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There's one certain team that keeps Kobe Bryant glued to the television.
The Clippers.
"They're very entertaining," Bryant said. "They have players who are very exciting and fun to watch."
From Chris Paul's quickness to Blake Griffin's dunks, the Clippers (37-17) have become a worthy sequel of the Lakers' original "Showtime" teams. It's good enough for a third-place standing in the Western Conference.
Meanwhile, the Lakers (25-28) have much ground to cover if they want to slip into the playoffs, even if they've won eight of their last 11 games.
That's why the Lakers' matchup tonight against the Clippers in a designated home game at Staples Center goes beyond local bragging rights. Below is a look at what will determine the outcome.
*Last time they met: The Lakers' 107-102 loss Jan. 3 against the Clippers marked the second game of what became a six-game losing streak, Bryant may have scored 38 points, but the game prompted shares on Twitter that he has "thoughts of self-doubt" about the Lakers' season.
That's because the Lakers couldn't stop Paul (30 points) and Griffin (24 points). Dwight Howard initially injured his right shoulder after getting tangled with Caron Butler. The Clippers out-rebounded the Lakers 47-36 and posted 20 fast-break points. Pau Gasol remained so ineffective, shooting 1 of 6 from the field, he sat for most of the fourth quarter.
*What Clippers need to do to win: Treat this game like a track meet. The Lakers are old, slow and tire easy. So all the Clippers need involves a good dose of Paul pick-and-rolls, Griffin dunks and using their deep bench.
Such a formula will expose the Lakers' frustration level and cause them to stop trying on defense. It eventually could propel Bryant into ditching his facilitating role into his scoring mold.
In other words, the Clippers should just replicate what they did to the Lakers last month.
The scary part is the Clippers have a better chance at overwhelming the Lakers even more this time. They'll have sixth man of the year candidate Jamal Crawford, who sat out last game because of a sore left foot. Meanwhile, the Lakers featured Gasol and Jordan Hill, both of whom will remain sidelined with respective foot and hip injuries.
*What Lakers need to do to win: Dwight Howard said it best on how the Lakers can walk away with an upset.
"No lobs," Howard said. "We have to protect the paint, get back and not allow any fast-break points."
Good luck with that.
But if the Lakers do have a fighting chance, Howard will have to play the main part in ensuring that happens. That starts with anchoring the Lakers' defense and preventing the Clippers easy drives to the basket. But Howard also has to make sure the Clippers don't own the glass and set up second- and third-chance points.
Mastering that area indirectly will help the Lakers slow down the pace without dialing back their aggressiveness. It also will prevent the Clippers from running out on the open floor.
*Matchup to watch: Paul vs. Bryant/Metta World Peace. The Clippers lost seven of the nine games Paul sat out because of a bruised right knee. Since his return, the Clippers have won three of their last four. So clearly, stopping Paul is kind of a big deal.
To do so, the Lakers likely will mix up having Bryant and Metta World Peace on Paul. Bryant remains a solid on-ball defender but likely will want to conserve his legs because of his involvement as a facilitator.
Meanwhile, World Peace is only a few days removed from struggling against LeBron James, who scored 32 points against the Lakers.
The Lakers are best at limiting Paul's effectiveness by forcing him into being a scorer. That way the Clippers' offense would become less balanced and give the Lakers less defensive ground to cover.
*What Vinny del Negro should be worried about: The hype. The Clippers are young and talented and take great delight in showcasing their current superiority against the Lakers. But in seasons past, those emotions often distracted them from actually competing in the game. The lobs and chippy play can create more energy, but it can be counterproductive if the Clippers are mostly focused on just trying to get on SportsCenter.
*What Mike D'Antoni should be worried about: The Lakers coach may wish his team could average 110-115 points, but he needs to understand his old and injury-riddled team has no chance against younger and faster teams by playing at a fast pace.
The Lakers should only play that way after making defensive stops. Otherwise, the Lakers are better off forcing the Clippers in half-court sets and trying to expose them through swift ball movement.

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text: I think that the mere definition of the term "MPI performance" and focusing too much on it can potentially have a negative impact on the overall discussion of parallel performance. Accepting the premise that all MPI can do is push individual messages between user processes as fast as possible, (as measured by ping pong) regardless of how this is achieved, unnecessarily and, I'd say, unjustifiably restricts the field of discussion. I agree that today MPI libraries are commonly measured by their ping-pong "performance" and not by their CPU utilization or other factors, but it does not necessarily make this form of performance evaluation right. I would support the idea of discussing isolated "MPI performance" but only in the context of a broader performance parameter space, at least including, communication overhead, communication bandwidth, processor overhead, and ability to perform asynchronous communication (i.e., compliance to the MPI Progress Rule). Only in such a broader evaluation space one can hope to fit the large number of combinations of processor/memory/peripheral_fabric architectures, network interconnects, system software/middleware, and application algorithms. Of course, there is always the case of running the actual application code and then evaluating the MPI performance by seeing which MPI library (or library mode) makes the application run faster. Unfortunately, this method for evaluating MPI often suffers from various efficiencies some of which originate from the parallel algorithm developers, who thoughout the years have sometimes adopted the most trivial ways of using MPI. Here a couple of arguments for why it is important to look at MPI (and the whole communication system) from different angles. If certain MPI optimizations are achieved at the cost of excessive use of resources that otherwise could be used for computation or enabling the overall "application_progress", the actual application performance may be below its potential or even degrade. Here are some "application progress" activities that can benefit of having these resources at their disposal: OS/kernel processing, other communication, I/O operations, memory operations (prefetching, etc.), peripheral bus/fabric operations. All of these in one way or another depend on CPU processing. Also, today's processor architectures have many independent processing units and complex memory hierarchies. When the MPI library polls for completion of a communication request, most of this specialized hardware is virtually unused (wasted). The processor architecture trends indicate that this kind of internal CPU concurrency will continue to increase, thus making the cost of MPI polling even higher. In this regard, a parallel application developer might actually very much care what is actually happening in the MPI library even when he makes a call to MPI_Send. If he doesn't, he probably should. Some related topics (not covered here because of bloviating) are: - How an MPI library that maximizes MPI's ping-pong performance alone can cause unexpected behavior and a fully functional parallel system to work far below its realistic efficiency. - What application algorithm developers experience when they attempt to use the ever so nebulous "overlapping" with a polling MPI library and how this experience has contributed to the overwhelming use of MPI_Send/MPI_Recv even for codes that can benefit from non-blocking or (even better) persistent MPI calls, thus killing any hope that these codes can run faster on systems that actually facilitate overlapping. Rossen Rob Ross wrote: > Hi Isaac, > > On Fri, 11 Feb 2005, Isaac Dooley wrote: > > >>>>Using MPI_ISend() allows programs to not waste CPU cycles waiting on the >>>>completion of a message transaction. >>> >>>No, it allows the programmer to express that it wants to send a message >>>but not wait for it to complete right now. The API doesn't specify the >>>semantics of CPU utilization. It cannot, because the API doesn't have >>>knowledge of the hardware that will be used in the implementation. >>> >> >>That is partially true. The context for my comment was under your >>assumption that everyone uses MPI_Send(). These people, as I stated >>before, do not care about what the CPU does during their blocking calls. > > > I think that it is completely true. I made no assumption about everyone > using MPI_Send(); I'm a late-comer to the conversation. > > I was not trying to say anything about what people making the calls care > about; I was trying to clarify what the standard does and does not say. > However, I agree with you that it is unlikely that someone calling > MPI_Send() is too worried about what the CPU utilization is during the > call. > > >>I was trying to point out that programs utilizing non-blocking IO may >>have work that will be adversely impacted by CPU utilization for >>messaging. These are the people who care about CPU utilization for >>messaging. This I hopes answers your prior question, at least partially. > > > I