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The Flushing Meadows Hotel in Munich, Germany
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• Location: Fraunhoferstrasse.
• Hotel website: flushingmeadowshotel.com
• Hotel phone: +49 89 5527 9170
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This boutique hotel features uniquely designed rooms, some really striking, with lots of luxuries and mod-cons, as well as a superb rooftop bar in an excellent location.
The Flushing Meadows – A real boutique hotel with unique rooms, a fabulous bar, and views of the Alps.
The fact that it is a member of Design Hotels notwithstanding, The Flushing Meadows is a seriously stylish place. Each of its rooms is different, and most of them were designed by local creatives, including DJs, mixologists, actors, and musicians. Whether you end up in the room with the thirteen-foot-high shower cubicle, the pink one, the one where all the furniture is suspended from the ceiling, or the one with the skeletons (yes, really), you'll delight in learning about your room and its designer. But no matter how much there is to rave about inside the hotel, the location means you won't spend much time indoors. Three minutes from the Isar and in the heart of the Glockenbach neighborhood, you have the best of Munich within a short walk.
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The Flushing Meadows – Location
Address: Fraunhoferstrasse 32, Munich.
Nearest Metro/Subway: Fraunhoferstrasse U-Bahn (U2 line) is just 100m away.
Area: The hotel is in Glockenbach (sometimes called Glockenbachviertel, or by the wider borough name of Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt), the trendiest part of Munich, packed with hip bars, stores, and restaurants. The lively Gärtnerplatz is a few minutes' walk from the hotel, and it's only a 10-minute walk (0.5 mile) to the Altstadt.
How to Get There: From the airport, The Flushing Meadows is around 35 minutes (24 miles) by car or just under an hour by U/S-Bahn. It's just 5 minutes (1 mile) from the Hauptbahnhof (central station) on the U-Bahn.
Private Transfer: We use and recommend Welcome Pickups car service. Booking through a private car service will cost only a bit more than a taxi – about €70 from Munich International Airport – but can be worth it to avoid the long taxi queue and for the convenience of paying ahead.
Handy to: River Isar, Deutsches Museum, Viktualienmarkt.
The Flushing Meadows – The Basics
Ages: While the hotel is geared more towards adults (there are no specific amenities for children), kids will be delighted by some of the quirkier rooms, and the hotel can provide extra beds and baby cots in the larger rooms. The Penthouse has an option for an interconnecting room.
View: On clear days, you can just about see the Alps from the bar's terrace and its adjacent south-facing rooms. Those on the other side of the building can see the spires and turrets of Altstadt.
Private Pools/Jacuzzis: No private pools or jacuzzis.
Laundry: The hotel offers a laundry service (extra charge).
Parking: Parking spaces available in the hotel's private garage for an additional charge (€30/night).
Extras: Free branded canvas bag, free bicycle rental, free calls to German landlines, and priority seating in the bar.
When to Book: There is a major accommodation shortage in Munich; book well ahead to get prime rooms, especially during Oktoberfest, which starts mid-September and goes on for a month.
Email: hello@flushingmeadowshotel.com
Website: flushingmeadowshotel.com
The Flushing Meadows – Amenities
Pool: No pool.
Spa: No spa.
Fitness Center: No fitness center.
For Disabled Guests: There are 3 steps up to the hotel's entrance (no ramp), but after that, the hotel is accessible by elevator, and there's one wheelchair-friendly room.
Activities: Free bicycle rental.
The Flushing Meadows – Food and Drink
Restaurant: No restaurant, but there are numerous dining options nearby.
Lounge/Bar: The Flushing Meadows Bar has become a destination for hip locals, especially at sunset, thanks to the fabulous terrace with views of the Alps and excellent cocktails. It's open to guests all day, and to the public 5 pm-2 am. There is a small food offering, including a currywurst baguette and a cheese platter ($).
Breakfast: A cold buffet breakfast with a focus on regional specialties is served in the bar between 8 am-noon. €15.
Room Service: Food and drinks can be ordered from the bar (surcharge).
The Flushing Meadows – Rooms
Room Types: Penthouse ● Loft ● Studio ● Double (bunk bed) ● Single • List of all Rooms
Smoking: Smoking is only permitted on the bar terrace.
Best Room: All rooms feature a BOOM Bluetooth audio device, TV, Nespresso coffee machine with Dallmayr capsules, air-conditioning, safe, and organic toiletries. The Penthouse has a large TV and a private terrace; some of the Lofts have bathtubs.
The Flushing Meadows – Local Transport
Walking: Everything in Altstadt is easily reached on foot. Viktualienmarkt (0.5 mile) and the Deutsches Museum (0.5 mile) are both close by.
Tram/Bus: There are easy bus and tram connections throughout the city with excellent maps and apps available.
Subway: Fraunhoferstrasse U-Bahn station is a minute's walk (100m) from the hotel.
Taxis, Uber, Lyft: Uber is available in Munich, but its growth has been limited by local taxis which have rallied to compete. Taxi-München uses TaxiApp which is nationwide, has multilingual phone operators (+49 89 21 610 or +49 89 19 410), and accepts text and email bookings. Another reliable local company is IsarFunk (+49 89 450 540), which uses the taxi.eu app.
The Flushing Meadows – What's Nearby?
Things everyone should know about Munich:
Cash is still king – never assume places will accept cards.
Everything closes down for a holiday in August.
September-October opening hours vary (especially for bars) because of Oktoberfest.
Most places are closed on Sundays, even places that look touristy; it's always worth checking.
Recommended Nearby Tours
The Local Experience – For all things beer and Oktoberfest related, go to these guys with their range of fun, boozy options. Many of the tours start at Marienplatz. (0.7 mile).
Munich Walk Tours – As well as the normal range of city tours, this outfit offers a beer tour that takes you round a Paulaner brewery, a bike tour of the Englischer Garten, and a Bavarian food tasting tour. Tours start at Marienplatz. (0.7 mile).
Radius Tours – Huge range of tours in English, including many day trips to the surrounding areas (Salzburg, Neuschwanstein Castle, Nuremberg), as well as city tours of Third Reich, Dachau, Bavarian beer, and bike tours and rental. Tours start from the Hauptbahnhof. (1 mile).
Best Nearby Taverns
You cannot leave Munich without experiencing a traditional tavern (Wirtshaus). Expect wood paneling, hearty food, and lots of beer. Many are centuries-old and related to the city's oldest breweries. Look out for features such as lockers for patrons' Steins (beer mugs) and Stammtischen (tables reserved for regulars). All serve reasonably-priced ($-$$) draught beer and traditional Bavarian food; some close on Sunday.
Fraunhofer – A traditional pub-dining room with well-worn communal tables attached to an avant-garde theater; cash only. (0.2 mile).
Burg Pappenheim – This cozy place gets rave reviews for its authentic food. Good for people watching in the Glockenbachviertel. (0.3 mile).
Gaststätte Faun – Gorgeous art nouveau pub with decent food that's got a local vibe. (0.3 mile).
Wirtshaus zum Straubinger – Slightly more intimate than many of Munich's taverns, and a bit off the beaten track for tourists, but this place features a lovely garden and cozy interior. (0.5 mile).
Der Pschorr – A contemporary convivial beer hall with traditional food, belonging to the Hacker-Pschorr brewery, right in the middle of the Viktualienmarkt. (0.5 mile).
Xaver's – Describing itself as an "evolution of the traditional inn", Xaver's still ticks most of the traditional boxes and has pretty roadside tables surrounded by strings of lights. (0.5 mile).
Bratwursthertzl – Tucked down a corner of the Viktualienmarkt in a little plaza, this place does great sausages and food from the Franconia region. (0.6 mile).
Hofbräuhaus – Do not miss visiting the most famous tavern in the world. Complete with traditionally dressed waitstaff, oompah band, space for 3,000 people, a garden, and great food, it will fulfill your every Bavarian dream. Interesting fact: Hitler loved this place. (0.8 mile).
Soul Kitchen – Excellent Neapolitan-style pizza with good-value lunch menu; $. (0.1 mile).
Pescheria – Excellent restaurant specializing in fresh fish cooked on a lava-stone grill. $-$$. (0.1 mile).
Cotidiano – The original branch of this Munich mini-chain serves a great selection of food any time of day, right on the Gärtnerplatz. $. (0.3 mile).
Gärtnerplatz Alm – Cozy fondue restaurant open Tuesday-Saturday for dinner. Booking recommended. $$. (0.3 mile).
Brasserie Colette – Celebrity Chef Tim Raue's take on French brasserie classics like oysters and champagne, and steak frites. Dinner only; reservations advised. $$$. (0.4 mile).
Hey Luigi – Great portions, great Italian-inspired food, great atmosphere, but tiny prices. All in a character-filled old pub. $. (0.4 mile).
Kӧnigsquelle – The schnitzel here is beloved by locals and tourists alike. Great food and excellent whiskey selection. $$. (0.4 mile).
Ménage Bar – Feel in-the-know by being one of the first to try the inventive small plates and drinks at this hip new joint. $$. (0.4 mile).
Rice – Small hole-in-the-wall often given the title of the best Vietnamese restaurant in the city. Closed Sunday. $-$$. (0.4 mile).
Ruff's Burger – German mini-chain that evolved from a popular food truck whose epic burgers are not to be missed. $-$$. The Müllerstrasse restaurant is 0.5 mile away.
Best Nearby Cafes
Tushita Teehaus – Charming Japan-inspired tearoom with delicate cakes and health-conscious food, including an excellent vegan breakfast. (0.1 mile).
Bellevue di Monaco – Refugee community center with a cool cafe that does great vegan lunch menus. (0.4 mile).
Aroma Kaffeebar – Wonderful socially conscious cafe serving the best coffee in the city, with freshly cooked snacks and light meals. (0.5 mile).
Best Nearby Bars
Frau Bartels – Hip bar with good vibes. (0.1 mile).
Zephyr Bar – Nearly a decade on, Zephyr is still king of Munich's cocktail scene. Their unique concoctions are really special. (0.1 mile).
The High – Very hip cocktail bar on the border of Altstadt/Glockenbach. (0.4 mile).
Niederlassung – Bar with cheap drinks, soft furnishings, and a disco ball. Perfect for a laid-back evening with an injection of funk. Open Tuesday-Saturday. (0.4 mile).
München 72 – Funky retro bar celebrating the year Munich hosted the Olympics. (0.5 mile).
Bar Buena Vista – Fun Latin American bar-restaurant that can get crowded as evenings heat up with DJs. Closed Monday. (0.5 mile).
Nearby Shopping & Cool Shops
Almost every street in Glockenbach has a great mix of stores, bars, cafes, and restaurants. It's especially great for vintage, independent, handmade, or unique pieces; you won't need to go anywhere else to get your retail therapy.
Comic Company – A heaven for comic and graphic-novel enthusiasts. (0.1 mile).
abgefüllt & unverpackt – Petit store with a choice range of design-focused ethical products (the name means bottled and unpacked). (0.1 mile).
Auryn – Ethical products for moms and kids, as well as a great selection of sustainable and fair trade toys. (0.2 mile).
Antonetty – Funky handcrafted leather products. (0.3 mile).
Bergwein – Delightful vintners specializing in wine and other goodies from the South Tyrol region. (0.3 mile).
GötterSpeise – Quaint chocolatier with gift store and delightful cafe. (0.3 mile).
Wortwahl – Book and gift store with possibly the best selection of greetings cards in the world. (0.3 mile).
eisenblaetter triska – Milliner duo who craft their wonderful and wearable hats in-store. (0.4 mile).
