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Gravity Falls isn't a bad show. In fact its theme reminds me of "The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy". It has random silly jokes, super natural villains & events, and characters that turn normal things sound ridiculous. Gravity Falls is a revolutionary cartoon compared to the new age shows, because theirs no princess in every episode, words like "awesome" and "epic" are barley used, there's less singing(just because it's disney doesn't mean that everyone should break into song), and is very appropriate for kids to watch. I feel that Gravity Falls is a cartoon where it can be different than other cartoons with it's original line of characters creating this amazing show.
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Polk's Folly is William Polk's captivating investigation of his impressive family tree and of the broader American tale it narrates.Growing up in Texas in the late 1930s, listening to his grandmother's memories of her childhood amidst the Civil War, Polk became fascinated by tales of his family's engagement in monumental moments of our nation's history. Beginning when Robert Pollok fled Ireland in the 1680s, Polk's saga includes an Indian trader, an early drafter of the Declaration of Independence, one of our greatest presidents, heroes and rascals on both sides of the Civil War, Indian fighters, a World War I diplomat, and Polk's own brother, a journalist who reported on the Nuremberg Trials. Full of stunning detail and based on primary historical documents, Polk's Folly is a grand American chronicle that allows history to include the lives that made it happen.
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Constant Contact Digest WordPress
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The plugin provides a form which allows an administrator to quickly send out a digest of the latest posts.
The time span from which the posts should be included in the digest is configurable.
The e-mail recipients can be easily selected from the constant contact lists taken automatically from your ConstantContact account and displayed inside the form.
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Usage:The administrator just has to enter the desired information in the fields below and send out the digest:
- Email Title: - the title of the digest displayed as a header in the email's body
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Getaround Review
Getaround is a straightforward peer-to-peer platform that beats the competition with their hourly rates, which are perfect for shorter trips. However, the high fluctuation of rental prices may turn off users who prefer predictable rates.
The Good
Peer-to-peer platform with an hourly rate
Getaround lets you rent vehicles from other people who want to earn income from their idle cars. This peer-to-peer system gives you access to many types of vehicles but is typically geared toward longer-term rentals of more than one day. Getaround is unique in that it gives renters an hourly rate option, which enables much shorter trips, whereas companies like RelayRides only uses daily and weekly rates. So, with Getaround, you can rent that luxury car for a couple hours on the town instead of paying for a full day.
Carkit easy access system
With some other peer-to-peer platforms, the renter must physically get the keys from the vehicle's owner, which doesn't work if the owner is unavailable at the time you need the car. Enter the Getaround Carkit. This kit is a near field communications system that works with the renter's iPhone app to allow secure access to the vehicle without the owner nor the keys being present. Each Carkit is equipped with GPS tracking technology, tamper detection, and optional engine immobilization.
Advanced identity verification
Getaround works hard to verify the identity of each user by integrating with every state's Department of Motor Vehicles to run secure automated driver record checks in real time. This is done manually in the case of international driver's licenses. In addition, a user's driving record is cross-referenced with Facebook, the credit bureau, and 16 other points of reference to ensure users are using their real identities online. Getaround's evident dedication to security and safety offers both renters and owners the peace of mind needed to participate in a social car sharing service.
Owners choose their own renters
Getaround knows it's important for you to be comfortable with the person renting your car. Each time you get a rental request, you see the renter's name, photo, and past ratings and reviews. You then choose whether or not you're comfortable renting your car out to them. If you decide to rent to them, you choose between meeting that person and physically handing them the keys or, alternatively, equip your car with the Getaround Carkit so the renter can remotely unlock your vehicle with their mobile phone.
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Rental rates vary wildly
Because Getaround is a peer-to-peer system, car owners set their own hourly rates to rent their vehicles and, especially because Getaround takes a 40% commission on the sale, some owners may set their prices high. People value their cars differently, resulting in non-uniform pricing for similar vehicles. A Prius near you might be significantly more expensive than one on the other side of town. If price is of chief importance to you, these price fluctuations may turn you off, although you can still definitely find a great deal.
Lacking Android app
The Getaround service does not offer an Android app to complement their iPhone app. If you're an Android user, consider using the web portal to book or change a reservation. If you have to access the site on your phone, you have to access it through a browser instead of an app, which isn't as easy to use nor navigate. Luckily, the Carkit system still works with any smartphone with access to a web interface, so Android users won't miss out on this feature.