agree that people using MPI_Isend() and related non-blocking operations > are sometimes doing so because they would like to perform some > computation while the communication progresses. People also use these > calls to initiate a collection of point-to-point operations before > waiting, so that multiple communications may proceed in parallel. The > implementation has no way of really knowing which of these is the case. > > Greg just pointed out that for small messages most implementations will do > the exact same thing as in the MPI_Send() case anyway. For large messages > I suppose that something different could be done. In our implementation > (MPICH2), to my knowledge we do not differentiate. > > You should understand that the way MPI implementations are measured is by > their performance, not CPU utilization, so there is pressure to push the > former as much as possible at the expense of the latter. > > >>Perhaps your applications demand low latency with no concern for the CPU >>during the time spent blocking. That is fine. But some applications >>benefit from overlapping computation and communication, and the cycles >>not wasted by the CPU on communication can be used productively. > > > I wouldn't categorize the cycles spent on communication as "wasted"; it's > not like we code in extraneous math just to keep the CPU pegged :). > > Regards, > > Rob > --- > Rob Ross, Mathematics and Computer Science Division, Argonne National Lab > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


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Let's consider a simple example program that uses mmap() to print a file chosen by the user to standard out:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
int main (int argc, char *argv[])
struct stat sb;
off_t len;
char *p;
int fd;
if (argc < 2) {
fprintf (stderr, "usage:
%s <file>n", argv[0]);
return 1;
fd = open (argv[1], O_RDONLY);
if (fd == -1) {
perror ("open");
return 1;
if (fstat (fd, &sb) == -1) {
perror ("fstat");
return 1;
if (!S_ISREG (sb.st_mode)) {
fprintf (stderr, "%s is not a filen", argv[1]);
return 1;
p = mmap (0, sb.st_size, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
if (p == MAP_FAILED) {
perror ("mmap");
return 1;
if (close (fd) == -1) {
perror ("close");
return 1;
for (len = 0; len < sb.st_size; len++)
putchar (p[len]);
if (munmap (p, sb.st_size) == -1) {
perror ("munmap");
return 1;
return 0;
The only unfamiliar system call in this example should be fstat() , which we will cover in Chapter 7. All you need to know at this point is that fstat() returns infor mation about a given file. The S_ISREG() macro can check some of this information, so that we can ensure that the given file is a regular file (as opposed to a device file or a directory) before we map it. The behavior of nonregular files when mapped depends on the backing device. Some device files are mmap-able; other nonregular files are not mmap-able, and will set errno to EACCESS .
The rest of the example should be straightforward. The program is passed a filename as an argument. It opens the file, ensures it is a regular file, maps it, closes it, prints the file byte-by-byte to standard out, and then unmaps the file from memory.
Advantages of mmap()
Manipulating files via mmap() has a handful of advantages over the standard read() and write() system calls. Among them are:
- Reading from and writing to a memory-mapped file avoids the extraneous copy that occurs when using the read() or write() system calls, where the data must be copied to and from a user-space buffer.
- Aside from any potential page faults, reading from and writing to a memory-mapped file does not incur any system call or context switch overhead. It is as simple as accessing memory.
- When multiple processes map the same object into memory, the data is shared among all the processes. Read-only and shared writable mappings are shared in their entirety; private writable mappings have their not-yet-COW (copy-on-write) pages shared.
- Seeking around the mapping involves trivial pointer manipulations. There is no need for the lseek() system call.
For these reasons, mmap() is a smart choice for many applications.
Disadvantages of mmap()
There are a few points to keep in mind when using mmap():
- Memory mappings are always an integer number of pages in size. Thus, the difference between the size of the backing file and an integer number of pages is "wasted" as slack space. For small files, a significant percentage of the mapping may be wasted. For example, with 4 KB pages, a 7 byte mapping wastes 4,089 bytes.
- The memory mappings must fit into the process' address space. With a 32-bit address space, a very large number of various-sized mappings can result in fragmentation of the address space, making it hard to find large free contiguous regions. This problem, of course, is much less apparent with a 64-bit address space.
- There is overhead in creating and maintaining the memory mappings and associated data structures inside the kernel. This overhead is generally obviated by the elimination of the double copy mentioned in the previous section, particularly for larger and frequently accessed files.
For these reasons, the benefits of mmap() are most greatly realized when the mapped file is large (and thus any wasted space is a small percentage of the total mapping), or when the total size of the mapped file is evenly divisible by the page size (and thus there is no wasted space).
{mospagebreak title=Resizing a Mapping}
Linux provides the mremap() system call for expanding or shrinking the size of a given mapping. This function is Linux-specific:
#define _GNU_SOURCE
#include <unistd.h
#include <sys/mman.h>
void * mremap (void *addr, size_t old_size,
size_t new_size, unsigned long flags);
A call to mremap() expands or shrinks mapping in the region [addr,addr+old_size) to the new size new_size. The kernel can potentially move the mapping at the same time, depending on the availability of space in the process' address space and the value of flags.
The opening [ in [addr,addr+old_size) indicates that the region starts with (and includes) the low address, whereas the closing ) indicates that the region stops just before (does not include) the high address. This convention is known as interval notation.
The flags parameter can be either 0 or MREMAP_MAYMOVE , which specifies that the kernel is free to move the mapping, if required, in order to perform the requested resizing. A large resizing is more likely to succeed if the kernel can move the mapping.
On success, mremap() returns a pointer to the newly resized memory mapping. On failure, it returns MAP_FAILED, and sets errno to one of the following:
The memory region is locked, and cannot be resized.
Some pages in the given range are not valid pages in
the process' address space, or there was a problem
remapping the given pages.
An argument was invalid.
The given range cannot be expanded without moving
(and MREMAP_MAYMOVE was not given), or there is
not enough free space in the process' address space.
Libraries such as glibc often use mremap() to implement an efficient realloc() , which is an interface for resizing a block of memory originally obtained via malloc() . For example:
void * realloc (void *addr, size_t len)
size_t old_size = look_up_mapping_size (addr);
void *p;
p = mremap (addr, old_size, len, MREMAP_MAYMOVE) ;
if (p == MAP_FAILED)
return NULL;
return p;
This would only work if all malloc() allocations were unique anonymous mappings; nonetheless, it stands as a useful example of the performance gains to be had. The example assumes the programmer has written a look_up_mapping_size() function.
The GNU C library does use mmap() and family for performing some memory alloca tions. We will look that topic in depth in Chapter 8.
{mospagebreak title=Changing the Protection of a Mapping}
POSIX defines the mprotect() interface to allow programs to change the permissions of existing regions of memory:
#include <sys/mman.h>
int mprotect (const void *addr,
size_t len,
int prot);
A call to mprotect() will change the protection mode for the memory pages contained in [addr,addr+len), where addr is page-aligned. The prot parameter accepts the same values as the prot given to mmap() : PROT_NONE , PROT_READ , PROT_WRITE , and PROT_EXEC . These values are not additive; if a region of memory is readable, and prot is set to only PROT_WRITE , the call will make the region only writable.
On some systems, mprotect() may operate only on memory mappings previously created via mmap() . On Linux, mprotect() can operate on any region of memory.
On success, mprotect() returns 0. On failure, it returns -1 , and sets errno to one of the following:
The memory cannot be given the permissions requested by prot . This can happen, for example, if you attempt to set the mapping of a file opened read-only to writable.
The parameter addr is invalid or not page-aligned.
Insufficient kernel memory is available to satisfy the request, or one or more pages in the given memory region are not a valid part of the process' address space.
{mospagebreak title=Synchronizing a File with a Mapping}
POSIX provides a memory-mapped equivalent of the fsync() system call that we discussed in Chapter 2:
#include <sys/mman.h>
int msync (void *addr, size_t len, int flags);
A call to msync() flushes back to disk any changes made to a file mapped via mmap(), synchronizing the mapped file with the mapping. Specifically, the file or subset of a file associated with the mapping starting at memory address addr and continuing for len bytes is synchronized to disk. The addr argument must be page-aligned; it is generally the return value from a previous mmap() invocation.
