Hunguest Hotel Erkel welcomes guests in Gyula, in the historical spa resort, right by the local Gothic castle and its boating lake. The three-star hotel offers a pleasant, friendly atmosphere, elegant rooms in two buildings, a health center, two restaurants, and direct access to the Gyula Castle Spa. At the distance of 1.7 km (1.1 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 37.38 Eur. Double rooms from 62.3 per night!
The capital of Hungarian wines and location of major events in Hungarian history, Eger is one of the most beautiful towns in the country. Hotel Flora offers comfortable accommodation and thermal services in an amazing old park for all guests who wish to relax and heal. At the distance of 0.9 km (0.6 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 78.5 Eur. Double rooms from 109.03 per night!
Hunguest Hotel Nagyerdo is situated in the green heart of Debrecen, the most prominent cultural, religious, economic and tourist centre of the Eastern region of Hungary. The three-star hotel offers 104 rooms in two wings, Internet connection, air-conditioned restaurants, a nice inner courtyard, and safe parking. At the distance of 1.9 km (1.2 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 42.83 Eur. Double rooms from 52.02 per night!
Connected by a corridor, the two buildings of Hotel Helios offer accommodation in a beautiful nature reservation, near the biggest thermal lake of the continent. Hotel Helios, made up by buildings Anna and Benjamin, awaits its guests with over 200 rooms and suites. At the distance of 0.9 km (0.6 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 46.07 Eur. Double rooms from 80.93 per night!
Hotel Laroba is located in Alsoors, a pretty town at a one-hour drive from Budapest, on the Northern shore of Lake Balaton and offers a harmonious interior, comfortable furnishing, a sauna, and conference facilities. At the distance of 0.8 km (0.5 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 58.41 Eur. Double rooms from 62.29 per night!
Hotel Club Tihany is situated on the northern coast of Lake Balaton, on the Tihany paeninsula which is famous of its historical monuments and stunning view. The hotel is able to provide several entertaining facilities, including swimming pool, wellness area and many kinds of sporting possibilities. At the distance of 2.1 km (1.3 mi) from city center.
Double rooms from 112.15 per night!
Four-star Hotel Silver superior is located in Hajduszoboszlo, in the Eastern region of Hungary, offering unique facilities and truly four-star, high standard services. The hotel welcomes its guests with comfortable air-conditioned rooms, a reastaurant, a conference center as well as various wellness facilities. At the distance of 1.7 km (1 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 56.26 Eur. Double rooms from 80.37 per night!
The Ket Korona Conference and Wellness Hotel is located in Balatonszarszo, an enchanting town on the southern shore of Lake Balaton, accessible with a one hour drive on Motorway 7 from Budapest. The familiar hotel opened a new wing in the fall of 2008, including a unique wellness centre. At the distance of 0.8 km (0.5 mi) from city center.
Double rooms from 146.41 per night!
Four-star Hotel Kapitany Wellness opened its doors in the fall of 2005, when expansion and renovation of the old Hotel Kapitany was completed. The hotel is situated in picturesque and historical surroundings, at the foot of Sumeg Castle. At the distance of 0.6 km (0.4 mi) from city center.
The cosy, four-star Hotel Vital was opened at the end of 2005. It is situated in a calm corner of Zalakaros, surrounded by natural beauty, yet only at a 500 meters distance from the town center. At the distance of 1.5 km (0.9 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 31.12 Eur. Double rooms from 46.67 per night!
Espa Bio and Art Hotel is situated at a 33 kilometer distance from Budapest, in the pictoresque surroundings of Zsambek. The first four-star wellness and conference hotel of this region offers comfortable rooms, a wellness section, as well as sport and conference facilities. At the distance of 0.7 km (0.4 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 71.77 Eur. Double rooms from 89.72 per night!
Three star Park Hotel Erzsebet, designed in 1893 by the famous Hungarian architect, Miklos Ybl, opened its gates after complete restoration in 2002. Found in the middle of a two-hectare park, the hotel offers a pleasant relaxation possibility in two wings. At the distance of 0.7 km (0.4 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 60.82 Eur. Double rooms from 60.37 per night!
Spirit Hotel Thermal Spa is a new five-star hotel opened in March of 2008, right next to the pictoresque seven lakes' area and the surrounding forests, at a 15-minute walking distance from the center of Sarvar. At the distance of 1.1 km (0.7 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 133.64 Eur. Double rooms from 42.99 per night!
Hotel Zichy Park is located in Tolna county, Southwest from Budapest, and Southeast from Lake Balaton, in central Hungary. The four-star hotel is surrounded by a nature conservation park, and wildlife reservation, offering exceptionally clear air and peaceful tranquillity. At the distance of 2.8 km (1.7 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 32.15 Eur. Double rooms from 40.19 per night!
Situated at Keszthely, on the northern shore of Lake Balaton, the three star Hotel Kristaly is located near to the city center but also the lake shore is btu a few minutes away. Many cultural sights and events take place nearby and offer a pleasant chance to relax. At the distance of 0.3 km (0.2 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 71.34 Eur. Double rooms from 71.34 per night!
The three-star hotel, Hunguest Hotel Hoforras, is located in the recreational area of Hajduszoboszlo, 500 metres from the local thermal bath. The hotel offers in-house rheumatology and treatments, indoor thermal pool, jacuzzi, sauna and solarium. At the distance of 1.6 km (1 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 63.86 Eur. Double rooms from 96.57 per night!
Hotel Rudolf welcomes guests in Hajduszoboszlo, a town famous for ist spa, , located close to the famous Great Hungarian Plain (Hortobagy Puszta) and the towm of Debrecen. At the distance of 1.6 km (1 mi) from city center.
Double rooms from 93.46 per night!
Abacus Business & Wellness Hotel ****superior is a newly built, innovative business and wellness hotel located close to Budapest, offering intelligent conference technology, a considerable event capacity, and a highly unique spa-wellness experience with a 1600 sqm water surface and a sauna world. At the distance of 0.7 km (0.4 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 81.7 Eur. Double rooms from 98.13 per night!
CE Quelle Hotel awaits its guests with all the services of a four-star hotel, found 500 meters away from the famous Lake Heviz, offering comfortable rooms, for disabled persons as well. A hotel located in green area, it offers a possibility to relax for those who seek for recreation or healing. At the distance of 0.9 km (0.6 mi) from city center.
Double rooms from 84.11 per night!
Four-star Hotel Panorama is located right on the beach of Siofok and is open all year around, welcoming guests in 156 rooms. Relaxation and fitness facilities include an indoor swimming pool, a new wellness section, a fitness room and a tennis court; additional services include a beauty salon with massages and solarium, a closed parking facility, a restaurant, a bar and a terrace cafeteria. At the distance of 0.8 km (0.5 mi) from city center.
Double rooms from 77.26 per night!
Not far from the famous Cave Spa, the four star Calimbra Conference & Wellness Hotel offers a gorgeous outdoor experience by giving a marvellous look on the Bukk Mountains and a silenceful indoor impression by its calming colours and furnishment. At the distance of 0.2 km (0.1 mi) from city center.
Found at a quiet district in Hajduszoboszlo, three-star Hungarospa Thermal Hotel awaits is guests with medical treatmens, three thermal pools, and offers direct access to the thermal spa complex. At the distance of 0.9 km (0.6 mi) from city center.
Double rooms from 95.01 per night!
Four-star Hotel Aquarell is situated in Cegled, in the lowland area of Hungary, abounding in cultural traditions and nice sights. The city's famous thermal spa is right across the street from the hotel. Guest convenience is served by rooms and apartments of different sizes and comfort, as well as a nice restaurant and suitable services. At the distance of 2.9 km (1.8 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 52.65 Eur. Double rooms from 61.68 per night!
The three-star Hotel Aqua Eger makes the downtown of Eger easily accessible as it lies two minutes walk away from the southern gates of the castle and in the neighbourhood of the Turkish Bath and the Bitskey Aladar Swimming Pool. At the distance of 1 km (0.6 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 43.61 Eur. Double rooms from 57.63 per night!
Hotel Karos Spa is hidden in the heart of Zalakaros, surrounded by a "Paradise garden". The hotel offers 221 rooms of distinctive design and the wellness, fitness, medical and spa services of the Harmonia Spa-Wellness World. At the distance of 1.3 km (0.8 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 70.65 Eur. Double rooms from 117.75 per night!
Borostyan Guesthouse awaits guests with comfortable rooms and apartments all year round in the town of Gyomraendrod, at a 15-minute walk from the spa. At the distance of 0.1 km (0.1 mi) from city center.
Four-star Hotel Claudius in Szombathely is situated by a small lake in green surroundings, reminding of the era of the Roman Empire. It is close to historic downtown, as well as the spa and it offers convenient accommodation for groups, families and business travellers as well. At the distance of 1.6 km (1 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 73.21 Eur. Double rooms from 91.9 per night!
Named after the famous Hussar officer, Obester Simonyi, the four-star Hotel Obester is based on the legacy of the nineteenth century Hussar era. The hotel is found in the historical downtown of Debrecen, providing comfortable accommodation and mood of old times to its guests. At the distance of 1.4 km (0.9 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 65.11 Eur. Double rooms from 77.57 per night!
The environment-friendly Hotel Korona is situated in downtown Eger, in a peaceful green area. We boast to provide the most varied facilities and services in town. Split between a three-star and a four-star facility, guests may choose from a wide variety of different room types. Apart from the comfortable rooms, a unitue cellar-restaurant, and a wellness- and fitness-centre serves guest satisfaction. At the distance of 0.3 km (0.2 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 60.75 Eur. Double rooms from 91.9 per night!
Hotel Aphrodite welcomes guests in the centre of Zalakaros, just some minutes away from the famous Granit Spa & Bath centre, offering comfortable accommodation, wellness and gastronomical experiences. At the distance of 0.9 km (0.6 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 111.83 Eur. Double rooms from 105.6 per night!
Hotel Wollner, hosted by an authentic reconstruction of a 300-year-old Baroque building, is a romantic hotel in the historic centre of Sopron. Tourist and cultural sites of the charming town are all within easy reach for hotel guests. At the distance of 0.6 km (0.3 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 80 Eur. Double rooms from 90 per night!
Hotel Stacio is situated only 5 minutes away from Ferihegy Airport, but still away from the noisy traffic, in a quiet neighbourhood. It is the first 31-room, four-star-hotel near the airport and it provides free transfer to all guests. At the distance of 3 km (1.8 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 99 Eur. Double rooms from 119 per night!
Hotel Touring is located in a residential district, at a 300-metre distance from downtown Nagykanizsa. The two-star hotel offers 40 double rooms, equipped with shower-bathrooms, meeting halls on each floor, a shared kitchen, and a breakfast hall. Surroundings offer a playground as well as outdoor soccer-, handball-, and basketball courts. At the distance of 0.6 km (0.4 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 22.5 Eur. Double rooms from 30 per night!
Keszthely has a small and friendly hotel, Kakadu Wellness Hotel, situated right by Lake Balaton, at a 500 metre distance from a new beach area. The four-star hotel welcomes guests all year round, offering wellness services, comfortable rooms and apartments, as well as a heated indoor swimming pool. At the distance of 1.3 km (0.8 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 58.88 Eur. Double rooms from 77.57 per night!
Pension Wolf is located right next to the Sarvar Thermal Spa, thus giving easy connect to the spa of the city. 25 comfortable rooms await the guests. At the distance of 0.7 km (0.5 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 24.92 Eur. Double rooms from 31.15 per night!
Wellamarin Wellness Hotel is located in Zamardi, one of the biggest towns of the southern coast of Lake Balaton. The hotel is a 115 kilometer drive from Budapest and has a fantastic view on the northern coast and the Tihany peninsula, in this way offers calming relaxation possibilities. At the distance of 1.7 km (1.1 mi) from city center.
Double rooms from 89.95 per night!
Tisza Sport Hotel (former Hotel Petro) is situated on the bank of the Tisza river, in green surroundings, a few minutes walk from downtown Szeged; the modern building complex has a hotel and a hostel wing. At the distance of 1.6 km (1 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 26.48 Eur. Double rooms from 42.05 per night!
Hotel Kalvaria is situated near the barock city center of Gyor, easy to approach from all directions. It was the first hotel in town to be honored by the Hungarian Tourism Quality Award. Guest comfort is served by air-conditioning and free Internet access in all rooms. At the distance of 0.8 km (0.5 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 60 Eur. Double rooms from 68 per night!
The little Park Hotel Heviz is located in the centre of Heviz, an internationally famous health resort. The thermal lake, which is the largest of its kind in Europe, is only 200 meters away. The hotel, operating with 30 rooms, built in 1927 and restored in 2000-2001. At the distance of 0.4 km (0.3 mi) from city center.
Civis Hotel Phoenix is a three-star hotel in downtown Tiszaujvaros. The hotel offers 76 rooms, as well as conference facilities, and the closeness of a fabulous local Thermal Bath, along with a unique Sports Centre. At the distance of 1.6 km (1 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 46.42 Eur. Double rooms from 58.57 per night!
Hotel Szeleta is located in Miskolc-Lillafured, in Bukk National Park territory, surrounded by a forest, in a picturesque valley along the small Szinva River. The three-star hotel offers comfortable rooms and apartments, free Internet connection, an outdoor pool, a sauna, a salt cave, closed parking and sport facilities. At the distance of 1.6 km (1 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 31.15 Eur. Double rooms from 40.5 per night!
The three star Hotel Wolf is located in a few hundred meter vicinity of the Sarvar Thermal Spa, and it provides refreshing services to all of its visiting guests. At the distance of 0.7 km (0.4 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 31.15 Eur. Double rooms from 37.38 per night!
Gastland M0 offers three-star accommodation near Budapest since 2000. The hotel offers comfortable rooms, two restaurants, safe parking, and fine conference facilities at a 30-minute ride from the center of the capital, just outside the city. At the distance of 3.1 km (1.9 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 47 Eur. Double rooms from 54 per night!
Hotel Marina Port offers air-conditioned accommodation, modern conference facilities, and a new fitness- and wellness centre right next to the yacht port of Balatonkenese. At the distance of 1 km (0.6 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 99.69 Eur. Double rooms from 127.72 per night!
The three star Hotel Borsodchem is located at Kazincbarcika, offering wellness services as the only hotel in the town. Easily accessible from the 26th highway, the hotel provides comfortable accommodation and refreshing services for individual and company guests as well. At the distance of 0.3 km (0.2 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 33.96 Eur. Double rooms from 43.3 per night!
Situated five minutes walk away from the famous Thermal Spa of Hajduszoboszlo, Hotel Bungallo offers comfortable accommodation and homely services for its visiting guests, making the hotel ideal choice for couples, families, school groups. At the distance of 1.6 km (1 mi) from city center.
Double rooms from 37.38 per night!
Located in the heart of the North Hungarian Mid-Mountains, Lifestyle Hotel Matra provides wellness services from a new aspect, in a beautiful natural environment. At the distance of 1.4 km (0.9 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 124.61 Eur. Double rooms from 165.1 per night!
Lotus Therme Hotel & Spa is the gem of the famous spa-town Heviz in Hungary. The five-star thermal, wellness and spa hotel, with its 230 comfort rooms and exclusive suites guarantees the ultimate paradise of well-being. At the distance of 1 km (0.6 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 126 Eur. Double rooms from 212 per night!
Located at the borders of Keszthely, three-star Hotel ovit provides easy accessibility to the monuments of the city, and the Lake Heviz, while its position in a quiet green park ensures complete relaxation. At the distance of 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 46.73 Eur. Double rooms from 66.98 per night!
The 1600 members comprised international Ibis hotel chain's single member in Győr is located within easy accessable.The historic baroque city center with vibrant cultural life, exciting nightlife and attractive terraces is just a few minutes walk away. Accommodation youthful hotel with 96 soundproof, airconditioned rooms awaits the guests arriving. At the distance of 0.6 km (0.4 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 53 Eur. Double rooms from 53 per night!
