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VIERA, Fla. - An assistant football coach at Viera High School was arrested on charges that he attempted to arrange a sexual encounter with a minor.
Kevin Verpaele, 32, was charged with solicitation of a minor following his arrest Wednesday afternoon on State Road A1A in Satellite Beach, records show. He posted $35,000 bond on Friday night, officials said.
School district officials held a town hall meeting Friday evening at the 2,200-student high school to discuss the incident with parents and guardians. School officials explained the charges and said there's a concern there could be more victims.
Deputies said Verpaele had personal knowledge that the victim was under 18 and over the course of a week sent several emails sexually explicit in nature, describing the sex acts he wanted to perform on the victim.
Local 6 has learned a student told school officials about the situation between Verpaele and the victim.
Brevard County School District officials learned of the investigation last week and immediately pulled Verpaele's clearance to work as a coach, Local6 has confirmed.
"It's very scary that people are in our schools like this," said parent Melissa Barnes.
Like many parents, Barnes received a call from the school Friday afternoon.
"He was one of our community coaches. He is no longer allowed to coach for us any longer," said Michelle Irwin, spokeswoman for the school district.
When reached at home, Verpaele's family had no comment.
Parents said they are even more concerned after hearing Verpaele is a father.
Parents like John Scoppettuolo said they plan to talk with their kids about what happened.
"We'll have a long talk when [my daughter] gets home tonight," said Scoppettuolo. "You definitely have got to talk to your kids individually. Everything starts with them."
Irwin said Verpaele earned a small stipend as part of his duties as a defensive coordinator. He had been working as an assistant coach for two years with Viera High School's football program.
Verpaele played football at Merritt Island High School and the University of South Florida.
"We put our trust in our teachers and our coaches, to direct and guide our children and not take advantage of them and molest them, so it is very disheartening," said parent Nanette Sanger.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Police say a car burst into flames after a woman ran her car into a pole when shots were fired into her vehicle on McQuade Street.
According to police, the 20-year-old woman was driving west on McQuade Street on Wednesday when a car driving in the opposite direction fired shots into her car.
Officials said the woman was scared by the shots and ran her car into a nearby JEA pole, causing the car to then burst into flames.
The woman was treated for injuries she sustained in the accident, but she was not shot. She was transported to a hospital to be evaluated.
Police said the car was destroyed.
Police said they do not have a suspect and they are investigating this incident.
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Georgetown, KY – A committee that will recruit and recommend the 24th president of Georgetown College has been selected and will meet soon to determine the next steps in the search. It will report to the College's trustees no later than January the process to be followed for identifying and selecting a replacement for William H. Crouch, Jr., who is retiring June 30, 2013.
The presidential search committee is being led by William J. Houston, former chair of the College's board of trustees who now serves as board vice-chair. Other members of the committee representing a cross-section of alumni, faculty, students and staff are Holly Bartlett, Parents' Advisory Council; Rev. Greg Barr '86, Trustee; Dr. Yoli Carter, Dean of Education; Brian Evans, Vice President for Diversity and Athletic Director; Randy Fox '60, Trustee; Rev. Richard Gaines, Trustee; Melanie Ladd '94, Alumni Advisory Board; Frank Penn '68, Trustee; Molly Shoulta, class of 2013, former Student Government Association President; Dr. Harold Tallant, Chair, Faculty Committee; and J. Guthrie True '82, Trustee, and a former board chair.
In its charge to the presidential search committee, the board, by unanimous vote, emphasized by resolution the desire of the trustees to find a president who has a strong commitment to the Christian faith and academic freedom. The resolution stated: "Since its charter in 1829, Georgetown College has been focused on providing an excellent education built upon a solid foundation of Christian principles. As a board of trustees, we are committed to continuing that tradition. We direct the presidential search team to find a person of strong Christian faith; an effective leader who will maintain Georgetown's commitment to faith and academic integrity and freedom."
More information about the presidential search process with regular updates provided as warranted will be available on the College's web site at http://www.georgetowncollege.edu.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – It was a difficult Saturday afternoon for the Saint Leo Lions softball team (21-13), as they fell to the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish in both games of their regional doubleheader. After scoring first in both games of the day, the Lions were unable to push past the Sailfish as they dropped the first game by a score of 3-2 and lost the second game shortly afterward by a score of 7-2.
Sophomore Ashley Ehlers got the start for the Lions in the first contest of the afternoon, tossing three and one-third innings of work before senior Megan Still came in for relief. Although Still eventually took the loss, the Lions pitching staff combined for six strikeouts and allowed just two walks in the effort.
The first game of the day began with a walk to Saint Leo sophomore McKenzie Burns, who eventually stole second base and scored off of an RBI groundout from junior Sarah Steiner.
The Sailfish answered back in the bottom of the first inning however, when they scored two runs to take the lead.
The Lions were unable to tie the score until the top of the fourth inning, when once again Saint Leo's first batter of the inning, Brittany Ewing, walked to start the offensive effort. Ewing's pinch runner, Tiffany Thompson, was eventually out on a fielder's choice, and with two outs senior Rachelle Gremo was standing on first base. After stealing second, Gremo was set home on a screaming RBI double to left field from sophomore Kelsey LaNeave that tied the game at two.
Neither team was able to score again until the Sailfish took the walk-off win in the bottom of the seventh inning, when senior Brittany Jones collected an RBI double that scored senior Miranda Welch from second base.
The second game of the doubleheader began and ended much like the first one, as the Saint Leo Lions quickly took the lead yet fell behind after the Sailfish offense got going.
Freshman Alana Tabel took the mound for the Lions in game two, throwing four innings before senior Megan Still and junior Sarah Steiner came in for relief duties. As a pitching staff, the Lions combined for four strikeouts in the second game, allowing four walks and ten hits.
Saint Leo jumped on the board first during game two of the doubleheader, when Ewing sent an RBI single through the right side that scored both Tiffany Thompson and Sarah Steiner and put the Lions ahead by two.
