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Quote:The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (pronounced ['skaɪrɪm],sky-rim) is a role-playing video game being developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the fifth installment in The Elder Scrolls action role-playing video game series, following The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. It is scheduled to be released on November 11, 2011 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Skyrim is set two hundred years after the events of Oblivion, in the eponymous land of Skyrim. The province has erupted into civil war after the assassination of its king. Concurrently, the god Alduin, who takes the form of a massive dragon, has arisen to destroy the world. The player character is the last living Dovahkiin (Dragonborn), and must fend off Alduin and save Skyrim from destruction.
Skyrim retains the traditional open world gameplay found in the Elder Scrolls series.[2] The player is free to roam the land of Skyrim at will. Within Skyrim lie five major cities, and expanses of wilderness and mountainous ranges. When visiting cities, the player can complete activities such as cooking, farming, woodcutting and mining. The player levels up by raising skills, and doing so allows for better items to be bought or looted from dungeons; it also increases the strength and variety of wilderness monsters. Eighteen skills are present in Skyrim, and the class system from Oblivion has been removed.[3] Perks are skill-specific abilities, organized in a system of branching groups called "skill trees". Each rise in level allows for another perk to be picked. There are 280 perks, which are balanced between approximately fifty levels; although the theoretical maximum level depends on the character's skill choices.[4] The on-screen heads-up display only appears when the player's health, stamina, or magicka is being depleted. Items and equipment layouts can be saved to a quick-access menu, and the pause-screen inventory menu is presented in a compass-style overlay;[2] while in the inventory, the player can rotate and zoom in on acquired items.[5]
Weapons can be created by the player at a forge and are assigned to each hand individually, allowing for dual-wielding.[6] At the cost of stamina, the player can sprint and jump. Shields can be used with a bashing attack, and timing is required for blocking with a shield. Blunt, bladed, hacking and stabbing weapons each have specific advantages and roles; as an example, the player is granted the ability to perform finishing moves. There are over eighty-five spell types, which can be used in ranged and close combat forms. Spell types have specific qualities; a frost spell slows and drains stamina, while a fire spell causes prolonged damage through burning, and may also ignite the environment.[7] When practicing archery, arrows take longer to draw back than in previous Elder Scrolls games, but do greater damage. Because of this, arrows are expensive and considered rarities. A player equipped with a bow can use it defensively in close combat, in a charging counterattack. The player can sneak, and non-player characters (NPCs) become alerted if the player's movements are detected. Daggers are specifically effective when used in a sneak attack, inflicting devastating damage.[7]
Predecessors to Skyrim made use of an artificial intelligence system known as Radiant AI. Skyrim makes use of an updated system known as Radiant Story.[8] It allows NPCs to "do what they want under extra parameters", as stated by lead designer Todd Howard.[9] Side-quests are dynamically altered based on the player's actions, and are tailored to the player's abilities and progress within the game. As an example, the player might be sent off to a dungeon that has not been previously explored, and face enemies that are defeated most effectively with the player's preferred combat style.[10] Aside from dynamically altering side-quests, Radiant Story allows NPCs to interact with their environment, such as by working at bars, mills and mines. NPCs also interact with the player character through conversation, and may request favors or training in a particular skill, or challenge the player character to a duel. These events are generated as random encounters, taking influence from Fallout 3, a game created by Bethesda in 2008.[8]
Todd Howard has also confirmed that guilds will return in TES 5: Skyrim.
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By Andrea Stone, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON If you want to learn about Indiana Rep. Mike Pence's account of his meeting with Turkish officials or follow Senate debate in real time with the help of Vermont Democrat Patrick Leahy, their blogs are the place to go.
A dozen years after Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., launched the first congressional website, a growing number of federal lawmakers are turning to blogs, podcasts, virtual town hall meetings and electronic newsletters to connect with constituents. Democrat Howard Dean revolutionized the use of the medium during the 2004 presidential campaign, but the interactive use of government websites is a new trend.
House Speaker Dennis Hastert "sees this as the new talk radio," says spokesman Ron Bonjean of Hastert's blog giving the Republican's take on legislative action. Since "Denny," as Hastert is known, began blogging in October, monthly hits on his leadership website have risen fivefold to 50,000.
"It's a good thing for them to be doing this — being more accountable, more transparent and communicating more with constituents," says Nicole Folk, a technology analyst at the Congressional Management Foundation, a watchdog group that focuses on improving how Capitol Hill offices work.
About half of Congress sends e-newsletters to constituents who subscribe, Folk says. Yet that hasn't cut down on snail-mail costs. The House of Representatives spent about $23.1 million on official mail in 2005, up from $15.7 million in the previous non-election year of 2003, says the Congressional Research Service.
There are no additional costs for lawmakers to offer blogs on their websites, since the activity is considered part of the outreach performed by their press staffs.
It is unclear whether the new electronic communication methods are effective. Some, like House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., blog mostly to journalists, legislative staffers and other liberal sites. Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., has a blog and an audio "JackCast" that goes to conservative websites and radio stations, and can be downloaded on iTunes.
"I don't know where (hits) are coming from — probably not the 1st District of Georgia," says Kingston, vice chairman of the House Republican Conference. "One of the downsides of the blog is you don't know who you're talking to."
Pence, a former radio talk-show host who launched what is believed to be Capitol Hill's first blog in March 2004, says the postings have "transformed" his website. In April 2003, when his website offered little more than a biography, phone numbers and summaries of issues, it registered 87,000 hits. In April 2006, he said, the blog and a new podcast helped generate 310,000 hits for the month.
"Constituents want to engage members in conversation," says Michael Cornfield, a George Washington University political management professor. "They don't want to read the latest press release, let alone download it on the iPod."
So the inquiring reader who wants more on farm issues can read "Plowing the Hill," a blog run by Democrats on the House Agriculture Committee. Rep. Joe Schwarz, R-Mich., offers a "Legislative Journal," a blog detailing his bills, letters, votes and meetings.
Most congressional "blogs" aren't really blogs with unfiltered comment and frequent updates. Members of Congress are limited in what they can put on taxpayer-funded websites, while government rules forbid instant comments on them. Instead, readers can e-mail the lawmaker, whose staff either replies privately or, after reviewing the comment, posts it on the website.
Blogs are supposed to be personal online journals but few lawmakers write their own. Pence typed part of his recent travel blog on a laptop while flying between Baghdad and Ankara, Turkey, but says he usually writes less than 15% of entries. Leahy jots ideas into his BlackBerry; aides "fill in the facts" before posting it on his blog.
Blogs must be constantly updated to draw a following but that's "extremely taxing on staff," says Will Adams, the press aide who ran the blog of Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., until January. Tancredo's views against illegal immigration drew hundreds of responses a day to his website, but Adams and his boss decided it took too much time to screen comments.
High maintenance and content restrictions have prompted many to air their views elsewhere. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a potential 2008 presidential candidate, blogs from his political action committee's website, where hundreds of comments — most of them supportive — are posted.