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General Info
- Age Requirement: 19
- Availability: San Francisco, Portland, Chicago, Austin, San Diego
- Free Daily Mileage Limit: 200
Rates And Fees
- Annual Fee: None
- Cancellation Fee: Full trip amount + $30 - $60
- Daily Rate: Varies by owner
- Damage Fee: Cost of damage
- Deposit: None
- Excess Mileage Fee: $0.40/mile
- Hourly Rate: Varies by owner
- Late Fee: $50/hour (up to $500)
- Low Fuel Fee: $8/gallon + $30
- No-Show Fee: Full trip amount
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In order to give broad and balanced development, we encourage all our pupils to become involved in voluntary activities outside lesson time.
A wide range of opportunities exists for Baines students to become involved in cultural school visits. In recent years, these have included visits to Belgium, Poland, France, Germany, Japan, India and Nepal. Field visits to the Lake District and the local area, along with art gallery visits, further enhance cultural opportunities a little closer to home.
As a school, we are very active in the music world with an Orchestra, Swing Band, Carnival Band, Percussion Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, String Ensemble, School Choir, Sixth Form Band, a variety of Pop Groups and a Mixed Choir. A music competition is now firmly established. The school also provides peripatetic instrumental lessons for students from Years 7 to13.
We have a range of sporting opportunities for our students with teams in sports such as Netball Football and Rugby and we take part in local and regional competitions. Our Year 12 students have the opportunity to take part in the annual Bikeathon with students cycling from Bridlington to Blackpool over a weekend to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust. We have a strong charity aspect within our sixth form and in the Academic year 2015-2016 we have nominated Trinity Hospice as the sixth form charity of the year and will be looking to raise money and awareness of the charity throughout the year.


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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 415921
nm-vpn-properties crashes when typing to name or host input field
Last modified: 2007-12-29 16:34:30 EST
Description of problem:
The utility to setup a new VPN connection simply crashes when trying to insert
text either into the "name" or the "host" input field. In the step before, the
"OpenVPN client" was selected. See also the attached file of bug-buddy.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:
Everytime, see above.
Actual results:
nm-vpn-properties crashes when typing to name or host input field.
Expected results:
No crash, just working ;-)
Created attachment 281481 [details]
Oh, I forgot to say, filling only "name" or "host" works. But both doesn't fit,
just the crash.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 329981 ***
Created attachment 290534 [details]
My own crash
I'm experiencing exactly the same behavior... I will crawl the web or see if
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|"this surgery will be a breeze!"
Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy Recovery Strategies for Children with Down Syndrome
|She is watching Signing Time on the iPad. It was the only way we could keep the IV in and the electrodes on.
As with any scab, it will fall off--this occurs 5-10 days post op. When the scabs fall off, it hurts and there is a risk for bleeding. This why children often need an increase in pain meds. That being said, some kids are running around like wild banshees and you would never know that the scabs fell off.
It will be thick. Really thick. And copious. Surgery is surgery and as you already know, cutting into tissues is trauma and trauma leads to swelling and fluids. Expect to see some snot for several weeks post-op. Expect to hear some snoring as well--remember the swelling.
I know this sounds strange, but you want to keep the jaw, cheeks, and neck muscles loose and relaxed. Especially the neck. Tensing up will increase the pain. Relaxation helps with healing. Gummies, fruit snacks, whatever to move those muscles. I avoided all red items--red juices, red pedialyte, red gummies, red jello.
Ellie Bellie Bear's TandA posts from April:
Beauty Sleep: Tonsils, Adenoids, and Ear Tubes-Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Chronic Sinusitis
A Somewhat Rough Recovery-tonsil and adenoid removal
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Avalanche TV announcer moving to St. Louis Blues
ST. LOUIS -- John Kelly, the son of late St. Louis Blues broadcaster Dan Kelly, on Thursday was named the play-by-play announcer for the Blues' regionally televised games, ending Ken Wilson's two-decade run in that broadcast booth.
Kelly, who has called Colorado Avalanche games for Fox Sports Net in Denver the past nine seasons, signed a multiyear deal and next season -- barring a potential NHL lockout -- will begin his new job with Fox Sports Net Midwest and St. Louis station KPLR.
Avalanche TV broadcasts will move next season from Fox Sports Net to a new regional network, Altitude Sports & Entertainment, owned by Kroenke Sports Enterprises. Kroenke also owns the Avalanche and the Denver Nuggets of the NBA
Thursday's announcement by Fox Sports Net did not specify terms of Kelly's contract or the reasons for the departure of Wilson, saying only that Wilson's contract was not renewed.
"We appreciate Ken Wilson's tremendous contributions to Blues telecasts. We enjoyed working with Ken and wish him the best," said Jack Donovan, FSN's vice president and general manager. "We're excited to welcome John, who is well-liked by fans and one of the top play-by-play announcers in hockey."
