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I love this necklace! I did not have the issues that the other reviewers had. I bought mine in the store and it is perfectly fine. I was drawn to this necklace because of the color combination. It looks really good against brown. I have received many compliments on it when I wear it.
Bought it for myself as one of my from me to me birthday gifts; actually wore it on my birthday with a powder blue dress and loved it! Only wore it once so far but after reading a review here about it breaking apart, I pulled mine out to verify it and it looks good. I'm hoping it will last a long time; the previous reviewer may have gotten a defective piece which is too bad/sad because it is a very pretty necklace. Looks vintage!
This is a very pretty necklace. I receive many compliments when I wear it. It's not a heavy piece of jewelry but it's nice.
I got one wear out of this necklace before it broke. The beads are threaded with string rather than metal links or fishing line. I put it on in the morning and when I went to take it off after work, the thread snapped in a place that isn't repairable. I would have to rethread the entire necklace -- glue is not an option. Sad because it's so pretty and I got several complements.


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In exercise 4 page 456 of Hodges "Model Theory" it is required to show that if an ultrafilter $\mathcal{U}$ is not $\omega_1$-complete, then every ultraproduct $\prod_I A_i/ \mathcal{U}$ has cardinality $< \omega$ or $\geq 2^\omega$.
Does this suggest there can be ultraproducts $\prod_I A_i/ \mathcal{U}$ which have cardinality $\omega$ if we assume that the ultrafilter is (non-principal) $\omega_1$-complete? Is this possible?

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I have just installed ubuntu alongside with windows, but I have switched the sizes I wished for their partitions, with windows with about 500GB and ubuntu with about 100GB, though I wanted the other way around.
Can I just change the sizes of the partitions with the boot dvd or I have to format the HDD and do it over again?
Allright mates I lauched gparted as required. Thing is have my linux partition inside another one, "extended", which I am not allowed to unmount even when booting from live DVD. In other words, sda4 (the extended) includes sd65 (with ubuntu) and sda5 (the swap).
This happened after second installation process. I don't know why the installation process made that. Anyway, I cannot work with remaking sizes while not unmounting sda4.


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In French, there are many verb phrases which are used like single words, and are not to be interpreted along with the grammar of the surrounding sentence, eg. 'mise à jour', 'mise en jeu', 'garde à vue', 'coup de gueule', etc. In English, one either tends to join these words together if they're to be used like a noun, as German often does (eg. runaway, walkabout, notwithstanding, phonecall) or join them through hyphenation (eg. hold-up, hide-and-seek, down-to-earth). Is it ever appropriate to do this in French, or are these verb phrases always used as plain separate words?
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In French, we call mot composé « un ensemble de mots formant une unité syntaxique et sémantique » (a series of words behaving as a single syntaxic and semantic unit). Whether the parts of a mot composé are linked by hyphens is almost entirely up to usage, and is determined by historical reasons. Examples of mots composés linked in various ways are:
But for each mot composé, the usage is rather well-established and does not vary depending on whether it is used. The only such example I can think of is: when a mot composé is used as a colour, it may be hyphenated (as noted by Joubarc, it is not systematic):
(And it's not "une jupe verte petit-pois"!)
Mise à jour, mise en jeu, garde à vue, coup de gueule can be analyzed and are used in the valid grammatical context (mise, garde, coup are names) even if they acquired a fixed meaning. They are called locutions and it is an intermediate state in the formation of words. Words further in the process may acquire hyphens or even be agglutinated.
Even early on, we are using hyphens either when the group of words isn't used in the grammatical context which would be demanded by the analysis (fait-tout, saute-mouton), when the meaning resulting of the analysis can still be employed (après-demain, après demain), when analysis is difficult or not possible (cache-cache, porte-fenêtre).
Agglutination is more common for older words (for which the compound formation is no more perceptible) and, obviously, when the components are though as prefix or suffix.


