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According to Kourtney Kardashian, the next generation of the famous family is already forging a close bond!
At the premiere of Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway this weekend in Los Angeles, Kourtney shared with People that her daughter, Penelope, 14 months, lights up when she sees her baby cousin, North West, born this past June.
Kourtney said that "the second she [her daughter] walks into the room, Penelope gets so excited." The glam mama and, I think, most down-to-earth Kardashian, added that she herself is happy that the kids will grow up together: "We never really had cousins that were close in age ... so I'm excited."
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Like the famous family, my three siblings and I are close in age. My sister and I are only two years apart, and we consider one cousin our "other sister" — she and I are exactly six months apart in age to the day, so she was a built-in playmate, too! (Although, when you come from such a large family as mine — I have over 30 first cousins — finding someone to play with was not that difficult.)
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"I think he gets a little jealous because he and Kim were so close," Kourtney explained, "and so he doesn't understand because he's not the big center of attention."
She said that her kiddo is confused about his auntie spending so much time with North West that he thinks she doesn't like him anymore! Sounds a lot like sibling rivalry to me. Is there such a thing as cousin rivalry?
But before we start feeling bad for Mason, Kourtney confirmed that she and everyone else give him "so much attention," so I think he's going to be just fine! For now, at least, until a few years from now when the little girls drive him crazy — or maybe I'm just thinking of my family?
How do you deal with sibling rivalry in your family?
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I look for a hotel that's going to be in a good location.
I look for basic comforts, and, hopefully, some reviews that help me confirm a selection. I prefer places with a private bathroom, some sort of breakfast, and decent beds.
I've stayed in 5* hotels and 2* hotels, appreciate the difference, but totally reluctant to pay the difference.
In Paris I usually stay in the 6th arrondissement. It's close to many things, and close to Metro stations. There's a lot of activity, and isn't going to be deserted at night, as the 8th can be.
In London, I look for price breaks, as one can get around London pretty much by walking.
In Madrid, Rome, Edinburgh, Amsterdam and Munich, it's location. In smaller cities, it depends on my mode of transportation.
I'm not that keen on shows in English, hoever, the Sky channel seems to be everywhere.
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I just finished picking hotels for a month in France, so this is fairly fresh in my mind. The improvement in the exchange rate over last spring has helped, but I don't trust it to last through the end of April!
These are my criteria for hotels in Europe and Asia:
1. Price - I won't look at anything in Europe much over 80 euros, or in Asia over $35.
2. Location. I use public transport, so a central location is very important - or at least somewhere close to a metro or bus stop!
3. En-suite. This is not an absolute requirement, as I've stayed in a number of places with the toilet and/or shower down the hall, but I prefer en-suite.
4. Size - small is better. I actively avoid Marriotts, Hiltons etc.
5. Charm - nice but not a deal breaker. My cheap hotel in Paris had zero charm, but there was more than enough outside.
6. An apartment - nice, but I travel solo and usually can't afford this. I am staying at a Citadines apt. hotel in Grenoble because I got a good rate on Expedia.
I suppose I should add safety, but that's not something I generally worry about in Europe and Asia. I should say that when it comes to US hotels I would worry about safety, and I'd probably have a different set of requirements, but I don't travel that much in the US.
Outside the US I don't care about:
Elevators - I don't travel with more than I can carry, and I don't stay in huge hotels.
Room service - eating out is part of the fun of the trip.
Bell boys, concierges, etc. etc.
Business centers, wifi etc. - I use internet cafes, although as they become scarcer in Europe I may have to buy a notepad and switch to wifi.
Swimming pools - except in rare cases
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Smaller hotels, Twin bed room, ensuite, empty fridge or one I can reorganize to hold my stuff, Wifi especially if free, breakfast / coffee. Reviews that indicate it's going to be clean and NO mention of mold or smoke. Mostly traveling in Europe, so my target price range for a twin room is 90-150 euro. I enjoy hearing other (non-American) accents down in the breakfast room.
I don't need a lot of services, staff, antique furnishings, fancy restaurants, pool or gym....
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Very Important (read: I NEED)
cleaniness & non-smoking
private bathroom
quiet at night
safe neighborhood
convenient location (I don't want to waste 20-30 mins each way to commute)
Somewhat Important (read: nice if they have it)
rate includes breakfast (only if DH is with me, as I don't care for breakfast)
free parking (if I have a car)
free wi-fi in room
NOT Important
Any amenities - I don't care if there's a phone or TV or hairdryer or minibar or alarm clock or bathrobe etc. I mean, these things are nice if available, but I can definitely survive at hotels without them if the price is right.
I also don't care if there's concierge or bellboy as I have no use for them.
The most basic place I've stayed in recent years, is the LSE dorm in London. It has ensuite bathroom which is nice, but otherwise it is very no frills. It doesn't even provide soap.
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Right travelnut - I'd forgotten about the reviews. Any mention of noise - either a night club in the hotel, or thin walls - or mold in the bathroom or blood on the sheets is a turnoff. But I do weigh one bad review against a lot of good ones, given that all parties have posted multiple reviews. I might discount a bad review from a one-post reviewer.
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What I look for varies depending on several factors, including the purpose of the trip, whether or not I'm alone and whether or not the place I'm visiting offers good value in hotels.
- Clean (I check tripadvisor and other reviews. If there are any negative reviews about cleanliness, the hotel is scratched off my list).
- Convenient/safe location (and if I'm travelling alone, it has to be convenient to public transit since I can't drive).
- Ensuite bathroom facilities (I've made an exception to this a few times, e.g. in Morocco).
- Good value for the $. This is a trickier one. I've stayed in $600 hotels that were great value (e.g. the Shangri-La in Oman, where we had a 6 pm checkout and a midnight flight - essentially we got somewhere gorgeous to stay for 38 hours) and I've also stayed in $30 accommodation that was great value. (The YMCA in Christchurch, NZ comes to mind. The hotels in town seemed quite overpriced, and the Y had private rooms with ensuite facilities and was located within a few blocks of the city centre.) Sometimes, paying another $25-30 delivers a significantly better class of accommodation, especially in some places in the far east (like Thailand). In other cities (e.g. London and New York), you may have to pay $100 or more to see a significant difference in quality. In such circumstances, I either don't bother paying the premium, or I bid on 4* hotels through Priceline.