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Wilson rarely has talked with Blues management in recent years, and that that relationship factored significantly in his ouster.
"I'm not surprised. I've seen this coming for a long time," Wilson told the newspaper. "All I'd like is to be respected for who I am, what I am."
John Kelly, a native of St. Louis who broadcast Blues games on radio and television simulcasts from 1989-92, said "a chance to move to my hometown and be close to our family was the No. 1 factor in deciding to go back to St. Louis."
His father, legendary Blues announcer Dan Kelly, died in 1989.
John Kelly, 43, will take Wilson's place in teaming in the broadcast booth with analyst Bernie Federko, the Blues' career leading scorer and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame since 2002.
"On behalf of our organization, I sincerely thank Ken Wilson for his many years in the Blues radio and television booth," Jim Woodcock, the Blues' senior vice president of marketing and communications, said in the statement. "Many great Blues moments occurred with Ken behind the microphone, and his calls will always be part of our memories."
Fox Sports Net Midwest, which has closed out its ninth season as the television home of the Blues, reaches more than 4.2 million homes by cable and satellite in six Midwest states.
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No, the protest yesterday was about the act of being forced. It was about freedom being taken away. It was about the fact that a Congress in which D.C. residents have no meaningful representation took control of the District's democratically elected local government and overrode D.C.'s decisions regarding how to spend D.C.'s own money. It was about the fact that the same Congress that denies D.C. residents the right to take part in the national democracy took an extra step and denied D.C. residents their right to self-rule as well.
Congress quite literally took our democracy away. District residents are not a free people. Our government denies us the chance to rule ourselves. The only word for that is tyranny.
That's why we protest. That's why this is important.
Dan Malouff is an Arlington County transportation planner who blogs independently at BeyondDC.com. The Local Blog Network is a group of bloggers from around the D.C. region who have agreed to make regular contributions to All Opinions Are Local.


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FRANCIS MacLAOISIGH, MacLYSACH, MacLYE, or LYE, petitioned for a lease of the dissolved monastery town and lands of Killeigh, near Geashill, King's County, in 1551, and obtained a lease of them the following year.
Two months later, in 1552, he obtained a grant of English liberty to enable him to hold the lands.
He married the daughter of John O'Carrol, and had issue,
JOHN, his successor;Francis MacLaoighsigh or Lye was dead in 1573, and his lands were in possession of his eldest son,
JOHN MacLAOISIGH or LYE,
who having a perfect knowledge of the English language as well as the Irish, was appointed Interpreter to the State, and was granted for his services as interpreter, in 1584, in the reign of ELIZABETH I, the fee of the monastery of Killeigh, which he then held under the lease of his father, and obtained a grant of Rathbride, County Kildare, dated 1591.He married Amy, daughter of George FitzGerald, of Tircroghan, County Meath, and sister of Sir Edward FitzGerald, Knight, of the same place, and had issue,
JOHN, his heir;He died in 1612, and was buried at Kildare Cathedral, where his tombstone still remains.
Katherine; Mabel; Mary;
Margaret; Bridget; Amy; Ellen.
He was succeeded by his eldest son,
JOHN LEIGH, of Rathbride, who with mother having alienated some of his father's lands, got a pardon for alienation dated 1613.
He had by his wife, whose name was Dowdall, the following issue,
FRANCIS, his heir;John Leigh died abroad and intestate. Administration was granted in 1660 to his eldest son,
FRANCIS LEIGH, of Rathbride, who was appointed Escheater-General of Leinster in 1663; and MP for Kildare, 1689.
Having supported King JAMES II, he was attainted of high treason in 1691, when all his lands were forfeited.
He espoused, in 1662, Judith, daughter of Henry Spencer, by whom he had
Robert, died unmarried;The fourth son,
John, of Dublin, died unmarried;
Andrew, of Friarstown;
FRANCIS, of whom hereafter;
Judith, died unmarried.
FRANCIS LEIGH, of Rathangan, County Kildare, succeeded his brother in the Wexford estate, and became of Rosegarland.
He married firstly, in 1699, Alice, widow of John Rawlins, of Rathangan, by whom he had no issue; and secondly, Miss Carew, by whom he had issue,
JOHN, his heir;Mr Leigh died in 1727, and was succeeded by his eldest son,
Cecilia; Judith; Mary.
JOHN LEIGH, of Rosegarland, MP for New Ross, 1727-58, who wedded, in 1727, Mary, daughter of John Cliffe, of Mulrancan, County Wexford, by whom he had issue,
ROBERT, his heir;Mr Leigh, whose will was proved in 1758, was succeeded by his only son,
Grace, m to Anthony, 8th Earl of Meath.