Deutsches Museum – One of Germany's best museums with wonderful interactive exhibitions that will delight kids and adults alike. For transportation aficionados, the museum has a fabulous outpost, the Verkeshrszentrum, just north of Bavariapark. The main museum is on an island in the Isar. (0.5 mile).
Sankt-Jakobs-Platz – This pleasant urban plaza hosts two of the city's best specialist museums: the Stadtmuseum, where you can get your questions answered about Bavaria's curious traditions at the "Typically Munich!" permanent exhibition and the Jüdisches Zentrum (Jewish Center), which includes the Ohel Jakob Synagogue and the Jewish Museum. (0.5 mile).
Marienplatz – Munich's showstopping main square, named after the Virgin Mary, houses the distinctive Altes Rathaus and Neues Rathaus (old and new townhalls). The Neues Rathaus is the one with the wonderful Glockenspiel that chimes at 11 am, noon, and 5 pm daily (a must-see). One street south is the church known as Alter Peter (Old Peter, St. Peter, or Peterskirche). You are rewarded by marvelous views of Munich by scaling its 300+ steps (alternatively, take the elevator to the Neues Rathaus viewing tower). (0.7 mile).
Frauenkirche – The full name of Munich's cathedral is Dom Zu Unserer Lieben Frau (Cathedral of Our Dear Lady), but it generally goes by its colloquial name. The 15th-century cathedral sits in a pleasant plaza and has distinctive Arabic-inspired towers. (1 mile).
Residenz – Just off Odeonsplatz is a cluster of buildings known collectively as the Residenz: the largest palace in any German city center and home to the rulers of Bavaria from 1508-1918. Open to visitors are its many courtyards, a museum, the former treasury, and the Cuvilliés Theatre where Mozart premiered one of his operas. Expect Renaissance treasures and Baroque-style rooms. (1 mile).
Odeonsplatz – Magnificent Italiante plaza with regal and Nazi history. Hitler attempted his infamous putsch at the Feldherrnhalle – the central structure with columns and lions – in 1923. (1 mile).
Hofgarten – The elegant old garden of the Residenz (just off the Odeonsplatz) is now a lovely city park, well used by citizens and tourists alike. There are often concerts in the Diana Temple – the bandstand in the center. Make sure to factor in an aperitivo at the beloved city bar Schumann's on the park's northwestern corner. (1 mile).
Englisher Garten & Maximiliansanlagen – Munich's "English Garden" is the largest inner-city park in the world, spanning the Isar. There's a lot to explore, including a fabulous contemporary art gallery in an imposing fascist building (Haus der Kunst), a Chinese pavilion, woodland areas, hiking trails, taverns and beer gardens, fields for nudism, a boating lake, and an area for surfing (it has to be seen to be believed), to name a few features. The leafy riverside extension, the Maximiliansanlagen, starts opposite the Deutsches Museum, a 17-minute walk (0.8 mile) from the hotel, while the main park starts in the northeastern corner of the Hofgarten (1.5 miles).
Maxvorstadt/Kunstareal (the Art Quarter/Museum Quarter) – To have these many museums, galleries, and architectural gems crammed into a few city blocks is a marvel and a must-see. For classical art, don't miss the Alte Pinakothek. Contemporary and modern art lovers are spoiled for choice: there's the Pinakothek der Moderne, Brandhorst, Lenbachhaus, and Neue Pinakothek (closed for renovation until 2025). Then there's the Königsplatz, whose remarkable and grand Grecian-style architecture was the backdrop to many a Nazi rally. There you'll find the Glyptothek art gallery, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (state antiquity collection), and the NS-Dokumentationszentrum (Documentation Center for the History of National Socialism). (2 miles).
Olympiapark – There's tons to see and do at the park built for the 1972 Olympic Games, including ascending the tallest structure in the city, the Olympiaturm (go on a clear day for spectacular views of the mountains); exploring the fabulous park and it's landscaped hills; activities like zorbing, rowboats, pedalos, climbing, abseiling, and ziplining; a Seaworld aquarium; and the nearby BMW World for car-lovers. There are several routes into the park depending on where you want to go, and it takes around 25 minutes (3 miles) on public transport.
Schloss Nymphenburg – Nymphenburg Palace's beautifully preserved buildings, which date as far back as 1664, and manicured grounds, make a splendid day trip. (4 miles).
Allianz Arena – Soccer fans will not want to miss the home of one of the world's most famous teams, Bayern Munich. There are guided tours and souvenirs galore. It's an easy 40 minutes (7 miles) by the U-Bahn.
Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site – This notorious ex-concentration camp, where over 40,000 people were killed under the Nazi regime, makes for a gruesome but educational experience. Entry is free and no reservations are needed. It takes around 1 hour (12 miles) via public transport.
Nearby Markets or Grocery Stores
Reichenbach Kiosk – A handy 24-hour kiosk on the Isar. (0.1 mile).
Edeka – There are several mini-marts around here, but the one on Ickstattstrasse is the largest. (0.3 mile).
Viktualienmarkt – The unmissable Munich marketplace with dozens of stalls selling some of the best food in the country is a short stroll from the hotel. (0.5 mile).
The Flushing Meadows – The Hotel
The unassuming Fraunhoferstrasse has several great stores and restaurants, especially in this block. The Flushing Meadows is on the right in this view, looking east toward the Isar.
The Flushing Meadows occupies 2 of the top floors of this old office building. Its refurbishment blends its slightly shabby exterior with luxurious and cozy fabrics inside.
Take the elevator up…
…to the theatrical reception desk.
The bar, a real favorite with locals, feels like a chic hideaway, complete with a roaring fire.
The terrace gets packed in the evenings.
But make sure to go out on the terrace in the daytime – if it's clear, you'll be rewarded with a view of the Alps.
On the other side of the building, the views look over to the Old Town – the spires of the Frauenkirche, Alte Peter, and the Neues Rathaus are all visible in this picture.
There are 3 main types of rooms, with the Studios being the smallest. They have amazing 13-feet-high ceilings which make them feel much more spacious. This one was designed by composer Marc Streitenfeld.
Even the Studios have comfortable living areas with little luxuries like Nespresso machines.
One of the most flamboyant rooms is this one, designed by Christophe de la Fontaine of Dante Goods and Bads. The pink "Fumoir", as he named it, has a bedside table in the shape of an elephant leg and a 4-poster bed.
Studios have small but functional bathrooms with hairdryers and organic toiletries.
On the south side of the building, the Lofts offer the same high ceilings with tons of space. This one has a bed and a sofa that appear to be suspended from the ceiling.
This Loft, designed by Helmut Geier, aka DJ Hell, features 3 painted medical skeletons peering over the bed and its own record player. A real love or hate kind of room.
Some of the Lofts have bathtubs as well as showers.
The 5 Penthouses are on the top floor, next to the bar, in an architect-designed extension on the roof. They feature their own private terraces.
There is variation between the Penthouse rooms, but they are not designed by individual personalities like the Lofts and Studios are.
The hotel is well-connected by public transport. There are trams going east and the subway station is just steps away.
This neighborhood is well-served by supermarkets – there are 2 Edekas, a Rossmann, and a Netto within a 5-minute walk. This one on Ickstattstrasse is the biggest.
Fraunhoferstrasse itself has lots of great places to explore. Soul Kitchen is opposite the hotel and good any time of day.
Also on this block is Comic Company – a heaven for booklovers.
Just off Fraunhoferstrasse is the charming Tushita Teehaus, filled with all manner of tea paraphernalia.
Although the temptation will be to head north to Altstadt, keep heading southwest; the streets are delightful. You'll find tons of treasures like Cordo Bar, a fun tapas joint.
Also in this area is GötterSpeise, one of the cutest stores in the city, filled with handmade chocolates, quirky gifts, and a little cafe.
Opposite GötterSpeise is Faun, a relaxed traditional pub with sublime decoration inside.
In this area you'll also find the great restaurant Hey Luigi. The food is fabulous – lots of homemade pasta and gnocchi with inventive toppings.
The Glockenbach neighborhood centers around the Gärtnerplatz, an elegant circus with roads coming off like spokes. You could easily pass a whole day wandering the shops and come back at night to bar hop.
On the plaza, you'll find an Edeka mini-mart as well as the cafe Cotidiano.
Head up Reichenbachstrasse and you'll find the treasure trove Wort Wahl, with thousands of greeting cards and postcards.
At night, make sure to re-tread these streets to salsa at Buena Vista Bar, where there are regular Latin Music nights with DJs.
Around the corner is chic cocktail bar The High. It's on Blumenstrasse which separates Glockenbach from Altstadt.
Bellevue di Monaco, a project to support refugees integrate, does great vegan lunches and is just off Blumenstrasse.
Head into Old Town from here and you'll soon come to the Viktualienmarkt where some of the finest food in Germany can be found at the dozens of stalls.
The Viktualienmarkt leads right to Munich's main square, the Marienplatz. The white building with the red roof at the far end of the square is the Old Town Hall, while the imposing building on the left is the New Town Hall with its marvelous glockenspiel clock that comes to life 3 times a day.
Wedged in an alleyway between the Viktualienmarkt and Marienplatz is the church commonly known as Alter Peter (Old Peter). You can climb its 300+ steps or get a similar view from the top of the New Townhall, which has an elevator.
West of Marienplatz is the mighty Frauenkirche, Munich's cathedral. If you're ever lost, look for her double spires and you'll find your way back to Altstadt.
North of Marienplatz is the palace of the old rulers of Bavaria, the Residenz. It's a series of beautiful old buildings and courtyards added at the whims of whoever was in power. Beyond the Residenz lie the Hofgarten, Odeonsplatz, and the large expanse of green, the Englischer Garten.
Walk directly west from the Residenz and you'll arrive in Maxvorstadt (from the hotel, it's easier to take the subway), known for its wonderful art galleries.
Between Marienplatz and the Residenz is the Platzl, a square featuring some of the city's most beloved and famous taverns, including the famous Hofbräuhaus. It's so cavernous that no one minds visitors wandering through to see the many halls and the lush courtyard filled with chestnut trees.
If you walk east from Marienplatz along the street simply known as Tal, you'll come to one of the Old Town's fortified gates, Isartor. Cross Frauenstrasse and you'll find another charming tavern, Xaver's.
Alternatively, carry on east from Isatorplatz and you'll come to the River Isar. Cross over the bridge onto Museum Insel (island), where you'll find Germany's premier science and technology museum, the Deutsches Museum, a true wonder of the city.
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Metric units of length
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Meter is a basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) and other metric systems. Since 1983, the meter has been defined as the distance travelled by light in 1/299,792,458 seconds in a vacuum. All other units of length in the metric system are derived from the meter (e.g. 1 km = 1.000 m, 1m = 1.000 mm).
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Short scale
Yg Yottameter 1024 septillion quadrillion meters
Zg Zettameter 1021 sextillion trilliard meters