Hotel Napsugar is a three-storey apartment hotel, equipped with an elevator, located at a 10 minute walk from the thermal lake. The name of the hotel means "sunshine" in English, and this is mirrored by its familiar atmosphere. At the distance of 0.7 km (0.4 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 33.64 Eur. Double rooms from 57.94 per night!
Hotel Betekints Wellness & Conference is situated in Veszprem, on the coast of the creek Sed. Offering a wellness section and several facilities for children as well, the hotel offers a pleasant place of relaxation for the whole family. At the distance of 1.8 km (1.1 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 90.03 Eur. Double rooms from 99.37 per night!
100 meters away from the famous thermal lake, the three star Hotel Majerik is located in the city centre of Heviz, offering unique and quality services and also convenient accommodation in two wings. At the distance of 0.6 km (0.4 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 0.03 Eur. Double rooms from 46.1 per night!
Opened in September of 2007, Hotel Famulus is located near the historic downtown of Gyor, next to the Arkad Shopping Centre in a newly developed area. The hotel offers complex services all year round. At the distance of 1.1 km (0.7 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 65 Eur. Double rooms from 75 per night!
Hotel Art is situated right by the Zalakaros Granit Spa, enjoying peaceful surroundings. Guests of the three-star hotel may enjoy comfortable accommodation, fine services and an indoor thermal pool. At the distance of 1.4 km (0.9 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 56.29 Eur. Double rooms from 80.37 per night!
The Bavarian Pension Aparthotel was built in 2003, in the centre of the famous spa town: Buk. Comfort is offered by quiet surroundings, convenient rooms and apartments, supervised parking spaces, a pool, sport facilities and health-conscientious programs. The local spa is located at a 1500 metres distance, and can be reached by bus or by mini-train, which has a stop just 100 metres away from the pension. At the distance of 1.3 km (0.8 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 37.07 Eur. Double rooms from 43.3 per night!
The Diamant Hotel is located in the Szigetkoz with lots of outdoor facilities for visitors from juniors to seniors too. Baby paddling pool, playground and petting zoo are suggested for children. Among others adult people can rent bike, kayak, canoe, pedal boat. Rein riding is available for beginners and experienced riders can go for an organized outside riding. At the distance of 0.8 km (0.5 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 161.99 Eur. Double rooms from 186.29 per night!
Hotel Erzsebet is a three-star hotel, situated in downtown Heviz, right next to the entrance of the world-famous spa. Hotel guests may enjoy 47 nicely furnished rooms, three of which have living-rooms as well. Room equipment includes air-conditioning, private bathroom, colour television, radio, telephone, safe deposit and minibar. At the distance of 0.5 km (0.3 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 50 Eur. Double rooms from 76 per night!
Corvin Hotel is situated in the historic central area of the town of Gyula in Southeastern Hungary, and it offers offers spacious rooms, a wellness section, a conference room, a restaurant, a grill terrace, and a winery. The famous local spa can be accessed with a 10 minute leisure walk through the town. At the distance of 0.5 km (0.3 mi) from city center.
Hotel Irottko is the largest hotel of Koszeg, located on the main square of the charming town; its unique facilities include comfortable rooms, a wellness section, a bar, conference rooms, and an elegant hall for special events. At the distance of 3.1 km (1.9 mi) from city center.
Double rooms from 46.73 per night!
Castle Hotel Batthyany offers quality accommodation and living history with a spa section, located on the territory of a six-hectare green area. Restaurants, wellness services are available and serve the guest needs. At the distance of 0.3 km (0.2 mi) from city center.
Double rooms from 99.06 per night!
Hotel Hajnal is situated in Mezokovesd, Zsory-furdo (Zsory Bath), where the Bukkalja foothills and the Hortobagy plain meet; the resort area features an excellent climate. The hotel started as a very popular guesthouse with a family atmosphere, the establishment's extremely honest and friendly hospitality bore fruit, and thanks to satisfied guests, the former guesthouse has now been transformed into a well-equipped spa and resort hotel. At the distance of 3.6 km (2.2 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 31.15 Eur. Double rooms from 49.84 per night!
Airport Hotel Budapest****superior is located at a 2.5 km distance from either terminals (1 and 2A/2B) of the Ferihegy Airport, as well as the M0 freeway, across from the newly built Airport Business Park. The centre of Budapest is at a 35-minute drive, and room prices include free transportation to Airport Hotel Budapest from Ferihegy Airport and back. At the distance of 2.1 km (1.3 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 82 Eur. Double rooms from 95 per night!
Pension Stop is located in the center of Debrecen and offers comfortable rooms, a drink bar and a safe parking lot. At the distance of 0.9 km (0.6 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 24.61 Eur. Double rooms from 30.84 per night!
Hetkut Wellness Hotel & Equestrian Park is in Mor. The hotel is easy to be reached if turning in the direction of Mor from the 81th highway. The walls reflect the old krautish traditions of a country mansion. There are lots of recreational opportunities at the hotel for the guests. At the distance of 0.1 km from city center.
Single rooms from 74.76 Eur. Double rooms from 87.22 per night!
Siesta Club Hotel is located right by the famous Harkany Thermal Baths and it offers comfortable apartments (with equipped kitchen), a restaurant, a hairdresser's, a courtyard for sunbathing and sports, a restaurant and a wine-cellar. At the distance of 0.3 km (0.2 mi) from city center.
Double rooms from 30.84 per night!
The four-star Hotel Kristaly Imperial provides elegant and stylish accommodation as the first historical hotel of Hungary. At the distance of 0.5 km (0.3 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 77.88 Eur. Double rooms from 102.8 per night!
Joo Inn Wellness Pension is situated at a six kilometer distance from the Sarvar thermal bath, in Rabapaty, offering guests comfortable rooms and a little wellness section. At the distance of 0.7 km (0.4 mi) from city center.
Double rooms from 49.53 per night!
About six kilometres far from Debrecen with beautiful forestry panorama the Club Hotel Erdospuszta awaits its guests. The hotel is situated in a picturesque 18 hectare-sized private land next to the pine forest, far from the noisy city. At the distance of 7.5 km (4.7 mi) from city center.
Double rooms from 96.57 per night!
Double rooms from 90 per night!
Situated in a 200 year old renovated monument building, Hotel Magyar Kiraly is the newest and yet oldest hotel of Szekesfehervar. The hotel offers its guests relaxing wellness services and stylish rooms. At the distance of 0.7 km (0.5 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 79.75 Eur. Double rooms from 99.69 per night!
Nereus Park Hotel is located right by the shore of Lake Balaton in Balatonalmadi, surrounded by a large and well-kept park. The three-star hotel can serve as an ideal location for relaxation and active recreation alike. At the distance of 1.1 km (0.7 mi) from city center.
Double rooms from 71.65 per night!
Situated three kilometers away from Mezokovesd, some minutes walk from the entrance of the world-famous Zsory Spa which offers quality medical water for various diseases. The pension provides convenient rooms and several program possibilities as well. At the distance of 4.3 km (2.7 mi) from city center.
Double rooms from 37.07 per night!
Panorama Guesthouse awaits its guests with beautiful panorama in Miskolctapolca. The Thermal Cavebath is about a few hundred metres far from the guesthouse. Cave style indoor pool and outdoor pool, sauna, medical massage are available. At the distance of 0.3 km (0.2 mi) from city center.
Double rooms from 28.04 per night!
D&A Apartments are situated in Egerszalok close to the salt hill that is famous in Europe, just for five kilometers from Eger. The quiet, peaceful surroundings are offering pleasant, relaxing vacation. Recreational facilities are at hand likethe Eger Thermal Spa, Demjen Thermal Spa and Saliris Resort Thermal Spa. Children's playground is also available at the bottom of the forest. At the distance of 1.4 km (0.9 mi) from city center.
Double rooms from 56.07 per night!
The village of Paradsasvar is situated in northern Hungary, surrounded by the Matra Mountains. Pension St. Hubertus, a 10-room inn and restaurant offers convenient lodging and excellent dishes for those who visit this enchanting valley. At the distance of 0.4 km (0.2 mi) from city center.
Double rooms from 52.65 per night!
Hotel Vadaszkurt is situated in Szekesfehervar, the town of Hungarian kings, located halfway between Budapest and Lake Balaton. Guests can visit various unique sites, such as ancient churches, medieval buildings and ruins, narrow streets and unique places in the ancient city. The hotel offers comfortable rooms and apartments, high standard services, parking and conference facilities. At the distance of 0.8 km (0.5 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 37.38 Eur. Double rooms from 46.73 per night!
Hotel Ezusthid is situated 800 metres from the downtown of Veszprem. The hotel is ideal for smaller events, tourists- and business trips. At the distance of 1.7 km (1.1 mi) from city center.
Double rooms from 68.53 per night!
Nestled among ancient trees Echo Residence All Suite Hotel is located on Northern shore of Lake Balaton, on the Kopasz Hill in Tihany, just within 100 meters from the beach - the hotel features 18 suites in two buildings and offers comfortable suites, a wellness section, a meeting room, a nice restaurant and safe parking. At the distance of 1.5 km (1 mi) from city center.
Single rooms from 74.76 Eur.
The Atlantis Medical, Wellness & Conference is situated in Hajduszoboszlo, near to the famous thermal bath. The hotel's three main services offer an agreeable choice for individual guests, company meetings and for those who arrive for medical treatments. At the distance of 1.3 km (0.8 mi) from city center.
Hotel Viktória, a new three-star hotel opened in Sarvar, a popular Hungarian pleasure resort, in 2004. The hotel is situated in the downtown area, next to the Botanical Garden, which offers quiet and calm surroundings. Hotel guests are welcome for a free visit at the nature conservation park, situated in a 10-hectare ground. At the distance of 0.3 km (0.2 mi) from city center.
The Zenit Hotel Balaton is located in Vonyarcvashegy, a town on the north shore of the Lake Balaton. Beautiful view and prominent wellness facilites are awaiting the guests in the hotel which is surrounded by calming forests. At the distance of 0.9 km (0.5 mi) from city center.
Villa Mediterran is 300 meters away from the local thermal complex in the centre of Heviz. With its internal garden, the pension is an island of peace and calmness in a town that has a great number of turists all year. At the distance of 0.2 km (0.1 mi) from city center.
Park Hotel Ambozia is a familiar hotel located in Hajduszoboszlo, the famous spa town in the eastern part of Hungary. The three-star hotel offers comfortable and well equipped apartments, as well as an in-house wellness section. At the distance of 1.4 km (0.9 mi) from city center.
A friendly little place in the beautiful Hungarian counrtyside, Szent Orban Pension awaits its guest with amazing panoramic views of vineyards and access to tharmal baths; Lake Balaton is also very close. The surroundings offe countless opportunities to actively relax: bird-watching, horseback-riding, carriage tours, tennis, wine-tasting, spa treatments. At the distance of 0.8 km (0.5 mi) from city center.
Double rooms from 24.92 per night!
Hotel Lycium, opened in the summer of 2006, is located in the heart of Debrecen, right by the main square and the historic cathedral. Being a downtown hotel, it is easy to access both by car and by public transportation. The hotel is connected to the next-door conference centre, providing high-standard technical support and a wide range of facilities for different group events. At the distance of 1.6 km (1 mi) from city center.
Located on the shore of Lake Balaton, the Hotel Club Europa Siofok is an agreeable choice for families with little children. The hotel offers child friendly services as well as comfortable accommodation. At the distance of 1.7 km (1 mi) from city center.
Located in the western part greenbelt area of Veszprem, 800 meters away from the city centre, Hotel Jade provides ideal accommodation for both individual and business passengers. At the distance of 1.7 km (1 mi) from city center.
Only a 5-minutes walk from the historic downtown area of Szekesfehervar, 200 metres from the Budai street connecting the city with freeway M7, the newly built Hotel Platan welcomes guests with 24 rooms and peaceful green surroundings. At the distance of 0.5 km (0.3 mi) from city center.
Hotel Szent Janos is situated in the historic downtown area of Eger, close to Dobo Square, offering air-conditioned rooms, a nice winter garden available for events, safe parking, as well as fitness and wellness services, in a neighbourhood full of cafés, restaurants, pubs and shops. At the distance of 0.2 km (0.1 mi) from city center.
Park Hotel Minaret is a beloved dwelling place in the heart of Eger, right in the historical downtown. The three-star hotel offers well-equipped rooms with a nice atmosphere, a first-class restaurant, and a conference room, ideal for meetings and training sessions. At the distance of 0.3 km (0.2 mi) from city center.
The three-star Hotel Gastland M1 is located along the highway, at a 22 kilometer distance from Budapest (motorway M1, exit Sasfeszek-to). 32 air-conditioned rooms and apartments, a sauna, a grill court accommodating 150, an indoor playroom and an outdoor playground for children, a souvenir shop, closed parking, and fine conference facilities stand at the disposal of its guests. At the distance of 1.6 km (1 mi) from city center.
The Andrassy Residence Wine Spa is a special meeting of a wellness resort and a wine hotel which can be found at Tarcal, in the Tokaj-Hegyalja historical winery region. The classy designed five star wellness hotel presents a quality service for its guests in hospitality, wine gastronomy, and spa pampering.
A centre building of a vineyard and a winery, Angyal Inn Wine & Spa is located at Ratka, in the Tokaj-Hegyalja wine region. Guests who visit the Angyal Inn Wine & Spa can get in contact with the ancient wine making methods. At the distance of 0.2 km (0.1 mi) from city center.
Hotel Helikon is located directly on the shore of Lake Balaton. The three-star hotel operates all around the year with 232 rooms, each with balcony, offering a nice view on Central Europe's largest freshwater lake. At the distance of 0.9 km (0.6 mi) from city center.
Hotel Alfa in Miskolc-Tapolca is situated just a few hundred meters walk away from the famous Cave Spa. The hotel offers wellness section and comfortable rooms for all those guests who seek for relaxation. At the distance of 0.5 km (0.3 mi) from city center.
Kiskut Liget Pension is located in a very quiet and peaceful area of Gyor, only two kilometers from the centre and the thermal bath, and it offers rooms with en-suite bathroom, buffet breakfast and safe parking. At the distance of 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from city center.
Offering comfortable accommodation and culinary experiences, Zenit Hotel Guesthouse (the former Hotel Helikon Taverna Wellness) can be found on the northern shore of Lake Balaton, surrounded by a vineyard and forests, not far from the beach. At the distance of 0.9 km (0.5 mi) from city center.
Villa Natura Hotel is situated on ten hectares of beautiful green surroundings in Garabonc, just one kilometer away from the town of Zalakaros. The hotel offers modern and convenient rooms and the flavours of home cooking close to the Kis-Balaton nature conservation area. At the distance of 1.5 km (1 mi) from city center.
Grand Hotel Galya lies highest in Hungary, up in the mountains, surrounded by a huge park, cristal clear air, and forests in all around. Aspiratory illnesses heal well in it's mild, sub-alpine climate. At the distance of 0.4 km (0.3 mi) from city center.
Pension Margareta is offers budget accommodation in the residential area of Sarospatak, in peaceful, green surroundings, 15 minutes away from the historic centre of the town. At the distance of 1.3 km (0.8 mi) from city center.
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The Sex Workers Project at the Urban Justice Centre
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The Sex Workers Project provides client-centred legal and social services to individuals of any gender, age, nationality, income level or sexual orientation, who engage or formerly engaged in sex work regardless of whether they do so by choice, circumstance or coercion.
We share our expertise through legal education workshops for sex workers, we support sex worker-led organising and we pursue policy change aiming to make a real and demonstrable impact in the lives of our constituents. We also conduct human rights documentation rooted in the real life experiences of sex workers and survivors of trafficking. Occasionally we employ sex workers or former sex workers as interns or staff.
The two main challenges would be criminalisation and violence (a third would be poverty). Our clients suffer arrest, harassment and abuse by police officers, collateral consequences of having criminal records, including difficulties getting immigration status. Our clients also suffer high levels of violence and trauma including human trafficking which is compounded by the lack of legal recourse.
Our attorney's help clients remain in stable housing, access safer working conditions and employment options, reunite their families, clear their criminal records, secure legal immigration status and fight police misconduct and hate crimes. Our social workers provide long term supportive therapy and case management. We also engage policy and media advocacy and research on issues affecting sex workers and victims of human trafficking.