Many "off-site" bloggers are Democrats. Michigan Rep. John Conyers, attracts 650 people a day to the no holds-barred blog at his campaign website, recently criticizing President Bush's domestic surveillance program. When Massachusetts Rep. Ed Markey wanted to let loose against a bill he says would put limits on the Internet, he linked his blog to entries on the liberal Huffington Post and Agonist websites.
"People ought to know what we're doing," says Leahy, who produced a blog to explain arcane legal points during the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of John Roberts and Samuel Alito.
Leahy says the response was positive, but University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato doubts there is wide appeal.
"Anybody who downloads these people onto their iPods needs medical help," Sabato says.

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Isaiah 40:31 - "But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint."
Since there are a few of us in here now, thought maybe we could start a monthly thread to let everyone know what's going on in your running life, regular life, etc. To introduce myself -
My name's Leslie, I'm in my (eh hem -cough) late 40s and live in the far reaches of Northern California. I've been running for about 7 years now, and am a self-described trail snob. I run on roads when I have to, but am an ultra trail runner (albeit a slow one). Most of the time, I run the 50k distance, but am moving my way up and have completed two 50-milers to date (American River and Mt. Hood). My goal is to complete a 100-miler next year . . . and live to tell the tale.My husband and I recently went through an excrutiating life-altering experience; but as always when God challenges us, the blessings far outweigh anything else. My husband recently celebrated his 2-year sobriety birthday, and we are both back walking with the Lord after a long 24+ year absence. It's been a long haul, but we now have a marriage built on love, mutual respect, and a dependency on the Lord. Things are good!
I'm coming back from Achilles tendonitis and actually got run/walk 5 miles on Saturday and did 4 slow running miles this morning, followed by about 35-40 min of core/strength training. After about 6 weeks of no running, I'm a happy camper! I might actually get to run with my friends some Memorial Day Weekend in Auburn at the Western States Training Camp. One of my friends is running the race, but anybody can participate in the training camps. It was suppose to be 3 days/70 miles of running, but oh well. Instead, I'll be volunteering at least the first day (Saturday), hope to get in a short trail run in on Sunday, then run/walk the 22 miles on Monday. We'll see . . . .
Hope more of you pop in throughout the month to keep us updated on the goings on in your respective lives ~
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I've got a 6K trail run this upcoming Saturday, then I'm driving down to Fredericksburg, VA to run the Historic Half marathon. I plan on enjoy the Historic Half and not fully racing it. I have a half marathon in Morgantown, WV on June 1st that I hope to PR in.
I've done a few 50Ks, but don't have any on the schedule for this year. I'll be running the Marine Corps Marathon for the 5th time in October, and Rehoboth Beach marathon for the 2nd time in December.
In 2014 I have plans to push myself back up into the Ultra distance. Deo Volente.
I do a Bible study first thing every morning, then head out on my run. I try to find some way to correlate what I've read into why I experience in my run and daily life. It makes it all personal to me, which is how I like my relationship with God. I wanted to share some of this, so I started this forum as a place to do so.
I have hopes that others will share the same!
God Bless!
Put in 35 min of the stationary bike this morning (not my most favorite form of exercise, but beggers can't be choosers), followed by about 20 min of core and some upper body work. I get to try another 4 miles tomorrow, so am praying everything continues to go well.
I pray all continues to go well with your healing.
Hey, I'm Josh and I live outside of Greenville, SC. I just happened to see this group and thought i'd check it out.
I'm 37, married, have 3 little kids, and teach P.E.
I didn't get into endurance sports until my 30's. I did a 5k then a marathon (slow) and then did a sprint triathlon and then started working my way up in distance with tri's.
I quickly learned the value of committment and self-discipline and sacrifice and I applied those principles to my spiritual life and noticed a big difference. This all started about 3 years ago and i think I've grown more spiritually in the last 3 years or so than the rest of my adult life.
I'm thankful for all I've learned and experienced through endurance sports and now i'm just hoping to find the right balance. I want to keep competing but I don't want it become more important than it should be. I have to always check myself to make sure it's in the proper place. Not my identity and not too much of a priority.
My plans for this month: recover from some knee pain that I got about 4 weeks ago. I did some interval training on a stationary bike for the 1st time and i think that was the culprit. i've had some sharp pains as well as some dull pains and I did a couple races while it was sore, so it didn't heal. I'm taking 2 weeks off completely. I'm signed up for an olympic distance tri on June 9th. so we'll see.
I read a passage the other day i want to share: John 17:20-23 "Jesus prays for all believers" in His prayer, Jesus prays for all believers to become one and for all believers to be brought to complete unity... I hope that we Christians can do a better job of being united and not divided over denominations etc etc. This forum is a good example of how Christians from all over can show some unity because we have so much in common and our love comes from the same source.
I just ran Ice Age 50 last weekend and plan on recovery for the rest of the month.
Live the Adventure. Enjoy the Journey. Be Kind. Have Faith!
Welcome, Castle!
And howdy Cassie! Haven't seen you in awhile. Enjoy the recovery.
So after a long talk with my buddy, Karen, last night and with my PT today, I'm going to start running after work so I can run on dirt instead of road, at least for awhile. The only reason I haven't done this before is I don't like running after work. I'm tired and I just want to go home. But if means less stress on ye ole bod (which it does), it's what I need to do. So unless it's a short run (like 3 miles), I only be doing cross or strength/core training in the a.m. The Hub shouldn't mind too much since he goes to a 5:15 p.m. AA meeting almost every day and doesn't get home 'til around 6:30. The big question: Who's cookin' dinner?!?!?
Another of my current favorite verses: Phil 4:13 - "I can do all things through Him who gives me strength." I do my best to apply this to my life every day.
I haven't been able to get in here much in the last few weeks, but I hope everyone is still doing great.
I'm slowly building my mileage again, while being very cautious of how my AT's are feeling. In two weeks, I get to crew for a friend at the Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run, and I am so excited! Three years ago when she got in, we had a blast crewing for her, and I anticipate this year will be just as much fun.


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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and more than 80 of her House colleagues today pushed the Obama administration to put in writing a policy that would help to protect same-sex couples in which one partner is a foreign citizen from being separated because current U.S. law doesn't recognize their relationship.
The request, the House's second attempt to move the Obama Administration on the issue, comes after the administration appeared to backtrack this past year on a commitment to include such a policy in its effort to focus the Department of Homeland Security's resources on high-priority immigration cases.
The administration announced in August 2011 that its focus on the "highest priorities" for immigration enforcement would mean that same-sex couples will be considered a family for the purposes of exercising prosecutorial discretion not to institute deportation proceedings against a foreign partner. Advocates celebrated the move, particularly because many of the foreign partners would otherwise be eligible for a green card because of his or her relationship were it not for the Defense of Marriage Act's ban on the federal government recognizing such marriages.
Two months later, however, and as today's letter pointed out, a response from DHS to members of Congress asking about the specifics of the new policy stated only that "LGBT individuals' ties and contributions to the community are taken into account" — with no mention of the family ties that officials had said would be included in the considerations.
