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From MEPIS Documentation Wiki
MythTV is a powerful Digital Video Recorder to watch your television shows on your computer. Features:
- Record television shows
- Watch LiveTV
- Transcode your recorded shows into various formats (default is mpeg 2)
- Scheduled recordings
- TvGuide through Schedules Direct
- Plugin functionality
Hardware Setup
Users of Hauppauge 150/250/350/500 Cards should read the Ivtv Setup Guide. Many others use the bttv driver which is in the kernel 2.6.x.
In MEPIS 7, 8.x and 11, you should be able to install MythTV using the standard included repositories. However, before you install MythTV you will need to enable Debian multimedia repository. Start Synaptic, goto Settings, Repositories and enable the repository:
Click OK, then click the Reload button.
At this point, it's usually a good idea to apply package updates to eliminate any potential problems that may have been fixed since your last system's update. However, your situation may dictate that you can't update, either because you have software dependent upon a particular package, or you want/need to test the updates to ensure there are no side effects.
If you do not have the command line package management tool aptitude installed it's best to install it in the usual manner before proceeding, as aptitude appears to resolve some package management and dependency issues better than Synaptic.
MySQL is required for MythTV, and has to be installed and running if MythTV is to be installed correctly. If you have MySQL installed already, or you plan on using MySQL on a different system, you can skip to the next step. Otherwise, to install MySQL:
For Mepis 7 & 8, run
aptitude install mysql-server mysql-client
For Mepis 11, run
aptitude install mysql-server-5.1 mysql-client-5.1
For a first time installation, you'll be prompted for a root admin password - you'll need this later for the MythTV install.
You can now install MythTV by running:
aptitude install mythtv
If you are trying to install MythTV on a MEPIS 6.5 install, please consider upgrading to the latest stable Mepis release as many MythTV issues have been resolved with version 0.21.
MySQL Setup
If you've already installed MySQL on the same system as your MythTV, using the above installation instructions, then your MySQL server should already be properly configured. To confirm the installation run:
mysql -uroot -p <myth_db_name> show tables;
By default, myth_db_name is mythconverg. If your MythTV database has been properly created, SHOW TABLES will display approximately 98 rows of table names.
If, however, you need to manually install MySQL then you'll need to make sure the MySQL server is running. As root:
ps aux | grep mysql
There should be 2 lines similar to this:
root 2916 0.0 0.1 2564 380 ? S 17:08 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/mysqld_safe mysql 2945 0.0 5.1 129396 13056 ? Sl 17:08 0:14 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --user=mysql --pid-file=/var/lib/mysql/Soldier.pid --skip-locking --port=3
And possibly a 3rd like this:
root 3524 0.0 0.3 3176 792 pts/0 S+ 21:51 0:00 grep mysql
The third doesn't need to be there but the first two have to be there. If you don't see lines similar to the first two lines of output, then you'll need to start manually start the MySQL server. As root, run:
/etc/init.d/mysql start
If the MySQL server didn't start then you may need to manually add mysql as a service. To do this, as root run:
update-rc.d mysql defaults
This will add the mysql startup script, ensuring that MySQL properly starts when your system boots. It also allows you to start and stop the MySQL server by running the /etc/init.d/mysql script. To continue with the MySQL configuration, as root run:
/etc/init.d/mysql start
Set up a password for the root account, use a secure password, replace 'newpassword' with the new password
mysqladmin -u root password 'newpassword'
Now import the default table:
mysql -u root -p < /usr/share/mythtv/mc.sql
Schedules Direct Setup
Channel listings are available from Schedules Direct. At the time of this writing, Schedules Direct offers a 7-day free trial membership. a $5 USD 2-month, and a $20 USD annual subscription plan. According to Schedules Direct, the 7-day trial membership is applied to all paid subscriptions.
For more information about Schedules Direct visit their FAQ site.
Backend Setup
The MythTV backend is the software that acts as the server. The TV Tuner(s) and storage are here, as well as the scheduling and recording related brains. In complex setups, it's possible to have more than one mythtv frontend distributed in different physical locations all acting as a single system (Source: http://www.mythpvr.com/mythtv/).
Before you setup the MythTV backend, you'll need to determine the IP address of the server hosting your MythTV backend. To obtain this IP address run the following command:
To obtain the maximum benefit of a MythTV installation, you really should have a membership to Schedules Direct, or a MythTV compatible program guide service. Make sure you have your Schedules Direct login information for the backend configuration.
You're now ready to start setting up the MythTV backend, but you need to stop the myth-backend process first. To stop the backend process and begin setup, run the following commands:
/etc/init.d/mythtv-backend stop mythtv-setup
mythtv-setup starts the configuration, displaying a menu of 5 or more different items. Select General. On this screen you should only need to change the IP address for the Local Backend and Master Backend - enter the IP address you obtain from the ifconfig command for both entries. This setting is crucial to having a proper MythTV backend/frontend configuration, and if you want to utilize UPNP clients (such as a Playstation 3) to consume content from your MythTV backend system.
For the port numbers it's best to use the default settings, but if you've modified the port numbers that the MythTV uses then you'll need to specify them here.
Select Next, and choose your TV Format, VBI Format, Channel Frequency Table, and Local Timezone. The default settings on the remaining configuration screens should be sufficient, so continue to select Next. At the final screen, click Finish.
You should now be back to the main menu, and ready to add your capture card. Select Capture Cards, then New Capture Card. Proceed with the configuration selecting the proper settings for your capture card, then select Finish.
Back at the the main screen, you need to configure your video sources (Schedules Direct). Select New Video Source. Enter a Video Source Name. Select your Listings Grabber option. Enter your account information, click Retrieve Lineup. Click Finish.
From the main menu, select Input Connections. Look for a listing that has Tuner-><video source name>, where source name is the Video Source Name you entered on the prior configuration screen. For a first time configuration, or if there are ever channel deletions/additions, select the appropriate Input Connection and select Scan for Channels and/or Fetch Channels from Listing Source. You can also specify the starting channel for your program guide. The default settings for the remaining options should be fine, continue to select Next, then Finish.
You should be done with the basic configuration of your MythTV backend.
To restart your mythbackend system run:
/etc/init.d/mythtv-backend start
If you run into problems, a useful tip is to run the backend process in non-daemon mode with additional debug messages enabled. To do this, simply run the following command in a terminal window:
mythbackend -v all
Frontend Setup
The MythTV Frontend is the software similar to a set-top box your cable company might provide. It plays back media from other sources (even in that other source is on the same computer.)
Any program recorded on the server, or any other media for that matter, can be instantly watched at any MythTV frontend on the local network. Of course, it's also possible (and most common for new users) to install and run both the "frontend" and "backend" on a single machine that is only connected to one TV or monitor. (Source: http://www.mythpvr.com/mythtv/)
If you've never run the MythTV frontend, then the first thing you'll be prompted to do is configure your MythTV frontend. Configuration is a straightforward process. Select the language to use, click Next, which will take you to the first Database Configuration screen.
Enter the IP address of your MythTV backend. If you are running the frontend on the same machine as your backend, it's still best to use the actual IP address of your MythTV backend and NOT localhost or 127.0.0.1.
The default MythTV backend database settings are:
Database name: mythconverg User: mythtv Password: mythtv
You shouldn't need to enable "Ping test server?" or enter a port number. Click Next.
Enable the Use Custom Identifier for Frontend Preferences and enter a Custom Identifier value, usually the hostname of the frontend system. If this is your first time running MythTV frontend then you should be prompted to Click Finish. Otherwise, the remaining configuration options should be sufficient, so continue to click Next, then Finish.
Once configuration is complete the MythTV frontend menu may take several seconds to actually display. This is because MythTV frontend needs to build properly scaled images, etc.
You should now be able to watch TV (yes, you can watch live TV from your backend server via frontend), watch recorded shows, videos, etc.
Universal Plug and Play (UPNP)
By default, Myth is accessible via UPNP enabled clients. Including, but not limited to MythTV frontend, Sony Playstation 3, and more.
However, you may find that UPNP clients cannot connect to your MythTV backend. The most likely cause for this is that the needed UPNP related ports (TCP port 6544 and UDP port 1900) are blocked by a firewall on your MythTV backend server.
To eliminate this issue add an exception to your backend server's firewall allowing inbound traffic to the appropriate UPNP ports.
More information regarding UPNP is available on the MythTV UPNP site and at Universal Plug and Play.
Enabling Playstation 3 UPNP
If you're not running a software firewall on your myth system, and it resides on the same network as your PS3, then your PS3 should be able to find, and connect to your mythtv system. Boot your PS3 and access the Video menu, select "Search for Media Servers." If your PS3 was able to connect to your mythtv system this search should display "1 media servers found." Go back, scroll down until you find your mythtv server listed.
If your PS3 was unable to find your mythtv system, your likely running a firewall on your mythtv backend. Make the modifications to your firewall rules that are mentioned above and perform the media server search again.
For mythtv system and PS3 that reside on disparate networks, you'll need to allow inbound traffic for the ports mentioned above from your PS3 into your mythtv system's network.
Optional Myth Software
Mythweb is an extremely useful addon. Mythweb allows users to manage recordings, view guide listings, schedule records, etc. This addon requires apache, php, and php-mysql. To install, as root run:
aptitude install mythweb
Once installed you can access this web application by using the following URL:
If you are accessing this from your backend server then using localhost instead of the IP address will work.
Visit the Mythweb page for more information.
MythTV has many plugins. Visit the MythTV Plugins page for a full listing of available plugins. To install the plugins run as root:
aptitude install mythplugins
In the current version, 0.24x, of Mythtv, video streaming has been incorporated into Mythweb and into a new package, Mythmusic.
For versions prior to Mythtv 0.24
MythTV also has the ability to stream videos, recordings, and music from the Mythweb web application. To install this streaming capability run as root:
aptitude install mythstream
Watching Internet Content
With the release of Mythtv 0.24, users now have the capability of watching videos from various Internet video sources such as, Youtube, Comedy Central, etc. For a complete list of Mythnetvision grabbers, visit Mythnetvision Grabbers.
To enabled this plugin, run
aptitide install mythnetvision mythnetvision-data
For additional themes, run as root:
aptitude install mythtv-themes
Often, upgrading is as simple as applying the latest versions available from the Debian Multimedia repository. The latest version of MythTV that is available in this repository usually has been beta tested by the MythTV community for several months before being published in the Debian repository. Usually this ensures that many installation, upgrade, and performance problems have already been discovered, and patched, before the latest version of MythTV is made available through the Debian repository, but MythTV is a very complex application and unforeseen problems can arise, so it's prudent to take a few precautionary steps before upgrading.
Before applying your MythTV upgrade, visit the MythTV website and read the upgrade and release notes for the version you want to upgrade to. You may find, for instance, that certain dependencies are required, or procedures need to be executed prior to applying the upgrade. Pay particular attention to the dependencies because the new dependencies may render MythTV plugins or other applications on your system inoperable.
NOTE: As of MythTV version 0.22, QT4 libraries are required. If you installed plugins under a prior MythTV version, the plugins may no longer be functional, and may cause mythfrontend and/or mythbackend to experience segmentation faults.
No matter what steps are required, ALWAYS, ALWAYS make a backup of your MythTV database. To do so, run:
mysqldump -u <myth_user> -p --extended-insert --databases <myth_db_name> > mythdatabase-20100109.sql
This will generate a backup of your MythTV database and save it to a text file. You don't have to use the same file name for your backup, but it is helpful to include the date that the backup was performed as part of the file name - it makes it easier to identify which database file to use, should you need to do a database restore.
MythTV Backend
Visit the MythTV Diagnosing Problems page for in depth tips on how to report a problem, and how to begin diagnosing problems.
Additionally, to help identify errors it's often helpful to run the MythTV backend and frontend from the command line with increased debugging messages enabled.
For the MythTV backend you must first stop the backend process. As root, run:
/etc/init.d/mythtv-backend stop
Now, from a terminal window run:
mythbackend -v all
This will display ALL debugging output. If you don't need all debugging output you can specify the debugging messages you want. To find out the available debugging output run:
mythbackend -v help
Whatever debug output option you choose, do not add an & to the command - you want this process to remain in the foreground with debugging information being sent to the terminal window's standard error output.
Once you're done debugging your MythTV backend simply CTRL+C to stop the current backend process, then to restart the MythTV backend daemon run:
/etc/init.d/mythtv-backend start
MythTV Frontend
MythTV frontend has similar debugging capabilities to the backend. Before debugging the frontend you'll need to first exit the frontend if it's currently running. Unlike the backend, MythTV frontend by default utilizes the entire screen. To run MythTV frontend and be able to see the debugging output you'll need to run the following command (this should be run as a normal user and not root):
mythfrontend -v all -geometry 1024x768 -w
This enables all debugging output, but confines the MythTV frontend to a 1024 x 768 sized window. Thus, allowing you to operate the frontend and see the debugging output.
Once you're done debugging the frontend simply exit the frontend and start it as normally.
The debugging information available through the -v all option is a good place to look for errors, and often you'll find clues to pointing to the underlying problem. However, mythfrontend may experience a segmentation fault just at the point of failure, thus the needed debugging information may not be generated via -v all. If this should occur, another possible source of clues may be obtained by running the following command:
dmesg | grep -i myth
It's important to understand that this is a possible added source of clues - you may not receive any output. As an example of the possible clues available from dmesg is a problem that occurred during the upgrade from 0.21 to 0.22. As of version 0.22, MythTV requires QT4. Upgrading from 0.21 to 0.22 appeared to go smoothly, yet mythfrontend would continually crash. The only available useful information was from dmesg, which indicated that mythfrontend was attempting to use QT3 libraries. Upon further investigation, it was determined that a MythTV plugin, installed under version 0.21, was still installed and using QT3. Removing this plugin resulted in the proper operation of mythfrontend.
Removing Plugins
The easiest way to remove a plugin is to delete it from the file system. The typical location for plugins is /usr/lib/mythtv/plugins, but this location may vary. To find the location of your MythTV plugins directory run:
locate mythtv | grep -i plugins
Change directory to the plugin directory, run ls -la to list the plugin files and then rm <plugin_file_name> to delete the plugin.
MythTV comes with a web based application, called Mythweb. Mythweb allows you to manage and schedule recordings, etc. Via Mythweb, you can also watch your recordings streamed over the network.
The only real means of troubleshooting Mythweb is to consult the Apache2 log files, specifically error.log, and the best way to identify web application errors is to watch the error.log file in realtime. To do this, run the following command as root
tail -f /var/log/apache2/error.log
This displays the last error messages that were recorded to the log file, and maintains a connection to the error log displaying errors as the occur.
If you attempt to use mythweb and apache displays a server error, reference the apache error.log. A common error that you may encounter may look like the following:
[Wed Jan 13 19:19:34 2010] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] (13)Permission denied: exec of '/var/www/mythweb/mythweb.pl' failed, referer: http://localhost/mythweb/tv/recorded [Wed Jan 13 19:19:34 2010] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Premature end of script headers: mythweb.pl, referer: http://localhost/mythweb/tv/recorded
The above error may occur during the installation or upgrade of mythweb, and the most likely culprit is inappropriate file ownership and/or permissions. To fix this, you must first login as root (use su if already logged in as a non-root user). Then cd to directory that you've installed mythweb to. This is usually /var/www/mythweb. Run:
ls -l mythweb.pl
which should produce output similar to:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3001 2010-01-11 03:59 mythweb.pl
Having this file owned by root shouldn't pose a problem since you don't need web users to write to this file. But web users need to have the ability to execute this file. To set the proper permissions run the following:
chmod 755 mythweb.pl
Recheck the file permissions using the ls -l command mentioned above and the output should now be:
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3001 2010-01-11 03:59 mythweb.pl
Universal Plug and Play
The most likely cause of UPNP issues is firewall related. Specifically, blocked ports on the MythTV backend system. If you're running a firewall on your backend system, follow these steps to allow UPNP traffic from your UPNP client systems.
More UPNP info is available at MythTV.
Missing Media
If you notice that the media available via UPNP doesn't match what is actually available on the MythTV backend, then one possible fix is to run the following command, as root, on your backend system:
mythbackend --upnprebuild
You should not be required to stop the MythTV backend process to execute this command. This command will force an update of UPNP available media.


