But that's just silly. Obama is the President of the United States. He gets to live like the leader of the nation and his family gets to enjoy some of the perks that comes with the office. Klein has a broken irony meter, apparently, because his long-winded piece indicates that he actually thinks the suggestions about Obama's golfing were meant to be taken seriously.
Another case of Just Not Getting It can be found at the New York Times, where Juliet Lapidos turns her finally tuned intellect to the issue. She more or less repeats Klein:
More than a few commentators have described the tour decision as an example of Washington Monument syndrome — cutting the most visible, popular services to make a point. But isn't the point — that the sequester is real — worth making? And wouldn't it be nice if the Republicans currently outraged on behalf of "thousands of students, families and tour groups" who may lose access to the White House diverted a sliver of their attention to the 125,000 individuals and families who may lose access to public housing?Note the unabashed liberal bias here: "the point" is "worth making," even with a poorly conceived bit of unnecessary political theater. And like Klein, she would fall victim to the same obvious rejoinders. But she also says something else that I think is very telling:
Not since Benghazi — no, not since Fast and Furious has the G.O.P. seemed this intent on second-guessing the Obama administration. I refer, of course, to the matter of White House public tours.Wow. Someone went to the William Shatner School for the Overly Dramatic, it seems.
Of course she's not serious. She thinks she's being both clever and humorous. And she's being neither, especially since the GOP isn't "second guessing" the Administration at all; it's mocking it. But the real giveaway here is the idea that questioning an Administration in any way, about its actions or policies, is equivalent to second-guessing it, which is akin to Monday morning quarterbacking, criticizing actions only after the fact when the results are fully known.
The problem with such terminology here: no one could do anything but second-guess Benghazi and Fast and Furious because most of the details and background did not come to light until after the fact. Moreover, if Ms. Lapidos really wants to disallow this kind of second-guessing, where does that leave journalism? Was digging in to Watergate a mistake? The Lewinsky Scandal? The Iran-Contra Affair? The Iraq War?
Is Tour-gate on the level of any of the above in seriousness? No, of course not. But is it somehow not worthy of attention simply because people like Klein and Lapidos don't like it (because they're carrying water for the Administration)? Their protests in this regard are evidence of why it does matter, why all of the facts should be found out. For if there were really nothing here, Tour-gate would have remained a fringe story or died a quick death. But it's not a fringe story. And it's not dying. We have folks like Klein and Lapidos--along with the Administration--to thank for keeping it alive. And kicking.
Cheers, all.


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Shrinking the federal workforce does not necessarily save money but it can degrade government services to the public, a coalition of federal employee professional associations has said.
The Coalition for Effective Change last week released a report saying there are many similarities between the present and the 1993 to 1998 period when federal employment dropped by 15 percent as part of the Clinton administration's "government reinvention" initiative.
"Tough economic times led to budget cuts, which in turn led agencies to cut federal employees," it said. "Much as in the 1990s, the quick, surface or across-the-board cuts will likely cause more problems than they solve and they do not take into account long-term effects or have any strategy to them."
Many federal agencies, including the largest, the Defense Department, have started to downsize by imposing hiring freezes due to sequestration, filling vacancies only in limited circumstances. Separately, a budget plan before the House would reduce the workforce by 10 percent over two years through attrition.
The coalition's report said that the Government Accountability Office found the claimed savings from the government reinvention program were overstated, and that it is unclear whether the effort achieved its overall goal of improving customer service. However, it said, the loss of front-line employees led to backlogs at consumer-oriented agencies such as the Social Security Administration, IRS and Department of Veterans Affairs.
That program "did not seem to consider that federal employees carry out the laws enacted by Congress and that federal employees and agencies do not determine what jobs must be done . . . when cuts are made without a strategy for managing the work, remaining employees are shifted into new jobs or have their workloads increased with new duties without the training and assistance necessary to help them perform."
To make up for the loss of in-house capacity, agencies increased their reliance on contractors, which in some cases took over work that is governmental in nature, the report said. It is "unclear that savings were actually achieved, and it certainly appears that oversight was decreased as the government has fewer mechanisms to hold contractors accountable than it does for federal employees."
The report added: "Continued negative talk about needing to fix a broken government further eroded public confidence in federal institutions. Therefore cuts to budget and personnel that make it hard for agencies to serve the American people or meet their missions become a self-fulfilling prophecy of broken government."


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Long ago there was a poor Brahmin named Krishnan. He could not find enough work to do. Sometimes, he and his family had to go without food. At last Krishnan decided to leave his village in search of work. Early next morning, he left the house. He walked the whole day until he came to a thick jungle. He was tired, thirsty and hungry. While looking around for water to drink, he found a well. He went to the well and looked in. There he saw a jaguar, a monkey, a snake and a man. They had all fallen into the well. "O, noble Brahmin", the jaguar called out to him, "Please help me out, so that I can go back to my family."
"But you are a jaguar", said Krishnan. "How do I know you will not kill me?" "Don't be afraid of me, I promise I will not do you any harm", replied the jaguar. Krishnan reached into the well and pulled out the jaguar. The jaguar thanked him and said, "I'm Shersingh. I live in a cave in the mountains. I shall be most delighted if I can repay my debt to you someday." Krishnan then heard the monkey calling out to him from the well. The Brahmin at once pulled the monkey out. The monkey thanked the Brahmin. "If you are ever in need of food, just drop in at my place below that big mountain. Bali is my name." Now the snake called out to him for help. "Help you!" exclaimed Krishnan. "You are a snake. What if you bite me?" "I shall never bite you", said the snake. So Krishnan pulled the snake out of the well. The snake said, "Remember, if you are ever in any difficulty, just call out my name-Naagesh, and wherever you are, I shall find you." The jaguar, the monkey and the snake took leave of the Brahmin. But before they left, they spoke to him about the man in the well. "Please do not help him," said Shersingh. "If you do", said Naagesh, "you will be in trouble yourself." As soon as they left, the man in the well began to call out for help. Krishnan felt sorry for the man and pulled him out of the well. "Thank you for your kindness", said the man. "I am Seth Ghanshyamdas. I am a goldsmith. If you ever need my help, don't hesitate to visit my humble house near the city." The goldsmith then left for home.