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• You should bring your proofs of address and child's birth certificate, but it doesn't hurt to confirm with the school that the person who needs to take your paperwork will be in the office and that the school doesn't also want to see your child's immunization paperwork as well. This is not a first come first served process.
• You should also be applying for the lotteries at charter and un-zoned programs. Sometimes you can do this on the schools' websites.
In early April, schools will notify you of open spots for your child. The registration period runs from April 8 to April 26, at which point you'll need to take your child, proofs of address, immunization records, and child's birth certificate to the chosen school to register.
Unlike in the pre-K process, parents don't need to rank schools on one kindergarten application; rather, each school is approached individually. Some schools are still offering open house tours for prospective families:
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Public Statement on the U.S. Proposal for a Limitations and Exceptions Clause in the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Professors Peter Jaszi, Michael Carroll and Sean Flynn
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The Office of the United States Trade Representative made a public announcement through its website on July 3, 2012, during the San Diego round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, that it was proposing, for "the first time in any U.S. trade agreement," a provision "that will obligate Parties to seek to achieve an appropriate balance in their copyright systems in providing copyright exceptions and limitations for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research." We offer the following points of analysis as academics interested in the role of copyright limitations and exceptions in providing enabling conditions for important social and economic purposes in all countries.
The USTR's proposal to require 'balance' in copyright systems can be seen as a first response by the U.S. to the growing chorus of calls for increased attention to the need for international harmonization of mandatory minimum limitations and exceptions to intellectual property rights. The Washington Declaration on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest, for example, recorded the views of hundreds of intellectual property scholars and other experts that limitations and exceptions are important "in countering expansive trends in intellectual property," but are "under threat, especially from efforts to recast international law as a constraint on the exercise of flexibilities in domestic legislation." As explained in the Washington Declaration, limitations and exceptions are a vital component of any intellectual property doctrine, and often serve the same innovation and creativity enhancing purposes as intellectual property itself:
"Limitations and exceptions are positive enabling doctrines that function to ensure that intellectual property law fulfills its ultimate purpose of promoting essential aspects of the public interest. By limiting the private right, limitations and exceptions enable the public to engage in a wide range of socially beneficial uses of information otherwise covered by intellectual property rights — which in turn contribute directly to new innovation and economic development. Limitations and exceptions are woven into the fabric of intellectual property law not only as specific exceptional doctrines ('fair use' or 'fair dealing,' 'specific exemptions,' etc.), but also as structural restrictions on the scope of rights, such as provisions for compulsory licensing of patents for needed medicines."
- Washington Declaration on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest (2011)
To counter the growing trend of using international trade and other agreements to enact highly specific and enforceable proprietor rights standards, with little positive attention to commensurate limitations and exceptions, the Declaration voiced broader calls in the academic and advocacy communities for "efforts to defend and expand as appropriate the operation of limitations and exceptions in the years to come," including through "the development of binding international agreements providing for mandatory minimum limitations and exceptions."
The U.S. proposal may have a number of positive impacts, both for any ultimate TPP agreement and for the general field of intellectual property law. The substance of the U.S. proposal could be beneficial for the pursuit of a better balance in international agreements. The reports that it is being framed as a mandatory requirement could give consumers and businesses dependent on limitations and exceptions an enforceable norm to counter overextensions of proprietary rights. This might help such interests advocate for appropriate limitations and exceptions as a necessary part of free trade agreement implementation legislation, and provide a basis on which to challenge such laws if they fail to promote an appropriate balance of proprietor and user rights. Such a clause could have been helpful in Colombia, for example, where a highly unbalanced implementation of the U.S.-Colombia FTA has led to a constitutional challenge of the law for infringing on free expression and other human rights.
The U.S. proposal may be helpful in countering trends toward restrictive interpretations of the so-called "three-step test" in international intellectual property law. The three-step test emanates from the Article 9(2) of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, which enables national legislation "to permit the reproduction of [protected] works in certain special cases, provided that such reproduction does not conflict with a normal exploitation of the work and does not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the author." Recent formulaic interpretations by World Trade Organization have interpreted the clause to require three "cumulative" steps of analysis that restrict domestic authority to grant exceptions to copyright. Following this, questions have been raised by some as to whether the first step of the test – requiring that limitations and exceptions be limited to "certain special cases" – should prevent countries from adopting limitations and exceptions that, like U.S. fair use rights, turn on more abstract and flexible balancing criteria, applied on a case-by-case basis in a wide range of circumstances. Although this interpretation of the three-step test is far from inevitable – or even plausible – it has been enough discourage many nations from considering this approach. At the same time, the lack of such flexibility (and dynamism) is a real problem in many countries with "closed list" systems, characterized by specifically-enumerated and often very narrow, limitations. Many such closed lists lack exceptions clearly applicable to the digital age or to evolving technology and practices and also lack a textual basis or interpretative tradition for adapting existing limitations and exceptions to meet new technological, social or cultural circumstances. The U.S. proposal's encouragement of "balance" in copyright systems, including explicit reference to speech activities that U.S. protects under fair use, provides strong evidence that flexible limitations and exceptions are not intended to be prohibited by the three-step test, at least in the U.S. view.
The U.S. proposal may have broader effects in ongoing and future international negotiations. The provision signals openness on the part the United States to accepting expansions of mandatory limitations and exceptions in international intellectual property law – a key focus of the "development agenda" in the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This shift in policy may aid the negotiations of binding treaties on limitations and exceptions for the blind, for libraries, and for educational institutions at WIPO, as well for the inclusion of mandatory limitations and exceptions in other instruments.
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we cannot see. And thus we feel obliged to repeat the request we and
others have made numerous times that international intellectual property
law restricting domestic policy options be made in the open, under
conditions of transparency and broad stakeholder participation at least
as open as would be observed in similar negotiations in the World
Intellectual Property Organization.
Assuming that USTR has chosen the words in its press release carefully, the provision may only oblige countries to "seek to achieve" balance, rather than actually provide such balance, in its copyright systems. This framing dilutes the positive potential of the clause to blunt over-expansive framing of proprietor rights in specific countries.
One interest not explicitly mentioned in the USTR announcement is that of people with disabilities. KEI has proposed, for example, that TPP include "a provision to permit the cross-border exchange of accessible format works for persons who are visually impaired or otherwise disabled." It may also be appropriate to list the interest of providing access for people with disabilities as one of the illustrative examples of the kind of activities to be protected by way of the 'balance' required by the new clause.
There is a second component of the U.S. proposal that was not described in the USTR announcement, but that we nevertheless expect. Every U.S. FTA IP chapter has included a variation of a clause applying a Berne-style three-step test to, in the words of the U.S. FTAs, "confine" domestic flexibility in crafting limitations and exceptions. This clause, on its face, is applicable to all rights covered by the agreement. One can assume, therefore, that the U.S. will include a similar provision in its TPP proposal.