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Newfoundland and Labrador: Days dawn first15 Dec 2011
Still relatively unknown as a tourism destination, Newfoundland and Labrador is a treasury of fascinating history, scenery, great seafood, ghostly "happenings", traditional music and friendly people.
But this is where the North American day dawns first.
Mummers fest just part of rocking Yuletide3 Dec 2011
An oversized bra worn over a plaid shirt with a flowing skirt, a face-shielding lace doily, a floppy hat and an ugly stick. That's a fairly standard costume for the wild and wonderful Yuletide tradition called mummering...
Gone down the road21 Oct 2011
Montreal arts and culture magazine Rover turns up at the St John's International Women's Film Festival to explore why Canada's movie industry is so drawn to the vibrant creativity and energy found in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The award-winning dish featured a spoon of parsnip purée, a cod chicharron, a sautéed chiffonade of Brussels sprouts, a tiny ravioli stuffed with peas pudding, and a fried piece of fresh cod napped with a Pernod and sea urchin beurre blanc. This is what's coming out of Newfoundland these days?
Wholly Trinity15 Sep 2011
Small business acumen and entrepreneurial spirit have put Newfoundland town's bustling seasonal tourism industry on the map.
Where on earth can you hike trails for seven days straight that are at once beautifully wild and off the beaten path, yet also accessible and within reach of a comfortable B&B every night? Ruggedly scenic trails, weaving along and above the ocean, affording the occasional sighting of a whale or an iceberg as they hum with history spanning thousands of years?
One Globe and Mail writer samples the culinary delights of a visit to Newfoundland and Labrador...
New Centre for Textile Art opens in Conche21 Jul 2011
On July 26, 2011 the French Shore Historical Society, based in Conche on the east coast of the Great Northern Peninsula, will officially open a Centre for Textile Art. The purpose of the Centre will be to encourage the art of handmade textile crafts and to promote the art and history of textile-based traditions....
Coinciding with its 40th anniversary in the town of Grand Bank, the Provincial Seaman's Museum has re-opened after expanding their exhibition size. After nearly losing the museum to a fire, the old is new again.
Rock solid cuisine in Newfoundland29 Jun 2011
If you manage to catch your breath after having it taken away by the scenery around Newfoundland and Labrador, you can spend your time enjoying some of the local cuisine across the province. Get ready to dig in, and bring your appetite.
New Exhibit at Commissariat House Explores the Making of News in 19th Century St. John's24 Jun 2011
A new exhibit opened in St. John's today to show us what St. John's was like back in the day.
Stephenville festival aims for top quality16 Jun 2011
The Stephenville Theatre Festival kicks off on July 15th, wraps up on August 14th, and brings a brand new set of shows that are sure to leave audiences engaged and entertained. We're bringing in some of the best talent in Canada, so it's sure to be a good time!
Fish, Fun and Folk Festival15 Jun 2011
Enjoy a parade, live music, plenty of food, and endless fun. Running from July 25th to July 31st, the Fish, Fun and Folk Festival is something you won't want to miss. Check out the link for more details.
Newfoundland: Design on the Edge1 Apr 2011
Forget about cod. Newfoundland's remote Fogo Island is laying the foundation to become an international design and art destination.
Storytelling events underway8 Mar 2011
Here in NL, we're proud to lay claim to a deep storytelling culture, and on Tuesday, the St. John's Storytelling Festival officially kicked off. The festival is running for 8 days, so you still have time to hear (and maybe tell) a few tales.
Building of the year9 Feb 2011
Fogo Island's incredible Long Studio has been short listed for Building of the Year by ArchDaily.com, the most visited architecture website in the world. This is huge, and the Long Studio needs even more votes to take the big prize, so follow the link on the next page and help put Fogo, NL and Canada on the map. You never know, you might win too. There's an iPad up for grabs for voters!
Two brand new Tourism TV ads17 Jan 2011
With a new year comes new Tourism TV! Watch 'Half Hour' and '500 Years,' the latest chapters in the continuing Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism story. In Half Hour, we look at the unique half an hour time difference here in NL. In 500 Years, we celebrate the spirit of our capital city, St. John's, which is one of the oldest in North America, but one of the youngest at heart.
Rising Tide Theatre, Trinity Bay10 Jan 2011
Dark humour is the silver lining of Newfoundland and Labrador's colonial history. Those early European settlers were the original survivors. Pirates, unpredictable weather, buccaneers disguised as governors, hard labour, wars, privation - all easy targets for the wits and wags who laughed and struggled onward through the fog of mercantile exploitation and inept colonial administration. Laughing in the face of danger may seem unseemly, but when the alternative is tears, you might as well laugh. And that's been our motto ever since.
That tradition lives on in the narrow lanes of Trinity, Trinity Bay, where each summer actors with Rising Tide Theatre take history to the people with the New Founde Lande Trinity Pageant, the anchor event of the Seasons in the Bight Festival.
The Root Cellar Capital of the World10 Jan 2011
With over 130 root cellars – small storage spaces skillfully built into the hillsides – Elliston has an unusual heritage. Important to many in rural Newfoundland, the root cellars kept vegetables cool, yet frost- free and edible during the long winter months.
It's late October, 1887. The few meagre crops eked out during the short summer months are in and the frost is quickly coming. God help the family that doesn't have a proper root cellar!
- Anonymous Bird Island Cove Resident (now Elliston).
As remote as Newfoundland and Labrador probably seemed to some back in the 1800s, invention and know-how were definitely up to snuff!
History Along the Coast10 Jan 2011
Rugged, wild and beautiful, the coastal communities of Brigus and Cupids will take you back in time. Rich in culture and history, the two towns are just a stone's throw from one another, and both are located just an hour outside of St. John's. Let the townspeople take you in as you explore heritage that has been preserved for hundreds of years. And see for yourself what we've been celebrating.
Of all the mariners who set to sea in Newfoundland and Labrador over the centuries, none is more justly famous than Captain Bob Bartlett of Brigus. A noted explorer in his own right, and perhaps the greatest ice pilot who ever lived, Bartlett guided American Commodore Robert Peary to within 150 miles of the North Pole in 1909, at which point Peary set out with one servant to finish the job on foot. Bartlett won numerous awards and spent many summers exploring the Arctic, and had a gift for self-promotion that in the first half of the 20th century made him one of the most famous men alive.