After some time, the Brahmin continued his journey. But he could not find any work. He then remembered Shersingh, Bali, Naagesh and Seth Ghanshyamdas. He thought it was time to seek their help. He first went to Bali. The monkey was overjoyed to see him. He gave him a warm welcome and offered him some really delicious fruits. The Brahmin told him how grateful he was. Now Krishnan went to see Shersingh, the jaguar. As soon as Shersingh saw Krishnan coming, he ran out to welcome him. He gave Krishnan a beautiful gold necklace and other precious jewellery. Krishnan thanked Shersingh for the jewellery and departed. His journey had at last brought him luck, he thought. He would be able to sell the ornaments for a good price. But who could help him to sell the ornaments? He then remembered Seth Ghanshyamdas. He went to him. The goldsmith was glad to see Krishnan. "I have come to ask for your help", said Krishnan. "Here are some ornaments. Please give me a good price for them." Seth Ghanshyamdas took the jewellery and examined it carefully. "I shall certainly help you", he said. "But let me show them to another goldsmith. Please wait here, I will be right back." He then went out with the ornaments. Seth at once rushed to the Palace of the King. He said, "A man brought these ornaments to me and asked me to sell them. But they are the ornaments I made for the Prince who is missing." "Who is this man? Where is he?", thundered the King. This rogue must have murdered my little Prince and robbed his jewels!" "He is a Brahmin named Krishnan, your Majesty", replied the goldsmith, and he is there, in my house. The king called for his most dreaded soldiers. "Arrest the Brahmin who is in the goldsmith's house and throw him into the darkest dungeons of the kingdom", roared the King. The King's guard stormed into the goldsmith's house and seized Krishnan. Krishnan was thrown into a dark dungeon to await his execution. He then remembered the words of Naagesh, the snake. So he called out to him.
Suddenly, almost like magic, Naagesh slithered his way down a narrow window into the dingy cell. "O, Lord!" hissed Naagesh, "how did you manage to get yourself arrested?" Krishnan cried and then told the snake what had happened. "I have a plan", hissed Naagesh. "I shall creep into the Queen's room and bite her", said Naagesh. "She will faint. No matter what they do, she will remain asleep. The poison will remain in her body until you place your hand on her forehead", explained Naagesh. He then left Krishnan and went to the palace. He crept into the Queen's room and bit her. The Queen fainted. The sad news that the Queen had been bitten by a snake spread all over the Kingdom. Vaidyas came from far and near, but their medicines had no effect. No one could revive the Queen. Finally, the King declared that anyone who could cure the Queen would be handsomely rewarded. Many people went to the palace but all of them failed. "I can cure the Queen", Krishnan told the guards. At once they took him to the Queen. Krishnan sat beside the Queen and placed his hand on her forehead. Soon, she opened her eyes and sat up. The King was overjoyed and shed tears of happiness. He embraced Krishnan and thanked him. "Your Majesty", said Krishnan. "I was sent to prison for a crime I did not commit." Krishnan told the King the whole story. The King was fuming with rage when he heard what the goldsmith had done. He at once had the goldsmith arrested. The King then presented Krishnan with a large house and a thousand pieces of gold. Krishnan sent for his family and they all lived happily ever after.
Why did Krishnan go to meet Seth Ghanshyamdas?


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Modern facilities in a fabulous setting
Good room. Very friendly and helpful (English speaking) manager. Just 15 minutes drive to the beach at Matalascanas.
Very welcoming and clean rooms. Bathroom well equipped and bed very comfortable. Easy parking and quick access to main road for beach or nature tour.
In the outskirts of the strange town Rocio (10 mins walk to the center). Clean and very nice hotel. Good service and a very friendly staff. Good breakfirst.
Excellent room, friendly and helpful owner who pointed us in the direction of local non touristy activities... Including flamenco at two in the morning. Awesome nature stuff.
Beautifull location, very nice hotel in a bird-rich environment.Constructed of natural materials and far away from the plastic world.Goog food!
Fantastic design, more like a safari lodge in Africa but very memorable. The wildlife was amazing even the hoopoes on the grass outside the room.
We checked out after 2 nights having booked for 5 the my resort is poor although the hotel is fine it would be classified in my opinion as a 3 star not 4 The hotel lacked atmosphere it seemed that there were only 4 staff at all times doing as many jobs as possible.
Because is a very tipical Hotel. We preferer a bigger pool.
Its quietness This hotel localization is misplaced at your Site Map
ease of access from road. quietness. No porter. Swimming pool area badly equipped for reading while sun bathing.Not enough sun shelter . No outdoor chairs
very little why does it have 4 stars??...no room service...had to explain what a gin and tonic was to the barman!...the room was falling to bits...put it this way I hope I never have the misfortune of staying there again
the bedrooms was a very good size, with a very good shower breakfast was not good
The hotel is very good located to reach the main attractions of Sevilla. The bus connection (which passes every 15 min) brings you in 15 min to the center of the city. Expensive food
size of apartment too much like a travel lodge
The room decor is lovely and the layout spacious.
Access to the surrounding area , especially Donana . Excellent receptionist , unfortunately I do not recall his name . Limited and insecure parking
Instead of a room there were two bedrooms, a bathroom and a living room so that it was more like a suite. It was furnished with traditional pieces, but still had TV and refrigerator. I loved the two rocking chairs which we moved onto the little patio at the front. The hotel is gradually being added to, so there are some building works hidden behind fencing. The reception, restaurant and other facilities are beautifully decorated with antique and traditional furnishings. The restaurant food was fairly basic, but we had difficulty ordering as the menu was only in Spanish and the waiter had English that was as limited as our Spanish. So it may well have been that we could have had something more satisfying if we could read the menu. (However, this was not the only place in Spain where this was an issue.)