Unlike the first game, the Sailfish were unable to answer back until the bottom of the fourth inning. They took the lead quickly, however, scoring three runs on two walks, a wild pitch, a single, a double, and a fielder's choice.
With the lead in their favor, the Sailfish launched an offensive attack that would last the remainder of the game, while the Lions weren't able to get anything going offensively to counter. In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Sailfish collected four more runs thanks to a walk, two stolen bases, three hits, and two Saint Leo errors.
Saint Leo tallied five hits and three stolen bases on the afternoon, in addition to four walks.
The Lions will return to action on Tuesday, Mar. 19, when they head to Clermont, Fla. to take on Kuztown and Shippensburg in an evening doubleheader. First pitch is set for 5 p.m.
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DETROIT - A classic American car owned by the CEO of General Motors will soon help pave the way for several new homes for struggling families in Detroit.
GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson's will auction off his personal 1958 Chevrolet Corvette at Barrett-Jackson Auction Company in Scottsdale, Ariz.
All proceeds will be donated to Habitat for Humanity in Detroit to help with the efforts to rebuild the Morningside Commons neighborhood located just east of GM's world headquarters in the city.
Chevrolet built 9,168 Corvettes during the 1958 model year, but only 510 were painted Regal Turquoise, like Akerson's.
The Corvette is also a hardtop convertible and it is considered scarce among remaining 1958 models.
"The 1958 Corvette is pure American ingenuity and creativity and the free spirit that Chevrolet represents to me. I love the car – but I think it's probably better purposed somewhere else," Akerson said. "The need for Habitat for Humanity is so great that I thought, 'Wow, maybe I could really make a difference in a whole different way.'"
Akerson's and wife, Karin, previously made a donation of $1 million to launch "Leaders to Rebuild Detroit."
The three-year, $25 million initiative hopes to serve at least 500 families in Morningside Commons.
"The fact that Dan is giving up a car that I know must mean an awful lot to him is very humbling," said Vincent Tilford, executive director of Habitat for Humanity Detroit. "For whoever buys this classic car, not only are they going to give it a new home, but they're also going to give new, better and healthier homes to families in this neighborhood – and actually help rebuild an entire community."
The vette has a 245-horsepower V-8 and includes new body and instrument panels and new upholstery.
The auction will be held of Friday, Jan. 18th.
"I hope the new owner will feel like their money is going to a good place," Akerson said. "It will help families become more rooted in our community. At the same time, they're going to have new memories and new fun of their own. It's not often you can get all of it packaged into a great car, great fun, great memories and that you're doing something good at the same time."
For more details on the auction call 480-421-6694.
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It's more than just alliteration; it's a statement, a proclamation that Thursdays are when the weekend should really start. Kicking it off right is the key, and what better way than with a cocktail that not only takes the edge off, but tastes good too. A hard thing to disagree with, we know. Drink up, get down and go to sleep happy.
It's that time of year again, when leprechauns linger around shiny pots of gold and four leaf clovers find their way onto green hats, plastic necklaces and Irish insignias around the country. Whether celebrating St. Paddy's Day means hitting the streets or hanging out at home this year, having a beer (or three) is a must, and making it an Irish-style brew is always encouraged. But while Guinness has long reigned king of creamy stouts, Irish beers go well beyond the dark Dublin classic, and some of the best bottles come from brewers you may not have heard of.
We caught up with restaurant beer director and Irish beer enthusiast Greg Engert, who shared a few of his favorite Irish-style sips. From traditional dry stouts to off-the-beaten-path ales, say hello to St. Paddy's Day imbibing with a pint of something new.
Bottoms up, folks.
Greg Engert's Irish Beer Picks
Irish Dry Stouts
Traditional: Guinness Irish Stout, Murphy's Irish Stout, Beamish Irish Stout
Off The Beaten Path: Porterhouse Oyster Stout, Starr Hill Dark Starr Stout, Victory Donnybrook Stout
Irish Red Ales
Traditional: Smithwick's, O'Hara's Irish Red, Murphy's Irish Red
Off The Beaten Path: Great Lakes Conway's Irish Ale, Harpoon Celtic Ale, Moylan's Irish-Style Red Ale
Irish Foreign/Export Stouts:
Traditional: Guinness Foreign Extra Stout
Off The Beaten Path: Schlafly Irish-Style Extra Stout, Cooper's Best Extra Stout, Lion Stout, Dragon Stout
What beer will you be drinking this weekend?
More St. Paddy's Day Inspiration:
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Mark Scheifele has heard his name called out as a first-round National Hockey League draft pick.
He has suited up for seven big-league games with the Winnipeg Jets and, with a flair for the dramatic, scored his first NHL goal in Toronto against the Maple Leafs with family in the stands.
But he'll tell you nothing in his young career compares to wearing the red and white jersey with a Team Canada logo stitched on the front.
And so while it may have been a foregone conclusion that the 19-year-old Kitchener product would have his name included among the 37 players invited to Canada's World Junior Team Selection Camp beginning next week in Calgary, Scheifele wasn't about to assume anything. He plans to stay that way.
"I don't want to take anything for granted," Scheifele said Monday, not long after practising with his Barrie Colts. "That's my approach to everything. I take everything as a challenge. It's only going to make me a better person and a better player if you understand you have to work hard at everything.
"My goal right now is to make that team and, if I do, do whatever it takes to win gold."
Scheifele is one of six players invited back from last year's bronze-medal squad, including Dougie Hamilton, Scott Harrington, Jonathan Huberdeau, Boone Jenner and Ryan Strome. A seventh, defenceman Ryan Murray, is unavailable due to an injury.
"I'm thinking about it a lot," Scheifele said. "Getting bronze last year definitely leaves a bitter taste in my mouth and there's nothing I want more than to get gold this year. I'm going to do whatever it takes to make that team and, if I do, to win gold."
Scheifele entered last year's tournament in Alberta under the microscope, having led the Jets in scoring during preseason and suiting up for seven NHL games before being sent back to junior.
And while he finished the event with six points (3G, 3A) in six games, he didn't wow observers like so many had expected.
