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The 50 best movie villains of all time
Go to the dark side with our ranked list of evildoers.
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Movie villains: Leatherface, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Movie villains: Dr. Mabuse, Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922)
Movie villains: Norman Bates, Psycho (1960)
Movie villains: The Wicked Witch of the West, The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Movie villains: Frank Booth, Blue Velvet (1986)
Movie villains: Michael Myers, Halloween (1978)
Movie villains: Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Movie villains: Frank, Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Movie villains: Reverend Harry Powell, The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Movie villains: Darth Vader, Star Wars (1977)
Movie villains: Leatherface, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Leatherface, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Here's what's often missed about this human-skin-wearing killer: He's a sad, lost little boy. Just look at him, nervous and shivering after he makes his kills, worrying about being beaten by his father for destroying the door, or getting teased by his brother. The character might have been based on Wisconsin's notorious Ed Gein, but director Tobe Hooper and actor Gunnar Hansen imbue him with a subtle sense of soul. (A legendary deleted scene has Leatherface sitting before the mirror, applying lipstick and rouge to a cracked, borrowed persona.) Of course, the monster is best known for his artistry with a chain saw: He's on our list for building huge buzz.—Joshua Rothkopf
Dr. Mabuse, Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler (1922)
No one is safe from this mesmeric master of disguise. Director Fritz Lang's silent serial casts the sinister-looking Rudolf Klein-Rogge as a criminal genius. He's a blight on Weimar Germany's wealthy populace, cheating at cards to finance his larcenous schemes and indulging in kidnapping and murder when it suits him. But he's also a direct result of the era's excesses, a malefactor twisting the reigning order to his own nefarious purposes. Lang would pointedly return to this diabolical character in two subsequent films—1933's The Testament of Dr. Mabuse and 1960's The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse—that likewise placed him in counterpoint to charged historical moments.—Keith Uhlich
Norman Bates, Psycho (1960)
Some boys are close to their mothers; let's just say that Norman loves his mom not wisely but too well. Like our No. 10 villain, the character may be loosely based off of serial killer Ed Gein, according to the book's author Robert Bloch, but credit Anthony Perkins for making the gangly caretaker of the Bates Motel seem like he's simply a slightly off version of the boy next door, what with the oddball hobbies and awkwardness around Janet Leigh. All the better to fool viewers once it becomes apparent that Norman is—what's the phrase?—not himself some days. The original slasher-film villain remains a touchstone for using the banality of evil to make audiences loosen their bowels in fright. Not even a handy psychologist's wrap-up can explain away his monstrousness; Norman may not hurt a fly in the last scene, but that death's-head smile at the end suggests that he's far from cured.—David Fear
The Wicked Witch of the West, The Wizard of Oz (1939)
There's a puff of orange smoke, munchkins start screaming and scrambling over the yellow-brick road, and then she appears: a green-skinned hag with a black hat, a broom and a world-class cackle. Margaret Hamilton takes this Grimm's fairy-tale caricature to high-camp levels. (Just try imitating her "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too" line without playing it to the rafters.) But she also turns this nemesis of Dorothy and her friends into a child's worst nightmare come to life, all grasping hands and gothic gloom. Whether she's lusting after her dead sister's ruby slippers or sending flying monkeys to nab our homeward-bound heroes, this witch wears wickedness like a badge of pride.—David Fear
Frank Booth, Blue Velvet (1986)
Lumberton, North Carolina's resident lunatic and No. 1 Roy Orbison fan is a nasty piece of work: a drug dealer and drug addict (what exactly does he keep huffing in that oxygen mask?), a kidnapper, a killer, and a sexual-deviant rapist with tons of Freudian issues. In Dennis Hopper's hands, this bad guy becomes every repressed violent and carnal urge shoved into human form with a leather jacket slapped on it. A star with no shortage of bad-behavior baggage, Hopper already brought a wild-card sense of danger to the role simply by showing up. But the way he infantilizes Frank ("Baby wants to fuck!") and plays up his rage makes the character's pathologies that much more frightening. This guy is pure id, a snarling beast lurking beneath the shiny facade of small-town Americana.—David Fear
Michael Myers, Halloween (1978)
"It was the boogeyman," whispers a shocked Jamie Lee Curtis, her ordeal seemingly over. But Michael Myers is both more—and, in a profound sense, less—in John Carpenter's mythic classic. As former TONY editor Jason Zinoman argues in his fun new horror study Shock Value, the character is a success for being completely hollowed of detail, all the better to project our own fears onto him. He's more ferocious than the shark in Jaws, more blank than a ghost. (The closing credits call him only "The Shape.") Conceptually, you can feel the impact of Michael Myers in everything from Javier Bardem's Oscar-winning killer in No Country for Old Men (see our No. 33) to Ryan Gosling's single-minded man-machine in Drive.—Joshua Rothkopf
Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Anthony Hopkins wasn't the only actor to bring everybody's favorite flesh-eating doctor to life. (Let's give a hat tip to Brian Cox, whose portrayal in 1986's Manhunter came first.) But once the Welsh actor took on the role in The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal "The Cannibal" and Hopkins became inextricably linked; it's impossible to think of the gourmand serial killer without seeing those shining eyes or hearing that insinuating voice mentioning the eating of someone's liver with fava beans and a nice Chianti. From the first moment you see him in Lambs—calmly staring right at you as the camera tracks to his cell—the sense that this genius psychopath is the most dangerous person within a 300-mile radius is immediately apparent. And Hopkins wisely emphasizes Lecter's dominating intellect; this is a man who gets a rush rooting around in people's heads—when he's not eating their brains, that is.—David Fear
Frank, Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
At first, heroic Hollywood icon Henry Fonda didn't want to take the villainous starring role in Sergio Leone's breathtaking spaghetti Western. It was only after the great Italian director insisted in person ("The camera tilts up to the gunman's face and...it's Henry Fonda!" Leone reportedly said) that the actor known mostly for playing relatable everymen took the leap. We're happy he did: From his first iconic scene, where he commits the unpardonable sin of shooting a child in cold blood, Fonda's smooth-shaven gunslinger chills with his unrepentant brutality. There's a world of hate behind those steely blue eyes, which Leone takes every chance to frame in his visionary extreme close-ups.—Keith Uhlich
Reverend Harry Powell, The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The mighty Robert Mitchum angered up for this masterly portrayal of evil in Charles Laughton's underseen American thriller. The character is a money-hungry predator, bent on recovering some stolen loot from the widow of a West Virginia robber. Charming his mark with phony righteousness, he woos and weds her—but two small children are on to him, and, fleeing home, they are pursued by a maniac. Mitchum's howl is as pure and uncut an expression of rage as the screen has delivered; he also coos the traditional hymn "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" in a way that unsettles just as much. Powell's unnerving knuckle tattoos—one for love, one for hate—were paid homage by Spike Lee in Do the Right Thing.—Joshua Rothkopf
Darth Vader, Star Wars (1977)
It says something that, even in light of the atrocious prequels and George Lucas's incessant tweaks to the first three films, we easily agreed our top villain had to be Star Wars' helmet-and-cloak-clad Sith lord. You know you're in the presence of someone legendary when the character emerges through laser-fire smoke in the beloved first movie; he's instantly mythic with his queasily mechanical breath and take-no-prisoners attitude. And it just gets better from there, as anyone who's ever swung a plastic lightsaber or intoned "I find your lack of faith disturbing" can tell you. Congratulations, Darth. You're the one who most makes us want to turn to the dark side.—Keith Uhlich
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Svend Robinson (born March 4, 1952) is a Canadian politician, Canada's first openly homosexual elected official and a prominent activist for gay rights. He was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 until 2004, when he resigned after confessing to committing a theft. He unsuccessfully sought to return to the House in the 2006 federal election.