Without invocation of msync() , there is no guarantee that a dirty mapping will be written back to disk until the file is unmapped. This is different from the behavior of write() , where a buffer is dirtied as part of the writing process, and queued for writeback to disk. When writing into a memory mapping, the process directly modifies the file's pages in the kernel's page cache, without kernel involvement. The kernel may not synchronize the page cache and the disk anytime soon.
The flags parameter controls the behavior of the synchronizing operation. It is a bitwise OR of the following values:
Specifies that synchronization should occur asynchronously. The update is scheduled, but the msync() call returns immediately without waiting for the writes to take place.
Specifies that all other cached copies of the mapping be invalidated. Any future access to any mappings of this file will reflect the newly synchronized on-disk contents.
Specifies that synchronization should occur synchronously. The msync() call will not return until all pages are written back to disk.
Either MS_ASYNC or MS_SYNC must be specified, but not both.
Usage is simple:
if (msync (addr, len, MS_ASYNC) == -1 )
perror ("msync");
This example asynchronously synchronizes (say that 10 times fast) to disk the file mapped in the region [addr,addr+len) .
On success, msync() returns 0. On failure, the call returns -1 , and sets errno appro priately. The following are valid errno values:
The flags parameter has both MS_SYNC and MS_ASYNC set, a bit other than one of the three valid flags is set, or addr is not page-aligned.
The given memory region (or part of it) is not mapped. Note that Linux will return ENOMEM , as POSIX dictates, when asked to synchronize a region that is only partly unmapped, but it will still synchronize any valid mappings in the region.
Before version 2.4.19 of the Linux kernel, msync() returned EFAULT in place of ENOMEM .
{mospagebreak title=Giving Advice on a Mapping}
Linux provides a system call named madvise() to let processes give the kernel advice and hints on how they intend to use a mapping. The kernel can then optimize its behavior to take advantage of the mapping's intended use. While the Linux kernel dynamically tunes its behavior, and generally provides optimal performance without explicit advice, providing such advice can ensure the desired caching and readahead behavior for some workloads.
A call to madvise() advises the kernel on how to behave with respect to the pages in the memory map starting at addr , and extending for len bytes:
#include <sys/mman.h>
int madvise (void *addr,
size_t len,
int advice);
If len is 0, the kernel will apply the advice to the entire mapping that starts at addr . The parameter advice delineates the advice, which can be one of:
The application has no specific advice to give on this
range of memory. It should be treated as normal.
The application intends to access the pages in the
specified range in a random (nonsequential) order.
The application intends to access the pages in the
specified range sequentially, from lower to higher
The application intends to access the pages in the
specified range in the near future.
The application does not intend to access the pages
in the specified range in the near future.
The actual behavior modifications that the kernel takes in response to this advice are implementation-specific: POSIX dictates only the meaning of the advice, not any potential consequences. The current 2.6 kernel behaves as follows in response to the advice values:
The kernel behaves as usual, performing a moderate
amount of readahead.
The kernel disables readahead, reading only the
minimal amount of data on each physical read
The kernel performs aggressive readahead.
The kernel initiates readahead, reading the given
pages into memory.
The kernel frees any resources associated with the
given pages, and discards any dirty and not-yet-
synchronized pages. Subsequent accesses to the
mapped data will cause the data to be paged in from
the backing file.
Typical usage is:
int ret;
ret = madvise (addr, len, MADV_SEQUENTIAL) ;
if (ret < 0)
perror ("madvise");
This call instructs the kernel that the process intends to access the memory region [addr,addr+len) sequentially.
When the Linux kernel reads files off the disk, it performs an optimization known as readahead. That is, when a request is made for a given chunk of a file, the kernel also reads the following chunk of the file. If a request is subsequently made for that chunk—as is the case when reading a file sequentially—the kernel can return the requested data immediately. Because disks have track buffers (basically, hard disks perform their own readahead internally), and because files are generally laid out sequentially on disk, this optimization is low-cost.
Some readahead is usually advantageous, but optimal results depend on the question of how much readahead to perform. A sequentially accessed file may benefit from a larger readahead window, while a randomly accessed file may find readahead to be worthless overhead.
As discussed in "Kernel Internals" in Chapter 2, the kernel dynamically tunes the size of the readahead window in response to the hit rate inside that window. More hits imply that a larger window would be advantageous; fewer hits suggest a smaller win dow. The madvise() system call allows applications to influence the window size right off the bat.
On success, madvise() returns 0. On failure, it returns -1 , and errno is set appropriately. The following are valid errors:
An internal kernel resource (probably memory) was
unavailable. The process can try again.
The region exists, but does not map a file.
The parameter len is negative, addr is not page-
aligned, the advice parameter is invalid, or the
pages were locked or shared with MADV_DONTNEED .
An internal I/O error occurred with MADV_WILLNEED .
The given region is not a valid mapping in this
process' address space, or MADV_WILLNEED was
given, but there is insufficient memory to page in the
given regions.
Please check back next week for the continuation of this article.


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By Andrzej Jonas, Special to CNN
Andrzej Jonas is editor-in-chief of The Warsaw Voice. This is the second in a new series looking at how the world sees the U.S. election, and what the Obama presidency has meant for ties with other countries. The views expressed are the author's own.
If people in Poland could vote for U.S. president, Barack Obama would probably get at least half the vote. While that's probably much less than in the liberal countries of Western Europe, where Obama could by some estimates count on nearly 80 percent support, it's still a substantial figure considering Polish President Bronisław Maria Komorowski only had the backing of just over half of his countrymen in the last election.
Of course, my compatriots aren't necessarily experts on U.S. politics, but then neither are many voters in America. People there, as is the case almost everywhere, are often guided by superficial impressions and assessments. But whatever their views on Obama vs. Romney, one thing is clear – Poles are no longer head over heels in love with America the way they were back in communist days, when the U.S. was seen as the epitome of success and freedom.
Why? For a start, we've discovered the bittersweet taste of freedom. Second, being closer to America has meant we've seen some of its faults up close – and the myth has been replaced by reality. We were euphoric over Poland's entry into NATO in 1999. But it quickly became clear that Article 5 of the NATO pact, which states that member states will help one another in the event of an armed attack on another, is more than anything about saying the right words. There would be a long, winding and bumpy political road to actual deeds.
The participation of Polish troops in the operation in Iraq ended with the same kind of disappointment as elsewhere, and hopes that Poland would be able to take part in rebuilding Iraq's economy have never materialized.
Afghanistan is another example of dashed hopes, while the proposed missile shield – our big hope for prestigious and practical improvement in Poland's security – has turned out to be a political trick. The offset agreement accompanying the purchase of F-16 jets by the Polish armed forces has, at least in the minds of the Polish people, barely contributed anything to bringing Poland closer to U.S. technology and the prized American market. Even the mundane issue of U.S. visas – which Polish citizens, unlike most other EU nations, must have in order to enter – hasn't moved forward.
There's no real benefit to looking at why this state of affairs exists – it just does. But if we wanted to find a reason why we need look no further than the global financial crisis and the collapse of Lehman Brothers. These developments changed U.S. priorities – and Barack Obama allowed this change. His attitude to gays in the military or his U.S. health care plans are of little interest to Poles – they are unmoved and uninterested in such issues. The problem is that even when Poland has featured, it has been for the wrong reasons, such as when President Obama referred to "Polish death camps" instead of "Nazi death camps in Poland."