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Jan 22, 2023 crypto exchange apps, cryptocurrency exchange sites in the united states
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Cryptocurrency Exchange Sites In The United States
Are you looking for the best cryptocurrency in the United States? If your answer is yes, then look no further, as we've got you covered in this post.
Since the advent of the cryptocurrency market, getting the best platform to trade it has always been a question. Further question includes, which site is the safest to trade?
Cryptocurrency hacking has also taken a toll on cryptocurrency. Thus, make people have cold feet about choosing a platform. Nobody wants to invest their hard-earned money into crypto and end up getting nothing out of it.
Some of the old crypto exchange platforms have either closed down due to hacking or mismanagement. In 2022 alone, crypto hackers made off with over $14 billion worth of crypto. Hence, the question: Which cryptocurrency exchange site is best and safest in the United States?
Well, the answer is personal. What may work for you might not work for us, and vice versa. However, we put up this post on the best cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States, and we made a list. The list here is based on service they offer, online reviews and user experience. Though, you might have different perspectives, but they are certainly among the best, no doubt about that.
5 Best Cryptocurrency Exchange Sites In The United States In 2023
1. Coinbase
Founded in 2012. Coinbase has proven to be the best exchange platform in the United States.
The platform currently boasts over 98 million active users, both within and outside the United States. More reasons why Coinbase is a go-to option for many people when it comes to crypto exchange platforms are that one can trade multiple coins as it accepts over 200 globally supported cryptocurrencies.
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Additionally, Coinbase is known to offer multiple authentication methods as well as different security protocols to protect the wallets and transactions of their users. Within its 10 years of existence, there's been no record of hacking.
Another reason why Coinbase stands out in the lists of the best crypto exchange platforms can be traced back to its flexible deposit minimum, the fantastic user interface of their three apps, and its considerable trading fees.
Kucoin has over 18 million users globally, and it offers one of the biggest crypto options with about 719 different currencies that can be traded on it.
Many people choose Kucoin mainly due to its low KYC criteria, 1 BTC daily deposit limit for unverified accounts, 200 BTC for verified accounts, and low trading fees. Since they have low KYC requirements, you may not be convinced to use them because of the fear that their servers may easily get hacked, isn't?
Well, unfortunately, the site was hacked back in 2020 and the hackers stole over $275 million. Nonetheless, they were able to recover $201 million after placing a bounty of $100,000 for information regarding the hackers.
However, even though they weren't able to recover all, affected customers were refunded in full. This is because Kucoin is insured, so your crypto is definitely in safe hands. Hacked or not, you can't lose your money.
With millions of existing active customers using it, you did agree with us that Kucoin is obviously one of the best.
3. Binance US
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Binance US is a subsidiary of the Binance platform. Binance US was founded in 2019 after Binance stopped service in the United States due to regulatory and management issues.
Binance US functions as an affiliate of Binance.
The platform is one of the best to store and trade your cryptocurrency due to its strict security protocol and two-factor authentication. Since it was founded, it has kept clean records and remained unhacked.
Though many may worry based on the past hacking records of its parent company, Binance, where they lost over $40 million to hackers in 2019.
However, it is evident that Binance US, offers one of the best services with its low trading costs as well as optimum security protection for your crypto assets.
Kraken is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that was founded in 2011. It currently boasts over 6 million users and trades over 200 cryptocurrencies.
Kraken stands as one of the best crypto exchange platforms in the United States. The reason for this is their uniqueness and lack of hacking records. Customers will always want a place where their assets are safe and can be traded without hassle or exorbitant trading fees.
Hence, many of them chose Kraken because they believe their assets are in safe hands. This is due to their strict security protocols as well as their availability to detect abnormalities quickly before they escalate.
5.Gemini
Founded in 2014. Gemini is one of the leading crypto exchange platforms out there. It currently boasts over 13 million users globally.
Gemini is the first SOC Type 1 and 2 crypto exchange platform in the world. Now the question is, is Gemini safe to invest in or store crypto?
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Yes, it's very safe to use Gemini, as they provide stringent security protocols, which include two-factor authentication, security keys, and address listing. All this is to ensure their customers' assets are safe.
Though Gemini's security has once been breached by hackers in 2022, when they lost over $36 million. Has affected wallets been refunded? No, but all USD assets are insured by the FDIC, so there's insurance coverage for digital assets, of which crypto isn't exclusive.
These five cryptocurrency exchanges are no doubt the best from these perspectives: security protocols to safeguard wallets, insurance in case of hacking from their end, low service charges, and the number of active users.
Most crypto exchange platforms, including those listed here, are decentralized. So, now, are they safe? Sure, they are, and you also have roles to play to safeguard your wallet from being hacked or accessed. You do these by ensuring your password, security key, and other details are private enough.
Any loss on your end may not be refunded. However, if it's a general hack, most of the ones listed here have insurance, so you don't have to panic as you did get back your assets in full.
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Our descent into Braided Cave is the typical El Malpais cobble wobble — a precarious combination of slapstick ankle-rolling and skin-shredding scrambling over jagged globs of black, vesiculated basalt. We're here to survey — me, a geologist with the National Park Service, and two fellow Sandia Grotto members. This staircase of doom is where it all begins.
Picture a rectangular pit 100 feet long, 60 feet wide and 30 feet deep. A large portion of its total volume is filled by a lumpy dome of geological detritus that all told must weigh thousands of tons. Mostly it's a jumble of volcanic rocks and boulders only barely packed together, but there are thorny clogs of plant matter exploding from cracks here and there. Lichen abounds.
Even to a novice like myself, it's clear that this is a collapse structure — a section of tunnel that's given way. Turn back the clock and watch the mess as it reassembles in zero-g. Piece by piece, the chaotic mound becomes the roof of a tunnel once again. Fissures opened by the crowbar prying of freeze-thaw and swelling roots shrink and disappear.
There are countless miles of lava tubes slithering beneath El Malpais National Monument, and being relatively shallow, a great many have had their roofs buckle under their own mass. The "skylight" we're doddering our way down into on this particular day is but one of an as-of-yet uncounted multitude of similar structures that pock the Monument's 114,000-acre moonscape like as many sweat glands on a human hide.
No footfall finds solid landing on a pile as poorly-sorted and loosely-consolidated as the one we're walking down. It's like seesaw atop seesaw all the way to the buried floor. My wandering eye isn't making matters any better either.
Not two steps off the lip and I'm already rubbernecking, my gaze drawn to the east end of the pit, to the dark and gaping maw of the cave entrance we're headed towards. The view is an exquisite cross-section of the El Malpais lava fields. Aboveground, I see archipelagos of drowsy cumulus grazing and fattening in endless pastures of blue, then ponderosas and junipers swaying, then twitching grasses.
Below these is a double-layer of basalt that appears to have been forced apart by the intense pressure of a shallow lava flow. When the molten stone eventually migrated elsewhere, it left a broad but very short hanging crawlway in its wake. I say "crawlway" because you could probably slide into it a little ways provided you were willing to suffer the brutal incising of the multitude of tiny "teeth" that sagged off the white-hot ceiling as it cooled. None of our party were willing, however.
Suddenly, a stumble forces my attention back to the task of walking carefully. While it would be very unlikely for a spill to prove fatal, you can't help but imagine outcomes that are worse than death. A full-frontal scab; a scrumptious mouth-full of shattered teeth; a skull indiscriminately trepanned by any of a million sinister protrusions.
How easy it is to forget that we drove for an hour on turbulent jeep trails to get here! Then there was that short but rugged hike over undulating aa and fallen trees. Wouldn't be fun at all to reverse the journey with blood running down your face and/or a fractured ankle. Best to focus for a few more paces. Once inside, the pahoehoe floor will be flat and solid, and you'll be able to look around to your heart's content. Surveying is slow work too — lots of time for gandering.
First of all, while you certainly need a good amount practice to get the techniques down, you don't need a PhD. Nor do you need someone with a PhD to teach you how it's done. Knowledge of survey methods passes readily from one hobby caver to the next.
The other main reason is that there are just so many caves out there — far too many for the small coterie fully-fledged, university-trained speleologists to get a handle on. The situation is analogous to one found in astronomy, where in recent years everyday web-surfers have been solicited to help categorize the zillions of galaxies astronomers have photographed over the last couple decades. It's amazing how much work can get done if lots of people are willing to contribute a little time and energy.
In theory, today's survey should be a fairly straightforward undertaking. We'll start with a fixed point — or "station" — at the entrance directly beneath the drip-line. Since we've not yet fully entered the underworld, we can get precise GPS coordinates to start things off. From here on out, though, humans will be doing the work of measuring. Satellites can't tell us jack once we cross into the twilight zone.
The rest of the effort will be iteration after iteration of the same basic steps. While the trip leader records data and punctiliously sketches plan and profile views of cave passages on graph paper, the rest of the crew will set up subsequent stations and take measurements between them.
Though some surveyors use tape, we will measure distance with a snazzy laser range-finder. Pitch and direction readings, meanwhile, will be ascertained using an analog compass and inclinometer combo. Slowly but surely, a cursory map will begin to take shape.
Oh, but the chasm between theory and practice is seldom crossed easily, is it? We laypeople tend to think that even the most elaborate scientific measurements are simply a matter of extending our native senses. To us electron microscopy merely makes our sense of sight a little keener. Gravity wave detectors are merely heightening our sense of touch.
Unfortunately for our neat and tidy preconception of what science is, however, this couldn't be further from the truth. One day taking very basic measurements with rudimentary instrumentation is enough to disabuse you once and for all of the notion that observation is a trivial matter.
Take the humble compass — basically a floating stylus that by virtue of its chemical make-up aligns itself automatically with the Earth's magnetic field. At first glance, it's hard to imagine how such an instrument could ever be wrong.
No, in order to function, a compass must not only be immersed in the chaos of the natural world. It also must be woven into the insane tapestry that is human thought and behavior.
This means there are oodles of variables that could potentially be significant to getting a measurement correct. Weirdness in the environment can matter. Bodily limitations of the person reading the instrument can matter. Even our beliefs about the compass and the data we're getting from it matter. Everything hangs together! Here's an example from the day to illustrate what I mean.
After an hour or two, we're several stations in. We've surveyed the above-mentioned tunnel, safely traversed another sunny collapse pit on the other side of it, and now we find ourselves in yet another segment of tunnel — feeling quite pleased with ourselves and our survey skills, I might add.
There is a fork in the road. To the left the passage stays large and airy. Easy to survey. At some point during the last hundred thousand years, there was a lot of lava flowing through here. You can see lines along the walls where the rivers of fire used to ooze past in all their infernal glory. Perpendicular to these, arching from the floor over the ceiling and back down and spaced every ten feet or so, are contraction cracks. More signs of post-flow cooling.
The right fork, however, is a different story. There's a lithified cascade that leads up to a much smaller tube we'll have to get on our hands and knees to get through. We set a station at the fork where we'll be able to shoot measurements down both halls and then set another on top of a flat rock sitting on the floor of the crawlway.
The front sights appear to go well enough. I can kneel comfortably, brace myself sniper-like against a rock and see over/through the the instruments down to the next station just fine. Distance, declension and inclination, no obvious issues.
The back sights are the moment of truth, though. Shooting the opposite way down the tunnel, you can check your work, thereby injecting a dose of added rigor to the operation. Front ways and backways, the numbers should match within a (somewhat arbitrarily-determined) margin of error.
C — one of the Sandia Grotto members I came out with — in charge of this task. Owing to the difficult location of the survey station, she's prostrate in the dust trying her darnedest to even see through the compass and inclinometer viewfinders, let alone line things up properly. She reads the numbers, we do a little math, and it turns out we're off by quite a bit. Time to start fiddling.
Helmets come off to make sure the headlamps attached to them don't perturb the needle. C repositions but is still stuck on the floor. The numbers are a little closer this time, but not close enough (again, this margin is somewhat arbitrary). We try again. Two eyes looking over/through the instrument, one eye. Finally S — the sketcher, survey leader and other grotto member with us today — reminds us there's a lot of iron in the rocks. Get too close in some places and your compass will align with these local fields instead of the Earth's global one.
Now it's my turn to reposition. I take a step back from the rock I'm leaning against and shoot once more. Voilá! This time we're within our envelope of error. "Good enough," S says abruptly. Suddenly, it's obvious there's a storm brewing up top. Wind swoops down and rushes through the cave. It's followed by the sound of a sustained stampeding of thunder I've seldom heard. Gotta wrap up the sketch fast and book it back to the truck.
As you can see, when you're performing a measurement, confounding variables lurk at every turn. When the numbers aren't checking out, any number of things could be the root cause. Maybe your weary bones don't want to lie on the floor next to the station in an optimal way. Maybe the instrument's broken. Maybe virtual particles from the ferris rocks are leaping out into space and wrenching your compass needle 90 degrees.
Never mind all the the intellectual and emotional wrangling the sketcher has to do. The constant labor of minor modification and reassessment. The unending synthesis of myriad aesthetic, utilitarian and concerns. What scale to use? What surface textures are worth including? How does one decide which of the infinitude of stones piled up in the collapse pits should be drawn in precisely and which should be depicted in a more impressionistic fashion? How much time before the lightning poses a real threat to the team?
Whether we're talking about vital signs or neutrino velocities or declinations, we typically say that we "take" measurements. I think this is reflective of the widespread misconception I talked about earlier — our notion that measurements are gotten trivially, like pumpkins lying on the ground in a pumpkin patch. Reach down and grab one. That's all there is to it!
"Making measurements," on the other hand, seems much more appropriate. When we see an ensemble making music, we know craft is involved — creativity, discipline, practice, techne. So it is with our sizing up of reality, or at least the fragment of reality our senses are privy to. Trial and error. Endless honing and innovation.
Crawling around on our bellies in the dark until we get it right.