Important but not essential:
- Attractive decor is important to me. I am one of those people who does actually spend time in her room (especially if I'm travelling alone for work or otherwise), so the look of a room is important to me. I've had great luck finding stylish rooms in boutique hotels that suit my taste in Barcelona and Madrid. On the other hand, the pictures of hotel rooms in the Italian hotels I've been researching recently all look they've got my parents bedspread from 1970. Ack. I'm having a hard time getting excited about any of these hotels.
- I like quirky hotels, especially hotels with a bit of a history. Outside Dunedin in New Zealand, I stayed in a barn in a room where my bed was built into an old wagon. I stayed in a converted Masonic temple in Napier and in the charmingly named "Lobster Motor Inn" in Kaikoura (I didn't know lobsters stayed in hotels - or that they could drive ...) In Berlin, I stayed in the Propeller Island Lodge, where each room was a bizarre work of art (you could sleep in a coffin, or a jail cell, or on a floating bed ...)
- But I also like hotel points (see my earlier thread). In some cities, chain hotels can be a good value, can have some personality and, at least in the 3-5* range, offer a degree of reliability in terms of quality. For example, some of the Best Westerns in France are surprisingly nice. Also, after a couple of weeks in skinny not-very-comfortable European beds, a night in a king size Marriott bed can be great. In other places, it's better to stay in an independent hotel. If it's a city that has good value Marriotts, Hiltons or Sheratons in my price range, I am likely to choose one over a non-chain hotel, everything else being equal (but that's a big if) because then I'll accumulate points that I can use for a great stay somewhere else in the future.
- I'll pay extra for a great bathroom. In Essaouira, after 6 days hiking in the mountains, my husband and I swooned when we saw the giant bathtub (large enough for us both to lie down full length side by side) in the Riad Madada Mogador. At the Conrad in Bangkok, I paid about $30 extra (maybe US $150 in total) for an Executive Floor room, where the bathroom contained a huge clawfoot tub that looked out across a glass wall to the bedroom. Our hotel in Playa Del Carmen had an outdoor shower.
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The answer to this question varies depending on the purpose of my trip. I generally like a mid-priced hotel, nothing fancy or with pampering involved, that is in a good location. No need for high count thread bedsheets for me, no concierge needed, just something clean and safe. I do enjoy a great breakfast buffet.
My husband would answer at least one TV, flat-screened preferred. We'll never be able to stay at Caneel Bay on St. John because of this requirement
If my daughter is traveling with me I look for a nice outdoor pool in the summer and an indoor pool in the winter.
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Price - US/Canada under $100; elsewhere at a rate that provides the same basic qualities as the $100 does here.
No Funky Smells - while I'm not fond of smoke smell, I can deal with it for a few days, but what I can't deal with is the unidentifiable smells that some hotels have.
Private Bath - I want my own shower. I prefer one with a full size bath/shower rather than a stall or half-tub set up, but I'll deal with it if necessary.
Location - if it's a destination where I plan on using public transit, then I want to be able to get to the downtown area with as few transfers as possible, however I don't mind taking an hour to get there and back.
Parking - if I have a car rental, I want free parking.
What I don't care about:
Room service/on-site food service (free breakfasts, restaurant, etc.)
Gym, swimming pool, private lounge, etc.
In-room ammenities like Wifi, iron, coffee, etc. A phone is nice, but not a deal breaker.
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Similar to what others have posted:
No Smells (smoking, perfumes, etc.)
Ensuite bathroom
Reasonably Priced (varies on location)
Good location
Fridge to hold my own stuff
Room safe
Great location
A good location is one that is near transit or where driving gets us to where we're going in a reasonable amount of time (1/2 hour).
I always bring a hair dryer with me and all my own toiletries, so I don't need/want that stuff cluttering up the usually small amount of counter space.
I don't drink coffee, so don't need the coffe maker etc. cluttering up valuable counter space. But I sometimes travel with friends who would list that as a must have.
I like B&Bs. It's nice to not have to factor time to travel to a place to eat breakfast and its an opportunity to meet and talk with others. If I do have to travel to breakfast, I prefer buffets so I don't have to wait for the order.
If I have a fridge, and no breakfast is offered, I usually do my own thing in the room (usually yogurt, granola, fruit).
Unless I'm on a business trip, I've never stayed anywhere where there was a concierge or bell boys etc. I don't need/miss them.
Sometimes a television has been nice for catching up on news or viewing a movie on a night when just staying in and relaxing.
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My favourite part of booking a trip is researching the accommodation.
Most important to us is a central location.
In Europe we nearly always go for a smaller family run establishment.
Room must be non smoking and clean but doesn't matter if it's small. Must have double bed (not twins) and our own shower and loo.
Everything else is a bit unnecessary.
Regarding cost, we currently spend the pound when travelling so anything in Europe/ USA costs us more since the currency exchange dived. We still travel though
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If it's just for one night, I can deal as long as the room is clean, quiet, and has a reasonably comfortable bed.
For longer stays, I prefer a place that includes breakfast or has a refrigerator in the room. TV and phone aren't important but an iron is helpful.
For more than one night, I like cheerful decor. It doesn't have to be fancy, but looking at 1970's decor for more than the briefest stay gets depressing. I also prefer a table with two chairs to a desk.
Loaction is important, but I weigh that against the cost of the room. In a big city, I'm usually happy as long as I have easy access to public transportation. I don't have to be in the thick of things as long as there's a grocery store nearby, and the neighborhood is pleasant to walk around in and safe.
I don't mind staying in large chain hotels overseas some of the time if I have hotel points to cover it. You can't beat free, and sometimes it's nice to be anonymous. Also, smaller hotels often don't want you to bring in food, while larger hotels don't care because they offer room service anyway.
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What I need is a clean comfortable bed and enough quiet at night that I can sleep.
Then, a location convenient enough that I can walk to stores, restaurants, sightseeing or transit stops that will get me to the places I want to see.
Real coffee is a big bonus (in room or at breakfast included). If there is a breakfast then it should be worth eating, not just fake juice and a roll or muffin. A buffet is nice, or comments about fresh fruit, yogurt, and the things I normally eat.
A free internet computer (not wifi since I don't travel with a laptop).
A nice view or interesting building or decor. Not fancy, and not overdone cutesy.
A refrigerator and microwave is nice, but not essential.
I like nice hotel toiletries, so sometimes that might make the diffence, such as Kimpton providing Aveda or L'Occitane.