The accommdation was quiet (despite it being close to the main road to Metalascanas), comfortable and spacious. It was easy to get to and well located for the local beaches and national park, the church of El Rocio is just across the road, close enough to get to easily but far enough away from the crowds that visit not to impinge on the ambience of the hotel. The children loved the swimming pool which was well maintained with a lifeguard always in attendance, Nice place to stay and a good centre for visiting the local area. The local resturarant is mixed for breakfast but good at other times, there are many other good places to eat offering good value within walking distance. We enjoyed the stay. Hotel reception staff were mixed ranging from excellent to poor, we had a small problem with hot water which took too long to fix despite being reported to the maids and reception. Eventually a receptionist fixed it at 11pm. I speak some Spanish so no problem for me but but non of the staff appear to have any English which could be difficult.
Ideal location in a unique area. Staff friendly and helpful.Overlooks the lake teeming with birds.
Staying at the hotel Toruno in the unique village of El Rocio was a delight. The hotel itself is charming but without many frills. Our room overlooked the lagoon which was filled with flamingoes when we woke in the morning. Hotel staff were pleasant and helpful and spoke some English. The location of the hotel is stunning
Third time we've stayed there - superb location for bidwatching and wildlife. Comfortable rooms, mostly with superb views. Great restaurant with excellent service and great food. Upon arrival found we had been allocated to a twin, rather than the requested double room, which must be one of the only rooms with no view - facing onto a courtyard which is a building site at present. However, we were fairly quickly re-assigned to a super double room on the top floor with all the view we could have wished for. Surprised that the hotel had such a grotty room!
The location is perfect, overlooking the lagoon. You can bird watch from your bedroom. The rooms are very clean and comfortable. There is not much choice of food at breakfast.
Located on the edge of town very close by the Donana and the flamingo's. Location and cleanliness of the rooms is the best part of this hotel. Rather expensive for the accomodation provided but the location is worth the upcharge.
The fine hotel El Toruno lies in beautiful and romantic El Rocio, right out to the birdrich Donana marshes. Very nice decoration and fantastic meals in the restaurant. Breakfast should be possible in the part of the restaurant with panoramic views over the marshes. This was not the case in our stay.
Very friendly staff. Relaxed atmosphere.
Very friendly staff, good restaurant. We had booked 4 months ahead for a lake view room, but did not get it.
The location was excellent. near the park and town but far away from the noise. We did not see the notice about open windows and the problem with mosquitos. Perhaps it could be displayed in a more prominent position.
Excellent location especially for nature lovers. Good authentic food with good service throughout and in outside bar area. Atmospheric location Breakfast would be better served in main restaurant rather than round the bar area. Could do with more tourist information on show/available Asked for a double but got twin - not sure how many double rooms they have?
The Hotel is very close to the MonteBlanco circuit which was very handy as I was working there for 2 days. Although no one at the hotel spoke even a little english they were all very helpfull during my stay. The room was clean, warm and even though I was next to reception very quiet. Having checked in at the hotel I went to work at the Race circuit due to problems I did not finish there until 2am and on returning to the hotel I found all doors locked and metal shutters pulled down? I had not been informed how to get in and it was only luck that I had the hotel phone number still on me and could ring reception to get them to open the doors again otherwise I would have been sleeping in my car!
Very good service, nice hotel at nice location
The Hotel was in a good location and handy to walk into the town. It was very clean and extremely good value. There was parking close by. Despite having advertised the restaurant and excellent wine cellar there wasn´t any restaurant facilities. We were not made aware of this until arrival. We could not get tea or coffee or any light refreshments when we got there. This should have been stated as the restaurant was really boasted about.
The hotel was very comfortable and clean ....sadly their restaraunt was not open ....maybe a sign of the economic climate.........located in a lovely village and a great place for a stop over on the way to Portugal from Spain
Close location to the Donana National Park. Hotel set in charming Spanish village with great town square. Clean and compfortable.
The staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful and the room very comfortable and clean. breakfast could have had more choice.
friendly personel, although not speaking english too much noise, breakfast from 8.30h
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The Isle Of Man-based developer announced the deal to the London Stock Exchange on Friday but did not disclose the name of the Asian online gaming firm for 'reasons of confidentiality'.
News of the deal pushed Playtech's shares up by four percent, which was a further advance on the nine percent increase seen over the past two months, to value the firm at $1.6 billion.
'I have seen some estimates with which we feel confident that it will be worth four to five million dollars in revenue in 2008,' said Mor Weizer, Chief Executive Officer for Playtech.
Malaysia, Macau, The Philippines, Cambodia, Korea, Vietnam, Laos Singapore and Japan all allow some forms of online gambling while China is expected to gradually allow new avenues for gaming.
Weizer said that the deal would see Playtech provide Asian games Do-Di-Zhu, Cho-Da-Di and 13-card Poker with more games planned for next year. He added that the company was still looking to buy rivals in order to bolster its position as an industry leader.
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Last week I attended an event that was so unexpected and interesting that I want to tell you all about it. It started with an email promoting some upcoming Penthouse Symposium events at the Sorrento Hotel in Seattle. One of these was an author event, billed as follows:
Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, author of Harlem is Nowwhere. April 20th. 7pm.
In conversation with Nick Licata, Charles Mudede, and Sandra Jackson-Dumont.
Topic: Sharifa's new book: Harlem is Nowhere: A Journey to the Mecca of Black America.
$40/person, includes a hearty stew and a copy of Harlem is Nowhere.
Although I wasn't familiar with the author, it sounded interesting. So off we went–me and my friend Kay, who is always up for an adventure. We really didn't have any clear expectations for this event. The Sorrento is pleasantly old school, we like book readings–oh, and there would be stew?
After some preparatory cocktails and a cheese plate in the Fireside Room, we made our way up to the penthouse.
Long tables were set for dinner, there was a bar in the corner, and large windows framed sunset city views.
The room filled with an eclectic crowd, and the noise level quickly increased to an astonishing level. Conversation, laughter, clinking glasses, the space crackled with a contagious electricity.
Finally the chef, Michael Hebb, stepped forward and gave a game plan for the evening. He talked about bringing people together around the table. He told us that he had decided at the last minute to change the promised bowl of stew into an entire meal.