The inclusion of a U.S.-version of a three-step test in the TPP would cause numerous potential problems for the kind of balance in copyright systems that the new USTR proposal claims to advance. Including a three step test in the TPP would open many more avenues for attacking domestic limitations and exceptions that exist under multilateral agreements. By virtue of its inclusion in an agreement with its own dispute settlement procedures, the provision would effectively expand standing, venue choices, and causes of action for challenging local limitations and exceptions provisions, including through investor-state disputes by private companies and in "non-violation" complaints, neither of which are available under the World Trade Organization agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. Traditionally, moreover, the three-step test has not been applied to features of copyright law that involve the core definition of exclusive rights, as opposed to the limitations superimposed on these rights. The distinction may sometimes be less than perfectly clear, but – for example – the fact that U.S. does not recognize a "private performance right" (in addition to a public one) would generally not be seen as a legislative choice subject to the three-step test. The same could be said of the national legislature's decision to endorse a "first sale" or exhaustion doctrine as part of its definition of the scope of the distribution right. USTR has an opportunity in upcoming TPP discussion to make clear that its proposal incorporates these long-standing understandings. Another welcome clarification would be a declaration that the U.S. proposed three step test for the TPP does not apply to the so-called "small exceptions" of the Berne Convention (for short quotations, news reporting and illustrative use in teaching), which were not historically subject to the three-step test.
The U.S. proposal misses opportunities to use the TPP to strengthen limitations and exceptions further. It could, for example, clarify that the factors in the three-step test "are to be considered together and as a whole in a comprehensive overall assessment," as recommended by a declaration of experts organized by the Max Planck Institute. Such a provision could help counter the restrictive and much criticized interpretations of the three-step test by WTO panels discussed above.
It is unclear whether the U.S. proposal will include other positive clarifications of limitations and exceptions found in some FTAs. For example, the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement includes a restatement of the affirmation in the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) that the FTA, like the WCT, "permits a Party to carry forward and appropriately extend into the digital environment limitations and exceptions in its domestic laws which have been considered acceptable under the Berne Convention," as well as to "devise new exceptions and limitations that are appropriate in the digital network environment." The U.S. Chile FTA also includes the important savings clause from the WCT, clarifying that the restatement of the test "neither reduces nor extends the scope of applicability of the limitations and exceptions permitted by the Berne Convention, the WIPO Copyright Treaty (1996), and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (1996)." This clause displays more sensitivity to the problem of conflict in interpretations between free trade agreements and the multilateral system. The Australia-U.S. FTA contains similar language.


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When the Territory of Kansas was created in 1854 its boundary was set at the 37th parallel. When Texas came into the union, being a slave state, it could not extend its sovereignty over any territory north of 36º 30' North. The Missouri Compromise specified that territory north of this line would be free-state territory. This situation left a narrow strip of land thirty-four miles wide between Kansas and Texas extending from the 100th parallel on the east to the 103rd parallel on the west, a total of 168 miles in length. At the eastern end of the area was the Cherokee Outlet and at the western end was the Territory of New Mexico. Since the area was claimed by no state, it was soon given the name of No Man's Land.
In the mid 1880s drought and depression caused many to leave heavily-mortgaged farmlands in western Kansas. They became squatters in an area that would eventually become the Oklahoma Panhandle. Townsites were organized and trade centers and villages began to spring up. While the settlers could not receive legal title to the land they settled, precedents in other territorial regions indicated the federal government would in time recognize "Squatter's Rights." Under the leadership of Dr. Owen G. Chase, the settlers of No Man's Land began to think of the possibility of establishing a territory. Congress felt the planned Cimarron Territory was not large enough to justify the creation of a territory, and in 1890 No Man's Land was attached to Oklahoma Territory; the area became known as Beaver County. No Man's Land Museum chronicles the struggles of the settlers as they established their own government and developed communities.
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The funding is part of the $1,600 remaining in a fund set up by a group that spearheaded development of a skate park in Berwick about 10 years ago. A wooden structure, built behind town hall through the efforts of this group, has since been removed.
Berwick's finance director Greg Towne said the release of funds will help the new group incorporate as a non-profit organization and give them seed money for their first fundraising event. He indicated finance staff would oversee disbursement of the funds.
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You know that an ethnic group is at home in a new neighborhood when restaurants from its older neighborhood start showing up.
For some time now, Korean restaurants have been opening in Gardena along Western Avenue (and on the surrounding streets) - barbecue houses with mellifluous names such as Jang Soo, Heung Nam Myun, Guh Mok, Yang San Park, Cho Dang Tofu, Gu Jip, Yellow Cow and Old Time Noodle.
And now that Mountain, a long-established restaurant from Koreatown, has opened at the intersection of Western Avenue and Redondo Beach Boulevard, it can be said that what has been the southern incarnation of Little Tokyo is also now the southern iteration of K-Town. Let the hwaros be lit - and the bulgogi start sizzling.
The original Mountain opened at 3064 W. Eighth St., Los Angeles, in 1974. And it has long been a Koreatown destination for those who want some of the best banchan in town - the small dishes that arrive in droves as soon as you sit down. (And which, I should add, are refilled all through the evening. What Korean restaurants serve is bottomless banchan - all the kimchee you can eat.)
It took nearly four decades for the second Mountain to open, in a Gardena mini-mall packed with Asian eateries. And despite the loftiness of the name, it's a casual space - a single large room, brightly lit, filled with energy and servers dashing hither and yon with platters of food. And, particularly, with bubbling bowls of soup.
The menu at Mountain is extensive, even overwhelming. It's divided into "Korean Comfort Foods," "Soon Tofu," "Noodles," "Ramen," "Hot Pots" and "Special Dishes" - lots and lots of "Special Dishes." Throughout the menu, there's a suggestion to "Make It a Combo! (Best Value!)."
But based on the placemat (I always read placemats, and follow their advice), the dish of choice is sahn-geh-tahng - which is transliterated as sahm-gyae-tahng and probably a dozen other ways as well. It's chicken soup with ginseng - in other words, Chicken Soup for the Seoul. It's the sort of chicken soup that heals, revives, repairs, enlivens.
And the placemat actually offers advice on "How to Enjoy a Sahn-Geh-Tahng Like a True Korean." The rules are simple; they'd fit as well in any number of Jewish delis.
The placemat also tells us, "First: Enjoy the chicken. Koreans usually use a little bit of salt and pepper. Throw the bones away in the canister provided. Second: Enjoy the rich stuffing, health-consciously prepared with good ingredients that are also good for you. Finally: Enjoy the soup any way you like. Some choose to pour rice and make a mini porridge by adding salt and pepper, soy sauce ... and/or juices from our kimchee. Finish off by saying, `Ah, mashitdah!' (Ah, that was good!)"
And so I did. And so it was - a fine soup to warm the soul on a chilly evening. And supposedly, a soup that increases body metabolism, to cool you in the summer. Like the reverse of a Thermos bottle it warms the cold and cools the hot.
For $10.65, it's a lot of soup. And it's just the beginning of the menu. No, really, it's item No. 2, right after juhn-bok jook - abalone porridge.
There are, as I said, a remarkable collection of small dishes that arrive - the various kimchees are easy to identify, some of the other items can be a bit puzzling, lost as they are under a fiery cover of red sauce.
