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7 Basic Rules for Making Charts and Graphs
Charts and graphs have found their way into news, presentations, and comics, with users from art to design to statistics. The design principles for these data graphics will vary depending on what you're using it for. Making something for a presentation? You'll want to keep it extremely simple and avoid using a lot of text. Designing a graphic for a newspaper? You'll have to deal with size constraints and try to explain the important parts of your graphic.
However, whatever you're making your charts and graphs for, whether it be for a report, an infographic online, or a piece of data art, there are a few basic rules that you should follow.
There's wiggle room with all of them, and you should think of what follows as more of a framework than a hard set of rules, but this is a good place to start for those just getting into data graphics.
Check the data
This should be obvious. Data forms the foundation of charts and graphs. If your data is weak, your graph is weak, so make sure it makes sense. Start with some simple graphs to see if there are any outliers or weird spikes. Verify anything that doesn't make sense. You might be surprised how many data entry typos you find in the spreadsheets people send you.
Explain encodings
Maybe you use a color scale to indicate magnitude or the size of a square to represent values. Maybe it's a combination of both. Explain what these encodings are supposed to indicate, and don't assume the reader knows what everything means. Most likely he doesn't.
You can provide explanations in a variety of ways, but the most common are providing a legend, directly labeling shapes, or describing your graphic in a lead-in paragraph.
Without your pointers, it's a guessing game for the reader.
Label axes
Oh look, what fine gridlines you have there. Without labels or any explanation, they're just decoration. Label your axes so that readers know what scale points are plotted on. Is it logarithmic, incremental, exponential, or per 100 flushing toilets? Without axis labels, I always assume it's that last one. Also, in most cases, you'll want your value axis to start at zero.
Include units
Include some units while you're at it. If you just leave it with naked numbers, it could mean anything from a percentage, to a volume, to the number of chickens that crossed the road. Again, you want to eliminate the need for any guesswork from the reader.
Keep your geometry in check
If your geometry is wrong, this will be the first thing people call you on, especially if you use bubble size to indicate a numeric value, so you better get it right. You'll also probably have the pleasure of seeing your work highlighted negatively on some nerdy blog.
Here's how it works. Size circles and other two-dimensional shapes by area, unless it's a bar graph or something like that. When you size circles by diameter, you end up with circles that are way out of proportion, and that's a bad thing.
Include your sources
This should go without saying. Always include where the data is from. You can put it directly in a graphic, or if it's part of an article, the source can be specified in the copy. This does a couple of things. First, it makes your graphic more reputable, and second, those who are interested can dig deeper or fact check.
Consider your audience
Finally, like I said already, take into account who and what your graphs and charts are for, and design accordingly. You might design a graphic to be super-detailed for a poster that people can stare at for hours. But if it's for a presentation, you should keep the words to a minimum.
You should probably also avoid Comic Sans, but that's your call.
In the end, all of these rules can be broken for specific cases, and you'll learn where you can bend with practice. By no means are these rules absolute.
To put it simply: tell your story clearly and communicate the data accurately. Do that, and you'll be alright.
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Good tips, and nicely illustrated!
bud these look like they were drawing by a 5 year old
Great tips, don't forget the 'choose the right format' though. There are to many bar charts that should be lines or columns and vice versa.
Great Post – only one i would add is "compared to what?" Try to always consider the context: "Sales were up 99%" – "compared to what?". Answer might be "vs Last Year", "vs Forecast" or "vs Northern region" etc a good chart should answer this
Tim Kent,
Absolutely, 100% agree with you on that one. Context gives graphs the ability to reveal insights.
Nathan, great post!
Some rules I think worth mentioning (and which I see violated quite a bit are) are:
Bar charts should have an axis with a zero baseline.
If you're charting categorical data on a bar chart, it's usually best to put the categories on the Y axis so that your readers don't have to struggle to read the categories.
Stay away from 3D, it's great in real life, but on the computer screen it makes your graphs more difficult to read than "standard" graphs.
Thanks, John. I wouldn't say stay away from 3D all the time, but yeah, in a business setting, it's typically a bad idea.
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Nice. This has become a pearl on my pearltree! :)
This is a great list. You inspired me to (finally) post my short list of how to create good information visuals over at O'Reilly Answers.
For an even deeper look at the design process of information visuals, check out my master's thesis on this very topic.
Cheers, Noah
@Noah – nice!
Very clear tips for creating better charts and graphs. Would love to see more people thinking like this, especially when they embed charts into PPt. (Sooooo hard to read 'em sometimes!)
Great clarity – love this post (as well as all of your content). Edward Tufte would be proud. He once said (and I am paraphrasing) that a chart without a source reference is a lie.
It may seem obvious to those who read graphs easily (not me) but I would also appreciate having a frame of reference to compare results to. What is the average or last years results? And even with these in front of me I will struggle to fully comprehend the graph. If you tell me it's from a total of 100, I can see it as %. Or if you say that last year the score was 25 and now it's 20, I can see a decline.
Absolutely love the illustrations! Unique and memorable!