But since then he has developed more layers to his game under Colts' head coach and Jet icon Dale Hawerchuk and has shown a versatility that has impressed Team Canada brass.
Canadian head coach Steve Spott has already spoken to Scheifele about possibly playing on the wing in the tournament, which runs Dec. 26-Jan. 5 in Ufa, Russia.
"I didn't think (last year's World Juniors) went the best personally," admitted Scheifele. "I don't think I was as confident last year or had that edge that I like to play with sometimes. I didn't play terrible, but I wasn't my best.
"But now, going through the whole process once and playing the other countries and just being a year older I think is a really big step. I think you're able to take more of a leadership role and be more confident with the puck.
"Just the chance to play is a great opportunity. I haven't played the wing a lot, but I'll take that challenge."
Scheifele was the lone Jet draft pick selected to the camp and there were no Manitobans invited.
When the season started it was thought Saskatoon Blades forward Lukas Sutter, a second-round Jet pick in 2012, might get a look and Swift Current Broncos winger Adam Lowry, a Jet pick from 2011, has had an outstanding start to the season. Neither was named.
Said Team Canada head scout Kevin Prendergast about Sutter:
"Any kid that puts on the sweater at one time wants to come back and put it on again. But for whatever reason it just hasn't happened so far this season with Lukas."
All of this -- and with more talent available because of the NHL lockout -- understandably left Scheifele beaming Monday at just getting an invitation.
Jets' GM Kevin Cheveldayoff has seen Scheifele play a number of times this season with the Colts -- he leads the team with 44 points (21G, 23A) in 27 games -- and their post-game conversations always come back to the same thing.
"Every time I talk to him, there's not a conversation that doesn't happen between us where the World Juniors doesn't come up," Cheveldayoff said. "I saw him play in the Subway Series last month and he wore a letter (assistant captain) in the game and took the leadership role very seriously. I saw him play a very serious, very up-tempo game.
"Not to take away from regular-season and league play, but you could tell it was a game with special meaning. He knew these games were important to being named to the selection camp."
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When: Dec. 11-13 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.
Number of players: 37 (born 1993 or later), 31 of which were selected in either the 2011 or 2012 NHL Entry Drafts.
Of note: Of the 37, 13 were first-round picks while eight were second-rounders. Included are 2011 first overall pick Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who did not play in last year's tournament after cracking the Edmonton Oilers' roster.
Getting ready: Team Canada will hold a Red-White intrasquad game on Dec. 11 and play two exhibition games against CIS teams (comprised of players from Calgary, Alberta and Mount Royal Univerities) on Dec. 12 and 13.
The top scout says: Team Canada head scout Kevin Prendergast on Mark Scheifele: "When you go through the situation once and then come back a second time you're a better person for it. And in the summertime against the Russians I thought Mark was one of our best players.
"He's that much stronger than he was last year at this time and probably a little bit more mature. He's a high-end player and we're expecting big things from him."
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The NTSB's handling of the 35W bridge collapse investigation will be a large part of a congressional hearing today.
The National Transportation Safety Board's chairman Mark Rosenker will go before a subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Minnesota Congressman Jim Oberstar chairs the sub committee.
Oberstar says he will take this opportunity to ask Rosenker some pointed questions. He has seriously criticized Rosenker's leadership on the 35W bridge collapse. Oberstar also suggested that he would hold his own hearing on the bridge collapse.
Every three years the NTSB's funding is re-authorized by the House Transportation Committee, which Congressman Oberstar chairs. This is the first reauthorization hearing and all of the NTSB's performance is up for review.
Oberstar is particularly concerned about the NTSB's management of the 35W bridge investigation. He has called the chairman inexperienced. And he could use this hearing to make the NTSB's investigative process more open and accountable.
He could also call for mandatory public hearings.
The NTSB recently decided not to hold a public hearing in the 35W bridge collapse. The aim of a public hearing is typically to gain information from outside the agency for the investigation and to educate the public.
This particular board has had a tendency not to hold public hearings. This time, the board split on the decision, three republicans voted against holding a hearing and two democrats voted in favor of the hearing.
In this instance the board said a public hearing would slow down the investigation and potentially wrest control out of the NTSB's hands.
That decision angered Congressman Oberstar. Oberstar says the agency's independence is in question. The NTSB is using a private agency that the state has also hired to conduct part of the investigation.
Several months ago Chairman Rosenker concluded that corrosion wasn't a factor in the bridge collapse, then had to retract his statement. Oberstar has said that a public hearing would keep the investigation transparent and educate the public about the first bridge collapse in 40 years.
Oberstar intends to use the reauthorization hearing to ask NTSB chair Mark Rosenker about the NTSB's investigation process. He cannot ask for specifics on the 35W investigation, but he could ask whether public hearings should be mandatory, or if the NTSB has enough expertise to complete this investigation.
He could also question the NTSB's decision to use a private consulting firm in its investigation that MnDOT has also hired.


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A MAN is helping police with their inquires following an alleged break-in at Holton Heath trading estate.
Dorset Police were called around 5pm last night following reports of a suspicious vehicle outside one of the trading estate's units.
Officers, who believe four men were involved in the incident, apprehended a suspect after a search involving police dogs and a helicopter.
A police spokesman said that a 30-year-old man from the West Midlands area was helping officers with their inquiries.
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76— By Richard Thiel —
February 2004
Talk of the Show
|Part 2: Despite her playboy nature, the 76 also boasts impressive engineering.
Below decks it's an entirely different story. The 76's interior is daring. Starkly stylish, it's an amalgam of bleached maple (bulkheads and soles), matte stainless steel, and red leather upholstery. Two semicircular skylights and a translucent bulkhead to port produce a bright space that can be further brightened or ventilated via ports artfully concealed behind translucent panels. The layout is in keeping with the way such boats are used: Owners and guests often party and snack but rarely sleep or dine aboard. So at the foot of the starboard companionway, an eight-person table beneath a large flat-screen TV and a L-shape eight-person lounge to port provide plenty of room for a sizable party to soiree. But should they need more room, there's an innovative solution immediately aft.