What I don't need or don't like to pay for:
Elevators, busboys, room service, concierges and parking. A hair dryer.
An on-site restaurant and a minibar.
Resort fees that include things I don't use, like USA Today. If it's a reasonable fee and includes use of a nice fitness center with included classes, then I don't mind if that's the purpose of the trip.
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If I'm staying in a hotel, I want room service. I know I can grab a sandwich somewhere but I do that at home & I love hotel breakfasts, especially in room even though I never eat breakfast at home. I don't stay in hotels all that often since I'm job-bound but room service to me is a treat & I'll pay the price.
Very clean.
WIFI & I'll pay for it. Funny how you usually have to pay for it in the higher priced hotels while many 2 & 3 stars give it free.
En suite is a must.
With Priceline you can get good deals in a lot of places.
I'm in the Caribbean & there are deals to be had even though this is the height of the high season.
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Memories from a trip are the reason I love to travel and the accommodations can be a big part of my memory. Thus, one can drag me through the dust and sand all day long or walk me to death viewing museums and antiquites or shopping, however, I must have a nice clean, tranquil and yes charming room to come back to at night and it does NOT have to be five star. I want a private bath and breakfast, if I have read in advance that it is a good one. I would rather eat where the locals eat otherwise. Safety and NO BED BUGS are a must.
I am a single woman and do travel alone sometimes and I want a room safe and perhaps a small refrigerator although this is not necessary. I prefer the boutique hotels and Inns and B&B's to chain hotels because in my everyday life I work hard, too hard, to stay at the Days Inn or equivalent. That is my feeling. I would rather stay home than stay in a dismal hotel room.
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En suite
A REAL Non smoking
The door locks
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I go for design, innovation and comfort, I never pay more than 250 euros (I guess a lot) but I do a lot of research and find most for around 180, my favourites in Paris at The Five --tiny but great, le petit moulin - under 200 and great -- Apostrophe is also fabulous. I'd like to get to the latest hip hotel in the 20th Mama Shelter.
Personally, I appreciate those who try and create more than a hotel experience. In London, St. Martins Lane if you can afford it or the wonderfully crazy hotel for pop stars and models the Pavilion for less than 100 GBP a double but not for the feint hearted. I could go on, I could also spend my weekends in hotels, love them
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Clean, safe, and close to public transportation are the current requirements if staying in a city without a car. I always read reviews and consult tripadvisor for information. Air conditioning is important to me to provide coolness along with a background "hum" to block out hall or street noises. European hotels may advertise AC, but it may not be turned on in the winter months. A power shower is appreciated along with a good mattress and free breakfast to start the day well. Certain amenities are important if you are vacationing somewhere for a week versus just staying one night. There are always affordable places if you look hard enough, but they may cut corners on size, location and breakfast.
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We collect hotel points so we stay in many Marriotts and Hiltons for free on vacation. DH uses them while traveling on business.
Important to me: Clean room, private bathroom, AIR CONDITIONING, like a quiet room, and good neighborhood.
A/C was something we did without last summer for part of our trip in Austria and it is hot in the summer! I also can't take the street noise because of having to leave the windows open. I did not book the hotels, our cousin did. While charming, I found it very difficult to sleep in most of the places he picked. Give me a Marriott or Hilton any day. I can walk around during the day and see tons of charm, but I like a quiet comfortable bed with a/c to sleep in.
I have enjoyed a few luxury hotels in my life, but luxury is what it is and isn't a requirement.
I have found hotels just as expensive as ever while checking for room rates for this summer.
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I don't stay in hotels unless I have to on my husband's business trips. We stay in B&B's instead.
When we stay in cities our requirements are slightly different than when we do not. In the city we like to be in a quiet residential area, far from activity and noise. Maximum number of rooms is 5.
When Not Staying in a City Rooms Must Have:
- charm and character and atmosphere
- clean and NON SMOKING
- be in an idyllic rural location with great walking and preferably great gardens
- peace and quiet
- en suite or private bath
- lovely local fresh breakfasts
- plenty of room for parking
- within walking distance (a couple of miles) to a restaurant
- access to a fridge (we always buy great food to snack on whilst on vacation)
Don't Need:
- amenities such as clocks, phones, TV's
- a restaurant
Our goal is to spend about $100 CDN but sometimes get that gorgeous 5 star B&B for $150 (in the UK). We've been in 5 star hotels but if given the choice it would be B&Bs every single time. Or self catering.
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I look for windows that open so that I can get fresh air. I hope for air that is not from an improperly cleaned hvac system or moldy carpet. I hope for grout that is not moldy (and that doesn't include when they just put new grout over the old grungy stuff and it starts to bleed thru right away). I want a fitted mattress protector that stays in place and doesn't bunch up and I want a fitted sheet that doesn't bunch up. I want enough light in the room to be able to read without having to contort to catch enough light on the page. I don't want to hear the TV next door, kids running down the hall, the elevator or the ice machine. Unfortunately you can't tell about these things from most reviews, pictures or most websites.
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Musts for me are clean, quiet and good value. It's gotta be free of mold, smoke and perfume smells and I almost always want a fridge available, and location is usually pretty important.
Other factors depend on how long I will stay.
For longer stays or a remote location kitchen facilities are essential - especially if I'm traveling for leisure.
Internet can be important, again it depends upon why I'm traveling.
Because I enjoy walking I really prefer to stay places where it is safe and comfortable to go walking from the accommodation.
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My requirements are different when traveling for business vs leisure.
1. nonsmoking
2. clean (check TripAdvisor)
3. quiet (check TA)
4. comfortable bed (check TA)
5. safe neighborhood (check reviews)
6. air conditioning, if summer (protection against noise as well as heat)
7. curtains that block sunlight
8. free parking if driving else walking distance to public transportation
9. lowest price for these
Extras that are nice, but not essential:
1. ensuite shower and toilet
2. refrigerator, microwave or tea making facilities
When business travel add:
1. internet access
2. iron and ironing board
Irrelevant to my decision, though I might use if available:
1. exercise facilities
2. restaurant
3. laundry
4. elevator
5. bathrobe
6. toiletries
7. concierge
8. bellman
9. alarm clock, television
11. tub
I don't care if twin/double/king bed even when traveling with husband--we adjust. Decor is an extra and not essential. View, balcony, etc. is great but not essential. Chain/brand irrelevant because I show no loyalty except to value.
