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Writing "1" to that file will disable the OOM killer within that group. Should an out-of-memory situation come about, the processes in the affected group will simply block when attempting to allocate memory until the situation improves somehow.
Blocking on allocation failure - WTF?
Posted Mar 10, 2011 8:28 UTC (Thu) by epa (subscriber, #39769) [Link]
why can't it pass that information on to user space?
Posted Mar 10, 2011 11:06 UTC (Thu) by dgm (subscriber, #49227) [Link]
But you can "easily" simulate this with conventional means: in precious programs, use a custom version of malloc() that, on error, sends a kill signal to some of the processes on the expendable list.
Or I'm missing something?
Posted Mar 10, 2011 11:56 UTC (Thu) by alonz (subscriber, #815) [Link]
What you miss is that in modern Linux, malloc() practically never fails. It only allocates virtual space, which is not yet backed by physical memory.
Memory is only actually allocated when the process first touches it—which can be arbitrarily late. (Plus there are many other kinds of memory allocation: breaking of COW pages created by fork(), allocation of page structures in the kernel, skbs, …)
Posted Mar 10, 2011 14:39 UTC (Thu) by epa (subscriber, #39769) [Link]
What you miss is that in modern Linux, malloc() practically never fails.
Posted Mar 11, 2011 14:22 UTC (Fri) by droundy (subscriber, #4559) [Link]
Posted Mar 10, 2011 16:15 UTC (Thu) by dgm (subscriber, #49227) [Link]
On a production environment it has to be a maintenance nightmare to have random tasks killed without warning. I would disable it right away. And the same on desktops. I just looked and Ubuntu disables it by default.
Memory overcommit
Posted Mar 10, 2011 16:48 UTC (Thu) by rvfh (subscriber, #31018) [Link]
Think about memory pools for example...
Posted Mar 10, 2011 21:49 UTC (Thu) by epa (subscriber, #39769) [Link]
If you needed to have the total amount of real memory you malloc, most systems would need twice as much RAM.
If you have a huge swapfile but no overcommit, and if some applications allocate lots of memory and then unexpectedly start using all the memory they asked for, then your system will start swapping and running slowly. If you just overcommit memory, then when apps start using all the memory they allocated the system will become unstable and processes will be killed without warning by the OOM killer. It's clear which is preferable.
Posted Mar 11, 2011 0:37 UTC (Fri) by droundy (subscriber, #4559) [Link]
Surely you've run into the situation where you've been unable to log into a machine because it's swapping like crazy, and are thus unable to kill the offending process? Is that really preferable to being able to go in and fix things immediately? Of course, things are easier when you've got a desktop and are already logged in, but even then I've seen situations where just switching to a terminal took many, many minutes, not to suggest the possibility of opening a new terminal.
The large majority of OOM-killer experiences I've had have been situations where there was a memory leak involved. In such cases, the OOM killer is usually quite good at identifying the culprit and killing it. If you add enough swap, then the system freezes up indefinitely (or until you're able to get a killall typed into a terminal). Not a huge improvement in my book. In any case, it's not clear which is preferable.
Posted Mar 16, 2011 12:17 UTC (Wed) by epa (subscriber, #39769) [Link]
If the I/O scheduler were a bit smarter, then the swapping activities of processes would count against their I/O usage, so a single bloated Firefox process would not be able to monopolize the disk to the exclusion of everything else. Similarly there could be more fairness in physical RAM allocation, so it wouldn't be possible for one app to consume all the physical memory pushing everything else into swap; it would be limited to say 80%. (This is reasonable for desktop systems, of course for servers or number-crunching you don't care so much about interactive performance so you'd increase that figure.)
Posted Mar 16, 2011 17:43 UTC (Wed) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link]
Posted Mar 11, 2011 7:10 UTC (Fri) by rvfh (subscriber, #31018) [Link]
A quick look at top: Mem: 3095608k total, 2405948k used, 689660k free, 292560k buffers Swap: 722920k total, 43508k used, 679412k free, 1034276k cached
So there are 689 MB of unused memory! Not to mention 1 GB+ of of cached stuff for the system to grab in case of need.
Now let's see the memory usage (top two): 238m 126m 26m /usr/bin/systemsettings 294m 95m 23m /usr/lib/firefox-3.6.14/firefox-bin
So the two main memory users (systemsettings!?!) have committed more than half a gig of RAM, but use less than a quarter (I know these numbers are not perfect, but the idea remains).
And you want me to get rid of overcommit???
Posted Mar 16, 2011 12:19 UTC (Wed) by epa (subscriber, #39769) [Link]
Posted Mar 10, 2011 21:50 UTC (Thu) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link]
Posted Mar 11, 2011 1:05 UTC (Fri) by dgm (subscriber, #49227) [Link]
So apparently it's not only useful but critical.
Posted Mar 11, 2011 7:19 UTC (Fri) by Darkmere (subscriber, #53695) [Link]
Posted Mar 11, 2011 23:57 UTC (Fri) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954) [Link]
Isn't the problem just that you adjusted /proc/sys/vm/overcommit_memory without making the corresponding adjustment in the amount of swap space?
Posted Mar 10, 2011 14:17 UTC (Thu) by Tuna-Fish (guest, #61751) [Link]
Posted Mar 10, 2011 14:42 UTC (Thu) by epa (subscriber, #39769) [Link]
How would you pass that information?
Any memory access can fail due to lack of memory -- how do you handle that in userspace?
Posted Mar 12, 2011 0:15 UTC (Sat) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954) [Link]
This is true, you can get errors on accessing memory that was previously 'allocated'. But that's not a reason for doing the wrong thing in this specific case.
Which specific case are you referring to? The article is about the OOM killer, which comes into play when a process accesses memory (for example, executes a STORE instruction), not when a process does malloc(). In that case, how would you have the kernel notify the application program?
And even if we're talking about a case where the the user space program could be told that the system is out of memory and given the option to do something other than block, that wouldn't be acceptable because the user space programs have already been written. We want to do the best possible thing given existing programs. And even if we were talking about programs not yet written, there's something to be said for freeing the coder from worrying about these tedious, extremely rare situations.
Posted Mar 16, 2011 12:22 UTC (Wed) by epa (subscriber, #39769) [Link]
Which specific case are you referring to?