ROBERT LEIGH DL (1729-1802), of Rosegarland, MP for New Ross, 1759-1800, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Wexford Militia in 1763.
He espoused, in 1750-1, Arabella, daughter of Robert Leslie, of Glasslough, County Monaghan, by whom he had issue,
FRANCIS, his heir;Mr Leigh was succeeded by his eldest son,
FRANCIS LEIGH (1758-1839), of Rosegarland, Collector of Wexford, 1794, Sovereign of New Ross, 1799.
He married, in 1788, Grace, daughter of Richard Baldwin, by whom he had issue,
John Robert, father of FRANCIS AUGUSTINE;Mr Leigh, who was MP for Wexford from 1793 to 1802, was succeeded by his grandson,
Charles, died unmarried;
Francis, of Sion;
Cecilia; Grace; Mary.
FRANCIS AUGUSTINE LEIGH JP DL (1822-1900), of Rosegarland, High Sheriff, 1867, lieutenant, 10th Hussars, who wedded Augustine, daughter of Monsieur Charles Perrier, of Metz, Lorraine, France, and by her had issue,
FRANCIS ROBERT, his heir;Mr Leigh was succeeded by his eldest son,
Rose Jane; Frances; Jane.
FRANCIS ROBERT LEIGH JP (1853-), of Rosegarland, 3rd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, who espoused, in 1903, Elizabeth Scott, daughter of Barton Bell, of Black Hall, Lanark, and had issue,
FRANCIS EDWARD (1907-), his heir;
Augustine Anne Leigh;
and two other daughters.
ROSEGARLAND HOUSE, Wellingtonbridge, County Wexford, is an early 18th century house comprising two storeys and a high basement.
It stands beside an old tower house, once the seat of the Synnotts.
In the late 1700s, a bigger two-storey, gable-ended range was added at right angles to the original mansion house; thus providing the building with a seven-bay front.
There is a fine doorway with fanlight and columns.
To the rear of the house there is a notable office courtyard, close to the old tower-house which was transformed into a kind of folly, with crenellated turrets.
The estate today is renowned for its equestrian and shooting activities and extends to 650 acres.
The house itself is private, though self-catering accommodation is available for rent.


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How did Rihanna spend her Mother's Day, with mother Monica Fenty of course. The singer tweeted a number of photos almost bragging about how hot her mom was.
How about some Mother's Day #Cake!
The day before the singer also posted several photos of mom and herself looking quite fabulous.
Werk it mama Fenty! Woohoh!
Poppa Fenty was there as well.
She also posted this photo of the entire family. She wrote, "Fenty Force".
And if you follow the singer you'll know she adores her 15 year old brother Rajad Fenty. She posted several photos including this one.


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July Beauty FavouritesFriday, July 31, 2015
Hey Beauties!
Can you believe it's August? I feel like summer just got here and now fall is just around the corner. I genuinely think this might have been the shortest summer I've experienced, even shorter than when I was a kid in school. Most of the summer has been filled with rainy muggy days and it's only been the past 2 weeks or so that we have had sunshine and hot temperatures.
Anyway onto my favourites for this month, I decided to share my top favourites on here and then I will also have a few more favourites in a video coming soon!
My first two favourites are makeup with the first being the Becca Cosmetics and Jaclyn Hill Shimmering Skin Perfector in Champagne Pop. It is the most gorgeous highlight in existence, it is a white gold with peachy tones that seems to look magically stunning on absolutely everyone.
Next are the new Maybelline Colour Blur Matte Lip Pencils, I love a good matte lip and Maybelline always has the best matte formula at the drugstore so I was excited to try these out. They are super creamy, smooth and ultra pigmented and they come in some amazing shades. I will have a full review soon!
Next up is the Dry Bar 100 Proof Treatment Oil for hair. Dry Bar is a brand that I loved for a long time, their Triple Sec texturizing spray is one of my holy grail hair products but it has always been really difficult to get ahold of. Not the case anymore because they are coming to Canada!! To celebrate their Canadian release they sent me a few products and the 100 Proof oil instantly wowed me. I applied it in wet hair and once my hair was dry, it was shining and ridiculously soft. I have never loved an oil as much as this baby!
So those are three of my absolute favourite products from the month of July and I will share some more with you soon!!
What did you love this past month?