On recent trip to Australia found low rates by prepaying months in advance. Plus exchange rate was in our favor. Considering ski trip to Utah and while rates look OK, I don't see a real drop in prices.
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I visit the islands regularly and just returned from Kauai. I first check out the deals on Expedia and Travelocity and identifying the hotel that is in our price range and it's location.
I then get the direct phone number and call them up. I get a better deal by asking "what's your best rate". They are ready to reduce the rates now with the economy there suffering.
I ask about wi-fi, request a top floor end unit and ocean view. We stayed at the Sheraton and it was super deluxe for bargain prices. I ask if there is a restaurant in the hotel and check online for restaurants in the vicinity. I check the daily newspaper for events during my stay, it's called the Garden Isle and the Hawaiiphotobank website for activities.
One other thing to ask, how big is the room. The Marriot had small rooms, another reason for choosing the Sheraton.
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I like cheap, friendly, family-owned hotels in the local style (Mexico, islands, etc.) I like low-rises with a small room count. I like funky places with loads of personality. A private bath is my only must-have. A nice sunny pool is good too. And a central location for walking
HATE high-rises, HATE chains.
Besides that I don't really care about clean, quiet, size of room, state of the furniture, TV, frig, smoking, curtains, etc.
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suze - you don't care about clean and quiet? Really?
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Not in the way that some people seem to!! I don't mean staying someplace filthy but rather...
In Mexico, I like when there are roosters crowing, noise from live music or traffic I don't mind. If the bathroom towels are frayed, the sheets mended, the curtains a bit dusty, that's OK with me.
In Hawaii, my favorite hotel had rusty bathroom mirrors and stained on the wall-to-wall carpet (as complained about at length on TA reviews) but I was busy appreciating the lush tropical gardens, friendly staff, fresh pineapple welcome upon arrival, full kitchen for a reasonable price.
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Doug, we have similar hotel habits for leisure travel. In fact, the Ibis Bastille is one of my favorites - great location, great breakfast, adequate space to perform the 4S rituals, and save those euros for something that matters more than how the room around me looks when I am sleeping in it. I have stayed and at - and absolutely loved - some very luxurious hotels, but usually on someone else's dime or for a rare very special occasion.
Unfortunately, my partner is the polar opposite, judging a hotel to be inferior if the room service menu is less than ten pages and not available 24/7. OK, that may be an exaggeration, but only a slight one. Of course, those tastes were developed traveling on daddy's dinero, and now that he is footing the bill himself he is learning to make do with less. (yk, he is booked to stay at LSE next month - let's hope he survives!)
Like kay2, I have different expectations for business travel - for that, I do want:
high speed internet access
space to work with a decent, height adjustable desk chair
iron that does not leak and ironing board that is not crusty rusty
comfortable bed of whatever size
convenient location
really like having a coffee pot in the room, or at least a place in the lobby to pick up good coffee that doesn't have a mile long line each morning.
My business travel is restricted to pretty abysmal corporate rates, but I do find that being a loyal customer helps get regular upgrades and perks. I tend to avoid Marriotts for personal/political reasons but do pretty well with the IHG properties. And you are so right about the star rating being meaningless - during a recent stay at one of their Intercontinental properties (supposed to be the higher end) there were a dozen "little things" off - shower curtain that didn't fit the space and leaked, one of those single cup coffee makers with only nasty flavored coffee and powdered nondairy creamer, no wastebasket in the room, drapes that didn't quite close, etc. In contrast, during a recent stay at one of their Holiday Inn properties (chosen for location) I had a huge, decently furnished room where everything worked, plenty of decent in room coffee with half and half in the mini refrigerator and a buffet breakfast thrown in as a perk, in a penthouse restaurant with incredible views. I have already booked another stay at that HI!
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I'm only concerned with clean and comfortable if I'm on vacation because I'm never in the room. I like having a coffee maker in my room and breakfast is good.
It's important that everything be working. It's just sloppy business to not have the shower, sink etc in good repair. I stayed at a hotel last week that the clock wasn't set and it bugged me because I didn't think about it until I woke up in the middle of the night and I couldn't turn on my light to set the darn clock b/c dh was sleeping. It affected the maid's tip.
When I'm staying at a hotel for business my needs are different. I want all of the above plus a fridge, a kitchenette is ideal, internet, at least a pool but hot tubs and/or saunas are welcome. The room should be well appointed with a table, or good desk and comfortable chair. I tend to spend more nights in my room while working.
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I am feeling like a white raven here on this thread but I really do spend a considerable part of my income on good hotels.
My priorities are:
1. Swimming pool (this is a must - I never book a hotel without pool unless there is none available at my destination).
2. Decor. I both like historical structures (e.g. castles) and ultra-contemporary designer hotels).
3. Q beautiful bathroom with nice toiletries.
4. Cozy public areas - especially a good bar.
5. Ambiance - the "feel".
6. Specials, like a club room with complimentary full bar and food or a jacuzzi tub for two in the middle of the bedroom...
7. A reasonable rate for all above mentioned amenities. This is also a must. And surprisingly often, all seven criteria come together. You need examples?
Everything else is secondary. Cleanliness etc. is understood. (I have never stayed in a hotel room which was not clean.)
As you can imagine, I like to stay at 5-star hotels. I especially like to stay at members of The Leading Hotels of the World. But I have found enough 3-star hotels meeting the above mentioned criteria.
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"You need examples?" Yes. Of course, our definition of "reasonable" is likely to be different!
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I consider these rates as "reasonable", considering that we are speaking about 5-star hotels:
- §216 for an executive floor double room including full buffet breakfast, snacks during the day and unlimited high-quality alcoholic (and non alcoholic) drinks. - Stephen F. Austin in Austin, Tx.
- $83 for a double room . - Grand Hyatt Denver, Co. (senior citizen rate - normal rate including full buffet breakfast $156, still reasonable).
- §99 for a double room - Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans, La (okay, just 4 stars, but otherwise very nice).
- €126 for a double room including full buffet breakfast - Gasthof Schütte, Sauerland, Germany.
- GBP164 for a double room including breakfast - Bath Spa Hotel, Bath, UK.
- €130 for a double room in a 5-star hotel whose restaurant is rated 3 Michelin stars. Victors Residenz Hotel, Perl, Germany.
- €215 for a double room in one of the world's finest hotels - Rocco Forte's Hotel de Rome, Berlin, Germany.