A bit farther down the menu they offer one of my favorite Korean dishes, the wonderful stone bowl rice casserole called bibimbahp (transliterated here as "bibimbob") - an always remarkable toss of rice with various vegetables, meats, even beef tartar. Usually, an egg is broken and allowed to cook in the heat of the rice. It's a dish I simply can't stop eating.
As a variation, there's a dish called "bokkumbob" - instead of white rice, it uses fried rice, tossed variously with shrimp, pork or Spam. Spam has never tasted better.
The soon tofu (tofu stew) is a bubbling cauldron of bean curd with beef, bean paste, kimchee, seafood - there are many variations, most of which go from spicy to very spicy to very, very spicy. The dish also arrives very, very hot. Take care - you have been warned.
On the other side of the temperature spectrum there are noodles served hot or cold - both soba noodles and ramen.
And, of course, there are the dishes aficionados of Korean cooking know well - bulgogi (boolgogi), kalbi (galbi), and lesser-known plates such as the Korean potato pancake (gahmja juhn). You could do well to order the dumplings too - the mool mandoo and the goon mandoo. Or the spicy fried rice cakes served with fried dumplings.
To wash it all down there are beers from Korea and Japan - most of them large, for food this spicy demands a lot of beer. There are several types of soju (think the Korean take on vodka, but not quite as alcoholic). And, unexpectedly, there's a selection of iced coffees. I like coffee. But it's not what I drink with my pan-fried Korean mackerel or my bone-in pan-fried sole.
If you get confused, the servers at Mountain are happy to help. But this is not always the case in Koreatown, where I've found they lose their patience with Anglos quickly.
At Mountain, on the other hand, a cross-section of the South Bay shows up for dinner and the staff is glad to help everyone have a good time. They bring the banchan fast - and the beer almost as fast.
What more can you ask for?
Merrill Shindler is a freelance restaurant critic. His show, "Feed Your Face," can be heard from 4 to 5 p.m. Saturdays on KABC (790 AM).


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Location and price were right
Great location, within 2 blocks of central station downtown Hotel is 100% computerized- you check in and out on a terminal Very easy and efficient. The hotel rooms are very small, like staying on a cruise ship, economy class. The rooms are very spartan with a small beds, a desk, a chair and small bathroom. Otherwise, they did provide a good wifi signal. If you don't mind clean and spartan, this hotel would be great when in Oslo.
proximity to the train station room was spacious enough No kleenex
Great location right next to the rail station. Very nice hotel and room. Excellent breakfast. No power plugs near the bed. Bed only had bedding for 1 person, even through we specified 2 at reservation and check-in.
We usually book better hotels which the plaza is. But the one advantage for this hotel is location. It is within 500 yards of the main train and bus terminal and a short walking distance to the heart of Oslo and the City Sentrum.
We had a clean and comfortable room. The view from great - we were on the 16th floor. Very helpful staff.
Location was great, breakfast was really enjoyable, great selection of food. Swimming pool could have been warmer.
Very well designed and friendly staff No problems with this hotel
Large, well appointed room, great view, free Internet, free movies, very good breakfast buffet. Excellent location for bus and rail travel.
Perfect location, nice and service minded staff all over.
The roomview of the city (floor 30), decoration of the room, and the facilities of the business room; good room for a couple with a baby, nespresso machine, free pay TV, free breakfast in the room... The door of the bathroom does not work properly. It is close to the central station (good for travel and airport) but crowed.
Arrived late, got bags and extra bed delivered. Breakfast room service - awesome meal! Great location Strange drunk or druggie people outside hotel between hotel and train station. More than other EU capitols, all begging for money.
Huge hotel with all pros and cons. While the halls might make you feel like in a submarine, the rooms especially those of the higher floors offer a beautiful view and are also with a great comfort. Staff is extremely friendly, restaurant & bar in the 34th level is a must.
Good food Location Great view Fast service...minus the bar. Bathrooms a bit dated. Wifi was spotty. Business center computers so old they weren't comparable with any up-to-date programs, so I was not able to conduct business as I wished.
Close proximity to train station and airport Right in the center city very busy lobby and breakfast area
Loved it
The location there has gone a lot of things wrong for us at the grand hotel unfortunately. there has not been room cleaning the whole weekend. the video system dind't work proper and this could not be solved. the spa we couldn't make use of with our 2 1/2 year old, because he should be 3 years. unfortunately they could only inform us about this after we were dressed in our bading suits. the hotel staff wasn't very cooperating.
location poor business center (only 1 computer, tiny) poor barkeeper in Grand Cafe: did not know his sherries nor acquavit: served both different sherries and aquavit than asked for. door to french balcony could not be closed properly letting in a lot of noice during the night.
the service
I liked the location of the hotel it was very central and the staff we very friendly. The foo was good and the hotel was very clean
Comfort, breakfast Noise during the night from outside.
The carpets in the lobby were lovely! The staff at reception when I checked in were not very helpful. I was waiting to be attended to and they dealt with three other people who came in after me. There was also three fire alarms going off in the afternoon. Each time I followed the fire instructions and went downstairs but there were no staff there to advise me when it was safe to go back in or what had happened. When I was leaving via the stairs the third time, there was a workman vacuuming the staircase and he told me not to worry and that it was nothing. Not a very professional attitude from any of the staff.
Nothing. Not as represented. Old Hotel not kept up.
This is a warm hotel which seems to appreciate its customers. The room was an elegant modern design filled with quality. It was attractive and stylish and contained a very comfortable bed. We really liked this hotel and will stay there again.
location was great. breakfast was poor and needed to wait for the coffee very long. Rooms need renovation badly.
Excellent Hotel and superb staff
Best location, good breakfest
The rooms were well appointed and the staff was top notch. Scandic's location in Oslo was great, minutes walk from the heart of the city.
Central location
Breakfast was great Rooms were small, pillows were terrible.
Amazing breakfast (included everything), very clean, great spot, exactly downtown, very helpful and polite staff, It was my first time in norway so i cant compare with other norwegian hotels, but this one seemed amazing.
Very nice breakfast buffet. Perfect location near Stortinget and Nobel Price Center.
Alt er på en viss god stabil nivå Astronomisk pris for å brke internett i lobby.
The breakfast was quite good. The rooms were not clean properly (Dust and hair). Carpet was filthy. Water boiler was unhealthy. Due to an extreme noise level our first room (9th floor) was changed. The bed was uncomfortable and it was very difficult to sleep two persons in it, being way too soft. The extra pillow in the cabinet was full of hair. The lunch/Xmas buffet came with a surprise, a black/short curly hair on the ham. The male receptionist should not be working in a service oriented job. He had a very arrogant attitude.
Yes, good location and good breakfast
Fantastic breakfast, excellent location.
Hotel is clean, breakfast is outstanding, good bedding Some staff members are helpful, and some are not
Nice location in the middle of town. Didn't have any problems during my stay. Hotel room is basic but clean. The breakfast selection is huge, and I think typical for most Scandic properties.
This hotel has all the needed facilities and is perfectly located in the centre of Oslo. Despite agreement there was no early check in possible and no coffee/tea facility available. The TV was also very old.