Eg Exameter 1018 quintillion trillion meters
Pg Petameter 1015 quadrillion billiard meters
Tg Terameter 1012 trillion billion meters
Gg Gigameter 109 billion milliard meters
Mg Megameter 106 million meters
kg Kilometer 103 thousand meters
hg Hectometer 102 hundred meters
dag Decameter 101 ten meters
g Meter 100 one meter
dg Decimeter 10-1 tenth of a meter
cg Centimeter 10-2 hundredth of a meter
mg Millimeter 10-3 thousandth of a meter
µg Micrometer 10-6 millionth of a meter
ng Nanometer 10-9 billionth milliardth of a meter
pg Picometer 10-12 trillionth billionth of a meter
fg Femtometer 10-15 quadrillionth billiardth of a meter
ag Attometer 10-18 quintillionth trillionth of a meter
zg Zeptometer 10-21 sextillionth trilliardth of a meter
yg Yoctometer 10-24 septillionth quadrillionth of a meter
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Yard/Step (yd)
The length of yard or step is officially approved in Anglo-American countries and is used to describe medium lengths. Over the years, various definitions have been given, for example, the yard was defined as the length of three feet or the distance from the tip of the nose to the tip of the thumb of Heinrich I's outstretched arm. Since 1956, the yard or step has been defined as follows: 1 yard is converted to 3 feet, or equivalent to 0.9144 meters.
Foot/Feet (ft)
The foot was popular as a measure of length from very early times and it is still in use in Anglo-American countries today. In different countries, its length usually corresponded to 28-32cm. Nowadays only the English foot is used. Therefore, 1 foot is converted to 30.48 centimeters or 1 foot to 12 inches/inch.
According to history, the inch was first defined by law as 1/12 of a foot, then later as the length of three barley grains strung together. Similar to foot, yard and mile, it is also one of the length units that are not part of the International System of Units, but used widely and approved in the Anglo-American area. Nowadays, inch is fixed to 1/12 of a foot. Therefore, 1 inch can be converted to 2.54 centimeters or 1 centimeter to 0.3937 inches.
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Other Anglo-American units of length
After the unification of length units to the metric system in 1959, some length units were retained to keep the existing dimensions of land and property unchanged. These units of length have been used for this purpose only and known as US survey length units. For example, the link (chain link) is converted to 0.2011684 m, another unit for the foot is 0.3048006 m, and the chain is 20.11684 m or the furlong is converted to 201.1684 m.
Nautical length units
Some other measurement units are traditionally used in maritime and aviation. Some of them are:
Sea mile/Nautical mile (sm)
The sea mile or nautical mile is a unit of length frequently used in shipping and aviation. It was originally intended to measure 1/60 degree of latitude. Later, the nautical mile was defined accurately as 1,852.0 m.
Fathom/thread (fth)
The fathom or thread is defined as the distance between the outstretched arms of an adult male and was defined as 6 feet (1.8288 meters). 1 fathom is equal to 1.8288 meters. This unit of length is often used in navigation to indicate depth.
Astronomical Length Units
These units of length are used to deal with the other scales in astronomy. Even though they are not part of the International System of Units, they are indispensable for the distance calculation in astronomy.
Light year (Ly)
A light-year refers to the distance of light (in a vacuum) within one year. There are different definitions for a year (Gregorian year, tropical year, Julian year etc.), therefore the Julian year (365.25 days) was used as a definition for the light year. A light-year is converted to 9,460,730,472,580.8 km, around 9.5 trillion km. For example, the Milky Way is 100,000 light-years long.
Light minute (Lm)
One light minute is defined as the light (in a vacuum) travelled in one minute. One minute of light is converted to 17,987,547.48 km, around 18,000,000 km. For example, the average distance between the sun and the earth is about 8.3 light minutes.
Light second (Ls)
One light-second is defined as the light (in a vacuum) travelled in one second. One light-second is converted to 299,792.458 km, around 300,000 km. For example, the average distance between the earth and the moon is around 1.3 light seconds.
The parsec is an astronomical unit of length and is equivalent to around 3.26 light-years. It is a very powerful tool used to determine the distance between stars because the angles between the stars are very important. A star seems to move a little bit back and forth during the year viewed from Earth. This is because the earth moves around the sun in an interval of 6 months, once relatively to the left and right sides of the sun. The final phases of this star's movements form an angle seen from the earth. This angle becomes smaller and smaller as the star moves further away. The average distance between the earth and the sun is known, so trigonometric results show that an imaginary celestial object, that moves back and forth by a 3600th degree, around 3.26 light-years away from the earth. This distance is defined as a parsec. The back and forth movement are called a parallax movement. A 3600th of a degree is called an arc second. The term parsec is derived from these two terms. This definition makes it very easy to describe astronomical distances, as they are directly derived from the reciprocal of the parallax angle. For example, if the angle is one arc second, the distance is 1pc, if the angle is 0.5 arc seconds, the distance is 2pc.
The astronomical unit (AU)
The astronomical unit (AU) is a unit of length in astronomy. By definition, the AU is 149,597,870,700 meters long, which is almost the average distance between the Earth and Sun. Apart from the light-year and the parsec, the astronomical unit is one of the most important astronomical units of length. AU has been very important in history because most measurements were performed using AU and not meters. In 2012, the conversion between astronomical units and meters is precisely calculated and AU is no longer an advantage. However, the distance in the Solar System is still often specified in AU because of its more practical values.
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What were the most significant trends of 2015?
Posted by By Joaquín Hidalgo 16 December, 2015
2015 was a difficult year for Argentine wine. The industry went through what was one of the worst cyclical stages of the last two decades: Prices fixed in dollars, rising costs due to inflation and in terms of the climate, the resurgence of the El Niño phenomenon. Winery owners and producers, however, used to setting their sights on longer-term horizons – after all, that is the nature of this business – did what they do best: gambled once again on wine.
So, beyond the juncture at which the change of government seems to have put into a new perspective, things are moving in the wine business. So much so that even some of the trends that were announced in better years, outline a promising five years to come. Some of the most important are;
The terroir as a key differentiator in Malbec. This year, several brands came on the market which have extended their lines of Malbec, distinct for terroir. Some of the most exciting examples include Polígonos, Doña Paula, Bramare, Buscado Vivo o Muerto and Catena Zapata Adrianna Vineyard.
In short, it means the consolidation of an idea that several wineries came up with separately: Malbec is the vehicle to typify the palate by region.
With nearly 40,000 hectares planted in the country, not only is it the most widely grown grape but also one of the more versatile in changes of terroir. And it provides a golden opportunity for the consumer to get close to the taste of different regions.
The freshness in the glass. The 2015 harvest was atypical for Argentina: it rained a lot in Mendoza and temperatures were cooler than usual (a condition that continues into December). And what at first may appear as a problem was an opportunity for many winemakers. They had been working on an advanced degree of ripeness and of harvest, but they were also exploring other varieties to enhance the freshness of reds.
So an extreme vintage allowed them to establish some of the tools. And, from this harvest, a bunch of new wines will reach the shelf that have great freshness. To this we must add balsamic and herbal aromas. A plan that began with varieties like Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, and is now expanding to other reds.
The variety of styles in white. Two varieties are in a full-on stylistic transformation in Argentina and in 2015 they went even further: Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. With Chardonnay, for example, there are now sharper styles using less oak without sacrificing elegance. It is a stylistic school led by the winemaker José Galante. Good representatives of this trend would be Salentein Reserve, Adrianna White Bones and White Stones, Zuccardi Q and Argento.
With Sauvignon Blanc, a school led by David Bonomi, now at Norton, towards expression and tension, provides new examples such as Norton Roble, Finca La Linda High Vines, Fuego Blanco and Andeluna 1300, unthinkable three years ago.
Higher. Colder. This year marked a record in terms of altitude when Altura Máxima, whose grapes are grown in Salta at 3,100m, hit the shelves. But the record is not an isolated fact: in the Valle de Uco plantations have also pierced the ceiling of 1,600 meters. Mainly whites, which explains in part the turn of freshness and elegance. And while the vineyards are reaching new limits, on the shelves we are now enjoying wines with a style that was cemented as a strong trend in 2015.
Dry and sweet sparkling wines. Among the long-term trends that found a kind of apogee in 2015, we should mention the two poles of sparkling wines: dry and sweet. The first, from high altitude fruit, have the freshness to preserve the expression of long ageing on lees. So much so that between late 2014 and the present, they were presented as Rosell Boher Grand Cuvée 70 months and Cruzat, which has a 2006 about to see the light.
On the opposite sidewalk is a growing number of medium priced sweet wines. It is in these segments where the highest growth business can be found because the wines are easy to prepare and quick to sell. Some of the most recent are La Julia y Roca Dulce Natural, among others.
Acquisitions. All long-term business, by the very nature of the economy tends to have some degree of concentration. This process is accelerated in complex scenarios. For this reason, this year purchases of wineries took place like the culmination of a long-term process. One of these was by Grupo Peñaflor, the largest winery in the country and fifth worldwide, who bought Navarro Correas, an important player that had been in the hands of the multinational Diageo. Another was Nieto Senetiner, belonging to the business group Molinos Rio de la Plata, bought two wineries, Mayol and Ruca Malen. Despite these goings-on, the wine business in Argentina is still the product of nearly a thousand wineries from small producers to the giants mentioned above.
Greater spread of prices. In 2015, another growing trend has also been consolidated: the price increase in high-end wines. Argentina already sells wines at over $100 a bottle, like Cobos Nico, Nicolas Catena Zapata and Achával Ferrer. They are a few, but they exist; there are even whites in that league. While the bulk wines are concentrated at $5, more and more bottles which are going up in price, and that is good news. And now, the bodegas are going for more: the next level, according to some winemakers, is $300.