Should an out-of-memory situation come about, the processes in the affected group will simply block when attempting to allocate memory until the situation improves somehow.
Posted Mar 16, 2011 15:22 UTC (Wed) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954) [Link]
The process is attempting to allocate memory, as it is the process that is doing the system call or triggering the page fault in which kernel code attempts to allocate physical memory. malloc(), in contrast, doesn't, from the kernel's point of view, allocate memory — just addresses for it.
The article probably should have made a clearer distinction between memory as seen by user space code and memory as seen by the kernel.
Posted Mar 17, 2011 11:51 UTC (Thu) by epa (subscriber, #39769) [Link]
Posted Mar 12, 2011 0:22 UTC (Sat) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954) [Link]
I understand some of the reasons for overcommitting memory when it's not known how much is really available or needed, but blocking on a definite out-of-memory seems just plain daft. If the kernel knows that no more memory is available why can't it pass that information on to user space?
The idea is that the out of memory situation is only temporary. The OOM killer or one of its user space henchmen will make more memory available eventually, probably by killing some process the administrator didn't say should be immune.
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I hate to come on here and be a negative nelly. But for weeks I have been calling Miami the most over-rated team in the NFL, and that the lack of talent at the premium positions in today's game to compliment your Quarterback, (WR, TE, DE, CB), would get to the Dolphins at some point. We've seen it clearly the last two weeks. While the game last Sunday was one to throw out, we've been witness to some very similar and concerning trends over the course of the past few weeks. 1) We now all realize, (I would hope), that the regression in the run game was not a one or two game fluke. Miami can't run the ball with any consistency and lacks the ability to create a lot of chunk plays in the run game like they did in September. Jake Long, Richie Incognito and John Jerry have all regressed significantly, and at this rate I would be surprised if any of them were starters in 2013. Reggie Bush doesn't have much to work with, but he needs to start hitting the hole harder and picking up yards that are available. If he can't handle doing that 20 times a game, fine. We have depth. But Bush needs to come to terms with the fact that the big play just isn't there like it once was. 2) We have no weapons at all for Tannehill. No run game; no depth or top-end talent at WR; a non-existent duo of young TE's who were supposed to stretch the field; an offensive line that is losing more often than winning the battle upfront...In order for Miami to move the ball down the field and score, they have to be perfect. No penalties, positive yards on 1st down, everybody has to be fundamentally perfect, the playcalling has to be one step ahead, etc. etc...This team just doesn't have the necessary playmakers on the outside to make up for negative plays. There is way too much stress right now on Hartline, Bess and obviously Tannehill to make it work; not only would it be tough for any QB to make it work with just 2 WR's, but none of the 3 are good enough to carry an offense...yet. 3) The defense stinks. Say what you want about the run defense. It will rebound and finish a top 5 unit. But even if it doesn't (or does), I don't care. What matters in this league on the defensive side of the ball are two things. 1) Can you create turnovers? 2) Can you defend the pass? Miami can't do either. In order to do both you need pass rushers (as great as Cam Wake is, Miami doesn't have even close to a good enough pass rush to have a solid pass D), you need playmakers in the secondary, (nobody in that unit even comes close to carrying that title), and depth. Miami doesn't have any of those three components working for them. 4) They're really young. I think most of us forgot that this is a rebuilding year. Yes, we won a few close games against bad teams, but this was a rebuilding effort for the get-go. It's a very young, inexperienced team in all three phases of the game as well as in the coaching room. The types of games against the Titans are bound to happen; you'd hope your team shows much more heart in the 2nd half than they did, but these games are to be expected at some point. It will be interesting to see how this team responds on Thursday. I think everybody realizes they are realistically out of the Playoff picture, given that they're already two games behind, (having lost to the team ahead of them), and have one of the toughest schedule in football remaining. With five losses on the season, you'd have to assume Miami has to win 5 of their last 7 games at least. With games against the Seahawks, 49ers and two against the Patriots...that's not happening. Still, I think we all want to see this team rebound on the national stage against a divisional opponent. If they come out flat again, not only will Philbin have to think about making some serious changes, but the coach that was the front-runner for coach of the year just 10 days ago will be the center of A LOT of criticism and skepticism...and rightfully so. |


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Fri, Aug 19, 2011 | 22:16 BST
Friday Shorts II: Gears 3 gold, iPad 3, W8, more post-it wars, Spyro shots
It's time for a second round of shorts to get the weekend started. Some of you have already started the weekend. Just don't pass out, or you could get pranked.
Thu, Dec 08, 2011 | 04:30 GMT
Thursday Shorts II: Spyro, MotorStorm, Iran 1979, WoW, Total Recall, Witcher 2
Time for some more shorts to get you ready for Friday. Just think: when you wake up tomorrow, your work week will be almost over. Isn't that grand?
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Spyro and Crash are "ripe for innovation"
According to this GoNintendo piece, Acitvision said in its Q1 earnings call last night that Spyro and Crash are "ripe for innovation."
The comments come in the wake of an announcement earlier this week that Crash and Spyro would be two of the few Vivendi franchises to make the transition to the newly formed Activision Blizzard.
That's it. The call itself looks rubbish. There really isn't a lot to say about it at all. Announces stuff, Activision. It's more fun that way.
Tue, Jul 29, 2008 | 12:18 BST
Sierra's Crash, Ice Age, Spyro, Prototype survive ActiBlizz merger: Ghostbuster, Brutal Legend, WiC assumed whacked
Activision announced this morning that only five Vivendi IPs will make the transition into the newly formed Activision Blizzard, namely Crash Bandicoot, Ice Age, Spyro, Prototype and an as-yet unannounced property.
The publisher also confirmed is will "support" the existing VUG catalogue.
No mention was made in the release of Ghostbusters, Brutal Legend or World in Conflict, all of which are now assumed dead in the water.
"Four of the five properties that we are keeping will be wholly owned properties that further bolster our strong brand portfolio," said Activision CEO Mike Griffith.
"We are very excited to add such recognizable and successful brands as Crash Bandicoot, Ice Age and Spyro, which reinforce our leadership position in movie-based and family entertainment video games.