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The winner of the last giveaway (2 weeks ago) was:
Jonathan Griffiths from Nampa, ID. Jonathan selected the Sound Platform Ghost.
Also, since I don't have anywhere else to announce the winner that we randomly drew from the entries to last week's iPad 2/Saddleback iPad Case giveaway that we ran to celebrate our new mobile site, here's who went home with that sweet prize too:
Collin Driscoll from New Orleans, LA. Collin said he'd be reading AoM on his new iPad while at "the Barber's; a great old shop here in New Orleans run by a man that enlisted in the Navy in WWII and retired from the Army after Korea and he's still going strong. I would also use it when I am relaxing at my local Gentlemen's club; no not a strip club but a proper Gentlemen's club with large leather furniture, wall to wall wood, old books, cigars and whiskey. Many articles of AoM parallel what is going on in those places already , but it never hurts to have more topics for further discussion."
Congrats guys! Enjoy your new tech.
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They only come when it snows, and nobody ever gets away.
A group of close friends gathers at a secluded cabin in the wintry mountains of Colorado for a final holiday hurrah. Instead, it may be their last stand. First a massive blizzard leaves them marooned. Then the more chilling realization: Something is lurking in the woods, watching them, waiting....
Now a weekend of family, friends, and fun has turned into a test of love and loyalty in the face of inhuman horrors. The only hope for those huddled inside is to fight - tooth and nail, bullet and blade - for their lives. Otherwise, they'll end up like the monsters' other victims: bright pools of blood on glittering snow, screams lost in the vast mountains.
©2013 Ania Ahlborn (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
Avid reader, reviewer, blogger and budding author.
"This was some scarey shit!"
I'd recommend to any horror fans, it was really scarey and suspenseful.

From start to finish, because it never got predictable or boring.
The couple skiing.
Twins Ryan and Jane Adler are heading to their family cabin in the Colorado mountains, trying to escape for a few days from life and their parents impending divorce. The cabin had been put up for sale, but Ryan hopes for one last hurrah with his sister and some friends to revel in all the happy memories they had at the cabin, as a family.
But something is lurking in the mountains, hiding in the shadows, and unbeknownst to the twins, someone has gone missing.
The tension in the cabin is stifling. Ryan is enamoured with his sister's best friend, Lauren. And Jane who was hoping to reconcile with her ex, Ryan's best friend, is devastated when he shows up with his fiancé in tow. Tempers are flaring and everyone is hyper aware of what's going on around them. Except for what's going on right under their noses, outside, in the woods.
A woman goes searching for her husband who never came home, following his trail what she finds just might kill her.
Ryan and Jane are starting to take notice to something that's just not right in the woods that surround the cabin. As well, two of their guests see shadows outside their bedroom window at night, and hear strange noises. The tension in the house is almost to the breaking point. Snowed in and running out of food and patience, they have to decide to wait out the storm, or try to get back down the mountain.
A couple get into an arguement on the ski slopes, and take a dangerously wrong turn that has deadly consequences.
What the HELL are these things?! When Ryan, Jane and their group of friends attempts to make it down the mountain they are finally confronted with the danger they didn't fully comprehend they were in. The monsters aren't hiding anymore, and if they can't make it back to the safety of the cabin, they are all as good as dead.
Two roommates who work the snow plow are up in the wee hours of the morning, getting coffee and getting ready for work. Let's just say, the roads shant be plowed today!
I absolutely loved this story! The mystery and suspense at the start with the random side stories of people going missing, then tying those stories into to Ryan and Janes story. The tension building in the cabin all the while they are clueless to what's happening outside, I was standing on my head screaming, "LOOK OUT THE WINDOW!" and, " DON'T GO OUT THERE!" Yes, on the edge of my seat from start to finish.
And you never do quite fully recognize the creatures, or monsters or what they truly are. But that is just one more thing that adds to the suspense. And the narrator was fantastic, capturing the perfect voice and shriek for a teenage girl scared out of her mind, watching her friends fall around her.
This is a must read for hard core horror fans. I have a friend that doesn't do audio, she got a paperback copy and thoroughly enjoyed reading it as well.

There are few things better than a good story well told!
"A Few Shudders and Too Much Soap"
A few moments of terror wrapped in a tiresome junior high school level love triangle. Ultimately falls flat. Would have been better if the story had been more about the creatures and survival and less- way less- about the puerile relationships between a group twenty-somethings on a winter snow boarding vacation. The character development was clumsy and forced. The best parts of the story were the stalking creatures. The performance was just okay. The female voices were not so good. Two and a half stars. Not a total fail but definitely not a win.
"Too much silly relationship drama..."
Was this supposed to be a horror book? Did I miss something? The first chapter hooked me, but but then it went all character building and relationship drama for the first third (at least) of the book. I finally gave up because I couldn't deal with the 90210 storyline, I didn't really care what happened to the characters anyway.
The female voices were very bad. :( Otherwise, he was good.
Disappointment. For sure. I'm not sure I will read anything by this author again.
"It had potential"
This horror novel started out pretty good but slowly went downhill from there. I like the premise of this book-a group of twenty-somethings stranded in a Winter cabin but I feel the story bogged down and went off course focusing more on drama and "in-house" fighting between the characters and less on the actual horror aspect of the story." Ania Ahlborn(the writer) was on the right track but she fell short due to the lack of terror and suspense that I usually get from books in this genre. It felt more like a T.V. drama than an actual Horror novel. The best thing about this book was probably the narrative performance of Luke Daniels.
Too much drama/bickering and not enough monsters/suspense = pretty weak Horror novel.
"Holy Cow! AWESOME! Get it NOW!"
Man, what a story! I LOVED this book! I love monster books and this is by far the best of this kind I have read. Just enough gore, just enough suspense, just enough comedy, just enough personal story etc. I have never in my life read/listened to a book that screams "hit movie" like this one does. Wow. Wouldn't need any rewrites either (hear that Stephen King / Under the Dome) If you don't like this I would be amazed.
Rich twins, Ryan & Jane meet their best friend (and Janes old one true love) Sawyer with his new fiance at their father's mountain chalet which has been sold. One last snowboarding trip down memory lane. Jane also brings her best friend Lauren who hits it off wonderfully with playboy Ryan. Unbeknownst to them tall demon like beings are hunting............people. They are attacked and struggle to survive. They desperately try to make it out of the cabin in the midst of a horrible snowstorm. Not all of them survive.
Characters are great, just enough backstory without overburdening us, everyone is believable and that goodness there are no "blond idiot running naked into the woods" moments (yes I can say that I'm blond)
Like I said this would be an AWESOME movie. While you listen to this you can literally envision what's going on in your mind. It's as if someone just read me the closed captioning on a movie! Great book. Best I've read in a while!!
You'll love it!!!!! I'm off to see what else Ahlborn has written.
"Creepy fun."
While it might not break any new ground, it's a solid horror/adventure story. While not teens, it has that teen horror movie feel to it. Trapped in the middle of nowhere, relationship issues, and some seriously creepy creatures coming to get them! I think this would make a seriously fun movie.