Platters of spicy garbanzo beans, an endive salad, matzo bread, and chunks of tender lamb circulated family style. Conversation crescendoed again over dinner. We were seated next to a couple who had recently travelled through China, and were planning a trip to Bhutan. Another tablemate shared anecdotes from her career as a private investigator. I caught snatches of conversation over my shoulder, from a dapper elderly gentleman who expressed his admiration for Angelina Jolie's lips.
Fatal Lucciauno, a local Hip Hop artist, got up and gave a quick a cappella performance, full of poetry and shining with simple authenticity.
Then the author, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, read from her book, Harlem is Nowhere.
Her posture as easy and polished as her elegant voice, she read to us and it was lyrical, musical, hypnotic. When she finished there was a hush, then applause.
As we nibbled on pastries and chocolates, the panel discussion commenced, not the ping-pong of a debate, but a more leisurely game of verbal croquet, each member examining the lay of the conversational ball and taking a swing at it from their own unique angle.
There was a sparkle to the entire evening, a magic created from a diverse crowd, intellectual curiosity, good conversation, and a beautiful setting. But I think the true alchemy was from bringing people together around a table. The exquisite comfort of good food and the connection of passing dishes from hand to hand opened and eased and made way for an almost palpable sense of connection in the room.


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Today started out great. I had some exercise, a shower, and even dressed myself in real clothes (not like the unreal clothes, which include a Nashville hoodie and shaggy pair of sweats, of which I had been in for umpteen days straight.)
Yes, it was looking to be a great day. But then I logged into work, and there was so much to do, and not enough people to do it. That wasn't so bad. A little deflating, yes, but not bad. Then I had a customer bark at me. I mean BARK! He told me I had ruined his week. Did I take this personally? You bet I did. I had held his hand for days, walking him through this and walking him through that. He was happy until he learned that (due congresses grand fiscal cliff fiasco) there would be a delay in filing his return. That's when I ruined his week. HIS WHOLE
I wanted to cry. When I'm stressed, I don't cry. When someone hurts my feelings, I don't cry. But when I'm stressed AND someone hurts my feelings? Well that's when I usually cry. Today I may or may not have shed one tear.
Although I may or may not have shed one tear, I didn't, however, allow this disparaging cloak of doom to wrap me in it's hollow grave. Instead, I turned on my Happy Light. Then I hit the iTunes play button. I had just downloaded a tune from Opree (my sister) who so thoughtfully honored me with a tax-time gift. This was my first listening:
The day of wrath, that day
Will dissolve the world in ashes
As foretold by David and the Sibyl!
How much tremor there will be,
when the judge will come,
investigating everything strictly!
After listening to just 30 seconds of this fine ditty, I was in stitches. Here I was, basking in the glow of a Happy Light, and listening to a Requiem. Of all the paradoxes! The air was thick with ironic dissonance! And not just any part of a Requiem, the Dies Irae part of a Requiem! I laughed so hard I snarted. (Snarted is the past tense form of snart, which means to snort and fart at the same time.)
The Dies Irae is about the IRS! Is it not? Investigating everything strictly?! The judge will come?! Day of wrath?! Tremor?!
Gads my sister is funny. Funny, funny.
Then I got a text that said, "Check your front door." It was Carol. She brought me a smoothie. I went back downstairs to my office, turned on that Happy Light, played the Dies Irae, and sucked on my smoothie.
It really did turn out to be a great day. Happy Tuesday. Enjoy your IRS tune.


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At first glance, the static, greyscale display created by a group of researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China might not catch the eye of a thoughtful consumer in a market saturated with flashy, colorful electronics. But a closer look at the specs could change that: the ultra-thin LCD screen described today in a paper in The Optical Society's (OSA) journal Optics Letters is capable of holding three-dimensional images without a power source, making it a compact, energy-efficient way to display visual information.
Liquid crystal displays (LCDs) are used in numerous technological applications, from television screens to digital clock faces.
In a traditional LCD, liquid crystal molecules are sandwiched between polarized glass plates. Electrodes pass current through the apparatus, influencing the orientation of the liquid crystals inside and manipulating the way they interact with the polarized light. The light and dark sections of the readout display are controlled by the amount of current flowing into them.
The new displays ditch the electrodes, simultaneously making the screen thinner and decreasing its energy requirements.
Once an image is uploaded to the screen via a flash of light, no power is required to keep it there. Because these so-called bi-stable displays draw power only when the image is changed, they are particularly advantageous in applications where a screen displays a static image for most of the time, such as e-book readers or battery status monitors for electronic devices.
"Because the proposed LCD does not have any driving electronics, the fabrication is extremely simple. The bi-stable feature provides a low power consumption display that can store an image for several years," said researcher Abhishek Srivastava, one of the authors of the paper.
The researchers went further than creating a simple LCD display, however -they engineered their screen to display images in 3D. Real-world objects appear three-dimensional because the separation between your left eye and your right creates perspective.
3D movies replicate this phenomenon on a flat screen by merging two films shot from slightly different angles, and the glasses that you wear during the film selectively filter the light, allowing one view to reach your left eye and another to fall on your right to create a three-dimensional image.
However, instead of displaying multiple images on separate panels and carefully aligning them-a tedious and time-consuming process-the researchers create the illusion of depth from a single image by altering the polarization of the light passing through the display.
They divide the image into three zones: one in which the light is twisted 45 degrees to the left, another in which it is twisted 45 degrees to the right, and a third in which it is unmodified. When passed through a special filter, the light from the three zones is polarized in different directions. Glasses worn by the viewer then make the image appear three-dimensional by providing a different view to each eye.
This technology isn't ready to hit the television market just yet: it only displays images in greyscale and can't refresh them fast enough to show a film.
However, Srivastava and his colleagues are in the process of optimizing their device for consumer use by adding color capabilities and improving the refresh rate. The thin profile and minimal energy requirements of devices could also make it useful in flexible displays or as a security measure on credit cards.
"Optically Rewritable 3D Liquid Crystal Displays," J. Sun et al., Optics Letters, Vol. 39, Issue 21, pp. 6209-6212 (2014).