"We have conducted a thorough review of Vivendi Games' brand portfolio and are retaining those franchises and titles that are a strong fit with our long-term product strategy. We are reviewing our options regarding those titles that we will not be publishing."
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Spyro animated movie on the slate
According to this Variety piece, an animated movie of Spyro the Dragon's in the works. Blimey.
Velvet Octopus has a five-pic deal with producer Ash Shah, which includes two more 3-D projects, both CGI animated — "Outback," the story of a white koala bear, and "The Legend of Spyro," a spin-off from the best-selling video game.
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MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota high school football coach has resigned after his arrest in a prostitution sting.
A spokeswoman for Hill-Murray High School says 54-year-old Mark Mauer resigned Tuesday as head coach and as a major-gifts officer for the Maplewood school. The spokeswoman tells the Star Tribune Mauer was not a teacher at the school.
Mauer was one of 19 men and four women arrested last week in a two-day undercover sting at a Fridley hotel. The men are cited with a misdemeanor of solicitation and the women with a misdemeanor of prostitution.
A message left on Mauer's home phone was not immediately returned Tuesday.
Mauer is a cousin of Minnesota Twins star Joe Mauer.
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Weighing Out your Workspace Options
Before even thinking about decorating your workspace and spending thousands of dollars fixing an area up, you should consider your options. Locations such as San Francisco offices and New York offices retain a very high renting expense which may not help your cause in creating a great decor within the building. Thus, it may even be smarter to work in a shared environment.
Change Begins when an Employee Sets Foot in their New Workspace
When employees walk into an office that is well designed and attractive, or, one that has warm vibrant furnishings and appointments, most notice the affect on their senses immediately. However, even for those who may not be immediately aware, or cognizant of the changes, it is likely to have a positive influence on their behavior, nonetheless. Subtle chemical changes occur within the brain, at a subconscious level, allow the brain's receptors to "take in" their new found data. These changes are then analyzed, and interpreted by the brain. The resulting effect is likely to have a positive influence upon how one feels about their new found surroundings, and therefore, how they feel about themselves. But, more importantly to their employers, these changes will have an affect on employee productivity, and how well they perform their jobs.
If Employees Feel Good – Higher Levels of Productivity will Follow
Study after study has shown that our environment can have a positive impact. When we upgrade our offices, we not only increase the value of businesses from an economic standpoint, but our employees are uplifted and happier as well. Increased productivity levels are simply a by product of happier, higher spirited individual. This is true regardless of job, industry or background. Its effects are universal and time tested.
Changing our Workplace and Environment need not be a Costly Affair
Have you ever noticed the affect a new coat of paint on the walls of a given room or office can have upon you? Colors are one of the most basic elements on earth, and as humans, they appeal to our core instinctive nature. It has been proven that different colors can affect us in different ways. However, colors need not necessarily be limited to the paint thrust upon the walls of an office to have an affect upon us. Furnishings, including: desks, tables, partitions and dividers, as well as other office art, can all affect how we perceive our workspace.
For organizations that have higher budgets set aside for their renovation/redesign projects, the cost outlays generally pale in comparison to the long term benefits realized. Organizations often view resources dedicated to such projects as long-term investments. But for those businesses on a more limited budget, inexpensive changes can have a huge impact, just the same.
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SEATTLE — Felix Hernandez seemed to finally solve the recent struggles that put his candidacy for the AL Cy Young Award in peril.
Too bad his Seattle Mariners teammates still can't solve winning in extra innings — not that anyone has been doing that of late against the Baltimore Orioles.
Adam Jones hit a two-run homer in the top of the 11th inning and the Orioles won their 15th straight extra-innings game with a 3-1 victory over the Mariners on Wednesday night.
A night after the teams played an 18-inning marathon that lasted nearly 6 hours, Jones, the one-time Mariners prospect, gave Baltimore a huge boost in its race with the Yankees for the lead in the AL East. Even with New York sweeping a doubleheader from Toronto on Wednesday, the Orioles stayed just a half-game back in the division race. Additionally, the Orioles moved into the top spot in the AL wild-card race after Oakland was handed a 6-2 loss in Detroit.
According to the Orioles, with information from the Elias Sports Bureau, the 15 straight extra-inning wins is the longest streak since the Cleveland Indians won 17 straight in 1949. Throw in a sweep of Seattle and wins in seven of nine and the Orioles are making plenty of September noise.
"After playing 18 innings last night they turned the page quickly," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. "There wasn't a word said about extra innings. It's the job description."
Jones' turned on a 3-2 pitch from Seattle's Josh Kinney (0-3) and sent his 30th homer into the Baltimore bullpen in left field to finally break a 1-1 tie that had lasted since the fourth inning. Jones became the first Baltimore outfielder to reach 30 homers since Brady Anderson hit 50 in 1996. It was his third career homer against the franchise that drafted the talented center fielder, and then traded him to the Orioles as part of a massive deal that brought pitcher Erik Bedard to Seattle and turned out to be a flop for the Mariners.
Hernandez perhaps re-ignited his Cy Young chances by throwing eight innings, giving up just one run, six hits and striking out eight. But he couldn't snap his three-game losing streak thanks to the no-decision. It was the sixth time this season Hernandez has pitched at least seven innings and given up one or none earned runs, but come away with a no-decision. It was his 12th start overall pitching at least eight innings with one earned run or less, the most in the majors.
The only run Baltimore got off Hernandez was due to hustle. Chris Davis was running on a 3-2 pitch and scored from first on Mark Reynolds' single in the fourth inning, sliding across home plate ahead of Jesus Montero's sweep tag.
"In the beginning of the game I was making good pitches, executing good pitches. I was not leaving anything in the middle," Hernandez said. "I was not opening too early, just following through straight to home plate. That is the key for me."
Seattle's problem was its inability to get anything started against Orioles starter Joe Saunders or capitalize on a chance to win the game in the 10th inning.
In his previous six starts at Safeco Field, Saunders was 6-0 with a 0.98 ERA. It was just the recipe Baltimore needed with a taxed bullpen that saw seven relievers work in Tuesday night's game.
Saunders did his part getting through eight innings. He gave up five hits and struck out two. It was just the second time this season — and first since joining the Orioles in August — that Saunders pitched at least eight innings. He had a complete game three-hitter for Arizona against Miami in April.