And Mitt Romney? He knows nothing about us, and we know nothing about him. After he leaves Poland, we will remain indifferent to how much tax he pays and how he has amassed his fortune. We wouldn't really care if the vice presidency went to Sarah Palin or Condoleezza Rice. The reality is that Romney will largely remain an unknown for Poles unless he wins in November.
Poland's main opposition party, the conservative Law and Justice (PiS), is pinning the blame for most things on Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his Civic Platform (PO). But Law and Justice also seems eager to put Barack Obama in the dock next to Polish politicians – holding him in part responsible for all the things that Poland was hoping to secure, but which were never delivered. PiS portrays itself as the Polish Republican party and enjoys the support of a significant segment of the Polish American community (which, though largely resident in Chicago, isn't particularly fond of Barack Obama). All this means that the ruling Civic Platform, if only because it differs with PiS on so many issues, would vote for Obama today.
But setting aside such preferences, there are also Poland's national interests at stake, and these interests would be best served by a strong U.S. president who can steer his country onto a path of sustained growth and strengthen U.S. leadership around the world. The fact is that there's no better way of ensuring global security. The problem is that it will be long after November before Americans, Poles or anyone else will know whether the next president – Obama or Romney – has been successful on this front.
Guess this sorta' reaffirms the stereotype of the Polish people...
reaffirms???? Really???Look who you guys are gonna choose on Nov 8th!!! Because that's almost a given. So if that reaffirms stereotype about us, what does that make you???? (Let me know if you want me to telll you, OK?)
Obama has disgraced America at least 70% of the time..................by opening his mouth. He's always blurting
out things that are better left unsaid.. Sorry folks! Obama did say he was going to visit all 57 states that make up
the United States. And, it was Obama who said the private sector is doing fine. It seems he does not take the time
necessary to think things through before blurting them out for the people to hear. Obama disgraced Poland and its
people. Obama owes Poland a sincere heart-felt apology. The only thing Obama has done is try to strip the American
people of all their freedoms. The only things he has ever promoted was socialism and communism. America has had
enough of Barack Hussein Obama. The last four years have been a devastating blow to the American economy. We,
the American people, have had enough of Obama.........................enough to last us a lifetime! Poland is full of good
hard-working people. I, apologize to all the Polish people. Mary Davis apologizes to each of you! I have polish friends
and I know them to be amazing people. Have a nice day to all and GOD BLESS US ALL!
This articvle is alot of Obama politics.
People in Poland think that obama is a joke and so was his bought and paid for eleection by George Saros.
The Polish peole would never vote for him..
Andrzej Jonas was pro Obama 4 years ago and here he is again.. more mis information.
Currently most of the LG televisions are built in Poland.
HP builds it's printers in Poland.
Samsung build telephones in Poland.
Toyota makes car parts in Poland.
and the list goes on..
Poland started the colapse of th eSoviet Union without any help form it;s fellow countires.
and now Poland has one of th elowest unemployment rates in Euriope.
Poland did this without loans from China (maybe the US can learn something).
Poland creates jobs it does not ship them overseas.
Hey Poland, we're done with Obama and you're welcome to him.
we have a lot of out own 'mistakes' we don't know how to get rid of...
If the Poles voted for the U.S. president, nobody would win because they are not qualified to vote in U.S. elections. Who came up with the dumb idea to write this article anyway? DUH?!!??!
Which Poles are you talking about. The millions of Polish-Americans, many of whom I know, myself included, are qualified to vote. The problem is not that we cannot vote. The problem is that we are stuck between a pro-abortion candidate and a non-Catholic [Mormon] candidate! Those who allowed this to happen, owe the Nation an apology!
If it was dark outside, half of Poland would also try to fly into the sun. Vote for Romney if you want to save America from communism and collapse,
What another piece of crap propaganda on this website. I don't care if the author is Polish...Andrzej Jonas. He is first and foremost a Democrat and Obama supporter. I challenge CNN to have a scientific poll taken and you will find Obama would lose. The main reason Poland is not as pro-America has been Obama's treatment of them. Forget the opinion Andrzej, let's do a real poll!
Romney is an adequate liar, he may have pulled off the snow job. To go to a Union country and claim to be pro-union when you obviously are anything but – hopefully the Poles send us lots of letters asking. We'll tell them.
Theres no difference between democraps and repubelicans anymore. Both support the exact same policies, the same agends, and are rich beyond belief..... on our tax dollars. Both stood in lockstep to bail out bankers with out tax money, in the biggest HEIST in history. They support more wars for Israel, and less everything for the United states.
Spot on! Two left hands of American Establishment, which one to choose.... Like it makes any difference!
How true your statement above rings, no choice. The Military Industrial Complex now owns both political parties and runs almost everything in Washington D.C. these days!!!
So Jonas thinks Obama knows so much about Poland while Romney doesn't. Amazing.
CNN has such a hard-on for Obama. They just grasping at straws publishing up-beat news articles to try and sway your vote. Personally, I'd like to see Obama just plain quit. Don't be a CNN lemming.
Any Pole who is for OBAMA is a DUMB POLLACK... and I say that as a proud American of Polish descent whose family members have died in the Nazi concentration Camp in Auschwitz, in the Polish Underground, in the Polish Home Army, in the Soviet camps in Siberia and Nazi prisons in Germany. Andrzej Jonas could just be a fool an puppet, but in truth he is not.. he is a calculated self motivated man who will sell out his country for personal fame and fortune. OBAMA is wholly ignorant of the facts. And quite frankly capable and willing to sell out Poland and the entire region back to Russian domination. Poles need to be vocal, seek out the Andrzej Jonas' and know THEY are the danger to a free and independent Poland.
You're one dumb POLLACK for making this comment. Poles are 0.0000000000000000000001% of America's population and their vote doesn't make a difference. Got it!
YES!!!! Because Barack is Irish........er African.....er ..um...YES!!. Sadly, neoLibs have taken over parts of that world and do not remember, do chose to ignore the history of demonc slavery to a centralized power....
Oddly, Andrzej Jonas is probably right. If voters in Poland had a say, President Obama would win. Moreover, if Polonia in the U.S. had a say, again, mr. Obama would win. Why this is so? Poland today, and Polonia, are dominated by the leftists and feminists, and in that order! This, to me, spells doom for the efforts to return morality and common sense to both Poland and the U.S.! Does Mitt Romney get this? I doubt. Not if his advisors are Mormons!
You know as much about politics as you do about Polish freedoms. Polish people are free to be brainwashed daily- that is about it.In the past it was from the East, now it is from the West. The Polish press is in the hands of Globalists like Michnik. If you ever watched the series "Rancho" the brainwashing is clear as a bell. "People who want Poland for Poles are depicted as Skinheads". Anything that is not a part of Globalist Agenda is portrayed as old thinking,wrong.People repeat like parrots English words like.sorry,super till it got into the daily Polish. Since the Poles are exposed to so many lies , how would they know Obama or Romney and that they both represent the rich 1% and no change will come from any voting. Both Romney and Obama represent the Big Money Combine which cares only about profits and cares little about people.
Well said, rightospeak. How so very true that is!!!
I love it when screaming Liberal's log on w/ some creative "blog name" (right czerpack)...... and spout how "Pol's" are raciest.....what a bunch of bull squeeze. Poland is a very conservative nation... and yes Mr Reagan had a lot to do w/ that. Pol's have a lot of experience w/ "fascism"...... which is essentially ... Liberalism. Yeah... they'll vote for Obumer...stop spinning the fact's. Poland is rather new to the democracy gig...... however......ever been to Britain....it's more rough looking than Poland. Britain is about far to the left as you can go..... oh yeah.... they'll doing real well huh. Not. Even Merkel of Germany has told Obumer to his face.....that he is destroying America. Many European leader's have. So much for the Holly Wood "swagger". They laugh at the fool. Even socialistic Europe told Obumer...no we can't spend any more.... we don't have the money....we're cutting programs. Poland has been a great ally.....and I believe it's because they knew what it was like to live under tyranny. That's why a lot of eastern European nation's gave troop's to fight in the War on Terrorism...or as Obumer would call it..."man made disaster"...what a moron. Poland and other's jumped at the chance to liberate 35 million people.