John Keats, the Romantic English poet, is one of the most enduring poets of all time. It's amazing that he's achieved this kind of reputation since he died at the age of 25, spending only six years really writing poetry and only publishing for four years.
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Chaucer's "The Wife of Bath"
"The Wife of Bath" is one of the most popular stories from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
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Alastair Reid is a South American literature expert and poet from Scotland. His fun and goofy poems have been catching on steam in the United States in recent years. Here's one of them called "Curiosity."
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Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a poem by Coleridge that you probably read in high school, but maybe don't remember too well. Here's a bit about it--a Mariner starts telling a story to a man going to a wedding ceremony. The story is really long and the wedding guest kind of wants to leave, but he doesn't want to be rude. This Mariner is going on and on about his glory days, when he used to sail. One trip, his ship got off-course in a huge storm. As a south wind starts following the ship around so does a giant bird, the albatross. The bird is a symbol of good fortune, but the stupid Mariner shoots the bird and gets the ship off course. Again. The bird is hung around the mariner's neck. This time, all the Mariner's crew members die and he has to watch their bodies rot for seven days afterwards. He sees slimy sea creatures in the sea, but praises them as beauties, thereby lifting the albatross' curse. A hermit finds the mariner and the ship and saves him, but all is not well with the albatross. The Mariner can never find a homeland, but has to wander the earth, telling the tale.
Coleridge was obsessed with talking about eyes as he wrote this poem.He uses the symbol of the eye to represent the eternal nature of the Mariner's "curse" and therefore the eternal nature of the relevance of the Mariner's tale. By making connections between the dead and the living and the Mariner's "curse" with this symbol, Coleridge uses the eye to illustrate this theme. With these connections in mind, Coleridge bookends of the "bright eye" at the beginning and ending of the piece illustrate the never-ending relevance of the Mariner's tale.
Coleridge draws obvious parallels between the dead sailors and the living Mariner with his use of the image of the glittering eye. The speaker describes the Mariner's "glittering eye" as he tells this tale. The dead sailors look at the Mariner with "their stony eyes that in the Moon did glitter." By using the word "glitter," with this recurring symbol, Coleridge not only draws parallels between the sailors and the Mariner, but also implies there is something alive in both the living and the dead.
Coleridge illustrates this eternally alive thing is the "curse" which followed the Mariner after he shot the Albatross. Even after death, a sailor still cursed the Mariner. This continuing symbol of the "eye" both connects the Mariner's curse to the connections drawn earlier as well as adding to the evidence of the immortality of the curse.
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Join Advanced Urgent Care & Occupational Medicine at these upcoming community events. We hope to see you there!
On Saturday, September 12th, we will participate in the Northglenn Relay For Life at EB Rains Jr. Memorial Park. A Relay For Life event is not only a way to join your community in the fight against cancer, but it is also a way to inspire hope by raising funds and cancer awareness to help those facing the disease. An online fundraising page has been setup for those wishing to make donations to our team. For more information click here.
On Saturday, September 19th, we will be providing First Aid at the Pirate Festival at EB Rains Jr. Memorial Park in Northglenn, CO. For more information click here.