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I'll keep an eye out for those lip pencils - that pink is so gorgeously bright!ReplyDelete
Rachael at broomfie.blogspot.comReplies
They are beautiful! They should be coming out in stores soon!Delete
Gorgeous picks -- you are a ray of sunshine!ReplyDelete
xx, Cassie | Beauty Behind the BarReplies
Aww thank you so much Cassie!Delete
Champagne Pop is love!!! Now tell me more about those sunnies?ReplyDeleteReplies
Unfortunately they were from Target :(Delete
I've been using the colour blurs for a bit. I love the pigmentation, but I noticed they are a bit TOO creamy! Maybe i'm using too much!ReplyDeleteReplies
I noticed that too! try putting them in your fridge before you use them!Delete


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Auckland House Prices Increase, But Growth Restrained
September 5, 2016
August sales data
Auckland House Prices Increase, But Growth Restrained
Auckland house prices continued to rise in August but signs the rate of increase is slowing, which first showed up in July, were still present.
"August's price increase was restrained, for both the average price and the median price," said Peter Thompson, Managing Director of Barfoot & Thompson.
"The slow-down is not so obvious when comparing August data with that for July, but when you look at the average for the previous 3 months it becomes more apparent.
"The average sales price in August was $906,560. While this was up 4.5 percent on that for July, it was up only 2.6 percent on the average price over the previous 3 months.
"Our data shows that those claiming the average price is on the verge of topping $1 million are over inflating where prices are heading.
"While prices continue to rise, for the past 5 months buyers have not been prepared to pay more than they believe is the market price.
"The same trend can be seen with the median price, which at $850,000 for August is up 1.2 percent on July's, and up 2.5 percent for the average for the previous 3 months.
"Current price increases are relatively modest compared with what has occurred in recent years.
"The slowdown can also be seen when comparing August's sales numbers, listings at month end and new listings with the average for these statistics for the previous 3 months.
"Sales numbers were down 9.2 percent, available properties up 6 percent and new listings remained at the same level.
"It has led to a small increase in the choice available for buyers.
"It all adds up to some heat coming out of the market.
"The continued rise in prices with lower sales indicates that new regulations requiring investors to have greater equity than previously, which the trading banks enforced at the start of August, has had a limited impact on prices but may have affected sales numbers.
"Sales numbers in August at 1003 were down 3 percent on those for July and 25.5 percent lower than in August last year.
"New listings in the month at 1706 were up 19.6 percent on those for July and 4 percent lower than in August last year.
"Available properties at month end at 3151 were at their highest for 5 months, and up 4 percent on those at the end of July and up 6.6 percent on those for the same month last year.
"The real test of where prices are heading will come this month with the arrival of spring. For the past 3 years, September's average and median prices have exceeded those for August, with prices then continuing to increase to year end.
"During August 347 properties, representing 34.6 percent of properties sold for in excess of $1 million and 109 properties, representing 10.9 percent of all sales, sold for under $500,000."


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Underneath the bushy beard and the hyper-religious jargon, there was something familiar about Comstock. Elizabeth had been too pre-occupied with her torture and impending surgery to dissect the feeling, but now that the leash was in place, she had thoughts to spare. And at that moment, any thought was preferable to the ones concerning her current predicament. Lying naked in the tub full of water, the candles flickering wildly over Comstock's face, she tried to discern whom he reminded her of, and why.
Perhaps if she listened to him speak once more she would figure it out.
"Is it really necessary to watch me?" she asked. "I have the leash on."
"Your leash won't stop you from drowning yourself," Comstock said. "Privacy is a privilege, not a right. It's a privilege that must be earned, my beloved daughter. I look forward to the day when you prove you can be trusted to bathe alone."
She was so close to making the connection that it was driving her mad. Perhaps if she could touch his face, feel what it was shaped like under that beard...
"Do you really expect me to be able to wash my hair while I'm chained up like this?" She waved her arm, and the heavy chain slithered on the ground. "Will you at least help me with the soap?"
He knelt by the tub and lathered soap into her hair with gentle hands. After a moment, he submerged her head under the water to rinse her hair. As she re-emerged, she raised her right hand as high as she could, so that her fingertips brushed his cheek. Comstock rubbed soap over his fingers and then laid hands on Elizabeth. She swallowed as he slicked up her shoulders, her belly, and her breasts.
"That's enough," she said. She wished her voice wasn't so quiet. "That's enough, Father. I can manage the rest on my own."
His hands plunged under the water, massaging her knees and thighs as if he hadn't even heard her. She kicked at him, feebly, and splashed water across his shirt and the floor.
He chuckled. "And I suppose that is why most parents simply join their children in the bath. I would have thought that only infants splashed so much water onto their parents, but I see now that I was wrong. You're lucky that these tubs are big enough for two, my Elizabeth."
He stripped off his clothing and climbed into the bath with her. She caught just a glimpse of the criss-crossing raised white scars on his chest. In the poor lighting, it was a miracle she noticed them at all.