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i am curious if anyone has a listing of what is supposed to be on the root of c...
file and directory listings...
when i was trying to get xbmc installed. i copied my xbe and xml to c:\ and also created a skins directory...
when i try and goto xbox live i get a message saying that ms detects a software or hardware modification.....
now yes i am and was a newbie and do not have a backup of c:... however i did not really change anything... other than the listed above.... to which i have removed them....
with no modchip and using the mech assault exploit... will ms ban you?
also is this possibly from the xbox hard drive locked or not locked? if so how do i tell what state my xbox drive is and how do i lock or unlock it?
i am just curious as my xbox live subscription is going to get renewed soon.. and im contemplating on keeping it... i would like to get it running again to determin that.. if i cannot get back online then no i wont renew...
any help greatly appreciated.
i also understand that my questions may be vague and i appreciate all the patience and assistance...
more information to which may be helpful...
1. ms dash works fine
2. xbmc is still on e: and works
3. i have the xbox set to auto login to xbox live (can disable but didnt)
4. if i goto settings, network, connect... all status is fine until it gets to the logging into xbox live part.. then it says.. cannot login to xbox live......
hope someone can hoook me up!!!
does this seem that i am banned? if so how do i tell? is there a number to call? this is a relatively new box and i was told that with the software mod you wont get banned??
also how do you down rev your version of live or dash so i can have a game update it
What files/folders are on the root of c?
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yep - you seem to be banned. as far as i know there is no way to play live on any kind of modded system. have a search around the forum for any help from people that may have getten themselves unbanned.
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yep if you connect to live with a modded bios loaded (no matter how; modchip or exploit) you get banned.
read the xbmc online-manual, faq and search the forums before posting! do not e-mail the xbmc-team asking for support!
read/follow the forum rules! note! team-xbmc never have and never will host or distribute ms-xdk binaries/executables!


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Sweet.... Awwwww how cute!
tht ending was hilarious i like ur story it was great nd showed for the first since i have joined this place the torture harry goes through with not just the prohphecy but with hermione as well!! i also liked how u put tht hermione isnt the only one who knows when harry is lying he also knows when she is lying so i liked how u did tht
Really good, almost like JKR, and also quite funny.
nice but you kinda left it at it's climax You know what they? well if you do please tell me I say continue the story.
One of the things going through my mind is how incredibly IC you have Harry and Hermione. Some of the dialogue was so uncanny that I found myself chuckling in delight. Hermiones concerned but slightly presumptuous; Harrys moody and troubled, but amused by Hermiones assumptions. He speaks hotly while she speaks briskly wonderful contrast and nice word choices.
Youre mad at me because youre mad at the world and I loved that line. Though Hermione might be slightly off here, it definitely describes him at times. And I love that you dont have Hermione automatically knowing whats wrong. I love that you have her making wrong guesses. She doesnt just wait for him to tell her, she goes and acts as though she already knows. Very nice.
Ill admit, I didnt like the H/Hr aspect towards the end. Not because I dont like the pairing, as Ive written it myself (though Ill admit, as far as canon, I dont see them as more than platonic). Its the timeframe of this little confession of romantic affection its the fact that it seems a small wand has been waved over everything thats ever shown Hermione to fancy Ron, and a Disillusionment Charm has been put in place to cast Hermiones interests in a different light. And its the fact that a serious moment for Harry, something burdensome and painful, is turned into an exchange of I fancy you, when it should really be about friendship.
Another positive aspect: not dull. Despite the fact that its pre-canon and I kind of new what was happening and what was going to happen, it was entertaining. It had its funny moments, but it had its emotional moments, and it was smooth and well-paced. Theres nothing more irritating than a story that makes you turn back after a couple of paragraphs because it does nothing to hold your interest. But fortunately, this story is not one of those ;)
Im not a huge fan of first person narrative unless it serves a specific purpose. This could have easily been done with she and her instead of I and me. First person is usually difficult to read and even more difficult to write. You have to inject the character into every line, and it should come off more subjective and limited. You did a better job than most though (totally honest, here it was done well, I just think the occasion didnt call for first person, so a lot of opportunities that can be seized with this narrative PoV were untouched, because they werent necessary to the story). You kept the narration Hermione though, and I applaud you for that.
patrolling the halls heehee. And what a wonderful device to get Ron and Ginny to both scram :D
There was a bit of tense confusion in the first paragraph. I think it should be would be a bit happier, as the rest of the chapter is past tense.
My biggest issue with this is that I know Ive read it before. Harry revealing the prophecy, two characters revealing their romantic feelings almost right off the bat from where the next instalment will be picking up. (Not that I havent done it! But thats when I was wading into fan-fiction Ive learned why this is a less than appealing path, since). Many writers beat these storylines to death, when they really need to write something new. What I want to see you do is write a Harry/Hermione thats out of the ordinary. It doesnt have to be fantastically creative, it just has to be original. Swim from the mainstream ;) You can write, you have the mechanics, you have the characterisation, you have the description, and you entertain now reach your potential and find your own style by avoiding the beaten path. Its a little hard to get into it without writing an essay or recing a dozen stories as examples, but I think Id really like to discuss it with you. So, if you dont think Im insane, Id love you to PM me on the forums and maybe we can direct your talents to something new and find your niche :)
Author's Response: Thanks! That took me about fifteen minutes to read through, and it's great to see someone doing some long reviewing :D This was my first fanfic, and I'll be the first to tell you that I wrote it too quickly (first fanfic, by the way), and didn't take my time. I did first person because it was a challenge from my friend, who thought it would be a bit neat to see what was going on in Hermione's head instead of seeing her how you normally do. I don't think I did a very good job on that... But again, thanks for the review!
Very good! I liked it, even though I firmly ship Ron/Hermione, I did like it! 9/10. :)
Author's Response: Thanks! On top of the Traitor's Daughter, I'm also working a brand new ff that I hope you all will enjoy. As Hagrid would say, "Won't say no more here".
I thought it was good. I'm not a huge Harry/Hermione shipper, and am not big into one shots, but this was good. I'll try to read your novel, while I wait for chpt 6 to got excepted. *10*
Author's Response: thank you, thank you.
it was good. im not in a enthusiastic mood so good means better than it sounds
Author's Response: I'll take it as a major compliment then. Thanks! By the way, my work stinks because I'm working on it next to a novel. A book six novel that I'm really proud of.