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I have come across a notion of orthogonality of two vectors in a normed space not necessarily inner product space. Two vectors $x$ and $y$ in a normed space are said to be orthogonal (represented $x\perp y$) if $||x||\leq ||x+\alpha y||,$ for every $\alpha,$ a scalar.
1) What is the rational behind the definition above? I guess, it has got something to do with minimum overlap between $x$ and $y$.
2) Is this unique generalization of the concept of orthogonality from inner product spaces?
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Great stuff, but it has to be almost perfect, otherwise ... well, dependency on an unreliable system could result in serious mistakes, and face it, everyone would try to use it (eventually) instead of really learning another language, because it's easier. That kinda scares me. Keep working on it.
In contrast, I think this might greatly improve the way we learn languages. Speak a phrase, have it transated, spoken and written on the screan. That way, you can hear and read the phrase in the foreign language.
And on a side note: It's great to see that the first "foreign" language is German!
Been hearing about systems like this for 15-20 years. It seems obvious - marry speech recognition with natural language translation and speech synthesis and you've got your universal translator. Except that nobody has demonstrated phone-based speech recognition that's accurate enough without training, natural langugae translations are notoriously laughable and even speech synthesis is much harder than it appears. The limitations in any of these three stages are tollerable in isolation, but in series it would be unuseable.
Yea, or if you know how to spell something in a different language, have this pronounce this back to you correctly. I'd love to have this type of service help people learn a language with a teacher or interpreter. I think the possibilities are endless for applications. Even if you are in a foreign country, get out your phone, record the person and have it repeat the phrase back to you, it would make paper dictionaries mute.
That would definitely be useful.
Yup it does look very nice.
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Catalog number: 25544
Launch Date: November 20, 1998
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.990 MHz FM
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Sponsors: AMSAT, ARRL, ARISS
Status: Operational since September, 2000. Digipeater: Active
The current Expedition 8 crew is:
Commander Mike Foale, KB5UAC
Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri, U8MIR
The ISS daily crew schedule can be found at http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/. Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line is NOT translated from Russian and posted.
U.S. callsign: NA1SS
Russian callsigns: RS0ISS, RZ3DZR
TNC callsign: RS0ISS-1
Sil, ZL2CIA, reports to ANS:
Those of you who like to run Sgates will be pleased to know that the ISS digi is active again and handling APRS traffic. I successfully passed a number of packets via the station this evening. (see below). Ironically, it has probably never been turned off - it just looked that way. The problem is simply that the Rx on the ISS has been tuned to a different frequency than that listed. The current configuration is:
Downlink 145.800 MHz (with Doppler)
Uplink 145.825 MHx (with Doppler)
Digi Callsign is RS0ISS-3
Please send any confirmations to email@example.com.
More information is available at: http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov/ or http://www.rac.ca/ariss or http://www.marexmg.org/fileshtml/unprotopage.html or http://www.issfanclub.com
[ANS wishes to thank Bill, VE7WFG and the ARRL Letter][02152004]
Catalog number: 07530
Launch Date: November 15, 1974
Return to active status: June 21, 2002
Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB
432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/USB
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 29.502 MHz, 145.972 MHz, 435.1 MHz, 2304.1 MHz
Status: Semi-operational in sunlight.
Emily, W0EEC has created a website to allow the users of AO-7 to record contacts, observations and use of the satellite more effectively at http://www.experthams.net/ao7. This includes the ability to log contacts.
Tim, K3TZ has written a program to decode AO-07 telemetry. The program can be downloaded at http://www.qsl.net/k3tz/files/K3TZ_AO-07_Telemetry_Decoder_0.5.zip
For more AO-7 info: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao7.html
Catalog number: 23439
Launch Date: December 26, 1994
Uplink 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB
Downlink 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB
Beacon 29.352 MHz (intermittent)
SSB meeting frequency 29.380 MHz (unofficial)
Semi-operational, Mode A (2m uplink, 10m downlink)
Catalog number: 20480
Launch Date: February 7, 1990
Uplink 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 435.795 MHz
FO-20 is in mode JA continuously.
Catalog number: 22825
Launch Date: September 26, 1993
Uplink 145.850 MHz FM
Downlink 436.795 MHz FM
Off the AO-27 webpage at http://www.ao27.org:
February 6th, 2004 UTC
The on-board watchdogs have turned the scheduler off. This was expected as the last few days of telemetry have shown lower battery voltages. We will be downloading the Whole Orbit Data and looking at why the voltage is lower. I will send a new schedule up as soon as we know what happened. Keep in mind that AO-27 is in its 11th year on orbit. If you hear the telemetry, please don't try to uplink, you will only cause interference to the command stations.
The latest information on AO-27 from control operator Michael Wyrick, N3UC (former N4USI), can be found at http://www.ao27.org
An AO-27 question-and-answer page is available on the AMSAT-NA web site, with updates by Ray, W2RS. The URL is http://www.amsat.org/amsat/intro/ao27faq.html
[ANS thanks Micheal, N3UC and AMRAD for AO-27 information] [02082004]
Mineo, JE9PEL, has an FO-29 satellite telemetry analysis program that will automatically analyze all digital telemetry from the satellite (such as current, voltage and temperature). FO29CWTE is available at http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/
Catalog number: 26545
Launch Date: September 26, 2000
Uplink 145.850 MHz
Downlink 436.775 MHz
Broadcast Callsign SASAT1-11
Further information is available at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html
Catalog number: 27607
Launch Date: December 20, 2002
Uplink: 145.850 MHz (67.0 Hz PL tone)
Downlink: 436.795 MHz
Status: Operational.
SO-50 carries several experiments, including a mode J FM amateur repeater experiment operating on 145.850 MHz uplink and 436.800 MHz downlink. The repeater is available to amateurs worldwide as power permits, using a 67.0 Hertz tone on the uplink, for on-demand activation.
[ANS thanks Turki Al-Saud for this information]
Catalog number: 14781
Launch Date: March 1, 1984
Downlink 145.826 MHz FM, 1200 baud PSK
Beacon 2401.500 MHz
UO-11--also known as UOSAT-2--turns 20 years old on March 1. To mark the event, AMSAT-UK will issue a commemorative QSL card in exchange for listener reports from stations monitoring the satellite's signal during the entire month of March. The reports must be posted via the reporting page on the AMSAT-UK Web site, http://www.uk.amsat.org/uo-11/default.php, and QSL cards will be in the form of a downloadable E-QSL.
UO-11 was the second satellite to be launched by the University of Surrey group headed by Martin Sweeting, G3YJO. Its telemetry beacon can be heard on 145.825 MHz FM using just a handheld radio. UO-11 also has a 2401.5 MHz beacon, although hearing the 2.4 GHz signal could present a challenge. The University of Surrey Ground station staff reportedly will attempt to maximize the number of days the transmitters are active during March.
More information is available on the AMSAT-UK Web site, http://www.uk.amsat.org/.
[ANS thanks ARRL and AMSAT-UK, for UO-11 status information 02292004]
Catalog number: 20439
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Uplink 145.900, 145.920, 145.940, 145.960 MHz FM, 1200 bps Manchester FSK
Downlink 437.026 MHz SSB, 1200 bps 1200 Baud PSK
Beacon 2401.1428 MHz.
Broadcast callsign: PACSAT-11
Semi-operational. Digipeater on and open for APRS users.
A WOD collection of current graphics along with general information and telemetry samples can be found at http://www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu
[ANS thanks Miguel A. Menendez, EA1BCU, for AO-16 status information.]
Catalog number: 21575
Launch Date: July 17, 1991
Uplink 145.900 MHz FM
Downlink 435.120 MHz FM 9600 Baud FSK
Broadcast callsign: UOSAT5-11
More information on the satellite is available at http://www.sstl.co.uk/
Catalog number: 22826
Launch Date: September 26, 1993
Uplink 145.875, 145.900, 145.925, 145.950 MHz FM
Downlink 435.812 MHz SSB, 1200 Baud PSK
Broadcast callsign: ITMSAT-11
Status: No uplinks currently
This from Alberto E. Zagni - I2KBD on November 26,2003:
I can confirm that IO-26 is still in Safe Mode (MBL telemetry). We have some problems to uplink the full IHT software, probably due to an unfavourable attitude of the spacecraft. Until the IHT (high level code) is reloaded, NO digipeat will be possible, since it is part of the IHT multitasking code.
All the best
Alberto E. Zagni - I2KBD
[ANS thanks for Alberto E. Zagni, I2KBD and Don Woodward, KD4APP this information]
Catalog number: 26931
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Uplink/downlink 145.827 MHz 1200 baud AX.25 AFSK via W3ADO-1
Aux/Uplink 435.250 MHz 9600 baud via PCSAT (off)
APRS Downlink 144.390 MHz (Region 2)
Status: Semi-operational
PCSat is a 1200-baud APRS digipeater designed for use by stations using hand-held or mobile transceivers. Downlinks feed a central web site at http://pcsat.aprs.org.
The APRS-equipped PCSat was built by midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy under the guidance of Bob Bruninga, WB4APR.
For more information, visit the PCSat web site at http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat.html
[ANS thanks Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, for PCSat information][02082004]
Catalog number: 26932
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Downlink 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX.25 AFSK
Uplink 145.945 MHz UI digipeater
Status: Operational
Student built Sapphire was launched through the U.S. Naval Academy Satellite program. Its primary missions are sensor experiments, a camera, and voice synthesizer. For more information, visit the Sapphire web site at http://students.cec.wustl.edu/~sapphire/sapphire_overview.html
[ANS thanks Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, for Sapphire information][02082004]
Catalog number: 26548
Launch Date: September 26, 2000
Uplink 145.850 or 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK
Downlink 437.325 MHz
Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11
Status: Operational at 38k4 baud FSK
TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to commercial land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK amateur radio communication.
TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.
[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for this information]
Catalog number: 20442
Uplink 145.840, 145.860, 145.880, 145.900 MHz 1200 bps Manchester FSK
Downlink 437.150 MHz SSB, 1200 bps RC-BPSK
CW Downlink 437.125 MHz
Broadcast callsign: LUSAT-11
Launched January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou, French Guiana
The CW beacon is sending eight telemetry channels and one status channel on 437.126 MHz. No BBS service is available. The digipeater is not active.
General information and telemetry samples can be found at http://www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu
[ANS thanks Miguel A. Menendez, EA1BCU, for LO-19 status information.]
Catalog number: 25397
Downlink: 435.325, 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Uplinks: 145.860, 145.880, 145.890, 145.930 FM
Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
(435.325 n/a - temperature problems)
Uplinks: 145.850, 145.890, 145.930 FM
Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11
BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12
Launched July 10, 1998 by a Russian Zenit rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome
Ground station control only, system beacon every 30 seconds.
No UPLOADING or DIGI are available at anytime.
Output Power - 1W
WinTelem v1.0 - TechSat's telemetry decoding software is now available for amateur use.
For more info check: http://www.iarc.org/techsat/
[ANS thanks Tidhar Teucher, 4Z5CA, and Shlomo Menuhin, 4X1AS for GO-32 status information]
Catalog number: 25509
Downlink 437.910 MHz FM 9600 Baud FSK
Launched October 24, 1998 by a Delta 2 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.
SEDSAT-1 signifies Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (satellite number one).
SedSat-1 has downlinked months worth of telemetry data on the performance of its electrical power system parameters. The Nickel Metal Hydride batteries on the spacecraft were experimental and experienced some abuse due to a power negative situation. This information has provided NASA with useful information. With the exception of the imaging system and the use of the transponders, SedSat-1 has been judged a success.
For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site at http://www.seds.org/sedsat
ANS has no further information.
Catalog number: 26609
Launch Date: November 16, 2000
Status: Currently, the U/V/L-1/L-2 to S-2/K passband is active at various times.
Uplink V-band 145.840 to 145.990 MHz CW/LSB
U-band 435.550 to 435.800 MHz CW/LSB
L1-band 1269.250 to 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB
L2-band 1268.325 to 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB
S1-band 2400.350 to 2400.600 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink S2-band 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB
K-band 24,048.010 - 24,048.060 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 2401.323, 24,048.035
Status: Currently Non-Operational
This from Stacey Mills, W4SM:
The AO-40 command team has established a routine of trying to cycle the main battery off (aux. battery on) and then the S2 Tx ON every orbit, using simple machine codes. Following this, the sequence to disconnect all transmitters is sent, to protect them from low voltage. If we have approximately 10 volts on the main buss, then these commands should be making it through, but the S2 transmitter was not designed to run below 20 volts and is not coming on. The battery relay has been tested in the amsat lab, where a duplicate exists, and it will cycle reliably at 12 volts, but not lower. If we have less than 10 volts, then the commands will not be received because the IHU-1 and/or command receivers are insufficiently powered. Either way, the IHU-1 is not currently running IPS. The machine code commands only function in reset mode. We assume that we currently have less than 12 volts and that either the IHU-1 and relay are not functional (<10 volts) or the relay isn't functional (<12 volts), because cycling the relay should get us out of this situation by disconnecting the main battery.With regard to the stability of the attitude/spin, this will not be a concern for a very long time. We are currently rotating at 3.5 RPM. The spin decay rate is extremely slow. It will take approximately 4 years to drop this to 3.0 RPM. We can magnetorque at speeds as low as 1.5 RPM. The mystery effect will decrease ALON approximately 11.5 degrees/week. It does not affect ALAT, though ALAT will change slightly as the orbit precesses.
MAIN BATTERY NOTES (and conjecture):
The main batteries consist of three packs housed in sheet aluminum cases and bolted to the radial braces between panels 1/6, 2/3 and 4/5. The cells within the packs have threaded metal binding posts and the cells are connected by thick metal straps with strain relief "U's" in them. The pack at 2/3 consists of 7 cells and is the negative end of the chain. The pack at 1/6 consists of 6 cells and is in the middle of the chain. The pack at 4/5 consists of 7 cells and is at the positive end of the chain. The main battery pack at 1/6 is the closest battery to the "flaky" heat pipe thermistor, though it is located "below" this heat pipe near the omni end of the spacecraft. Main battery packs 4/5 and 1/6 lost their thermistors during the 400N incident. Whether this was due to trauma to the battery or damage to the cabling is unknown. If a short to ground occurred in the 1/6 battery pack it would pull the cells on the negative side of the short in this pack to zero, as well as all cells in the 2/3 pack. Depending on the location of the short and the status of the cells in pack 4/5, this could pull the main buss voltage to half normal (14 volts) or even 10 volts or below. <conjecture> A short at this location might have generated enough localized heat (or even some hot metal spatter) to damage the thermistor on the flaky heatpipe or, more likely, its wiring. This is appealing because it would represent a single point failure, rather than a failure cascade. One piece of evidence that doesn't clearly fit with this theory is that the cells in pack 2/3, the one main battery pack that still has a thermistor temperature sensor, do not appear to get warm following the voltage drop. We do not know how much capacity remained in these cells. It is possible they contained relatively little energy. </conjecture>
As several of you indicated, we are in a waiting game for the main battery to develop one "open" cell.
Ground stations capturing telemetry from AO-40 are asked to ZIP the file and send a copy of the data to the AO-40 archive at: email@example.com.
For the current transponder-operating schedule visit http://www.amsat-dl.org/journal/adlj-p3d.htm
[ANS thanks AMSAT-DL and Stacey Mills, W4SM for this information][02082004]
Catalog number: 14129
Uplink 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB
Beacon 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier)
Launched June 16, 1983 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou, French Guiana
Stacey Mills, W4SM, has more information about the satellite at http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html
[ANS thanks Stacey Mills, W4SM, for his AO-10 status information and web site]
Catalog number: 21089
Uplink 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB
Downlink 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB
Beacon 29.408 MHz
Robot 29.454 MHz
Launched February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher
Hams reporting to the RS-12/13 Forum from across the US and Europe have stated that they have not been able to hear any beacons from either the RS-12 or RS-13 satellite packages since August 20, 2002.
Jerry, K5OE reports the following:
I recently queried several of my Russian friends and received this response from Oleg, RV3TH, in Nihzni Novgorod:
Yesterday I made a telephone call to my friend from Siberia. He works in one of the checking centres for satellites. He says: "Electronical devices of satellite COSMOS2123 (and RS12/13) perished after superpower protonflashes on the Sun (July/August 2002)" Control devices and receivers perished first, and then a beacon. They have hopes to restore the satellite, but it is very small. Jerry, you can use this information, but it is NON OFFICIAL information. (above paraphrased by N1JEZ)
The latest information on RS-12 and RS-13 can be found on the AC5DK RS-12/13 Satellite Operators page:
[ANS thanks Kevin Manzer, AC5DK, for RS-12 information]
Catalog number: 21089
Uplink 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/USB
Downlink 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB
Beacon 145.860 MHz
Robot 145.908 MHz
Launched February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher
Hams reporting to the RS-12/13 Forum from across the US and Europe have stated that they have not been able to hear any beacons from either the RS-12 or RS-13 satellite packages since August 20, 2002.
Jerry, K5OE reports the following:
I recently queried several of my Russian friends and received this response from Oleg, RV3TH, in Nihzni Novgorod:
Yesterday I made a telephone call to my friend from Siberia. He works in one of the checking centres for satellites. He says: "Electronical devices of satellite COSMOS2123 (and RS12/13) perished after superpower protonflashes on the Sun (July/August 2002)" Control devices and receivers perished first, and then a beacon. They have hopes to restore the satellite, but it is very small. Jerry, you can use this information, but it is NON OFFICIAL information. (above paraphrased by N1JEZ)
The latest information on RS-12 and RS-13 can be found on the AC5DK RS-12/13 Satellite Operators page at http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html
[ANS thanks Kevin Manzer, AC5DK, for this information]
Catalog number: 22077
Uplink 145.850, 145.900 MHz FM
Downlink 435.175 MHz FM, 9600 Baud FSK
Broadcast callsign: HL01-11
Launched August 10, 1992 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou, French Guiana
Status: Non-operational
Jim, AA7KC, reports that KO-23's downlink transmitter continues in a non-operational status.
[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, and KyungHee Kim, HL0ENJ, for KO-23 status information]
Catalog number: 22828
Uplink 145.980 MHz FM
Downlink 436.500 MHz FM, 9600 Baud FSK
Broadcast callsign: HL02-11
Launched September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou, French Guiana
[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for this information]
Catalog number: 25520
Uplink/downlink frequency (listed on the PanSat web site) 436.500 MHz
Launched October 30, 1998 by the Shuttle Discovery
Status: Telemetry downloads only.
The satellite is not available for general uplink transmissions.
The Naval Postgraduate School developed PanSat. At the time of launch, PanSat spread-spectrum digital transponders were to be available to amateur radio operators along with software to utilize this technology.
The satellite is still operating, however, the spread spectrum packet radio portion never took place. The spacecraft is now beyond it's initial 2-year mission life, but telemetry records are still being downloaded.
For more information, visit the official PANSAT web site at:
PanSat was the featured cover article in the July/August 1999 issue of the AMSAT-NA Journal (written by KD6DRA and N7HPR).
ANS has no further information.
Catalog number: 25693
Uplink 145.960 MHz, 9600 baud FSK
Downlink 437.025, 437.400 MHz, 9600 baud FSK
Broadcast callsign: UO121-11
Launched April 21, 1999 by a Russian launcher from the Baikonur Cosmodrome
Status: Unknown
UO-36 carries a number of imaging payloads, digital store-and-forward communications and mode L/S transponders.
Paul, KB2SHU, tells ANS that UO-36 has not been operational (over North America) since late July 2001. In addition, Sangat, 9M2SS, reports he has not copied UO-36 since July 30, 2001.
The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA web site at ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip
Further information on UO-36 is available at http://www.sstl.co.uk/
[ANS thanks Chris G7UPN/ZL2TPO, and the University of Surrey, for this information]
Catalog number: 26549
Uplink to be released
Downlink 437.075 MHz
Broadcast Callsign SASAT2-11
Launched September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome
Status: Unknown. ANS has received no additional information.
When/if operational, SaudiSat-1B will operate as 9600-baud digital store-and-forward systems as well analog FM repeater mode capability. One of two new ham satellites from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia built by the Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology.
Further information is available at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html
[ANS thanks Turki Al-Saud for this information]
Catalog number: 27605
Launch Date: December 20, 2002
Uplink 435.275 1200-baud AFSK
Downlink 145.825 9600-baud FSK
(optional voice message)
Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS
Status: Semi-operational.
AO-49 (SAFIR-M) is a German amateur radio payload onboard the small German scientific satellite "RUBIN-2".
AO-49 was built by the German amateur radio association "AATiS e.V." (German acronym for "Arbeitskreis Amateurfunk und Telekommunikation in der Schule", which means: 'working group for amateur radio and telecommunications in schools'). AO-49 is designed as a "store and broadcast" system for APRS based messages, dedicated for the use of schools in combination with the existing WX-Net and planned buoy experiments in Germany.
No transmissions detected since the 1st of February 2003! It appears AO-49 is not properly aligned to illuminate the solar panels. This should end soon. Due to its orbit, AO-49 will be in a phase without eclipses until 13Feb03.
Martin DG8UAU has written a small software program "SAFIR-M Decoder" to allow decoding of the received DATA0 frames. It is available at http://amend.gmxhome.de in the section Aktuelles.
Details on AO-49 (SAFIR-M) can be found at http://amend.gmxhome.de.
Information about AATiS e.V. is available at http://www.aatis.de
[ANS thanks Oliver Amend, DG6BCE for this information]
This week's AMSAT News Service Weekly Satellite Report was edited by AMSAT News Service Satellite Investigator James K. Darrow, KB9MMC. Please send any updates to email@example.com
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At the moment I don't have the L-Bracket. Trying to get one. Tripod socket is at the same position as on NN plates.
At the moment I don't have the L-Bracket. Trying to get one. Tripod socket is at the same position as on NN plates.
@Dennis Hi, really it is so I can use my Kirk 'L' bracket when I'm not using the NN although obviously because it is arca swiss I would also be able to use it with my NN instead of having to change.
@Heinz Hi, I would happily send you my Kirk and give you a fee to 'sort' my bracket out. If you pm me your address I will send.....thank you.
@Nick Hi, upon looking at my Kirk bracket, I think a plastic piece, without the little plastic tab underneath, would do the trick with double-sided tape. Obviously it would be trial and error at first to align but once done it should work. If you could send me a couple of pieces I could try (I would pay obviously).
Also I've noticed that the Kirk has 2 sensor alignment marks on the horizontal bit, one for when the camera is slid along to gain access to the USB ports, in this position it hits the pin on the clamp and is under a mm out of the centre mark on the clamp, so that is an option. Access though to the USB ports can still be gained when the camera is fully on the bracket anyway , so personally, I prefer that as the camera seems more stable on the Kirk bracket. I hope this helps.
The problem is the gap because of the screw. The amount of tape which can be used is dramatically reduced when you just cut the piece to adapt it. When you place it without the pin, it won't keep its position. I've send my address.
Hi John,
Get a scanner and send me the image of the base as instructed. I am at reachable
nick a t fanotec . com
We listen. We try harder.
Why not use a lens ring clamp?
You could use whatever camera body/l bracket/battery grip combo you want and never disrupt your calibration. I can swap out camera bodies as often as I like with no recalibration. Ever since I converted all my panos heads to lens ring clamps I have not looked back.
Hi Dennis
Thanks for that..it would be ideal if i only used my 16mm but sometimes I shoot with my 14-24mm and I believe that would be way too heavy.
How about putting these on the L bracket? You would not need to fabricate anything.
Hi Dennis
Yes I'd already tried that, although obviously you can only put one on because of the spring loaded pin on the other side of the arca swiss clamp. Then, with only one stop plate on you can't take shots with your camera on a flat surface. I think it would eventually work loose too as it's only a tiny Allen screw. Thanks for the input though.
Hi John,
Succeeded in making a prototype for Kirk L-Bracket with integrated NN Click Stop:
Works as a normal NN Click Stop to automatically center the L-Bracket as you liked to get. The L-Bracket is movable as normal to reach the camera connections at the side. The Click Stop is totally integrated in the Kirk L-Bracket so you can place the camera flat on a table.
I made an alloy model with a hollow place below for the Kirk Screw and screwed it to the Kirk L-Bracket with two 1,6mm screws to keep it in place. Because of the place needed to move the original screw below it, it is only a 7mm socket to be added to the L-Bracket. The two 1.6mm screws keep it safe in place being placed a little bit diagonal along the connecting surface. The screws will be glued with Locktide. It works fine with a nice click to center your L-Bracket.
Happy New Year to all NN Users and all the NN Employes and Resellers. Good luck and I keep my fingers crossed for good business for Bill and Nick. Keep on going. Thx for all your work for your customers.
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Superb! Nice one Heinz.....Happy New Year to you and everyone connected with NN.
We listen. We try harder.
Hi Nick,
I'll send the dimensions the next days. I only can send a scan with 600dpi.
So long, Heinz