Luke Daniels is one of my favorites narrators and once again he doesn't disappoint.
"Great book"
But if all of the characters supposed to be in their late 20's, why did he make the women sound like 16 year old valley girls?
I am a book addict! I get a rush beyond belief when I get to absorb myself into a new world. The creativity is boundless.
"Things that go bump in the cold night!"
The story overall was pretty good. I wasn't drawn in by the characters as much as I was the monsters. Less relationship drama would have made it a better book because a lot of it was superficial. I loved a couple of scenes, but that was due to the monsters cunning. I do recommend the book as a lighter read. Another reviewer described it well by saying it's very much like a summer teen slasher movie. If you like those movies (Friday the 13th especially) you will enjoy this book more than most!
"Pay attention to the reviews"
Someone needs to edit out the first few hours of ridiculous relationship drama and beef up the last bit maybe with some explanation or speculation about the source of the "problem".
I actually liked the last half, but I probably wouldn't recommend this as a purchase unless you're getting it for under $5.
"Shuddering in Anticipation."
While a fairly decent horror story, Mr. Luke Daniels' performance was amazing. I wish I could rate it 6 Stars. It's no small thing when I say that when I first started listening to audiobooks, Mr. Daniels' performance is what I imagined. He gives the dialogue such energy, and a uniqueness. If I see a book with his name attached as narrator, I will absolutely buy it on that fact alone. Although RC Bray may be my favorite narrator so far, Luke Daniels is a close second.

 The horror story is, like I said, decent. Several friends having one last get-together in a fancy cabin in the middle of nowhere get attacked by monsters in the middle of one of the worst snowstorms in recent history.