Author's Response: My book six novel is now underway. Please review for the Traitor's Daughter.
i agree with the other reviews I dont think this should be a oneshot and if you add more chapter that would be great. I would like to coment however on how one of the other reviews said they were in character I myself thought that toward the end you kinda took it out of character and made them too foward with there "secrets" any way its good for a oneshot I hope to read your other story soon
Author's Response: it's the one-shot factor. I rushed it, and I agree. Not my best work. I definitely say my other piece is doing better.
Very cute!! I really liked it! I hope you right more!
Author's Response: Oneshot. But you can check out my other fic, Final Good-byes!
It's very good, but I think it showed their love a bit too soon. I myself prefer it when they keep their love a secret and then Ron gets angry at them and... Anyway, It's still a very good story. I give it an 8.5
Author's Response: thanks! I absolutely agree, but as it was a one-shot, I had to rush it a bit.
poor ron! ron and hermione are meant to be together coz i love harry/daniel!!!!
Author's Response: I do too, and I'm jelous of Hermione. Most unfortunately, I think they make a good couple. Besides, I don't really like the R/Hr ship, not to offend anyone.
Oh, I loved it!! Very, very sweet! I adore how both Harry and Hermione were In Character... Harry turned red and got shy when Hermione told him her feelings- Hermione was firm but not mean, and in fact sensitive... all characteristics of their true personality. I think it's fitting as a one-shot. But I do hope you'll write other H/Hr fics!
Author's Response: I plan to write more, and thank you for mentioning my being in character. That's rare for me to make someone happy with that, but I usually have very tough reviewers.
Schweet story. I really enjoy so far. It is really good. I hope to see new chapters soon.
Author's Response: It's a one-shot, but I'm thinking about adding more chapters. I don't know if it's that good, though.


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|Facilities | Rating | Reviews
|M6 Toll between JT6 and JT7
|Road Chef
Norton Canes M S A
Bettys Lane
Norton Canes
|Telephone number:
|01543 272540
|Signposted from the road?
|Grid reference:
|Services type:
|Single site located between junctions with access to both sides.
|Visit Norton Canes/Roadchef's official website
Twitter: @Norton_Canes
Located off its own unnumbered junction, Norton Canes is a very popular and very busy service area. It is well landscaped, with fountains and picnic benches located around it.
Catering: Chozen Noodle, Costa, Fresh Food Café, Krispy Kreme, McDonald's, Costa Express, Krispy Kreme cabinet, Typhoo Shops: Fone Bitz, Spar, WHSmith Main Amenities: Changing Places, Ecotricity electric vehicle charging point, Jackpot £500, Picnic Tables, Regus Express, Showers Motel: Days Innbook Forecourt: BP (with: BP Autogas LPG), BP Connect, Wild Bean Café, AdBlue Containers
Parking Prices
First two hours free for all vehicles, after which cars must pay £12 and HGVs, caravans and coaches £27, or £29 to include a £10 food voucher and free toll travel.
Prices are paid using PayByPhone - more details or in the shop or restaurant. The location code is 5263.
The fees are strictly enforced by CP Plus.
One of Roadchef's most profitable sites, it is operated under an old-style 25-year contract to Midlands Expressway Limited, owners of the M6 Toll, expiring in 2029.
When it opened it had a separate car park for local traffic, with a barrier separating the two (without that cars would be able to escape the toll by changing car parks). This meant it technically functioned as a local service area as well as a major MSA, even if it was never really used as such. By 2010 the local car park had been gated off with only authorised traffic able to access it.
The filling station is operated by BP Express.
The restaurant proudly served its food in a 'cook to order' style, taking 10 minutes to cook and pleasing the BBC's 'The Money Programme', but the price was criticised.
During late May/early June 2015, the WHSmith store underwent a refurbishment.
The final The Burger Company outlet at any Roadchef site closed here on 4 January 2016. This was replaced shortly after by McDonald's in March 2016. Roadchef's first Krispy Kreme shop and a Spar store opened here in 2017, as part of a major reorganisation of the site, with the Spar being located in the new extension to the entrance
Leon is opening here in early August 2017.
The site occupies 68 acres, and it opened on the 9th March 2004, a few months after the motorway itself. When it opened it was described as "a new era in services". The parking areas can accommodate 350 cars, 52 lorries, 25 coaches and 6 caravans, in addition to a 110-space overflow car park (which is used much more than you'd think, see the photos).
The services were first proposed in 1993 as part of the toll road project and were initially rejected by the council on environmental grounds and because the plans were put forward before the M6 Toll had been finalised.
The eventual plan was designed by Roadchef, built by Midlands Expressway Limited's contractors and fitted by Roadchef. Moto and Welcome Break are also understood to have bid for the contract.
In planning it was sometimes called Chasewater.
In 2017 the site was extended and reorganised, providing a Spar store, an improved entrance with better disabled access, additional indoor seating and a larger outdoor seating area
Survey Results
Use with care. Outdated surveys have been included for interest only.
In 2015, May 2012 and August 2011, Visit England rated the services as 4 stars.
The services were inspected by the AA on the 24th and 25th of March 2007. These are their results:
|Road safety and parking:
|Very Good
|Outdoor facilities:
|Access and indoor facilities:
|Very Good
|Family Friendliness:
|Very Poor
|Very Good
|Very Good
|Very Poor
|Final Score:
The services were said to be spacious with a good variety of food, but the food was not tasty and required plastic cutlery, and for a new build it had no outdoor play area and a poor indoor one.
In 2006, Holiday Which? visited and rated the services at 4/5, they liked the individuality of the products for sale.
|none on M6 Toll
Stafford (North) (M6 northbound, 20 miles)
Stafford (South) (M6 southbound, 19 miles)
Telford (M54, 21 miles)
|Services on the M6 Toll
none on M6 Toll
Corley (M6, 29 miles)
Warwick (M40, 47 miles)
Tamworth (M42 north, 16 miles)
|Sandbach (M6, 41 miles)
Stafford (South) (M6 southbound, 19 miles)
|Roadchef services
|Watford Gap (M1 south, 50 miles)
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On Tuesday night, a student and exemplary high school athlete drowned in a quarry located in Columbus, Ohio.