``A little tuck here. Maybe a little tuck there. And it'll be just perfect for you. No problem at all.'' How many times has a sales clerk sung this chorus in your ear? But as you looked in the mirror, you weren't completely convinced.
It's often better to keep searching through the various styles and sizes than to rely on a large makeover by the alteration department. Alterations can achieve only so much.
A garment's hip and back areas should be flat and straight. Buckling, which is often caused by a large frame, can seldom be fixed through alterations.
If you can afford only one jacket, avoid buying the kind with gathered sleeve caps. There's no way of knowing how long such a style will stay popular, and cap alterations are tricky and often unsuccessful.
Sleeves should feel comfortable when you flex your arms, and full-length ones should reach to the wrist bone. It's almost impossible to correct binding sleeves through alterations.
When looking at clothes with waistline seams, make sure the center back area just below the waist is free of wrinkles. And the waistline seam should fall at your waistline rather than above or below it. Be especially conscious of this point if you normally wear junior, junior petite, or miss petite clothes. These sizes are all cut for the shorter-waisted figure.
The bust area should be roomy enough to allow easy buttoning, or the entire garment will look small. If your proportions are generous, you'll probably have to buy dresses large enough to fit the bust and have the hips taken in. You'll get a better fit from separates and coordinates than from suits. When buying short-sleeved clothes, make sure sleeves do not end at the bustline.
A bust which is small in proportion to the hip will cause wrinkles at the center front and side seams of the skirt area. This type of figure looks better in coordinates than suits. And garments that are softly gathered on top such as elastic-waist dresses are more flattering than clothes that are severely tailored.


