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Talk:Ginger Snaps (film)
|Ginger Snaps (film) was one of the Media and drama good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
|Current status: Delisted good article
|WikiProject Film
|(Rated C-class)
|WikiProject Horror
|(Rated C-class, Mid-importance)
Have revised the page, the use of the English language is now in correct Canadian/British English as it should be given that is is a Canadian film. It now reads better too, having improved the phrasing to correspond accordingly.
- Canadian English is closer to British English than American English is. Nonetheless, there are some "American" terms which are more common in Canada than their "British" counterparts. Case in point: "Whilst." I take it you are British, because the average Canadian would never say "whilst," we say "while" like Americans.
After many revisions by non-Canadian/British editors, have revised the article once again, ( it was a rag bag of American and British/Canadian English). As it was mostly and originally in Can/Brit Eng. (about 80/20), it is now wholly back into Canadian/British English in accordance with the film's country of origin: Canada. Although, I believe the wiki convention says majority rules in such content; in whichcase, I did th right thing anyway. 10 Apr. 2007 Lost Girls Diary
Perhaps a one sentence disambig mention at the top? Or note the pun regarding the movie's title? zen master T 20:31, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- I put a brief note about the move title in the first paragraph. Feel free to tweak. —Morven 22:53, Apr 29, 2005 (UTC)
- Is it ok to have 2 articles on wikipedia differentiated only by capitalization? Ginger Snaps and Ginger snaps? Not a big deal but maybe we need (movie) and (cookie) in the title to disambig? zen master T 23:05, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
the difference between a horror film and a horror-comedy[edit]
CanadianCaesar, you state that 'If you watch the director's commentary, he makes all sorts of comments like "that was funny..." "We thought this was funny..." "What is this, a horror film?"'. This is no doubt true but i suggest that this doesnt make the film a horror-comedy. For one thing, look at the way genres are categorized here on Wikipedia. There actually is no 'horror-comedy' genre here, but there is Comedy Horror and it is a sub-category of comedy: as in comedy drama, comedy science fiction etc. This implies, and the list of films supports this, that the film and its intentions are primarily comedic, while its imagery, characters etc draw on the horror film. This is clearly not the case with Ginger Snaps. A great many horror films contain moments of comedy to ease the tension or for contrast but i think its going too far to then call all of these horror-comedies. Personally, I think this gives people a very wrong impression of what the film will be like. IMDB categorizes the film as Drama, Horror, Thriller. Allmovie.com says Horror, Coming of Age, Monster Film, Feminist Film. Aglie 22:44, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
- The category is also a subcategory of Horror films. I'm aware of no rule that states comedy-horror films, or horror-comedy films, have to be primarily one or the other, (and I don't think the word order makes a difference); I agree a "great many" films are turning out to be blends of horror-comedies, but there are still films that opt for straight horror- there is little to laugh at in The Ring or its sequel (although I know some people found those to be unintentionally funny). CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 22:56, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
- I think this is the sort of thing that could really use referencing, considering the subjectivity of the categorization. I've seen the movie myself and I would definitely not categorize it as a comedy. True, there are a few things in it that are funny, but the movie as a whole is IMO not intended to be. What sources are there that consider it comedy? IMDB lists it as a "Drama / Horror / Thriller", Box Office Mojo classifies it simply as "horror", Rotten Tomatoes classifies it as "horror/suspense". Bryan 23:15, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
- Aha! According to this [1] Ginger Snaps actually won a comedy award. I think this is a pretty good reference that the film is comedy-horror. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 22:42, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
- I think this is the sort of thing that could really use referencing, considering the subjectivity of the categorization. I've seen the movie myself and I would definitely not categorize it as a comedy. True, there are a few things in it that are funny, but the movie as a whole is IMO not intended to be. What sources are there that consider it comedy? IMDB lists it as a "Drama / Horror / Thriller", Box Office Mojo classifies it simply as "horror", Rotten Tomatoes classifies it as "horror/suspense". Bryan 23:15, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
Would it be alright to add of Katharine Isabelle to the cast section? On the image page it says that the image was removed from the actress's wikipage so I'm not sure. I think it would add to the article. --Supernumerary 06:32, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
- It was removed for having no source. It now has a source and has been re-added to the article. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 06:43, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
Ways to Improve[edit]
Does anyone have ideas on the best way to improve this article? The only things I can think of are expanding the production section, copy editing, and possibly adding more screen shots. I want to get it ready to undergo a peer review.--Supernumerary 00:39, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
How about a simple yes/no opinion then? Keep this picture of Katherine Isabelle in the cast section or replace it with this one? The first one only shows Isabelle, but the second shows Isabelle and Perkins. I think the latter is preferable.--Supernumerary 03:42, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
I have replaced "drug dealer" with "marijuana dealer", as throughout the movie the only drug that Sam is shown packaging, making, or selling is marijuana, and as such calling him a "drug" dealer within this article would be slightly misleading.184.108.40.206 20:52, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
It is not vandalizing to reflect accurate information. The movie shows him dealing marijuana and no other drugs. If you are stating a quote from the movie's dialogue, it is appropriate to use the specific quote of "drug dealer". However, if you are summarizing the plot of the movie, as this article was doing, it is better to accurately reflect the plot by stating him doing what he is shown doing in said plot and not simply quote what another character claims of that character. Accuracy is vital to an encyclopedia, after all.188.8.131.52 07:42, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
I am afraid it is vandalism as what you see, or assume you see - as you don't actually see any drugs at all - in the film is not what he is referred to in the script, which is a Drug Dealer; in both the descriptives, and the dialogue. Therefore that's what it should say in the treatment. Lost Girls Diary 21:58, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
Good Article nomination on Hold[edit]
- There are run-on sentences and overall hurried writing and informal tone:
- "However, Ginger rejects the first cure, a pure silver ring, and as Brigitte tries to find another solution Ginger kills a local girl."
- "Mimi Rogers was sent a script, and she replied quickly to the black humor and comic relief in her role and received the part. Robin Cook, the Canadian casting director, suggested one of her favorites, Kris Lemche, for the drug dealer and after he auditioned Fawcett hired him."
- All of the awards need inline cites.
- Done. I removed the comedy award since the official site did not have. However, IMDB and Wikipedia both have it listed, which is strange.--Supernumerary 16:54, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
- In general, there are some sections that have too few cites. I start to worry about copyvio when I see whole paragraphs with only one cite at the bottom.
- The lead should mention the controversy during shooting.