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Well, I don't think about 5-star hotels if I'm paying, but those rates for Denver and New Orleans are certainly what I'd consider reasonable. And possibly the German ones, except I paid much less than that for very comfortable hotels (but certainly not 5-star) in Austria (haven't used a German hotels in ages). Of course, I travel solo, and that impacts what I'm willing/able to pay, and as I posted way up-thread, I don't need/want bell-hops, elevators, concierges, room service etc. I like small, local places. Given I travel very light, they might not let me in "one of the world's finest hotels", lol!
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A decision over a major village housing scheme described as 'cultural vandalism' by the Suffolk Preservation Society, has been defered by a council.
Both the society and Barrow Cum Denham Parish Council have objected to the plans for 40 new homes on land next to The Green.
Developers Hopkins Homes propose that 11 of the new properties be affordable homes.
Another planning application has also been submitted by Hopkins to build a further 80 homes, 24 of which would be afforable housing, of land West of Barrow Hill.
The application for the 40 homes at The Green was due to be decided by St Edmundsbury Borough Council's development control committee on Thursday.
But councillors defered their decision for a site visit which will take place on December 20.
Despite changes to address local concerns, the parish council and SPS have both objected to the scheme.
Simon Cairns, director at the SPS said the plans involved the demolition of some 19th century buildings which he said adds to the heritage of the village.
"We find this application serves to eradicate the spirit of the place at the heart of Barrow and represents cultural vandalism," Mr Cairns said.
The SPS have also objected to the general design and layout.
The parish council meanwhile have raised issue with the height of the proposed properties and said the design was not in keeping with the village.
They also want more of the homes to be affordable housing to plug a local waiting list.
"The plans still strongly resemble an urban development and not a rural development fit for the centre of a village.
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Husband and Wife lie down...
* * * * * * *
He was sitting across from her but pretending to read the morning paper. He'd look at her while she did her daily paperwork noticing how beautiful her features still were. She still had her long hair, but not that long and it was not only her face that caught his attention.
Those eyes, the pretty blue ones he fell in love with years before which drew his attention to her once again. She continued on as he pretended to read as she wrote. He studied her lips and her facial structure which never seemed to change. He told himself it been a while since the two of them really laid down and snuggled. He told himself it had been a while since the two of them undressed and cuddled even. He knew she still loved him dearly. He knew her body was in great shape. He'd seen her naked a number of times. He knew she was still trim after 16 years of marriage and that she hadn't lost it in any way. Her curves, her breasts, her long winding hips, and her thighs were as gorgeous today as they'd been years before and this is why they had the two children. He smiled and felt like telling her his thoughts. He folded the paper and put it down. She continued to work.
"You're still gorgeous you know" he said. She'd heard him as she continued to work. "Want to go to the bedroom...and make love"
She put down her pen slowly raising her head to look at her husband. "Is that your best come on" she asked smiling. He smiled and winked a wink she always loved. Still in a blouse and skirt, she put down her pen and stood. "Okay, I guess" she told him as if she was offering herself up but only as a chore as his wife. "I suppose I could."
He knew better and once she came around the desk, once she reached his side he took her hand lightly. She waited. He led her to their bedroom. Before sliding into bed, he turned her around. She was smiling again. Waiting for his best move he figured. He undid the top button of her blouse. She watched his eyes and his face, still smiling and trying to take in the moments. She closed them and took in a deep breath of air. She exhaled. She dearly loved her husband. He was kind and caring and he did almost everything he could to be there when he could. Today he was there for the family although the family wasn't home. It was only her and him. The two kids were with friends for the night.
"You have no idea how crazy I am about you still do you" he said.
Quietly she said back to him "I think I do" but smiled again as she said it.
He kissed her lips softly but for a long while. She loved those soft kisses and kissed him back almost the same way. "How are your partners" he said out of no where trying to be congenial as his foreplay skills deteriorated. She told him to not worry about them, to simply undress her. She told him to simply get her undressed. All she wanted was him against her. All she wanted was his body, his love, and all the fascinating sex they used to have all the time once again. Could he do that, he asked himself. God those days were amazing. How they could seem to go on for hours at a time and he could sustain himself while she obtained orgasm after orgasm and then BAM, he finally came inside her. That part was the most terrific part of it all. Feeling him explode in her life he would...that was the most terrific portion of it of it all. She smiled.
He started to tell her something as he undid her fourth button. She put a finger to his lips. "All I want is you, your body, and us naked and wildly shuffling across one another while I feel this" and she put the palm of her hand down across his soft crotch. "All I want is you and your undying love and this... That's what I want honey."
Both smiled and he winked at her. He undid her last two buttons and saw her beautiful upper body. So trim, so full, and still so curvy in all its special ways...he could feel himself wanting her more and more. What was she thinking and feeling, he wondered "What are you feeling right now" he said. Her eyes glassed over and a gentle smile crossed her face. She told him she wanted to lie down against him and play around. He liked that idea. Her nakedness against his... What a nice way to spend and evening with someone you truly love and admire. He pulled her in. Holding her closely and lovingly, he kissed her lips and she kissed him back hard too, her hands floating in his hair as if she never felt it before. He undid his shirt and pulled it off. He pulled off his t-shirt and she looked at the sleek bare chest.
"Mmmmm, still a man in my book" she told him.
"Good" he replied. "I would hope so."
"Don't worry...there aren't any others out there that measure up to you."
With her shirt undone and her bra still on, his hand flirted upwards on her stomach. She felt it and her eyes slowly closed as she felt it coming closer to her breasts. Touch them, squeeze them she thought. Uhhh ohhhhhhh god yes... Feel my boobs honey...touch them, she told herself. They took hold of her bra covered boobs lightly massaging them back and forth and up and down. "Mmmmmm" she said softly. "I like how you do that to me." They gazed at each other as her hands dropped to undo his belt. She undid his pants and they fell to the ground. He stepped out of them as his hands lovingly patted across her boobs and upper body. He then undid her skirt and it fell down to the ground too. "Ready" she asked. He smiled and told her always. They laughed quietly and slipped in to the bed. He pulled her body close and before she knew it he was kissing her madly. "Mmmmmm I always have loved how you kiss me" she said.
"Me too... I mean how we kiss that is" he said back to her and continued to kiss her.