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Renault Fluence diesel driven
Team OD Updated: July 24, 2013, 06:08 PM IST
In June 2011, we tested the Renault Fluence petrol, pitting it against the Toyota Corolla Altis and the Skoda Laura. Back then we had reported that the Fluence's styling is better than the competition and that on the inside it boasts of well-appointed, class-leading interiors, bettering the competition in terms of space and comfort. The petrol engine is a bit of a let-down though, with rivals sporting slightly more powerful powertrains, but the Fluence makes up for it with its frugality. Apart from that, the car boasts of several convenience features and has four airbags and ESP. In short, the petrol Fluence did not fare badly at all. This month, we managed to lay our hands on its diesel sibling.
From the outside, it is next to impossible to distinguish the diesel from the petrol, except for the dCi badge next to the rear number plate. But step inside, and as Sirish pointed out couple of months ago after driving the petrol and diesel variants back to back at the media drive, Renault has stripped down the interiors heavily for the diesel, which is bizarre. The difference in trim levels is huge, and the diesel has to make-do with interiors dominated by black and grey plastics. It does not even get a leather-wrapped steering wheel, forget climate control, AUX, USB, Bluetooth connectivity, leather seats, rear sun blinds and rear air-conditioning vents that the petrol variant has. This gets further baffling on finding out that this is the sole diesel variant. The engine is the same 1.5-litre, in-line four cylinder dCi motor seen on the Logan previously and on the Micra diesel more recently. The Logan diesel was a runaway success for the Mahindra-Renault joint venture, and the car's highlight was its engine. The Logan diesel was immensely popular as an entry-level sedan given its highly frugal nature. This is the engine Renault plans to use in its future models in the country such as the Duster though the Koleos will get a 2.0-litre diesel.
For the Fluence, Renault has given the engine a power boost, given the car's positioning as a D-segment sedan. The 1.5-litre engine makes 106PS at 4000rpm in this guise, which does not sound like much, despite the hike in power. But this is still better than the Corolla diesel's 88PS. Maximum torque produced is 240Nm at 2000rpm. This tried and tested mill feels smooth under the Fluence's hood, and is not noisy either, with diesel rattle staying low. With the Fluence diesel, the French manufacturer is hoping to capture the attention of those looking for a frugal D-segment sedan and the car gets a six-speed manual gearbox with tall ratios. The gearbox feels good as gears slot in well, but shifts have a slight rubbery feel. Given the fact that the engine focuses on returning fuel efficiency rather than performance, it is not exactly a delight to push to its limits.
There's massive turbo lag below 2000rpm to begin with, and in order to keep moving you need to keep the yellow tachometer needle above it. In fact, the turbo lag coupled with the tall gear ratios is a major disappointment when it comes to spirited driving. In our performance test, the Fluence diesel managed to hit the ton in 13.5 seconds from standstill, going on to cover the quarter mile in 19.38 seconds at 121.72kmph. Registered top speed is 167.5kmph, but the Fluence takes forever to get there. What the Fluence diesel is good at is returning impressive fuel efficiency numbers. In our city run, the car covered 13.8km on a litre of diesel, the number stretching to 22.4km on the highway. This translates to an overall fuel efficiency figure of 15.7kmpl.
The Fluence petrol has impressed us with its ride and handling, and the diesel is not any different. Ride quality is plush, and the suspension gobbles up bad roads without any fuss. It makes for impressive handling and has a planted feel even while cornering at high speeds. Straight-line stability is good, but just the like the petrol the missing feedback and weightlessness of the steering wheel is a deterrent to high speed runs. But, the Fluence is highly impressive in terms of providing comfort to its occupants.
With the diesel variant, Renault is trying to offer a D-segment sedan not too expensive to live with given its frugal nature. And unlike most other manufacturers, Renault has priced the diesel cheaper than the petrol. The Fluence diesel retails at ` 13.47 lakh ex-showroom Mumbai, about a lakh and half below the petrol that retails at ` 14.94 lakh. One of the reasons is the lack of creature comforts in the diesel variant, apart from the cost of manufacturing the diesel engine being lower than the petrol for Renault. Overall, the car makes sense being a comfortable sedan that is easy on the wallet as well. And given its styling, build quality and frugal nature the Fluence diesel should definitely eat into the share of the Toyota Corolla Altis diesel and the Skoda Laura diesel.
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Q: Segfault error 4 in libmysqlclient.so Since a few days, I see this kind of messages in my syslog:
Sep 23 14:28:42 server kernel: [138926.637593] php5-fpm[6455]: segfault at 7f9ade735018 ip 00007f9ae4026772 sp 00007ffd69b4fad0 error 4 in libmysqlclient.so.18.0.0[7f9ae3ff9000+2f1000]
Sep 23 14:28:44 server kernel: [138928.314016] php5-fpm[22742]: segfault at 7f9ade3db018 ip 00007f9ae4026772 sp 00007ffd69b4fad0 error 4 in libmysqlclient.so.18.0.0[7f9ae3ff9000+2f1000]
Sep 23 14:32:11 server kernel: [139135.318287] php5-fpm[16887]: segfault at 7f9ade4b3018 ip 00007f9ae4026772 sp 00007ffd69b4fad0 error 4 in libmysqlclient.so.18.0.0[7f9ae3ff9000+2f1000]
Sep 23 14:32:49 server kernel: [139173.050377] php5-fpm[668]: segfault at 7f9ade61a018 ip 00007f9ae4026772 sp 00007ffd69b4fad0 error 4 in libmysqlclient.so.18.0.0[7f9ae3ff9000+2f1000]
Sep 23 14:33:19 server kernel: [139203.396935] php5-fpm[26277]: segfault at 7f9ade6c0018 ip 00007f9ae4026772 sp 00007ffd69b4fad0 error 4 in libmysqlclient.so.18.0.0[7f9ae3ff9000+2f1000]
Sep 23 14:35:06 server kernel: [139310.048740] php5-fpm[27017]: segfault at 7f9ade46c018 ip 00007f9ae4026772 sp 00007ffd69b4fad0 error 4 in libmysqlclient.so.18.0.0[7f9ae3ff9000+2f1000]
Sep 23 14:35:19 server kernel: [139323.494188] php5-fpm[31263]: segfault at 7f9ade5e2018 ip 00007f9ae4026772 sp 00007ffd69b4fad0 error 4 in libmysqlclient.so.18.0.0[7f9ae3ff9000+2f1000]
Sep 23 14:36:10 server kernel: [139374.904308] php5-fpm[26422]: segfault at 7f9ade6cf018 ip 00007f9ae4026772 sp 00007ffd69b4fad0 error 4 in libmysqlclient.so.18.0.0[7f9ae3ff9000+2f1000]
Sep 23 14:37:25 server kernel: [139449.360384] php5-fpm[20806]: segfault at 7f9ade644018 ip 00007f9ae4026772 sp 00007ffd69b4fad0 error 4 in libmysqlclient.so.18.0.0[7f9ae3ff9000+2f1000]