@Annie – I'm glad you like them :)
From an individual that has used charts and graphs for years in the field of accounting, you bring up excellent points here. This is clear and succinct. I would encourage all statistic profs to incorporate this into their beginning stats courses and make it a requirement for all business courses.
I wish this was presented to me years ago at the beginning. Thanks for your profound words on this important topic.
Love the fundamental nature of this. It should be read by anybody before starting a chart or infographic. Bookmarked.
"Size circles and other two-dimensional shapes by area, unless it's a bar graph or something like that."
Um … that's either wrong or just very poorly worded. Bar graphs should be sized by area as well. That may be equivalent to sizing by height, but if there's ever a difference between sizing a bar chart by height or by area, area should win. That's not what you're saying there with the word "unless".
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Very well done! I always look for good tips regarding chart creation and I put attention to all of these details. Your post keep me in track of doing the right thing. I would add that we should avoid to add extra colors to bars in a chart, just using one color and without border lines in the bars help to keep the visualization effect right.
Your illustrations are priceless. I'd love to be able to use that style in presentations we do… Are they all hand drawn? Did you just scan it in?
@Brook – Yup. Not quite works of art, but good enough to the point across :)
Could you advise on the best, low-bar graphics programs kids can use to create infographics? I don't want the purpose and tasks of making infographics getting bogged down by tech challenges. I'd appreciate everyone's advice.
@jane dont let kids make infographics
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Excellent post! If I could add:
From a design perspective (and audience), make sure that if you use color, it is also discernible in black and white. I had a chart for my boss once with red and green columns, and he took one look at it and said "This is nice, but I'm colorblind." You never know how it will be displayed or printed after it leaves your hands, so try to use as much contrast as possible. My 2 cents…
Hi Nathan – I am new to this forum. Just going through all the archive posts. Really nice article.
If possible, Could you please share some of the dashboards that you have created or you suggest people to refer them as good dashboards considering all data Visualization rules.
Great rules. Would love to see them followed in the graph types supported on your.flowingdata.com. Just sayin'.
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The title of the above commentary says it all. Shaking up the Republican Party is exactly what is wrong with it.
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The LivWell Vape Pen is modeled after the Atmos Vape Pen and is proprietary to the LivWell brand of dispensaries in Colorado. You can only get the LivWell Vape Pen at one of their seven locations. They offer a variety of different flavored oil and strain specific cartridges and always have them in stock unlike other brands we have reviewed. As of early April, 2013 LivWell is giving them away free to new members who sign them over as a caregiver.
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Yes, you are paying for the connection that is provided to you under the terms that it is provided. Why can't you just say "block the offending material"? I do it right now and it works wonderfully.
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Back to my original comment. Save your money, or take it elsewhere. That type of action will be what gets ISPs' attentions the quickest. Whining in a forum or hoping for some inept "net neutrality" law to be passed, won't drive ISPs to change their actions.
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The Animals of Alaska, sixth and last of a few journal entries; Day 11
DAY 11: The last evening of this journey, following a few more equally wonderful days. Whale watching in the waters off Juneau, in terms of both sheer numbers and behaviors observed, is the finest of several excellent whale watching trips we've enjoyed for years, with Humpbacks displaying in a way to make you think they […] [Read More]
The Animals of Alaska, fifth of a few journal entries; Day 8
DAY 8: Docked in Haines (by far my favorite of the towns we've seen — there's something a bit "Bay Area" about this place) we left ship very early and headed off on a flatboat to travel the several forks of the Chilkat River. The Chilkat runs with "new" water; that is, water which was […] [Read More]
The Animals of Alaska, fourth of a few journal entries; Day 7
DAY 7: At sea, our second day, sipping coffee on the verandah off our cabin, Carolyn spots them first. One, two, then half a dozen, then too many to count sea otters floating along on their backs. With characteristics we often think of as "human" (playful animals who use tools, maternal to their young to […] [Read More]
The Animals of Alaska, third of a few journal entries; Day 5
DAY 5: More travel within this big land, today's highlight was the train ride on tracks running for some distance parallel to and just a few yards off the coastline of Cook Inlet in south-central Alaska as we approach Anchorage to join our ship. The Cook Inlet Beluga whale, isolated from the others of its […] [Read More]
The Animals of Alaska, second of a few journal entries; Day 4
DAY 4: Walking on the tundra is quite unlike any other walking, and that is something I had not expected. Tundra, at least to my very much a layman's understanding, is defined as tree growth severely stunted by a short growing seasons (in Alaska that's a result of cold temperatures and limited sunlight on permafrost, […] [Read More]
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"If someone could figure out how to steal Italy, he could hide it in Alaska and no one would find it." John McPhee wrote that back in 1976, a far better way of conjuring up the incredible size of this place than dully reporting square miles or acres. We wanted a glimpse of Alaska for […] [Read More]
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Over the past five odd years, this site has grown to a pretty awesome size. Over 300 posts, and (as of April 2013) closing in on a million page views. We've had visitors from some 178 countries since 2010, which is pretty much all of UN.