Early lifeEdit
Robinson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, of Danish descent to Edith Jensen and Wayne Robinson.[1] His father opposed the Vietnam War and brought his family to live in Canada. Under the dual-citizenship provisions of U.S. law, Robinson remains an American. He obtained a law degree from the University of British Columbia and completed post-graduate work at the London School of Economics. In 1972, he married his high-school girlfriend, but they divorced after he told her about his sexuality.
Robinson was the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP) for ridings in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby, British Columbia, the third-largest city in British Columbia.
As the longest-serving British Columbia MP of his time, in office from 1979 to 2004, Svend Robinson is notable for having been the first MP to come out as gay, in spring 1988. He has since been followed by other gay and lesbian politicians in Parliament: Bloc Québécois MP Réal Ménard, fellow New Democrats Libby Davies and Bill Siksay, and Liberal Party of Canada MPs Scott Brison and Mario Silva, as well as Senators Laurier LaPierre and Nancy Ruth.
Robinson ran to succeed Audrey McLaughlin as leader of the NDP at the 1995 NDP leadership convention, but withdrew in favour of Alexa McDonough after the first ballot even though he had received the most votes. Robinson realized that he could not defeat McDonough on the second ballot since most of the votes cast by supporters of third place finisher Lorne Nystrom would have gone to her.
Areas of political and activist involvementEdit
Robinson, a self-described socialist, is commonly regarded as being one of the most left-wing figures in Canadian politics. He is best known for his negative views on American foreign policy, especially towards Cuba, his distrust of corporations and his criticism of Israel and that country's policies. Party leader McDonough removed Robinson's critic responsibility for Middle East issues in 2002 for comments he made about Israel after attempting to meet with Yasser Arafat. Robinson has also been negative towards the Chinese government for its treatment of political dissidents, and for its policies in Tibet.
Robinson was also involved in the Gustafsen Lake Standoff near 100 Mile House; fighting for the right of Sue Rodriguez to commit assisted suicide; the anti-logging protests at Clayoquot Sound; and the protests against the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas during the Summit of the Americas in Quebec City in April 2001. Sometimes he has acted on his political beliefs without legal immunity; in 1994 he was jailed for 14 days for contempt of court regarding his Clayoquot Sound activities. In 1985 he had been fined $750 for similar actions on the Queen Charlotte Islands.
In November 1998, Robinson was injured in a hiking accident on Gabriola Island, breaking his jaw and one ankle. [1]
He was one of the NDP's most prominent MPs, and was particularly popular in his own riding due to the high level of activity of his community offices, and his decision to be open about his sexual orientation while holding political office. Although controversial, he was a respected figure in Canadian progressive and activist circles. His critics saw him as self-righteous and too leftist. The former NDP premier of Ontario Bob Rae (no longer a party member at the time) described Robinson as a "crank." Some have accused Robinson of bias against Israel, and in 2002 suggestions were made that his comments about Israel and the Middle East were anti-Semitic (although no public figure said so openly). Robinson has strongly denied being anti-Jewish. Some Canadian Jews, including Judy Rebick, publicly defended Robinson. [2]
Robinson was involved in the New Politics Initiative and the NDP's renewal process, although he remained committed to the party after the NPI's defeat at the 2001 general convention in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Robinson sponsored an amendment to Canada's hate-crimes law to include hate crimes based on sexual orientation. Opponents of the amendment believe that this amendment provides insufficient safeguards for those who voice their opinions about homosexuality from conscience or from religious beliefs. Robinson claimed that his amendment would not suppress conscientious objection. Some religious groups and civil libertarians oppose the amendment because it will limit their right to free speech. Robinson also drew controversy from religious Canadians in 1999 when he submitted a petition from the Humanist Association of Canada calling for the preamble to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to be amended to remove its mention of God. [3] After which, Robinson was sent to the backbench. [4][5]
In 2003, Liberal Senator Jerry Grafstein suggested that September 11 be designated as "America Day" to commemorate the American victims of September 11, 2001. Robinson proposed that the day also be designated as "Chile Day," to mark the overthrow of Chilean president Salvador Allende's democratically elected government on September 11, 1973. Neither proposal was accepted.
Theft convictionEdit
On April 15, 2004, Robinson confessed to the theft (on April 9) of a ring valued by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at $21,500 CAD. However, other quotes valued the item at $64,000. He claimed the theft was stress-related.
He announced that he was going on a medical leave of absence and was stepping aside as a nominated candidate in the 2004 federal election. He surrendered on April 14, and was formally charged with one count of theft over $5,000 on June 21. On August 6, he pleaded guilty and was ordered to continue receiving psychiatric counselling and perform 100 hours of community service. He was sentenced to a year's probation and 100 hours of community service, but will not have a criminal record, a sentence the Crown described as "appropriate." [6]
Robinson's long-time constituency assistant Bill Siksay was nominated in his place as NDP candidate for Burnaby-Douglas; Siksay won the riding in the federal election in June 2004.
On October 26, 2005, Robinson revealed that he suffers from bipolar disorder. He then explained that he was not making a direct correlation between mental illness and criminal activity and took full responsibility for his actions. [7] He attributed his mental health problems to the 1998 hiking accident.
Recent activitiesEdit
Robinson was an NDP candidate in the 2006 federal election, challenging Liberal MP Hedy Fry in the riding of Vancouver Centre, which had not had an NDP or Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MP since 1949. In December 2005, the Canadian magazine Maclean's featured Robinson on the cover and in an editorial, calling for voters to reject him. [8]. The following month, Robinson's candidacy was endorsed by the Vancouver newspaper The Georgia Straight.[9]. At the election, in which the NDP performed strongly in most British Columbia ridings, Fry easily won re-election. The NDP vote fell by 3.6% and the Liberal vote rose by 3.5%.
Robinson was employed by the British Columbia Government and Service Employees Union as an arbitrator and advocate. He also served on the NDP's federal executive as co-chair of the party's LGBT Committee. [10] It was rumoured that Robinson might be considering a run at provincial politics in the BC riding of Burnaby North.[11]
Robinson has taken a position with trade union federation Public Services International based in Paris, France, where he is moving with his partner Max Riveron.[12]
Awards and recognition Edit
- Award for Human Rights, May 1993 Lambda Foundation.
- The Edith Adamson Award for Leadership in Issues of Conscience in 1995.
- Elena Gil Iberoamerican Award on Ethics, June 1995 Felix Varela Centre.