- Mentioned. Do I need to provide a cite there as well?--Supernumerary 22:34, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
--Ling.Nut 14:41, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
- I was asked to give a second opinion, so here are my thoughts:
- I'm not as down on the prose as LN is, but it's not great. There are some areas that paragraphs could be expanded or combined before I would approve this.
- I'd be really grateful if you could provide examples. I'm busy rewriting it and would be glad to fix anything pointed out.
- No problem. The "casting," "Shooting," and "Reception" areas are the ones that need tightening, and you may want to see if you can find someone who can copyedit the plot area for you. It's somewhat rambling in nature. --badlydrawnjeff talk 22:40, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
- The prose improved between yours and LN's reviews, but I had not gotten to the sections that were bothering you. So hopefully that means that I fixed what was wrong with them just as I fixed the earlier sections. Check and see if you would. (When I get some time I plan to rewrite the reception section to better incorporate the feminist critique and try to better represent the positive and negative reviews.)--Supernumerary 02:54, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
- No problem. The "casting," "Shooting," and "Reception" areas are the ones that need tightening, and you may want to see if you can find someone who can copyedit the plot area for you. It's somewhat rambling in nature. --badlydrawnjeff talk 22:40, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
- There is a lot of sketchy sourcing happening that I don't know if I'm comfortable with. If you can source them away from website/fansites toward something more reliable (even if it's a trendy horror magazine or something), you'd have better luck.
- The source for nearly all of the production data is the official press kit. However, the official site is now defunct (Google cache and the internet archive do not have copies), so it's coming through a copy on a fansite. As for books, a search of Amazon reveals it getting mentioned in only two, and one is only a passing reference. (The local library has neither of them, and I'm not sure if I want to spend $30+ for a few relevant pages.) All the other cites are of interviews or film reviews. So I guess what I need to know is, is the official press kit considered unreliable?
- I didn't catch that. My suggestion is to stop linking the website repeatedly, and instead use a ref tag to reference the press kit. Then, in the external links, provide one link to the site with the press kit materials. Treat them like a book or magazine that isn't online, and you'll be fine. --badlydrawnjeff talk 22:40, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
- So yeah. --badlydrawnjeff talk 17:07, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
(edit conflict)
- badlydrawnjeff had further comments, see above.
- Hi Supernumerary,
- I'm wobbly, but afraid I'm very gently leaning "fail" at the moment..
- I did a little quick research and found two relatively respectable sources for some decent quotes:
- Wow. Thanks for this, I don't know how I missed this one.
- Briefel, Aviva.(2005). Monster Pains: Masochism, Menstruation, and Identification in the Horror Film. Film Quarterly, Spring 2005, Vol. 58, No. 3, Pages 16-27.
- As for the prose, I'll think about it and put some more comments on again soon.
- Thanks for your hard work --Ling.Nut 22:43, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
- I've been trying to do some copyediting on the prose. To be frank, it all looks as though it were typed in about 30 minutes flat — particularly the synopsis. A van hits the lycanthrope, and later they know it was the drug dealer's but how do they know? The name of the Canadian casting director is avoided for several lines, then mentioned with respect to casting the drug dealer. The whole article had an informal, unencylopedic tone (I replaced "turned off" with "appalled," for example. "Sam and Brigitte hide in a closet while he finishes the solution, but he is pulled from the closet." Who is he, and how is he pulled? These are just exxamples; the entire article needs copyediting, IMO.--Ling.Nut 19:33, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for the copyediting. The "he" in the sentence you quoted refers to the nearest male antecedent "Sam", which I think is obvious. I will clarify that he is pulled from the closet by Ginger. I've clarified how she knows that it was Sam who hit the werewolf. I agree that it is awkward to avoid the casting directors name. However, I really don't see what is so terribly bad about the prose. I'm trying to be very formal (avoiding contractions, avoiding colloquialisms, etc) but apparently it's not working. I wrote most of the article. I copyedited it once before the PR, and I copyedited again when you first commented. I think it is beyond my abilities to fix the prose if I've failed after two copyedits. It seems that I will need to solicit someone to copyedit it (or read manuals, examine FAs, etc) and track down sources before it is ready for GA. Thanks for your time.--Supernumerary 04:49, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
- I've been trying to do some copyediting on the prose. To be frank, it all looks as though it were typed in about 30 minutes flat — particularly the synopsis. A van hits the lycanthrope, and later they know it was the drug dealer's but how do they know? The name of the Canadian casting director is avoided for several lines, then mentioned with respect to casting the drug dealer. The whole article had an informal, unencylopedic tone (I replaced "turned off" with "appalled," for example. "Sam and Brigitte hide in a closet while he finishes the solution, but he is pulled from the closet." Who is he, and how is he pulled? These are just exxamples; the entire article needs copyediting, IMO.--Ling.Nut 19:33, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
Good Article PASS[edit]
The article has improved since this process began. I'll take your word for it that you're going to keep sharpening it. :-) --Ling.Nut 23:06, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
- Thank you very much! I will sharpen it up more as soon as my Christmas break starts on Thursday.--Supernumerary 01:17, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
Well, Lenin and McCarthy, I have checked the original ga version, and frankly it is the most badly constructed, awfully written tripe imaginable. Many have contributed to massive improvements since that time.
As I said previously, regular users are perfectly happy with the article as it is, apart from the vandals, whom, sadly, I would count you amongst! According to the wikipedia rules, you are supposed to respect the views of the majority. I suggest you do so! --Lost Girls Diary 5 August 2007.
- "the most badly constructed, awfully written tripe imaginable."? If you has a look you would find that in fact the article has remained much the same, except for the excessive expanding of the plot and making the TV section more verbose without adding that much information. In fact, the very fact that it was GA'd would indicate that it was in fact of good standards.
- Furthermore, you have no evidence that the consensus of the Wikipedia community approves of so long a plot summary. In fact, if you look at almost any other GA or FA approved plot summary you will find that none of them are this long. If you speak to the members of WikiProject Films, I have no doubt they will agree this plot summary is too long.
- Finally, it should go without saying that I do not take kindly to being called a vandal. --Lenin and McCarthy | (Complain here) 15:32, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
You have, I'm afraid, a completely skewed view of the article. I don't like to have to call people vandals, but really, how else do you expect people to react? The version which was so-called 'approved' IS badly constructed, and, furthermore isn't even written in an understandable form of English - I refer you, for instance, to the piece where it refers to Ginger's period! Tripe and uncoordinated nonsense throughout! I hold a Master's in English Literature, do you really want to dispute the irrefutable facts with me?!