 However, two things I feel make this stand out is that the characters have real and unique personalities, with their own hopes and dreams, fears and wants. Makes me feel for them when the bad things start to a-happen--even the annoying one. Although they do make some stupid calls, at least they're justified at feeling right at the time and not stupid just for the sake of the plot. They're more stupid as in hindsight, as oppose to instantly feeling like a bad idea from the very beginning. I also enjoy how they even call out the fact that the beginnings sound like they're in a horror movie. The second thing is the anticipation of the horror. There's a lot of buildup in this story before things go South for the characters, and when things finally happening, it almost feels like some kind of release for the listener.
The first "on screen" character death of the main group. I was not expecting it to happen to that character. At least, not so soon.
When Ryan leaped in to save someone else when they got injured. I don't like going into details about this to avoid spoilers....but there's spoilers in that sentence.
"From the Woods", or "In the Trees"? Or..."The Cold Hunger"? I'm not sure, and I will say that the title of the book almost made me want to avoid it because of the generic "The X-ing" title.
This was a brilliant story just some folks taking a break in the woods in the snow,but they are not alone ,they get trapped and cannot escape the thing that is lurking in the woods,its gory in places too and gripping has you so want them to all get out alive I enjoyed every minute of it just wish it was longer.
I found it very hard to like any of the characters. In fact the one character you were clearly meant to not like was the only one that kept me listening. Until i lost the will to live & skipped 3 hours worth of this to listen to the 30 minutes....& then be bored again.
Did the best he could with pretty weak material.
Save your credit... get The Martian instead.
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text: Meta Battle Subway PokeBase - Pokemon Q&A Login Register All Activity Questions Unanswered Tags Users Ask a Question Rules Chat What are some of the best move combos in Pokemon you have found? 162 votes 82,421 views I breed pokemon in the game and am pretty good at IVs and EVs and such. I have thought of a few good tactics, such as Safe Guard and Outrage/Petal Dance/Thrash (avoids confusion ailment) Mimic and Imprison (permanent Disables last move) Swagger/Flatter and Psych Up/Haze (either gives you upped stats or resets theirs) Defense Curl followed by Roll Out (makes roll out stronger) Rain Dance and Thunder (Thunder never misses) Belly Drum and Rest (works best with a chesto berry. Maximizes attack) Sunny Day and Solar Beam (solar beam no longer needs to charge) Endure and Flail/Reversal (makes the attack moves really strong compared to normal) What are some of the best move combos that you have found so far? :D Explain your choices, and why they make good combos. Please read all the answers before posting, to avoid duplicate answers. Yes, all 100+ of them. And no full on movesets either, there are separate questions for that :-) moves combos asked Apr 28, 2010 by uberchrisp edited Apr 7, 2014 by Pokemaster Show 26 previous comments We already have that combo listed. commented Jun 5, 2013 by Ninja Oh. Thanks. (So it *is* a "combo"!) commented Jun 5, 2013 by Mega Evolution Guru Wow I never thought this would pass 110... commented Jul 1, 2013 by Flare Exactly 150 upvotes. o3o commented Mar 2, 2015 by Mr. Castform I think a snorelax with rest and snore (you can keep hp up and still attack) supersonic and thunderwave (makes it hard for them to attack) commented Jan 28, 2016 by Pokemon X Player Please log in or register to add a comment. Please log in or register to answer this question. 187 Answers 8 votes "Sturdy Shedinja Sweeping" In a triple battle, lead with a Shedinja. It would be a good idea to give him a Focus sash or Lum berry for this. Lead with: A Pokemon with the ability sturdy. It would be good for them to have support moves or Rapid Spin for Shedinja. [Pokemon 1] A Pokemon with the ability Cloud Nine (ex. Golduck, Altaria)[Pokemon 2] A Pokemon capable of learning Safeguard and Skill Swap (ex. Gardevoir) [Pokemon 3] Turn 1: Have Pokemon 3 use Skill Swap on your Sturdy Pokemon, giving them the ability. Have Pokemon 1 set up something for you to help out your team. It's not important what. as said before, you could give them Rapid Spin to help out Shedinja. Have Pokemon 2 use Protect or something to keep them safe. You need them around to prevent hail and sand for Shedinja, so don't be reckless with them. If this one also has safeguard, you can just save time this turn and protect Shedinja. Turn 2: Have Pokemon 1 switch out, and send out Shedinja. Have Pokemon 2 use Worry Seed on him, cancelling out his Wonder Guard ability. Since he would have a Focus Sash, he can last this turn without it. If you had your Cloud Nine Pokemon use Safeguard, this works just fine for him. Make sure the pokemon using Worry Seed is faster than the one with Skill Swap, so this can be pulled off in a single turn. Have pokemon 3 use Skill swap on Shedinja to give him Sturdy. Turn 3: Have pokemon 3 use Safeguard if you didn't already have your other Pokemon do it the last turn. Have Shedinja set up or attack whatever you want. Do what you can to keep your Cloud Niner safe. You can also give him Taunt so that he can force opponents into attacking, instead of tricky moves that might screw Shedinja over. Shedinja can't be hurt by direct attacks now, and most status based attacking is blocked off by his teammates. Consider something like heal pulse to support your other pokemon. Notes: When Safeguard wears off, you can use protect with Shedinja while setting it back up, since your opponent will likely take advantage of it and try to hit him again. Shedinja is still prone to Mold Breaker, so Pinsir, rampardos, Haxorus, Excadrill, Throh, Sawk, Basculin, and Druddigon can break through him. (He doesn't have Wonder Guard now, so any type can hurt him) Pokemon with the ability Magic Bounce, or Magic Guard can block off some attacks. This means Clefable, Sigilyph, Reuniclus, and Alakazam, as well as Xatu and Espeon can potentially screw you. Luckly, he has the type advantage against most of them, so he isn't completely defenseless against them. answered Feb 5, 2012 by DarkTyphlosion edited Aug 29, 2012 by Pokemaster not pratical but this should be up near the top :D commented Feb 5, 2012 by Blobyolo I was gonna post this....but good job DT.. commented Feb 16, 2012 by Pwnyta Wow, just like you to find a way to inviniciblize Shedinja. Everyone else looks at Wonder Guard, but you look at 1 HP :D commented Jul 8, 2012 by XtremeKiller You CANNOT skill swap wonder guard! commented Oct 5, 2013 by Pokélink That's the beauty though. Wonder Guard has nothing to do with the plan...the instructions are right there. You use worry Seed to cancel his Wonder Guard so that you can give him Sturdy. I know you can't skill swap wonder Guard. commented Oct 10, 2013 by DarkTyphlosion Cool, must test this commented Mar 23, 2014 by Natsu Please log in or register to add a comment. 7 votes I found out this really works for me in doubles!(Almost always works!^^) I get a slow pokemon with levitate like bronzong and have it use trick room. Then I use something like a power switch on shuckle, with trick room, shuckle is a BEAST on the field. I am able to almost OHKO anything that gets in the way with e-quake, stone edge, and gyro ball, toxic just adds up to the fun! ;) answered May 10, 2011 by AleX647 *uses priority move* commented May 14, 2011 by DarkTyphlosion Please log in or register to add a comment. 7 votes The Absolute best combo (I love this one) is Aggron with Taunt and Metal Burst. If you give it a Focus Sash or Band It will give you a good chance of hanging on, and giving it Evs in Special Defense (like me) combined with its already strong defense makes for almost certain survival. The best is when they THINK Aggron will fall to a 4x s.e. earthquake or water attack, and then..... BAM No move can escape metal burst, and not everyone expects it. After Taunt it's DEADLY! answered Jul 2, 2011 by Killer~Seabass I kill everyone with it! commented Jul 2, 2011 by Killer~Seabass It's a really nice set, just watch out since most people will predict a sash on him when they see he's not holding an Air Balloon. commented Jul 2, 2011 by DarkTyphlosion wouldn't aggron have sturdy? commented Jul 2, 2011 by pullerrush A fair amount of tanking Aggron have rock head for sweeping. commented Jul 2, 2011 by DarkTyphlosion Seeing as Aggron has Head Smash as a move, along with Double-Edge. This is a decent enough strategy. Just watch out for the OHKO from Ground and Fighting. commented Jul 3, 2011 by trachy *Uses Fake Out* commented Feb 12, 2012 by XtremeKiller Please log in or register to add a comment. 7 votes Swagger + Foul Play Can be quite deadly at times, Fake Out + Normal Gem is annoying Fake Out + Sucker Punch + Dark Gem is also annoying. Protect + Toxic Who can't resist this stalling classic. Bronzong in the Rain is also a large threat. Normal Type Arceus with Extreme Speed + Swords Dance + Sucker Punch answered Jul 3, 2011 by Josh edited Jul 3, 2011 by Josh Bronzong, in the rain, is a pain. commented Jan 13, 2012 by Speed freak Please log in or register to add a comment. 7 votes Don't you hate Blissey's insanely low defense? Or an eviolite Chansey; it's Defense is still pretty low. Well, there is a way to improve that! Have Blissey with Shuckle in a Double Battle. Same type of Shuckle as before, but this time, Shuckle should use Guard Split on Blissey/Chansey. Blissey should get around a 300 Defense, and 400 Special Defense. That's not that bad. Eviolite Chansey will get a 450 Defense and 600 Special Defense! answered Nov 25, 2011 by Mewderator edited Aug 29, 2012 by Pokemaster Guard Swap does not work that way. It only copies the defense BOOSTS. commented Dec 16, 2011 by trachy Woops. commented Jan 2, 2012 by Mewderator Untrue http://pokemondb.net/move/guard-swap >User and Opponent swap Defense and Special Defense commented Jan 16, 2012 by Pwnyta Mew, i think you Guard SPLIT commented Jul 6, 2012 by 5th of November Please log in or register to add a comment. 7 votes @ Focus Sash Trait: Speed Boost EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk) - Baton Pass - Swords Dance - Protect - U-turn @ Muscle Band Trait: Slow Start EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd Jolly Nature (+Spd, -SAtk) - Dizzy Punch - ThunderPunch - Ice Punch - Earthquake Pass swords dance and speed boosts to regigigas, so it will have normal spd and atk, but after 5 turns it will have doubled spd and atk answered Jan 29, 2012 by Pwnyta edited Aug 29, 2012 by Pokemaster I like this strat and upvoted because of that But after five turns doesnt it's stats return to normal if it survives 5 turns so would the stats stay the same commented Jan 29, 2012 by Blobyolo after 5 turns, the stats would return to normal,plus the 2x boosts commented Jan 29, 2012 by Pwnyta Not bad atk becomes base 320 :) my bad commented Jan 29, 2012 by Blobyolo and also 200 hundred base spd with a 110/110/110 bulk that ensures priority won't take it down. Epic bulky sweeper! commented Jan 30, 2012 by Pwnyta edited Feb 5, 2012 by Pwnyta Please log in or register to add a comment. 6 votes Umm... Hail to improve accuracy of Blizzard? Also, some move combos I see working are Charge Beam/Leaf Storm (to power up/restore Sp. Atk and do extra damage), Bestow/Recycle (you hold bad item, they hold a good berry, and you switch items and use yours continuously. This works really good with Gluttony.), Overheat/Haze (to restore Sp. Atk), Smack Down/Earthquake (to prepare Flying types and destroy them with Earthquake) Stealth Rock/Dragon Tail(to weaken the foe's entire team),and for Double Battles, I would suggest Heal Pulse/Water Spout, Swagger/Flatter on Own Tempo Pokemon, or Charge Beam on an Electric-type absorber. answered May 11, 2011 by Kyogreruler I like the bestow and recycle one, but what Pokemon can learn that? commented May 15, 2011 by AleX647 edited May 21, 2011 by AleX647 The Porygons can use Trick and Recycle. commented Aug 13, 2011 by Kyogreruler So can the Mimes. commented Nov 20, 2011 by Kyogreruler Please log in or register to add a comment. 6 votes Acupressure + Stored power Even if your pokemon is special sweeper and Attack is boosted, stored power's damage is increased. Also acupressure is the only way to make stored power reach the ultimate 860 base damage. EDIT: Oooops, there's no pokemon that can learn acupressure and stored power, so maybe batton pass acupressure with an Eeeve, or an Eevelution. answered Jun 20, 2011 by GAMEBEATER "EDIT: Oooops, there's no pokemon that can learn acupressure and stored power, so maybe batton pass acupressure with an Eeeve, or an Eevelution." There's Smeargle. commented Jul 2, 2011 by pullerrush Yeah, but using Smeargle for that wouldn't end well, thanks to poor stats. commented Jul 2, 2011 by trachy put them to sleep with spore then start acupressure might work commented Jul 3, 2011 by blaziken Why not calm mind + stored power? Acupressure raises a stat by 2 (boni) but calm mind raises two stats with 1 bonus. So that means calm mind has the same effect on stored power, no? Also the sp. atk is raised. commented Jul 9, 2011 by dr_clock Because Acupressure is the only way you can Max out all stats. commented Jul 9, 2011 by Josh And while you set it up you get killed. Thumbsup.png! commented Jul 10, 2011 by dr_clock Please log in or register to add a comment. 6 votes take a raichu that can learn charge beam and another pokemon with lightningrod manectric and use charge beam on the pokemon which would raise manectric and possibly raichu also politoad drizzle and a pokemon with rain dish blastoise glacion with snow cloak and leftovers ( it helps ) or ice body and leftovers mmmmmm ooo this is cool one gliscor with fling holding a toxic orb or poison barb with poison heal 1 heals yourself deals damage and either poisons opponent or does nothing your welcooooome ':) answered Jul 10, 2011 by Sh!nyFlygon edited Jul 14, 2011 by Sh!nyFlygon I reccommend using an electivire that has motor drive so it can up its speed stat. commented Aug 13, 2011 by AleX647 Please log in or register to add a comment. 6 votes Heavy Metal and Heavy Slam answered Jul 13, 2011 by Hex Please log in or register to add a comment. 6 votes Pretty obvious one... have a Pokemon hold a Flame Orb or Toxic Orb and use Trick. Use Hex they take the item and get a status so that way Hex is doubled in power. Now someone might ask why not Will-o-isp over Trick. Its all a gamble. Also you might ruin their strategy of the item. answered Jul 14, 2011 by Ninja edited Nov 22, 2011 by Ninja Please log in or register to add a comment. 6 votes echoed voice+choice scarf/choice specs/metronome (the item) stronger and stronger! answered Aug 26, 2011 by Tysonyoshi edited Jul 24, 2012 by Tysonyoshi LOL Nice! I really like this one! commented Sep 23, 2011 by Sam Sam Sam Sam Please log in or register to add a comment. 6 votes Swift Swim+Rain+Swords Dance+Focus Sash=Sweep For example: Kabutops (M) @ Focus Sash Trait: Swift Swim EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk) - Stone Edge - X-Scissor - Swords Dance - Waterfall (J98) Sand Rush+Sand+Swords Dance+Focus Sash=Sweep For Example: Sandslash (M) @ Focus Sash Trait: Sand Rush EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd Lonely Nature (+Atk, -Def) - Earthquake - Brick Break - Shadow Claw - Swords Dance (Fear Itself) answered Nov 20, 2011 by Mewderator How can I not upvote this? commented Dec 10, 2011 by Fate Itself Please log in or register to add a comment. 6 votes Torment+Encore answered Nov 26, 2011 by Mewderator Opponent will use Struggle! commented Feb 17, 2012 by Megajed Awesome commented Mar 23, 2014 by Natsu Ghost type would be even better commented Mar 23, 2014 by Natsu Please log in or register to add a comment. 5 votes Reflect Type + Syncronoise (Use Smeargle) answered Jul 2, 2011 by pullerrush Or you can just use a move with higher base power that doesn't require so much set up (or require having to attack with Smeargle). commented Jul 3, 2011 by trachy Please log in or register to add a comment. 5 votes Trick Room + Destiny Bond + Focus sash is deadly with slow pokemon. I watched my brother battle the other day and someone pulled it on him, trick room is negative priority, so you'll probably have your sash broken ( use something with frail defenses ) now you'll go first with destiny bond and take down your opponent. answered Sep 15, 2011 by With Extra BBQ I use this combo with my banette, have used i on josh as well. commented Sep 15, 2011 by Hex Please log in or register to add a comment. 5 votes Try Gliscor with toxic orb and poison heal, use facade, then use fling. start using agility. lots of fun/annoyance! answered Sep 23, 2011 by Ninja Please log in or register to add a comment. 5 votes On a Ludicolo, I would say that Leech seed, Substitute, Giga Drain, and Rain Dance with the Rain Dish ability would be a great wall. Since rain dance and leech seed will heal over time and substitute will protect Ludicolo. Giga Drain can be replaced if you want but I like it there since it restores HP. On a Blissey, I would do Defense Curl, Reflect, Rollout, and Work Up/Tail Whip. Defence curl and Reflect boost defence while Defence Curl also Powers up rollout while work up/tail whip can boost your attack or the enemies defense.( Move tutor is needed for rollout ) answered Sep 25, 2011 by grasspokemon edited Sep 28, 2011 by Josh u spell seed wrong commented Sep 25, 2011 by online_gam3r You spelled:You, Spelled:Wrong. And you forgot your period. commented Sep 28, 2011 by grasspokemon Spelling and punctuation doesn't really matter here, as long as people can understand what you're saying. commented Sep 28, 2011 by Fate Itself it does in the answer and questions commented Nov 20, 2011 by Kameko Please log in or register to add a comment. 5 votes a pokemon with trick gallade is best metagross can work as well gallade uses trick swaps lagging tail now foe has -7 priority on every move gallade use focus punch seen as focus punch hits on -5 or -6 you can easy ko the foe with stab fpunch answered Jan 15, 2012 by Blobyolo Trick Room... commented Jan 28, 2012 by Ninja trick rooms not so common why was this downvoted it was upvoted the other day commented Jan 29, 2012 by Blobyolo I up voted for you. commented Jan 29, 2012 by Speed freak Thanks commented Jan 29, 2012 by Blobyolo No problem :) commented Jan 29, 2012 by Speed freak Please log in or register to add a comment. 5 votes + Pokemon with Skill swap + Pokemon with Poison Heal + U-turn. Pokemon with Skill Swap would need to be faster. Skill swap Poison Heal onto Skill swapper, other pokemon U-turns out into Snorlax or Slaking etc.. Next turn, Snorlax / Slaking uses protect to let it's Toxic Orb activate, partner Skill Swaps Poison Heal onto him. or answered Mar 11, 2012 by Josh edited Mar 21, 2012 by Pokemaster This is great! Giving facade will be even better! commented Oct 17, 2012 by MiniNinetales Please log in or register to add a comment. Page: « prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ... 10 next » Related questions What are some good combos? What 2 move type combos have at least neutral coverage on the most types? What are all the move combos? Does Razor Wind have some sort of a helping move? Banned move combos? what are the item combos Cheren has for his starters What are some good Combos for Sun and Moon in double battles? What are some good combos with substitute? Useful Meta Posts How to change your username How to add a user avatar Why was my post hidden? 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Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the single most damaging soybean pest in the United States, according to DuPont Pioneer. Without showing obvious symptoms, many fields are infested without the knowledge of the grower, decreasing yields substantially. Studies have shown that yields in SCN infested fields can be reduced by more than 30 percent without visible above-ground symptoms.
SCN numbers are highest near harvest. Through soil sampling and professional evaluation in the fall, growers with help from their ag retailer agronomist or crop consultant can identify field infestation problems and plan accordingly for spring.
SCN is the single most damaging pest of soybeans in the United States, according to Steve Butzen, DuPont Pioneer agronomy information specialist. He provided some summary points directed at farmers, but which are pertinent for ag professionals assisting farmer clients.
- SCN may decrease yields substantially without inducing obvious symptoms. Consequently, many fields are infested without the knowledge of the grower, but an ag professional can be more trained in identifying symptoms in a field.
- Sampling fields with no symptoms is the only way to detect SCN before it becomes an economic problem, and ag professionals need to recommend this sampling to verify if a field is safe or infected.
- Sampling strategies for SCN vary, depending on the history of SCN in the field. All samples should be evaluated by a qualified professional or laboratory, and every ag professional should know the procedures for sampling technique for SCN.
- SCN requires a combination of management strategies for effective control. In addition to prevention, rotation and resistant seed varieties, any practice which promotes good soybean health and growth will also help against SCN. The best techniques for soybean health come from ag professionals.