Behind sliding pocket doors lies a full-beam master suite with centerline queen-size bed, port and starboard settees/berths, a shower and sink compartment to port, and a sink and MSD in a starboard compartment that can double as a day head because when you open the sliding doors, this stateroom becomes part of the saloon. But who wants a bed in their saloon? Just press a button on a wireless remote, and it disappears into the aft bulkhead (a Murphy bed!), leaving a platform coffee table flanked by the aforementioned settees and another flat-screen TV in the forward port corner. Voilà! You've doubled the size of the saloon.
Should you prefer the extended saloon, you'll appreciate that the forepeak VIP is generous in size and amenities. It has an en suite head with stall shower, port and starboard hanging lockers and settees, a small flat-screen TV, and an automotive-style stereo. Between it and the saloon are a port-side guest stateroom with en suite head and a galley to starboard. While modest in size, and despite the fact that cooking of any substance is rarely done aboard such boats, the galley is equipped with a Bosch four-burner cooktop, dishwasher, microwave, and refrigerator-freezer; single sink; decent counter space and stowage; and like the rest of the below-decks spaces, 6'5" headroom.
Despite her playboy nature, the 76 also boasts impressive engineering. Her Core-Cell and Kevlar layup provides a moderate 32-ton displacement, and all interior sole panels are affixed with hook-and-loop fasteners for maximum accessibility. The bow thruster, trim tabs, and Arneson Surface Drives are controlled by joysticks, and the engine room, accessed through a hatch forward of the swim platform and which you might expect to be an afterthought, is actually quite workable. Even with two 2,000-hp MTU V-16s, there's good access to the engines inboard and forward, major systems are mounted forward where they're easily reached, and headroom measures six feet. Foredeck access has been accounted for, too, with wide side decks, molded-in handholds on the window frames, a flat foredeck, and a Maxwell windlass recessed to prevent snags.
Being aboard the Kaitos 76 and not being able to actually run her was decidedly anticlimactic—like taking a beautiful woman to dinner but not back to your apartment. Yet without casting off a line, I could see why this boat had everyone talking, and I had a feeling that when Harper got aboard, he'd be duly impressed as well.
Hideaway Yachts Phone: (954) 943-3200. www.hideawayyachts.com.
This article originally appeared in the January 2004 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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Much More Than Vegas
Say "Nevada" to most people and, more likely than not, they will immediately think "Las Vegas." And rightfully so; the "entertainment capital of the world" attracts more than 40 million visitors a year. But Nevada is so much more than the dazzling lights, high-rise resorts, and nonstop stimulation of the Strip. The seventh largest state in the nation, Nevada is more than neon lights and all-you-can-eat buffets. It's mile upon mile of road-tripping wonderment, the nation's last bastion of the Wild West, a vast living museum with surprising enclaves of sophistication and wide-open country stretching endlessly into the horizon.
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AMD's 12-core "Magny-Cours" Opteron 6174 vs. Intel's 6-core Xeonby Johan De Gelas on 3/29/2010 12:00 AM EST
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564265425722557 - Monday, March 29, 2010 - link1. Why is the TDP of the 65W ACP Magny Cours the question mark? And are you sure the TDP of the 80W ACP ones 115W?
2. The Intel systems have only 24GB ram against the 32GB ram on the 2S magny cours. That's why the 100GB database test favors the Magny cours by a large margin. Reply
JohanAnandtech - Monday, March 29, 2010 - linkAMD told us the TDP values of the Magny-Cours at 80 and 105W ACP. The TDP values of the Lower power versions were not disclosed yet.
And as we disclosed on the benchmark config page, none of the benches uses more than 20 GB. The vAPus mark I uses about 19 GB. The SQL Server uses much less. While the SQL server test has to scan through the complete index, it does access the complete 100 GB data. There absolutely no advantage for the Opterons there. We checked.
The fact that we spec the servers like that is a direct consequence of their memory channels (3 and 4). There is not much we can do about that. Reply
Penti - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - linkHow about about 4P performance? It's cheap now and it's AMD whole selling point. I guess you can get a 4P 48-core 128GB system for not that much. How would that compare to a say 2P Nehalem 12-core 92GB? Wouldn't they cost about the same? Will it still be competitive against 8-core 2P Nehalem-EX? And how about the 4P (like 6-core versions) Nehalem-EX? How about the 8-core versions of 6100 series Opterons? Reply
elnexus - Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - linkIn answer to cost:
Compare our 2P Xeon 5600-series Workstation :http://elnexus.com/products.aspx?line_id=15514
with our 4P Opteron 6100-series Workstation: http://elnexus.com/products.aspx?line_id=15635
(I hope this isn't condemned as advertising, since it is an attempt to answer a question about price vs performance.)
Note how low priced the 6128 chip is (the default chip included in the base price).
AMD, I think are running away from Intel if you factor in the price... Reply
Penti - Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - linkThanks, I don't condemn it as advertising as this is a new platform so it's interesting and hard to get prices for complete systems yet. Basically 4P 8-core 6100-series opterons with 128GB DDR3 ECC REG cost as much as 2P six-core Xeon (Westmere EP) with 96GB DDR3 ECC REG. Mainly because you can use cheaper 4GB sticks and still get 128GB. And partly because there's no longer any markup for above >2P parts. I guess it accounts for something. Yeah, 6128 chip virtually don't cost nothing for being 4P compatible. Guess it helps AMD for a lot of workload scenarios. And since you can get 4P in 1U it's really nothing that speaks against it. Will be interesting to see what the Nehalem-EX can do though. Reply
TitanusComp - Wednesday, April 06, 2011 - linkYou can really get a good idea by comparing this two products:
48 Cores:
24 Cores (Quad SLi Capable)
Now, things to consider, do you need CPU or GPU power? Reply
duploxxx - Monday, March 29, 2010 - linkTo make the whole benchmark complete I think you should ask some AMD Opteron 6136 from AMD to get a full review. Reply
duploxxx - Monday, March 29, 2010 - linkand add the 56xx 4core counterpart off course Reply
JohanAnandtech - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - linkWe are working on it. Expect an update with new SKUs this month. I would say next week, but I would like to take some time to do some in depth analysis. Reply
Hacp - Monday, March 29, 2010 - linkAnand,
I want to ask why are you biased against AMD? You should base your tests based on price. AMD is selling their 12 core for the price of an Intel 6 core. Compare apples to apples! Do a 12 core vs 6 core comparison and see who wins. Otherwise, you are doing a disservice. Reply
Accord99 - Monday, March 29, 2010 - linkThe X5670 is 6-core. Reply
JackPack - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - linkLOL. Based on price?