"You can talk a lot about what happened this game, offensively and what not, but the conversation has to start with the effort that Joe gave us," Showalter said.
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Sweden, country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in northern Europe. The name Sweden was derived from the Svear, or Suiones, a people mentioned as early as ad 98 by the Roman author Tacitus. The country's ancient name was Svithiod. Stockholm has been the permanent capital since 1523.
Sweden occupies the greater part of the Scandinavian Peninsula, which it shares with Norway. The land slopes gently from the high mountains along the Norwegian frontier eastward to the Baltic Sea. Geologically, it is one of the oldest and most stable parts of the Earth's crust. Its surface formations and soils were altered by the receding glaciers of the Pleistocene Epoch (about 2,600,000 to 11,700 years ago). Lakes dot the fairly flat landscape, and thousands of islands form archipelagoes along more than 1,300 miles (2,100 km) of jagged, rocky coastline. Like all of northwestern Europe, Sweden has a generally favourable climate relative to its northerly latitude owing to moderate southwesterly winds and the warm North Atlantic Current.
The country has a 1,000-year-long continuous history as a sovereign state, but its territorial expanse changed often until 1809. Today it is a constitutional monarchy with a well-established parliamentary democracy that dates from 1917. Swedish society is ethnically and religiously very homogeneous, although recent immigration has created some social diversity. Historically, Sweden rose from backwardness and poverty into a highly developed postindustrial society and advanced welfare state with a standard of living and life expectancy that rank among the highest in the world.
Sweden long ago disavowed the military aggressiveness that once involved its armies deeply in Europe's centuries of dynastic warfare. It has chosen instead to play a balancing role among the world's conflicting ideological and political systems. It is for this reason that Swedish statesmen have often been sought out to fill major positions in the United Nations. At peace since 1814, Sweden has followed the doctrine, enunciated in every document on foreign policy since World War II, of "nonalignment in peace aiming at neutrality in war."
Finland lies to the northeast of Sweden; a long coastline forms the country's eastern border, extending along the Gulf of Bothnia and the Baltic Sea; a narrow strait, known as the Sound (Öresund), separates Sweden from Denmark in the south; a shorter coastline along the Skagerrak and Kattegat straits forms Sweden's border to the southwest; and Norway lies to the west. Sweden extends some 1,000 miles (1,600 km) to the north and south and 310 miles (500 km) to the east and west.
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The country is traditionally divided into three regions: to the north is Norrland, the vast mountain and forest region; in central Sweden is Svealand, an expanse of lowland in the east and highland in the west; and in the south is Götaland, which includes the Småland highlands and, at the southern extremity, the small but rich plains of Skåne. In the far north, the region of Lappland overlaps Norrland and northern Finland.
Norrland is the largest and most sparsely populated of the regions, covering some three-fifths of the country. The region features an undulating surface of rounded hills and mountains, large lakes, and extensive river valleys. To the west lie the Kölen (Kjølen; Scandinavian) Mountains, through which runs the border demarcating Sweden and Norway. This range is characterized by numerous glaciers, the southernmost of which is on Helags Mountain (Helagsfjället), near the Norwegian border. At the region's far northern edge, north of the Arctic Circle, are Sweden's highest peaks: Mount Kebne (Kebnekaise), which is 6,926 feet (2,111 metres) in elevation, and Mount Sarek (Sarektjåkkå), which rises 6,854 feet (2,089 metres), in the magnificent Sarek National Park.
The interior of southern Sweden, Småland, is a wooded upland with elevations of 980 to 1,300 feet (300 to 400 metres). A region of poor and stony soils, Småland has been cultivated through the ages with some difficulty, as evidenced by the enormous mounds of stone cleared from the land. More recently the area has been characterized by flourishing small factories.
Except for a stretch of scenic "high coast," the Bothnian coastal plain is low-lying and stretches from Norrland into Svealand. Most of the fairly level surface of eastern Svealand and northern Götaland was pressed below sea level by glaciers, leaving a landscape of fragmented bedrock, fertile clayey plains, numerous lakes, and sandy ridges. Today these are intermingled with mixed forests and farmland. Sweden's landscape changes from the hills of Småland to the fertile plains of Skåne, which is physiographically and economically more similar to Denmark than to the rest of Sweden. This is Sweden's oldest settled and most densely populated agricultural area.
The Swedish coastline is typically rocky, with hundreds of small, sometimes wooded islands. Ground by glacial ice in the same direction, they have a common rounded shape. This type of coast, known as skärgård, is found in both the east and the west, especially around Stockholm and Gothenburg. Off the southern coast in the Baltic, the large, flat islands of Öland and Gotland are outcropping layers of sandstone and limestone.
The country's chief rivers originate in the mountains of Norrland, mostly flowing southeastward with many falls and rapids and emptying into the Gulf of Bothnia or the Baltic Sea. The longest, however, is the Klar-Göta River, which rises in Norway and flows 447 miles (719 km), reaching Lake Väner (Vänern) and continuing southward out of the lake's southern end to the North Sea; along its southernmost course are the famous falls of Trollhättan. The Muonio and Torne rivers form the frontier with Finland, and in the south the Dal River marks the transition to Svealand. The rivers, except in the far north, where they are protected, are sources of hydroelectric power.
In Svealand are Sweden's largest lakes, including Lakes Väner, 2,181 square miles (5,650 square km); Vätter (Vättern), 738 square miles (1,911 square km); and Mälar (Mälaren), 440 square miles (1,139 square km). The shores of Lakes Siljan and Storsjön and the river valleys support agriculture.
The dominant soil of Sweden is till, formed under glacial ice. Till that comes from the archaic bedrock of granites and gneisses forms a poor soil, and forestry and polluted (acid) rain add to its acidification. On the other hand, small areas of clayey till from younger sedimentary limestone, scattered mainly in southern Sweden, form brown earth, providing agricultural soils of high fertility. In addition, vast areas of central Sweden are covered by heavy and fertile sea-bottom clays raised out of the sea by postglacial land uplift. One-fifth of the country, especially in rainy southwestern Sweden and the cold far north, is covered by marshland and peat.
