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Nicht ganz einfach zu finden aber die Suche lohnt sich. Und auch das zeitige Erscheinen im Laden, denn bei unserem Besuch im Oktober war es für die Außenplätze schon zu kalt und der Platz innen ist begrenzt.
Pizza im Napule-e in Potsdam (Eigenes Werk. Lizenz: CC-BY-SA.)
Die Pizzen sind sehr gut gemacht, der Teig ist gut durchgebacken und sehr schmackhaft. Ebenso der Belag. So sollte eine Pizza meiner Meinung nach immer sein.
Tiramisu im Napule-e in Potsdam (Eigenes Werk. Lizenz: CC-BY-SA.)
Ebenso der Nachtisch, in diesem Fall Tiramisu. Alles wurde von einem aufmerksamen Service gebracht. Dieser hatte den Gastraum perfekt “im Griff”. Alles war unkompliziert und gastfreundlich. Dafür gebe ich die vollen fünf Sterne.
Ristorante romano italiano, vicino a Piazza Del Popolo, famosa meta turistica a Roma, cacio e pepe buona a 15€ un piatto abbondante, tanti camerieri gentili e simpatici, 2 bagni puliti, dotato di tavoli fuori. Rapporto qualità prezzo alto se considerata la location strategica. Servono anche ravioli, pesce e gnocchi, sugo.
Endlich auch gut per S-Bahn – die Station Gateway Garden wurde vor einigen Jahren eröffnet – erreichbar ist dieses Hotel. Bis dato war die Anreise mit dem Bus eher als mäßig einzustufen. Gefühlt ist mit der besseren Erreichbarkeit auch der Andrang gestiegen. Aber das ist nur mein subjektives Empfinden.
Außenansicht des Park Inn by Radisson Frankfurt Airport (Eigenes Werk. Lizenz: CC-BY-SA.)
Von Außen unterscheidet sich der Zweckbau nicht von den Gebäuden der Umgebung und auch innen gibt es ausschließlich sachliche Einrichtungen. Für ein Hotel dieser Klasse nichts außergewöhnliches und eigentlich auch genau so erwartet.
Die Zimmer sind sachlich und funktional eingerichtet aber im Gegensatz zu anderen Filialen dieser Kette gibt es keinen Kühlschrank im Zimmer und keinen Fön im Bad. Warum unterscheiden sich die Filialen in dieser Ausstattung?
Zimmer im Park Inn by Radisson Frankfurt Airport (Eigenes Werk. Lizenz: CC-BY-SA.)
Immerhin gibt es einen gut ausgestatteten Fitnessraum mit allerlei Geräten und einer Hantelbank.
Fitnessraum im Park Inn by Radisson Frankfurt Airport (Eigenes Werk. Lizenz: CC-BY-SA.)
Das Frühstücksbuffet ist gut bestückt, das Personal kümmert sich auch um das regelmäßige Nachfüllen aber beim Abräumen der Tische könnte etwas mehr Sorgfalt gezeigt werden.
Wer in Frankfurt ein Gutes Hotel sucht, den kurzen Weg mit der S-Bahn vom Hauptbahnhof nicht scheut und mit den o.g. Mängeln leben kann bekommt für sein Geld einen guten Gegenwert.
Aktuell von einem Baugerüst umgeben und daher nicht sofort zu finden was die Werbung für irisches Bier im Außenbereich nicht unbedingt verbessert. Aber als einzige Gaststätte im Umkreis konnte sich hinter dem Gerüst nur dieses Burgerlokal befinden.
Im Innenbereich ist an einigen Ecken noch eine ehemalige Gaststätte erkennbar aber die Einrichtung wurde Größtenteils modernisiert und mach einen ansprechenden Eindruck. Durch die räumliche Trennung. wird auch der Innenraumgeräuschpegel nicht als störend wahr genommen.
Soul King Burger im Baratie, Hannover (Eigenes Werk. Lizenz: CC-BY-SA.)
Beim sehr guten und schnellen Servicepersonal wurde die Bestellung aufgegeben und diese kam auch zügig an den Tisch. Mein Smash-Burger war geschmacklich sehr gut. Allerdings war am äußeren Rand das Fleisch teilweise angebrannt. Das muss nicht sein und hat den ansonsten sehr guten Eindruck ein wenig getrübt. Das konnten auch die sehr großzügig bemessenen Beilagen - Garlic Fries, Chili Cheese Nugget und Cole Slaw - nicht wieder wett machen.