- Tom Stoddard National Role Model Award, May 1997 presented by PrideFest America.
- Hero Award, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in August 1999 by The Canadian Bar Association.
- Presidents Award, 2003 Canadian Arab Federation.
- Kurdish Human Rights Prize, Adar 2614.
- Panelist at the conference to mark the 20th Anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, discussing "The Making of s.15: Collaboration by Government, Community Activists and Legal Experts."
References Edit
- ↑ Svend Robinson has surgery after hiking accident. CBC.ca (1998-11-13). Archived from the original on 2008-01-23. Retrieved on 2007-07-19.
- ↑ Concordia students hold peaceful Mideast rally. CTV.ca (2002-11-16). Retrieved on 2007-04-31.
- ↑ ""God" and the charter of rights", CBC.ca, 1999-06-07. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. Archived from the original on 2005-03-24.
- ↑ "Svend Robinson has been benched", CBC.ca, 1999-06-09. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. Archived from the original on 2007-03-12.
- ↑ "Robinson disciplined for 'no-God' petition", CBC.ca, 1999-06-09. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. Archived from the original on 2007-03-12.
- ↑ "No jail time for Svend Robinson", CBC.ca, 2004-08-06. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. Archived from the original on 2004-08-08.
- ↑ "Svend Robinson speaks out about illness", CBC.ca, 2005-10-26. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. Archived from the original on 2006-05-22.
- ↑ "Let's Svend him packing", Macleans, 2005-12-19. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.
- ↑ "The Straight slate - Vancouver Centre", The Georgia Straight, 2006-01-19. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.
- ↑ Holman, Sean (2007-03-31). Laugh about it, shout about it. Public Eye Online. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.
- ↑ Canadian Press. "Disgraced former MP moving to France", The Globe and Mail, 2007-04-18. Retrieved on 2007-04-18. Archived from the original on 2007-04-20.


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But Brown Would Reverse, Blocking Health Care for NH
Concord, NH -- As the New Hampshire legislature moves today to pass a bipartisan plan that will expand health care to thousands in the state, former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown is standing with Oil barons and special interests working to reverse progress.
"Scott Brown would block health care for thousands of people in New Hampshire, reversing a bipartisan plan passed by New Hampshire lawmakers who came together to do what's right for New Hampshire, just 'cause, whatever,'" said New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley, repeating Brown's response to the Associated Press reporter asking Brown about his New Hampshire credentials.
Brown is calling for repeal of the federal Affordable Care Act, echoing the talking points of the Koch Brothers and Karl Rove. Repeal of the ACA would end federal funding for New Hampshire's Medicaid Expansion and keep thousands of people from receiving health care.
The Koch Brothers and Karl Rove's corporate interest PAC are pouring millions in dark money into New Hampshire to buy Scott Brown a Senate seat.
"Scott Brown is for Scott Brown and the big out of state oil barons, Wall Street, and the corporate interests that pay for his campaigns and this year are trying to buy him a senate seat," said Buckley. "The people of New Hampshire deserve leaders who will work for them, not Big Oil and Wall Street."
Republican Senate President Chuck Morse praised the bipartisan Medicaid Expansion compromise as "a New Hampshire solution." The New Hampshire Business and Industry Association announced support for expansion, citing that "health care providers aren't reimbursed for treating uninsured patients, which ultimately impacts the amount cost-shifted onto other payers, such as businesses and their employees." The state senate passed expansion with broad bipartisan support including the more than half of the Republican caucus.


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Recovery to take years
The magnitude of the disaster — and the death toll in particular — became clearer with every tale of misery. Mississippi's governor said the number of dead in one county alone could be as high as 80.
"At first light, the devastation is greater than our worst fears. It's just totally overwhelming," Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco said the morning after Katrina howled ashore with winds of 145 mph and engulfed thousands of homes in one of the most punishing storms on record in the United States.
Bill Lokey, an official with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, called Katrina "the most significant natural disaster to hit the United States."
In New Orleans, water began rising in the streets Tuesday morning, swamping an estimated 80% of the city and prompting the evacuation of hotels and hospitals. The water was also rising perilously inside New Orleans' Superdome, and Blanco said the tens of thousands of people now huddled there and other shelters would have to be evacuated as well. (Related story: Two die in Superdome)
"The situation is untenable," Blanco said at a news conference. "It's just heartbreaking."
Because of two levees that broke Tuesday, the city was rapidly filling with water, the governor said. She also said the power could be out for a long time, and the storm broke a major water main, leaving the city without drinkable water. Also, looting broke out in some neighborhoods.
New Orleans lies mostly below sea level and is protected by a network of pumps, canals and levees. Officials began using helicopters to drop 3,000-pound sandbags onto one of the levees, hoping to close the breach.
All day, rescuers were also seen using helicopters to drop lifelines to victims and pluck them from the roofs of homes cut off by floodwaters. The Coast Guard said it rescued some 1,200 people.
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said hundreds, if not thousands, of people may still be stuck on roofs roofs and in attics, and so rescue boats were bypassing the dead.
"We're not even dealing with dead bodies," Nagin said. "They're just pushing them on the side."
National Guardsmen brought in people from outlying areas to New Orleans' Superdome in the backs of big 2 1/2-ton Army trucks. Louisiana's wildlife enforcement department also brought people in on the backs of their pickups. Some were wet, some were in wheelchairs, some were holding babies and nothing else.
Nevertheless, it was clear the death toll would rise sharply, with one survivor after another telling of friends and loved ones who floated off or disappeared as the floodwaters rose around them.
"I talked with paramedics that are on the scene and the devastation is so great that they won't quit counting (bodies) for a while," said Mark Williams, operations supervisor for an ambulance service along the Mississippi coast.
Along the coast, tree trunks, downed power lines and trees, and chunks of broken concrete in the streets prevented rescuers from reaching victims. Swirling water in many areas contained hidden dangers. Crews worked to clear highways. Along one Mississippi highway, motorists themselves used chainsaws to remove trees blocking the road.
Tens of thousands of people will need shelter for weeks if not months, said Mike Brown, director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. And once the floodwaters go down, "it's going to be incredibly dangerous" because of structural damage to homes, diseases from animal carcasses and chemicals in homes, he said.
An estimated 40,000 people were in American Red Cross shelters along the Gulf Coast.
Officials warned people against trying to return to their homes, saying that would only interfere with the rescue and recovery efforts.
Looting broke out in Biloxi and in New Orleans, in some cases in full view of police and National Guardsmen. On New Orleans' Canal Street, the main thoroughfare in the central business district, looters sloshed through hip-deep water and ripped open the steel gates on the front of several clothing and jewelry stores.
"The looting is out of control. The French Quarter has been attacked," said Jackie Clarkson, a New Orleans councilwoman. "We're using exhausted, scarce police to control looting when they should be used for search and rescue."
Deputy Police Chief Warren Riley said that in one case, a looter shot and wounded another looter.
More than 1,600 Mississippi National Guardsmen were activated to help with the recovery, and the Alabama Guard sent 800 of its soldiers to Mississippi as well.