Sorry, but you do realize that the majority of these 6-core SKUs will be sold to customers where the CPU represents a small fraction of the system cost?
We're talking $40,000 to $60,000 for a chassis and four fully loaded blades. A couple hundred dollars difference for the processor means nothing. What's important is the performance and the RAS features. Reply
JohanAnandtech - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - linkGood post. Indeed, many enthusiast don't fully understand how it works in the IT world. Some parts of the market are very price sensitive and will look at a few hundreds of dollars more (like HPC, rendering, webhosting), as the price per server is low. A large part of the market won't care at all. If you are paying $30K for a software license, you are not going to notice a few hundred dollars on the CPUs. Reply
Sahrin - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - linkIf that's true, then why did you benchmark the slower parts at all? If it only matters in HPC, then why test it in database? Why would the IDM's spend time and money binning CPU's?
Responding with "Product differentiation and IDM/OEM price spreads" simply means that it *does* matter from a price perspetive. Reply
rbbot - Saturday, July 10, 2010 - linkBecause those of us with applications running on older machines need comparisons against older systems in order to determine whether it is worth migrating existing applications to a new platform. Personally, I'd like to see more comparisons to even older kit in the 2-3 year range that more people will be upgrading from. Reply
Calin - Monday, March 29, 2010 - linkSome programs were licensed by physical processor chips, others were licensed by logical cores. Is this still correct, and if so, could you explain in based on the software used for benchmarking?
AmdInside - Monday, March 29, 2010 - linkCan we get any Photoshop benchmarks? Reply
JohanAnandtech - Monday, March 29, 2010 - linkI have to check, but I doubt that besides a very exotic operation anything is going to scale beyond 4-8 cores. These CPUs are not made for Photoshop IMHO. Reply
AssBall - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - linkNot sure why you would be running photoshop on a high end server. Reply
Nockeln - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - linkI would recommend trying to apply some advanced filters on a 200+ GB file.
Especially with the new higher megapixel cameras I could easilly see how some proffesionals would fork up the cash if this reduces the time they have to spend in front of the screen waiting on things to process.
wolfman3k5 - Monday, March 29, 2010 - linkGreat review! Thanks for the review, when will you guys be reviewing the AMD Phenom II X6 for us mere mortals? I wonder how the Phenom II X6 will stack up against the Core i7 920/930.
Keep up the good work! Reply
ash9 - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - linkSince SSE4.1,SSE4.2 are not in AMD's , its Andand's way of getting an easy benchmark win, seeing some of these benchmark test probably use them-
August 31st, 2007
SSE extension wars heat up between Intel and AMD
"Microprocessors take approximately five years to go from concept to product and there is no way Intel can add SSE5 to their Nehalem product and AMD can't add SSE4 to their first-generation 45nm CPU "Shanghai" or their second-generation 45nm "Bulldozer" CPU even if they wanted to. AMD has stated that they will implement SSE4 following the introduction of SSE5 but declined to give a timeline for when this will happen."
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mariush - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - linkOne of the best optimized and multi threaded applications out there is the open source video encoder x264.
Would it be possible to test how well 2 x 8 and 2x12 amd configurations work at encoding 1080p video at some very high quality settings?
A workstation with 24 cores from AMD would cost almost as much as a single socket 6 cores system from Intel so it would be interesting to see if the increase in frequency and the additional SSE instructions would be more advantage than the number of cores. Reply
Aclough - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - linkI wonder if the difference between the Windows and Linux test results is related to the recentish changes in the scheduler? From what I understand the introduction of the CFS in 2.6.23 was supposed to be really good for large numbers of cores, and I'm given to understand that before that the Linux scheduler worked similarly to the recent Windows one. It would be interesting to try running that benchmark with a 2.6.22 kernel or one with the old O(1) patched in.
Or it could just be that Linux tends to be more tuned for throughput whereas Windows tends to be more tuned for low latency. Or both. Reply
Aclough - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - linkIn any event, the place I work for is a Linux shop and our workload is probably most similar to Blender, so we're probably going to continue to buy AMD. Reply
ash9 - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - linkhttp://www.egenera.com/pdf/oracle_benchmarks.pdf
"Performance testing on the Egenera BladeFrame system has demonstrated that the platform
is capable of delivering high throughput from multiple servers using Oracle Real Application
Clusters (RAC) database software. Analysis using Oracle's Swingbench demonstration tool
and the Calling Circle schema has shown very high transactions-per-minute performance
from single-node implementations with dual-core, 4-socket SMP servers based on Intel and
AMD architectures running a 64-bit-extension Linux operating system. Furthermore, results
demonstrated 92 percent scalability on either server type up to at least 10 servers.
The BladeFrame's architecture naturally provides a host of benefits over other platforms
in terms of manageability, server consolidation and high availability for Oracle RAC." Reply
nexox - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - linkIt could also be that Linux has a NUMA-aware scheduler, so it'd try to keep data stored in ram which is connected to the core that's running the thread which needs to access the data. I probably didn't explain that too well, but it'd cut down on memory latency because it would minimize going out over the HT links to fetch data. I doubt that Windows does this, given that Intel hasn't had NUMA systems for very long yet.