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The audience are people who are considering selling their home and are meeting with real estate agents to decide who should handle the sale of their property.
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Office Depot will celebrate the 'Office Depot Grand Opening Street Party" on Dec. 15 in downtown Denver. The one-day action sports exhibition was created to showcase Office Depot's new store concept and kick off the company's commitment to being one of the sponsors of X Games Aspen 2013.
Interactivity is one of the key features of the new Office Depot stores in Denver, including a PC Bar where people can sit down, plug in their laptop or tablet, and get to work. There is also a computer rental station, free Wi-Fi throughout the store, a recharge station, and free self-serve coffee.
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Apple's new iPad will be launching in 30 additional regions on May 11 and 12, according to an update to localized versions of Apple's website. MacRumors hunted down the complete list:
May 11: Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Malta, Martinique, Mauritius, Morocco, Peru, Taiwan, Tunisia, Vietnam
May 12: Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Turkey also launched without announcement last week. This will bring availability of Apple's new iPad to almost 60 regions since launching in the U.S. last month.
It continues to be an incredibly fast rollout for Apple. Previous year's iPad launches were far more limited in regions and took longer to reach additional regions. Constraints on the large 9.7-inch 1024x768 display was often blamed as the cause. Yet this year, with a double dense 2048x1536 Retina display, the new iPad seems to be flying out of the factories. Apple credited the speed of the rollout to to the supply they'd managed to build up. As of their Q2 2012 conference call a couple of weeks ago, Apple was still selling the new iPad literally as fast as they could make them.
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Harry Weber (left) receives the 2011 Sport Artist of the Year, Sculptor, Award from Trustee Jack Scharr.
Harry Weber, recently named the 2011 American Sport Art Museum and Archives' (ASAMA) Sport Artist of the Year, Sculptor, honored veterans who served their country with a special art exhibition on the United States Sports Academy's campus Wednesday, 10 November.
The Academy also honored the 235th birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps, while kicking off its annual campaign as a major drop-off point for Toys for Tots, with this exhibition. The Marines have recognized the Academy as one of the largest Toys for Tots collection sites in the region.
Weber displayed a series of sketches depicting scenes from the Korean War, Desert Storm, the Iraq War, and the War in Afghanistan in an exhibit entitled "A Warrior's Sketchbook." Weber presented the Academy with a bronze statue of a soldier holding up an American flag, entitled "Wounded Warrior." This sculpture was donated in recognition of the Academy's dedication to educating the nation's wounded warriors.
Weber donated the sketches featured in the art exhibit to ASAMA, and they are being sold with the proceeds going to the Academy's Wounded Warrior scholarship program, which provides scholarships for those injured in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Weber was presented with the 2011 American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA) Sport Artist of the Year, Sculptor, Award by United States Sports Academy Trustee Jack Scharr at the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles, Mo. on 22 October.
Weber, a man who has had a busy decade decorating the country with bronze statues, was one of the featured guests at a gala celebrating the anniversary of the art centre, located in the St. Louis suburbs. The presenter, Scharr, is the president of Fine Art Ltd. and the Academy Trustees' Chairman of ASAMA.
The 21st century has been a busy time for Weber. Thirty-six out of 44 of his most noted works have been displayed at major venues over the last decade. This includes 10 statues displayed at the St. Louis Cardinals' newest version of the Busch Stadium. The subject of one of those statues, former Cardinal player Ozzie Smith, was also a featured guest at the gala.
The Sport Artist of the Year Award is presented annually to an individual who captures the spirit and life of sport so that future generations can relive the drama of today's competition. The recipient may use a variety of art media to depict the breadth and scope of both the agony and the ecstasy of sport.
Founded in 1984, ASAMA, a division of the United States Sports Academy, is dedicated to the preservation of sports art, history, and literature. The ASAMA collection is composed of more than 1,500 works of sport art across a variety of media, including paintings, sculptures, assemblages, prints, and photographs.


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Leanne Marshall's Fall/Winter 2013 collection has a heavier and more serious feeling than previous collections. Filled with black, golds and corals, the collection featured fine fabrics treated with a variety of plant-based, natural dyes. The former Season 5 Project Runway winner veered away from the more pastel-based, light, petally look that has tended to define the label. Instead, Marshall found inspiration in the organic, imperfections she saw in a mushroom and her designs grew from there. Check out Ecouterre's exclusive photos from the show.
Those in attendance were quite surprised by Leanne Marshall FW2013. Expecting gravity-defying ruffles or perhaps wedding gowns, the show featured very little of the sort. Many after-show comments revolved around the color palette. When asked what distinguishes this collection from former ones, Marshall explained, "First of all, people are like, 'There's black in here!' Everybody's used to pastels. You know, it's Fall/Winter. I put the coral in there, some nice icy grey, there's some black and there's some gold. There's not as many petals in this collection as there are in a lot of my other ones. I'm doing a lot of wedding dresses so I'm doing petals all the time. For this collection it was really whatever I wanted to do at that given moment and I just ran with it!"
The collection mirrors two prominent inspirations. The first came from a photograph from the early 20th century. Marshall describes, "It was of this girl, or young lady, in 1914. I really loved the silhouette of her dress. It had a very proper look to it and that influenced the overall design of this collection." Though the collection features several designs with plunging necklines and strapless tops, a notable number of high, more modest necklines and long dresses reflect a certain sophistication likely influenced by the photograph.
While building on her signature architecturally sculptured layers and flowing dresses that respond to movement, Marshall also found inspiration in a darker, more mysterious object. She commented, "I was first inspired by a picture of a mushroom. I really like the underside texture but it was also more organic looking and less perfect than you would find in other mushrooms." She began experimenting with silks, hand-dyeing them and wringing them out to dry, admiring the unexpected, mushroom-like textures that resulted.
The designer also expanded on her commitment to sustainable practices. Many of the dresses are lined with organic cotton and most of the gold material is actually a hemp-silk blend that has great texture and drape. Speaking of her process, Marshall described "I dyed most of the silks using vegetables, weeds and other natural based plant dyes to achieve the colors that I liked." While the colors tended to be more neutral and darker than her usual palette, Marshall followed her instinct. "I knew starting off that I wanted to use gold and coral for some reason. Mushrooms aren't really gold and coral but that was what I wanted." Thus, the FW 2013 collection came to life.


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Family > With children | 21 August 2016
Sunset Dolphin cruise Fihalhohi 2016. Like last year we chose the premium room and received a complimentary excursion to choose between some activities from water sports and excursions. We could choose between catamaran excursion, windsurfing, canoeing, snorkeling Safari, glass bottom boat and other proposals. Our favorite remains the Sunset Cruise to look for dolphins. We booked this excursion. We were only 13 at the meeting point, last year the boat was full we were 28!!
We have positioned ourselves for upstairs. There was a wisp of air. The guide tells us that the morning in Rihiveli Lagoon they had viewed 5 manta rays and dolphins. But we're not going there as last year. We are moving further north. We crossed The atoll from Fihalhohi to Ohluveli with smooth sea and warm temperature then arrived at the other end of the atoll eventually got up a little wind. We passed the new resort recently opened on July 15 th by atmosphere (all over water with private pools, so much luxury and little sand) and we headed to the pass behind Guraidhoo. On the island you can see the guest house under construction now ultimate, even 3 floors!!