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Sports Illustrated has documented explosive allegations against the Oklahoma State University football program, including alleged drug use by players, payments to players and academic misconduct. Will this ultimately rank as one of college football's biggest scandals? We count down the sport's top 10 scandals of the past 10 years:
10. WashingtonFormer football coach Rick Neuheisel was fired in June 2003 after admitting to taking part in a pool for the NCAA men's basketball tournament that spring. An NCAA infractions committee found that Neuheisel had violated the organization's rules against gambling, but did not sanction him. Neuheisel later sued the university and the NCAA and reached a settlement awarding him a total of $4.5 million. 9. MiamiA total of 73 Hurricanes players were implicated in 2011 when a booster, Nevin Shapiro, was jailed for running a pyramid scheme from which he gave money, prostitutes, cars and other gifts to players. Shapiro said coaches and university officials were aware of the gifts. A subsequent NCAA investigation determined that 12 players had received impermissible benefits. Those 12 were suspended until making restitution of the gifts. Altogether, the players repaid about $4,000 in gifts received during their recruitment. 8. AlabamaIn 2009 it was discovered that Alabama students from 16 sports, including football, were given free textbooks which they in turn sold to other students. The program was forced to vacate a total of 21 wins from the 2005-2007 seasons, pay a fine of more than $40,000 and was placed on three years probation, which ended in June 2012. 7. ArkansasIn April 2012, Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long fired Bobby Petrino after the Razorbacks coach was involved in a motorcycle crash while riding with a female staff member with whom, it was later detailed, he was having an affair. Although no NCAA sanctions were leveled against the school, outrage among its fan base mushroomed after it was learned that Petrino, who went 34-17 in four seasons at Arkansas, had hired his mistress, 25-year-old Jessica Dorrell, for a job as a student-athlete development coordinator over more than 100 other candidates. 6. North CarolinaAllegations of money from agents and an academic scandal were among the improprieties that led the Tar Heels to suspend 13 players for their season opener against LSU in 2010. However, the academic scandal deepened when misconduct involving a tutor and other improper benefits given to members of the football team were uncovered. Early in 2012, the NCAA imposed a one-year postseason ban and scholarship reductions on top of the school's previous self-imposed penalties, which included 16 vacated wins, the firing of coach Butch Davis and the resignation of athletic director Dick Baddour. 5. Ohio StateA Sports Illustrated investigation published in May 2011 alleged that more than two dozen players traded memorabilia for tattoos during Jim Tressel's tenure as coach of the Buckeyes. Tressel exacerbated the matter by lying to the NCAA regarding his awareness of the improprieties, which led to his forced resignation and sanctions against the program, including a postseason ban in 2012, when Ohio State went 12-0. 4. ToledoAn FBI investigation in 2007 led to the indictment of three football players who allegedly took part in a scheme to shave points in four games during the 2004 and 2005 seasons. One of the players, running back Harvey "Scooter" McDougle, admitted to receiving nearly $5,000 in cash, groceries and money orders from Ghazi Manni, a Detroit businessman, in exchange for inside information on the team during those years. The case, which has been delayed 14 times over nearly four years, is scheduled to go before a jury this fall. 3. USCAllegations of star running back Reggie Bush's acceptance of numerous improper benefits -- including more than $100,000 in gifts and financial benefits from two marketing agents -- led the NCAA to impose a three-year scholarship reduction and a two-year postseason ban on the Trojans' football program in 2010. Bush also voluntarily forfeited the Heisman Trophy he won in 2005. 2. ColoradoMembers of the Colorado football team were involved in no fewer than six allegations of rape between 1997 and 2002, including a complaint by Katie Hnida, who became only the second woman to appear on the roster of a Division I team in 1999. Coach Gary Barnett was later suspended, then fired, when in 2004 it was learned that players had hired strippers at recruiting parties. 1. Penn StateThe sexual abuse charges against former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky had perhaps the most sweeping consequences of any college sports scandal in history. Sandusky was charged with sexually abusing 10 boys over a 15-year period, with many of the instances occurring in the university's football facility. Prosecutors alleged legendary head coach Joe Paterno and other university administrators knew about Sandusky's abuse and ignored it. Paterno lost his job of 46 years when the scandal broke, and he died of cancer a short time later. A month after Sandusky was convicted in June 2012, the NCAA imposed sweeping penalties on the program, including a four-year postseason ban, a drastic reduction of scholarships and a $60 million fine, in addition to vacating all of the school's victories from 1998 through 2011. Sources: Wikipedia and media reports |
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The two-star Hotel du Nord et de l'Est is situated just a one-minute walk from the busy Place de la Republique, near the hip Oberkampf and Bastille neighborhoods.
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A good choice for no-frills budget travelers. Hotel Stanislas rests between the Luxembourg gardens and the Montparnasse tower.
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Located near the Opera, Gare du Nord and the Sacre-Coeur, the Relais du Pré has 34 rooms with private bathroom facilities.
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The chief selling points for the friendly Hotel Alhambra are its hip Oberkampf location (near bars, clubs and restaurants) and its vast, plant-filled courtyard.
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Tucked away among the back streets of Saint-Germain des Prés and steps from the Seine, this one-star offers rooms that are painted with a sense of humor and history.
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6Grand Hotel Leveque
starAddress 29 rue Cler (Near the Eiffel Tower)
The two-star Grand Hôtel Lévêque currently has a bit of a split personality, offering both traditional and hip renovated rooms at reasonable rates.
Address 39 Rue de Turbigo (Marais)
One of Paris' remaining Belle Époque Cheapo grande dames, the hotel still holds court near the Place de la République, offering newly renovated and clean rooms for budget travelers by the busload.
No online booking
8Hôtel De La Herse d'Or
starAddress 20 Rue Saint Antoine (Marais)
Having given half of its rooms the "boutique hotel" treatment in 2013, the Herse d'Or is now a bit of an odd mix of rooms, held together by a rickety old stairwell.
9Hotel Minerve
starAddress 13, rue des Ecoles (Latin Quarter)
Another family-run option on the rue des Ecoles, the Hotel Minerve provides three-star rooms, many with frescoes of Medieval Paris.
10Hotel Stella
starAddress 41 Rue Mr. Le Prince (St. Germain des Pres)
The Hotel Stella is old, cheap, and charming. This one-star hotel with 20 rooms is located just around the corner from the Odéon theater and the Luxembourg Gardens.