I sort of like to see more Linux benchmarks, since that's really all I'd ever consider running on data center-class hardware like this, and since apparently Linux performance has very little to do with Windows performance, based on that one test. Reply
yasbane - Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - linkAgreed. I do find it disappointing that they put so few benchmarks for Linux for servers, and so many for windows.
jbsturgeon - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - linkI like the review and enjoyed reading it. I can't help but feel the benchmarks are less a comparison of CPU's and more a study on how well the apps can be threaded as well as the implementation of that threading -- higher clocked cpus will be better for serial code and more cores will win for apps that are well threaded. In scientific number crunching (the code I write ), more cores always wins (AMD). We do use Fluent too, so thanks for including those benchamarks!!
jbsturgeon - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - linkObviously that rule can be altered by a killer memory bus :-). Reply
Cogman - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - linkIt should be noted that newer nehelam based processors have specific AES encryption instructions. The benchmark where the xeon blows everything out of the water is likely utilizing that instruction set (though, AFAIK not many real-world applications do) Reply
Hector1 - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - linkI read that Intel is expected to launch the 8-core Nehalem EX today. It'll be interesting to compare it against the 12-core Magny Cours. Both are on a 45nm process. Reply
spoman - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - linkYou stated "... that kind of bandwidth is not attainable, not even in theory because the next link in the chain, the Northbridge ...".
How does the Northbridge affect memory BW if the memory is connected directly to the processor? Reply
JohanAnandtech - Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - linkDepending on your definition, the nortbridge is in the CPU. AMD uses "northbride" in its own slides to refer to the part where the memory controller etc. resides. Reply
Pari_Rajaram - Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - linkWhy don't you add STREAM and LINPACK to your benchmark suites? These are very important benchmarks for HPC.
JohanAnandtech - Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - linkStream... in the review. Reply
piooreq - Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - linkHi Johan,
For last few days I did several tests with Swingbench CC with similar database configuration but I achieved a bit different results, I'm just wondering what exactly settings you put for CC test itself. I mean about when you generate schema and data for that test? Thanks for answer.
JohanAnandtech - Thursday, April 01, 2010 - linkYour question is not completely clear to me. What is the info you would like? You can e-mail if you like at johanATthiswebsitePointcom Reply
zarjad - Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - linkCan't figure out if hyperthreading were enabled on Intels. Particularly interested in virtualization benchmark with hyperthreading both enabled and disabled. Also of interest would be an Office benchmark with a bunch of small VMs (1.5 to 2GB) to simulate VDI configuration. Reply
JohanAnandtech - Thursday, April 01, 2010 - linkHyperthreading is always on. But we will follow up on that. A VDI based hypervisor tests is however not immediately on the horizon. The people of the VRC project might do that though. Google on the VRC project.
zarjad - Friday, April 02, 2010 - linkI understand that HT can be disabled in BIOS and that some benchmarks don't like HT. Reply
elnexus - Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - linkI can report that one of my customers, performing intensive image processing, found that DISABLING hyper-threading on a Nehalem-based workstation, actually IMPROVED performance considerably.
It seems that certain applications don't like hyper-threading, while others do. I always recommend that my customers perform sensitivity analyses on their computing tasks with HT on and off, and then use whichever is best. Reply
tracerburnout - Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - linkHow is it possible that Intel's Xeon X5670 rig returns 19k+ for a score while AMD's magny-cours returns only 2k+?? I only question the results of this benchmark chart because Intel's Xeon X5570 rig returns only around 1k. How can a X5670 be 19x faster than a X5570?? And I doubt the same is true for the magny-cours by being just 10.5% of what the X5670 can do.
(is there an extra '0' by accident in there?)
proud supporter of AMD, with a few Intel rigs for Linux only Reply
JohanAnandtech - Thursday, April 01, 2010 - linkNo, it is just that Sisoft uses the new AES instructions of West-mere. It is a forward looking benchmark which tests only a small part of a larger website code base. So that 19x faster will probably result in 10 to 20% of the complete website being 19x faster. So the real performance impact will be a lot slower. It is interesting though to see how much faster these dedicated SIMD instructions are on these kinds of workloads. Reply
alpha754293 - Thursday, April 01, 2010 - linkIf you guys need help with setting up or running the Fluent/LS-DYNA benchmarks let me know.
I see that you don't really spend as much time writing or tweaking it as you do with some of the other programs, and that to me is a little concerning only because I don't think that it is showing the true potential of these processors if you run it straight out-of-the-box (especially with Fluent).
Fluent tends to have a LOT of iterations, but it also tends to short-stroke the CPU (i.e. the time required to complete all of the calculations necessary is less than 1 second and therefore; doesn't make full use of the computational ability.)
Also, the parallelization method (MPICH2 vs. HP MPI) makes a difference in the results.
You want to make sure that the CPUs are fully loaded for a period of time such that at each iteration, there should be a noticable dwell time AT 100% CPU load. Otherwise, it won't really demonstrate the computational ability.
With LS-DYNA, it also makes a difference whether it's SMP parallelization or MPP parallelization as well. Reply
k_sarnath - Friday, April 02, 2010 - linkThe most baffling part is how linux could engage 12-CPUs much better than windows. I am obviously curious about the OS platform for other tests.. Similary MS SQL was able to scale well on multi-cores... In this context, I am not sure how we can look at the performance numbers... A badly scaling app or OS could show the 12-core one in bad light. Reply
OneEng - Saturday, April 03, 2010 - linkHi Johan,
I have followed your articles from the early day's at Ace's and have a good respect for the technical accuracy of your articles.
It appears that the X5570 scaling between 4 and 8 cores has very little gain in the Oracle Calling Circle benchmark. Furthermore, the 24 cores of MC at 2.2Ghz are way behind. Westmere appears to do quite well, but really should not be able to best 8 cores in the X5570 with all else being equal.
I have heard some state that the benchmark is thread bound to a low number of threads (don't know if I am buying this), but surely something fishy is going on here.
It appears that there is either a real world application limit to core scaling on certain types of Oracle database applications (if there are, could you please explain what features an app has when these limits appear), or that the benchmark is flawed in some way.
I have a good amount of experience in Oracle applications and have usually found that more cores and more memory make Oracle happy. My experience seems at odds with your latest benchmarks.