Cheesecake im Baratie, Hannover (Eigenes Werk. Lizenz: CC-BY-SA.)
Das einzige, an diesem Abend verfügbare, Dessert schloss den guten Abend im Baratie ab. Der Cheesecake ist eine echte Empfehlung.
This book is a compilation of selected few essays written by Sitaram Yechury, who was the General Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) also known as CPI(M).
Picture of the front cover of the book “The Fight For the Republic” by Sitaram Yechury (Own work. License: CC-BY-SA.)
The book also contains an introduction by Prabhat Patnaik, a renowned Indian Marxian economist. In his introduction, he explains how it’s not just in India, but the rightward shift is a global phenomenon and how the crisis of neo-liberalism causes it.
The selected essays in the book are,
- Psuedo-Hinduism Exposed
- What is Hindu Rashtra?
- India at 75.
Psuedo-Hinduism Exposed
In this section of the book, the author debunks and counters the myths and lies peddled by the RSS (the fascist organization) & the BJP (it’s political wing) to sow their hatred towards the muslims in India. This essay was written back in 1993, 2 years after the disputed Babri Masjid was demolished. This section is mostly in the Question and Answer format.
What is Hindu Rashtra?
In this essay, the author explains the idea behind the right-wings fascist project, the Hindu (or) Hindutva Rashtra. He explains how this project stands against the “Idea of India” which was formed during the Independence struggle and exposes it from the words of it’s founders & ideologues (Golwalkar, Savarkar, Hedgewar, etc.,).
The “Idea of India” embraces linguistic, ethnic & the vast cultural diversity of India whereas “Hindutva” wants to build a monolith culture based on religious lines.
It openly embraces the Holocaust methods adopted by the Nazis of Germany & Fascists of Italy. It defies modern science & logic and creates narratives that are against popular evidence.
India at 75
Here, the author explains where India stands today, 75 years after attaining freedom, the battle of ideas between the left, right and the center. He recalls the role played by the Indian left, especially of the communists, in championing the linguistic equality, bringing the question of land distribution to the center stage and defending the true principles of Secularism (separation of state and religion).
He also touches upon how the independence struggle in India, which was basically a capitalist democratic revolution, instead of destroying, came into a compromise with Fuedalism in India out of which today we have the corporate-communal nexus fueling each other.
Finally, he concludes with a note on the immediate task to defend the Indian constitution against the fascist attack and to strengthen peoples democracy to move India towards the next stage, i.e Socialism.
Overall, this book should be read by anyone who wants to understand the historical and contemporary political developments in India.
The Bean Yard is my favorite coffee shop in the Salt Lake City (Sandy) area of Utah, USA. It’s within biking distance of my home, so I visit here often.
It’s well-cared for and spacious. The coffee is between good and great–I would definitely recommend it, but I wouldn’t tell a coffee aficionado that they should travel here just for the coffee. When there’s down time, I notice the baristas often try out new flavors, beans, foods, combinations, experiments. And every once in a while, a winning entry ends up on the menu. The real pleasure here is the vibe–the baristas are kind, the people are good, and I never have the sense that smiling is merely perfunctory.
The owners have a distinct style–I believe the family that owns the place is Korean (they visit often, and occasionally take advantage of an opportunity here or there to practice speaking English on their guests ;) I find it to be clean, open, and stylish, without falling prey to the usual attempts to make a coffee shop seem authentic without really being authentic.
There’s an area at the back wall with a sofa for a relaxed chat with a small group of people. Larger groups can be accommodated (and often are!) by pulling tables together. There are highchairs for a kid or two. There are a few long benches and stools for the digital traveler. The wifi is fast (at least 5 Gbs in my estimation–probably Google Fiber. I work here for my hybrid remote software engineering job about one morning per week and I’ve never had any issues). Two individual bathrooms in the back welcome anyone of any gender.
In short, it’s the real deal. Come and have coffee here with your friends, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.
It’s a personal expense, income, credit & investment tracker app. I really like how simple it is.
Though the name has AI in it, there is No complicated ML models involved which means it’s light on phone.
The fact that it is FOSS and doesn’t require Internet access is why I trust this app with SMS permissions.
Works well with parsing SMS from banks & other financial service providers. Give it a try.