The TV section is hardly 'verbose', and was worked on by several regular users with an interest in the film, and the section brings together material not found elsewhere. The bulk of the article is changed out of all recognition to that of the ga'd version. What is more, it is NOT a plot summary (that comes in a few very short lines at the beginning), but a 'treatment' which is a completely different thing. It always was a treatment, even when it was 'approved'; just a very poor one. If you want to put it forth for having it's 'approval' removed, then do so, but unless you have something positive to contribute, then please think again before playing GOD!
Really, what makes you think you have some God-given right to come along and start issuing your orders? You are NOT an admin, and you have no proof that the article is not acceptable to regular users; and if you want to change it, or have it changed, the onus is on you to prove that regular users do not like it as it is. In fact, were it not, I'm sure regular users would have cut it months ago. What's more, you have contributed NOTHING to the article. all you have done is arrive at it out of the blue to cause disruption, nothing more or less.
If you persist in this, then it is indeed vandalism, and you know it. -- User: Lost Girls Diary 6 August 2007
- Playing God? Issuing orders? Causing disruption? All I am doing is adding a template calling for maintainence. I repeat, no plot section (defined as a treatment, a summary, or whatever you want) that has been approved as GA or FA is this long. It is not vandalism to call for this article to be brought to standards, nor does it require admin powers or any special mandate, and if you report it as such you will likely be disappointed. I will readd the tag. --Lenin and McCarthy | (Complain here) 19:39, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
I have actually taken a look at some of the recent updates, and have to say some are unnecessarily adding to the article as a whole, and I have begun a review and edit. But, as long as you add the tag, I will remove it, or maybe someone else will do the honours in my absence. If not outright vandalism, it certainly invites vandalism from the mindless by adding the template; that much should be obvious! Why exactly have you got it in your head to play God with this - and many other articles? I note that in some cases you have actually done some good, and I applaud that; others, I'm sorry to say, you come across like a petty bureaucrat. As my English tutor drummed into me, if you have nothing to contribute, do nothing! You would do well to heed those words.
I would definitely recommend patience - it is a virtue, and who in their right mind would want the article of Dec 2006 back?!
Lost Girls Diary 6 August 2007
Lost Girls Diary
Treatment has been edited and revised. It is now only 9 lines longer than Supernumary's last version; and he was responsible for it getting it's 'approval' - which, incidentally, missed a whole raft of plot out. The approved version is only 8 lines shorter, that version also missed great chunks of plot, and the difference in length is quite obviously nothing to go adding tags about.
This is as tight as it can get and remain both readable and follow the plot structure; both of which are not only desirable, but essential. You may not like it, Lenin and McCarthy, but you have to remember that not everything can be stanardized to suit you; but please bear in mind, after all, you are just a wiki user, like me, but unlike me are not a contributor to the article in question. I have had the article looked at by a number of people here, and they have all approved of it. It is very clearly up to standard. Please do refrain from adding the tag again; not least, as I have said before, if not direct vandalism, it does encourage people to make mindless edits. If you don't think it is up to standard, then ask for it to be recategorized; but, frankly, that is unnecessary. I will be back to improve the grammar, etc. and maintain as such.
Lost Girls Diary 7 August 2007
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Is there a reason why "treatment" is used instead of "plot"? All other articles use "plot" for the section's title. SIR KITTENS MCFUZZYPAWS III, ESQUIRE (talk) 22:01, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
- No, there doesn't seem to be. I've removed the brief summary under "Plot summary" and renamed the "Treatment" section "Plot", as guidelines suggest the section should be named. The section clearly is a summary of the plot, not a summary of the Film treatment. - SummerPhD (talk) 14:17, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
GA Reassessment[edit]
- This discussion is transcluded from Talk:Ginger Snaps (film)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the reassessment.
As part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles' Project quality task force, all old good articles are being re-reviewed to ensure that they meet current good article criteria (as detailed at WP:WIAGA. Overall the article is very good, but I have determined that this article needs some upkeep to maintain its status, and have some additional comments:
- The plot summarily is rightly marked as overly long. There are so many details it's rather convoluted.
- Some unsourced statements/original research:
- "Interestingly, both actresses were born in the same hospital, attended the same pre-school, elementary and private schools, and are at the same agency. Perkins was twenty-two at the time and Isabelle four years younger, but it was Perkins who would be cast as the younger sister."
- " However, they did credit it as a worthy attempt and often gave it half marks on their star scales."
- "Owing to a cult following, it has managed to post significant video and DVD sales. These earnings combined with moderate theatrical success abroad have translated into the creation of a trilogy."
- "As of 2008, no further information has developed, and it remains to be seen if a TV series will materalize."
- There are lots of one or two sentence groupings that are not paragraphs by themselves (by definition they need three or more.) These need to be merged, fleshed out or cut.
- File:Katharine Isabelle1.jpg- I don't see much of a rationale for the use of the non-free image, as there isn't much that requires her portrait in the film or couldn't be adequately replaced with a free image of the actress.
I am putting the article on hold for one week pending resolution of these concerns. Please keep me appraised on this page of progress. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs(talk) 21:12, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
- As there has been no progress on any of the above issues, I am delisting. The article can be renominated at any time, but I encourage editors to fix the listed issues. Further comments or questions should be directed to my talk page. Thanks, Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs(talk) 15:21, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
- The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
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Obvious advice, on the face of it, but one people mostly ignore.
If you're having an argument, conflict, serious disagreement, whatever - what are you trying to get out of it?
"What's my objective? What's most likely to get me it?"
Or, more succinctly, "What is winning?"
On a related note, you also probably shouldn't fight with people over situations that will straighten themselves out.
I'm writing this largely as a reminder to myself.
Sometimes I do something that I think is really cool. Then I go share it with the world. And sometimes, I get feedback that seems off-base to me.
Y'know, I'm wrong a lot of the time. I'm wrong more often than most people, simply because I try to huge volumes of stuff. When I'm 55% sure, I'll usually write up my initial thoughts and just note that I'm not sure if it's correct, but it's what I'm thinking about.
So, I'm wrong a lot. A lot of times, someone points out a glaring error I made. For instance, Jason Shen was kind enough to point out that the vast majority of people think to some extent that business/commerce/wealth is zero sum, so maybe it keeps making sense to talk about "adding value" - oh, right, selction bias on my part since most of my peer group either directly create things that didn't exist before (artists, engineers, programmers, experimental scientists, etc) or facilitate trade and exchange and wealth building (entrepreneurs, managers, investors, financiers, etc).