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12 'Sexy' Ads That Will Give You Nightmares
#8. Durex Condoms
Hey, we bet you thought that was going to be the most horrifying oral sex reference on the list. You were wrong, weren't you? Weren't you?
The major selling point for this ad, other than the fact it's for a 9.5-inch long condom, is that you can finally rest easy when you're giving some mostly faceless lady a Joker smile, because you're going to be covered and it's pretty obvious she's going to be bleeding.
You could call this ad "inappropriate" in the sense that it seems intended for someone with a 15-year-old boy's concept of sex. But actually it's perfectly appropriate for the Durex XXL customer: the guy who thinks his cock is so huge that no normal condom can cover it. Dude, you can fit a regular condom over your head. Even if you did have a freakish dick wide enough to rip open a jaw (say, three-inches in diameter), this product still only has one legitimate use: to impress the cashier at the drug store when you're checking out.
#7. Playstation Body Hair Pillows
Aaaaand with one image we have been turned off of both sex and video games forever.
This has to be based off a dream somebody at Sony had. Or maybe it's the result of a hilarious mistranslation from the corporate office in Japan and the ad design team in the USA. Either way, this woman is about to get caught fucking four giant, hairy, flesh buttons.
There are so many horrible little details here: From the way the living cushions have no human features other than sweat, chest hair and pleasure trails, to the way the cushion on the far right is writhing, like a huge fucking tongue.
Also, if you look on the end of the bed there, it appears one of them came in wearing a fur coat. Have fun with that mental image for a while.
#6. Read Deutsch Magazine, Here is Some Beastiality
Apparently the ad department at this German magazine couldn't think of anything else that accurately encapsulated what their periodical has to offer the public more than a woman getting oral from a dog. We've all been backed into that corner before.
The series of ads feature nothing more than the word "Deutsch" and then in smaller text the assurance that it's a magazine for international lifestyles. Really, Deutsch? That's how they do it overseas? What country are you talking about exactly?
Maybe this is an attempt at an image makeover, like Dolce and Gabbana, and it all started with them figuring out how they as Germans could put those unpleasant Nazi associations behind them. So really it was this or pedophilia, and that one was already taken.
#5. Patrick Cox Shoes: Ideal for Jockstrap Wrestling
Coming from the UK, this ad for Patrick Cox shoes demonstrates what happens when ad people realize that shoes are fucking boring and that angry, Greco-Roman man sex will at least draw some extra attention to those boring ass shoes.
On first glance you might think "but those dudes aren't even wearing shoes" and you'd be right, but there does appear to be a female spectator in shoes, watching as one jock-strap wearing greasy man pile drives another jock-strap wearing dude's corn hole on a hardwood floor. See, it's not the official shoe of man rape, it's the official shoe of watching man rape.
The company was disappointed to see their ad banned and responded by pointing out that, since both men have jock straps on, technically no penetrative sex can take place. Thank God for that, otherwise this perplexing gymnasium pseudo rape scene might be weird.