In New Orleans, a city of 480,000 that was mostly evacuated over the weekend as Katrina closed in, those who stayed behind faced another, delayed threat: rising water. Failed pumps and levees apparently sent water from Lake Pontchartrain coursing through the streets.
The rising water forced one New Orleans hospital to move patients to the Superdome, where some 10,000 people had taken shelter, and prompted the staff of New Orleans' Times-Picayune newspaper to abandon its offices, authorities said. Hotels were evacuated as well as the water kept rising.
Downtown streets that were relatively clear in the hours after the storm were filled with 1 to 1 1/2 feet of water Tuesday morning. Water was knee-deep around the Superdome. Canal Street was literally a canal. Water lapped at the edge of the French Quarter. Clumps of red ants floated in the gasoline-fouled waters downtown.
"It's a very slow rise, and it will remain so until we plug that breach. I think we can get it stabilized in a few hours," said Terry Ebbert, New Orleans' homeland security chief.
Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi said there were unconfirmed reports of up to 80 deaths in Harrison County — which includes devastated Gulfport and Biloxi — and the number was likely to rise. An untold number of people were also feared dead in Louisiana. At least five other deaths across the Gulf Coast were blamed on Katrina.
"We know that there is a lot of the coast that we have not been able to get to," Barbour said on NBC's Today Show. "I hate to say it, but it looks like it is a very bad disaster in terms of human life."
As for the death toll in Louisiana, Blanco said only: "We have no counts whatsoever, but we know many lives have been lost."
At the Superdome, someone died after plunging from an upper level of the stadium, Ebbert said. He said the person probably jumped.
The biggest known cluster of deaths was at the Quiet Water Beach apartments in Biloxi, a red-brick beachfront complex of about 100 units. Harrison County, Miss., emergency operations center spokesman Jim Pollard said about 30 people died there.
"This is our tsunami," Mayor A. J. Holloway of Biloxi, Miss., told The Biloxi Sun Herald.
Joy Schovest, 55, was in the apartment complex with her boyfriend, Joe Calvin, when the water began rising. They stayed despite a mandatory evacuation order.
"The water got higher and higher," she said, breaking into tears. "It pushed all the doors open and we swam out. We grabbed a lady and pulled her out the window and then we swam with the current. It was terrifying. You should have seen the cars floating around us. We had to push them away when we were trying to swim."
Teresa Kavanagh, 35, of Biloxi, shook her head is disbelief as she took photographs of the damage in her hometown.
"Total devastation. Apartment complexes are wiped clean. We're going to rebuild, but it's going to take long time. Houses that withstood Camille are nothing but slab now," she said. Hurricane Camille killed 256 people in Louisiana and Mississippi in 1969.
The hurricane knocked out power to millions of people from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, and authorities said it could be two months before electricity is restored to everyone.
Oil prices jumped by more than $3 a barrel on Tuesday, climbing above $70 a barrel, amid uncertainty about the extent of the damage to the Gulf region's refineries and drilling platforms.
By midday Tuesday, Katrina was downgraded to a tropical depression, with winds around 35 mph. It was moving northeast through Tennessee at around 21 mph.
Forecasters said that as the storm moves north over the next few days, it could swamp the Tennessee and Ohio valleys with a potentially ruinous 8 inches or more of rain. On Monday, Katrina's remnants spun off tornadoes and other storms in Georgia that smashed dozens of buildings and were blamed for at least one death.
According to preliminary assessments by AIR Worldwide Corp., a risk assessment company, the insurance industry faces as much as $26 billion in claims from Katrina. That would make Katrina more expensive than the previous record-setting storm, Hurricane Andrew, which caused some $21 billion in insured losses in 1992 to property in Florida and along the Gulf Coast.
Anne Anderson said she lost her family home in Gulfport.
"My family's an old Mississippi family. I had antiques, 150 years old or more, they're all gone. We have just basically a slab," she told NBC. She added: "Behind us we have a beautiful sunrise and sunset, and that is going to be what I'm going to miss the most, sitting on the porch watching those."
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Taking its cue from media giants like Netflix, Facebook, and YouTube, startup Bibblio recognizes that high-quality recommendation is the future of content consumption.
Startup of the week: Bibblio
The Bookseller, 12 August 2016
As champions of the Time Well Spent movement, the team behind London-based search and recommendation platform Bibblio aims to "change lifelong learning for the better."
Podcast: How to think about learning and intelligence, with Mads Holmen
MetaLearn, 2 August 2016
We discuss a wide range of topics, including the difference between learning and education, whether there's an ideal curriculum for the 21st Century and the nature of intelligence by drawing insights from the nature vs nurture debate.
#LondonIsOpen and so is Bibblio
Bibblio, 20 July 2016
Full page article in Chinese-speaking UK Education Weekly
UK Education Weekly, 8 July 2016
Focus less on tech and more on outcomes, urge ed tech leaders
The PIE, 29 June 2016
Infrastructure, teacher training gaps and even irrelevant technology are hindering real expansion of technological solutions to some of education's biggest challenges globally, voiced ed tech leaders at EdTechXEurope this month.
43 websites the world uses to learn
Bibblio Newsletter, 7 June 2016
Bibblio stands up and stands out in March. We've been shining a spotlight on your social media channels and the robotic overlords that decide what you're fed. Do you really know?
Founder and CEO Mads Holmen presents Bibblio at ASU GSV Summit 2016
San Diego, USA, 19 April 2016
Stop wasting time in the attention economy
Digital Book World, 13 April 2016
For many people, web browsers and phone screens have grown to become the main sources of information. To that end, there's a constant and massive stream of media arriving on our screens.
New platform improves content discovery for publisher catalogues
What's New in Publishing, 24 March 2016
The digital world is overloaded with information. The challenge for publishers is to focus their efforts on content discovery rather than distribution.
Bibblio on 'Popularity vs. Diversity'
RKCR/Y&R, 21 March 2016
Last Thursday, our office buddy and Sparkplug incubated startup, Bibblio, blogged an interesting read for Medium on recommender systems and the algorithms they use.
At what cost popularity?
Bibblio Newsletter, 19 March 2016
Bibblio stands up and stands out in March. We've been shining a spotlight on your social media channels and the robotic overlords that decide what you're fed. Do you really know?
Innovate UK awards £200,000 prize to UK data startups
Computer Business Review, 11 March 2016
Awarded to the winners of the Intelligent Data Insights contest, six entrepreneurs will get up to £35,000 and work with leading companies to develop prototypes to address data challenges.
Six start-ups get data opportunity
brand-e, 8 March 2016
Innovate UK has given six start-ups emerging from the IC tomorrow Intelligent Data Insights contest the opportunity to work with leading firms to develop prototypes to deal with a number of data challenges.
Important improvements to Bibblio
Bibblio Newsletter, 24 February 2016
We've launched a new service that allows publishers and institutions to automatically map the connections of every item in their catalogue and receive smart content recommendations out the other end.