But most people that aren't directly involved in the creation or trade. The world is complex, most people in the West work in big corporations and don't see how their role directly contributes to new wealth being created. So anyways, mea culpa there, and I'll amend my position. Thanks Jason.
Let's play a game. We're going to flip a coin, you get to call heads or tails, and you get $1 if you win and pay me $1 if you lose.
Pretty straightforward, yes?
We flip the coin a bunch. It comes down roughly half heads and half tails.
Then, suddenly the coin comes down heads six times in a row.
I love building. I love expansion. I love making new things, doing new things.
But that's only one side of the coin. Expansion is fantastic, but you need to consolidate your gains.
Most of the time, you can consolidate a little bit each day. Clean things up, put things away.
But when's the last time you devoted an entire day to consolidation?
I try to do it at least 3 times a month. It's fantastic.
One of the more interesting Wiki-walks to take...
Careful, it might burn a few hours of your life. But it's really fascinating. They might not all be "correct," per se, but they should all be thought-provoking. Learn and enjoy, but only if you don't mind burning the next few hours...
I stayed for a few nights in Chiba with a friend of mine who is a talented martial artist and health and fitness expert.
Per his recommendations, I'm going to try out cutting all carbohydrates six days out of the week (with one cheat day) and fasting one day per week. I cut the carbs two days ago - I already didn't eat sweets, but moving off rice and bread (sandwiches) was somewhat limiting at first... in a convenience store with 400 items for sale, there's literally only 20 or so I can eat.
But that's fine. Surprisingly, I haven't been hungry at all... sometimes I think I should eat, but my stomach hasn't growled at me at all. I'm probably eating too much fried chicken (quick, fast, cheap, widely available in Tokyo), but I'll adjust as I find more options. Tonight I bought a small salad and a big can of tuna for breakfast tomorrow.
My buddy gave me a pair of spare Vibrams he had (same shoe size) and recommended some slight walking and posture changes. Also, some more stretching/strengthening/bodyweight exercises.
I'll work those in over time - I'm quite busy right now, so don't have the attention to devote to a whole new fitness regime immediately. But I'm doing the no carbs/cheat day/fast day right away. I'll post updates in a while with how it's going.
Japan's customer service?
Legendarily good, yes?
Japan has extraordinary amounts of customer service since a large bulk of their belief and daily practice is based around duty-based ethics. This is a rare thing to most Westerners - in the West, we're very willing to fudge the rules to provide a better outcome. It's expected, even.
In Japan, the ethical systems are more along the lines of rules than outcomes. We're generalizing, of course, this isn't everyone. But it's most people here.
...if you're traveling internationally.
It's convenient, but it almost guarantees you'll get appointments screwed up if you're moving countries regularly.
There's so many quirks to timezones - a particular city, state, or province will often operate slightly differently than the ones around it. For instance, in the USA, Arizona doesn't do daylight savings time. So it's an hour off from the rest of its timezone half the year.
I find the best way to handle appointments when traveling around a lot is to mark down when they're going to happen in the timezone of the person I'm talking to or meeting. Then, I don't convert until the week the appointment is happening.
This avoids the problem of trying to remember when you marked China time or Japan time for an appointment if you're traveling between the two countries.
This is huge. This is huge, and nobody gets it.
2% is 100% bigger than 1%.
You're investing money and have two options.
Option A pays a 5% return. Option B pays a 6% return.
I think there's roughly two good strategies for having conversations with people.
The first is actually speaking your mind freely once you get to know someone even a bit, including all the politically incorrect things.
As a somewhat tame example, I think the British Empire did more good than any other nation in history and was overwhelmingly a force for good in humanity. However, people mostly hear about their bad deeds, but don't hear about all the suicide cults, assassin's organizations, human sacrificing religions, and so on, and so on, that they ended. People also take for granted all the hygiene, infrastructure, rule of law, scientific method, and so on that they propagated.
I'll point this out, even though it upsets some people. It's honest and not politically correct (but true!).
There's another strategy, which is to suss out what the person you're speaking to thinks, and try to converse on common ground and without being offensive. Done correctly, this actually means being liked by a wider group of people and not offending as many people... and this isn't so bad, really. Most people will lionize speaking up in theory, but react really hostile in practice if you say, for instance, that you think universal suffrage is a terrible way to choose a government.

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America Talks to Me Like a Mother
America Talks to Me Like a Mother
Don't worry. One kills in dreams
but wakes having not killed.
Having not killed is part of waking. Some mornings, though,
you lay there pinned under layers of light, fear,
and woolen blankets.
You know what's right and what's wrong,
what you don't know is what happened
and if you were actually there.
That's why dreams of digging a deep hole with a stolen shovel
are so confusing. That's why you expect to jerk awake
when you stand in a pile of dry brush
holding a lit match in your hand.
The best thing to do, always,
is get up and walk down the stairs.
Don't leave.
Not yet.
Wait awhile in the kitchen, it doesn't matter whose kitchen,
and let the house absorb the blame.
That's what a house is for.
You aren't screaming,
you're insisting
because you're always wrong,
even while you sit on the ground before daybreak waiting
for enough light to gather sticks.
You don't know yet what a stick is.
You can't be expected to remember anything
once you've seen the sun rise.
All day long, you walk back and forth through the field,
standing guard over what didn't happen
to keep it from mixing with what did.
You didn't shoot the gun, you just listened well
when people talked about how to do it.
You didn't walk unscathed through the fire,
you walked unscathed over it.
You happened to find a narrow bridge.
You wouldn't purposely hurt anyone,
but keep describing all the ways that you would.
List all the things that never happened,
and see if you can suck clean the edges of what did.
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A huge fight on the east side of the Springs led to shots being fired, ultimately injuring two people.
The incident occurred just before 9 p.m. Thursday on the 1100 block of Chelton.
Through interviews, police learned that two vehicles began shooting at each other. Additional details are limited, but police say 20 people were involved in the fight. One house was hit from the gunfire.
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Book your room at Red Roof Inn Hot Springs
Get an overview of this hotelHotel with free breakfast, near Bathhouse Row
Situated in Hot Springs, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Hot Springs Convention Center, Bathhouse Row, and Hot Springs National Park. Summit Arena and The Gangster Museum are also within 1 mi (2 km).
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A 24-hour business center, a seasonal outdoor pool, and a meeting room are available at this hotel. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include laundry facilities, a 24-hour front desk, and RV/bus/truck parking.