The waves are stretched and they increase in thickness, are the large ocean waves,of dolphins no sign. We go behind the Kandooma and the spectacular waves for surfers and we go towards byiadoo. Last year we found them right here but to not now. I fear that this time we won't be so lucky. Let's have another round in circles and we descend back toward the Kandooma. 3 other boats circling around. All looking like us. But the dolphins are not seen. Then in the distance 2 dips, a Pirouette. Here they are at last. We approach followed by other boats. It is a large herd, with many small. They swim in groups of 3. How exciting. Pass under the boat, jumping, we follow them, disappear and reappear and still dives and pirouettes. This show is always exciting no words that do justice to see all this. We turn around several times and then let them go into the blue. We are offered a hot drink, by now the Sun is setting. The boat points towards Fihalhohi. Dark and cloudy Sky. In the distance Rannalhi and Fihalhohi. Our journey goes quiet. Let's put on some clothing because
It is colder now . We arrive and Go to have dinner as the restaurant is already open, it's almost 8 pM. We are delighted by the spectacle that we saw. Thanks Fihalhohi for this latest wonderful emotion
Stayed August 2016, in room 129
Family > With children | 22 August 2016
During our recent holiday in Fihalhohi we got to see how great is The passion for volleyball for the staff working on these small islands. Before leaving I had seen on the Facebook page of Fihalhohi that I follow regularly from HOME that the
Volleyball team of the island was proud to announce that it has won the game against the rival team of nearby Ohluveli. In our previous trips to the Maldives We had often attended matches of volleyball between a representative of players of the island and a makeshift team of tourists but we didn't know that there was this kind of events. A few days after our arrival we were invited by the waiters in the restaurant to go to attend the
Match between fihalhohi team and jumeira vittaveli, this match was the
semifinals of the tournament of the zone 2 and the winning team would then played the final. At 16.45 an attendant was waiting for tourists on reception to accompany them in the area reserved for the staff at the Centre of the island
Where The match would be held at 17 o' clock. When we entered on to staff quarters we understood how important this tournament is for them. On the walls of the dormitories are posted billboards with pictures of the winning teams of the volleyball and soccer tournaments between the Islands. There are captions of thanks for their results. It is clear that these events are very popular. The team of Fihalhohi won easily with a 3 sets to zero against the opposing team and thus qualified for the final match. The game was quiet and there was much cheering from supporters of the team. Guests partecipating to The event were spread of bands to be tied in front with the team name of our island. The victory has thus allowed the team to play the
Final, the opposing team was again Ohluveli. Also this game would be played in Fihalhohi and for
The opportunity the front desk sent an official invitation to the guests to join the game. Orange t shirt with the symbol of the 35 years of Fihalhohi and green belts Were distributed and lots of colorful balloons were tied around the field greens and orange. Supporters of olhuveli dressed pink and white shirts and the team wore black and orange, the colors of the Fihalhohi team are green and
Orange on a white background. All
Players have their own name on the T shirt.The match was exciting, especially since supporters of Fihalhohi was able to involve with enthusiasm the guests of the island. Singing, drums, even a metal tub
Was beaten to the rhythm of the choirs. On the last set has appeared even a mermaid, rooting it felt from every part of the island, it was very nice. At the end of the game great enthusiasm among the fans who Embraced each other and they applauded their team. Finally there is the podium and both teams
Have been awarded and the best players too.Then slowly the crowd of tourists is dispersed leaving the team
Celebrate with the direction of the island and the staff. The team will then meet the
Winner of the tournament
Area 1 Male Atoll, and the winning team will play then the final match in Male and will be the winner of all the Maldives. Us from home we will follow developments and of course force Fihalhohi!!
Stayed August 2016, in room 129
Spa > Spa at Fihalhohi 22 August 2016
Treatments offered
Epicurean SPA Fihalhohi Fihalhohi on the occasion of the 35th anniversary opening made it big, a new jetty,they extended bar and restaurant, a new customer loyalty program and a new SPA. As I had already reviewed after the visit last year in 2015 the SPA was being enlarged. Now the SPA is ready and has been expanded. There are more working girls and often we see them go into uniform, always smiling. new treatments have been introduced and the range is now more complete. The massages range from typical Swedish massage or hot stone Oriental, thai, balinese, energizing up. they also Have a massage that mixes together several types of Ayurvedic and thai massage shiatsu, balinese culminating in a head massage, good price, I would recommend it. Reflexology, manicure pedicure are available. There are also various facial treatments, cleansing, moisturizing, refreshing technique with oils and lymphatic massage. Treatments can also be made with short or longer duration times and the price varies depending on the length of treatment. The SPA offers discounted packages of mini treatments such as massage or head massage of 25 minutes. Also you can do the treatment or the sauna and jacuzzi. You can also give a treatment
With the gift voucher. For last I recommend the treatment for sunburn that is typical of the Maldives where so many Europeans get sunburnt because they are not paying attention to the recommendations on the Sun and its intensity at this latitude. Treatment refreshes and helps skin cells to regenerate.
When we arrived they delivered two voucher in order to take advantage of an extension of 10 minutes of treatment if we booked a Swedish massage or balinese of thirty to fifty minutes within two days of our arrival. The treatment was available on time between 2 and 9 p.m. This discount is only and guests in the premium room. Who chose the all inclusive package can do a test massage of 15 minutes. These incentives are definitely nice to promote SPA
Stayed August 2016
Family > With children | 21 August 2016
Dolphin excursion Fihahlohi.
When we checked in we were offered a choice of Fihalhohi free half day excursion among those from their proposals. A pleasant surprise reserved for those of us who had booked a premium room. Among the excursions offered there are a guided snorkeling,
Excursion to the island of fishermen and the afternoon tour dolphins sightseen.Having a baby there appeared the best
Choice, though to be honest the dolphins often pass in front of the beach of Fihalhohi. We waited a few days to book because the weather was uncertain and the sea quite choppy then finally we were pardoned by good weather and booked an afternoon trip. The meeting was at 16.30, after the convocation and the appeal of all the rooms we were driven to dhoni where they counted us again and just as we were
Still docked and the engine is off it
Appeared next to us the fin of
A dolphin. And we thought it would be probably the only meeting ... Parties to the South we passed a sand spit and we reached the gate of beautiful Rihiveli, frequent sightings of dolphins area. But that day we found any dolphins nor their shadow. So after a few rounds we headed to
Ohluveli and Fun island chased by wind and clouds of bad omen, we could capture le palms of Ohluveli . the new resort in buildings on the island next to Fun island and its over water bungalow. It was told us that it will be super luxurious . still not a dolphins fin. We turned to the outer reef beyond
Kandooma and Guraidhoo but still no dolphin. Big waves riding by surfers are going to crash into the reef in an explosion of foam and few surfers have fun. Truly spectacular. Increasingly black sky and gentle breeze. No dolphin. Back in South male atoll towards the Cocoa and its wonderful rooms built on boats over water. It Is attractive also from the sea. I would love to visit it but even excursion whole day are challenging for your wallet. Here we stop, between byiadoo and the near island, the staff is deciding whether to make another turn or give up when
Finally appear a couple of
The crowd is delirious and everyone starts to run from one side to another of the dhoni, you risk falling into the water!!
We chase the dolphins and we see other 2 pieces, turn a little around the boat and then we leave. We go home happy for about ten minutes then water in buckets. But the mission is accomplished and even if we get back a little late and
The restaurant is already open and is already serving dinner we are
Very happy. We thank the staff and we run to
Dine excited for this new gift that
Maldives have given us.