Reinventing the Library
EdTech Trends, 31 January 2016
London EdTech start-up Bibblio is curating digital content to create a 21st century learning experience. "I think education sometimes gets a bad rep, a lot of people seem to think it hasn't changed..."
Bibblio's Christmas Message
Bibblio Newsletter, 24 December 2015
We've had an amazing year, going from strength to strength as a small start-up with a big vision to make the world's learning materials more discoverable.
Trees vs Networks - A new metaphor for knowledge
Bibblio Newsletter, 20 November 2015
From tracing Charles Darwin's Tree of Life to mapping the articles of the Wikipedia network, visualising complex systems has become much more intricate, bringing with it benefits and drawbacks.
60 YouTube channels that will make you smarter
Bibblio Newsletter, 11 September 2015
YouTube has many great channels that can teach anyone practically anything. We've compiled a list of the 60 smartest channels out there...
Bibblio part of Edtech Europe Innovation Track
Edtech Europe, 9 June 2015
Edtech Europe 2015 brings together the movers and shakers from the European and global education technology communities.
Pitch chance for Bibblio at The London Co-Investment Fund
London Co-Investment Fund, 28 May 2015
Edtech startup Bibblio was amongst a small group of London businesses who qualified to pitch at The London Co-Investment Fund's prestigious demo day.
Milken-Penn prize considers Bibblio best European edtech startup
University of Pennsylvania, 13 May 2015
The University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education and The Milken Family Foundation announced the winners of their Education Business Plan Competition for 2015.
BISG's Best New Edtech Startup accolade for Bibblio
Book Industry Study Group, 28 April 2015
BISG's Higher Ed Conference 2015: Adapt, Learn, Innovate was a focused, half-day conference on the most promising trends in the development and dissemination of higher ed learning tools and course materials...
Bibblio is SXSWedu Edtech All Star
SXSWedu, 12 March 2015
Founder Mads Holmen represented Bibblio at SXSWedu's Texas-based conference, presenting the startup's findings on knowledge discovery.
Bibblio Texas-bound for SXSWedu
Bibblio Newsletter, 1 March 2015
Running off the back of Bibblio's success at Bett 2015, the next stop is the stateside SXSWedu event in Austin, Texas.
Bett 2015
MediaTaylor, 29 January 2015
BETT 2015 was the biggest and baddest edtech show on the planet; forget FETC and ISTE (just for educators), GSV/ASU (for edtech startups & deals) and SXSWedu (parties and ….parties) – BETT is the bomb.
Bibblio at BETT Futures
Bett Futures, 27 January 2016
Bibblio tech aims to set learning free
TechCityInsider, 19 January 2015
Edtech startup Bibblio has created a marketplace for learning content. It sources the best content from established providers and new players alike on YouTube, Soundcloud, bloggers and more, and puts them in one place.
Brain food for the holidays
Bibblio Newsletter, 23 December 2014
The holidays are almost upon us, so here's one last quality selection of the web's best to fascinate you when sofa-bound, full of treats and testing your new tablet!
Bibblio - OER Showcase
OER Wales, 14 December 2014
The Open University has over 700 videos on Bibblio and will be sharing audio content soon; and this material will be grouped into 'collections' to help direct learners to additional items that will interest them.
We had a great view from the Summit
Bibblio Newsletter, 10 November 2014
We came, we spoke, we exhibited. The Bibblio founders are back from an amazing week at the Web Summit 2014. 20,000 people descended upon Dublin for Europe's biggest tech event.
Learning in the digital age: A new idea for curated content
BBC, 16 October 2014
Is online education as effective as traditional methods of learning? Can MOOCs really replace the lecture theatre? And do we learn better when we're studying in our own time, on our own computer, rather than in a classroom?
You'll love our three major gear changes
Bibblio Newsletter, 16 October 2014
We've listened to your feedback and revamped the collections page, built a Chrome extension so you can add content whilst browsing and lastly, thanks to your votes, we've won a guest speaker slot at Dublin's Web Summit!
A first look at Bibblio.org
BBC College of Journalism, 6 October 2014
VIDEO: James Harrod interviews Mads Holmen, co-founder of Bibblio.org to find out more about the new curated content and learning platform.
Must-hear stories from the finest minds
Bibblio Newsletter, 1 October 2014
The Future of StoryTelling is back! This epic invitation-only summit kicks off today in New York. Media and tech visionaries from around the world have gathered to make sense of our digital existence and eloquently present their wisdom.
Startup of the Week - Bibblio
Startacus, 24 September 2014
Whilst formal education has its place, there can be no denying that the internet has opened up a whole new way of learning for us all.
Ditch The Virals And Expand Your Mind Online
Phoenix, 12 September 2014
For as long as I can remember, I have been interested in learning. I suppose I was a strange kid. I wasn't just fascinated with new knowledge; I wanted to go one step deeper.
Great minds, weird places and confused meanings
Bibblio Newsletter, 10 September 2014
SciShow is an amazing science-related video channel that takes a wry look at the latest discoveries, the bizarre and the debunked. They've packaged these bite-sized clips into Bibblio Collections for your enjoyment.
Bibblio: Social and Open Learning Tool Launches in time for the New Academic Year
EdTechReview, 27 August 2014
Leading academics are backing Bibblio.org to enhance the way all students and educators access and share learning resources on the web.
Bibblio and the Imperial College doctor's mind-blowing LSD experiments
Bibblio Newsletter, 21 August 2014
Bibblio is helping Dr Robin Carhart-Harris and Imperial College London to spread the word about their revolutionary and controversial research into psychedelics to treat severe depression.
Bibblio: democratizing education online
Humans Invent by Sharp Corporation, 21 August 2014
The internet and formal education don't always go hand-in-hand, but Bibblio co-founder Mads Holmen believes his new website could harmonise the relationship between the two.
New platform invites us to learn from the finest minds, for free
Bibblio Press Release, 18 August 2014
Bibblio bridges the divide between the rising costs of formal education and the abundance of free quality content to support further learning.
Education vs Learning a success
Bibblio Newsletter, 31 July 2014
What an amazing response we've had for our first blog piece on setting learning free! It has been viewed 1.4k times, receiving over 900 Facebook likes, with numerous shares, tweets, pins and +1s.
Learning set free with The Open University
Bibblio Newsletter, 24 July 2014
We're chuffed to announce a deal with The OU, we've put pen to paper and further articulated the Bibblio philosophy via our new blog, and we continue to beaver away on fresh features, improvements and bug fixes.
OU becomes first UK university to extend free learning to Bibblio
The Open University, 17 July 2014
The OU is cementing its place as a world-leader in innovation and access to education by being the first UK university to launch its video content on the brand new channel Bibblio.
We have launched! - Making the most of Bibblio
Bibblio Newsletter, 8 July 2014
On 2nd July we officially launched Bibblio to the world! The evening was a great success, with an excellent guest speaker from The Open University and an enthused audience. Thank you to those who came and for all of your feedback so far.
Top 12 startups from London
The Summit Dublin, 7 July 2014
While all startups differ in products, ideas and much more, there are also defining features which tie them together. This group of startups cover areas from music to learning, boating to payments, 3D to Social Networking – yet they are all tied together by geography.