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Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. This hotel offers access to a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. This Hot Springs hotel also offers a seasonal outdoor pool, laundry facilities, and RV/bus/truck parking. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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- Year Built 1960
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Harvey L. Johnson, 83, of Spicer and formerly of Redwood Falls passed away Friday, August 9, 2013 with his family at his side.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 17, 2013 from Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls.
Inurnment, with military honors, will follow at Crestlawn Gardens, rural Redwood Falls. Visitation will be held from 9 until 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 17, 2013 at the church. Arrangements are with Nelson-Martin Funeral Service in Redwood Falls. Email condolences may be sent via www.nelsonmartinfuneralservice.com.
Harvey graduated from Granite Falls High School in 1948. A highlight of his high school career was playing in the 1947 state basketball tournament.
Following graduation, Harvey attended Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D.
He proudly served in the United States Navy during the Korean War.
Harvey and Dar owned Johnson's Beauty Lounge in Redwood Falls from 1958-93. His greatest joy was his family. Being an avid sports fan, he supported his children and grandchildren's athletic endeavors. A highlight every fall was the Army/Navy football game.
Harvey felt very lucky to retire at his lake home, which became a gathering place for his friends and family.
Harvey's strength, humor, and never quit attitude will be with all who knew him forever. "NAME THAT COTTON PICKIN TUNE."
Harvey is survived by his loving wife Darlys of 60 years; his children Cindy (Chuck) Briscoe, Stacey Johnson, Sherry (Michael) Jordan, Chad (Krista) Johnson, Derrick (Alyssa) Johnson and his 13 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents Halvor and Bertha Johnson.
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Very helpful staff. Good Service, timely food delivery. We have had our Club Christmas Party in the back room for about 5 years now and has been no talk about going anywhere else.
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Very helpful staff. Good Service, timely food delivery. We have had our Club Christmas Party in the back room for about 5 years now and has been no talk about going anywhere else.
I was surprised at what Monical Pizza charged for the fairly average menu; delivery tips just made it worse, though they generally showed up on time. Don't get me wrong, it's a pretty good pizza and my orders have been taken almost always correctly, but there are more inspired and value-oriented establishments out there if you just want the same... More
I have enjoyed every visit here. Really like the pizza. Love the red Monical's sauce on everything. Like how it's not crowded. I did get delivery once and it was a bad experience. Pizza was burnt black. I hadn't realized the bottom of the crust was charred until after the delivery person left. I called them, they told me I... More
They do have pizza which is average, some sandwiches that are pretty good. Bread sticks are a little under cooked. Service is great! No free Wi-Fi though! (If they get that I would rate higher. )
In the area just for the day, we decided to try this and so very glad we did. we spit an order of bread sticks with cheddar cheese and I did an 8"BBQ chicken and my husband the deluxe. He raved about his pizza and the crust and how loaded with toppings it was... until I had two pieces left... More
Monicals pizza is set apart by the spices and seasonings they use to flavor the pizza. The pepperoni and barbecue chicken pizza stand out as our go-to favorites. The restaurant itself is clean and service is good. My only critique is the breadsticks. We are generally fans of breadsticks but the Monicals' breadsticks are doughy and lack flavor so I... More
We love love love Monicals here in Lafayette,IN we request extra thin and crispy crust which they have mastered and we have a special request pizza made that they get right! The service is ALWAYS excellent,friendly,fast and accurate and follow up is just right not pesky-
This is by far the best thin pizza you can get. It is light on the sauce and tastes great. If you get the Family Pleaser you can save money and feed the family with pizza, salad and drinks. Best deal in town and a real friendly place for the family.
The pizza is awesome but prices are HIGH for what you get. $50.00 to feed a family of four. Consider the pizza as an appetizer (expensive) or a snack...
They use great, local ingredients. They will customize a pizza to your liking, and the pizzas are huge. They also deliver -- even to the country, and much of West Lafayette/Lafayette is country!
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5K race scheduled for today at Broadmoor Park
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HOUMA — While today's 5K Race for Life at Broodmoor Park will feature a 1/2-mile kids fun run and will start and finish in a place very kid friendly, race director Raylan Alleman said it's also geared toward serious walkers and runners.
Alleman said the course and the splits will be accurately marked, there will be timers at each split and volunteers will be on hand to make sure walkers and runners are on the correct path and run the official course.
Alleman has been running for 25 years and has been a member of the Bayou Runners Association, which will put the race on, since 1994.
It's the race's 11th year, and it starts and ends at Broadmoor Park.
"My goal all along was to make sure we did it with the things as a runner that I look for in races," Alleman said. "We do it at the park in Broadmoor because there are some things for the younger children to do, but we also gear it to a good competition. We have generous awards and food afterwards."
With cooler and crisp weather expected, this race will help kickoff the fall running season in the area, and it is also a BRASS Grand Prix event.
"This time we will get some nice weather," Alleman said. "We don't always, but it looks like we will get a piece of that this year."
Pre-registration for the race has closed. The kids fun run ($5) starts at 8 a.m. with the 5K walk/run ($10) to begin at 8:30 a.m.
Awards will be given to top runners, walkers and kids 1/2 mile run finishers, and there may still be some shirts available this morning.
"It's a great race. I have done it several times," BRASS president Chris Johnson said. "It's one of those you won't see hundreds of people at. It's always been one of those where it's been less people, but a little bit more of the family atmosphere because you are at the park and you have the swings and stuff. It's always been one of my favorite races just because of the area, running down Funderburk (Ave.) with the oaks trees and all."