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SAINT LEO, Fla. – Coming off high from their new-found Sunshine State Conference first place position, the Saint Leo softball team fell to the visiting Rollins College Tars by a score of 4-2, Friday evening from University Stadium. The loss snapped an eight-game win streak for the Lions.
Freshman Alana Tabel started in the circle for the Lions, tossing 5.1 innings and allowing only five hits before senior Megan Still came in for relief duties. Although Still took the loss in the effort, the duo combined to face 32 Rollins batters, striking out two.
After three and one half solid innings of scoreless softball, the Lions jumped on the board first in the bottom of the fourth, collecting one run off of back-to-back hits from senior Rachelle Gremo and junior Chelsey Steedley. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Saint Leo tacked on another run when a single from junior Brittany Ewing allowed sophomore McKenzie Burns to score from second base.
It wasn't until the top of the sixth that Rollins was able to stir up some offense as they collected two runs to tie the game. It was the Tars' Kristie Hoeffer, Veronica Alred, and Courtney Durbin that connected to score the tying runs.
With the Lions unable to answer back in the bottom of the sixth, the visiting Tars took advantage of the energy and tacked on two more runs in the top of the seventh. Unfortunately for Saint Leo, the Lions were unable to score any in the bottom of the seventh, and the Rollins Tars took the first game of the series.
In total, Saint Leo collected six hits in the effort, in addition to two stolen bases and five walks. Highlighting the evening was junior Sarah Steiner, who went 3-4 at the plate on the night.
The Lions will return to action on Saturday, Apr. 6, when they wrap up the Sunshine State Conference series against the visiting Rollins Tars with an afternoon doubleheader. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.
For more on the Lions softball program, stay current with Saintleolions.com. Also, be sure to 'Like' the Lions on Facebook and 'Follow' the Lions on Twitter.


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Pink Cupcake Necklace by No Tail
This is a very typical style necklace for a Decora chan to wear! It is simply kawaii, super playful, and very sweet! Decora chans wear very fun, playful accessories and toys, showing off their bright colors and fun attitudes! This necklace is so cute and stylish!!!


text: Back to list Friday, May 16, 2014 - 10:07 AM MEINL CYMBALS PARTNERS WITH BANDHAPPY AS AN OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF THE 2014 VANS WARPED TOUR Meinl Cymbals is pleased to announce that it is partnering with BANDHAPPY as an official sponsor of the 2014 VANS Warped Tour. Founded by Meinl Cymbal artist and drummer for prog-metal giants Periphery Matt Halpern, BANDHAPPY is an online resource that connects teachers and students in a one-of-a-kind music community, offering both in-person lessons or online lessons anywhere on the planet via a custom-built, in-house video chat system. The BANDHAPPY tent will offer lessons to festival attendees hosted by members of various bands that are touring with Warped. Every festival attendee taking drum lessons at the BANDHAPPY tent will sit down at a drum set outfitted with Meinl Cymbals.Regarding this partnership, BANDHAPPY founder Matt Halpern had this to say: "I am so excited to be able to showcase my favorite brand of cymbals this year on the VANS Warped Tour. For those young drummers who have yet to play Meinl Cymbals and are taking lessons with BANDHAPPY this summer on Warped, they're really going to be in for a treat when they get to experience Meinl for the first time. I remember the first time I heard and saw Meinl cymbals, I was hooked almost instantly, and I'm stoked to be able to provide that experience for many more drummers each day on the VANS Warped Tour."The VANS WARPED TOUR® is well established as America's premiere music and lifestyle festival of the summer, breaking up-and-coming indie talent as well as both creating and show-casing major established artists since 1995. The nationally renowned festival is the most eclectic traveling tour and features a diverse array of artists--with hotly tipped acts in every genre from punk, metal and indie to rock, hip-hop, rap, electronic, reggae and pop; as well as a variety of lifestyle attractions for its traditionally low ticket price. The tour has cemented its place in history by bringing punk rock/skate/action sports culture from the underground to the forefront of global youth culture, while at the same time helping those in need and being the first tour to consistently use groundbreaking environmental concepts every year on the road. VANS Warped tour is the tour that Alternative Press Magazine readers voted the "Best Tour/Festival" of 2009/2010 and Rolling Stone Magazine called "America's most successful festival" (2005). Now in its 20th year, the 42-date tour will commence June 13 in Houston, TX and end on August 3 in Denver, CO.