I'm using debian 8 and MariaDB.
In the beginning it was only once every 2 or 3 hours, but now it's several times per hours.
After some research, I understand as it should be an memory problem, but I didn't find any solution to solve it.
This is what I see in mysqltuner:
-------- Storage Engine Statistics -------------------------------------------
[--] Status: +ARCHIVE +Aria +BLACKHOLE +CSV +FEDERATED +InnoDB +MRG_MyISAM
[--] Data in InnoDB tables: 2G (Tables: 79)
[--] Data in MyISAM tables: 96M (Tables: 146)
[--] Data in PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA tables: 0B (Tables: 52)
[!!] Total fragmented tables: 34

-------- Security Recommendations  -------------------------------------------
[OK] All database users have passwords assigned

-------- Performance Metrics -------------------------------------------------
[--] Up for: 1d 16h 44m 38s (73M q [502.853 qps], 196K conn, TX: 572B, RX: 14B)
[--] Reads / Writes: 97% / 3%
[--] Total buffers: 17.3G global + 56.2M per thread (500 max threads)
[!!] Maximum possible memory usage: 44.8G (142% of installed RAM)
[OK] Slow queries: 0% (2K/73M)
[OK] Highest usage of available connections: 28% (141/500)
[OK] Key buffer size / total MyISAM indexes: 1.0G/32.6M
[OK] Key buffer hit rate: 100.0% (132M cached / 53K reads)
[OK] Query cache efficiency: 44.9% (50M cached / 113M selects)
[!!] Query cache prunes per day: 260596
[OK] Sorts requiring temporary tables: 0% (2K temp sorts / 2M sorts)
[OK] Temporary tables created on disk: 21% (6K on disk / 28K total)
[OK] Thread cache hit rate: 99% (141 created / 196K connections)
[OK] Table cache hit rate: 72% (500 open / 692 opened)
[OK] Open file limit used: 17% (429/2K)
[OK] Table locks acquired immediately: 99% (25M immediate / 25M locks)
[OK] InnoDB buffer pool / data size: 16.0G/2.4G
[!!] InnoDB log waits: 30

So the maximum memory to use is too high, but I ajusted my innodb buffer pool size to 16Go, for 32Go RAM that should be ok, I don't know what to do for optimize this.
The thing is, my memory general usage in the server is always under 89% (plus for caching).
MySQL is actually using 50,6% of RAM.
I don't know if there is link between all of this, but I prefere to put it here. Otherwise, everything seems to be ok in MySQL side...
Finally this the principal variables in my.cnf I adjusted which could have an effect on this:
max_connections = 100
max_heap_table_size = 64M
read_buffer_size = 4M
read_rnd_buffer_size = 32M
sort_buffer_size = 8M
query_cache_size = 256M
query_cache_limit = 4M
query_cache_type = 1
query_cache_strip_comments =1
thread_stack = 192K
transaction_isolation = READ-COMMITTED
tmp_table_size = 64M
nnodb_additional_mem_pool_size = 16M
innodb_buffer_pool_size = 16G
thread_cache_size   = 4M
max_connections     = 500
join_buffer_size    = 12M
interactive_timeout = 30
wait_timeout        = 30
open_files_limit    = 800
innodb_file_per_table
key_buffer_size     = 1G
table_open_cache    = 500
innodb_log_file_size    = 256M

Two days ago the server crashed for no reason in syslog execpt the segfault.
Can segfault crash the system ?
Any Idea for the segfault reason ? A few ways to understand the origin of the problem ?

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The Initial Public Offering or IPO of a company is always an important step. In recent years, we have seen several technology companies (Facebook, Twitter, King, Google, Zynga, Groupon, etc.) raise millions and even billions of dollars in just one day using such IPO. But after all, what is this?
Capital Opening: The company now has shareholders
The IPO is basically the company's IPO. This means that, for the first time, it will be distributing shares on a stock exchange, allowing shareholders to acquire substantial parts of the company.
Thus, it ceases to belong to a single owner (or group) and begins to have shareholders, that is, anonymous persons who own a very small part of the company. In Brazil, it becomes an S.A., or Sociedad Anônima, in this way. Large investors can buy a large number of stocks and effectively make decisions within the company, but in general they are traded in the thousands on the stock exchange and are distributed among small investors for prices ranging from cents to thousands of dollars (or real, case of the São Paulo Stock Exchange, the Bovespa).
Large publicly traded companies tend to have shareholder councils, or partners, who consist of the company's largest investors, and can play an important role in making decisions as an indication of executives and other business policies. If the company is going badly, it is to the shareholders that the CEO needs to respond. However, many smaller companies prefer to keep their structure the same as ever, and often having shareholders does not influence decision making so much, even though pressure on the board increases.
At the end of the year, the company's profit is distributed among the shareholders, according to its share in the capital (it can retain a part of that amount to reinvest itself, passing on the rest). If the company has a thousand shares in the market and you own one, for example, you will receive 1/1000 of the company's net profit for that year. In general, this is not worth for small investors, who end up receiving pennies a year, and stocks serve only speculatively (buy today for $ 10 and sell tomorrow for $ 12). For large investors, however, this means millionaire deals. That's how Warren Buffett, the world's third richest man according to Forbes, made his fortune.
In general, when a company makes an IPO, its former owner usually gets a large share of the stock, allowing it to still be the majority shareholder. Mark Zuckerberg, for example, owns about 30% of Facebook.
If that means more responsibilities, why make an IPO?
There are many reasons for a company to open its capital, but in the end the two most important are money and recognition. Making an IPO effectively means selling a part of the company to people who will influence very little in making decisions, but it can raise significant amounts of money. The biggest IPOs in history have raised billions of dollars in just one day. This money can be used in major investments and acquisitions.
Besides money, being a publicly traded company also means having a benchmark in the market. If your company's stock is growing every year, it shows that your business is doing well, or at least passes that image on to your consumers and investors. If they fall, however, it gives the impression that something is going wrong, and measures will need to be taken to improve the company's image.
In general, large investments that appear in the media make stocks more expensive (such as launching a new product or acquiring a small business), and bad deals make them fall. This is not necessarily true for all cases, of course. In the end, the company's stock price ends up being an important part of your marketing.
In the world of technology
In recent years, technology companies have been the big stars in the processes of IPO. Beginning as small startups, these businesses pop up from nowhere and skyrocket in the marketplace, generating million-dollar revenue in just a few years. So when they first trade stocks on the stock exchange, a big hype comes around the IPO and speculation goes to the limit.
After all, everyone wants a piece of Facebook.
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package org.apache.lucene.store;

import java.io.IOException;

import org.fastcatsearch.ir.io.IndexOutput;

/**
 * A memory-resident {@link IndexOutput} implementation.
 *
 * @lucene.internal
 */
public class RAMOutputStream extends IndexOutput {
  static final int BUFFER_SIZE = 1024;

  private RAMFile file;

  private byte[] currentBuffer;
  private int currentBufferIndex;

  private int bufferPosition;
  private long bufferStart;
  private int bufferLength;

  /** Construct an empty output buffer. */
  public RAMOutputStream() {
    this(new RAMFile());
  }

  public RAMOutputStream(RAMFile f) {
    file = f;

    // make sure that we switch to the
    // first needed buffer lazily
    currentBufferIndex = -1;
    currentBuffer = null;
  }

  /** Copy the current contents of this buffer to the named output. */
  public void writeTo(IndexOutput out) throws IOException {
    flush();
    final long end = file.length;
    long pos = 0;
    int buffer = 0;
    while (pos < end) {
      int length = BUFFER_SIZE;
      long nextPos = pos + length;
      if (nextPos > end) {                        // at the last buffer
        length = (int)(end - pos);
      }
      out.writeBytes(file.getBuffer(buffer++), length);
      pos = nextPos;
    }
  }

  /** Copy the current contents of this buffer to output
   *  byte array */
  public void writeTo(byte[] bytes, int offset) throws IOException {
    flush();
    final long end = file.length;
    long pos = 0;
    int buffer = 0;
    int bytesUpto = offset;
    while (pos < end) {
      int length = BUFFER_SIZE;
      long nextPos = pos + length;
      if (nextPos > end) {                        // at the last buffer
        length = (int)(end - pos);
      }
      System.arraycopy(file.getBuffer(buffer++), 0, bytes, bytesUpto, length);
      bytesUpto += length;
      pos = nextPos;
    }
  }

  /** Resets this to an empty file. */
  public void reset() {
    currentBuffer = null;
    currentBufferIndex = -1;
    bufferPosition = 0;
    bufferStart = 0;
    bufferLength = 0;
    file.setLength(0);
  }

  @Override
  public void close() throws IOException {
    flush();
  }

  @Override
  public void seek(long pos) throws IOException {
    // set the file length in case we seek back
    // and flush() has not been called yet
    setFileLength();
    if (pos < bufferStart || pos >= bufferStart + bufferLength) {
      currentBufferIndex = (int) (pos / BUFFER_SIZE);
      switchCurrentBuffer();
    }

    bufferPosition = (int) (pos % BUFFER_SIZE);
  }

  @Override
  public long length() {
    return file.length;
  }

  @Override
  public void writeByte(byte b) throws IOException {
    if (bufferPosition == bufferLength) {
      currentBufferIndex++;
      switchCurrentBuffer();
    }
    currentBuffer[bufferPosition++] = b;
  }