This site started as a voice for Indians living outside India, then moved to talking about Indians living in India when i moved back home. Obviously, after the move i can be about as much of that voice talking about Indians abroad as Katrina Kaif at an acting school.
Which is where you could help.
* Do you want to be that voice of overseas Indians?
* Are you planning to return to India?
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Alrite alrite, all except the last one.
It's quite easy. You type out your content, email it to firstname.lastname@example.com, and we take it from there.
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2. Any work submitted here must be original, and not published anywhere else. No copying from elsewhere please – plagiarism ranks alongside corruption in the list of world's biggest evils.
3. Bad grammar is like body odor. Big turnoff. I am old-fashioned like that. [Disclaimer: I own this site, so i am allowed the occasional slip-up]
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That, or you could do satirical posts about how our country (and its people) operates.
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Language(s): French
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Keyword(s):Composed Space , Recording , Filter , Sound Transformation , Electroacoustic Instruments , Analysis , Computer Music , Electroacoustic Music
The author analyses links between this composer, his tools, and his historical significance. He quotes remarks by Edgar Varèse, Jean-Claude Risset, Christian Zanési, and Yann Geslin. He focuses his analysis on the work Sud (Jean-Claude Risset).
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Cisinski, Michaël (2001). Le compositeur, l'outil et la trace historique


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While there is probably lore and other good reasons to put a naru underneath the LHC in WOTLK I dont think there is. It would be dead and a void. To our knowledge, before the exodar came there were no Naru on Azeroth (actively). M'uru was stolen by Kael'thas and brought to SM after they post WC3FT at some point but before BC. And when that massive fortress was built to ensure nothing else came out of the portal, no one reported seeing a massive being of light come through. There have been no other signs of ships on Azeroth (ie no giant crystal mountains [Oshugun]). That doesnt leave a lot of room for a naru in lore, but blizzard could pull it out of its ass and say its been there for decades/centuries buried and sealed by the first clirics of lorderan, though that would suck lore wise. Also it would leave loops as to why "stormwind" paladins could still call on the light if it had been sealed off after the scourge during which no one would have been maintaining it and so it would have died and there would be an Azerothian version of Aunchindoun.
That being said, I would they will make it worth the hype and the lore. I mean the leader of the paladins against what was Uthers personal apprentience and presumable replacement as the head of the light become the first "modern" death knight (ie not orc souls in human bodies like gorefiend") squaring off over something so important. I personaly have no idea however what it may be and nothing to back it in lore.
Maybe its the Sword of A Thousand Truths :P and Arthas knows it can one hit him?


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You sad little people on the left - your lack of logic and decency will be your undoing. As O and his unethical followers will experience soon, this world has little use for parasites. With the right presciption, they are eliminated. Still - your answer statements with unintelligent questions - what are we to make of you - OH educated in a public school no doubt. Your lack of morals and lack of values speak volumes of your classless upbringing.


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BSN Only Is A Wall Street Scam - page 6
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The push for Magnet status and BSN Only is rooted firmly in fraud. As usual, this Wall Street scam has many players and angles. To those that study propaganda and disaster capitalism; the latest from the CEO class is testament to... Read More
- 0Aug 8, '12 by tothepointeLVNQuote from BlueDevil,DNPI imagine a conversation with the OP would go something like this. At least I hope it would be that funny.Without a thesis statement, logically laid out premise, actual facts, and cited peer reviewed sources, the argument in the OP holds no merit.
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- 4Sep 21, '12 by avengingspirit1I agree with you rickbar. The BSN and Magnet Status push are two of the biggest scams perpetrated on the American public today. I am a male nurse in Phila., PA and have spoken with nurses who have been in the field for over 20 years. They have told me that in fact, there is no better care provided at Magnet Recognized Hospitals than non-Magnet hospitals. As one nurse put it; "Hospitals pay the ANA thousands of dollars for what is nothing more than a fake seal of approval." It is much like the "new and and improved" product marketing scam of the 70s where the content of the product was unchanged and a new and improved label was stamped on the box. As a matter-of-fact, many nurses have said conditions worsened once their hospitals achieved magnet status. These included having to float to other areas where nurses where not comfortable and being pulled form patient care to attend perfunctory meetings so management can tell the magnet evaluators that nurses are involved with decision making.
And because magnet hospitals must have a certain percentage of its nurses educated at the BSN level, hence we have the BSN scam. I agree with you that healthcare facilities love to hire nurses who are deep in debt. They are less likely to fight ridiculous patient to nurse ratios as well as being forced to float to areas of non-familiarity. As another nurse put it; "Nothing says keep your mouth shut like a $450 a month student loan debt." But there are other reasons. Many hospitals rent space to schools who offer RN-BSN programs. What better way to ensure seats are filled than for a hospital to require its nurses to earn a BSN. Also many in hospital management as well as physicians have affiliations with four year colleges and universities. I researched the IOM and found that over 90% of its members are in some way affiliated with a four year school.
What the uninformed public needs to know is that there is no clinical component in most RN-BSN programs and nurses will learn nothing that will help them with patient care. Rather they'll be writing a few more papers in APA format on current nursing issues and Theoretical Foundations. It is a racket that hospitals are telling the general public that they will receive better care because most of their nurses have BSNs and their hospital is Magnet Recognized.