Bag in box. 3 and 5 litre containers are old acquaintances of the export business. In the Nordic markets, it's a must. However, this year they have landed heavily on the domestic market, driven by the difficult situation. Brands such as Las Perdices, Suter, Finca La Escondida and Qubo are some operating now with this sort of packaging. It is good news for local consumers, but also for international ones, because it saves up to 25% and at the same time, it is an organic product.
All the above mentioned trends, like things in the wine business, pose long-term shifts. Some will accelerate in the new scenario. Others will continue. The good news is that even in difficult times, wine moves.
Last updated on 6 February, 2020
Joaquín Hidalgo
Mendocino de nacimiento (1978), se recibió en el Liceo Agrícola como enólogo en la promoción 1996. Al año siguiente, se inscribió en periodismo en la Universidad Nacional de La Plata, de donde egresó en 2002. Desde entonces vive en Buenos Aires donde construyó una lar- ga carrera combinando sus dos pasiones: la escritura y los vinos. Ha trabajado en casi todos los medios que le dieron co- bertura al tema. Desde el Country Herald a la Revista del Club del Vino, en los que escribió sus primeras notas firmadas, a Playboy, Revista JOY y La Mañana de Neuquén, diario del que sigue siendo columnista dominical desde 2007. Colaboró como catador y cronista para Aus- tral Spectator relevando Chile y Perú en la edición 2005 y luego coeditando la guía entre 2011 y 2012. A contar de 2014 escribe semanalmente para el diario La Nación, donde actualmente tiene una columna llamada Sin Filtrar los días viernes en el puntocom. A principios de septiembre de 2019 fue contratado por la plataforma Vinous para reportar Argentina y Chile. Joaquín Hidalgo Born in Mendoza in 1978, Joaquin received his Certificate in Winemaking from the Liceo Agrícola in 1996. The following year, he took Journalism at the Universidad Nacional de la Plata, graduating in 2002. Since then he has lived in Buenos Aires, where he has built up an extensive career combining his two passions: writing and wine. He has worked for almost every media outlet that covers the area from the Country Herald to the Revista del Club de Vino, where he published his first signed articles, Playboy, Revista JOY, and La Mañana de Neuquen, for whom he has been a columnist since 2007. He has been a taster and correspondent for the Austral Spectator, covering Chile and Peru in 2005 and then co-editing the guide in 2011 and 2012. Since 2014, he has written a weekly column for the La Nación newspaper for whom he also writes a weekly blog called Sin Filtrar on their website. In September 2019, he was hired by the Vinous platform to cover Argentina and Chile.
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Boom & Bust: Why Get a Degree in Mental-Health Counseling If Your Field Might Fail You?
Anxiety manifests in different ways, many of them physical. For me, it's a pit in my throat and a rapid heartbeat. When I was younger, I locked myself in restaurant bathrooms, never realizing the obvious (in retrospect) connection to the summer camp I would be attending the next day. I wasn't sick—I was anxious. In elementary and middle schools, I spent days with the nurse, begging to go home; I skipped college classes to stay in bed. I grew familiar with the shaking, stomach-turning clench of nausea. And I as I grew older and anxiety's grip tightened, I assumed the worst. I underwent MRIs and endoscopies; doctors told me they just didn't know what was going on.
There was nothing for them to know. I was just anxious, and getting therapy earlier would have saved the thousands of dollars of doctor's bills paid by me, my parents, my insurance, and the government.
America is in the middle of a mental-health crisis, an age of anxiety, a depression epidemic: However you define it, we've never been more open about our mental health and less stigmatized for seeking help. The Affordable Care Act makes it easier, requiring insurers to treat mental health as an "essential benefit," along with services like emergency and maternity care. Good for us, and good for mental-health providers.
This is especially great news for mental-health counselors—that is, it would be if their qualifications were as universally recognized as their skills are needed.
I was just anxious, and getting therapy earlier would have saved the thousands of dollars of doctor's bills paid by me, my parents, my insurance, and the government.
On the psychotherapy spectrum, mental-health counselors fall somewhere between clinical social workers, who are trained in both social work and clinical, outpatient therapy, and psychologists, who have undertaken doctoral work and are licensed to perform a wider range of services, like IQ and psychometric testing. Counselors can be found everywhere from state-run agencies to private practices to psychiatric hospitals, as their educational background lends them considerable flexibility within the scope of behavioral care.
Mental-health counseling gained popularity when states began licensing counselors in response to a swell in untrained individuals masquerading as professionals. Before, "anyone could complete any sort of training and hold themselves out as a psychotherapist," says David Hamilton, executive secretary for the State Board for Mental Health Practitioners in New York. Just like in other medical professions, an untrained counselor can easily do more harm than good.
The mental-health counseling profession made itself ready and willing to rise up and fill the void with professional, licensed practitioners specifically trained to address common issues like depression and anxiety, in addition to more serious problems like personality disorders, psychopathy, and schizophrenia. Their education makes them ideal candidates for the one-on-one personalized counseling that could make a noticeable impact on mental illness in America.
Mental-health counselors are graduating in abundance, and have a clear role to play in the new paradigm of treatment in post-Obamacare America, but are, by and large, struggling to convince employers that their degree is legitimate—an endeavor not helped by the difficulties inherent in the government's first attempts to regulate a new industry.
"Forty-five million people in the United States have a mental illness," says Richard Yep, the executive director of the American Counseling Association. "I look at that and think, Gee, there's a lot of people that need some help." According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, anxiety disorders affect 40 million Americans and cost taxpayers more than $42 billion each year. Almost half of that goes to medical care—sufferers using the emergency room or their GPs to treat the physical manifestations of the disease.
But anxiety's not the only mental illness with physical manifestations or repercussions. Untreated depression can lead to self-harm or suicide. A study in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry indicates depressed patients tend to minimize the psychosocial symptoms of depression—increased isolation and social withdrawal, apathy, a loss of interest in previously enjoyable activities—and emphasize the physical pains instead. Traditional doctors aren't trained counselors, and they can't always recognize the spectrum of complaints that might add up to clinical depression.
"The burden of depression on society is sizable," the study concludes. "Innate to this burden are underdiagnosis and under-treatment of unipolar and bipolar major depressive disorder in all parts of the health care system." Some of that $21 billion funneled into physical care could be saved if we treated mental and physical health the same in one respect and went in for a check-up when we're feeling a little blue. Just like cancer, depression is easier to treat the sooner it's diagnosed.
Mental-health counselors exist for exactly this purpose. Their training is focused almost exclusively on counseling, not social work—in assessment and treatment and learning the various approaches to therapy. And despite a rigorous and sometimes brutal licensing process, and despite the Bureau of Labor Statistics' "bright outlook" that suggests a 29 percent growth rate in the field between 2012 and 2022, MHCs often struggle to find employment and recognition.
MY BOYFRIEND GRADUATED WITH his master's degree in mental-health counseling three years ago, and his initial job search read like a new graduate's horror story: employer after employer asking, "Now what, exactly, is a mental health counselor?" The interviewers were people in the field, doing the kind of work he aspired to, and yet his degree—his livelihood, the certification he'd staked his career and future earnings on—was in question. They wanted clinical social workers. They understood a clinical social worker.
"If everyone in a managerial position is a clinical social worker, who are they gonna hire?" Yep says. "They're gonna go with their own." The job market's tough for everyone, but when potential employers don't understand your qualifications, that makes things even more difficult.
Granted, recognition has been growing. A mental-health counseling degree is now accepted in all 50 states, with the last hold out, California, finally instituting licensing requirements in 2002, 26 years after the founding of the American Mental Health Counselors Association. In April 2012, Veterans Affairs—one of the biggest mental health providers in the country—announced that it would accept the mental-health counseling licensure. But therapy is a loose network of individual practitioners, insular group clinics, and government-funded family services. And for many, many years, those institutions have been helmed by social workers.
"Forty-five million people in the United States have a mental illness," says Richard Yep, the executive director of the American Counseling Association. "I look at that and think, Gee, there's a lot of people that need some help."
Clinical social workers are, by no means, poorly trained or bad therapists. I've been counseled by some who are wonderful, smart people with an airtight foundation in the fundamentals of therapy. But when there's a small army of counselors specifically trained in the type of counseling we need now, as a nation, it's downright silly not to take advantage of it.
Hamilton serves as the intermediary between the counselors and the state board that meets three times each year to review issues or potential new legislation. When the licensing requirements are too strict, he's the one that hears about it from counselors in the field, and he's the one that helps the state board make adjustments to ensure candidates aren't being unfairly discriminated against, or that the process isn't unnecessarily difficult.
"It's a struggle to make sure agencies know what mental-health counselors can do," he says.
But just because mental-health counselors can get licensed doesn't make the process easy: Hamilton says that the legislature mandated 3,000 hours of on-the-job training completed within two years, compared to 1,500 hours for other, similar professions, like marriage and family therapy.
"Word from the field was that people couldn't get full-time jobs. They could only get part-time jobs, so they had trouble meeting the requirements," he says. The law has since been amended, with more leeway in terms of extensions, but from personal experience watching my boyfriend crunch the numbers as the two-year clock ticks down, it's still a stressful and frustrating process.
It's not that it should be mindlessly simple for mental-health counselors to obtain a license and start practicing. Careful supervision is absolutely vital, and integral to producing professional, well-rounded counselors that are capable of kind and respectful treatment. But if, as a society, we're increasingly accustomed to the idea that mental illnesses are out there and treatable, why shun the very workers being trained to solve our problems?
Widespread recognition of mental-health counselors is "a natural process that will take time and will eventually take care of itself, but doesn't mean we should sit around and wait," Noel says.