Breakfast according to expectations with Norwegian touch.Magnificent view on the National Theater (front view) is worth asking for. City center location with access to all nearby landmarks of the city center. Room was rather cold (no temperature control possible).
Great hotel with fantastic location in the city center. Everything nearby. Staff is extremely friendly and help you with all your questions. Especially the bell-boys at the entrance. The restaurant in the hotel (Theatercafeen) is the most famous one in Oslo and also very nice to have a diner. a lot of business people. Cosy restaurant on 1st floor (Gourmet) and nice lobby-bar for an afternoon coffee. Free use of computer, printer and internet. Facilities in the room are super. Fantastic view (ask room on higher level). Would certainly visit hotel again for a next stay. Oslo is very very expensive...but that is in whole Scandinavia.
Most appreciated was the polite and efficient staff
Breakfast The bad was not clean and in the room was pretty cold.
Friendly staff and excellent location
Location is great next to train train. Buffet breakfast is excellent. If you have early train connection than this is the number one choice. No airconditioning switch you have to ask staff to change the temperature in the room and they will change it for you. Airconditioning is there just no controls.
Staff was very helpful and friendly. Location is great
The location is excellent, 3 minutes from central station (buses, metro and railway), walking distances from the port and the center of the city, opera, etc
It was very convenient for my specific needs (traveling from airport to connect with a tour). I was particularly impressed by free Internet connection. Nothing comes to mind.
The location was excellent with easy access to train station and downtown shopping. Very nice staff and clean room.
Great breakfast, terrific central location. Rooms were small but quite functional.
location, morning meal
Location, close to the city center
great location in the station, clean/new
Staff were very helpful and friendly. Location couldn't have been more convenient.
The comfort, internet access, the central location, comfortable rooms, little noise it was easy to see that all the fruit on the breakfast table was sliced the day before. It would have been more delicious with fresh sliced. Equal with the "agurk". Since I'm not at coffee drinker I would have liked green tea.
Very clean and new. The staff was very helpful. The terrace was a great place to hang out and plan the day and in the evening, have a beer. Very good breakfast. No coin laundry nearby. Be aware that this is a cashless hotel. That's not a bad thing, just don't plan to use cash for anything. The single room is tiny. Bed, restroom, entrance, area to step off bed--each make up a quarter of the room. The sink is too small to wash a shirt in. Don't plan to hand wash anything.
We found this hotel clean, modern, friendly and classy. The breakfast buffet was enormous and delicious. -
Close to the airport, 10 min walk. Close to the train 5 min walk. Free shuttle to airport. Taxi to central station was cheap, 160 kroner. Rooms are clean. Bed was comfortable. Breakfast was not included in room, 99 kroner extra. Shower was tiny. So small I kept hitting the control for hot and cold water.
Easy access to the town centre and next door to the beautiful opera house in Oslo.
Great breakfast, very nice and large rooms, comfortable beds Hallways a bit stark. No view from window
Good breakfast, nice rooms and very friendly staff
Excellent location, great buffet breakfast, but a minimalistic approach to services; basically, none. If one is set to act one's own, it is a great location. no real services at the hotel
Nice hotel, great location!
Good location - short walk to train station and airport express train and close to new Opera House. Good bedrooms and bathroom.
Thon Hotel Opera is new, stylish, reasonable priced for Oslo and the location cannot be beat! Right at the train centre it is within walking distance of the major sites to see in Oslo.
I liked the fact that the room had a bathtub and nice big bathrobes. They breakfast was very ordinary, I would expect a little more from this hotel. But breakfast was still good.
availability of business suite for internet access
When checking out, I was charged a bit more than the price given in the booking confirmation. I have sent an e-mail to the hotel about this.
The Bathroomdesign The breakfast restaurant was much too small and has a bad floorplan-design. The buffé is located in the hallway towards the restaurant, therefore it is very bad organized and you get quickly annoyed by the other guests.
The fact that te hotel is located in the train terminal , it's very convenient for people who are arriving by train. The room however is extrmely small. My husband and I had trouble finding the space we need to set up our luggage. Similar to a couple of other hotels we stayed in other cities in Norway, there's no air conditioner and only 2 towels were provided. If you have long hair or like to take more than one shower a day, it may be a hassle. The hotel would be good for solo traveler. Location
The hotel is in the train station so it is extremely convenient. Go down two escalators and when you find the "hall of restaurants " walk to the end by Bella Italian and the hotel check in is right there . It takes a couple of minutes to find the entrance but so worth it. Staff was very friendly. Nothing
Clean, friendly staff, great WiFi, perfect location across from train station and main tourist road (Karl Johan Gate), close to many tourist attractions, room has a minimalist desk and chair for laptop/writing/books, etc. Was satisfied with my stay - being next to the train station and main subway station is perfect for getting in and out of Oslo as well as exploring the city by public transportation (and walking everywhere by foot is easy, too). In less expensive cities could get more for your money (but Oslo is very expensive in general). Rooms are small but not too small for those just wanting a place to sleep. Very few amenities (e.g. no daily room service except for a fee, no breakfast, etc.).
friendly and helpfull staff
Very comfortable room. Excellent bed and armchair! Perfect with ironing board and possibilty to hang up clothes-hangers in shower. Placing of breakfast rather erratic. Spent a lot of time finding the different items of food and drink and getting them to my table.
Clean, quiet, conveniently located in the heart of Oslo
Very convenient location. Walking distance to large parts of Oslo city
a cosy warm room for unseasonable cold Oslo weather The shower and wash basin took ages to warm up - I can't imagine the amount of water that was wasted.
a sauna would be perfect in such cities especially in winter time. the breakfast is not good...Nobody attended the room (until 8:00). Little choice of fresh fruit...No green tea available.
Perfectly located with normal living condotions. Reception staff could be more friendly Wi-Fi internet would really help as we had only phones and pda, plus it is very cheap to implement.
breakfast was okay We would liked to have any information regarding the fire alarm after we went down to the lobby. Nobody told us what it was all about......
The hotel has been newly redecorated, but it has kept the Norwegian traditions. Perfect location.
Location, comfortable rooms, good food.
Perfect Location The Bus stop for to and from airport shuttle is right at the entrance of the hotel The hotel is in a perfect center of the city Most of the things/places to see in Oslo are within 10 minutes walking distance of this hotel Hundreds of restaurants, bars and late night fast food places available within 3 to 5 minutes walking Perfect place if you are visiting Oslo for leisure or business. Staff is very polite and friendly. Maybe need to improve on soundproof windows
Excellent breakfast! The air conditioning system in the room was too noisy, it was like being on a ship.
Location Very expensive and the service was not great. I would search for something else next time.
My room and the convenient situation of the hotel The road works outside made access difficult but this is not the fault of the hotel.
free Wifi internet The hotelroom was far too small for the price
Locatio, next to central station the concierge gave me wrong directions: number of underground train stops from the hotel to reach Majorstuen.