I recently spoke to a young nursing student whose hospital based nursing program told them that unless they go on for a BSN, they will not be employable. This hospital rents space to an RN-BSN program. Need I say more.
- 1Sep 25, '12 by avengingspirit1I agree with you hey_suz that there is nothing wrong with advancing one's education. I just feel it should be a nurse's choice and not healthcare facilities telling their nurses that they must get a BSN within 3 years or risk termination. As I've stated in previous blogs, over 90% of IOM officials are in some way affiliated with a 4 year college or university. Given the premise that over 200 schools have closed their doors over the last 10 years (Nursing Spectrum, Jan. 9 2012), the IOM has a vested interest in trying to increase enrollments at colleges and universities by suggesting that all nurses should earn a BSN. And I can say for certain that once they have most nurses running back for a BSN, in five years they'll want to have them running back to school for a Master's. I have looked into RN-BSN programs and will not consider it unless it's reasonable since I already have a B.A. in business.
Can you please tell me which State University program you found that was under $10,000? That is the most reasonably priced program I've heard of to date.Last edit by avengingspirit1 on Sep 25, '12 : Reason: addition
- 2Sep 26, '12 by Jessy_RNCurrently my hospital pays 30 cents an hr for BSN. At the moment, I cannot afford or justify going back to school. I am a single mother working 2 jobs and cannot do it period.
If booting me out because of my ADN comes to push or shove, then so be it. My facility will lose a great nurse, preceptor and charge nurse. If I go back to school it will be for something non-nursing with hopes of securing a job elsewhere and continue earning a good ol' living until I retire or die.
So frustrating.
- 0Sep 26, '12 by elkparkQuote from avengingspirit1How hard have you looked?Can you please tell me which State University program you found that was under $10,000? That is the most reasonably priced program I've heard of to date.
I picked the $10,000 figure I mentioned earlier more or less at random -- I knew that I paid a lot less than that, but I also went through the program many years ago and I assumed the cost had gone up since then. I just googled the school's website to verify the current cost and found that the BSN completion program is estimated to cost less than $5,000.
"Completing your BSN through WCU's RN to BSN program is very affordable! Tuition and fees for the entire RN to BSN Program are estimated to be $4800, including textbooks!" Western Carolina University - RN to BSN Program
The school is Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC, part of the UNC system -- but I'm sure there are lots of other reasonably priced BSN completion programs "out there." $50k or more for a BSN completion program strikes me as highway robbery, plain and simple.
- 1Sep 26, '12 by avengingspirit1I live in the Phila., PA area and when I Google RN-BSN programs the hits I get are mostly from this area such as the major universities, Thomas Edison, Walden......... But thanks for the WCU info, I will look into it. Still feel it's something I shouldn't have to do since I already have a Bachelor's in business along with my nursing license. And just like Jesse_RN, I'm getting frustrated and considering going into another field. Again, let me warn all nurses that once they have everyone running back for a BSN, they'll start pushing for the MSN five years after and then the Doctorate.
I went into nursing to help people; not to be a perpetual student and line the pockets of those that run 4 year colleges and universities. It is without a doubt the biggest racket going on today. And it was just confirmed again last night by a nurse acquaintance with 27 yrs experience who said; "It's sad but it's all about the money now."
- 0Sep 28, '12 by avengingspirit1Thanks CrunchRN.
I checked out WGU of Texas. I believe their website said it was approx. $3125 plus books and fees for each 6 month period. The length of time to complete the program will probably depend on what they will accept as transfer credits.


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HKDAA Career Seminar in CUHK (7 April 2014)
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HKDAA Christmas Networking Party
Date: 10 Dec 2013 (Tue)
Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Zummer Fine Dining & Bar
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Date: 20 November 2013
Time: 11:00 am – 01:00 pm
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HKDAA Vice Chairman Commerce Seminar to Government Officers
HKDAA Vice Chairman, Mr. Edmund Lee (李志雄), together with Director of Public Opinion Programme, HKU, Dr. Robert CHUNG (鐘庭耀) were invited to give a seminar session to nearly 300 HK government officers from different departments in HK Central Library on November 4, 2013. The seminar aims to sharpen mid-level above managerial officers' awareness on the latest approaches and instruments available for understanding public opinion in the online community. Digital Analytics is developed rapidly these years and its importance is gradually recognized by every sectors. How to equip people with professional expertise to fit in this career of brilliant prospect will be a focus of HKDAA in 2014.
2013 Advisory Board Meeting
HKDAA hosts a fruitful advisory board meeting in October 2013. The purpose of the meeting is to obtain advice and endorsement from our advisors with cross functional and multidisciplinary expertise on the development direction in 2014.
HKDAA will continue its effort to drive digital analytics industry to illuminate and overcome the challenges and strives to help individuals become more valuable through professional development, education, community, research and career resource in 2014.