Before he knew it, her bra was undone and found its way to the bed. Her beautiful swelling breasts unfolded before him and he found himself crossing over them with his mouth. He loved her more then ever and she loved him as much. She loved pining his chest as she kissed it and rubbed it fondly. On top of him she leaned down on him to kiss his stomach. He lay feeling her tender kisses but watching her breasts as they hung waiting for him to take control of them. He always and still does, love them, and he grabbed hold of them while she kissed and petted his upper body.
"You still enjoy this" she asked. He said nothing. "Well do you" He still did nothing. "Oh come one...stop that" she told him. She noticed his eyes were focused on her boobs. She giggled. "You want to suck them don't you" He nodded and smiled. "Go on then" and she slid off him and lay back on their bed and she spread her arms out as if to say "They are all yours honey."
He dove down into both, into the cleavage, and he went at them hungrily. He made her instantly horny. She loved how he not only kissed them but licked and sucked both. She loved it more when he licked her nipples and saw each grow to a monstrous size. He always was amazed at how big hers could get but he hadn't been with any other woman in over 19 years and his wife was one of the best looking women around despite their age and despite their were "girls" or much younger women with tighter features then hers.
Out of no where, he went down on her, and before she knew it she was whizzing away as a tongue, his tongue, swirled and dug into her pussy. Her legs were wild. Her body dipped and jumped and heaved mightily as he made her feel orgasmic.
"OHHHH GOD...OH AHHH OOOOHH MMMMM" she yelped loudly. She loved it and he wouldn't stop. Orgasm, he thought. I gotta get her to orgasm. Yes, oh yes...make her orgasm he told himself. "OH...OH...EEHH...OOOOOOHH AHHH YES...OH FUCK YES" she said passionately. "DO ME...MORE OH MORE... OHHHHH MORE HONEY MORE!" And he dug into her cunt licking it feverishly and fervently. Her ass rose and dropped crazily. Her body twisted and turned and he remained up inside her as he licked the wet and warm depths of her pussy. Suddenly she screamed so loud that he knew what he heard meant something dramatic. She orgasmed and she came along with repulsive movements throughout her body. Her body went haywire moving in every direction you could fathom. She was getting off on how he did her and seeing as he was hard... He climbed her body.
"God, making love with you is... It's fantastic" he told her.
"I...I know it is" she said adding "and I sure am glad it's with you honey" she told him.
"As opposed to..." he said.
She laughed. He laughed back as he stuck himself inside her. "Don't do it...yet" she said. He lay inside her letting her feel his thickness. "Mmmmmm, I love that" she said. "Ooohh ahhhh that feels soooo...it feels so good sitting in me like that." She took a deep breath of air, her boobs rising high into the air as she swallowed up his cock inside her pussy. "Mmmmm, god you feel mighty."
"Duh...duh...dah" he said.
He didn't know and it almost killed whatever mood was growing between them. Shr brought him down on top of her craning for him to be against her body. She loved how he felt inside her.
Not pumping her madly, they lay together affectionately with his hard cock inside her, and he could feel himself wanting it...wanting to let go all he had for her. She asked him if he wanted to do it now. He said nothing but she knew better.
"Go on and do me...fuck me because I know you want to... I do" she said softly.
And before either knew it he was going off inside her. She loved it. She loved feeling him blowing rampantly inside her. With her eyes closed, she fell in love with her husband all over again. He was by far the greatest man in the world to him. He knew how to make love and she loved that about him. Afterward, they lay side by side...he was playing with her frothy nipples. He always loved playing with them. She knew it and never stopped him ever.
Afterward, he put his hands around her, pulling her close against him. He could feel her breasts. "Mmmmmm, I still, after all these years, love to hold you, and feel them you know."
"I know" she said with a smile. He couldn't see it. It didn't matter. She liked feeling his arms around her. "What I loved, what I enjoyed...was feeling your cum going crazy inside me."
"Yeah" he said.
"Uh uhhh" she acknowledged.
"Wanna do it again" he asked.
"Can you this soon" she said.
He didn't answer. She knew he couldn't. They'd have to wait a few hours before she'd have to get him horny. He'd have to become hard again and it wouldn't have been as good as it was earlier. Maybe wait a few days before hand.
"I'll wait a few days...then I'm gonna do it right, okay" she said.
He didn't say a word as he pulled her snugly in against him. Tighter, more lovingly, and as he did he kissed her shoulders and neck. She murmured how she loved it. That's all either one of them needed now. Holding her, kissing her, but feeling those tits... Mmmmm, a woman's tits he thought...never can get enough of them.
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Amen sister. Wonder what the restitution was for. Did he have to give the money back to his customer???? Shame on the legal system in this country.
no wonder we have so much trouble with drugs we dont punish anyone
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Last week Google launched its auto-translate feature for Gmail, in theory making email a lot simpler for people who don't speak the same language.
The automatic message translation (AMT) tool, which started as an experiment in Gmail Labs during 2009, has finally graduated to full inbox operating status.
AMT works by providing you with an automatically prompted translate button for any message that Google recognises to be in your non-default language. So, if your default is set to Russian, Gmail will assume that's what you want everything to be translated to. However, you can still switch it to any other language you prefer from a drop-down menu next to the translate button in the email header.
Gmail can also remember to automatically translate all other languages into your own language by selecting "always translate", which is a convenience setting that the majority of users are likely to rely on.
Alternatively, one can translate on a per-email basis by using the manual translate message option for each new inbox arrival, or even turn off translation for all languages entirely.
AMT is designed to be a powerhouse of verbiage, letting you select from 53 languages — from Afrikaans to Yiddish — that Google can translate your email into.
Yes indeed, it's now easier than ever to rake in Japanese pen pals who don't speak 'Engrish' too well and like rice kernels, or chat with a friend in Italian without the effort of going to foreign language classes and subsequently pursuing marriage with a woman from the Sicilian district — all in the name of vernacular excellence and bilingual offspring.
According to Jeff Chin, Product Manager for Google Translate, the internet giant "heard immediately from Google Apps for Business users that this was a killer feature for working with local teams across the world. Some people just wanted to easily read newsletters from abroad. Another person wrote in telling us how he set up his mom's Gmail to translate everything into her native language, thus saving countless explanatory phone calls."
Chin also said that since message translation was one of Google's most popular Labs, it decided it was about time to move it into the real world.
Does AMT come at the expense of other features?
Unfortunately, what we know to be true about real-estate, both physical and digital, is that it's limited.