Campus Startup Spotlight on Bibblio
Google Campus, 1 July 2014
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Venture Stage Cohort 2016
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Cognitive Learning Systems Winner 2016
Milken-Penn GSE Venture Path 2015
SXSWedu EdTech All Star 2015
Best New EdTech Startup 2015
Cohort 2015
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Nissan Leaf Range Issues Investigated by Third Party
Nissan is set to put into motion a third-party investigation into some Nissan Leaf owners claims that their battery packs have been losing range, and aging too quickly.
Owners of Leaf electric vehicles in Phoenix, Ariz. have been experiencing problems with their Leaf vehicles, due to the high heat. Nissan admits that its lithium-ion battery will begin to lose charge capacity over time, saying that after five years of use, 80 percent charge should still be possible. Seven Phoenix Leaf owners however, have experienced the same amount of loss in just a couple of years.
The investigation was announced on the Leaf owners website, by senior vice president of research and development, Carla Bailo. It has been requested by Nissan that EV advocate and former GM marketing manager Chelsea Sexton form a worldwide group to investigate the issue independently of Nissan. Nissan has already inspected the affected Leaf vehicles themselves, and they claim that all of them have higher that average mileage.
With a new $1.6 billion investment ready to be poured into mass-producing the Leaf and its battery pack, Nissan wants all controversy around the car cleared.
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Waiting for a donor organ can be a stressful experience, especially because the amount of time you'll have to wait is unknown. There are many things you can do to prepare yourself while you wait for a donor lung to become available. Changing your lifestyle before your transplant will help you adjust after the transplant.
Below are some guidelines to follow.
How can I prepare myself while I'm waiting for my transplant?
Take care of your health
Try to stay as healthy as possible by carefully following the recommendations of the Lung Transplant Team. Take your medicines as they are prescribed and notify your transplant coordinator if antibiotics are prescribed, if your steroid dose changes, or if you are hospitalized for any reason.
Follow the dietary guidelines provided by your dietitian
Weight management is very important while waiting for your transplant. Your dietitian will recommend a weight range for you to maintain. We require that you quit drinking alcohol, especially if you drank heavily in the past (2 or more drinks per day, including beer and wine).
Perform your breathing exercises and maintain your exercise program, as directed by your doctor
Stop and rest if you experience any discomfort, shortness of breath, or chest pain during any activity. A physical therapist can work with you to plan and develop an exercise program that will give you the greatest benefit before and after transplantation. Continue your enrollment in a local pulmonary rehabilitation program and remain firm in your commitment to the program.
Keep all of your appointments with your health care providers
Until your transplant, you will meet with the transplant pulmonologist and transplant coordinator every 2 months in order to evaluate your overall health.
Make sure you are available
It is important for the Lung Transplant Team to know how to get in touch with you at all times. Your Transplant Team should have the telephone numbers of where you can be reached 24 hours a day, as well as the names and telephone numbers of family members who can reach you.
You must obtain a pager or cell phone so we may contact you immediately should organs become available for your transplant. We encourage you to purchase a telephone answering machine with remote access so you can check your messages frequently when you are away from the telephone. Be sure to inform us of your pager and/or cell phone numbers. If you plan to be out of town (even for one day), give a phone number to the transplant coordinator. Your transplant coordinator might recommend that you stay within a certain geographic range.
Be prepared with transportation
When you are placed on the organ waiting list, your first responsibility is to plan how to get to Cleveland Clinic as soon as you are notified that a lung is available. Prepare yourself for this call by making the necessary arrangements for transportation well in advance.
If you live more than 1½ hours away from Cleveland Clinic, the transplant coordinator on call will arrange transportation for you and one family member.
If you live less than 1½ hours away from Cleveland Clinic, you must prepare to have transportation available any time, day or night.
Be prepared by packing your bags in advance
You'll need to be ready to leave as soon as you get the call that a lung is available.
Be sure to include your insurance information and a 24-hour supply of medicine. If you need oxygen, make sure you have enough to get you to and from the hospital (in case the surgery is canceled).
All necessities, such as pajamas and bedding, are provided and laundered for you. However, you might prefer to bring your own pajamas, slippers, robe, or other comfortable clothing (provided you have someone to do your laundry for you). Please bring your toothbrush, toothpaste, and any other toiletries you might need.
You should expect to stay in the hospital 2 to 3 weeks.
Because the hospital is not responsible for lost or stolen personal items, please do not pack valuable jewelry, credit cards, checks, or large amounts of cash.
You also might want to pack a book, magazine and a family picture or other comforting reminder of home to keep at your bedside.
Learn all you can about the transplantation process and ask for support
Ask your social worker about support groups and other resources so you can receive more information and learn about other transplant recipients - experiences.
Occupy yourself
If possible, don't turn your back on your favorite activities. You can spend the time doing what you enjoy. Now might be a perfect time to learn a new hobby or continue your old hobbies. The time will pass quickly if you spend it doing things you enjoy.
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About ALMC
About ALMC
ALMC is an asset management company with approximately €1bn of assets under management and presence in three locations, Copenhagen, London and Reykjavik. Deutsche Bank AG, Amsterdam Branch, in its capacity as custodian on behalf of Thingvilir B.V., represents over 99% of ALMC's share capital.
- ALMC, formerly known as Straumur-Burdaras Investment Bank, was an investment bank which went into moratorium in March 2009 following the global financial turmoil and the collapse of the Icelandic financial sector
- During the moratorium period, which lasted until August 2010, the Company ceased its investment banking activities and downsized the operation. Significant time and effort was spent on protecting value of the Company's assets, restructuring the finances of the Company and developing a composition proposal
- Over 99% of the Company's creditors approved on the composition proposal in July 2010. The composition became effective in August same year after being approved by the Icelandic Courts. Consequently, the existing share capital was cancelled and the Company's unsecured creditors converted their claims to zero-coupon bonds and shares
- The Company's business plan is to maximise returns for the Company's creditors and shareholders in a managed work-out of the Company's assets
- Over 50% of ALMC's shareholders acquired their stakes after March 2009 and are committed to support the company to achieve the highest possible returns on their investment


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Wanna hear a sad/embarrassing story? Back when I was first getting into makeup (you know…like a few years ago) I walked into a MAC store for the first time and was totally mesmerized by their eyeshadow looks. No surprise there, right? Every artist's eyes were flawlessly painted – almost airbrush like. Someone comes up to me and asks if they can help… Read More
Nordstrom Rack's Beauty Buys. Must Haul All.
O.M.G….if you knew this and didn't tell me, I'm taking away one of our friendship stars. Did y'all know that Nordstrom Rack had beauty products? How did I NOT know this? I mean, yeah….I've been to Nordstrom Rack several times and have been mesmerized by their affordable prices for shoes. So yeah. Maybe that's why I didn't notice the beauty… Read More
Palette Lovin': e.l.f.'s 24K eyeshadow palette collections. How fancy!