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I would prefer not to live in a country in which rhetoric about the purpose of college urges kids from privileged backgrounds to be innovators and creators while the poor kids who do very well in school are taught to be educated, capable employees.
This quote comes from this article, titled "The Danger of Telling Poor Kids That College Is the Key to Social Mobility" by Andrew Simmons. I highly recommend it if you have any interest in educational issues and socioeconomic differences. The whole thing really hits the nail on the head. Continue reading "Stop Telling Students How Much More Money They'll Make With a Degree"


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Calvin orchestra gets new conductor
Conductor, performer and teacher John Varineau will conduct Calvin's orchestras.
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Composing for ArtPrize
When Fuentes, a Calvin professor of music, heard about the gold fingers that were coming to Grand Rapids for ArtPrize, he saw his second chance.
September 23, 2010 | Myrna Anderson
String Summit kicks off
From August 19–24, high school and college students will participate in the fifth-annual Calvin String Summit, a six-day intensive camp for advanced string musicians. Calvin invites members of the community to enjoy two free events during the summit.
August 06, 2012 | Amanda Greenhoe
String Summit
Every year, Calvin hosts six days of rigorous instruction and performance for string performers of all ages.
September 05, 2012 | Amanda Greenhoe
Merry Christmas from Calvin College
See the sights and sounds of Christmas in the Calvin community.
December 20, 2011 | Matt Kucinski
From bug hunting to belly flopping, filtering to formatting, kids of all ages are finding plenty to keep them busy this summer at Calvin.
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Prove that $\mathbb{Q}_p$ always contains $p$ solutions $a_0,a_1,...,a_{p-1}$ to the equation $x^p-x=0$ satisfying $a_j\equiv j$ (mod p).
This is an intense problem as far as I'm concerned. I'm not even sure how I'd go about proving that $x^2-1=0$ has a solution in the reals, without appealing to some sort of geometric argument such as the intermediate value theorem.
Besides the trivial solutions: $0,1,-1$, the remaining solutions would be the roots of unity in the Euclidean completion and algebraic closure, and thus in $\mathbb{Q}_p$, the remaining solutions are going to have infinite non-repeating p-adic decimal expansions.
I decided to take a look at $\mathbb{Q}_5$ for some intuition and thus in this case the remaining solutions are the roots of the equation $x^2+1$ and in the 5-adic numbers $-1$ is representable by $.444...$ and so I'm essentially looking for some infinite non-repeating 5-adic expansion whose square is $-1$. I really have no idea how one would do this.
In conclusion I feel like this problem probably needs to be attacked at a higher level, using some piece of the theory I apparently don't understand.