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|If "Content" is the KING, "Data" will be the DIAMOND. Bringing back one of the most exciting digital analytics event of the year back to Hong Kong. Asia Digital Analytics Summit 2013 gather all the analytics professionals in Asia Pacific together in Hong Kong on the 11th October 2013 to cover the latest analytics technologies, case studies as well as expert sharing on digital analytics.
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本會會長郭嘉俊先生(Kenneth Kwok)接受創動力媒體 Dynamix 網上電台有關數碼分析的訪問。訪問談及數碼分析的應用,重要性及行業未來發展等。
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Hotel Amenities
Days Inn Toledo Oh features an indoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning.
This Toledo hotel also offers complimentary newspapers in the lobby, laundry facilities, and express check-out. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- Room service
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Indoor pool
- Free breakfast
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Conference space
- Total number of rooms - 145
- 24-hour front desk
- Express check-out
- Number of floors - 3
- Laundry facilities
- Restaurant
- Free self parking
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Desk
- Premium TV channels
- Climate control
- Microwave (on request)
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Shower/tub combination
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Cable TV service
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Rollaway/extra beds available
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast each morning.
Azultequila - This restaurant specializes in Mexican cuisine.
Room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 15 per night
We should mention
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Graft-De Rijp House Rental Photos and Description
Villa, 3 Bedrooms, 1 Bathroom, (Sleeps 8)
These detached accommodations at Villapark de Rijp are all constructed in the traditional Zaan style. You can choose from a variety of comfortably furnished types. The L-shaped, 6-person De Rijp type (NL-1487-03) offers a very spacious layout. The Waterland type is available as a 6-person villa (NL-1487-04) or an 8-person villa (NL-1487-06). The specially designed 8-person Marken type (NL-1487-05) has space to dock your boat underneath. The Velthorst type (NL-1487-07) is a single-storey chalet situated on the water. Whichever accommodation you choose, you will have a spacious garden and a terrace with garden furniture.
These costs are charged on site. They are not included in the rental price.:
Deposit; No
Cleaning; Mandatory: € 87
Pets; Max. 2; € 6,50/Pet/Night (Pets will only be accepted if communicated before arrival)
Bed linen; Required to rent, € 5,15 p.p./Change
Bath towels; For rent, € 4,10 p.p./Change
Kitchen linen; For rent, € 3,60 per Stay
Electricity; Included
Gas/Oil; Included
Wifi; Not available
Environment; Mandatory: € 1,05 /night
Tourist tax; Mandatory, indication € 1,75 /person/night
Cot; € 8/stay
High chair; € 8/stay
Further details for this vacation rental
Centre 4.0 km., Forest 17.0 km., Lake 4.0 km., General supplies 4.0 km., Public transport 4.0 km., Public indoor swimming pool 13.0 km., Tourist information office 4.0 km.


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Northern Michigan Forum-Share Events, Travel Ideas, Photos, Videos
Time: June 18, 2013 from 7pm to 8pm
Location: Horizon Books, Shine Café
Street: 243 E. Front St.
City/Town: Traverse City
Website or Map: http://www.horizonbooks.com
Phone: 231.946.7290
Event Type: music
Organized By: Horizon Books, Traverse City
Latest Activity: Jun 13, 2013
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Harpist Danielle Paus, an Interlochen Center for the Arts Alumnus, plays her music at Horizon Books, in the Shine Café.
Harpist and Interlochen Arts Academy graduate Danielle Paus has appeared throughout the US and on International stages in various ensembles and as a soloist. She is currently celebrating her album Siren Song, in which she explores the traditional sounds of the celtic harp in modern and creative arrangements.
Tom Rota says, "On her new album, Siren Song, Danielle has brought new life to an old tradition while keeping its roots and history intact. Danielle is a seasoned player with the chops to make a great traditional Irish harp album but, by incorporating modern arrangements, and original tunes she has created something really special that will stand on its own as a welcome addition to the Irish harp canon."


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"make leveling through just dungeon-crawling more fun..."
It's not about fun. It's about the fact that speed-questing is so much faster than parking your ass and trying to find a group and hope the tank that just joined isn't on his first char and shows up with an Arms-specc and a big 2H-axe. It's so much faster to either be pulled through the instance by a high-level, or just skip the instance altogether. Most people level to start raiding at 80. That doesn't say that there are no people at all trying to level, but take a look at the LFG once, and see what people ask for.
We'll just have to see what the new LFG system does for this. For levelling, I'll prolly avoid it, rather than ending up with an italian newb from Hakkar that doesn't speak any english.


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I don't think so. Even though we beat them earlier that year, we weren't the same team come playoff time. Too many injuries and a QB who's confidence was shot at that point. Would have been nice to see though.
would the Jets have beat Denver in the 1986 AFCG?
I don't think so. Even though we beat them earlier that year, we weren't the same team come playoff time. Too many injuries and a QB who's confidence was shot at that point. Would have been nice to see though.
I don't think so either. The team was depleted at that time, especially on defense. Elway would have picked them apart.