Okay, promise you won't hate me too much for this one, okay? There are a handful of posts that I meant to draft and publish before the holiday season but totally forgot to do so. Because of that, this particular palette is no longer available. And normally I wouldn't even feature it BUT the good news is, there are several… Read More
Palette Lovin': Black Opal Hana's Pot of Gold
Is it just me or do you think of leprechauns when you think of a pot of gold too? Leprechauns freak me out, y'all. Seriously. Somehow, I've managed to not get freaked out over this darling little palette of wondrous eyeshadow. This is an online exclusive so if you find yourself heavily lusting over it, you may need to go ahead and get your… Read More
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Ooooh Make Up For Ever lovers…where are youuuu? I've been in love with Make Up For Ever for many years now. They do everything perfectly. I'm even in love with their foundation and that says a lot considering I don't like many foundations. This season, Make Up For Ever's Wild & Chic palette is stealing hearts and pulling out wallets…. Read More
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I liked the facilities and did not mind the walk to and from the different areas. The dining room buffet was really good. Baggage service was slow. We had to call twice for baggage pickup upon checkout.
Very nice, beautyfull hotell, perfect spa, good food, excellent view Spa shouldn't be accessible for kids under 16
Nature, silence and the most idea of all of that working together with luxury and design. The hotel is not finished yet.
full absence or service, from reseption up to a beach.
novi spa was a beautiful hotel, even though it is still under development there are many things to do and see. the restaurants and bar served lovely food and drinks. i loved the indoor and outdoor salt water swimming pool, everything is state of the art and you feel very special staying there, the rooms are modern and beds very comfy. it was particularly difficult to be served in the bar even though there were only about 10 people there that night. she did however make a-class cocktails that were worth the wait in the end
Luxury, well designed and spacious apartments. Wide range of sport and wellness facilities (tennis, bike, volleyball, water sports, spa..). Numerous and nice indoor / outdoor pools with enough sun beds. Very nice gardens around the new apartment areas. Limited, insufficient number of sun umbrellas at the beach / pools. Some parts of the resort (e.g.: around the tennis courts or around the Spa) are uncared with uncomplete construction areas.
i liked the food, the staff came in really handy when i nned to get help with the local area, and they all treated me and my family like people i wish the hotel was a little more knowledgable about the other areas and where actual sandy/soft beaches were located. and if the website sayd that there is going to be bathroom supplys, to make sure before the guest arrive that there actually is supplys in the rooms.
comfort only. It seems food is good but too expensive. beach is far and a lot of infrastructure work to be done.
Spa is very nice and pool,restoran kukuriku and lounge bar,room is also comfortable Many thing,staff is not proffesional,missing staff,confusion every where,
Best hospitality I have ever experienced. The guest is the main priority in this homely, intimate hotel. For a nominal cost we were cooked a gorgeous 3 course traditional Croatian meal. Not a typical hotel - Japodi manages to combine the atmosphere of a family B&B with the high quality of a hotel. Beautiful surroundings and very close to countless natural attractions. Owners are very helpful in providing information on the area and fascinating anecdotes. topped off by a very friendly and welcoming golden retriever (Don). An unforgettable stay.
Special is the word that comes to mind when we think back on our stay at Agrotourism Japodi. Robert and Jagoda are not only two of the nicest people we've ever met. They are the perfect combination of gourmet cooks, wine and Croatia experts, and just great people. We've never felt more like we were staying with old friends than we did during our stay. The food they cooked was some of the best and freshest we've ever had. The rooms are great and the feel is so comfortable. Sitting and chatting on the big comfy sofas was great. Our only regret was not being able to stay longer. We're not big on repeats in our travels, since there is so much in the world to see, but this place and these people are an exception to that. We plan to visit our fiends at Agrotourism Japodi again!
Hotel Ravna Gora was met our needs perfectly! The hotel is right off of the highway, so you do not even need to pay the toll to exit. The room was incredibly clean and had a simple but pleasant design. This hotel is perfect for a quick stop while traveling.
The room was unusually spacious, everything new and modern including the bathroom, all very clean. We arrived late at night and could still check in. Had a nice and filling breakfast downstairs in the cafeteria for 35 HRK extra. Staff spoke English.
nice, new hotel, located at Tiffon Gas Station directly on highway A6
The hotel is on the highway, at the Ravna Gora rest area, and thus ideal for a stop-over on a long trip. The building is new and the rooms are simple and clean. The hotel info incorrectly gives the GPS coordinates in the village of Ravna Gora - ignore those coordinates and do not get off at the Ravna Gora exit (if coming from Rijeka)


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Atelier Hotel, Gardone Riviera
- Free breakfast and free WiFi
Main amenities
- 10 guestrooms
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Rooftop terrace
- Self parking
- Business center
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Laundry service
- Meeting room
- TV in a common area
- Free breakfast and free WiFi
For families
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Private bathroom
- Television
What's around
- Vittoriale degli Italiani (0.4 mi / 0.6 km)
- Museo Il Divino Infante (0.5 mi / 0.9 km)
- Giardino Botanico Fondazione Andre Heller (0.7 mi / 1.2 km)
- Rimbalzello Adventure (0.8 mi / 1.3 km)
- Church of Sant'Andrea (1.8 mi / 2.9 km)
Atelier Hotel, Gardone Riviera
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Hotel size
- This hotel has 10 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 5 floors
- Check-in time 3 PM-10 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Pets allowed
Extra people
- Roll-away beds available, charges may apply*
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Self parking *
- Free nearby parking
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In the hotel
- Free breakfast
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Room service
- Business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 40
- One meeting room
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Elevator/lift
- Rooftop terrace
- Television in common areas
In the room
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Down comforter
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Sofa bed
- Sofa bed size twin
- Individually decorated
- Individually furnished
- Private bathroom
- Rainfall showerhead
- Shower only
- Bidet
- Hair dryer
- Cable/satellite TV channels
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
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All guests, including children, must be present at check-in and show their government-issued photo ID card or passport.
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
A tax is imposed by the city and is collected at the hotel. This tax does not apply to stays in April or to children under 16 years of age. Please note that exemptions may apply. For further details, please contact the property using the information contained in the confirmation received after booking.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 0.80 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 16 years of age.
Optional extras
Late check-out can be arranged for an extra charge of EUR 50
Self parking costs EUR 10 per day
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
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Newly elected liberal Democrat James Webb of Virginia was handsomely rewarded for not answering questions of the Capitol Police as to who's loaded gun and three clips of ammunition the Senator's aid was carrying onto government property, the Russell Senate Office Building.
So US Senator James Webb technically didn't't have to lie to the capitol police, he just refused to answer. And for a Democrat that is a smart move. This new Democrat controlled Senate has some sharp people in it and Senator James Webb certainly is one of them. Refusing to answer is always better than lying.
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While Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is being hammered in the main street media for not answering loaded questions from US Senators about his legal right to terminate US Attorney's under his control, Senator Webb skates on a gun charge by refusing to tell police who's gun it was his aid was sneaking into the Senate building.
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CSN: You have a home in East Grand Rapids. Would the Detroit Red Wings be a possibility?