No online booking
11Peletier Haussmann Opera
starAddress 15 rue le Peletier (Grands Boulevards)
The Hôtel Peletier Haussmann provides 26 comfortable, if somewhat tired, two-star rooms with a nice range of amenities in the center of the chic Opera shopping area.
Address 20 Rue d'Orsel (Montmartre)
Dorm rooms and private doubles in a friendly hostel, located near the base of Sacre Coeur's hill.
13Hotel Eiffel Rive Gauche
starAddress 6 Rue Du Gros Caillou (Near the Eiffel Tower)
Tucked away on the very quiet Rue du Gros Caillou, the two-star Hotel Eiffel Rive Gauche offers small, simple rooms (a coveted few with views of the Tower).
14Hotel de Turenne
starAddress 20 avenue de Tourville (Near the Eiffel Tower)
The Hotel de Turenne is a two-star Cheapo-friendly hotel with modern amenities and a stellar location.
15Hotel du Nord
starAddress 47, rue Albert Thomas (Republique)
An enchanting guesthouse offering artfully decorated rooms with a bit of flair (and free bike rentals) at very reasonable rates.
No online booking
16Le 300
Address 11, rue Moreau (Bastille)
Le 300 offers ultra-modern guestrooms equipped with kitchenettes and large bathrooms a few blocks east of the Bastille. The three-star residence presents a very practical option, especially for travelers wishing to cook for themselves.
17Hotel de l'Espérance
starAddress 15 rue Pascal (Place d'Italie)
This two-star hotel near the Gobelins Metro offers renovated rooms with some splashy, regal touches.
No online booking
18Hôtel Prince
starAddress 66 Avenue Bosquet (Near the Eiffel Tower)
The two-star Hotel Prince offers moderately-priced rooms along an elegant, tree-lined avenue one block from the Eiffel Tower.
19Grand Hotel des Balcons
starAddress 3 Rue Casimir-Delavigne (St. Germain des Pres)
The 50-room, two-star Grand Hôtel des Balcons is a well situated two-star hotel with some Art Nouveau touches and, you guessed it, loads of balconies.
No online booking
20Mama Shelter Paris
starAddress 109, Rue De Bagnolet (Père Lachaise-Belleville)
Calling all hipsters! The Mama Shelter, located one block east of Père Lachaise cemetery in the 20th arrondissement, offers 172 rooms with ultra-trendy design in an atmosphere that's equal parts hotel, nightclub, and fashionista den.
21Art Hotel Lafayette
starAddress 98, rue d'Hauteville (Gare Du Nord)
Completely renovated with a "boutique" style, the Art Hotel D'Hauteville offers trendy, convenient and sometimes affordable rooms near the Gare du Nord.
starAddress 7, Rue Forest (Montmartre)
The two-star Hippodrome is located on a quiet street off the bustling Boulevard de Clichy. It's a friendly, family-run place close to good transportation links and represents a solid value.
23Hôtel Beaubourg
starAddress 11, rue Simon le Franc (Marais)
For those willing to splurge on a three-star hotel, the Beaubourg is a solid bet in the Marais, offering a good deal for handsome rooms just steps from the Pompidou Center.
24Hotel Du Cygne
starAddress 3 rue du Cygne (Chatelet)
A two-star Cheapo standard, the Hotel du Cygne is a budget-friendly pick in a great spot just two blocks from the Les Halles Metro stop.
No online booking
25Hotel Daval
starAddress 21, rue Daval (Bastille)
The hotel offers polished two-star rooms with air conditioning and small baths, just off the Place de la Bastille in a rather bumpin' neighborhood.
No online booking
26Hotel Saint-Pierre
starAddress 4 rue de l'Ecole de Medecine (St. Germain des Pres)
With a super central location off the bustling Boulevard St-Michel, the two-star Hotel Saint Pierre offers well equipped two-star rooms with a touch of style.
27Cluny Sorbonne
starAddress 8, rue Victor Cousin (Latin Quarter)
Located across the street from the Université de la Sorbonne in the Latin Quarter, the Hotel Cluny Sorbonne possesses a quaint charm, prime location and renovated rooms.
28Hotel Eber Mars
starAddress 117 avenue de la Bourdonnais (Near the Eiffel Tower)
The two-star Hôtel Eber Mars is named after its owner, Mr. Eber, and the Champs de Mars park at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
29Hotel Flor Rivoli
starAddress 13 Rue Des Deux Boules (Chatelet)
The two-star hotel impresses with its super-central location, just off the rue de Rivoli and five blocks east of the Louvre. And given the Flor Rivoli's reasonable rates, you'll forget all about the dated, tight rooms.
30Republique Hotel
starAddress 31 Rue Albert Thomas (Republique)
A two-star hotel merged with a pop-art poster shop, the Republique Hotel celebrates the rockers of the past six decades.
31Plug-Inn Hostel
starAddress 7, rue Aristide Bruant (Montmartre)
The Plug-Inn is a perky little "boutique hostel" situated between the Place Blanche and the Sacré Coeur on a quiet street adjacent to the lively Rue Des Abbesses.
32Hotel des Bains
starAddress 33, rue Delambre (Montparnasse)
The Hotel des Bains offers lovingly appointed rooms in a quiet corner of Montparnasse, just minutes from the train station.
No online booking
33Hotel-Residence Chalgrin
starAddress 10 Rue Chalgrin (Etoile)
A romantic dream of a hotel, the Hotel-Residence Chalgrin offers 19 vividly decorated rooms in a 19-century mansion near the Arc de Triomphe.
34Hotel Chopin
starAddress 10 Boulevard Montmartre (Grands Boulevards)
We were captivated by the Hotel Chopin. Located inside a 19th-century shopping arcade, the two-star hotel boasts a setting that's sure to make romantics swoon.
No online booking
35Hotel Diana
starAddress 73, rue Saint-Jacques (Latin Quarter)
Located just south of the Boulevard Saint-Germain on rue Saint-Jacques, the two-star Diana is a friendly, warm and inviting spot, if not particularly "cheapo."
No online booking
36Hotel Jeanne d'Arc
starAddress 3 rue de Jarente (Marais)
If you're looking for something cozy and "French countryside," Jeanne d'Arc might be the saint you've been praying for.