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Today in Tweet Beat, Lindsay Lohan is going on and on about the unfairness of her prison sentence and how her "fuck you" nails were not intentional. Plus, celebs weigh in on Ke$ha's semen photo.
@liana_levi didn't we do our nails as a joke with our friend dc? it had nothing to do w/court.. it's an airbrush design from a stencil xx
It is clearly stated in Article 5 of the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights that....
, "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment."
this was taken from an article by Erik Luna.. "November 1 marked the 15th anniversary of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. But there were no
celebrations, parades, or other festivities in honor of this punishment scheme created by Congress and the U.S. Sentencing Commission...."
Instead, the day passed like most others during the last 15 years:Scores of federal defendants sentenced under a constitutionally perverted"
system that saps moral judgment through its mechanical rules."
We get frustrated, angry or sad & say "Why me? Why is this happening to me?" www.PaulaAbdul.com
Sticky Mess ->@keshasuxx Obviously they have the wrong girl under a conservatorship @perezhilton http://bit.ly/axKaiU
That Ke$ha nude photo makes me nostalgic. Oh, to be young, supine and covered in semen.
yes, every single week and every single blog post people write disgusting, abhorrent things about me but this is the internet and this is my
job. if I couldn't take the heat I would get out of the kitchen. I'm trying to make a difference and dealing with that shit is part of it.
Swimming in my pool I love summer this is the first summer of my new life
Gonna post the Power Plate pic.I love those machines!I'm thinking maybe opening my own Power Plates store called"Coco's booty shake workout"
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WACO (February 4, 2013)—Security was tight Monday morning inside and outside of the McLennan County Courthouse as an execution date was set for convicted killer Carroll Joe Parr, 35, who was sentenced to death nearly nine years ago for a shooting during a drug deal that left one teenager dead and a second injured.
State District Judge Matt Johnson set a May 7 execution date for Parr, whose appeals have been completed.
As he was led from the courtroom after the date was set, he yelled, "Death is a prize."
Members of his family were crying and some called out words of encouragement to him.
Parr was sentenced to die for the Jan. 11, 2003 shooting outside of a North Waco convenience store that left Joel Dominguez, 18, dead and Mario Chavez, then 18, injured.
Parr and Earl Whiteside were accused of approaching the two teenagers outside of the store, pointing guns at them and ordering them to get out of their car.
They forced the two victims to the side of the building and demanded money, authorities said.
The two teenagers handed over their wallets and then were shot after one of the victims told Parr they didn't have any more money.
Parr was convicted of capital murder on May 21, 2004 and was sentenced to die five days later.
Whiteside entered a guilty plea in March 2004.


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Donald Lamica
Donald Thomas Lamica, a resident of Chewelah, passed away on May 31, 2011 in Chewelah at the age of 49. He was born on Nov. 5, 1961 in San Jose, CA, the son of Theodore Charles and Nancy Kaceda (Garner) Lamica. Don loved to spend his time on the local lakes and streams fishing. He was an excellent craftsman when working with wood, and was a fantastic cabinet maker. Don loved spending time with his family, especially when it came to barbecues.Don was preceded in death by his mother, Nancy, in 1997 and his father, Ted, in 2010. He is survived by his son, Jeff Lamica, Ft. Carson, CO; his brothers, Chuck Lamica, Kettle Falls; Scott Lamica, Addy; and his sister, Brenda Lamica, Grand Rapids, MI. A private family service will follow at a later date. The Danekas Funeral Chapel and Crematory in Colville has been entrusted with arrangements.


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Some Lavish Praise for Alex Ferguson
As Manchester United's Manager Calls It Quits, the Verdict Is Clear: He's the Best of All Time
Alex Ferguson, the longtime manager of the English soccer team Manchester United, MANU -0.45 % will lift the Premier League trophy for the 13th and final time this Sunday. That's not a prediction, it's a fait accompli. No other team this season came close.
For Ferguson, who announced his retirement Wednesday after 26 years on the sidelines at the team's iconic stadium, Old Trafford, it will be one last shiny bauble to savor, another bullet point for the résumé.
But before the news cycle turns to other momentous matters, such as the search for his successor, let's get something straight: This man is the best coach who ever lived.
A U.S. sports fan might be tempted to offer a nod to Vince Lombardi, John Wooden, Casey Stengel or Red Auerbach, among others. But that would be making an argument for the sake of arguing. Compared with what Ferguson has done as the leader of the most famous team in the most prominent professional league atop the world's most participated-in sport, all comparisons crumble.
Ferguson, a 71-year-old Scotsman, won 38 trophies at United, earning 13 Premier League titles and twice triumphing in the UEFA Champions League, Europe's most glamorous professional tournament. With two games left this season, his record in the Premier League stands at 527 victories, 167 draws, and 114 defeats, making his winning percentage a staggering 65%, according to statistics provider Opta Sports. He will retire after being in charge for a total of 1,500 games across all competitions at United.
"The decision to retire is one that I have thought a great deal about and one that I have not taken lightly. It is the right time," Ferguson said in a statement. "It was important to me to leave an organization in the strongest possible shape and I believe I have done so."
Already, Ferguson's remarkable record makes him the most successful and longest-serving coach in English soccer history. With 26-year tenures unheard of in modern soccer, it is almost certain no other coach will have the time to get anywhere close to Ferguson's trophy haul. "It will be very, very difficult for anybody in the future to match what Sir Alex has done at a club of that magnitude," said Andy Roxburgh, who succeeded Ferguson as Scottish national team coach in 1986 and is now the sporting director for the New York Red Bulls.
It's not only the sheer number of championships Ferguson won. He also dominated competitors along the way. Since the Premier League was established in 1992, no other manager has won more than three top-tier league titles. And in the entire 124-year history of English soccer, no one else has won more than six. No manager in soccer's other major European leagues can match his record of 13 domestic titles.
Then there's the question of longevity. Ferguson's 26-year reign stretches beyond those of all coaches in the history of the NBA or NHL. In baseball and the NFL, meanwhile, only four men have stuck around a single team longer: The Philadelphia Athletics' Connie Mack, the New York (baseball) Giants' John McGraw, the Dallas Cowboys' Tom Landry, and the Green Bay Packers' Curly Lambeau. Even then, the 16 total championships won by those four men across 139 years of combined experience barely exceed Ferguson's.
"There'll never be another manager like him again," said Stefan Szymanski, a professor of management at the University of Michigan and co-author of Soccernomics. "He is a manager from an older era."
One thing to bear in mind is that when Ferguson arrived in November 1986, Manchester United was far from a global powerhouse. It was languishing in the bottom five, even flirting with relegation. In his first three years, things got so ugly many fans called for his head.
The winning began with four titles in five seasons between 1992 and 1997. And it never really stopped.
Forever berating officials and at times his own team, Ferguson built a reputation as a fierce disciplinarian. His halftime rants at individual players, often delivered at close range and top breath, became known as "the hairdryer treatment." After a defeat in 2003, he reportedly kicked a boot that struck the team's then-biggest star, David Beckham, above the eye.
If there's a coach directly behind Ferguson in accomplishment, it might be Phil Jackson, whose NBA-record 11 championships as a coach came in just 20 seasons—six fewer than Ferguson needed to win 13.
But even that comparison is vulnerable. During his stops with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Jackson was consistently armed with transcendent stars like Michael Jordan, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. Ferguson's teams weren't always so fortunate.
In the 21 seasons since he won his first Premier League trophy, title in 1992-93, English soccer's Player of the league's top goal scorer Year award went to a Manchester United player on just four eight occasions. Only once has one of Ferguson's men won the Ballon d'Or, awarded annually to the best player in Europe (it went to Cristiano Ronaldo in 2008). "It's impossible to imagine that anybody else could get as much out of those players as he did," said Duncan Drasdo, chief executive of the Manchester United Supporters Trust.
Some may argue that John Wooden, who won 10 national titles in his 27 seasons at UCLA, had a tougher task given the inevitable roster turnover of college basketball. But what set Ferguson apart is how many times he rebuilt a winning side: Since 1992, 145 different players have appeared in the Premier League for Ferguson, according to Opta Sports.
In the mid-1990s, Ferguson built his teams around young phenoms like Beckham. When Beckham left in 2003, he had his eye on another young midfielder, Ronaldo. And by the time he sold Ronaldo, he had another ace up his sleeve: Wayne Rooney.
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Why do grab bag deals get deleted?
I've tried to post grab-bag deals a few times and they get deleted really quickly. Am i breaking a rule. Is the BOC most holy and shall not be challenged?
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BoCs are no longer allowed. I believe this is due to a lot of people trying to jump on the band wagon and scamming some people. So an easier way for woot to protect users is just not to allow them.
It is one of the unofficial official rules: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1dUtrnLF_tT2j1SbohQjJpOR9wRH7tnK7QlqXwuCCvFM
No mystery boxes, grab bags, random items, etc.
bkindustries anyone?
it pretty much marked the beginning of the end for mystery deals here.
@hackman2007: you forgot no mentioning of any site that offers mystery packages. as in you can't say the following site occasionally have mystery items and then list them.
@moosezilla: that's not true. I mentioned tanga before and no one did anything same for lootcrate i posted about in a question a day or two ago. That or I'm more ninja than i realized! >.>
@wilcononomous: ughhhhh! don't remind me.
As pointed out above, they are not allowed. I finally found a post that gives a good summary of why.
They were added to the "not allowed" list almost exactly two years ago. My how time flies.
There's rules against them things.