There can be only so many features in any software suite before it starts to suffer from overpopulation and becomes confusing to users.
Hence the auto-translate move out of the lab and into general use will bring about the retirement of several less popular features — including custom date formats and, *gasp*, the inbox preview — which is a traditional favourite and frequent lifesaver for anyone running an email campaign.
Could my message get lost in translation?
In a word?
While AMT finally eliminates the arduous and humdrum task of copying and pasting phrases directly into Google translate, chances are that users are still going to see more than just a couple of this tool's familiar and somewhat characteristic fails.
The good news is that now we can all communicate with those typical Americans who never, ever speak a second language.
The bad news is that, much like the experience of driving over a pothole-ridden road, Google cannot guarantee a perfect, wobble-free translation to any readers.
Anyone who has ever made use of one will know that machine translation programs are not as sharp as a fluent human translator.
Therefore, while many people should find this service to be useful for day-in and day-out emails (if they don't mind the predictable hiccups) AMT should not be relied upon for business messages, marketing communications or Italian love letters, since there's every possibility it might just turn your e-mail into an e-fail.
Some might also argue that — to begin with — if you're getting email newsletters in a language you don't understand, odds are that you probably didn't personally opt-in for it, except by mistake.
No, your message might not be entirely lost in translation — but the human, audience-relevant elements that usually disappear in the process of machine translation (such as specific slang or clever-but-grammatically-sinful word play) most certainly could.
What can one do to completely prevent mistranslation?
Nothing really.
After all, neither the readers' default inbox settings nor the inner workings of the Google translation engine are within any marketer's near-omnipotent ambit.
With that said, there are some safe practices one might follow to decrease the odds of speaking Greek to an Englishman:
But what if one has a multi-lingual client base?
If one is already sending out messages to a subscriber list comprised of various native tongues, there is a definite threat that these emails are going to be rephrased into a number of out-of-context, awkward renditions once the AMT has its way.
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Once this research has been completed, subscribers can be segmented according to language preferences and separate mailers can be sent to each group, translated in the presence of a human eye, to authentically represent each message.
While this may take more time and effort, it's a never-fail method for ensuring that a marketer is in fact speaking their consumer's language.
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More seriously, because everything can automatically be translated into your default language, there is a credible risk that one might be mistaking more spam for legitimate messages than before, increasing the possibility of exposure to malware, phishing and other forms of email fraud.
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Braxton Miller is a beast. Probably a very tired beast.
Against the University of Central Florida, Miller did a little bit of everything…and a lot of rushing. Miller was competent through the air, completing 18 of 24 passes for 155 yards with a touchdown, but on the ground he was spectacular, rushing for 141 yards and three scores.
The running backs at Ohio State combined for 24 rushing attempts and 115 yards, but Miller attempted 27 rushes (a week after Urban Meyer told the media that Miller's 17 rushes the week prior were too many).
LSU stud running back Kenny Hilliard hasn't had his number called 27 times all year!
Miller looks fantastic so far this season (against suspect competition) but the main question that arises is whether he can handle this workload through out the Big Ten conference slate.
Another Big Ten quarterback, Denard Robinson, had a breakout beginning to a season a couple years ago but was hampered by minor injuries and shake-ups due to the hits he was taking from running the ball. Miller could learn a thing or two from his chief rival.
Speaking of the Wolverines, their defense will be ready for a talent like Miller after practicing against 'Shoelace' all season. Denard might have to serve as the scout team quarterback that week.
Miller wasn't the only quarter back who found the end zone three times on the ground. Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein also scored three times but did it in a far more workmanlike fashion (22 carries 71 yards). Klein and the Wildcats have quietly averaged 51.5 points through the first two games and, with North Texas coming to Manhattan on Saturday, expect that number to rise.
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–The jury is still out on the strength of Pac-12 but week two sure helped the quiet the naysayers. Week three sends Cal to Ohio State and Utah has to face BYU.
— Apropos of the previous quick hit, Sacramento State is 2-0 against the Pac-12 in the last two years.
–Michigan State is the Big Ten's last realistic hope for national championship representation. The only other undefeated (bowl eligible) teams in the Big Ten? Northwestern, Indiana and Minnesota.
—Munchie Legaux is a lot of fun to watch (and say) but his name makes me wish he played at LSU.
— San Diego State was back to kicking extra points and punting the ball against Army. The one game experiment went poorly for the Aztecs in week one when they failed two two-point conversions and were stuffed on a fourth down.
—Matt Barkley tied his own school record of six touchdown passes but had somewhat of an off week in a game that was delayed for nearly an hour due to weather.
–Pittsburgh is in trouble. The Panthers suffered two ugly losses, they are shoddy in all three phases and this week they welcome in Virginia Tech. (Gardner Webb is the week four opponent).
–Two quarterbacks have thrown for over 790 yards this season. Both of them are 0-2 (Ryan Nassib of Syracuse and David Piland of Houston)
–The Big East announced that a name change might be nigh in the near future and then said that the name is staying. San Diego State will be in the Big EAST next season.
–A wide receiver from Clemson named Sammy Watkins returns from a two game suspension this week and the Furman Paladins are not happy to hear this.
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As we approach Burns Night on January 25 it is time to celebrate the honoured national Scottish poet of love and landscape, Robert (or Robbie, as he is more affectionately remembered) Burns.
At the Linen Hall Library an exhibition is already underway in memory of the spirited poet and lyricist with a selection of rare materials from the Library's Gibson collection - the largest collection of Burns materials held outside of Scotland - now on display.
Included is the 1787 Belfast edition of Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect and the facsimile reprint of the Kilmarnock edition as well as, most interestingly, early examples of Robbie Burns' poetry that was first published in the Belfast News Letter.
Admission to the exhibition is free and runs until January 31.
Meanwhile, if you fancy a night of song, a Burns Night Celebration with Glasgow-born singer Eddi Reader will take place at the Waterfront Hall on January 25, with tickets now on sale.
Reader recorded the classic album, Songs of Robert Burns, which was released to acclaim in 2003.
At this event the Ulster Orchestra will perform an evening of traditional Scottish music, with Reader performing her now well-known and much loved musical interpretations of seminal Burns poems.
Eddi will join the Ulster Orchestra in a collaboration with the Ulster-Scots Agency, for a Burns Night concert that brings together musicians from the Ulster-Scots and classical traditions.