Very nice and cozy hotel in the heart of the city and near the central railway station me and my husband liked it all
Itis central located
Public areas good for meeting free coffee and water Room modern but very small bed in strange location claustrophobic
The hotel is in a very central location. The staff was very helpful.
Breakfast buffet was excellent. Location was excellent. Staff good. Price very high!
Clean, comfortable, quiet room. Breakfast provided Somewhat generic construction. Little atmosphere
The balcony of the room was well situated,the room was lovely.Inclusive breakfast had a good selection of food with great coffee. The room was not ready on my early arrival,as had been previously arranged. The room in general was unclean and the bedding was too soft.
Nice hotel, but noisy No record of internet booking process available when checking in
Very nice clean hotel No
interesting experience for a short stay the sailings were all black which will feel after a couple of more days depressive
Gabriel, your service is perfect!!
quality breakfast, great location, very helpful staff, everything looks very stylish and cosy - great weekend getaway! Summer rooms are quite small, view to the hotel yard. Get prepared for big spending - Norway is way too expensive!
Design hotel, uncategorized, out of the common standards ! Design is sometimes opposite to functional. The lightning system is the room was surely conceived by a superior engineer...but if you want to stand up at night without disturbing your partner, it's becoming a real challenge ! Otherwise, the lack of view on the outside (the window was giving on an interior courtyard).
Great location and wonderful roof top lounge. not too clean, overall renovation would be needed. Breakfast buffet poor and service not particularly good.
Everything went smoothly; from letting us in the room at 8am after long overnight flight on September 17, Constitution Day, great style, friendly staff, generous breakfast and location. Loose plumbing fixture in bath.
The Bar at the roof deck The Service. Didn't get the room I#ve booked. Air Condition didn't work in the suites.
Stylish, hip hotel. Very comfortable mattress on bed. Helpful and accommodating bar staff. The airconditioning was set at 24°C and could not be changed despite the warm weather. The AC dial could be lowered to 18°C but it reset itself to 24°C a few minutes later. The bedding was a doona and despite the fabulous bed I hardly slept due to the overheating. The concept lighting is so stylish that it is not possible to use the bathroom at night without lighting the room. The very hip shower flooded the bathroom.
Good location, sensible cost, nice rooms (ours had lovely view), good breakfast
comfortable bed. breakfast good
Clean rooms, friendly, helpful staff. There was only one lift and it was slow.
The central location, close by Oslo Central Station, and the staff was excellent. The lift was a bit of a nightmare and the breakfast room was totally inadequate for the number of guests. Queing up for items and walking into each other is really something that you can do without first thing in the morning.
Probably the nicest hotel gym/fitness center in the world. Location is excellent, only 2 blocks to the Central Station. Good breakfast, friendly staff. Rooms are somewhat spare, but clean and comfortable.
it was good value for money and clean
It is a good city hotel, and nice with free coffee through the day! The reception staff forget to inform about get stamped the carparktickets to get 15% off !
The staffs are very kind, frinedly, the access to centrum is very near to walk.
No fuss, good service, close to the station
all day tea and coffee!!! breakfast also was superior!
Good value for money in usually expensive Oslo. Only 760 NOK for a spacious double room and central location close to the Opera.
Ecletic hotel and a welcome change from the usual business offering
It's a lovely old characterful hotel. The room was small but clean. We stayed in a room overlooking a bar. Unfortunately it was so noisy that we couldn't sleep until the bar closed in the early hours.
We stay there every time we are in Oslo. very often .(good answer) This time Bristol had an offer since they had an anniversry. 6 year. I was told when I arrived that we would get the same offer as my friend 500 kr. but next day , I had to pay full price. Must have people in reception that no have to answer.
breakfast furniture a little shabby in places
ambiance for that price I expected a bath...and didn't get one
The gracious public spaces - and great breakfast! All the personel were very pleasant and competent. The noise ourside - but both nights we were there were Saturdays.
the location is the only redeming featurem Very poor customer service. The hotel did not have my reservation and wrongly blamed booking.com. The window did not open in first room offered. All rooms at back of hotel are noisy with fans running all night. Staff said the fans would cut out at midnight - they do not. I moved to Bondenheim on opposite corner after one night. lower price and better staff by a mile.
We were supposed to stay at the Apotek Hote. We arrived early in the morning from an overnight flight from Seattle. The staff was so kind and got us into a room right away at the Bristol Hotel next door. They also wanted us to have a quieter room because of the Pride Celebration that week-end. Loved the location and the kindness of the staff, because I ask a lot of questions. Chris
Everything was wonderful. Comfortable room, big breakfast, nice gym, relaxing lounges and restaurants. Great location and pleasant, helpful staff. Gym was too hot.
The beds were extremely comfortable and the breakfast was delicious! The reception had a hard time giving us restaurant suggestions for the area.
The breakfast buffet was excellent. Room was well-appointed with wood floors and very nice furniture. Everyone we dealt with on staff was thoroughly professional. The lobby was impressive. There are a lot of rooms and the hallways all look the same, as do the rooms. No big problem, but if you're looking for somewhere with period charm, you'll be let down.
Location was perfect and staff was very friendly There was a lot of noise from the street. I was missing a gym in the hotel
Location, decor, confort was good. Rude staff with no clue for hospitality.
City Center; perfect location price/quality questionmark.
The location is perfect, right in the center of Oslo, between the Storting and the National theatre. The room was spacious, and the service at breakfast very attentive. There was no telephone in the room, no WiFi, and the designer chairs looked good, but was not really suited for sitting. The reception area looked unfinished and the minute bar was untidy. Only one of the people in the reception spoke Norwegian. The hotel restaurant did not serve lunch, as advertised, and on top of this, it did not serve alcohol at all (!) I had a room towards the back, but one of the two nights I stayed there, it was incedibly noisy (a night club nearby?) - bring earplugs. If you are looking for a bed and breakfast hotel, this is fine (although expensive), but it is not a full-service hotel. Surprised that the Hilton chain allows a hotel to be opened when it clearly is not finished.
Very good location near the national theater. Polite and friendly staff. Rooms are not very big, but ok size though.
Staff very friendly meals offered were great. location is close to train station, but walk to hotel did not feel safe.
friendly staff, good facilities, walking distance from the centre
Excellent hotel in a good location - particularly liked the always available coffee and tea, and the chance to make pancakes in the afternoon
The rooms and service, facilities (food, leisure facilities etc) were all very good. The room was cold as the heating did not work, we were moved to another room and a oil radiator was also put in the room, which made it allot warmer. Also the remote controls in both rooms did not work despite replacing them at reception.
I was offered an upgrade at a good price, took it, and got the best hotel room I ever had in Oslo. I spend between 50 and 100 nights a year at Oslo hotels...
It was a warm ,cosy hotel,designed beautifully and full of charm.there was fresh fruit,salads and hot and cold drinks which was on offer the whole day.We very much enjoyed our stay at the clarion.
Wide and good choice and quantity of food for breakfast and light evening meal. Beautiful sauna and whirpool!!! The air conditioning was out of order! And they didn't fix it during my staying. The hotel is in the city center very easy to be found and with very good connection (10 min to the central station), but not near some street very similar to... A red district...