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Fifty years of most glorious villainsStephanie Bunbury
Published: November 18 2012 - 3:00AMThe rogues who oppose James Bond are, in a way, always his equal: they must be worthy of him, after all.
James Bond lies pinioned on a slab, legs forced apart, as a laser beam slowly grinds a groove up the metal surface towards the Empire's most famously active phallus. Say what you like, being sawn in half by a light beam is a very modern way to go - at least, it was in 1964. Sean Connery's Bond is, as always, cool under fire. ''Do you expect me to talk?'' he demands. ''No, Mr Bond!'' laughs the cheerily monstrous Auric Goldfinger. ''I expect you to die!''
For Bond fans, this is the moment that makes Goldfinger the quintessential Bond villain: ruthless, insouciant and stark staring mad. He was supposed to be Latvian - James Bond, as everyone knows, was born a creature of the Cold War - but audiences knew that the actor, Gert Frobe, was actually German. As villains go, that made him a double scoop; nearly 20 years after the end of World War II, a hint of the Teutonic instantly flagged any fictional character as grade-A baddie.
Most importantly, like all good Bond villains, Goldfinger was a worthy opponent. In a 1960s study of the structure of Ian Fleming's original novels, the Italian literary critic Umberto Eco observed that every Bond story was based on a system of opposed elements - duty/sacrifice, love/death, Bond and his villain - that played out like a chess game.
Bond's battle with the villain is, moreover, always a contest between intellectual equals. ''Ours is the loneliest profession, Mr Bond,'' says debonair Francisco Saramanga, a contract assassin by trade, in The Man with the Golden Gun: he recognises his doppelganger when he sees him.
Fleming's first Bond novel, Casino Royale, was published in 1953; the first film adaptation, Dr. No, was released in 1962. From the start, the Bond stories had at least as much to do with exotic tourism, fast cars and the Playboy fantasy of endless sexual conquest as they did with espionage, but it was inevitable that the early villains would be in cahoots with the Soviet Union, if not Russian themselves. All take orders from SMERSH, the KGB's imaginary assassination squad - with one exception, the sinisterly gentlemanly Hugo Drax in Moonraker. Equally inevitably, he was a former Nazi.
Bond has lasted, however, by adapting to circumstances while, paradoxically, appearing to remain the same. By the time Fleming wrote Thunderball in 1961, detente was in the air.
''I couldn't see any point in going on digging at the Russians, especially when the whole co-existence thing seemed to be bearing some fruit,'' he said at the time. ''So I closed down SMERSH and thought up SPECTRE instead.''
This new association of criminals, headed by cat-loving weirdo Ernst Stavros Blofeld, was into the same games - torture, murder, world-scale destruction - but had no political ties. Greed was the name of their fame. Meanwhile, M collaborates with his Soviet opposite number; in a corner of the popular imagination, Britain still has a mission to keep world order.
That order had visibly disinteg-rated by the 1990s, when the Berlin Wall fell. Accordingly, the Pierce Brosnan Bond films suggested that mayhem could spring from anywhere: Cossack arms dealers in GoldenEye, a double-dealing female oil magnate in The World is Not Enough and, most intriguingly, in Tomorrow Never Dies, the smooth media mogul Elliot Carver who tries to orchestrate a war from the Chinese wing of his vast empire because it will play big on his television networks.
As critics have observed, there is a sense of instability as the millennium approaches that puts Bond's future as a single-handed hero into serious doubt.
But as anyone who has seen 007 emerge unscathed from a hail of bullets knows - and isn't that all of us? - Bond is a miraculous survivor, both as a secret agent and as a brand. Danger did descend unheralded, of course, in the September 11, 2001 attacks. As the smoke cleared, the Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek observed that, just as the falling towers were inescapably reminiscent of ''countless disaster films'', Osama bin Laden was ''the real-life counterpart of Ernst Stavro Blofeld''.
That pinpointed the al-Qaeda leader exactly: the arch-criminal giving orders from his secret headquarters, bent on world destruction. What Zizek had recognised, of course, is that Bond is so embedded in popular culture that we all know what the villains should be like. In the new film, Skyfall, Javier Bardem's Raoul Silva has all the key elements: a vast hideaway, an army of vicious retainers, an obscure ethnicity, dubious sexual interests and a grotesque physical impairment. Bardem says he recognised that he had to play something between reality and fiction: believably frightening, but much larger than life.
''That is the theatrical aspect you have to be aware of. People are expecting that from a Bond villain,'' he says. ''And this is the movie that celebrates 50 years, so he has to be there.''
These villains' various disfigurements, in keeping with Bond's essentially comic-strip storytelling, always denote wickedness; as much as Q's gadgets or Bond's martinis, they are part of the franchise recipe. Dr No, for example, has lost his hands in a nasty accident with radiation and now has false black ones (a semiotic minefield in itself, given early Bond's imperialist agenda); Donald Pleasance's Blofeld in You Only Live Twice has a scar cleaving his face; Robert Carlyle's former KGB agent Renard in The World Is Not Enough has a bullet lodged in his brain that stops him feeling anything; Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre in Casino Royale weeps blood.
Silva, we are told, was once obliged to swallow cyanide, which has corroded his internal organs and eaten out his face. We just get to see his teeth: not pretty. Bardem himself has fond memories of an earlier henchman with monstrous teeth: Jaws, played by the seven-foot actor Richard Kiel in The Spy Who Loved Me, who had a mouthful of metal that could bite through steel cables.
Jaws was so popular he was brought back in Moonraker. Bardem saw Moonraker when he was 12. ''So I guess my destiny was written since the very beginning, because I didn't want to be James Bond. I wanted to be Jaws.''
Perhaps this is just a case of the devil playing the best tunes. Oddjob, the diminutive sidekick to Goldfinger who can decapitate an assailant with one frisbee-throw of his lethal bowler hat, has passed into the language. Xenia Onatopp, the beautiful Georgian assassin in GoldenEye, is a veritable cornucopia of boys' fantasies: she kills men in flagrante by squeezing their chests between her miraculous thighs. It is also intriguing that any fanboy's top 10 list of Bond villains always includes Rosa Klebb in From Russia with Love, despite the fact that she was a very plain woman in late middle age; those knives in her shoes clearly have their own allure.
And because the allure common to Bond's villains and their helpmeets is so extravagant, it never dwindles; as the Soviet menace has passed into history, so has any necessity for James Bond to be seen to work within the real world of geopolitics. There have been no villains from al-Qaeda, for example; that would be unthinkably tasteless.
Raoul Silva doesn't even want to run the world; a former agent gone to the bad, he is like a spurned child out for revenge. ''He came from the same place as Bond,'' Judi Dench's M tells her political bosses, ''the shadows.''
Which is not a bad place to look for monsters. There should be enough of them, lurking in the dark, to keep 007 busy for another 50 years.
This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/fifty-years-of-most-glorious-villains-20121117-29iqv.html


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Nico: The Story of One Child's Survival in D.R. Congo
Nico, a young boy from a small village in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was too weak to walk and drifted in and out of consciousness when his mother Mboyito Masola rushed him to the nearest hospital to be treated for severe acute malnutrition.
After six weeks of treatment, Nico was still unable to move and Mboyito feared the worst, "I told the doctor to be honest with me if he thought Nico would die," she said.
Nico was then referred to a special unit in the hospital supported by Action Against Hunger, where he received treatment via a daily regimen of ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTFs). These calorie-packed, protein powerhouse foods require no refrigeration, no clean water, have long shelf lives, and can be eaten directly from the packet.
One month of life-saving treatment costs just $45.
Mboyito beamed as she recalled his fast recovery following RUTF treatment, "He opened his eyes, and he started to eat," she explained, "His health improved rapidly."
Nico was soon able to talk, and after he was released from the hospital he went back to school and even started playing soccer with his friends.
"If the hospital had not been there, he would have died," Mboyito said gratefully.
Mboyito continues to support her community and our work by insisting that other mothers use the medical center when their children are sick, believing that, "Congo can develop if we have hospitals like the one where Nico was treated."
This brave family demonstrates that malnutrition is highly treatable. Your support makes it possible. Are you ready to take action against hunger?


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AN ACCRINGTON man has told of his relief after the co-worker who arranged for him to be mugged was jailed.
Qaiser Mehboob was carrying £12,000 of his employer's cash when he was beaten up in the street outside his Primrose Street home.
The co-worker, 27-year-old Anthony Underdown of the Green, Ribbleton, who set up the security guard, has now been jailed at Preston Crown Court.
Mr Mehboob, 30, was robbed just before midnight when he was approached by two men and hit across the back of the head.
The father-of-one's bag was stolen along with cash he was to bank the following day. His attackers, who were wearing dark clothes and had their faces covered, left in a car.
The men who set upon him in June last year were soon traced by the distinctive number plate of their getaway vehicle.
The two attackers Martin McDermott, 25, of Watling Street, and Thomas Lynch, 26 of Hope Lane, both Preston, were jailed for 40 and 48 months respectively last year.
However the investigation continued to uncover how they could have known the convenience store security guard was carrying the cash at the time.
On Wednesday Preston Crown Court sentenced Underdown to 16 months in jail for assisting the robbery.
Both he and Mr Mehboob had worked together at Nisa Local Convenience store in Miller Road, Ribbleton.
Qaiser said: "I was very shocked to discover who it was, because he was someone I trusted and discovering what he did left me speechless.
"I still feel scared when I think about what happened. It is no small thing to be attacked by two men like that. I'm glad they have all been jailed."
His employer Zahid Akhtar said: "It has shocked us all because we never even suspected such a thing. We had a small trustworthy team and now we feel like we cannot be like that any more."
Preston Crown Court also ordered McDermott to repay £7,040 in a Proceeds of Crime hearing on Wednesday. £5,000 of the stolen cash had been recovered during arrests.
DC Dan Perkins said: "I'm glad Underdown has been convicted for his part because without him there would have been no offence.
"It was a massive breach of trust he committed with his employers, who had forgiven him for stealing cigarettes, however, he repaid them like this."