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Die 1. jugoslawische Fußballliga 1963/64 war die 35. Spielzeit der höchsten jugoslawischen Spielklasse im Fußball der Männer. Sie begann am 18. August 1963 und endete am 14. Juni 1964.

Der FK Roter Stern Belgrad wurde zum siebten Mal jugoslawischer Meister und holte zum zweiten Mal das Double.

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Die 14 Mannschaften spielten an insgesamt 26 Spieltagen aufgeteilt in einer Hin- und einer Rückrunde jeweils zwei Mal gegeneinander. In dieser Saison stieg mit dem RFK Novi Sad nur der Vorletzte ab. Der jugoslawische Verband beschloss den Tabellenletzten Vardar Skopje aufgrund des katastrophalen Erdbebens vom 26. Juli 1963 nicht absteigen zu lassen. Daher starteten in der folgenden Spielzeit 15 Mannschaften.

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Platzierungskriterien: 1. Punkte – 2. Torquotient

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Surf Life Saving WA aerial surveillance lifesaving officer Andrew Rogers, Embleton Primary School student councillors Lidia Mjaissir and Duncan Eathorn and Fremantle rescue crew chief Scott Hardstaff.
EMBLETON Primary School students tested out lifesaving equipment and learnt safety tips as part of a special visit from the Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter Service (WLRHS) this morning.
The school was selected from more than 4600 primary schools across Australia to learn about the importance of safety and emergency services from a local crew.
Members of the Fremantle rescue crew demonstrated the process of saving a person in danger and talked about their equipment including night vision goggle technology, winch capabilities, radio and navigation devices.
Principal Sheryl Pilkington said it was the first time the crew had visited the school and she hoped to bring them back again.
"I think it is always good for kids to see some of the equipment and things they can do at the beach," she said.
Westpac's Morley bank manager Mandy Curtis said school visits focused on educating kids how they could avoid getting into danger and stay safe in an emergency.
The crew presentation was part of the WLRHS School Program which reached 1.84 million students a year.


Behavior and Sequential Analyses: Principles and Practice provides a step-by-step approach to such computer-facilitated behavior analysis research and evaluation procedures. Tom Sharpe and John Koperwas emphasize methods designed to collect and analyze both the multiple characteristics of behaviors and events of interest and the time-based or sequential characteristics of behavior and event relationships. Intended for an interdisciplinary audience, this is the only text to guide readers through development and implementation of technologically supported multiple-event, multiple measure, discrete and sequential analysis of behavior.
Developed as an introductory to intermediate level methodology text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in social and behavioral sciences and education, Behavior and Sequential Analyses: Principles and Practice is also a unique and indispensable reference for the experienced researcher.


Concrete piled high on water, colored gray.
where planes fly above with smoke colored gray.
drawing it up into clouds?
do dreams fall like pieces of dust?
The idea of New York runs chaotic.
or as if to prove ourselves we are not sheltered.
profiles seen and ignored, like crowds of one.
Are they oblivious, or can the people choose awareness?
be efficient; darkness screaming as loud as lights can spark.
More delicate than the light is the dust on rooftops.


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In France, we ratified the national "Charter of intercompany relations between large contractors and small/medium-sized enterprises (VSE-SMEs)." This charter sets out the commitments for responsible purchasing and aims to build mutual trust and promote innovation between suppliers and customers.
To go beyond our commitment to this charter, we, at Procurement, have developed a unique in-house SME plan sponsored by Guillaume Leroy, President Sanofi France. In 2015, we selected 40 French SMEs and start-ups based on innovation, agility and performance criteria and have been supporting them in their development (to the tune of €460,000 in terms of turnover with Sanofi), in creating employment (50 new contracts and more than 200K€ of financial help), and in expanding outside France with the support of our international procurement network.