Stayed August 2015, in room 21
Family > With children | 21 August 2016
Dolphin excursion Fihahlohi
When we checked in we were offered a choice of Fihalhohi free half day excursion among those from their proposals. A pleasant surprise reserved for those of us who had booked a premium room. Among the excursions offered there are a guided snorkeling,
Excursion to the island of fishermen and the afternoon tour dolphins sightseen.Having a baby there appeared the best
Choice, though to be honest the dolphins often pass in front of the beach of Fihalhohi. We waited a few days to book because the weather was uncertain and the sea quite choppy then finally we were pardoned by good weather and booked an afternoon trip. The meeting was at 16.30, after the convocation and the appeal of all the rooms we were driven to dhoni where they counted us again and just as we were
Still docked and the engine is off it
Appeared next to us the fin of
A dolphin. And we thought it would be probably the only meeting ... Parties to the South we passed a sand spit and we reached the gate of beautiful Rihiveli, frequent sightings of dolphins area. But that day we found any dolphins nor their shadow. So after a few rounds we headed to
Ohluveli and Fun island chased by wind and clouds of bad omen, we could capture le palms of Ohluveli . the new resort in buildings on the island next to Fun island and its over water bungalow. It was told us that it will be super luxurious . still not a dolphins fin. We turned to the outer reef beyond
Kandooma and Guraidhoo but still no dolphin. Big waves riding by surfers are going to crash into the reef in an explosion of foam and few surfers have fun. Truly spectacular. Increasingly black sky and gentle breeze. No dolphin. Back in South male atoll towards the Cocoa and its wonderful rooms built on boats over water. It Is attractive also from the sea. I would love to visit it but even excursion whole day are challenging for your wallet. Here we stop, between byiadoo and the near island, the staff is deciding whether to make another turn or give up when
Finally appear a couple of
The crowd is delirious and everyone starts to run from one side to another of the dhoni, you risk falling into the water!!
We chase the dolphins and we see other 2 pieces, turn a little around the boat and then we leave. We go home happy for about ten minutes then water in buckets. But the mission is accomplished and even if we get back a little late and
The restaurant is already open and is already serving dinner we are
Very happy. We thank the staff and we run to
Dine excited for this new gift that
Maldives have given us.
Stayed August 2015, in room 21
Family > With children | 21 August 2016
Dolphin manta excursion. Galvanized by the splendid excursion made a few days earlier and information about sightings of Manta Rays come about in these days we decide to participate in this new outing. 3 hours trip by dhoni. From 9 to 12. Cost 50 dollars per person and 25 per each children. Obviously no match is guaranteed but we want to try. We are presenting at the meeting point all agreed timetable, it is checked in by all participants, about twenty and head towards the pier to board the dhoni. It must be said that the new meeting point is no longer a nook in reception but they did a nice desk next to
The Diving, where they can explain the tours, there are a few chairs
Where to wait, there is more space than in reception and it is convenient to diving jetty. The diving jetty is in expansion, are doing a pier very big and there are work in progress. They also built many walls between here and water sports to stop some sand and leave some beach on this side.
We get on the dhoni, there is a small
Introduction on our hike, on services of
Dhoni and on how to behave
In case of meeting them and not disturb them in any way if we meet sighting and spoil this magical meeting. We head South towards
Rihiveli lagoon, recognize her from afar and beats me already
Heart, is an unforgettable place. Rihiveli lagoon we hope to meet both dolphins that manta rays. Actually no dolphin, seems instead to have
Spotted a manta. The
Our guide dives and begins
Research, after a short
The throw a rope and
Driving while he remains in the water looking. We approach the
Dhoni diving that has just uploaded the divers who have made a
Dive right into this mantra point. The
Mantas are deep tell us and decide to take us to
According to a lookout point. Here we find
Big traffic of boats, all in search of mantas but apparently nobody
Are. Also passes a huge cruise boat scuba SPA and makes an impression
See a boat so
Large enter into the atoll next to these small boats. We are in a shoal near Guraidhoo, not far
See Villigili byiadoo and Cocoa. Even here the Guide dives but
After a bit of research goes back and takes us to snorkel on the reef of byiadoo. We see
A turtle, the reef is nice but nothing
To get excited about if you hope to see manta rays. Go up that is you noon, we should
Already arriving in Fihalhohi according to schedule. Offer us a drink and leave destination Fihalhohi. We take a thunderstorm we bathe as the Sun peeks through the clouds. We arrive at Fihalhohi that it is already time to
Lunch ... Hungry and with the hunger for great meetings still present, but
You know that these meetings cannot be determined. In
Cute hike In the complex. I would recommend it, for sure.
Stayed August 2016, in room 129
Family > With children | 10 August 2016
Very Good
When you book your next vacation to Fihalhohi pay attention to the choice without being too influenced by the price, the rooms are different and well worth evaluating before choosing their home.
The types of room are 4
We start by overwater: the rooms are top
The structure, lie on
Northwest side of the island so if you want to enjoy the
Room the breathtaking sunsets ask the rooms on this side, on the other side will not see the sun go down in the sea but you will have more sun and you will easily see the dolphins spend the evening. The rooms of the overwater are all in teak, are the largest, with
Further options such as
The stereo and have a lovely veranda with table and chairs as well as sunbeds, the outer space and to 'small compared to other mega over water but in my opinion
It is' perfect for 2 people.
Guests of overwater have access to the same restaurant the beach rooms.
Before you choose these rooms which are among the most characteristic and unique on this island with the bathroom in Maldivian open-air style, ask yourself this question: I have a heavy sleeper? The sound of waves crashing against the stilts annoy me?
I tell you why I have often seen tourists who chose the overwater fall back on the beach because they disturbed by the waves, especially during the wet monsoon.
Returning from the jetty of
Water will meet the pretty little houses
2 type comfort room floors.
The rooms are moderately priced beach. It is the most widespread on 'island. 4 Total rooms house 2 ground floor and 2 upstairs. Porch downstairs and upstairs balcony.
Unfortunately vegetation and 'thick and the sea does not look good from the houses but I think from the balconies of comfort sunset side
Vista is very impressive.
Pity that in summer this side
It is eroded and is difficult to access the ta sea mangroves.
Many guests who sleep on this side go to the beach close to over water.
The staff is taking steps with stone walls on the side restraints water center, we hope to help to stem erosion L, which has increased in
Last years.
These rooms have
The bathtub, the bathroom
Closed, mini bar. There
implemented version of these rooms are the premium, are located in the near the front desk, small houses to a floor or two floors, have only kettle slippers and bathrobes, and most X products the bathroom than the deluxe version. The walls are painted bright colors and there's a picture on the wall, carpet chairs and desks to complete the
Room features. There
price difference is' little. I personally have stayed in
Room 21 which I think is the
Room with the
Best location of the island,
The beach there and 'wonderful, is' close to services and from the veranda you can see the sea ... You' lovely, for this room is worth the extra money but for those first next to their reception not. They do not have a beach or shred
The sea front and you have to move with the sun to bathe.
Also near the main services and then passes often people are not quiet as the others.
The quieter are
Comfort side of sunset or to the south, after diving, but
There too little beach.
The fourth solution, the more basic and therefore always full are the Classic.
Are the most antiquated room, some are in need of restructuring, the innermost are a bit 'too far away from the sea ... You have to walk a few more meters to get to the beach. They are one-story, paired.
The veranda and 'very small, just room for two small chairs and a drying rack. The comfort and the premium have much larger verandas
And beautiful.
Bed and a desk, two chairs is a table at the entrance.
A dressing room divides
Room from the bathroom, here is the mini bar.
The Bathroom has a shower and sink water.
Simple functional a bit 'dated but nice. I forgot, the rooms are all equipped with air conditioning
Stayed August 2015, in room 21
Spa > Spa at Fihalhohi 9 August 2016
not on the sea
The SPA at Fihalhohi is close to overwater, behind the sports center and the sunset bar. They are made of the extension work that will surely make bigger SPA is cozier.
When I went to visit her there was no operator at reception, staff will probably have counted and they were all working in the cabin.
L 'environment is good, is simple but comfortable, all the teak wood. Beautiful shop windows lit by spotlights offer for sale the products that are used to 'inside of the SPA.