"Where- where did you get those scars?" she asked, swallowing hard.
"They're proof of my heroism at Wounded Knee," Comstock boasted, sinking into the water with her. "I was so focused on fighting the savages that I didn't notice one of the squaws had taken a knife to my chest until after they were all dead."
He forced her legs apart, and Elizabeth thought she might be sick. Her wrists rolled in their shackles, wet skin chafing against hard metal. He couldn't be, he couldn't be, he couldn't be- but she'd seen those same scars before, she'd felt them under her fingers while she pumped life through the heart underneath them, she'd asked about them-
"Booker?" she whispered.
"He's abandoned you, my child, just as I warned you he would." He kissed her cheek.
Elizabeth's legs stopped kicking. She let him take what he wanted, what she'd almost offered to Booker a few times, when they'd been hunkered down to catch their breath in a Vox hideout and he'd been all shirtless and sweaty and stoic and streaked with blood. He'd had the scars on his chest then, too. She'd asked him how he'd gotten them, and he hadn't wanted to talk about it. But never, even in her wildest nightmares, had that scarred chest ever pinned hers down, and never had those hands held her knees apart against her will.
"No, no," she wept. "Booker would never... he would never... Booker wouldn't do that to me! He wouldn't, he wouldn't!"
"And yet..." The lips on her cheek moved to her ear. "I guess you didn't know him as well as you thought, dearest Elizabeth."
She shut her eyes and refused to look at him again. When he stood up, there was more water on the floor than in the tub, and what was left was nearly cold. Elizabeth escaped so far into her thoughts that she was surprised to open her eyes and find herself in her nightgown in her bed. She spent most of the night staring at the ceiling. If Booker became a daughter-raping cult leader in this dimension, did that mean her Booker could just as easily have become one in his dimension? And if her Booker was strong and gentle and concerned about her, could this one also become that way?
The next morning, she accepted Father Comstock's daily invitation to pray with him before breakfast. He rewarded her with a kiss on the forehead and a bounty of fresh fruit on her breakfast plate. They prayed together again that evening, while he secured her shackles to his headboard and kissed over and under her nightgown. Elizabeth closed her eyes and imagined New York on fire.


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East Midlands: Kenwick couple in antiques face-offJanuary 12, 2015 Golf Tips
Staff from Lincolnshire course appear on Bargain Hunt.
A married couple who both work at a Lincolnshire club battled against each other on an antiques television programme last week.
Head green keeper Simon Lidgard of Kenwick Park and colleague Lewis Hackett secured a place on the BBC's Bargain Hunt and when he told his wife, Diana, she decided to apply as well.
Teaming up with Kenwick Park member Di Everett, the two teams discovered they were to face off against each other, meaning the married couple would go head-to-head.
Diana Lidgard said: "Being on Bargain Hunt was great fun. The experts were super and they made us feel at home.
'It was a great experience' "There was a bit of gentle ribbing and teasing between me and Simon during filming, but all good gun – there haven't been any divorce papers."
The rival teams were guided by antiques experts Jonathan Pratt and Anita Manning.
Within the show, the teams purchase items to be sold for auction and the winner is the team which makes the biggest profit.
To discover which team won the challenge, click HERE to view the episode.
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text: Never saw anything posted about this, but Iowa State did pretty well at US Nationals. Jake Varner and the Paulsons won. Here are the two Cyclones.com releases: Paulson twins win at U.S. Nationals Varner wins at U.S. Senior Nationals Varner placed third at the Olympic Trials last summer, which was the best finish of any collegian. David Bertolino placed fourth at US Nationals, even though he wasn't seeded. He's done pretty well internationally, so far. He's got a blog that I check out. Both Cyler Sanderson and David Zabriskie were banged up. Cyler placed eighth, though, and knocked off Bloomsburg's Matt Moley, who beat Cyler in the Round of 12 at the NCAA Tournament.


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So why so much IT complacency? Experts point to 10 big myths about safe browsing inside the enterprise:
Myth 1: The enemy is kids. Hah, snorted Santorelli who explained the enemy comes in all ages and most of them are in it to make money. A proof was the late September round-up of around 100 hackers in the U.S., UK, and the Ukraine. The ring bilked businesses of up to $100 million using the Zeus Trojan (a slick key logger). Thrill seeking hackers are out there. The 17 year-old Aussie who hacked into Twitter and sent users to Japanese porno sites is a for instance, but the real danger said Santorelli is the mounting number of for-profit criminals who are intent on looting corporate treasuries.