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21 Feb 2011 9:13 AM #1
Problem with disabled form elements in IE8
Hi, I have two panels (form panels). The first has the config "hidden: false", the second "hidden: true". They have the same content (comboboxes and spinnerfields). When the page is rendered in IE 8 (only in IE), the disabled items of the first panel are shown correctly. This not happens when the second panel is shown (by the show() method). Its disabled items are not displayed in the right way (the buttons disappear or the fields disappear). Is it a bug of ExtJs??? Someone can help me please?
Excuse me for my bad english...
thanks in advance...
24 Feb 2011 2:17 AM #2
Can someone answer to my question please???
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I'm not sure if you should call it a bug in Ext, because it's caused by a bug in IE.
Have you tried configuring the second panel with hideMode:'offsets'?
24 Feb 2011 3:04 AM #4
Yes, I did...but it's the same...I solved the problem by hiding the panels after the render (using the hide() method)...it's ok but it's not the best solution. Do you know a better method to solve this bug (of IE )?
thanks, Gianluca.
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4 Mar 2011 2:39 AM #6
try to add next css rule
.x-item-disabled {
width:auto !important;
4 Mar 2011 6:28 AM #7
It isn't the width the problem...probably we're not talking about the same extJs bug...however, thank you.
4 Mar 2011 7:59 AM #8
I have got the same problem and resolve it by above method via css. try to investigate html that ext js generate for combo. div element which contain combos inputs have inline width: 17px but this width is override in another class. it`s not working in ie8 (I don`t no why)
4 Mar 2011 8:10 AM #9
It doesn't work for me...it's not a width problem....
4 Mar 2011 8:11 AM #10
could you post combo config here?
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Still on my quest to compress/decompress files with a Java implementation of Huffman's coding (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huffman_coding) for a school assignment.
From the Wikipedia page, I quote:
- Create a leaf node for each symbol and add it to the priority queue.
- While there is more than one node in the queue:
- Remove the two nodes of highest priority (lowest probability) from the queue
- Create a new internal node with these two nodes as children and with probability equal to the sum of the two nodes' probabilities.
- Add the new node to the queue.
- The remaining node is the root node and the tree is complete.
Now, emphasis:
- Remove the two nodes of highest priority (lowest probability) from the queue
- Create a new internal node with these two nodes as children and with probability equal to the sum of the two nodes' probabilities.
So I have to take two nodes with the lowest frequency. What if there are multiple nodes with the same low frequency? How do I discriminate which one to use?
The reason I ask this is because Wikipedia has this image:
And I wanted to see if my Huffman's tree was the same. I created a file with the following content:
aaaaeeee nnttmmiihhssfffouxprl
And this was the result:
Doesn't look so bad. But there clearly are some differences when multiple nodes have the same frequency.
My questions are the following:
- What is Wikipedia's image doing to discriminate the nodes with the same frequency?
- Is my tree wrong? (Is Wikipedia's image method the one and only answer?)
I guess there is one specific and strict way to do this, because for our school assignment, files that have been compressed by my program should be able to be decompressed by other classmate's programs - so there must be a "standard" or "unique" way to do it. But I'm a bit lost with that.
My code is rather straightforward. It literally just follows Wikipedia's listed steps. The way my code extracts the two nodes with the lowest frequency from the queue is to iterate all nodes and if the current node has a lower frequency than any of the two "smallest" known nodes so far, then it replaces the highest one. Just like that.


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STEUBENVILLE - Jefferson County Behavioral Health System has received about $750,000 for the continued operations of a homeless shelter and for the construction of a second building to house the homeless.
Lisa Ward, Jefferson Behavioral Health Services community support program administrator, said the agency recently was informed the Ohio Development Services Agency has provided $270,300 for the continued operation of the Beacon House at 732 N. Sixth St.
The Beacon House, which has 10 single room and opened in 2006, provides a variety of services to homeless people, including mental health and drug and alcohol treatment, job seeking and availability of a variety of community services. The Beacon House also offers a drop-in center, where homeless people can go for a hot shower or to wash clothes and find out about services available to provide help.
Ward said the Ohio Development Services Agency recently completed an audit of services provided by the Beacon House and found that 88 percent of those served stayed with the program for seven months or longer.
"It is nice for the state to see we are meeting the standards and providing a benefit to the community," Ward said.
Ward said the operational grant is competitively applied for every two years. She said the funding of the Beacon House so far hasn't been affected by state budget cuts.
Ward also is in the process of applying for an annual federal Housing and Urban Development grant that will provide $256,545 in operating money and $81,200 for supportive services for the Beacon House.
Ward said the Beacon House wouldn't be able to provide services without the two operating grants.
She said 18 people have been residents of the Beacon House during the past year. She noted a person recently came to the homeless shelter after discovering her rent was tripled. The landlord said he could get more money in rent from the oil and gas industry workers.
Ward said the problem of homelessness is growing in Jefferson County.
Social workers will conduct the annual homeless count in January, and she expects an increase. Ward said other homeless shelters, such as the City Rescue Mission and Hutton House, are constantly full.
Jefferson Behavioral Health also recently received word the agency was approved by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati for partial financing for construction of the Lighthouse Haven, which will be constructed in the 400 block of North Sixth Street. Lighthouse Haven will have eight efficiency apartments for single persons and four family units.
Ward said there is a strain on local resources to find housing for families.
The Federal Home Loan Bank will provide $498,000 for the $1.7 million project. The Ohio Department of Mental Health has committed $500,000 and the remainder will come from the Ohio Housing Financing Agency. Ward said Jefferson Behavioral Health will only have to pay the interest owed on the Federal Home Loan Bank financing.
Ward said Jefferson Behavioral Health's application ranked in the top 10 in the state for the Federal Home Loan Bank funding of homeless shelter projects throughout the state.
Ward said ground will be broken on the Lighthouse Haven in late summer or early fall.