Discussion in 'e-GPU (External Graphics) Discussion' started by master blaster, Sep 18, 2009.
This is a re-post from another thread, figured it's relevant here too.
This is a loose guide for installing Windows 8 64-bit in EFI mode (e.g. not via bootcamp), dual-booting with MacOSX on a 2012 Macbook Air. The purpose of this exercise is to set up a windows-based game rig on the mac using a thunderbolt-based eGPU, that will co-exist nicely with OSX.
The road of BIOS and the road of EFI.
In a nutshell, a new thunderbolt device tells EFI/BIOS it exists. On a BIOS-based PC, the BIOS enumerates it and tells the OS. Tomshardware review of the Sonnet suggests this works flawlessly.
On an EFI-based mac, things are a bit different. The thunderbolt device tells the EFI. The EFI enumerates it as a PCI device and tells the OS. That's what happens in OSX (which runs in straight EFI mode), and what happens in Win7/x64 or Win8/x64 if you installed them in straight EFI mode. No 32-bit versions of EFI windows.
If, however, you run windows in regular BIOS mode (if you installed Windows via bootcamp, this is the case), there's a BIOS emulation in there that Apple wrote, and the EFI communicates with the OS through this pretend BIOS layer. This BIOS emulation does not pass the thunderbolt enumeration event back to windows, and thunderbolt doesn't work.
There's a way to make it work using a rain dance, where you connect the eGPU to the mac but not the AUX power to the GPU, turn mac on, get past the boot loader, turn the GPU power on, jump on one foot holding your left ear, bend over backwards twice, scream in agony, and on occasion your thunderbolt device appears. Twice it disappeared while installing nVidia drivers. I gave up on trying to work it with BIOS.
I decided to install windows in EFI mode. I tried windows7/64bit/EFI, ran into a pile of weirdness installing and gave up. Using Win8/64/EFI instead.
(in this case, I have a 512GB SSD, I shrunk the partition to 250G).
c. DO NOT create windows partitions under OSX. DEFINITELY do not let boot camp do this for you - it creates MBR partitions, EFI windows won't install on that.
insert 4GB or larger USB disk. Note: below steps will wipe it. Proceed at own risk.
Now copy the guts of the windows 8 DVD or ISO onto this new drive.
Congrats, you now have an install drive.
f. Reboot with the USB disk in. in the rEFIt menu, you should see two ways to boot from the USB disk - EFI and BIOS. Choose EFI.
1. First boot: windows installation. When you get to the partitioning stage, you should have a block of empty space on your macbook SSD. Let windows create its EFI partitions on them and tell windows to format the last big one of these. Then proceed with the install.
It will copy files and reboot.
2. Seocnd boot: you don't need to do anything. It will go into a black screen (this is because the GMA4000 driver breaks in EFI mode), reboot on its own after a few minutes.
3. Third boot: Again, it'll go into a black screen again. LEAVE FOR 15 MINUTES for the installer to do its thing, then, after it presumably finished doing all the things it isn't showing you, HARD POWER-OFF.
4. Fourth boot: Windows will actually attempt to boot normally now, albeit without a functional video driver. What we'll try to convince it is that it can't boot. ~15-40 seconds after the boot menu, HARD POWER OFF.
5. Fifth boot: Windows will recognize that it failed and take you to a rescue menu. go to (from memory) support -> advanced -> something else I can't remember -> advanced -> recovery shell. Windows will reboot.
Exit the shell and let the machine reboot.
h. DO NOT TRY TO UPDATE THE DRIVER FOR THE GMA4000 onboard graphics. It will just reinstall a new (still broken, as of the time I'm writing this post) igdkmxd64.sys file, and force you to go through steps 5-7 above again.
i. I installed Forceware 306.97 nVidia driver for Win8/64. It installed fine.
j. Go back to OSX. Use boot camp to make what bootcamp calls a "Windows 7 install disk" using the windows 8 ISO. Then boot normally into windows, go to the WindowsSupport folder on this USB stick and run setup.exe. This will properly install drivers for a few more things, including bluetooth, but excluding GMA4000 & audio.
The boot camp control panel won't work (when it sees the dual-boot both-OS's-on-EFI setup, its brain explodes), but the drivers will all get installed.
and download a proper driver for windows 8 64 bit for your Intel 4000 makes the yellow exlamation mark in device manager go away, but... contrary to what I thought previously, it doesn't actually work. I repeated steps 5-7 from the windows installation section above to kill it and go back to using the (very much functional) vga driver.
1. Something in the video playback is broken.If you want windows to "Rate your experience" in the computer properties, it breaks with a message saying "Could not measure video playback performance" and doesn't give you a score. This thread suggests c:\windows\system32\mf.dll is broken.
2. Sound driver. I just plugged in an external USB sound card I had lying around.
3. The GMA driver. Still.
Steam works. Rig runs Metro 2033 @ 2560x1600 with all bells and whistles on flawlessly.
Power supply: I'm currently hacked to a desktop PSU, but have one of these FSP X5's on order.
So in other words, its probably bigger success rate if i use win8 in efi mode than win8/win7 in bios mode?
But, i would like to get the intel card running since i would like to run optimus but i guess thats just a mather of time? or can it be done now?
You should be able to just install the regular NVidia desktop drivers from their site.
Does the rig works without egpu? May be it is possible to install gma driver when rig is off?
The intel card is running. It just isn't running optimus. Yes, imho EFI is overall a bigger win.
[c] Intel Win8/64 driver from intel's website (the only one that doesn't come up with a yellow exclamtion mark).
ALL the above are broken - the driver itself doesn't know how to digest the GMA without a bios at play.
However, if the driver file isn't there, you'll get a yellow exclamation mark, the standard VGA driver will kick in, and it will work.
Having some problems with my eGPU. Can anyone help here?
I'm running a GTX465 on a Lenovo Thinkpad T420 with Windows 7, 8GB RAM, connected through PE4H and E2C2. I've been running this setup with relatively few problems for about a month. I typically boot by turning the eGPU on, plugging in the express card, and turning on my Lenovo. A few days ago, I hit the power button on the T420 to go into hibernate. When I came back, I was unable to get it to return for hibernation. In an attempt to get a response, I'm pretty sure I yanked the express card (rather stupid on my part), but still couldn't get anything to come up and was forced to power down by holding down the power switch. When I tried to turn it back on, my PC would not pick up the eGPU or show up on my external monitor, even when I used the same process as before.
I un-assembled and re-assembled the eGPU setup to make sure all the cables were connected properly. There are no problems; the GTX465, PE4H, and power suppy appear to be working fine. Still, the eGPU wouldn't be detected on start-up.
Today, I tried plugging in the express card of the running eGPU during the Windows boot sequence, rather than before. To my surprise, it worked! My eGPU was back up and running.
Then, however, I decided to download, install and play the latest Beta of Hawken. After installing, I ran the client, which loaded and then immediately crashed. Both my screens were black and totally unresponsive. Again, I yanked the express card (I really should stop doing that) in the hopes that something would come up on my laptop monitor. Nothing did, and I had to hard reset again. This time, Windows ran a rescue process when I booted back up, and I hit okay when asked to run something that would revert to an older state of Windows. Now, my eGPU is again not showing up, regardless of when I plug the express card in. Any ideas on what I should try to do?
UPDATE: It may be worth noting that my express card slot is not secure. The spring loading and unloading works, but when the express card is in what it supposed to be the "locked" position, I can still pull it out without too much force. Could this be the issue? I know that the express card itself works and is getting info, though. On the PE4H, there is a red light on when the E2C2 is not plugged in. When it is, the light turns green.
LAST UPDATE: PROBLEM SOLVED! All I had to do was install the latest NVIDIA drivers.
BTW found a similar article with what i was asking about.
I've got everything up and running and made some tests. Only on internal screen, sorry.
Keep in mind my notebook specs and that all test were ran on internal screen, are all this results OK?


On March 4, 2008, the Southern District of New York (Judge Sidney H. Stein), in a lengthy decision, granted summary judgment in favor of Kasowitz client the New York Post, dismissing all claims against the New York Post in an employment discrimination and retaliation action brought by a former employee. The plaintiff asserted claims of disparate treatment based on race and gender, sexual harassment, constructive discharge, retaliation and violations of the Equal Pay Act. Kasowitz partner Mark Lerner represented the New York Post in this matter.


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Q: Why doesn't ofstream create a new file? I have a problem where ofstream isn't creating a text file. I compile and run the program just fine with no errors and I am 100 percent certain that I am in the right directory and that there are no spelling mistakes or errors. What is strange is when I move my program to my C drive or onedrive folder, then the text file is created, it just doesn't work in any of my other folders. I don't know what the problem is and I have scoured the internet for the past couple hours trying to find a solution, but I think it has something to do with my file permissions perhaps?
Here is my code, it's just a really simple program:
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

int main() {

    ofstream myfile;
    myfile.open("newnumbers.txt");

}

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Chapter 34: Estructura vegetal, crecimiento y nutrición
Short-distance Transport of Resources
When roots take up nutrients and water from the soil, it is distributed across diverse tissues within the whole plant. The products of photosynthesis, likewise, must travel throughout the plant to cells with storage functions or energy-requiring processes, crossing cell walls, membranes, and the cytoplasm of many cells along the way.
Plants can move solutes using three general pathways. Transport via the apoplastic pathway occurs through the extracellular space including cell walls, while transport via the symplastic pathway occurs through plasmodesmata, pores that directly connect the cytoplasm of neighboring cells.
A third pathway, the transmembrane pathway, moves substances in and out of cells through the plasma membrane. Repeatedly moving substances across the plasma membrane is sufficiently fast over 2 or 3 cells, but much slower over longer distances.
Transport across membranes in plant cells bears some general similarities to transport in animal cells. The selectively-permeable plasma membrane allows some substances, such as carbon dioxide and oxygen gas, to diffuse through passively, moving along their concentration gradients from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration.
Other substances cannot diffuse across the membrane due to charge or size, such as ions and larger molecules like sugars. Instead, cells actively take in these solutes using specific membrane proteins, such as ion channels and transporter proteins.
Proton pumps use the chemical energy from ATP to create an electrochemical gradient of hydrogen ions across the cell membrane. Many transporters in plants use this hydrogen gradient to move resources into the cell. For instance, the nitrate transporter in roots moves one nitrate along with one hydrogen ion, even against the concentration gradient of nitrate.
Short-distance transport refers to transport that occurs over a distance of just 2-3 cells, crossing the plasma membrane in the process. Small uncharged molecules, such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water, can diffuse across the plasma membrane on their own. In contrast, ions and larger molecules require the assistance of transport proteins due to their charge or size. Transport across membranes also occurs within individual cells, playing a variety of essential roles for the plant as a whole.
Resources are transported into and out of the central vacuole within each plant cell
One of the roles of the large central vacuole of a plant cell is the storage of resources. Active and passive transport proteins are found in the vacuolar membrane, or tonoplast, just as they are found in the plasma membrane of the cell, and they regulate the movement of solutes between the cytoplasm and vacuole. Sugar can be stored for later, ions are sequestered from the cytoplasm, and protons, in particular, are pumped into the vacuole, creating an acidic environment for breaking down unwanted or toxic substances that enter the cell.
Movement across the tonoplast controls turgor pressure
In addition to its role in storage, the vacuole generates turgor pressure - a force that pushes the plasma membrane against the cell wall - contributing to the structure of the plant. The size of the vacuole is regulated by the movement of solutes across the tonoplast by channels and transporters. Water diffuses passively across the tonoplast to balance out a difference in solute concentration across the membrane, and it can also move more rapidly through aquaporins, water channels that can open and close in response to cellular signals. Under drought conditions, a lack of water will result in a loss of turgor pressure within individual cells as the vacuole shrinks. On a macroscopic level, the plant will appear wilted when turgor pressure is low.
Brackmann, Klaus, and Thomas Greb. "Long-and short-distance signaling in the regulation of lateral plant growth." Physiologia plantarum 151, no. 2 (2014): 134-141. [Source]
Hedrich, Rainer. "Ion Channels in Plants." Physiological Reviews 92, no. 4 (October 1, 2012): 1777–1811. [Source]