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Distributed and Parallel Databases
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SNEE: a query processor for wireless sensor networks
- Ixent GalpinAffiliated withSchool of Computer Science, University of Manchester Email author
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- , Alasdair J. G. GrayAffiliated withSchool of Computer Science, University of Manchester
- , Farhana JabeenAffiliated withSchool of Computer Science, University of Manchester
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A wireless sensor network (WSN) can be construed as an intelligent, large-scale device for observing and measuring properties of the physical world. In recent years, the database research community has championed the view that if we construe a WSN as a database (i.e., if a significant aspect of its intelligent behavior is that it can execute declaratively-expressed queries), then one can achieve a significant reduction in the cost of engineering the software that implements a data collection program for the WSN while still achieving, through query optimization, very favorable cost:benefit ratios. This paper describes a query processing framework for WSNs that meets many desiderata associated with the view of WSN as databases. The framework is presented in the form of compiler/optimizer, called SNEE, for a continuous declarative query language over sensed data streams, called SNEEql. SNEEql can be shown to meet the expressiveness requirements of a large class of applications. SNEE can be shown to generate effective and efficient query evaluation plans. More specifically, the paper describes the following contributions: (1) a user-level syntax and physical algebra for SNEEql, an expressive continuous query language over WSNs; (2) example concrete algorithms for physical algebraic operators defined in such a way that the task of deriving memory, time and energy analytical cost-estimation models (CEMs) for them becomes straightforward by reduction to a structural traversal of the pseudocode; (3) CEMs for the concrete algorithms alluded to; (4) an architecture for the optimization of SNEEql queries, called SNEE, building on well-established distributed query processing components where possible, but making enhancements or refinements where necessary to accommodate the WSN context; (5) algorithms that instantiate the components in the SNEE architecture, thereby supporting integrated query planning that includes routing, placement and timing; and (6) an empirical performance evaluation of the resulting framework.
KeywordsQuery optimization Wireless sensor networks Distributed query processing Query languages Continuous queries Cost estimation models
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- Title
- SNEE: a query processor for wireless sensor networks
- Journal
Distributed and Parallel Databases
Volume 29, Issue 1-2 , pp 31-85
- Cover Date
- 2011-02
- 10.1007/s10619-010-7074-3
- Print ISSN
- 0926-8782
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- 1573-7578
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- Springer US
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- Query optimization
- Wireless sensor networks
- Distributed query processing
- Query languages
- Continuous queries
- Cost estimation models
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- Ixent Galpin (1)
- Christian Y. A. Brenninkmeijer (1)
- Alasdair J. G. Gray (1)
- Farhana Jabeen (1)
- Alvaro A. A. Fernandes (1)
- Norman W. Paton (1)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK


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Top Dieting Tips To Lose Weight Fast And Effectively – Anyone who had tried to lose weight knows how difficult it is. There are so many people that claim they offer top dieting tips to lose weight, but how can you tell the difference between the sound advice and crap? On top of that, there are so many diets out there that promise the best, but the majority of them do more harm than good. This is why there are so many people languishing without being able to lose weight effectively. This article highlights some of the top dieting tips to lose weight effectively.
Eating a low carb diet is an important factor for anyone planning to lose weight effectively. A low carb diet will reduce the amount of carbohydrates in your meal. It will help bring body fat and cholesterol down to a healthy level. Restricting simple carbs and shifting to complex carbs will help reduce your sugar cravings, which is essential to lose weight fast. On the other hand, a low carb diet helps reduce the insulin levels in your bloodstream. This is ideal for people who are suffering from type-2 diabetes.
Losing weight effectively comes down to a simple equation of expending more calories than consuming. Cutting calories should be done with the advice of an expert dietitian. Cutting too much of calories may have a reverse effect on you. Once you cut down on too much of calories, your body goes onto a "starvation mode." The body's survival instinct kicks in during this stage. The body imagines that there is going to be a shortage of food, and starts to store food as fat. This is counter productive to your efforts of losing weight effectively. Hence, you should not cut too much of calories without consulting an expert dietitian.
Thirst can usually be interpreted as a sign of hunger. Hunger is actually the body's way of telling you to refuel. If you are really hungry, you will not feel uncomfortable, bloated or tired. Most people misunderstand the signal for thirst as a signal for hunger. Also, once you feel really hungry, you should not wait for hours and hours without eating. This way your body will go onto the "starvation mode," slowing down the metabolism and making it hard for you to lose weight effectively. Do not eat when you are under the influence of negative emotions. You may eat too much, in order to cover up for your negative feelings. This is not conducive to your weight loss goals.
Drinking enough water has numerous benefits to your overall health and well-being. It hydrates and moisturizes your skin as well as increases the metabolic rate of the body. Water also helps in eliminating hunger pangs. Drinking a glass of water 1/2 hour before a meal will help you eat less food than normal. This is essential in losing weight effectively.
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Gabe McClintock and the Beauty of Natural Light Boudoir Photography
Gabe McClintock is an internationally known award-winning wedding and boudoir photographer based out of Alberta, Canada. His work carries an incredible amount of intimate nuances with a tonality that shifts towards dark and atmospheric. With so much emphasis out there about his wedding work, I took a bit of time to talk with McClintock in regards to his absolutely beautiful boudoir photography in hopes to better understand his approach and workflow.


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Rated 4 out of 5 by Jesselouis10 Impeccable facilities not met with staff's performance This hotel is set up beautifully on an exclusive island in Singapore. The grounds and facilities were well kept and clean and the design was well thought out in regards to comfort and style. We had a pool facing room with a fantastic balcony. The two highlights were the comfort of the room and features of the pool. My wife and I celebrated our wedding anniversary with our two children and everyone was very happy with the hotel. Although I was happy there were a few areas that could be improved upon; 1. Upon arriving to the hotel at 4:15 the staff said our room was not ready for the 3:00 check-in. As a consolation we were given two drink tickets to pacify us as we waited. When I check in to a hotel one hour and fifteen minutes after the said "check-in time" I expect to walk straight to my room. This may be an unrealistic expectation but then again, it is a 5-star hotel. 2. when I called for help in utilising the in-room sound system from my phone I got a different answer 3 times and the technician who came to my room could not communicate in english. Clear communication the first time would have prevented issues with two future communications. 