Myth 3: Apple computers are safe. Some CIOs say requests to bring in Apple gear is rising. The purported safety angle often is cited, but its nonsense, said John Linkous, chief security officer for security firm eiQnetworks. Lack of Macs in business is why they have been ignored. If Apple sells more computers into enterprise, hacker interest will necessarily rise because they follow the money.
Myth 4: Some websites are trustworthy. Security experts pinpoint this as perhaps the prime problem of the moment. Threats increasingly have shifted out of email and onto trusted websites. Facebook frequently is cited. Because users guards are down their vulnerability rises and if they are using the corporate network, hold on, troubles are brewing.
Myth 5: Gaming consoles are safe. Christopher Boyd, a senior threat researcher for GFI Software, pegged this as a surprise vulnerability at many companies that set up gaming devices in the employee lunchroom and then fail to recognize that its a backdoor into the system. Problems are acute with Xbox 360s, but he said other devices also pose risks.
Myth 6: Unmanaged smartphones represent minor risks. Dont believe it, said Mark Guntrip, a product manager at Cisco, who indicated that smartphones ought to be ever more worrisome to CIOs. As the phones get smarter, with more memory and more processing power, users are indeed browsing with them and that can be a route into the corporate network.
Myth 7: Outside hackers are your prime threat. Not so fast, said LogLogic executive VP Bill Roth who pointed to data that claims 48 percent of all security incidents involve insiders.
Myth 8: Strong passwords are a cure. Security types will go on about strong passwords, but a strong password is just as phishable or keyloggable as a weak one, and if the one strong password applies to many of your accounts, you might find that more than just your Facebook account has been hijacked, said Tom Newton, an executive with security company SmoothWall.
Myth 9: Tablets are inconsequential security risks. Apple alone has sold some 3.3 million iPads and BlackBerry, Samsung and more are piling on this form factor. Some CIOs continue to think that tablets running mobile phone operating systems are no big deal regarding security. Think again, said Tyler Reguly, lead security engineer for nCircle, a network security and compliance auditing firm.
Tablets are really changing the game and content will just get harder for enterprises to manage. I've been caught by this myself recently. I hadn't consider the risks of browsing a website using a custom app and was hit by 'click-jacking' on a popular social networking site. Unfortunately, tablet apps add another attack surface that is very difficult to lock down."
Myth 10: The biggest myth of safe web browsing is the myth of training, said Anup Ghosh, founder of Invincea, a start-up security company. He claimed that threats have gotten so sophisticated and so camouflaged that they now often fool even sophisticated computer users. That means it just may be impossible to train employees to be safe, said Ghosh.
Are you listening now? This just may be a golden age for cyber criminals, say the experts. For CIOs this means it is time to really do a security inventory. ASAP.
Robert McGarvey - As a busy freelance writer for more than 30 years, Rob McGarvey has written over 1500 articles for many of the nation's leading publications―from Reader's Digest to Playboy and from the NY Times to Harvard Business Review. McGarvey covers CEOs, business, high tech, human resources, real estate, and the energy sector. A particular specialty is advertorial sections for many top outlets including the New York Times, Crain's New York, and Fortune Magazine.


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For over a week I have been fighting a nasty sore throat that took away most of my voice and all of my energy. At first hot tea was soothing, but as my fever went up, the idea of drinking anything hot made feel like I would combust. So instead, I stumbled into my kitchen in an attempt to make myself something cooling and full of vitamin C. I had also barely eaten all day, but couldn't work up an appetite for dinner.
I was going to try and simulate this recipe, but after looking through the kitchen I realized all I had was limes and oranges. But this didn't stop me; I really wanted that smoothie! So I made a pretty basic recipe, but it turned out delightful! I love this smoothie for a few reasons:
- It is delicious. You could serve it for desert at a dinner party with a sprig of fresh mint, and your guests will be asking for more.
- It is filling. You can have it for breakfast, lunch, or a snack. Just add egg yolks as your appetite dictates.
- It is gluten-free and dairy-free. I didn't use any dairy or non-dairy milk for this smoothie; just crushed ice.
- It is full of immune boosting ingredients!
- Oranges and limes: Vitamin C
- Egg yolks: Vitamins A, B, and D
- Raw honey and coconut oil: antibacterial, antiviral, and anti fungal properties.
- The raw egg yolks and coconut oil will help your body metabolize the fructose and glucose at a slower rate, which will fill you up and help keep your blood sugar levels stable throughout the day.
My husband and I loved our smoothies so much that the next day we walked to the store and got a few more oranges and limes, and I made a half-gallon jar's worth. We threw it in my backpack and snuck it into the movie theater (yeah, we're rebels like that), and while everyone else was and eating MSG-covered popcorn and Diet Coke, we were sipping in silence on our tangy immune-boosting smoothie. Crunchy, I know.