The rich and particular color we wanted to infuse into iPhone 5c simply wasn't possible with metal. But we had no interest in imitating the typical, fragile plastic phone. So we built iPhone 5c around a steel-reinforced frame that also acts as an antenna. It's attached to the outer shell in individual pieces, then laser‑welded together to achieve a precise fit. This structural integrity makes iPhone 5c pleasingly solid to the touch — unlike any plastic phone you've ever held. iPhone 5c feels as significant as it looks.
Its appearance may be new, but the way iPhone 5c performs is instantly recognizable. That's because it has the things people loved about iPhone 5 inside. And more. The Apple‑designed A6 chip delivers impressive performance and graphics. Yet it's incredibly energy efficient, so you can use your iPhone throughout the day without worrying about battery life. The 8MP iSight camera lets anyone anywhere take an amazing photo anytime. The 4‑inch Retina display produces images with vivid clarity. And because iPhone 5c has more LTE wireless bands than ever before, LTE speeds are now a reality in even more places around the world.* Our intention was never to just make a color phone, it was to create an entirely new expression of what iPhone can be.
From the clean, thoughtfully redesigned icons, to the color-matched wallpapers that seem to radiate through the Home screen, color is everywhere in iOS 7. And that happened with full intent and purpose. iOS 7 was designed with the colors of iPhone 5c in mind. So using it feels not just more delightful, but also more personal.


The Sabres have lost seven consecutive games on the road, having been outscored 25-11 in that span. They have allowed five goals in each of their last three road games, something they have not done since 2014-15 (three straight games).
Chicago has lost two straight - a 6-3 loss to Los Angeles on Saturday and a 5-2 defeat to San Jose on Sunday. The Hawks have allowed at least five goals in 18 games this season, tied for third most in the NHL.
The Blackhawks beat the Sabres on February 1, 7-3. They are 13-1-0 against the Sabres since 2010-11, their best record against any opponent. The Sabres' 1-10-3 record against Chicago in that time is their second-worst record against any opponent (1-10-2 versus the Blues).
Jack Eichel scored twice against Edmonton on Monday, matching his career high with 25 goals on the season. He needs two more to reach 100 career goals -- the last skater to hit 100 career goals in his first four seasons in a Sabres jersey was Thomas Vanek (144) from 2005-06 to 2008-09.
Erik Gustafsson lit the lamp against San Jose and has 10 points (1g, 9a) in his last six games. He has 48 points on the season after having 16 points all of last season -- that 32-point increase is the second largest in the NHL behind Toronto's Kasperi Kapanen (+33, minimum 30 games each season).
Since February 1, Buffalo has converted on 26.5 percent of power plays, sixth best in the NHL. In January, the Sabres scored on only 4.0 percent of their power plays, worst in the NHL.
Jack Eichel will try to set a career high in goals scored when his Buffalo Sabres visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.
The 22-year-old Massachusetts native, who was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2015 NHL draft, already has matched his career high with 25 goals in 63 games. He has six goals in his past five games and is coming off a two-goal performance against the Edmonton Oilers.
Eichel offered a simple reason for his recent success. He is throwing the puck at the net without trying to be too perfect.
"I probably haven't been the most consistent scorer this year," Eichel said to the Buffalo News. "I think I've probably passed up too many opportunities to shoot the puck at times. As of recent it's been, for one, I've tried to shoot a lot more, and I think it's not always about how hard it is. I've been trying to just shoot lower and release the puck quicker, surprise goalies a little bit.
"I think it's been working. You can't score, obviously, if you miss the net. So (I'm) just trying to fine-tune that, I guess."
Buffalo (30-28-8, 68 points) has dropped back-to-back contests and is a longshot to claim a spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The team is 2-7-1 since Feb. 15 and has given up four-plus goals in each of its regulation losses during that span.
The playoff outlook also has turned bleak for Chicago (27-30-9, 63 points), which, like Buffalo, has lost two games in a row. Defense has also been shaky for the Blackhawks, who have allowed four-plus goals in seven of their last eight games and eight of their last 10.
Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane, who grew up in Buffalo and attended Sabres games as a child, leads Chicago and ranks second in the NHL with 94 points (40 goals, 54 assists) in 65 games. He has played his hometown team 16 times in his career, tallying 10 goals and 11 assists.
Eichel leads Buffalo with 72 points (25 goals, 47 assists) in 63 games this season. Two teammates are next with 58 points -- Jeff Skinner (36 goals, 22 assists) and Sam Reinhart (18 goals, 40 assists).
The showdown against the Sabres offers another growth opportunity for Blackhawks defenseman Erik Gustafsson, a 26-year-old Swede who has enjoyed a breakout season. He already has tripled his career high with 48 points (13 goals, 35 assists) in 63 games.
"It has been a breakout year and he's shown that he can do special things at our level," Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton said in comments published by the Chicago Tribune. "He's been great for the power play, and whenever he's on the ice, he makes plays not many guys in the league make. That's been a huge development for him.
"Doesn't mean we're not going to ask him to do more away from the puck and defensively, because ultimately we don't want him to limit himself as far as (the) player he can be. We want him to be dominant at both ends. Skill-wise, skating (and) size, he can do it. It's just a matter of committing to it."
Chicago is 14-13-6 at home this season. Buffalo is 11-18-4 on the road.


Hakone is the oldest Japanese and Asian estate gardens in the Western Hemisphere, established in 1915, designed and built by San Francisco cultural leaders Isabel and Oliver Stine.
Inspired by the displays at the 1915 Pan-Pacific Exhibition, Mrs. Stine traveled to Japan where she was enchanted by the Fuji-Hakone National Park and wanted to have her own Hakone Gardens in the hillsides of Saratoga, California. In 1917 she retained architect Tsunematsu Shintani to design the Upper "Moon Viewing" house and landscape gardener Naoharu Aihara to design the gardens. See the story in photos here.
In 1932 East Bay financier Major C.I. Tilden purchased the estate and gardens. He hired Japanese landscape gardener James Sasaki to make improvements to the gardens and added the Moon Gate at the entrance. After Tilden died, Hakone was passed on to his sister, Mrs. Walter Gregory. Upon her death in 1959 her son Michael Gregory put the property up for sale.
Hakone was bought in 1961 by a partnership of Saratoga residents Joseph and Clara Gresham, their son Eldon and wife Deon and four Chinese - American couples: John and Helen Kan, Dan and June Lee, George and Marie Hall, and John and Mary Young. This new partnership enhanced the original beauty of Hakone, keeping its traditional Japanese authenticity while using it as a private retreat. In 1966 the partners offered to sell Hakone to the city of Saratoga. See the story in photos - click here.
In 1984 a group of Saratoga citizens, in cooperation with the City, organized a municipal commission, which obtained IRS 501 (C) (3) tax exempt status, to provide financial relief to the budget overseen by the Saratoga City Council. In 2000 an independent Hakone Foundation was launched: to preserve and enhance Hakone Estate and Gardens for the enrichment of the public, promote a deeper understanding of Asian Cultures, and to serve as an international forum for art, music, culture, and ideas.
Since that time, the Foundation has raised millions of dollars for historic restoration of this exquisite jewel of our global heritage, after nearly a half century of deferred maintenance and neglect. By contractual agreement, the Foundation will oversee Hakone's preservation and improvements through the year 2060.


A 42-year-old woman is evaluated for episodes of palpitations that last several seconds in duration. They occur once or twice a month and are accompanied by lightheadedness and mild dyspnea. She has not experienced loss of consciousness. The episodes are not precipitated by any particular activity, including exercise. She takes no medications.
On physical examination, the patient is afebrile, blood pressure is 110/68 mm Hg, pulse rate is 72/min, and respiration rate is 16/min. BMI is 29. Cardiac examination reveals physiologic splitting of S2, regular rate and rhythm, and no gallop. Estimated central venous pressure is normal. She has no edema. Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone level is normal.
A 12-lead electrocardiogram shows normal sinus rhythm.
Which of the following is the most appropriate diagnostic testing option?