Eine weitere Filiale einer, meiner Meinung nach, Systemgastronomiektte. Die Einrichtung soll wohl Hüttenflair vermitteln und ebenso die Auswahl der speisen. Zumindest letzteres ist bei mir nicht gelungen. Neben einigen bayrischen Gerichten gibt es in diesem Laden auch sehr viel andere Speisen, die nur bedingt dem Süden Deutschlands zuzuordnen sind.
Burger bei Sissi und Franz in Hannover (Eigenes Werk. Lizenz: CC-BY-SA.)
Allen voran die Burger. Obwohl nicht bayerisch doch sehr lecker. Leider kann ich das über die Käsespätzle nicht sagen. Dafür war der Nachtisch wiederum geschmackvoll.
Käsespätzle bei Sissi und Franz in Hannover (Eigenes Werk. Lizenz: CC-BY-SA.)
Die Burger kann ich in diesem Geschäft empfehlen.
If you talk to me about computers for more than a few minutes, I’ll inevitably bring up the C64. A key machine from my childhood, it opened up an entire a world for me. Together with my sibling and my father, it’s where I played games for countless hours, typed in BASIC programs, and discovered the world of bulletin board systems.
In the 1980s, print magazines were vitally important as a guide. I was not in the UK, so I did not hear of Zzap!64 until much later. But in the British C64 community, it was legendary for its unvarnished and honest reviews, written by gamers for gamers. And with it, Julian “Jaz” Rignall started his own legend as a games journalist.
Before landing his poorly paid dream job, teenage Jaz made a name for himself by winning arcade tournaments in the early 1980s, racking up unthinkable scores that required absurdly fast reflexes and exploits of a machine’s weaknesses. The three letter nickname is from the high-score tables.
Games journalism at that time was often still a stuffy business: impeccable prose by writers who had no idea what made games fun. When Chris Anderson (who later founded IGN) looked for gamers who could help him launch a C64 magazine that would do things differently, Jaz made the list.
The years Jaz worked at Zzap!64 and, later, Mean Machines are the heart of his games-centric memoir “Games of a Lifetime”. The book inspired me to make my way through old editions of Zzap!64 on my tablet. It’s a fun read—full of wacky illustrations of reviewer reactions to the games, a dedicated section for interactive fiction and RPGs, all in a casual writing style reflecting the young audience.
In addition to many beautiful screenshots, “The Games of a Lifetime” also features a few select photos from the author’s life that relate to the history of games or the magazines he wrote for. (Own photo. License: CC-BY-SA.)
But Jaz is a lifetime gamer, and the book extends all the way into the 2020s. Jaz shares his multi-year love affair with World of Warcraft, his passion for racing games like the Gran Turismo series, and his admiration for indie walking sims like Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture.
This is interspersed with stories from his life: work beyond gaming for corporate giants like Bank of America and Walmart; friendships and relationships; hobbies and accidents. Not all of that is page turner material, but the author refocuses quickly on games he associates with a particular period in his life.
As is typical for Bitmap Books titles, the book has large, gorgeous screenshots of the games it covers, making it a fun coffee table addition. If you’re a huge Nintendo fan, be advised that Jaz doesn’t cover many Nintendo titles after the N64 era — it’s just not his thing. They’re the games of his lifetime, after all.
If we lived forever, I wouldn’t mind dedicating a small percentage of forever to playing every old game for the C64, for the Amiga, for the SNES, and comparing notes. But in the absence of immortality, for any old gamer, books and magazines feel like a pinball racing through your brain, bouncing off old memories, and creating new ones. If you’re one of us, consider taking the plunge.
Stopped by here for dinner the other week. Somewhat limited vegan choices, but there’s a vegan ramen and some sushi rolls, which can be ordered in a vegan version. I picked the latter, because I wasn’t super hungry. Nice plating and overall nice presentation and the rolls tasted good. They just didn’t really stand out - for the price, I would have expected more. I didn’t enjoy the edamame - usually a safe & enjoyable choice - because there was simply too much togarashi on them and it wasn’t spread evenly, but rather in spicy lumps between the beans.
The restaurant was fairly empty for dinner - I think it’s more of a lunch place and the lunch offers also looked good price-wise.
The Pink Power Ranger rolls at Din-Din Club Flemingatan (Own work. License: CC-BY-SA.)