3. I called for luggage transport from my room to check-out and waited 20 minutes. No one showed so I left. These 3 complaints are small and specific but something I would expect not to encounter at an establishment such as this. I would try another 5-star hotel on Sentosa before going back here. June 24, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by frozen88 Very enjoyable stay Stay in Away-room that has a private small pool comes with jacuzzi. We enjoy the pool very much. Room is spacious and clean. Has a big bath tub and separate shower room. Breaskfast is awesome as well. Will definitely visit again. June 24, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Paul919 Very pleased Everything great. Staff very friendly, responsive, fantastic facilities. Only negatives are selection of breakfast buffet limited, food quality and quantity could be better. For example, we ordered a fish burger by the pool and literally only 2 burger buns, a small piece of fish and a few pieces of lettuce are provided. All that for S$20 plus. Staff made a mistake by claiming one of the rooms did not include breakfast when my email confirmation said the contrary. Despite the negatives, I still rate this as an excellent stay. June 24, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Raghu Excellent facilities Excellent facilities. Breakfast is good but no many options for vegetarians. June 23, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by mufnuff Bed too soft the bed is too soft and pillow is flat like paper. June 23, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Teehee Very well Have never been to any hotel this good. Love the environment and service and facilities. Classy and cool. June 23, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by mufnuff Bed is too soft I have stayed twice at your property and realised that your bed is way too soft for a good night's rest. Pillows are too thin and flat like paper. Please may I request for a hard bed and thicker pillows? June 23, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by MYONG Unpleasant Check Out Experience I had booked a room with W Hotel to celebrate my partner's birthday. On our check-in day, we were pleasantly served by a Reception Manager. I had requested for a late check-out, however was informed that it was chargeable. I had informed that I was celebrating a birthday and hope some exception could be granted. The Reception Manager granted me a late check-out at 1 pm on a no-charge basis. However, on my check-out day, I received a call from the Reception at around 12.30 pm asking if I was checking-out. I replied that I was granted a check-out at 1 pm and will be heading down to the Reception shortly. The Receptionist was not pleased and claims that it was not recorded in his system. He also warned me that if I do not check-out at 1 pm sharp, I will be charge for late check-out. I was quite upset as my stay was left with a bad "taste". Unfortunately, I did not get the name of the Receptionist. I hope that the hotel can look into special exceptions for late check-out as guest are paying premium rates. June 23, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by Es85 Not an usual W Standard! My friend and I are W fans! Whenever there is W, our first choice definitely will be W. I'm not very satisfied on my recent stay in W Singapore. Everything in the hotel are crowded and fully booked. After check-in, went to Skirt to make reservation to celebrate my birthday, but had been told that the restaurant is fully booked and only available at 10pm. No choice due to we do not want to have buffet in the other restaurant Kitchen for birthday celebration, so we agreed and confirmed our reservation. A little disappointed, I understand is on weekends, maybe next time should remind guest to make reservation for the restaurant whenever there is peak seasons in the email after we booked the hotel to avoid disappointed. The services in Skirt was below our expectation due to one of the Chinese male talent/waiter who took orders from us was not friendly, arrogant, without smile. He looks like in a hurry while took order with us, my friend haven't finish her order, the talent already walk away. Kind of rude. Except the male waiter who took order with us, all the talents in Skirt are friendly, foods are delicious and above our expectation. Next, breakfast are crowded, have to Q-up to wait for the table. After seated, we wait for the talents to offer us coffee/tea, but no one come to us. Understand that Skirt are open to serve breakfast due to large crowd, but both restaurant still very packed/crowded, it is too congestion in the peaceful morning. Solutions need to solve this issue. Other than that, the breakfast has wide variety of choice and delicious! The whole W is really congestion in the weekends, wanna order the high tea set around 3.45pm in woobar, the lady talent told us the time to serve high tea set is over, but around 4.15pm I saw they served it to the other table. Thus, we order again with a male talent, he told us will check it out for us. The same girl who took order from us saw and whisper with the male talent, he come back to us said that the table already booked high-tea set in advanced. Around 4.45pm, we saw there is high tea set served to another table again. Wondering is the high tea set really finish or they do not want to served to us due to they are too busy, insufficient staffs and can't handle the crowd. My friend passed the birthday cake to ask them for to send to the room to surprise me, the cake sent up with the box without unwraps and without candle. Room was great, comfortable and nice view. June 17, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Kuchen8 Nice place Had a pleasant stay n it felt nice. The name addressed to should be Mr Instead of Ms Request you to make changes in your database. It is Mr Mugsang Kuchen. Thanks, Mr Kuchen June 17, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Dookie Little details need attention Staff service excellent. Breakfast sub-standard; in particular coffee service and limited choice of cereals. In-room air con incredibly noisy; impossible to sleep with it on. In-room lighting inadequate, both bathroom and main room. Overall a great hotel but too expensive for regular patronage. June 16, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by TheWHotelFan PERFECT GETAWAY Went to W Hotel Singapore for a 3D2N getaway for my friend's birthday. It was superb. Love how they pay attention to all the small details and we were entertained by all the design elements throughout the stay. The scent and music were great. We spent the entire time in the hotel without seeing the need to travel out, thanks to these brilliantly designed FIT gym, AWAY spa, Pool and WOO bar. Yes, we truly "refuel & recharge" ourselves during the 3D2N stay, as promised by W. Special thanks to the talent who arranged a cake to be sent to our room at 9PM sharp for the birthday celebration. The cake was great and delicious. This is my first time staying in W Hotel and I am pretty sure I have become a fan of W. Will definitely try out other W Hotels in Asia soon. Room for Improvement: 1. The staff at the concierge really needs to smile a little more. 2. The service menu stated that there is a pillow menu. However when we called Whatever / Whenever, the person-in-charge did not offer us any options. We requested for a foam pillow, but it wasn't available. No big deal though. 3. Food at the Kitchen Table can be better. Personally I felt that the selection and taste was a little below average.Have been to better ones. But then again most buffets in Hotel aren't that great. So not an issue. 4. Is there such a thing call SPG Recognition? June 15, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by FZen FABULOUS STAY Big Thank You to the W team! Stay was fabulous as usual :) Most importantly my mum really enjoyed her stay and the endless fun pool time with her little granddaughter! Birthday cake for my mum was Wonderful! Special thanks to Duty Manager Shane as well WE LOVE W June 12, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by oht62 marina view Great views overlooking marina and the bay,with sea just at the distance June 9, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Andy First time at W Singapore 1. V nice decor and excellent location, being next to the Marina 2. over-crowded on Sat & Sun (esp in areas eg b'fast venue) perhaps due to local wkend family getaway 3. slightly below say W Taipei in terms of services level; response time etc) 4. need more choices of food at the pool eg club sandwiches, hotdogs; Asian noodles, pasta) June 4, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by OliD Expected way more Good: Hotel architecture and interior design Pool, pool size, pool bar Spa Bad: Staff responsiveness. worst I have ever seen at any W or Starwood. Slow staff, overworked and stressed. Hard to get their attention. They forget to bring ordered drinks. Food was average at best. Selection at breakfast too small. For that price it is a joke. 110SGD for the lunch/brunch buffet, was way overpriiced for what was available. Not enough chairs at pool. June 2, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Funny13 Wonderful stay Overall, stay was wonderful and comfortable. However, shuttle service should increase the frequency as it is really inconvenient