No online booking
37Hotel Paris France
starAddress 72 Rue De Turbigo (Marais)
This "Paris France" is one reliable pick, offering comfortable air conditioned rooms, a central perch near République, and relatively low rates.
38Hotel Royal Phare
starAddress 40, Avenue De La Motte-Picquet (Near the Eiffel Tower)
It's all about location and convenience at the two-star Royal Phare. With rates that are consistently some of the lowest in the neighborhood, we'd call it a Phare deal.
39Hotel Saint-André-des-Arts
starAddress 66, rue Saint-Andre-des-Arts (St. Germain des Pres)
Nestled along the popular rue Saint-Andre-des-Arts, the one-star hotel is an old-fashioned and creaky Cheapo favorite, popular with families, romantics and artists alike.
No online booking
40Residence les Gobelins
starAddress 9, rue des Gobelins (Place d'Italie)
The Residence les Gobelins offers two-star rooms that are cheery and basic located on a small side street one-minute from the "Gobelins" Metro stop.
No online booking
Address 38,40, Rue Saint Severin (Latin Quarter)
The trendy two-star Hotel Europe Saint Severin fits the bill if you're looking for an incredibly convenient option in the heart of the Latin Quarter.
42Castex Hotel
starAddress 5, Rue Castex (Marais)
The Castex Hotel is a cozy three-star charmer located on a quiet side street just west of the Bastille. While not cheap, it's a polished and reliable pick, and sometimes even affordable.
43Grand Hotel du Loiret
starAddress 8 rue des Mauvais Garcons (Marais)
Located across from the Hôtel de Ville, the Grand Hotel du Loiret offers fresh, three-star rooms at very reasonable rates. However, look elsewhere if you plan to stay out late
No online booking
44Hotel de Suez
starAddress 31 Boulevard Saint Michel (Latin Quarter)
One of the most convenient Left Bank hotels on our list, the Suez offers reliable (if dated) rooms just minutes from the Place St-Michel.
45Hotel Royal Cardinal
starAddress 1, Rue Des Ecoles (Latin Quarter)
Situated at the very eastern base of Rue des Ecoles, the two-star Hotel au Royal-Cardinal Paris provides classic rooms equipped with modern conveniences.
46Hôtel des Arts
starAddress 5 rue Tholoze (Montmartre)
Located in the heart of Montmartre near the Sacre Coeur, the three-star Hotel des Arts offers well equipped rooms with a few artsy flourishes.
47Hotel du 7e Art
starAddress 20 rue St Paul (Marais)
Located just a jump cut away from the Seine in the heart of the old Marais, this small family-run hotel is a shrine to Franco-American cinema.
No online booking
48Hotel Pierre Nicole
starAddress 39, rue Pierre-Nicole (Montparnasse)
Two-star rooms that are clean, if stylistically unexciting, very close to the Port-Royal RER station.
No online booking
49Avenir Hotel Montmartre
starAddress 39 Boulevard Rochechouart (Montmartre)
The hotel offers very affordable two-star rooms, many with great views over Paris and direct shots of Sacre Coeur.
50Hôtel De La Paix
starAddress 225 boulevard Raspail (Montparnasse)
The Hotel de la Paix is a three-star boutique hotel located near the brasseries of Montparnasse. We'd recommend considering the hotel if its rates dip down into "Cheapo territory."
51Hotel Du Quai Voltaire
starAddress 19 Quai Voltaire (St. Germain des Pres)
The two-star Hotel du Quai Voltaire, located along the Seine near many art galleries and rare bookstores, is quintessentially Parisian, complete with a rich cultural history and views of the Seine and Louvre.
52Prince Albert Louvre
starAddress 5 Rue Saint Hyacinthe (Near the Louvre)
Tucked away on a small street off the Jardin des Tuileries, the Prince Albert Louvre has a royal location and 30 rooms fit for a (budget-conscious) prince.
53Splendid Hôtel Tour Eiffel
starAddress 29, Avenue De Tourville (Near the Eiffel Tower)
The Hotel Splendid is an aptly named splurge. What else can you say about a place that dishes up 48 three-star rooms that are fresh, clean, and offer larger-than-life views of the Eiffel Tower?
54Hotel Beaumarchais
starAddress 3 Rue Oberkampf (Republique)
Playful and artsy, the three-star Hotel Beaumarchais is an explosion of primary colors, offering well-equipped rooms with unusual style in the heart of the hip 11th Arrondissement.
55Hotel de Nice
starAddress 42 Bis, Rue de Rivoli (Marais)
Situated directly across from the Hôtel de Ville on a café-lined pedestrian square, the two-star Hôtel de Nice provides the kind of fun and flamboyant décor that will delight those looking for something a bit eclectic.
56Hotel Esmeralda
starAddress 4 Rue St-Julien-le-Pauvre (Latin Quarter)
The Hotel Esmeralda is a one-star wonder. With a "magnifique" location directly across the Seine from Notre Dame, it offers 16 funky and somewhat renovated rooms at rates Cheapos will love.
No online booking
57Ermitage Sacre Coeur
starAddress 24 rue Lamarck (Montmartre)
We couldn't stop taking photos of L'Ermitage, an elegant hill-top mansion-turned-guesthouse situated in the shadow of Sacre Coeur.
No online booking
58Hotel du College de France
starAddress 7 Rue Thenard (Latin Quarter)
The charming Hotel du College de France is just down the street from the Collège de France and, not surprisingly, is popular with visiting professors and other studious types.
No online booking
59Hotel Saint-Louis Marais
starAddress 17 rue du Petit Musc (Marais)
A cozy little place located one block north of the Seine, the charming Hôtel Saint-Louis Marais offers 19 rooms at fair-enough rates.
60Hôtel des 3 Collèges
starAddress 16, Rue Cujas (Latin Quarter)
The hotel embraces the neighborhood's Medieval collegiate history, with renovated (if boring) three-star rooms fit for a professor.
61Familia Hotel
starAddress 11 Rue des Ecoles (Latin Quarter)
Set near the eastern base of the Rue des Ecoles, the two-star Familia is a family-run hotel with personal touches, some interesting perks, and rates that can be a good deal.