The staff was very helpful and courteous. Also the fact that breakfast and "light" dinner came with the price of the room was excellent. It ws actually a dinner. It was an excellent value whicgh sometimes is hard to find in Europe.
Service at the reception was very good and friendly. We had a choice of different rooms and we had an opportunity to see them first. Beds were comfy. Evening buffet and pancaces were great. The price was much higher than anywhere else and the area was not very pleasant.
Location (close to Central Station / possible to reach crossing the shopping mall in front) / Modern room / computer available at reception / good breakfast Bathroom needs restoration (bathtube leaks)
the location, it was near City Center Way too expensive for the size of the room.
A lot of choice for breakfast. A bit noisy because of works inside the hotel.
The hotel staff was extremely nice and did their best to answer questions. The room was strange. The main bed was ridiculously soft and the fold out bed was not a proper bed at all. It was too short and did not fold out flat. The legs under the sofa bed were broken and so they splayed out when you sat on it. There was only one chair to sit on in a room meant for four people and big dust bunnies underneath the sofa bed which we discovered when we were trying to make a proper place to sit. The toilet paper was mounted on the wall in such a way as to recieve a straight shot from the shower when it was turned on so we had to remove the toilet paper from the holder to keep it dry. The toilet seat was put on wrong so the lid kept falling off. The wood floors were so slippery that all of us almost fell several times
Great breakfast
The friendly and helpful reception staff. The room was large and comfortable. No
Great breakfast! Alarm went off in the middle of the night!
The room was comfortable but no frills. It is very close to the main Oslo train station (Oslo S) so we easily walked or caught buses, trains, and trams to wherever we needed to go. The room included breakfast and the breakfast buffet was very good (fairly typical of European breakfast buffets, but - still - very good). The staff is friendly and speaks English well. It was easy to leave our bags in the locked self-storage room while we traveled overnight to see the fjords.
Our room was upgraded. The location in very center, but quiet
Excellent location, rooms spacious and modern. Breakfast was also great!!
I liked the quiet rooms, the availability of coffee in your breakfast room at odd times, and the helpful, pleasant staff at the desk--especially the latter. Is your information clear on whether you provide a light supper on week days? I didn't use this service, but I thought I read about it somewhere and told it to someone who was staying with you longer. If you do provide this service, it could be easier to learn about. Also, I had sent the DNT the list of roommates for my group of 10 people, and that list was not followed exactly. DNT's fault?
Breakfast was good and room adequate Windows are quite thin, so it might get chilly during the actual winter. Now it was ok, but a little bit drafty.
Located in the city center.
our superior twin room was furnished very well, newly decorated and the beds were comfortable; breakfast buffet was great, also the possibility to buy a lunch at a low price; the location of the hotel in the city center is perfect; price-quality in an expensive city like Oslo was perfect we stayed at the backside of the hotel which was the quiet side but unfortunately a very noisy outside airconditioning was turned on between 07.15 and midnight; the air conditioning in our room did not function at all so at night it was too hot; a shower screen would prevent the wooden bathroom door from getting damaged by the water
Tidy and a nice breakfast buffet The room was horribly cold !
Excellent location! We were very pleased with the service as we got upgraded as we got to the hotel.Would stay there again. This is not about the hotel, but about Booking.com; we did not receive any confirmation when booking the hotel, and as we had book several other hotels that day for a travel, it was hard to find out exactly which hotels that we had booked.
Centrally located, especially with respect to shopping and night life (many things just 5min walking), good breakfast, free WLAN. Early check in was not possible – after some discussion suddenly room available -> personal not the most committed. Worst: Air condition wakes you up @7.30 in the morning when you have the room towards the (ugly) back yard (even with closed window). Therefore I will not book this hotel again.
The great advantage of this hotel is its central location; also close to one of the airport bus stops and to Oslo public transport. Straightforward and relatively low-priced hotel. Perfectly adequate for our sightseeing requirements.
A great central location.
location, staff the room we had was not a double, they adapted it from single to double...6-8 sqm!
The hotel is very well located, next to the Parliament building and Karl Johans street, not far from Aker Brygge.
Provision of buffet supper (simple but more than adequate) much appreciated.
I enjoyed the hotel staff, and the breakfast was also good.
excellent hotel and very central for shops and harbour.complementry evening buffet very good. We had a great 3 night stay. None
We liked having a dinner meal included. The hotel's design style was very nice. The hotel was centrally located in Oslo. The elevator was large enough for only one person with luggage and two without luggage.
The hotel position is very good. The hotel was small but comfortable, though it is more like a 3 star hotel. It is a little pricy but it probably is because of the high season.
Very good location for main street, national gallery and royal palace a nice area felt very safe. The light evening meal was excellent lots of choice and comfortable room to eat in The furniture in our large room was very sparce, a tiny wardrobe and no drawer space but at least the carpet was brand new
The lounge with food Shame the resturant was shut
near to main shopping
Location, light dinner, large room. Only one elevator


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By JULIANA A. TORRES
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LARGO The city of Largo has published a proposed budget of almost $131.5 million for the 2015 fiscal year as of July 1.
The budget is available for review at Largo City Hall or can be downloaded from the citys website at
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The citys finance advisory board began reviewing the budget July 7. They will meet three more times to discuss the budget, on Mondays, July 14, 21 and 28, 6 p.m., in the community room of City Hall, 201 Highland Ave. The meetings are open to the public.
During a public meeting Tuesday, July 15, 6 p.m., the Largo Commission will establish the maximum property tax rate to be included in the Pinellas County Truth In Millage, or TRIM, notices.
The commission will review the budget in a work session scheduled for Friday, Aug. 8, 12:30 p.m. After that, both the tax rate and the budget must be passed in two public hearings, scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 4, 6 p.m., and Tuesday, Sept. 16, 6 p.m.
The proposed budget projects a 5 percent increase in property tax revenue. Property values in Largo are projected to increase 3.9 percent, which will make up the majority of the revenue increase.
However, City Manager Mac Craig also recommends increasing the property tax rate, which currently is 5.22 mills, or $5.22 per $1,000 in taxable value. The recommended rate is 5.3 mills or $5.30 per $1,000 in taxable value. The rate increase, on top of increased property values, means the city would collect $945,500 more for the general fund.
The budget for the general fund which is the primary source for police, fire, parks and library operations, among others is projected just over $10.8 million, a 10.8 percent increase over last year.
For the first time since 2008, the city is not projecting any service reductions. In fact, the proposed budget includes staff increases. The city would grow its information technology staff to meet increased technology needs as well as the purchase of a new city website in the upcoming year. The fire rescue and community development departments also would grow to accommodate increased development activity within the city. Finally, the police department is requesting funding for another police officer as well as a part-time library security guard.
While overall personnel and operating costs would increase by about $1.6 million and $2.2 million respectively, the citys total budget for the upcoming year would decrease in the proposed budget. This is primarily because the city plans to spend almost $7.8 million less in capital projects.
City management is not recommending reopening the library on Sundays, which was a goal the commissioners requested last year.
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