Any feedback would be appreciated .... Thanks! Reply
JohanAnandtech - Tuesday, April 06, 2010 - linkI am starting to suspect the same. I am going to dissect the benchmark soon to see what is up. It is not disk related, or at least that surely it is not our biggest problem. Our benchmark might not be far from the truth though, I think Oracle really likes the big L3-cache of the Westmere CPU.
If you have other ideas, mail at johanATthiswebsiteP Reply
heliosblitz2 - Wednesday, April 07, 2010 - linkYou wrote
Xeon Server 1: ASUS RS700-E6/RS4 barebone
Dual Intel Xeon "Gainestown" X5570 2.93GHz, Dual Intel Xeon "Westmere" X5670 2.93 GHz
6x4GB (24GB) ECC Registered DDR3-1333
"Also notice that the new Xeon 5600 handles DDR3-1333 a lot more efficiently. We measured 15% higher bandwidth from exactly the same DDR3-1333 DIMMs compared to the older Xeon 5570."
That is not exactly the reason, I think.
The reason ist you populated the second memory-bank in both setups.
Intel specification:
Westmere-1333MHZ-CPUs run with 1333 MHZ with second bank populated while
Nehalem-1333MHZ-CPUs run with 1066 MHZ with second bank populated
That could be updated.
Compare tech docs on Intel site: datasheet Xeon 5500 Part 2 and datasheet Xeon 5600 Part 2
Arnold. Reply
gonerogue - Saturday, April 10, 2010 - linkThe Viper is a V10 and most certainly not a traditional muscle car ;) Reply
kokotko - Saturday, April 24, 2010 - linkwhy you are NOT SHARIG same "shareable" components - like PSU ??????
NO WONDER THE NUMBERS ARE WORSE ! ! ! Reply
blurian589 - Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - link3ds max crashes because of the mental ray renderer. remove the plugin from loading and max will start up. its due to mental ray cannot see more than 16 threads (physical or virtual via hyper-threading). please do test the max rendering performance. thanks Reply
Desired_Username - Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - linkIn the final words it states "We estimate that the new Opteron 6174 is about 20% slower than the Xeon 5670 in virtualized servers with very high VM counts. " But in the virtualization section I can't seem to figure out what brought you to that conclusion. The VMmark scores for the Cisco X5680 system was 35.83@26 tiles. You have the VMmark for the 6176SE at 31 which is dead on to the HP DL385 G7 which got 30.96@22 tiles. I see the X5680 15% better at best. And the Cisco x5680 system had 192GB of memory to the HP 6176SE system had 128GB. What am I missing here? Reply
jeffjeff - Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - linkI appreciate AMD's lower CPU cost but on the other hand, Oracle will license me their RDBMS per core and whether it's an Intel 56xx or AMD 61xx, I am still paying a relation of .5 license per core.
So in the end, I would pay 6 cores for AMD and 3 cores for Intel. The price per core is much higher than the hardware price difference.
Any thought or solutions on this issue would be appreciated...
Joffrey Reply
stealthy - Wednesday, November 24, 2010 - linkWould it be possible to get the xml parameter files you have used in this test ?
We are currently in a trial phase at my company to see how the current crop of intel boxes (dual Xeon X5460 procs) hold up against a new z10 system.
Did you run the swingbench on the server itself or did you use a dedicated client to test ? Reply
Big_Mr_Mac - Thursday, December 16, 2010 - linkIn 1991 I had an AMD 386-40 that kicked the snot out of Intel pride and joy 486DX2-66. Benchmarks were 25%+ across the board over Intel. Then Intel lied to the market and started passing off cull processors as viable options calling the 25Mhz and 50Mhz processors, when they were actually processors that failed the benchmarks for 33Mhz and 66Mhz respectively.
In 1998 When Win98 Beta was released I was building Servers and workstations at a Tech-company and Again the AMD was kicking the snot out of Intel. Load times on new system builds, boot time and performance. The Intel chips could not hack it. Then when MS release their actual market version of Win98...all of a sudden you could not even use an AMD processor to run it. You had to wait 2 weeks for MS come up with a "AMD Patch" to run on an AMD system.
One think I have seen over 20 years in the industry is that Intel will, Lie, Cheat, Steal and Bribe to try and get the upper hand on AMD. Always have....Always Will!! Reply
rautamiekka - Saturday, December 25, 2010 - linkWhy the fuck are you testing with WinServer and M$ SQL ? Just reading this makes my blood boil 9 times in a second. Reply
polbel - Saturday, May 21, 2011 - linki've been an amd fan for as long as i can remember. started fixing computers in 1979. used to fix mai basic four minis in the mid-80s that were built on amd bit-slice bipolar cpus on boards that cost 15,000$.
just got 2 opteron 6172 cpus from ebay for what i thought was peanuts (450 $ each) only to discover upon delivery that both had hairline cracks at a 45 degree angle on one corner of the contact pad surface. looking at their web site i could figure i was out on limb and they would laugh in my face if asked for warranty support on these not-boxed cpus. i know some dumb ass managed to break those cpu corners, and tried to shove the crap to an ebay sucker, but the problem lies deeper, mostly in the g34 socket physical design itself of these otherwise beautiful electronic products. the edge of the metal cover doesn't reach the edge of the fiber board, leaving some unsupported area to be broken by dumb asses mimicking the old days when they could put a 40-pin dip cpu upside-down in its socket. so i'm freshly reviewing my belief system about amd while i figure a solution for this crap-hits-the-fan situation. wish i could have told amd engineers to cover theses last millimeters at the bleeding edge. they might say this and that about warranty, i still hold them responsible for this preventable disaster.
paul :-) Reply


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Later this year, a home energy information pilot will test customer benefits of in-home energy displays, programmable thermostats and residential demand response programs.
Earlier this year, APS energy innovation programs were ranked fourth nationally by Intelligent Utility magazine and IDC Energy Insights.
APS, Arizona's largest and longest-serving electricity utility, serves more than 1.1 million customers in 11 of the state's 15 counties. With headquarters in Phoenix, APS is the principal subsidiary of Pinnacle West Capital Corp.