No online booking
62Villa Des Princes
starAddress 19 Rue Monsieur le Prince (St. Germain des Pres)
Providing 11 stylish rooms that are fit for a Prince, this Villa on the bookish Left Bank sometimes offers rooms at affordable rates.
63Hotel du Champ de Mars
starAddress 7 rue du Champ de Mars (Near the Eiffel Tower)
The two-star Hôtel du Champ de Mars is a comfortable hotel, located practically in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, just around the corner from the rue Cler.
No online booking
64Hotel Michelet Odeon
starAddress 6 Place de l'Odeon (St. Germain des Pres)
The two-star Hôtel Michelet Odéon offers modern rooms at reasonable (although not Cheapo) rates in a swanky location.
No online booking
65Hôtel Crayon by Elegancia
starAddress 25 Rue du Bouloi (Near the Louvre)
Located two blocks north of the Louvre, the two-star Hotel Crayon is a bright new boutique hotel that offers renocated room, each with their own bright color scheme.
66Hotel de la Tour Eiffel
starAddress 17 rue de l'Exposition (Near the Eiffel Tower)
The Hotel de la Tour Eiffel is a two-star charmer with 24 reasonably priced rooms near—you guessed it—the Eiffel Tower.
67Hotel Saint Jacques
starAddress 35, Rue Des Ecoles (Latin Quarter)
The Hotel Saint Jacques is a perfectly lovely three-star with a great location, "Belle Époque" style, and rates that can sometimes be a solid deal.
68Hotel 29 Lepic
starAddress 29 Rue Lepic (Montmartre)
Hotel 29 Lepic is a sleek three-star hotel with a fabulous Montmartre location.
69Hotel Design Sorbonne
starAddress 6 rue Victor Cousin (Latin Quarter)
A three-star "design hotel" with boutique style, modern furniture and dramatic lighting... and sometimes affordable rates.
70Saint Thomas d'Aquin
starAddress 3 rue du Pré aux Clercs (St. Germain des Pres)
Tucked away three blocks from the Seine, on a quiet street filled with antique stores, the Hotel Saint-Thomas d'Aquin is a luxurious splurge.
71Hôtel Emile
starAddress 2, rue Malher (Marais)
Situated on the rue Malher one block from Metro St-Paul in the heart of the Marais, the Hôtel Emile (former Hotel Sévigné) offers semi-affordable boutique rooms, all with beautiful street views.
72Hotel Londres Saint-Honore
starAddress 13 rue Saint Roch (Near the Louvre)
Clean, air conditioned rooms await you at the Londres Saint-Honoré, a small two-star located five-minutes from the Louvre.
73Hotel Saint Dominique
starAddress 62 Rue Saint Dominique (Invalides)
(CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS) A budget pick for years, the Hotel Saint Dominique is currently closed for renovations.
74Ascot Opera
starAddress 2, rue Monsigny (Near the Louvre)
Located two minutes from the Palais Royal (and another few minutes to the Louvre), the three-star Ascot Opera is transforming into a boutique hotel with somewhat affordable rates.
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August 20, 2009
The Case of the Disappearing Mailboxes
Nancy Pope, a curator at the National Postal Museum, started getting phone calls two years ago from reporters asking about the removal of standard, four-foot-tall blue mailboxes from street corners. She heard from newspapers in small towns first, mainly in the Southeast, Northeast and Midwest. "It could be the smaller the community, the more obvious it was," she says about the phantom letterboxes. But now the trend is being noticed in cities like Chicago, Boston, New York and here in Washington, D.C. According to a recent article in the Washington Post, half of the blue boxes in the Washington area have disappeared in the last nine years, and 200,000 nationwide have been plucked up in the last 20 years, leaving 175,000 total.
"They [reporters] are using the blue mailboxes to get to the story they really want to talk about, which is where is the postal service going?" says Pope.
Guess she caught my drift. In this texting, twittering world, who hand writes a letter anymore? Or, of more impact according to Pope, who doesn't opt for online bill payments these days?
"It's very hard for me to get my head around where the postal service is going to be in five or ten years," says Pope. "But it's easy for everyone to understand that that thing that was on the corner of their street isn't there any more."
She calls the mailboxes pieces of iconic Americana and mentions two that are in the museum's collection. Maybe if all the boxes were as creative as the one painted to resemble Star Wars' R2-D2 and signed by George Lucas and Post Master General Potter, currently on display at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center, we'd be more enticed to feed them.
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How often do you use the Postal Service?
I think more of us would have answered accurately if you had included a choice of "once or twice a year". -
I wonder what the answers would have looked like as little as 5 years ago or as soon as 5 years from now, never mind 10 years on either side.
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Police were called to a Mississauga, Ontario hotel after a brawl broke out among figure skaters who just finished competing in the Canadian national championships.
The melee began as a celebration, says Mike Slipchuk, Skate Canada's director of high performance. The skaters involved, around 18 to 22 years old, had just finished an intense week of skating (the men's, ladies and pairs figure skating wrapped up Saturday; ice dancers finished Sunday).
"As with many competitions, the skaters let off some steam on the last night. And it seems some of them maybe were letting off a bit too much steam," he said. "We are looking into the situation because it's not acceptable, when they come to an event, to have something escalate to a point where the hotel has to get extra assistance."
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Used 2009 Volkswagen Rabbit Values
For 2009, the four-door
Volkswagen Rabbit
is now equipped with a standard six-speed automatic transmission, while all trims get standard stability control. Available with either two or four doors, the five-passenger VW Rabbit compact hatchback is powered by a 2.5L five-cylinder engine that pushes out 170 hp and 177 lb-ft of torque. A five-speed manual transmission is standard on the two-door Rabbit, with a six-speed automatic optional, but the four-door Rabbit comes with a mandatory automatic. EPA fuel economy estimates for an automatic-transmission Rabbit are 21 mpg city/29 mpg hwy and 24 mpg in combined driving. Both the two- and four-door VW Rabbit come with standard safety features that include antilock disc brakes, stability control, front-seat side airbags and full-length head curtain airbags; however, rear-seat side airbags are optional on the four-door. Fun to drive yet practical, too, Volkswagen Rabbit photos and 360 views show all of the value that is offered for a relatively low price.
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