Nope. The team still had a few injuries. Klecko, for one, was still out. Ken O'Brien's head was all over the place, as well. It was not the team that went 10-1...having said that it was not the team that lost the last five games of the regular season either. The Giants got hot towards the end of the regular season, and were devastating in the playoffs. If the Jets had somehow overcome the Browns and the Broncos, the Giants would have beaten them.
It was a crazy season, though!!!!
Damm I was 11 years old and I remember that crap like it was yesterday. I also remember McGuires dumb look on his face during his sports telecast.
We were lucky to face KC and then Cleveland, neither of which had a dominant QB. Our D was still good enough to stop the run but probably wouldn't have had an answer for Elway.
In retrospect, all 4 of the 1980s playoff losses were just gut-wrenchingly painful.
I'm a younger fan here so would anyone mind telling me the story of the 1986 Jets please?
1986 started 10-1, then were decimated by injuries. Lost their last 5, but still made the playoffs. Had a 10pt lead late in the divisional playoff. Game was wrapped up, but ole # '99 committed a personal foul on a 4th down. Cleveland tied it up. Went to OT. Pat Leahy missed a chip shot in OT. Jets wind up losing.
I DO think we win in Denver if we got past Cleveland. However, the Giants would of destroyed us. It is best we lost in Cleveland.
After losing to the Patriots in week 2, the Jets went on a hot streak, and were 10-1 by week eleven. The best record in the NFL. However, key players were getting injured along the way. On defense in particular.
It all fell apart in spectacular style in week 12. They lost 45-3 to the Dolphins !!!! They went on to lose heavily in the remainder of the games on the schedule, finishing 10-6, and getting a wildcard. The Patriots won the division.
In the wildcard game they beat the Kansas City Chiefs. Starting QB Ken O'Brien got pulled for this game, and replacement Pat Ryan played instead.
They lost in the Divisional Playoff in double overtime to the Cleveland Browns. The worst Jets defeat ever, IMO.
If I have left anything out, feel free to add.
The 2012 season will be painful enough. No need to bring the misery of 1986 up again.
Best Jets season I ever experienced. O'brien to Toon was as good as Montana to Rice. That loss to the Browns was devastating (thank you Gastineau) because the Jets outplayed them that day, only to throw the game away. Due to the injuries on defense, I doubt the Jets would've been much of a match against Elway and that high powered offense.
No they would not have. The defense had been decimated. Kenny O'Brien's play in the 9 game winning streak was the best QB play the Jets have ever had. But it did not last...


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Tim Edey and Ross Ainslie - Celtic Connections Session
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Wriggle and Writhe 2011Reviewed by Colin Irwin
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Resilient Bastards
I've been listening to a bootleg of Shellshag's new album for a few months now.When I interviewed the band at a three-story apartment in Bushwick, I left my tape recorder on a table with the unmixed tracks playing in the background while I toured the apartment. I ended up on the bathroom floor; the two of them were sitting in their bathtub and smoking out the window.We were drinking High Life and they were finishing each other's sentences.We made our way back into their music room and realized I had the entire album bootlegged.They were nervous so they made me promise to lock it away in a vault until its official release.These last few months I've guarded it with my life, listening to the shitty recording over and over like I owned the holy grail of bootlegs, the best kept secret since The Vaselines. On Feb. 9, the rest of the world will hear Rumors in Disguise and I can finally scream to the goddamn heavens about how great it is.
Shellshag is Johnny Shell and Jen Shag. He sings and plays guitar and she sings and plays drums. For years they lived in San Francisco and ran Starcleaners, a record label and public arts space.They were in bands together (Kung Fu USA) and apart (Shell in 50 Million), but all that matters now is that they are Shellshag. Live, a wild beast. On record, sweet and fuzzy.
"We've been friends for 10 years and this band has only been the last five years," says Shag, who offers me popcorn as Shell scans his record wall for something suitable to listen to. "Before that, we've done tons of stuff and we're always just trying to have fun in different ways."
Shell chooses Pavement's Wowee Zowee and we talk about the sculptures they make to end all their shows.They stack their drums and amps and mic stand while Shell either stomps on his guitar or adds it to the sculpture. Shag plays three drums standing up while dancing so the windchimes and metal chains clank around to substitute for cymbals.The two face each other the whole show.
"She gets to see me do all the rock star stuff," says Shell as he plays air guitar and makes a tough guy face. "It's for her, you know. No one gets to see that fuckin' shit except her."
Rumors in Disguise is a 15-song, 32-minute punk pop classic for the new decade. Every song is catchy, but unlike Weezer or Matt & Kim, groups the band is foolishly compared to, Shellshag is anti-clever and anti-cute.
Songs like "Get Right" with its verse of "Blah blah blah blah blah/ is all I hear," or the paranoia turned acceptance of "Wake Up" are real. It's catchy enough for top 40 or fucking MTV, but if they ever played it on television, heads might explode.
The first time my head exploded Shellshag-style was in person—the best way. The band opened, or really co-headlined, with the Screaming Females at Mercury Lounge. I tell the two that I've never been so blown away by an opening band so much I lost interest in the band I was there to see. I equate Shellshag to The Who from the Rolling Stone's Rock n' Roll Circus when Jagger refused to air "A Quick One While He's Away" because it made The Stones look bad.