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A group of Nepalese farmers return home carrying their belongings after planting rice in a field at the beginning of the monsoon season in Jitpur village, on the outskirts of capital Kathmandu on Wednesday. Nepal will be celebrating National Paddy Day on June 29 2013. On this day, known as Asar Pandra, farmers begin the annual rice planting season and mark the day with various festivities such as preparing rice meals with muddy water, mud being a symbol for a prosperous season. The agricultural sector contributes about 60 per cent to Nepal's gross domestic product.
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas - Residents along Wilderness Road in The Woodlands are loading as many of their possessions as they can into U-Hauls and car trunks Friday.
They spent much of the day and night working quickly, before the overflowing creek that claimed the end of their street takes over their homes.
The high water from hours of heavy rains already seeped into several houses close to Spring Creek Friday.
Montgomery County Emergency Management officials said the creek is likely expected to crest at 29 feet by midnight. They warned the flooding could be as damaging as what residents experienced during Tropical Storm Allison in 2001.
"When I see it coming that far up it scares me because it did that before," said Delilah Leverett.
"It's so frustrating because it can happen so fast," said Alena Garcia.
Lorene Radford has lived on Wilderness Road for more than 40 years and watched several homes disappear under flood water in years past.
"We were just hoping and praying you know that it wouldn't be that bad," Radford said.
Red Cross volunteers opened a shelter at Glen Loch Elementary School, a few blocks from the flooding.
However, some resident have decided to stay in their homes. Leverett moved some of her belongings to higher ground, but she said she won't move until her home is submerged in water and rescue crews come for her.
"If I have to go out in a boat, I'll go out in a boat," she said.
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Accommodation "Bed & Breakfast" Stockholm / Nacka Double room
Size15 m²
Floor No.
- Kitchen
- Breakfast
- Balcony/terrace
Accommodation summary
|Ljungvägen, 13140 Nacka, Sweden
|Property type
|Private room
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
|A few months ago
Double and shared room in the apartment (115 m²) which includes well-equipped kitchen, bathroom, large lounge with TV and balcony on the mezzanine. 258 SEK / person and night (minimum 3 persons) in larger rooms or from 567 SEK for 2 people / night incl. breakfast.
Tunelbana: Slussen, the bus 404-422 Järla station (10 min) or Saltsjö line (blue train) to Salt Järla (8 min). After 5 min. walk to Ljungvägen 4.
House rules
|Price for > 2 guests
|$ 32 US per guest/night extra
|Check-in after
|On arrangement
|Check-in before
|On arrangement
|Check-out before
|On arrangement
|Cancellation Policy
Reviews for this host's other properties
A lovely welcome from our host and a very pleasant environment. Inga-Britt gave us valuable advice and allowed us to discover the lovely surroundings of his house.
A kitchen and a bathroom are on the 2nd floor, reserved for visitors.
Breakfast is available in the morning, at the desired time, one is independent.
The house is easily accessible by train or bus from central Stockholm.
There was a problem with Wimdu (which had not confirmed our arrival ...) but Inga-Britt has shown accomodating. I recommend as a place of residence for a few days. Thank you again.
Un charmant accueil de notre hôte et un environnement très agréable. Inga-Britt nous a donné de précieux conseils et nous a permis de découvrir les alentours très agréables de sa maison.
Une cuisine et une salle de bain sont au 2ème étage, réservées aux visiteurs.
Un petit déjeuner est à disposition le matin, à l'heure souhaitée, on est indépendants.
La maison est facilement accessible par train ou bus depuis le centre de Stockholm.
Il y a eu un souci avec Wimdu (qui n'avait pas confirmé notre arrivée...) mais Inga-Britt s'est montrée arrangeante. Je recommande comme lieu de résidence pour quelques jours. Merci encore.
You rent a bedroom (one of four) in a large top floor apartment in an old traditional Swedish house. It is not luxury. In fact the whole apartment needs renovating and is not kept particularly clean but it is warm and everything works.
Location is excellent, just 5 mins walk to the train station and less than 10 mins by train into central Stockholm. It is also good value for money. I would stay there again.
Beautiful house, great transport links, amiable landlord, room (2nd floor), nicely furnished for improvement (for tenants middle age as we are not really suitable), cleanliness. Nicely located house, good public transport connexions, nice and helpful landlady. Room in second upper floor according description, cleanliness could be better.
Schönes Haus, gute Verkehrsanbindung, liebenswürdige Vermieterin, Zimmer (2. OG) nett eingerichtet (für Mieter mittleren Alters wie wir nicht wirklich geeignet), Sauberkeit verbesserungswürdig.
Nicely located house, good public-transport connexions, nice and helpful landlady. Room in second upper floor according description, cleanliness could be better.
We had a pleasant stay at inga-britts home, the house was not as we expected it but our host was very nice and helped us a lot experiencing the city!
The place is not what i expected. But the owner is very friendly & helpful.
Not to recommend. Pretty worn and pretty dirty. You have to share kitchen and bathroom facilities with others. Bad smell. The breakfast is self-service from the refrigerator, which is shared with the other residents. So it is not recommended, but you can not choose the fra.Men sweet and kind lady.
Ikke at anbefale. Temmelig nedslidt og temmelig beskidt. Man skal dele køkken og badefaciliteter med andre. Dårlig lugt. Morgenmaden er self-service fra køleskabet, der deles med de andre beboere. Så det kan ikke anbefales, men du kan ikke vælge det fra.Men sød og venlig dame.
Mrs Inga-Britt is one of the most wonderful host I ever had. She is very caring for her guests and made our stay a very pleasant one. Also Mr. Rolf who is permanently renting an apartment at her place is very kind and helpful and makes the stay convenient for others. Although the appartment is located in Nacka but the connection to the city so nearby, frequent and good that its no different than staying in stockholm city which is otherwise expensive to stay. I travelled with my family that included my 22 moths old daughter and we all had a wonderful trip because of the comfortable stay at Inga-Britts place. I would highly recommend this place for the price you pay keeping in my mind the quality of stay and convenience of location.
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