Knuble: We are going back that way and we are going to live in Michigan, probably the rest of our lives, or at least until the kids go to school and are out of college. Detroit would be a neat story since I was drafted there. I'll make no secret about that. That would be a nice way to come back around. You don't have that luxury, but maybe a team has a hole and I can fill fit for a year until a prospect develops.I said this before and I still stand by it, I think getting Knuble back to Detroit makes a lot of sense and would be great for both parties. Of course, I'm saying this as a filler guy, not a big move, but just something I think helps complete a team with Zach up front and Ryan on the blueline. He's a great leader and I think he's shown to be the right kind of personality of guys that Detroit wants.
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The SSD Anthology: Understanding SSDs and New Drives from OCZby Anand Lal Shimpi on March 18, 2009 12:00 AM EST
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Disappointed, I went back to OCZ
OCZ was worried. The last time I reviewed one of their SSDs I was truthful about it, and it hurt their sales considerably. Customers were returning drives, and to OCZ's credit, they stepped up and even accepted some returns themselves - something that most manufacturers wouldn't have done. Regardless what they had told me, there was some admission of fault there. Those JMicron drives were nothing short of crap.
As soon as OCZ started getting word that I wasn't pleased with Vertex, they went into a state of panic. These drives all do very well in synthetic HDD tests like HDTach and ATTO, that's generally all they're reviewed in, so that's all they're tested in. But now OCZ was hearing that the Vertex wasn't passing some of my tests and they had no idea what it was failing or why.
I tend to do a good job of keeping what tests I run secret until the review is published, so there isn't any unfair optimization. I purposefully introduce new tests to our performance suites to help keep manufacturers honest and optimizing for real world usage scenarios rather than specific benchmarks. OCZ had no idea what I was running, but they knew that the Vertex wasn't doing well.
Summit on the other hand was performing just fine, but that's an expensive drive. Vertex was supposed to be good, it should've been good, there's no reason for it to be performing this poorly. I ran the infamous iometer test to see what was going on:
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How on earth is this acceptable at all? Average latency of 48.2ms and a maximum latency as bad as the Apex and G.Skill Titan drives? I've heard some SSD vendors dismiss the iometer results but let me caution you against that. What these numbers are telling us is that on average, when your OS goes to write a 4KB file somewhere on your drive, it'll take nearly 50ms. That's 4.5x longer than a 5400 RPM 2.5" notebook drive and that's the average case. What part of that sounds acceptable? Anyone who tells you otherwise is delusional.
I thought for sure that the drive was broken and that we'd made no progress since last fall. But the drive hadn't launched yet, while there were glowing reviews of it, no one had wasted any money. I wrote an email to Ryan Petersen, OCZ's CEO. I described my findings and told him that while the Vertex's performance was better than any of the JMicron solutions, it was unacceptable for anything other than perhaps extremely light, single-tasking usage.
I told him it sucked. He said that wasn't fair. We argued over email but he came back and asked me what I needed to see to make the drive better.
I told him I'd need an average response time in the sub-1ms range and a max latency no worse than Intel's 94ms. I didn't think it would be possible. I was prepared for OCZ to hate me once more. He told me to give him a couple of days.
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Regarding the shill tshen83 who claims that Anandtech cost the drive manufacturers millions of dollars in sales.
If that is true, Anandtech has saved customers millions of dollars.
Anandtech should care more about their readers losses than drive manufacturer losses. If Anandtech was a site for drive manufacturers and their shills we wouldn't be reading it.
To me, if the SSD drive manufacturers lose money, it's their own fault for building crap that has higher write latencies than old fashioned drives with metal discs spinning at 7200RPM or slower. Not anandtech's.
I can get higher sequential reads and writes by using RAID on old fashioned drives. It is much harder to get lower latency. So Anandtech did the right thing for OCZ.
Lastly, there might be a way of making your windows machine stutter less even with a crap SSD. Note: I haven't tested the actual effect on an SSD because I don't have an SSD.
Basically by default when Windows accesses a file on NTFS, it will WRITE to the directory the time of the access. Yep, it writes when it opens files and directories (which are just special files). That might explain the stuttering people see. For a lot of things, Windows has to open files.
Warning! There are reasons why some people or programs would want to know the last access time of files. Me and my programs don't (and I doubt most people would).
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poohbear - Sunday, April 26, 2009 - linkBrilliant article and very informative on these emerging technology. I wont be buying one anytime soon @ their prices, but good to know we'll FINALLY be replacing convential HDD which are the one component that have been pretty much the same since as far back as i can remember
"SSDs have +5 armor immunity to random access latency"
rofl that's the best analogy i've seen on a hardware review site. is every comp geek a RPG geek @ heart? Reply
Gootch - Sunday, April 19, 2009 - linkGreat article. Realy made me understand what I need to look at before making the plunge. Mistakes and all, my compliments. As for value between the now seemingly drastically improved Vertex vs the X25-M, I compared prices between the two and per Gb, the Intell product for say an 80 Gb drive is Can $5.86/Gb, while the OCZ 60 Gb SSD is Can $6.81/Gb. Now that we are no longer comparing apples and oranges, I think we need to point out that the Intel product is not only faster and maintains it's performance edge better, but it is cheaper per Gb. At least in Canada. I have many OCZ products and I love the company and it's customer support. I can only hope that they will make their SSDs more competitive in the near future, because most consumers will pay the extra 70 bucks and go with the X25 when they pay attention to the numbers, both performance and price. Reply
Baffo - Saturday, April 11, 2009 - linkI could forsee a whole host of issues with encrypting SSD drives, not the least of which is essentially making the drive completely "used" outside of the drive slack space - which would be a temporary reprieve for the reasons discussed in this article. However, I could also see potential performance and lifetime issues since modern encryption uses streaming ciphers (e.g. an entire encrypted block - which may or may not conform to the physical block size will be changed for even one bit change within the block itself). Has anyone looked at the resultant effect on performance due to using encryption - it would be good to compare say Bitlocker, PGP, Checkpoint, and an open source encryption solution (Crypt or something like that?). This could actually become a real driver for moving to on-drive encryption where it would have the opportunity to optimize the encrpytion for the pro/cons of the SSD architecture. Reply
brandensilva - Friday, April 10, 2009 - linkGreat article! I respect that OCZ made the necessary changes to make this drive work. I'd rather take a slightly slower drive if it meant consistent performance.
If my hard drive started to stutter I'd flip out! I'm glad that they took the feedback and instead of selling faulty drives, that would ultimately hurt their brand, they decided to go back to the drawing board and iron out the kinks. I'm not expecting them to compare to Intel's 25-M per price or performance. They don't have nearly the cash or manufacturing capacity to compete with Intel but they do have that small business feel with receiving feedback and making improvements, which is important to customers.
Lets hope they continue to utilize that aspect of their business and further improve on their products and bring us some reliable SSD's in the future. Reply
Hrel - Thursday, April 09, 2009 - linkalthough, I have some issues which I have put in an e-mail sent to Anand; can't wait for you response. Reply
Hrel - Thursday, April 09, 2009 - linkInstead of making me dinner can you send me that test system instead??? Please!!! Reply


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