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Hotel Seifu is located in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture on the island of Kyushu. We take pride in having served guests throughout the years with warm and traditional Japanese hospitality.
Beppu City is known for the geothermal hot springs, and is a major tourist destination. The city is picturesque, surrounded by the ocean and mountains, and boasts a wide variety of fresh seafood and produce.
Although, Beppu is most known for the many geothermal hot springs (Hell Tour), it is also very close to Yufuin, the Kunisaki Peninsula, Usuki as well as tourist attractions such as Kijima Amusement Park, Harmony Land (Hello Kitty Amusement Park), African Safari, Umitamago Aquarium, and Tasasaki (Monkey) Mountain.
Oita Prefecture is a treasure chest of fresh seafood and produce.
Beppu Hotel Seifu has always had a reputation for using the most of these products to serve delicious and original culinary dishes.
Some of the cuisine that Oita is known for include: Bungo Beef, Fugu (Globe fish), Shiroshita Karei (Flounder), Seki Aji and Seki Saba (Branded Horse Mackerel and Mackerel).
Dinner is a traditional seafood based meal and includes many kinds of prepared fresh vegetables.
Upon request, meals can be prepared to meet special needs. (religious, dietary preferences.)
Buffet style breakfast serves a wide variety of Japanese and Western Dishes.
Hotel Seifu has several facilities for use, and all are natural hot springs.
"Bungo no Yu" Bath is a collection of hot-spring baths, including a Jacuzzi as well as a sauna and a mist sauna
"Iwaburo"Bath also has a sauna for use.
The Open - air hot springs bath overlooks Beppu Bay, and on a clear day, the sunrise is beautiful.
Private Bath can be reserved at a cost of 2,625 yen for one hour.
Rates are according to the number of guests per room, for one night with breakfast and dinner (tax and service tax included) and is Per Person.
For guests who would prefer to not to have dinner at the hotel, please subtract 5,250 yen for the applicable rate.
*Please note that a Hot springs tax of 150 yen per person will be collected at the time of check out.
|Number of Guests
per room
Per person
Per person
|2 Persons
|15,750 yen
|18,900 yen
|3 Persons
|13,650 yen
|16,800 yen
|4-5 Persons
|12,600 yen
|15,750 yen
|Number of Guests
per room
Per person
Per person
|2 Persons
|13,650 yen
|16,800 yen
|3 Persons
|11,550 yen
|14,700 yen
|4-7 Persons
|10,500 yen
|13,650 yen
|Number of Guests
per room
Per person
Per person
|2 Persons
|15,750 yen
|18,900 yen
|3 Persons
|13,650 yen
|16,800 yen
|4 Persons
|12,600 yen
|15,750 yen
|Number of Guests
per room
Per person
Per person
|2 Persons
|28,350 yen
|33,600 yen
|3 Persons
|26,250 yen
|31,500 yen
|4-6 Persons
|24,150 yen
|29,400 yen
For 12 years and older rates are the same as Adult.
Ages 6 to 11 Children rates at according to type of plan and meal requested.
* meal as same as adult: 70% of Adult rate
* children's meal: 50% of Adult rate
Ages 3 to 5 Children will be a charge of 1,050 yen for use of facilities.
* Breakfast and yukata included
* If requested the following services can be provided
|・ Separate bedding
|2,625 yen
|・ Children Meal
|3,150 yen
|・ Separate bedding and children meal
|4,725 yen
Check in 15:00 | Check out 10:00
Parking is available for a charge of 500 yen/regular passenger car
|* Bath towel
|* Face Towel
|* Yukata
|* Room Slippers
|* Soap
|* Rinse in Shampoo
|* Shaver
|* Toothbrush
|* Shower cap
|* Body Shampoo
|* Rinse in Shampoo
|* Soap
|* Face Towel
|* Bath
|* Toilet
|* Television
|* Refrigerator
|* Air Conditioner
|Body Massage
|4,000 yen/40minutes
|Body Massage and Foot Therapy
|6,000 yen/60minutes
1hour 30 minutes by air
6hours 20minutes by Japan Railways and Bullet Train
55 minutes by air
3 hours 40minutes by Japan Railways and Bullet Train
13 hours by Ferry
1hour 40minutes by Japan Railways Express
2hours 20minutes by Highway Bus
** Oita Airport to Beppu City is 40minutes by bus.
Hotel Seifu is a 10 minute walk toward the ocean from Beppu Train Station.
* Please note that times are approximate
Please fill in the necessary information.
Required fields are indicated with '*'.
Questions or Request in regard to reservations.
* Please include Reservation dates and number of Adults/Children
* Type of room
* Special requests (religious or dietary requirements for meal)
Our Reservations will reply by e-mail.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The owner of the private park where Wall Street protesters are camped out gave them notice Thursday that after it power-washes the space it will begin enforcing regulations, which prohibit everything from lying down on benches to storing personal property on the ground.
The protesters' response was to plan a demonstration for an hour before they are supposed to evacuate Zuccotti Park while it is cleaned with power washers Friday morning. They believe the effort is an attempt to end the protest, which triggered a movement against unequal distribution of wealth that has spread across the globe.
Protest spokesman Patrick Bruner sent an email to supporters Thursday asking them to join the protesters at 6 a.m. Friday to "defend the occupation from eviction."
The owner, Brookfield Properties, earlier handed out a notice to protesters saying they would be allowed back in the park after the cleanup if they abide by park regulations.
The notice lists regulations including no tents, no tarps or sleeping bags on the ground, no lying on benches and no storage of personal property on the ground. All those practices have been common at the park, where protesters have lived, slept and eaten for nearly a month.
"They're going to use the cleanup to get us out of here," said Justin Wedes, 25, a part-time public high school science teacher from Brooklyn. "It's a de facto eviction notice."
The regulations are not new — they existed prior to the occupation — but they have not been enforced until now. Because the park is private property, police cannot enter it unless Brookfield calls and files a complaint requesting police assistance.