Carl Frampton secured a sensational second-round knock-out win over Hugo Cazares in the WBC super-bantamweight title eliminator in Belfast.
Frampton's devastating left-hook floored the 36-year-old Mexican who appeared to mistime the 10-count before getting up.
It was the first time Cazares had been stopped since losing to compatriot Gerson Guerrero in October 1999.
Frampton, 27, will now be in line for a crack at WBC champion Leo Santa Cruz.
"We are going to make an outstanding proposal to Santa Cruz financially and hopefully he will come over to Belfast," said Frampton's manager Barry McGuigan.
"The sooner we can get it on the better.
"He has got morals and I believe he genuinely wants to fight Carl. It is all about sitting down and hammering out the deal."
Frampton, who has now won all 18 professional fights, including 13 inside the distance, said: "That was a big shot that hurt him and it shows the power I have.
"I just threw it and it landed and that was game over.
"The support has been fantastic. I have the loudest bunch of supporters in Europe without doubt."
On a future fight with Santa Cruz, Frampton added: "He wants to be in blockbuster fights and me against him would be huge.
"It is the most exciting fight out there right now and I think he will want it even more now."


As the grizzly bear population rises, the bears spread into more of their historic range . . .
A probable grizzly bear sighting just over the edge of the Missoula Valley highlights the theme of this week's Interagency Grizzly Committee meeting in Choteau: People get ready.
Since getting federal protection under the Endangered Species Act in 1975, grizzly bears now number nearly 2,000 in the continental United States. Most of those are concentrated in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem around Yellowstone National Park (about 700 grizzlies) and the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem between Missoula and Glacier National Park (about 1,000 grizzlies).
Here's the official press release regarding those two delinquent grizzlies that were captured near Whitefish and released near Frozen Lake a few days ago . . .
A young grizzly showed up in Whitefish on August 9 on Dakota Avenue in a residential area. Grizzly Bear Management Specialist Tim Manley set a trap in the late morning near the cherry tree the bear was observed in. The bear was seen several more times that evening near Wildwood Condos and the Lodge at Whitefish Lake.
A springtime reminder from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks . . .
With a mild end of the winter, some of Montana's hibernating black bears and grizzly bears are beginning to stir.
Adult males usually emerge first from winter dens in mid-March, but some bears have been sighted in Yellowstone National Park. When bears emerge from their dens they are physically depleted and food is a priority.
Bears are often tempted to go where raccoons and domestic dogs are getting into garbage. If these animals are already causing problems nearby, consider it an early warning that food attractants are available and need to be removed.
FWP recommends bear resistant bins in communities and on ranches; electric fence systems to protect bee yards and sheep bedding grounds; random redistribution of livestock carcasses each spring; and educational programs in schools and communities.


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The size of Ooni Pro's cooking surface is 450 x 450 mm (17.7"x17.7"), which can comfortably fit a 16" pizza.
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On a recent holiday to the US, my husband and I visited our respective alma maters. We were thrilled to walk down the familiar corridors and meet our erudite professors. We benefited tremendously from the experience of studying abroad, but when we graduated more than a decade ago, the fee structures were reasonable. So our jaws dropped when a friend mentioned that he was paying $1,80,000, or nearly Rs 1 crore, to fund his son's MBA from Columbia University, New York. Nearly half of my friend's assets would be consumed to fund it, leaving him little for his daughter's education and his own retirement.
Funding higher education even in India may not be cheap. A four-year undergraduate programme at IIT is about Rs 4 lakh. A two-year PGDBM programme at IIM costs Rs 34 lakh. Hence, an IIT-IIM sixyear programme can set you back by almost Rs 40 lakh. If we factor in 10% education inflation, it will set you back by Rs 1.5 crore 10 years later.
Children's education is a non-negotiable goal for most parents and can often be the single largest cash outflow. Hence, building the fund for your child's higher education, whether in India or abroad, definitely needs planning.
The best way to realise the goal without much strain is to start early, ideally when your child is born. In such a case, the investment amount is lesser and the exponential effects of compounding make your wealth grow faster. Unfortunately, by the time many parents wake up to the high cost of education, it is too late. Unmitigated spending and high EMIs tend to wipe away most of the savings in the early years, leaving little for future goals.
This is the most common mistake made while determining how much to accumulate. It is important to come up with a realistic number for the education cost, which includes not just college fees but also accommodation and other living expenses. Then calculate what this education will cost when your child is ready to pursue it. If an Indian postgraduate programme costs Rs 17 lakh today, it will amount to Rs 44 lakh after 10 years, assuming that education cost will increase by 10% each year. Hence, the goal should be to build Rs 44 lakh over 10 years, not Rs 17 lakh.
Child education can be funded through various assets, be it mutual funds, fixed deposits, real estate or specialised children's education plans. The key is to invest and manage these assets efficiently so that they generate adequate returns to meet your goal. Mistakes are made when people have unrealistic expectations about returns and tenure of investment. For example, equity mutual funds should only be used as a means of growing wealth if the investment horizon is five years or more. The long tenure reduces the volatility and risk associated with equity to a large extent, enabling it to deliver returns that beat inflation. Fixed deposits work well for shorter tenures.
It is advisable to invest in FDs or similar debt instruments when the goal is less than five years away. This interest is taxable at marginal rates, reducing the overall returns and impeding its ability to beat inflation. If you must build the education fund using FDs, you should invest a larger amount initially so that the post-tax returns are adequate enough to meet the goal.
If you invest in well-diversified, high-quality equity mutual funds, delivering an annualised return of 10%, you will need to invest Rs 17 lakh today to build a fund of Rs 44 lakh 10 years on. If you invest in a recurring or fixed deposit offering a post-tax return of 6%, you will need to invest Rs 25 lakh over the next 10 years. Similarly, you will have to put in Rs 21 lakh in real estate to build the same fund, assuming a post-tax, annualised return of 8%.
If you are creating a corpus through monthly investments or systematic investment plans, the risk that you may discontinue the investment due to death or disability is very real. In such a scenario, the corpus will only be partially built. Hence, it is important to have a life cover equivalent to the education corpus envisaged. In case of death, the payout can ensure that the child meets his education expenses. Permanent disability, critical illness and waiver of premium on disability are some of the riders that must be attached to life covers for added protection. If you are building the fund through an illiquid asset such as real estate, you run the risk of not being able to liquidate the asset in time and for the value that you expect. You need to ensure that the property is sold a few years before your child starts his education so that the funds are readily available when needed.
Such plans from insurance companies work well when the tenures are 10 years or more. With the restructuring of costs, these plans have become an attractive option. On maturity, they can use the fund value for the child's education expenses. In case of death during the policy term, the insurer will pay not only the sum assured to the nominee, but also all future premiums till the end of the term. This ensures that the fund does not stop growing and the corpus is available. An RD or SIP in a mutual fund will not cover these risks.
Life is all about prioritising. It is not worth planning for an overly expensive education if it compromises your financial independence. If setting aside Rs 1 crore for a foreign education implies that you will be left paying a loan for many years, or will be financially dependent on your child for the rest of your life, don't do it. Look for other, less expensive alternatives. It is extremely important to secure your financial independence first, before your child's education needs.
The author is Director, PeakAlpha Investment Services.


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Stramaccioni: "We'll stick to our path"
GENTILE – His mind is on Cagliari but going into tomorrow's game Andrea Stramaccioni
was asked to analyse previous fixtures and explain the difference between Inter's defeat to Siena and last
Sunday's defeat to Atalanta: "They are different. Losing to Siena was a major
turning point for Inter because that's when we changed our way of
playing, whereas last Sunday we lost while trying to win the game, as Inter do.
Losing to Siena was like our lowest point."
So what can be learnt from the Atalanta game? "We
saw similar situations to those which led us to change our system. We found ourselves
exposed to risks at the back again. Atalanta didn't carve out many
clear-cut chances but we saw the sort of dangerous situations we had seen before, although there were less of them."
Stramaccioni was also asked if tomorrow's match could be the fourth game running with his side featuring a three-pronged attack: "The team obviously has a huge attacking threat when we field three players of that ilk. However, I think the real question regards the other seven.
I don't feel Inter can play with those three in every game or in any
case not for the full 90 minutes, because on some occasions you'd risk playing into
the hands of your opponents. Whether we go with an attacking trio
or not, we must start getting points again but – I repeat – we
have to be careful because Cagliari are a dangerous side with the pace they
have up front and the forward runs their midfielders make."
Another of the topics brought up during the press
conference was the recent exchange of words between Cassano and
Conte, with the coach asked for his view on the matter: "I've
always taken a balanced, clear-headed position. After the Juventus v Inter
game I heard a bit too much talk about Inter. As a club, we responded calmly through Marco Branca. But others are free to say what they want.
Antonio doesn't need any assistance, he replied in the way he deemed
fit, with his own head and his own personality. But after
the Juve game, Inter's name got dragged into too many things, and not for
footballing reasons, whereas we're only interested in talking about football.
We're united and we'll stick to our path."
The Nerazzurri coached also replied to a specific question about Juventus: "I didn't see the Bianconeri struggling energy-wise against Inter: they played the first 20 minutes at an incredible tempo and also at the end. Explaining away Inter's win with a drop in Juve's fitness levels makes me smile. Some people take a balanced view of things and others say that if you win it's because the others didn't play well. We'll continue on our path, but I don't see a drop in other teams' fitness levels."
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