to travel out from hotel to nearby shopping centre May 29, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Nadal17 Fantastic hotel for business or pleasure We loved our stay here so much we are coming back.!!! Super friendly staff, always helpful and they ALWAYS greeted us warmly. Rooms were spacious and immaculate with great views. Biggest pool EVER, always open so we were restricted with it's use. LOVE that. Great breakfast every morning and loved both restaurants. Also great that hotel is located short stroll from more restaurant choices.. great place to stay. Can't wait to return next month for business, because when our business is finished for the day we can relax by the pool. Very excited. May 27, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Chells14 This hotel is in a great Location A great Hotel in a great vacation location - Sentosa.. Anyone wanting a perfect Singapore Holiday closest to the Singapore attractions - This is the best place, great staff, wonderful pool and a comfortable room... May 27, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Serene99 Accommodation was good Clean environment, nice lobby, comfortable bed, the lift decor is over powering.... Was a little disappointed with the breakfast spread as not a lot of choice for Asian food May 26, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Shayla Excellent Experience Very beautiful resort! The view from the balcony was amazing and the landscaping of the poolside and around the hotel was incredibly beautiful. It was especially gorgeous during the sunset. It is a big plus that their pool & gym opens 24 hours and they offer some tubes, sunscreen and towels for free. Also, I liked their free shuttle to ION orchard. All of the staffs were very kind and supportive. But the Woo bar's mango juice was a little bit disappointing because it tasted like mango puree while I expected a fresh mango juice. May 26, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by FatBoyOz Family Stay at W Hotel We recently stayed at the W hotel in Singapore, it had been some time since I had visited Sentosa and was initially hesitant, but found getting around a breeze and the new facilities and amenities that the Island now offers is exceptional. The Hotel is extremely funky and the staff were extremely professional and couldn't do enough to make our stay enjoyable. My only comment is that there beverage pricing was extremely high and if was more reasonably priced we would have stayed around the hotel longer to enjoy there hospitality but at the ridiculous pricing this would detract most visitors. May 26, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by lucyuk Funky, unique and opulent I stayed in the W in Sentosa in December 2013 and it was a fantastic experience for a romantic getaway staycation. Although it is quite an expensive option the hotel and room decor is second to none with plenty of finishing touches and a very modern feel. We enjoyed a fantastic dinner at the restaurant and although we only stayed 1 night it has lived on in our memories so well that I have just booked to stay again on Monday 25th May, this time in a Marvelous Suite which we are looking forward to! May 22, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by ns77 Suits Romantic Getaway Very nice romantic pool at night. May 21, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by JFMAY2014 Good but needs improvement Check in was fast and efficient. Staff were friendly and generally pretty good. The room was nice, however the shower was disgusting with mold on the floor and when you tried to use the front jets the water leaked underneath the door and all over the bathroom. The Hotel is quite new but the mattress was very soft and the springs felt like they had seen better days, my wife and I both woke up with sore backs. Breakfast when it did arrive was cold and below average to say the least. The room could have been cleaned a bit better but was not bad. Overall the experience was good but these things little things did annoy me enough to log on and write a review. Please improve. May 19, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Yunhee Great Night!! HI, I was very happy that the W was so fantastic. It was my family trip with parents and sons. They were very very happy and loved the atmosphere and food and etc. We wanted to stay logner! We will visit again definitely near future. Thank you very much for your great service. Have a good day. Best regards, Yunhee May 18, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Watto Great Value This hotel provides much more that any other hotel on Sentosa- unique design and ambiance, keen and happy staff, attention to detail and every concern about your comfort. Situated by a beautiful marina and the Quayside restaurant complex which also contains a wine shop, supermarket and hairstylist, it provides the best relaxation for your holiday. May 16, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by sues61 our one night stay Our stay at W Sentosa was fantastic. We would recommend it highly May 14, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by FvdS OK, but not as good as Koh Samui, Taipei or Seoul Everything is OK, but we've been to Koh Samui, Taipei and Seoul W hotels and they are just all better. May 13, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by Dio95 Improve area First day when I arrived to the hotel, I stayed in the room in order to get my luggage over 1 hour. I called the front desk many times, but they also can't find my luggage. that I missed one important appointment. just because of the luggage. I told the stuffs that I already wait for my luggage over 1 hour. I can't see any appropriate action from W. The second night I called front desk that I need to tape things, if W has tape or not. the front desk told me that she needs to check and will response to me , call me back later. Till I leave W, none of W staff call me back. too bad!! May 12, 2014


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European Journal of Wildlife Research
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Efficiency of spreading maize in the garrigues to reduce wild boar (Sus scrofa) damage to Mediterranean vineyards
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The aim of this work was to assess the efficiency of dissuasive spreading of maize to reduce the level of wild boar damage to vines in a Mediterranean area (Puéchabon, southern France). The 50 wine growers of Puéchabon were all questioned about the annual losses caused by the wild boar in each vineyard of the study area between 1990 and 1992. We also studied the distribution of the damage on a smaller scale, by mapping the damaged vines within two vineyards. In summer 1993, we distributed 4.7 tons of maize in the woods , and then questioned the wine growers about the losses in each vineyard for 1993. During 1990–1992, on both large and small scales, the damage had a patchy distribution, with more patches of damage occurring close to the woods. Moreover, the later the vines ripened, the less frequent the damage. The severity of the damage was only affected by the distance of the vineyard from woods. In total, the wild boar consumed 20,049 kg of grapes each year between 1990–1992 (193 kg/ha), and 63% of the vineyards were damaged. In 1993, both the density and the compensation paid in the département increased threefold. However, in our study area, both the proportion of damaged vineyards (36%) and the level of damage in the vineyards (151 kg/ha) were reduced, saving more than 60% in compensation. The dissuasive spreading of maize is therefore an efficient tool to reduce the level of damage to vineyards.
KeywordsCompensation Deterrent Mediterranean habitat Patchy distribution Supplementary feeding
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- Efficiency of spreading maize in the garrigues to reduce wild boar (Sus scrofa) damage to Mediterranean vineyards
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European Journal of Wildlife Research
Volume 50, Issue 3 , pp 112-120
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- 2004-09
- 10.1007/s10344-004-0047-y
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- 1612-4642
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- 1439-0574
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- Springer-Verlag
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- Compensation
- Deterrent
- Mediterranean habitat
- Patchy distribution
- Supplementary feeding
- Authors
- C. Calenge (1)
- D. Maillard (1)
- P. Fournier (1)
- C. Fouque (1)
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- 1. Office national de la chasse et de la faune sauvage, 95 rue Pierre Flourens, 34098, Montpellier Cedex 05, France


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