The treatments are the classic relaxing massages and scrubs to prepare all 'tan skin.
Priced accordingly. Booths indoors and no sea view. Who has the premium room can enjoy a discount on the first treatment. Not being offered a mini trial treatment as the coconut SPA. I did not find any particularly interesting treatment it 'l' sufficiently inviting setting X to try something.
Surely the SPA works well because I heard positive opinions and if the cabins are filled certainly is positive sign.
I was amazed that unlike other resort operators are never around the resort to advertise their services. In other resort the advertising 'is made directly from the property while in other more' economic style the operators themselves are promoting spa treatments.
On this island instead I not never seen the banquet with the girls explaining the treatments.
In general I have had few opportunities to meet any operator of the spa.
I got to see how they are lavishing for the wedding which was celebrated on the beach.
Throughout the resort has participated in the event. The girls of the Spa had coiffed the hair of the bride and made up and decorated with flowers. It has been beautiful. I hope I could see again other beach weddings.
Stayed August 2015
Family > With partner | 4 March 2015
Very Good
Having to go home......
We arrive in Male at 15.20 after a perfect flight with Omanair, offerred practices in the airport waiting for us at the exit our contact person to whom we have "stolen" 10 minutes to go to take the sim and recharge .... way race to the fast boat just waiting for us to leave.
After a first time when the sea was heard a lot, once nell'atollo South Male navigation was quieter and we were able to relax watching the various islands we met along the way.
Just landed we were greeted by the resort staff with cool towels, snacks and the inevitable cocktail coconut, key delivery (wow .... just the room I had asked !!!) and the pleasant surprise of the package containing the giveaways MT ..... thanks again!
We speak of our room: Comfort room, basic but very clean and spacious, with arm chairs and coffee table, mini fridge, safe and other surfaces very useful as the cabinet is not very spacious, quite large and comfortable and the bathroom on the front, right on the beautiful beach the porch with two chairs, a coffee table, the drying of wood and hand shower x rinse your feet also present at the entrance at the back. On the inner courtyard we found our deckchairs numbered that can be accommodated on the beach where you want.
About the beach ...... unfortunately not around the whole island, but where is this is pretty plentiful. candida ... well ....... wonderful!
Taking as reference the arrival jetty, on the right you meet the first 4 units to 1 floor (room 1/8) close enough to the sea but no beach then from 9 to 35 (the best) unit with 1 or 2 floors that overlook beach big and deep and close to the reef, from 39 to 64 are standard rooms, very nice but smaller and immersed in the vegetation but far enough to the sea which is accessed by trails like the one that leads to the small SPA and the 8 ow very cute! Continuing on the beach are the Surf Cafe, Blue Lagoon Bar, and Aeolus Water sports. From this point the beach is almost absent, there are some small creeks hardly accessible and anti-erosion walls (84/136) continuing meet the diving center, the Restaurant Palm Groove, Fisherman Bar where the evening entertainment are offered very soft, the Reception and we're back at the pier of arrival! (It 'another small jetty service that is used by diving)
At the Restaurant Palm Groove are consumed all meals, at breakfast the choice is varied on salty, a little 'less on sweets. Lunch and dinner are always cooked pasta at the time, grilled meat or fish and a decent selection of foods often spiced, cooked and raw vegetables, fruit and pastries. We enjoyed the experience, to note that the table will be allocated on arrival at your disposal for the duration of stay and if you are a couple, you'll have to share a table with other guests.
The island is very well maintained, excellent cleaning in rooms and common areas, all the staff are very nice and I want to congratulate the guys on reception because they are all very well prepared and efficient (there is also a guy who speaks discreetly Italian).
The weather was beautiful, days with clear skies, calm seas and evening starry sky and moon that illuminated the lagoon! Only the last two days we had some clouds and a few showers, but overall, being August, we were really lucky.
Finally ..... the sea !!!
I kept it for last because this year the Indian Ocean has given us many wonderful emotions, spend hours and hours to snorkel and discover something new, we met turtles, sea eagle, moray eel, octopus many there have joy in their ability to change appearance and color to blend with the environment, many anemones with their clownfish about ..... beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!
Furthermore, aided by the flat sea, we have seen many times the dolphins pass in front of our beach and it is always exciting to watch their evolutions ... and one afternoon we saw also an orca that has hovered in the sea between our island and Biyadhoo. .. and then disappear and come back later in the evening ....! What good memories! About memories ..... will you find in the evening on the beach illuminated by the moon, many hermit crabs, crabs, the whisper of the sea ... that gently brings the sand many blue lights ...... plankton that lights the beach!
Stayed August 2013, in the room: 21
Stayed August 2013, in room 21
Family > With friends | 10 September 2012
Very Good
Great Beaches
I stayed in Fihalhohi in June 2010 with my Mum and Sister. Having previously stayed in Sun Island I think for Mum it was a little too easy going for her with not enough to keep her occupied.
The room we had was spacious, well kept and maintained and immaculately cleaned daily.
We spent most evenings in the bar and always preferred to opt for the outside tables but they were very popular.
The drinks prices were reasonable (we were FB) and the service in the bar great but not outstanding which in the smaller relaxed islands I always seem to find a more personal service.
The island is very relaxed, no dressing up and very unpretentious. During our time there I would say it was a balance of English and German. Many guests seem to be of the same inclination of wanting a relaxed island with great snorkeling.
I found the snorkeling great but not in comparison to Embudu and Biyadhoo but then it's all dependent on how lucky you are, the time of year and how much time you want to put into it. As I don't spend much time with my family snorkeling wasn't a priority.
The island appearance is very natural which I love, from afar it doesn't look like a resort till you see the Water bungalow platform (small and tucked at the back so don't let it put you off). The big mast in the middle I appreciate is essential but spoils the view of the island approach.
I love the swings and hammocks dotted about for lazing in. There were plenty of sunbeds and more than enough beach space for everyone. The heavy density of greenery also gives good shading but is a breeding ground for the mosquitos (luckily they turn their noses up at me) so I would recommend a good repellent and plug ins for the room if they tend to irritate you.
Our transfer was on a more bouncy day than most but all part of the fun, clears the sluggishness after the long flight. (direct from Manchester during the Thomson days). I was a very short wait at the airport and well managed by the First Choice rep Zita (still the rep for Fihalhohi and an absolute gem!)
The excursion program was varied and I found the pricing to be less than most islands but as a 3* they are realistic with their guest budgets.
The food for me was not the strong point of Fihalhohi, the chefs were very friendly but I found the choice a little disappointing. Our waiter was fantastic though so mealtimes were not a bad experience by any stretch. As the visit was over two years ago there may have been improvements on the food so don't be put off.
Overall it served the purpose of some nice relaxing days spent with the nearest and dearest. I wouldn't hesitate to visit again and in fact have had a chance to visit for a couple of hours lately and there seems to be continuous improvements from the service side in reception. I wouldn't go with the family again though as it's just too laid back for them but will be perfect for many.
Stayed June 2010


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Last Name: Sowle
First Name : Loretta
Middle Name: Elizabeth
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/Eliza Almira Sowle born 28 Jan 1852 Wells Co.,IN died 10 Jun 1924 Ossian,Wells,IN buried 12 Jun 1924 Prospect Cemetery Wells Co.,IN
/Paulina Locasta Sowle born 22 Nov 1857 Uniondale,Wells,IN died 22 Feb 1925 Wells Co.,IN buried Prospect Cemetery Wells Co.,IN
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/Victory Cotton Sowle born 20 Jun 1818 Trumbull Co.,OH died 9 Mar 1895 Wells Co.,IN buried Prospect Cemetery Wells Co.,IN-daughter of Joshua Thomas Cotton(1785-1861) & Elizabeth A. Williamson(1791-1876)-wife of Isaac B. Sowle(1810-1887)
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