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Eight Seconds of Soccer Glory
Little San Marino still remembers the night it put an early scare into England's World Cup hopes
For 20 years, Giorgio Leoni has been talking about the most famous eight seconds in San Marino's soccer history—those eight seconds after kickoff when the tiny republic stocked with amateur players took a 1-0 lead over England.
San Marino ultimately lost the game 7-1. But that's not why Leoni, the side's then-manager, still has the yellowing newspaper clippings from the next morning. Or why the game stands out in the annals of a team that is currently ranked last in the world alongside Bhutan and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
"These are memories that make you think that you never have to give up, that sooner or later there will be one day that we will get a very good result," he said. "Who knows when, but it will come."
Chances are it won't be Friday night, when England and San Marino meet again in another World Cup qualifying match. Bookmaker William Hill has the odds of San Marino beating England at 125/1. For reference, that would put a Sammarinese victory somewhere between the odds of the Oakland Raiders' winning next year's Super Bowl (100/1) and Prince William deciding to name his unborn child Chardonnay (1,000/1).
A San Marino upset was no more likely in 1993. On that night, when England needed to win by seven and have another opponent lose to even have a chance of qualifying for the 1994 World Cup, San Marino kicked off and worked the ball in the direction of its forward, Davide Gualtieri. But the final through ball should have been dealt with. Instead, defender Stuart Pearce tried to play it weakly back to his goalkeeper and tapped it into Gualtieri's path.
Gualtieri, now a computer salesman, slotted it home.
The goal came so quickly that in the radio commentary box, one English announcer was still naming the broadcast's sponsor. He famously finished his sentence with, "and England are one down."
But even then, after a moment of pure joy combined with disbelief, Leoni couldn't convince himself that an upset was brewing. Was his team really going to defend a lead for the remaining 89 minutes and 52 seconds?
"It was one of those things where you think, 'OK, now we can concede 10 goals,' " said Leoni. "But we scored one amazing one, against England no less, which was and continues to be an incredible team."
The goal is high on the short list of San Marino's soccer highlights, right up there with a 0-0 draw against Turkey, a 1-0 loss against Poland, and its most recent victory—a 1-0 win over similarly unfortunate Liechtenstein nine years ago. Its career record goal scorer is Andy Selva, who has eight to his credit. And its most recent goal was this past August in a 3-2 loss to Malta.
So success is a relative thing, gauged by margins of defeat. That it took England 35 minutes to open the scoring when the sides met at Wembley Stadium in October is considered a defensive achievement.
"I've had a quick check and they still haven't scored against anybody for a while, so if someone is going to concede against them, I hope it isn't me," England goalkeeper Joe Hart told reporters this week.
For other European teams visiting the country, landlocked just inside Italy's Adriatic Coast, the main challenge is to avoid speaking too frankly about facing a team of amateurs.
"Sometimes it's very disrespectful to write off San Marino," England manager Roy Hodgson said Thursday. "OK, they're a small country and they haven't been able to produce results like the Brazils and the Germanys. But considering the size of the country, they've done remarkably well."
Except the last time San Marino wasn't ranked 207th in the world was last fall, when it briefly rose into a four-way tie for 206th, which was still last place. It was during Leoni's tenure that San Marino achieved its highest world ranking of the past 20 years, reaching the rare heights of 118 in September 1993 just ahead of Burkina Faso and Bangladesh.
Leoni said that San Marino prided itself on avoiding the passport games played by so many other countries. Sammarinese citizenship is hard to come by for people without Sammarinese parents. And besides, the federation isn't looking for naturalized Brazilians. Options, then, are limited.
According to the CIA World Factbook, the population of San Marino in 2012 was just over 32,000. And of those, only 8,267 were men age 15 to 54. All of which leaves the pool of available players, according to a Sammarinese federation spokesman, at roughly 35 to 40. That makes the task of putting together the San Marino national side about as difficult as picking a team to compete in World Cup qualifiers from the men in your office.
And if you work in San Marino, the players could very well be men from your office. The team is made up almost entirely of people with regular day jobs who get together to practice about three times a week. Their best player, a rare professional, is midfielder Mirko Palazzi. He turns out for nearby Rimini in the fourth tier of Italian soccer.
"It would really take a lot of lucky circumstances for us to have a positive result," Leoni said. "First your goalkeeper must be in the mood for miracles. Then, better have your opponent hit the post three or four times."
—Serena Ruffoni contributed to this article.
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5 Things Hollywood Reuses More Than Plots
It has to be discouraging for an actor to know that very few performers ever get famous, and the ones who do, don't stay famous.
That has to be even more depressing when they realize that there are inanimate objects, from sound clips to buildings to old pairs of pants, that have IMDB listings longer than most working actors.
How? Well...
#5. This Set Look Familiar?
There was a span of a couple of decades where, if you wanted a big shootout in your action movie, by God it would take place in a factory. Grated catwalks, steam rising from the ground, huge pipes snaking overhead. Valves. You know, like the first three Alien movies, where a spaceship, space colony and space prison all looked like abandoned steam plants.
The way of the future!
There's a reason for that. The alien "nest" in Aliens was actually an abandoned power plant in London. And that's not the last time you saw it; in Tim Burton's first Batman movie, where Jack Nicholson becomes the Joker during a shootout at Axis Chemicals? It was shot at the same damned power plant. They even re-used some of the sets James Cameron left behind.
But that building has nothing on the old Battersea Power Station, also in London. It's turned up in The Dark Knight (the "warehouse" where Rachel Dawes got blown up) as well as Children of Men, 1984, Full Metal Jacket and episodes of Dr. Who and Lost.
This factory has more film credits than Samuel L. Jackson.
Hey, you want to set your movie or TV show in a high school? Head to Van Nuys.
Does that look familiar? It should, if you've seen Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Or Grease. Or The Wonder Years. Or Christine. Or half of the episodes of other TV shows that happen to take place in a school. That's Van Nuys High School, and we're guessing it's pretty damned hard to get an education there when every other day there's a film crew shooting a damned coming of age dramedy.
"Hey, is that the new principal or Judge Reinhold?"
But probably the granddaddy of all reused California locations is the venerable Bronson Canyon. Not, surprisingly, named after epic mustache/firearm wielder Charles Bronson, Bronson Canyon has been used as a cheap ass "rock with a cave entrance" location since 1919. It was the entrance to the Bat Cave in the old Batman TV show:
Legend has it that Burt Ward and Adam West haunt Bronson Canyon to this day.
And has since turned up in Star Trek VI, Army of Darkness, Cabin Fever, The Scorpion King and countless others.
And Sometimes it Gets Weird:
The most baffling recycling job has to be the way the sets from the 1969 Barbara Streisand musical Hello, Dolly! somehow got reused in everything from The Towering Inferno to the Planet of the Apes sequel to Arnold Schwarzenegger's The Last Action Hero.
Holy shit, if Hello, Dolly! had included a factory scene, Hollywood would have never had to build another set.
#4. Fake Companies
Let's say you're trying to make a movie featuring a plane hijacking, a plane crash or anything bad happening to a plane. For some reason, the airlines just aren't willing to pay a product placement fee for the privilege of being shown as horribly dangerous, so you've got to invent your own. But do you really want to pay the art department a million bucks to design something that isn't going to be seen for more than a second, when that money could instead go toward the coke budget?
No, and therefore pretty much every time Hollywood needs to depict an airplane crash or a huge flying fireball, they fly Oceanic Airlines. You probably know them from Lost, but Steven Seagal was sucked out of an airlock on Oceanic Flight 343 in Executive Decision and Chuck tells us an Oceanic flight was shot down by a surface-to-air missile.
Oceanic Airlines: Consistently exploding since 1983.
How long has Hollywood they been doing the fake brand thing? Well, X-Files fans may remember the Cigarette Smoking Man's brand was Morleys, but that ersatz brand has been cranking out imaginary cigarettes for almost half a century. This smooth, delicious, totally-not-Marlboro-at-all brand first appeared waaaaaay back in 1963, when William Shatner was fighting a giant panda on an airplane wing in The Twilight Zone. And they've turned up as recently as Burn Notice.
Welcome to flavor country.
And Sometimes it Gets Weird:
We can understand why no airline wants to be in a hijacking movie, and why TV networks aren't big on endorsing a certain cigarette brand (after all, cigarette TV ads have been banned for almost 40 years). But why in the hell can't they show someone using Google when it's time to, you know, Google something?
Instead, the most popular search engine in the TV universe is something called "Finder-Spyder", which utterly dominates the search market in Heroes, Prison Break, CSI, Dexter and at least a dozen other shows.
We can't wait for "Spyder-Maps" or "F-Mail" to turn up, since TV people talking about Internet concepts don't sound enough like clueless jackasses.
#3. This Sounds Familiar...
One of the most important parts of film making is also the one the audience almost never thinks about: sound effects. In just some random shot of a guy and a girl walking down a sidewalk, you not only have redubbed dialogue to cover for the fact that Scarlet Johansson farted over one of the dude's lines, but layers of sound added in under it. From cleaner-sounding footsteps, to the sound of passing cars, to crickets chirping away in the distance. You don't notice it, but you'd sure notice if it wasn't there.
Sound is like the chainsaw guy that follows you around: You'd miss it if it were gone.
Luckily sound technicians have a sound effects library, a huge stockpile of everything from lion roars to children's laughter to rain on a tin roof. And that shit gets used again and again and again.
When you think of an ominous clap of thunder, you're thinking of "Castle Thunder," a clip that has been in continuous use for 70 damn years. It was recorded for Frankenstein in 1931 and since then you've heard it in Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, First Blood, Citizen Kane, Die Hard 4 and, well, pretty much every fucking movie that has had thunder in it since your grandpa was a toddler.
Film scores get their own share of mileage, too. Need a dramatic hunk of music that can build excitement for anything, ever? Just try "Lux Aeterna" from the Requiem For A Dream soundtrack.
If you didn't see Requiem then you heard it in the Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers trailer. Or in the trailer for I Am Legend, or The Da Vinci Code, or The Fountain or Man on Fire or the game Assassin's Creed. Or maybe you heard it in ads for Lost or when the judges walk in during every episode of Britain's Got Talent.
That bit of music from Requiem for a Dream is now one of the most popular bits of trailer music ever... but, ironically, it was not in the trailer for Requiem for a Dream.
Instead, producers went with "Walking on Sunshine."
And Sometimes it Gets Weird:
Still, all of these ain't got nothing on the Wilhelm Scream:
A dude screamed into a microphone about 60 years ago and it's been turning up in movies ever since. It was originally recorded for a movie called Distant Drums in 1951 as a series of "pained screams" which were recycled for a few movies, and then lost until about 20 years later, when Ben Burtt found the scream on a reel labeled "Man being eaten by alligator" and stuck it in Star Wars, as the sound of a Storm Trooper falling off a ledge.
Burtt included it in every Star Wars and Indiana Jones movie, and it's been a running in-joke with sound designers ever since, showing up in everything from Poltergeist to Pirates of the Carribean. So who originally recorded the scream? There is a story that a couple of shady crew members on Distant Drums actually kidnapped and killed a hobo in Santa Monica, and recorded his shrieks. That however is untrue and in fact we just made it up. The scream is most likely Sheb Wooley, a character actor who was in that film and who, by the way, sang the "Purple People Eater" song some of you heard growing up.
You'll have that in your head for the rest of the day now. You're welcome.
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I just installed Ubuntu 12.04. I switched to the classic view because I didn't feel comfortable with the unity.
When I watch videos or movies, I double-click (as always) to make them full screen. But then, the bars (I don't know if this is correct wording. I mean the bar on the top which has "Applications" and "Places", and the bar on the bottom with the windows.) do not disappear. They remain above the video and block part of the content (especially the below part with the subtitles :) ).
What should I do?
PS: I guess this is a very simple thing and I'm a little ashamed for not knowing the solution.