Brookfield confirmed Thursday that the notices were passed out to demonstrators, but spokeswoman Melissa Coley would not comment on how the regulations would be enforced.
"As sections of the park are cleaned, they will reopen to the public," Brookfield said in an emailed statement. "All are welcome to enjoy the park for its intended purpose as an open neighborhood plaza, in compliance with posted rules."
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said police will stand by during the cleaning and ensure it proceeds peacefully.
"After it's cleaned, they'll be able to come back, but they won't be able to bring back the gear, the equipment, sleeping bags," Kelly said. "That sort of thing will not be able to be brought back into the park."
Police officers escorted representatives of the company as the notices were passed out to demonstrators. Some protesters questioned the need to clean the park in the first place.
"This is the cleanest protest I've ever witnessed," said Emilio Montilla, 29, a laid-off teacher's assistant. "We take care of ourselves. We're self-sufficient."
The notice from Brookfield Properties stated that the 12-hour, section-by-section cleaning is slated to begin at 7 a.m. and is part of daily upkeep, and that conditions have deteriorated in recent weeks because that upkeep was put on hold by the protesters.
Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway said in a statement Wednesday that the protest has "created unsanitary conditions and considerable wear and tear on the park." He said Brookfield asked for police help to clear the park so it can be cleaned.
Holloway said the cleaning will be done in sections. Mayor Michael Bloomberg visited the protesters Wednesday to offer assurances.
The protest, known as Occupy Wall Street, has sympathetic groups in other cities which each stage their own local rallies and demonstrations: Occupy Boston, Occupy Cincinnati, Occupy Houston, Occupy Los Angeles, Occupy Philadelphia, Occupy Providence, Occupy Salt Lake, and Occupy Seattle, among them.
In Portland, Ore., where a camp with more than 300 tents and tarps has sprung up in two downtown parks, police arrested eight people before dawn Thursday for blocking a street.
In New York, police arrested four people Wednesday outside JP Morgan Chase offices where Wall Street protesters called in vain for a meeting with Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon.
Protesters accused the police of rough handling. An Associated Press photographer witnessed police officers heading into the crowd of demonstrators to make the arrests.
A lawyer for a woman pepper-sprayed during an action last month is demanding that the Manhattan district attorney prosecute an NYPD deputy inspector on an assault charge. Commissioner Raymond Kelly said the matter was being investigated by police internal affairs and the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
More protests are planned in Toronto and Vancouver this weekend, and European activists also are organizing.
Contributing to this report were Associated Press photographer Rick Bowmer in Portland and writers Ali Akbar Dareini in Tehran, Iran, and Monika Scislowska in Warsaw.


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I am sorry to learn of these circumstances.
If the person contacts the police department, yes, the person can be criminally charged with malicious destruction of property and leaving the scene of a property damage accident.
that means he need to go to jail?
If the police arrest him, yes, that can happen.
how long is the jail time?
There's no way to predict at this point. It's all speculation.
He also has a Fifth Amendment right to remain silent at this point.
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he was worried by might be charge as hit and run!!!
I understand.
so what do you think? he should go to police station? or not?
As I previously said, he has a Fifth Amendment constitutional right to remain silent.
That would mean no talking to police.
if police come to his house and arrest him?
He has to cooperate with them but he does not have to talk to them.
He does not have to answer their questions.
He may want to watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc
i think his car license plate was left there when he crushed!!!
He can watch the video.
one more thing.... plz....
is car insurance company cover that damage too?
It may, if a claim is filed with the insurance company.


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Tempting food, spotless facilities, and a touch of class: MSC Poesia Cruise Review by beachcomberT
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Tempting food, spotless facilities, and a touch of class
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
Boarding in Fort Lauderdale took less than an hour, and we enjoyed being able to go directly to our cabin rather than mark time in a lobby. Our balcony cabin, though a bit smaller than the room we had on Carnival's Sensation last fall, was well-appointed and perfectly clean. We liked the sliding glass door leading to the balcony, which gave a better connection to the ocean than just a single door. Two small faults, which were exactly the same as on the Sensation: a room safe that was balky (you had to enter a code several times to open or lock it) and a TV screen that was rather dark when viewed from bed level. It would be a nice touch if the mini-bar included a complementary bottle of wine, or at least a few free sodas or bottles of water, but More alas that was not the case. However, the ship did have various drink packages that amounted to a 4-for-3 or 3-for-2 deal, so the bar bill wasn't too exorbitant.
We didn't have a chance to sample all 15 lounges, but the several we visited were all well-staffed and the live music was not bad at all. Friendly crew members mingled freely with passengers and coaxed them onto the dance floor, something we didn't see on the Sensation.
Nightly shows all were excellent, with vivid costumes, breathtaking acrobatics and lively dance routines. The casino was about average. We didn't spend much time there because the slots seemed rather stingy. The pool deck, with 3 pools, became crowded by mid-afternoon but you could always find a deck chair somewhere.
Food was superb, both at the pool deck buffet and in the dining rooms. Salads are my thing, and I really enjoyed huge selection of greens, vegetables and meat and seafood mixtures. Our waiter Murat was a bit somber at the beginning but we loosened him up as the week progressed. Sometimes a piece of toast was served cold, but such lapses were rare.
Elevators were fast and plentiful, and signage was very convenient. We didn't mind the public announcements in 5 languages -- it added an exotic note -- and we enjoyed hearing about half the passengers converse in other languages. The crowd overall was diverse, a bit more sophisticated than an all-American group, but very friendly and courteous. Two people in our group signed up for three easy lessons in conversational Italian. Other nice touches -- an afternoon of opera selections, peaceful mornings on deck instead of canned music blaring, open-air movies and a Michael Jackson tribute show that teenagers on board enjoyed.
Disembarkation was a bit tedious -- about 2 hours of waiting -- but I think that was due to immigration red tape. All in all, a splendid experience and a great value. Brava, Poesia. Less
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8025 was on the forward end of the ship. Mattresses very comforable, room safe was balky and required repair. Bathroom spotless with plenty of hot water. Television screen too dark and brightness was not adjustable.
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