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Lets see if you guys can reccomend a motor for this!!
I have a new 55 inch pylon racer with tricycle retractable landing gear and total weight should be around 2lbs ready to fly. I am considering using 2 paralel 2100 3s packs in it. there will be a total of 6 servos.(7 if I use flaperon) This is a gas conversion from a .35 size. I will again be using pico size servos all around.
I am planning on winding my own brushless motor and figured a double min but probably tripple stator. The question is how many winds should I use? What ESC to use? I favor CC ESC's. I am planning on a direct drive and the prop needs only to be a 10-8. It is not a 3der or anything just a fast flying hair on fire pylon racer. I will post pics of the unit complete but I need to finish my other projects first. I am gearing up for this one and this is why I ask the question.
I want the ESC and motor ready for when I do so thanks for your help and contribution of knowledge to my project.
Even a triple won't give you the power needed. Maybe one of these?
Balsa Products - Motors And Parts - Feigao 540 Brushless Motors
55 inch wingspan with 6 or 7 servos and retracts, and it only weighs 2lbs? Is that the dry weight before all the gear goes in it, or is that auw? if not, I sure want to see a picture of this thing. i have lightnened my 40 gas conversion almost as much as humanly possible, and I can't get it under 4 lbs.
Right Jimbo Total weight is less 2lbs dry. I estimate total with all ready to fly would be around 3 at most. Of course this depends on what battery pack I go with but the idea is about right.
I neglected to state the 40 I had in it is oversized. It called for a .25 when I got it but I am a stickler about power.
Vintage1 I have a double stator now that turns a 1080 no problem at all but could you tell me what the diff is between a 10" prop on that versus a 10" prop on a 540 motor or so.
You'll need over 300 watts of juice or a motor cabale of 30+ amps. Do you plan on winding your own or buying one?
Might get away with a Mega 22/20-3 or 4, the 2 Vintage mentioned or maybe one of the Multiplex 480's.
As for 10 inch props a 100 watt motor like the axi2212-34 pulling 8-10A will turn a 12" prop at ~5k rpms but the pitch speed is not pylon fast maybe closer to 25mph in contrast to a 540 size brushless pulling 30-35A turning closer to 11k rpms with higher pitch.
Seriously, I habve no idea what you motor turns a ten inch prop at. I do know an AXI makes a good fist of a 11x7 on 3s LIPO, and a 10x10 should be simiular power wise, but with more pitch speed.
However you mighty want to go a little madder and uses a direct druve inrunner and try and get an 8x8 prop up in the upper teens RPM wise. That, if youahave teh power, can be fearsome.
In the sort of 300-400 watts arena - say 30-40A on 3s LIPO something lke a mega 22/30/3 on 3s LIPO and an 8x8 will do 12K rpm and deliver 30 oz of thrust and a 100mph pitch speed? 30A draw give or take.
If its out and out top speed required that's a better bet than an outrunner.
To get 40 sort of performance you are going to have to look at something more like 600W. BIG pack.
It can be done with a direct drive hacker and a fistul of lithiums...
Wow thats a huge pack and amp pull. Maybe I could just stick to gas with this one. I have been up in the teens with my double stator and 1080 prop but what I was wondering is will the slow fly or direct electric prop pull in the same manner as a gas 9-8 or 10-8. This always ponders me because in slimer style the bigger the motor the more power and larger prop. I assume electric is somewhat the same however after winding a couple of my own brushless and useing some I have bought I see that different winds can also turn larger props with more or less amp pull sometimes. I guess the object will be trial and error. I also wonder if a gearbox would be better to turn the larger prop yet reduce amps and therefore allow more life from the pack as well as save in weight on a somewhat smaller pack.
Thanks vintage and I love to read your feedback response. It is nice to find someone who loves to help.
Heh. 40 slimer to double stator cd. Me thinks you will prefer the slime.
The challenge is the words pylon racer. How fast is fast enough? 100 mph? A very small slick plane like a microjet takes around 250w on a 5x5 prop to hit 100. The amped up speed 400 racers are well over a hundred at 300w.
But this is bigger and draggier. Lets say you could get by with a 7x7 and have enough thrust to be happy. A Mega 16/25/3 (kv1700) will take you there at around 30A on 3s 15K (300w) on the prop direct drive. It is a reasonably small motor at 3oz. Can be pushed to 400w easy.
That 22/30/4 takes almost 900w on 6s to tag 95 mph on a 10x8. At the 12.5K required you are making 125oz of thrust static. You just don't need it on a pylon racer.
If you figure out how fast you want to go. Roughly how much prop diameter you need for thrust. (Probably less than 7 inch for a racer) You should be able to hit your power system easy. I'll bet money you end up somewhere around 150w per pound to get pylon performance. Might get away with less if slower is ok.
mj I was thinking around 100w per pound or so. I have no need for extreme speed considering where I am flying it. I just would like to get it up in the air and play a little. I wonder if a triple stator with 14 winds of 22g or so. I will do a motor calc to see. Again if I can get her in the air and do around 50-65 thats fast enough for the field I fly in.
At 3lbs auw I have something for you, and it's not expensive. I am using this system in my 4lb tiger bipe conversion, and it flys the plane very well. No it will not hover, but that;'s not what I am looking for either. Endoplasma 16 turn brushed ( I know I just said a dirty word) motor, Great planes gd 600 gearbox, WITH THE 3.3 TO 1 GEAR,
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Emission Credit Trading and Regional Inequalities
This paper examines how regional inequalities are affected by emission controls via credit trading and availability of absorption sources. We assume that homogeneous goods are costly traded without emission controls and that the rural areas have an advantage in terms of the availability of absorption sources. We especially focus on the long-term effects of firm relocation. Our two key findings are as follows. First, in the case where an emission control scheme is implemented without allowing for offsetting emissions with carbon absorption sources (carbon sinks), strengthening the emission controls drives firms to relocate from rural areas to urban areas, in the case that wage levels remain unchanged in both areas. As a result, regional inequalities in terms of both the number of firms and relative public welfare are enlarged by emission controls. Our second finding shows that in the case in which the emission control scheme allows for emissions-absorption offsetting, strengthening emission controls has mixed effects on the relative welfare of rural areas. Numerical simulations show that when the costs associated with transporting differentiated goods are relatively low, the introduction of emission controls with an offsetting system results in greater inequality across regions compared with introducing emission controls without such offsetting.
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