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SMEDLEY, Bertha Mae (Geary), 92, of Follansbee, WV, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, at Acuity Specialty Hospital, Steubenville, OH.
Bertha was born Sept. 24, 1920, in Steubenville, OH, the daughter of the late William and Mae (Rosenberger) Geary.
In addition to her parents, Bertha was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, James I. Smedley; three brothers, Edward, Thomas and William Geary and two sisters, Edith Hanlon and Alberta Barnett.
Bertha was a member of Christ Episcopal Church, Wellsburg.
Bertha is survived by one daughter Jeanne Rodgers and her husband, John, of Colliers, WV; two sons, Jim Smedley and his wife, Barbara of Follansbee, WV and Jack Smedley and his wife, Iva of Gallatin, TN; seven grandchildren, Scott Smedley of Richmond, VA, Karen Angle Jarrett of Hendersonville, TN, Chris Smedley of Wake Forest, NC, John Rodgers Jr. of East Brunswick, NJ, Julie Miller of Wellsburg, Sheryl Smedley of Garland, TX and Lori Matta of Hammonton, NJ; 17 great-grandchildren; a brother, Joseph Geary and a sister, Sarah Debner, both of Follansbee, WV; and several nieces and nephews.
Family and friends will be received on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. and again on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, from 10 until time of funeral service at 11 a.m. at the James Funeral Home, 1245 Main Street, Follansbee, WV, with the Reverend Gene Sheppard officiating.
Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery, Follansbee, WV.
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Life Optimizer - 5 Reasons Why Relationships Should Be Your Top Priority mentions that the most important thing in a productive life would be relationships. I tend to agree that we do need relationships so that we don't need to solely work for ourselves but also for the others around us, it gives us some kind of boost.
Now, on the other hand, having more relationships also means more interruptions. There are more people that tend to keep you busy; be it a simple phone call to something you need to do to maintain the relationship with them. I feel that this contradicts with the kind of boost you would get from relationships.
So, are there studies that show metrics on the relationship between relationships and productivity?
Is it a real boost to your productivity, or is it merely a way to introduce more interruptions that slow you...


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Counties hear state tax plan
June 15, 2013
ST. CLAIRSVILLE – Local representatives heard and expressed dissatisfaction with the state government's proposed severance tax plan....
The counties with all the heavy equipment and truck traffic should get an appropriate share to cover the damage to the infrastructure and also a bit more. after all..we are the ones putting up with it. Even the dually pick ups with the welders on them are extremely heavy.
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AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV infection. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines a person as having AIDS if she or he is living with HIV (HIV+) and has a CD4 cell count of 200 or less. The CDC has also developed a list of opportunistic infections (OIs), cancers, and conditions that are considered AIDS-defining conditions (see below). If you have HIV and one or more of these infections or conditions, you have a diagnosis of AIDS, no matter what your CD4 count is or how it changes in the future.
Click above to view or download this fact sheet as a PDF slide presentation
AIDS is also sometimes referred to as 'stage 3 HIV.' The CDC defines and uses 'stages' of HIV mainly to keep track of the amount of HIV infection in the US and to plan for prevention and care on a population level. These definitions are not meant for health providers to use in making clinical decisions for individual patients.
The World Health Organization (WHO) uses a similar staging system and set of definitions. The WHO refers to AIDS as severe HIV and calls severe HIV or AIDS 'stage 4.' Nevertheless, it defines AIDS as occurring in people living with HIV who have CD4 counts of 200 or less or one of the AIDS-defining conditions listed below (same as CDC definition).
This list of AIDS-defining conditions comes from a government report and contains medical terms. If you have any questions, contact an educator at a local AIDS service organization or call an AIDS information line such as the Project Inform National HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline at 800-822-7422. To find services across the world, visit AIDSmap's e-atlas.
- Bacterial infections, multiple or recurrent (only for children less than 13 years old)
- Candidiasis (type of yeast infection) of bronchi, trachea, or lungs
- Candidiasis, esophageal
- Cervical cancer, invasive (only among people 13 years old or older)
- Coccidioidomycosis, disseminated or extrapulmonary
- Cryptococcosis, extrapulmonary
- Cryptosporidiosis, chronic intestinal (for longer than 1 month)
- Cytomegalovirus disease (other than liver, spleen, or nodes), beginning when older than one month
- Cytomegalovirus retinitis (with loss of vision)
- Encephalopathy, HIV-related
- Herpes simplex: chronic ulcers (lasting longer than 1 month); or bronchitis, pneumonitis, or esophagitis (beginning when older than one month)
- Histoplasmosis, disseminated or extrapulmonary
- Isosporiasis, chronic intestinal (for longer than 1 month)
- Kaposi sarcoma
- Lymphoma, Burkitt (or equivalent term)
- Lymphoma, immunoblastic (or equivalent term)
- Lymphoma, primary, of brain
- Mycobacterium avium complex or M. kansasii, disseminated or extrapulmonary
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis, of any site, pulmonary (only among people 13 years old or older), disseminated, or extrapulmonary
- Mycobacterium, other species or unidentified species, disseminated or extrapulmonary
- Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP)
- Pneumonia, recurrent (only among people 13 years old or older)
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
- Salmonella septicemia, recurrent
- Toxoplasmosis of brain, beginning when older than one month
- Wasting syndrome due to HIV


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An apartment has very good location behind the Opera. There are all necessary for staying including kitchen, oven, iron, iron board. The room is rather big, an apartment is in general very comfortable with balcony. I am satisfied very much of this apartment! Maria
Biarritz is really beautiful, this apartment is definitley not.
The first thing I noticed after the booking was the ~20€ cleaning fee per person (!!) you have to pay, which was not mentioned before I confirmed the booking. We were 6 persons, all in all we had to pay 114€ for cleaning.
Upon our arrival, there were dirt stains all over the walls in 2 bedrooms, mold in the bathroom and one of the two single beds was broken (the mattress would crack down to the floor). Seeing the huge cleaning bill we had to pay, we contacted the office that rented the apartment and showed them pictures of the shortcomings. They didn't react very nicely. At first they proposed to us to send a cleaning lady over to clean walls and bathroom, but with us only staying for 2 days and having plans, this was not an option. Then, they proposed to give us an extra bed which we would have had to transport with our car (!) to the apartment. After heavy protest, they finally agreed to pay us back the money we had to pay in front for cleaning.
Towels and bed linen weren't included either, per person we would have had to pay extra to get some from the office. Fortunatley we had sleeping bags and towels ourselves.
The upsides of our stay were that the apartment is located close to the city center and shops are around the corner, and that Biarritz is a very beautiful town. Also, apart from everything else, the living room is quite nice.
All in all I would not recommend a stay in this apartment, even though the price (at first) sounds reasonable for an expensive town like Biarritz.
Very friendly welcome and never seen such a clean apartment. It could have had some basic things like (more than 2) toiletpaperrols, pepper/salt, coffee/tea but the supermarket was around the corner and we had to go there anyways.Would definately book here again when returning to Berlin :-)
Nice host. Top location located perfectly at a wonderful place.
We spent 2 nights here. The apt is in an excellent location and well appointed. What we did not like: toilet seat not well secured, having to pay for the use of towels and bed linen (VRBO's and Home Away always include these and we didn't realize this until we had booked), key to get through building 2 to 1 was a real problem (another family we encountered had the same problem), a 32 Euro cleaning fee for 2 NIGHTS is ridiculous... Would I go there again? No
Reasonable, centrally located apartment. Can be a little noisy because of the
congested streets outside! But that's part of city holidays. Decor is a little old fashioned, and no wi-fi. Otherwise okay...
The location on the Isola di San Pietro is convenient for a visit of Venice. It is a littel decentral though. Apartment was clean, bathroom was clean and modern. The beds are ok. The communication with the representative of the agency was easy. The service was good.
But I give only 2 stars because of intransparancy and hidden costs. We had to pay 60 Euros for cleaning. That's a lot for a place not bigger then 20 square meters. But it would have been acceptable if those costs would have been communicated from the beginning on. We were informed about the 20% increase of costs by the confirmation email shortly before the trip to Venice started. This practise should be altered immediately.
Great place, very warm and sunny days. Apartment was good value for your money. Nice and clean.
We enjoyed our stay very much. The accomodation was great and nicely situated in the middle of the the beautiful historic city. The view from the apartment accross the bay is wonderful. The personnel at the hotel are very friendly and helpful.
Parking in the historic centre is difficult and this may mean a ten-minute walk from wherever you manage to park. The balcony is on the small side and a rather big step up from the room.
Nick and Ada
Small, dark apartment, cramped, definitely not suitable for more than 4 people. The chairs (inside and garden) and also the 'couch' were very uncomfortable. The beds were ok.
The sea, a grocery store and a bakery were nearby, which was convenient.
The rent for this apartment was too high compared to the accommodation.
- Minőségbiztosított szállás
- Minden házigazda hitelesítésre került telefonon keresztül
- Biztonságos fizetés SSL titkosításon keresztül