"That's right! That's right!" says Shag. "We are so big on The Who, man," says Shell.
"That's our favorite thing in the world," agrees Shag.
We all think it's the best, so Shag turns his iMac around and we watch it. It was then I realized the only logical comparison to Shellshag. Forget the comparisons to any of those chick-and-dude duos.That's lazy. Let's try the 2010 equivalent to The Who in '67. Shell has Entwistle's sweetness and Townshend's roar. Shag has Moon's craze and Daltrey's, uh, eyes. Shellshag creates a spectacle with the chops to back it up. In a better world, Shellshag would be the ones playing the Super Bowl's Halftime Show and 100 million people's heads would explode across the country simultaneously.
Feb. 6, Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St. (betw. Bowery & Chrystie St.), 212-533-2111; 7, $15.


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December 23, 2011
The European debt crisis accelerated into December, creating huge swings in investor sentiment and raising fears that the euro currency union could unravel. Since November, the crisis has led to the ouster of leaders in Greece and Italy and the election of a new government in Spain, prompted Standard & Poor's to place the credit ratings of 15 euro countries on review for possible downgrade, and forced many European banks to turn to the European Central Bank (ECB) for emergency financing. On November 30, a group of six central banks, led by the U.S. Federal Reserve, announced a plan to provide cheaper access to U.S. dollar funding, sparking a relief rally in global financial markets.
A long-awaited summit of European leaders on December 9 produced a new "fiscal compact" aimed at ensuring long-term fiscal sustainability. Among other things, summit leaders agreed that governments would not be allowed to run budget deficits larger than 0.5% of gross domestic product, increased the resources of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and moved up the creation of a new permanent bailout fund. Furthermore, the UK refused to back the new fiscal pact, damaging relations with other European countries, particularly France.
The December summit made progress toward resolving Europe's debt crisis, but it is not a game changer. One major problem with the fiscal compact is that it fails to address several deep-seated issues that contributed to the current crisis, including:
- Competitiveness. Major structural imbalances exist between stronger core countries and the weaker periphery. Peripheral economies urgently need labor market reforms and other policies to restore competitiveness since, as members of the eurozone, they cannot devalue their currencies.
- Banking system stress. European banks have been required to increase their high-quality capital, and many have been selling their sovereign bond holdings as part of an ongoing deleveraging process. This has reduced demand for sovereign debt and worsened the crisis.
- Frail economies. Output in most eurozone economies is falling, and even Germany is struggling to maintain modest growth. Fiscal austerity in this fragile environment could further slow growth and, in the process, worsen fiscal conditions.
Major complications have already emerged. There was no consensus on adopting the new fiscal compact, raising concerns that it lacks legal muscle. There is a strong chance that Ireland and possibly other countries will have difficulty ratifying the changes. Perhaps most disappointing is that the fiscal compact did not lead the ECB to intervene more forcefully in supporting eurozone debt markets.
We believe increasing the size of the IMF's resources by €200 billion was the summit's most positive outcome. Leaders at the summit agreed that eurozone members would contribute €150 billion and other European central banks would provide €50 billion to the IMF, which serves as an emergency lender for its 187 member countries. However, news reports on December 19 said that European finance ministers fell short of the €200 billion goal due to rifts between EU members, which is disappointing. There have been reports that IMF members with surpluses, like China and Japan, may provide support, but so far there have been no firm commitments.
Other summit announcements were marginally positive. Speeding up the creation of the permanent bailout fund, known as the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), to July 2012 from mid-2013 is helpful, in our view. The ESM will have capital instead of guarantees, making it a more effective vehicle for leveraging than the existing temporary fund, known as the European Financial Stability Facility. However, leaders kept the combined lending capacity of the temporary and permanent bailout funds capped at €500 billion, which was disappointing to many market participants.
We do not expect Standard & Poor's to downgrade sovereigns across the board. However, we do forsee a one-notch downgrade for France due to its high deficit and large banking sector, as well as the potential for another downgrade in 2012. Other countries, including Spain, Italy, Ireland, and Portugal, will likely be downgraded by two notches. Any sovereign downgrade would have a negative impact on banks and corporations and cause investors to further reduce their eurozone exposure.
Economic growth in Europe will likely deteriorate due to stress in the banking system and ongoing fiscal tightening. However, reports suggesting that the eurozone has a matter of days or weeks to avert a collapse are overblown, in our view. While a breakup of the eurozone is plausible, we believe we are a long way from this worst-case outcome.
We believe the eurozone is already in the early stages of a recession, based on recent purchasing managers' index readings of private sector activity. Economic activity in Italy and Spain, in particular, is rapidly weakening. In response to slowing growth, the ECB cut its key interest rate in December for the second time since November 3. Private sector forecasts for eurozone growth have come down in recent months, but we believe they are still too high. We expect eurozone gross domestic product growth to range from -0.5% to -1.0% for 2012, compared with a Bloomberg consensus forecast of 0.5%. In any event, the growth outlook depends heavily on policy actions taken by governments and the ECB over the next few months.