  @Override
  public void writeBytes(byte[] b, int offset, int len) throws IOException {
    assert b != null;
    while (len > 0) {
      if (bufferPosition ==  bufferLength) {
        currentBufferIndex++;
        switchCurrentBuffer();
      }

      int remainInBuffer = currentBuffer.length - bufferPosition;
      int bytesToCopy = len < remainInBuffer ? len : remainInBuffer;
      System.arraycopy(b, offset, currentBuffer, bufferPosition, bytesToCopy);
      offset += bytesToCopy;
      len -= bytesToCopy;
      bufferPosition += bytesToCopy;
    }
  }

  private final void switchCurrentBuffer() {
    if (currentBufferIndex == file.numBuffers()) {
      currentBuffer = file.addBuffer(BUFFER_SIZE);
    } else {
      currentBuffer = file.getBuffer(currentBufferIndex);
    }
    bufferPosition = 0;
    bufferStart = (long) BUFFER_SIZE * (long) currentBufferIndex;
    bufferLength = currentBuffer.length;
  }

  private void setFileLength() {
    long pointer = bufferStart + bufferPosition;
    if (pointer > file.length) {
      file.setLength(pointer);
    }
  }

  @Override
  public void flush() throws IOException {
    setFileLength();
  }

  @Override
  public long position() {
    return currentBufferIndex < 0 ? 0 : bufferStart + bufferPosition;
  }

  /** Returns byte usage of all buffers. */
  public long sizeInBytes() {
    return (long) file.numBuffers() * (long) BUFFER_SIZE;
  }
}

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But the president needs to take a chill pill before committing America to a huge new entitlement: One is hard pressed to find any evidence from abroad showing that universal coverage has grown the major industrialized economies more than ours in the past–or shielded them more than us from the global slump now.
At the president's behest, Democrats are exploring ways to ramrod a health care reform bill through Congress this fall by using procedural shenanigans to avoid a Republican filibuster. In his budget, Obama has already proposed an additional $634 billion–nearly three-quarters of a trillion dollars–in health care spending over the next few years. If he gets his way, this money will be the first installment toward a government insurance plan that will compete with private plans to allegedly put affordable coverage within everyone's grasp.
But whatever else universal coverage might bring, there is no evidence that it will bring economic nirvana. If anything, contrary to what the president suggests, the correlation runs the other way for countries with universal coverage such as Canada, England, France, Germany and Japan. On nearly every economic front, their performance has been worse than America's–even, surprisingly, in controlling health care costs.
Contrary to popular perception, even though America is at the epicenter of the financial crisis, it has suffered less than its industrialized peers in terms of economic growth. According to the latest International Monetary Fund figures two weeks ago, the U.S. economy actually grew 1.1% last year even as Japan's shrank by 0.6%. France and England's both grew 0.7%, and Canada's only 0.5%–or less than half of America's. Only Germany did slightly better at 1.3%.
Not only is America hurting relatively less now, its economic performance in the prior 18 years–from 1990 to 2007–has also been visibly better than everybody else's. Calculations based on Department of Agriculture data show that America's GDP grew at an average annual rate of 3% during this period. By contrast, Canada's grew 2.88%; England's 2.3%; France's 1.92%; Japan's 1.74% and Germany's 1.59%.
Besides experiencing lower growth rates than America in the past, with the exception of Japan, these countries have also experienced chronically higher unemployment rates. Setting aside last year, between 1997-2007 America's peak unemployment rate was below its peers by anywhere from 1% (Canada) to 5.7% (France). Japan has always had an unusually low unemployment rate, never hitting over 5.3% partly because of its policy of guaranteed employment in urban areas that forces workers to share jobs to keep more people employed.
All of this has made Americans much wealthier than all these countries, given that Americans' per capita income in 2006, adjusted for purchasing parity, was about $6,000 more than the next country, England.
But are these countries fiscally stronger? Not by a mile. European countries started reining in their soaring deficits in the years prior to the downturn, thanks to the European Union's requirement that these levels not rise above 3% of GDP. But that meant that they had to either dismantle their social spending programs–including universal health insurance–a politically difficult task, or maintain their sky-high taxes. For the most part, they have chosen the latter.
The upshot is that whereas America's 2007 taxation rate was 28.3% of GDP, Canada's was 33.3%; Germany's 36.2%; England's 36.6% and France's 43.6%. Japan's taxation level of about 28% is at par with the United States'–but only at the price of a government debt that totaled a jaw-dropping 170% of GDP last year, nearly three times that of America's. Such taxation rates have left these countries limited room to respond to crises, which is why European countries roundly dismissed Obama's calls to increase stimulus spending right now.
The trillions of dollars that this administration is spending to stimulate the economy might be a complete waste of money. But such wastage is a luxury that America can afford because of its relatively lower tax-and-spend burden.
The one remaining economic argument for universal health insurance in the United States is that it will help rein in medical costs. The rap against America is that it spends over 15% of its GDP on health care–more than any other industrialized country–and yet leaves upwards of 45 million people uninsured. If it had universal coverage, the theory goes, uninsured folks would get care sooner–not wait till they have a medical emergency–saving the system a ton of money.
It is a nice theory, but there is no evidence that it is true. Although America's per capita health care spending soared in the 1980s, a 2007 study by Kaiser Family Foundation found that it slowed considerably in subsequent years. Indeed, between 1990 and 2003, the rate of growth of America's per capita spending was 3.6%, only a little bit higher than France, Germany and Japan's–but significantly lower than England's 4.2%. That's striking given that England engages in the most aggressive rationing known to the free world, routinely delaying care to patients unless they are critically ill.
However, Canada, which too indirectly rations care for many specialized treatments by putting patients in queues, has succeeded in limiting per capita spending to 2.4%. At best, then, universal coverage has a mixed record in controlling health care spending increases, even after resorting to rationing.
All in all, there is no major industrialized economy with universal coverage that has performed as well–let alone better–than the United States in the last decade. Universal coverage might not be the cause of their inferior performance. But the crucial point is that there is zero evidence that it has put them on a more solid footing. Before applying this exotic therapy to America, Obama needs to offer more than mere hunches that it will work. He needs to offer actual evidence.
Shikha Dalmia is a senior analyst at Reason Foundation. This column first appeared at Forbes.com.


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The IFPA is pleased to announce the 10th annual IFPA World Pinball Championship. It will be held May 31 – June 2, 2013 in Eschzell, Germany.
Below you will find important information about the tournament including how to qualify, tournament format, hotel accomodations, prize breakdown and more! Any questions please contact the IFPA at ifpapinball@gmail.com.
WHERE IS IFPA10 GOING TO BE HELD?
The IFPA has secured a block of rooms at the following hotels. Rates at either hotel are EUR50 per night for a single room including breakfast. Double rooms are EUR75 per night.
HOW DO YOU QUALIFY TO PLAY IN IFPA10?
Unlike most tournaments where the qualification process takes place over a couple of days, qualifying for the IFPA World Championship takes place all year. Utilizing it's World Pinball Player Rankings, the IFPA will use the January 1st, 2013 rankings to determine the qualifiers for IFPA10. The tournament field will consist of 64 players in total. The top 2 ranked players from each eligible country as of 1/1/2013 will receive an automatic qualifying spot into the tournament. Should either of the top 2 players not be able to attend, that country exemption will move down the country ranking list until it is filled. The rest of the field will be made up of the most highly ranked players from the WPPR list, until we have filled 64 spots. For players that cannot attend, spots will be filled by going down the rankings list.
Additionally, 1 of the 64 spots will be made available at the 2013 IFPA Satellite Event, TBD. This satellite event will be open for any player ranked in the World Pinball Player Rankings as of the end of 2012, but did not qualify for IFPA10 through the automatic bid process. Contact the IFPA for these details.
WHAT GAMES WILL BE USED IN THE TOURNAMENT?
Tournament games will consist of games spanning all eras (Electromechanical through the latest Dot Matrix Display games). These games will be divided into three groups for tournament play (OLD/MID/NEW). The game list will be published prior to the tournament so participants have plenty of time to get familiar with game rules and develop a strategy beforehand.
The first round will consist of 8 sessions. Players will be divided into groups of 4 and will play one machine chosen at random from each era. First grouping will be 1/32/33/64, etc. Scoring will be 7-5-3-1 for all matches. Following each session players will be put into new groups based off of the most up to date standings.
Session 3: 1-16-17-32, 2-15-18-31, etc, also 33-48-49-64, 34-47-50-63, etc.
Session 5: 1-8-9-16, 2-7-10-15, etc, also 17-24-25-32, 18-23-26-31, etc.
Session 7: 1-4-5-8, 2-3-6-7, 9-12-13-16, 10-11-14-15, etc.
Session 8: 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8, etc.
At the conclusion of the 8th session, 32 players will advance to the final round.
The top 32 players from the First Round will be seeded based on their 8 session point total, and put into a bracket. Players seeded 1-8 will receive 2 byes, while players seeded 9-16 will receive 1 bye through the initial match play round. Players seeded 17 through 32 will battle in the initial round to see who advances to play those players seeded 9 through 16. Final rounds will be a best 4 out of 7 single elimination tournament. Each player will choose an EM, SS and DMD machine. Should the match be tied after these 6 games, the match will move to 'Sudden Death'. This will be a best of 3 match where any of the remaining machines are available to be chosen. The higher seeded player will have choice of machine or position for the 1st game, with the loser of each subsequent game having choice of machine or order. Winner advances to the next round, while the loser is eliminated.
Rounds will always start as soon as possible in an attempt to keep ahead of the above schedule.
Please contact the IFPA at ifpapinball@gmail.com with any questions or comments you may have.


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