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New York City and New Jersey sports are getting back on their feet after being hindered by Hurricane Sandy on October 29. Employees have returned to their offices and games are being played as scheduled. The rest of NYC and New Jersey, however, are still dealing with the aftermath of the storm.
It was called a "superstorm" and was compared to The Perfect Storm. For days, people along the East Coast were urged to begin preparations or ordered to evacuate. Hurricane Sandy was on its' way and the storm didn't promise to pass by easily.
Both New York and New Jerseys' governors ordered mass evacuations of their respective states before the storm hit. Public transportation was shut down, businesses and schools were closed, the streets were silent. On October 29, Superstorm Sandy made landfall and her impact was felt. Massive flooding and property damage occurred in both New York and New Jersey. Millions of people were left without power.
Seaside, NJ, home to the popular MTV series of The Jersey Shore, was completely flooded and wiped out. The famous boardwalk and the historic Seaside Heights roller coaster was washed out to sea and destroyed. Half of Hoboken was flooded and Mayor Dawn Zimmer asked the National Guard for their assistance. Several counties were devastated by flooding, which was as high as five feet in some areas. At least 24 people from New Jersey were killed.
Governor Cuomo called in the National Guard as well to help his citizens. New York City and below received the worst of the storms effects, while Upstate New York was spared for the most part. Public schools were closed for 6 days. Lower Manhattan dealt with flooding from the East River. Battery Park had a water surge of 13 ft. Seven subway tunnels under the East River were flooded, which, according to MTA personnel, was the worst disaster in the 108-year history of the New York City subway system. The Ground Zero site was flooded with sea water as well as numerous parking garages. Staten Island was perhaps the hardest hit of all areas in New York. Out of the 41 recorded fatalities from the storm, Staten Island accounted for 19 of them. Hundreds of families were homeless and displaced due to the mass amounts of flooding that occurred. The number of people without power on Staten Island was upwards of 100,000, which was roughly 65 percent of the islands population.
Sporting events were put into question in both New Jersey and New York. One such event which garnered a lot of controversy was the running of the annual New York City marathon. The race was scheduled to be run on November 4. There was, however, a roar of disapproval for running the marathon even though numerous areas were still trying to climb back. There were concerns that the race would take away resources needed for survivors of the storm and that emergency personnel would be diverted to help the marathon runners and not people who actually needed the assistance. Pressured to cancel, Mayor Bloomberg called off the race, saying that it wouldn't be right to run it at that point in time, which caused the city to lose millions in revenue. The race was run unofficially, as planned, with runners taking supplies to victims and shelters. A large group of runners did laps around Central Park in order to run the full 26 miles they needed. No winner was crowned and no awards were given, the personal satisfaction was more than enough for the runners who had trained for years for that moment.
The New York Knicks faced problems of their own. They were originally scheduled to open their season against the Brooklyn Nets on November 1, but that game was postponed due to not only the devastation, but also because the transportation lines to Barclays Center in Brooklyn were damaged unable to be utilized. The Knicks were then scheduled to open their season against the Miami Heat, at home, on November 2, just days after the storm. Again, many people called in to question the need to play a basketball game after such a tragedy had occurred. Even players from both teams discussed their hesitance to play the game. Before the game started, fans began to pour into Madison Square Garden to fill the seats. The game went on as planned and the Knicks defeated the Heat 104-84. Emotions were high and the win allowed fans to celebrate as if their team had just won the NBA Championship. It was the bit of happiness that New Yorkers needed.
Today, both New York and New Jersey are starting to rebuild their lives and get back to how things were. Nearly 99 percent of homes have been restored power. However, 90,000 customers in New York still cannot receive power because their homes or buildings were so heavily damaged or destroyed. After a brief gas-rationing policy was enacted, New Jersey no longer has to deal with long lines at the pumps, since the power has returned. However, five petroleum terminals remain closed for the New Jersey area. New York areas are still under some form of gas rationing, but they are not as strict regulations as they were previously. Slowly, the oil business is returning to its' regular form, but it will still be some time before everything is functioning as it should. Rationing will continue in New York until November 19, Governor Cuomo announced. For now New Yorkers will have to deal with the rationing and the raised gas prices, which have topped out at $3.99 a gallon, which is 45 cents above the national average.
Just as New Orleans did after Hurricane Katrina struck, there is no doubt that New York and New Jersey will return to their normal forms once some time has passed. The damage and destruction, however, will be hard to deal with, for now. Citizens of the East Coast will need everyone's help to rebuild their homes and businesses. Numerous relief efforts are being formed and donations are always accepted. We must stay together as a country and help our fellow Americans come out of their situations safely.
*Note: If you would like to help your fellow sports fans in storm ravaged areas of the country, please text REDCROSS to 90999. This will automatically allow you to donate $10 to the Red Cross's Disaster Relief Fund.Tags: Football, Hurricane Sandy, Jerseys, Manhattan, MTV, NBA, New York, New York Jets, NFL, NYC, schedule, Staten Island


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Bombay Hotel Samrat
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Hotel Samrat is a Boutique hotel of The UniContinental with Luxurious Superior Rooms located in the heart of Mumbai and opposite Khar Road (West) Railway Station, approx 3 kilometres from Santacruz Domestic Airport and Juhu beach and only 6 kms from Sahar International Airport.
It is only 3 minutes from the famous shopping area of Linking road ,Bandra. The Bandra Kurla Complex - the new business nerve of Mumbai is only 4 kms. We are located 15 kms from Gateway of India and flora fountain.Mumbai stretches over 50 kms and we are in the center of Mumbai from where you can travel in any direction easily.
Room Features:
Each spacious, tastefully furnished room at Hotel Samrat has a split AC, bathroom/wc, fan, direct dialing telephone, satellite TV , double glazed sound proof windows , 24 hours Room Service and 24 hours running hot & cold water
The New Airconditioned Dorms have attach bath/wc,/ basin, hot & cold water, modern plumbings,spring mattresses with all linen included. There are separate dorms for men and women .The Delux Dorms has brought great level of comfort to backpackers staying in sharing accommodation.
The Executive Rooms are priced reasonably too and are value for money and have LCD screens.,split Ac , latest and modern plumbings with shower panels with jet spray , internet connections, wifi,large size rooms , pleasant decor , sound proof windows,etc.
The Executive Suite has an extra sitting room and a kitchenette.If you wish you can ask the Receptionist to show you the rooms and switch your room by paying the difference.
The Superior rooms make the guest feel like he's staying in a five star hotel.Yet they are so reasonably priced.
The hotel check in time is 12.00 am and the check out time is 12.00 am.
The Lobby has cyber terminal for 24 hour Internet access facility .Internet access and wifi are charged at reasonable rates.
BRING YOUR LAPTOP ALONG ! The Lobby has WI FI facility too and you can just sit in the lobby and surf your favorite websites and check mail on your laptop and make yourself completely at home ! ( Nominal rates for internet)
Surrounding the hotel are a wide variety of restaurants ,pubs bars and discos.The Khar market nearby is where you can pick up all your shopping,groceries ,medicines,etc.
The hotel has a family restaurant, Page3 Restaurant that specializes in authentic Punjabi , Tandoori , continental & Chinese cuisine.You can enjoy Live Indian music, songs and ghazals while the astrologer and palmist can regale you with insights into your future.
3WM - The Three Wise Monkeys Pub & Lounge Bar spins the best of Retro, House, Commercial, bollywood, psytrance.
The 3rd Bistro is the cake Shop with cakes, pastries, brownies, etc.
Twisted Fish is the Specialty Sea Food restaurant.
Samrat Bar is the watering hole to have your favorite drink and where you can chill out in the evenings while you watch your favorite game on the Big screen.
Hotel Samrat offers a range of services and facilities to ensure your stay with us is an enjoyable experience.
The facilities and services include a 24 hour Air conditioned Reception and wifi enabled Lobby, safety deposit lockers in reception, 24hrs.room service, fax, valet, foreign exchange counter, laundry facility, doctor on call, salon,car rental, and car parking.
The Hotel is a centrally located Hotel and if your looking for fun, you 'll get plenty in the vicinity .
Please Note that the advance you pay at the time of reservation is non-refundable and is paid to the website through which you are making this reservation and not to the hotel.
Airport Pick Up:
Please give us your flight details if you want an airport pick up.
We charge as follows for Airport Pick up Charges .
From Domestic Airport
No. of Persons - Amount
1. Rs.250
2. Rs.300
3. Rs.350
4. Rs.400
5. Rs.500
6. Rs.600
From International Airport
No. of Persons - Amount
1. Rs.300
2. Rs.400
3. Rs.500
4. Rs.600
5. Rs.700
6. Rs.800
Airport DROP Charges
To Domestic Airport
No. of Persons -Amt.
1. Rs.200
2. Rs.250
3. Rs.300
4. Rs.350
5. Rs.400
6. Rs.500
Airport DROP Charges
To International Airport
No. of Persons -Amt.
1. Rs.250
2. Rs.300
3. Rs.350
4. Rs.400
5. Rs.500
6. Rs.600
To ensure your proper pick up please submit following details :
PASSENGER (pax) ARRIVAL DETAIL SHEET:
NAME of Passenger on paging Board.
No.of Persons.
Date of Arr.
Arr From.
International / Domestic Terminal.
Please look out for our airport representative.
He will be carrying Paging Board of your name and waiting outside arrival lounge.
If you miss him please call him on his cell.9833358493 .You can also try 983357755.If you still can't get through then please hail a cab and come to the Hotel directly.
If your flight is delayed or you are delayed in coming out of the arrivals lounge then there are chances that the driver would have waited for you and left.
As soon as you request flight pick up we shall confirm the pick up . He would be carrying paging board of your name.
If you don't receive our flight pick up confirmation please email us again with details.
Check Out Time is 12 noon.
If you check in prior to 12 noon you will charged for the 1st day till noon.
If you are checking in after 10 am,You may request the receptionist to waive the charges after 10 am till 12 noon.
Our charges are not for 24 hours.The 1st day ends at 12 noon.
You may Check In at any time of day or night.
Please note that Hotel Samrat is the most economical Hotel in Mumbai- the most costliest megapolis city.
Mumbai is a fun place and there are lots of pubs and discos in the surrounding locality.
While selecting your room and making the booking if the room you selected is not available then the online system automatically selects the next best availability and of course notifies you prior to your making the confirmation.
Cancellations made prior to 48 hours will be charged 10% only besides the 10% already charged when making the reservation.
Word of CAUTION:
If you have arranged a airport pick up and if you are looking for our Driver at the arrival Hall at the airport then beware of touts who dupe the guests by misleading them that our Hotel is full and theres no room for you. They make the guests talk on their own cell phones to one of their own partners at the other end who says he is the Hotel Receptionist and there's no room available and then the guests are whisked to other Hotels and fleeced.
In case you cannot find the driver please dial the Tel. No. of the Hotel yourself .
SPECIAL DISCOUNT at PAGE 3 Restaurant !
Show your booking at the Reception Counter and collect Discount Voucher on Food and non alcoholic beverages from the Front Desk for our Inhouse MUTICUISINE Restaurant
Looking forward to providing you warm & hospitable stay!
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