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Maybe my memory's deceiving me now that we're back to a West Coast Winter™, but I think it was cold last week. Right? In any case, when it came to my scheduled hot yin yoga class at Iyashi on Saturday afternoon, I was thrilled to have a chance to relax and soak up the heat.
Iyashi is a fairly new spa on Yonge between Eglinton and Lawrence, right across from the big Sporting Life store. And it's a spa with a focus: hot rock bathing, a trend that they say started in Japan about a decade ago.
As you can see in the photo, the smooth raised platforms contain black stones – these are black silica, said to release infrared heat and negative ions to help the body sweat. The "stone beds" are kept at between 42 and 44 degrees C and in a rock bathing session you spend 15 to 20 minutes at a time lying on the beds (with a towel or two underneath you) and five-minute sessions in the cool-down room, which is at room temperature, for up to four times. The dividers in the photo weren't there during my visit, presumably because we were doing a yoga class.
The hot yin yoga sessions are a little different – they start with half an hour of rock bathing, then the yoga teacher lets you know when it's just five minutes till class so you can cool down for a bit. The hour-long yoga session is split into two halves with a cool-down break in between. Students are encouraged to drink lots of water before and during the class, and at breaks, to stay hydrated.
So how did it feel?
I loved the rock bathing, for starters. I can find standard saunas and steam rooms somewhat claustrophobic, but while the treatment room at Iyashi was certainly hot, the heat comes from the stones, so you feel like there's a bit more air circulation. It feels amazing to lie on the rocks – think of them like a giant hot water bottle. A giant rock-hard hot water bottle, but you get the picture. Staff encourage guests to try different positions to let the heat penetrate different muscle groups. My favourite was on my back with my knees bent so that my lower back was flat on the floor. Let's just say I've been glued to my desk lately.
And the yoga class was really interesting. I take yin classes occasionally at YogaSpace and what I was always taught was that yin poses, which are held for a long time, should be done with a cold body, because the goal is to move beyond muscles into connective tissue, and that when the muscles are warm poses shouldn't be held for long periods of time. I asked the instructor at Iyashi about that and she said that while the poses can be held for a few minutes in her hot yin session, they weren't held nearly as long as in a cold yin class and – I think – that the heat helped the stretch move from muscles to connective tissue faster. (You'll have to forgive me, I was hot and sweaty and sans recording device when I spoke to her.)
In any case, I felt awesome after, and the session went by really quickly. All participants seemed healthy and happy during and after the session – the break really makes a difference in how the body handles heat compared to your standard hot yoga class – and my only regret is that Iyashi is such a trek from my house.
I'm allergic to walnuts. It's not an eat-them-and-I'll-die kind of allergy, but it's oral allergy syndrome, which means they make my mouth uncomfortably itchy. I can eat them in things as long as it's not too regularly, but snacking on plain walnuts is out of the question, unfortunately.
And according to a study from the University of Scranton (it was sent to me by the California Walnut Board, but I'm not sure whether they funded the study), this means I'm missing out on some potent antioxidants. Researchers assessed levels of polyphenols (a kind of antioxidant) in a variety of nuts and in peanut butter (remember that peanuts aren't technically nuts) and found that walnuts contained the highest amounts – almost double any other commonly consumed nuts, they say.
I'm always cautious to report these kinds of studies because they imply that one food source of a particular nutrient is "better" than any other – and that you should choose that one over others. And I don't agree with that premise at all – variety is the key to good nutrition. So let this be a reminder to add more walnuts to your nut routine, especially if you tend to depend on, say, peanut butter or raw almonds as staples. The more nuts, the merrier, I say.
What are your favourite nuts, and what recipes do you use walnuts in?
A little over a year ago I did a weekend trip to San Francisco. I knew I wanted to use Google Maps on the trip (it sure comes in handy) so I pre-bought a data plan that I thought would be more than adequate, by averaging out my monthly usage at home and dividing by 30 for a daily number.
Turns out I went way over and had a massive roaming charge on my bill. Whether it was AT&T or Fido (or both) rounding up a little too aggressively or just the fact that the network there was so slow it was unusable I'll never know, but I learned my lesson: never again have I turned on data when out of the country.
But now we all have a new option. According to a press release I recently received, Canadian company Roam Mobility has partnered with T-Mobile south of the border to deliver decent voice and data rates when we travel to the US. How does it work? You prepay for a package covering from one to 30 days with unlimited voice and text usage, plus an additional data plan (or you can buy data only). Either buy a Roam phone to go with it or insert a Roam SIM into your unlocked phone and you're ready to go.
For instance, according to the price sheet they sent me, a three-day talk and text plan – with unlimited calls and texts to and from Canada and the US plus caller ID and voice mail – costs $14.95. 500 MB of data is $29.95. The two together costs less than what I used on that trip to San Francisco, and would give me more, too. Pretty cool.
Is there a catch? I don't know – I haven't tried it yet. But it seems pretty awesome to have this new option – and it will be so useful to actually be able to use my phone while stateside.


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