- 4 large oranges
- 2 limes
- 4 eggs yolks
- 1/3 cup heated coconut oil, you can get it here
- 2 teaspoons of raw honey, get it here
- 4 ice cubes
- Peel the oranges and place them in a blender.
- Squeeze the limes and pour the juice in the blender.
- Start the blender on low and and add the egg yolks
- Warm the coconut oil not too hot!
- Add the raw honey to the coconut oil and give it a few minutes to melt.
- Once it is mixed in pour it into the blender.
- Add the ice cubes and blend.
- Pour into a chilled glass and enjoy cold. Orange, lime zest or fresh mint on top looks fun.
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A behind-the-scenes look at Phoenix Pride Festival's adult-only attraction
By Laura Latzko, April 2017 Web Exclusive.
No matter what the temperature greets Phoenix Pride Festivalgoers this year, it's guaranteed to be hot inside Erotic World.
Each year, this adult-only area offers anyone age 18 and up the chance to learn more about different forms of play, shop a number of retail booths and see sexy performances and demonstrations – all in a safe space.
For the 2017 festival, Erotic World has expanded in its size and offerings. According to festival organizers, the air-conditioned tent space has grown by one-third this year, and it will have more hands-on components.
Being able to offer Erotic World to attendees adds to the overall diversity the festival's offerings, according to Jim Ward, Erotic World manager.
"We all have unique identities that contribute to the whole. Pride would get pretty boring if it was all the same," Ward said. "With Erotic World, [attendees] have an opportunity to come and learn and figure out why in the world somebody finds this particular kind of play pleasurable or erotic."
For the sixth year, will emcee Erotic World, and will be joined onstage by comedian Kelly with a Big ol' K.
Among this year's Erotic World entertainment, is an erotic charcoal artist who will do live drawings beginning at 12:30 p.m. both days.
Local comedians Ernesto Ortiz and Gene Moore with bring their LGBT-themed comedy to the stage at 3 p.m. April 1 and 2 for the Naughty Comedy Hour: Working It Out.
Each day, the indoor stage will showcase male and female burlesque dancers from Romantasy Cabaret's VaVaVoom Burlesque at 5 p.m. and male dancers from Dick's Cabaret at 6 p.m.
This is the sixth year Romantasy Cabaret has brought its vaudeville-style burlesque show, hosted by company founder Mizz Lucy Morals, to the festival.
Experts from the leather community will give demos of forms of sensual play such as flogging, spanking and electro play, and attendees can try some of them in a supervised experiential area.
Members of local leather organizations, including Mr. Phoenix Leather, Arizona Men of Leather, the Arizona Leather Bears and Cubs as well as the Arizona Power Exchange, will lead demonstrations and educate members of the public about the BDSM community.
For guests wanting to spice up their love lives, a vendor area will have items such as adult toys, supplies for more advanced forms of play and kinky clothing.
"People can come to Erotic World to learn about the dark and mysterious parts of our community that are embraced and loved, but not often talked about," said Justin Owen, Phoenix Pride executive director.


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I personally didn't read anything into you calling him 'the boy'. If you meant it scathingly, you were in an emotional moment of processing your feelings.
Most likely, your boyfriend found it as awkward as you did. He's in the middle, because he doesn't want to make his date uncomfortable by being overly demonstrative with you and doesn't want to hurt you by being overly demonstrative with him.
Either the guy is an Alpha Male and was purposefully saying little things to make you jealous, or he lacks a sensitivity bone.
Either way, you're probably better off not being too involved with him if being around him makes your feelings worse. Better yet, you could say something at the time - i.e. after the tuna comment, you could have said "a little discretion please, gentlemen..." If he is the game playing type, it should call him on it.
I once had a girl who made my girlfriend extremely jealous on purpose. I either overlooked it or didn't see it at first. I knew that I felt so awkward in the middle of them, trying to keep both happy. My girlfriend and I actually used to hide our affection in front of secondary partners, to make them feel more comfortable. We realised that this made it worse. Now I am very free around my girlfriend in front of secondary partners. Behaving in a normal way around her seems to help curb any games new people might play. Maybe I'm picking different types of people.... but all I know is when we weren't openly affectionate, the girls would play games... now that we are openly affectionate, the girls don't play games. Perhaps there's something to be said for showing a solid front. If they can't see cracks, they don't try to stick a crowbar in there?
I wouldn't badmouth this guy to your partner, but if he asks what you thought of him, you can always be honest and say you felt he was trying to get at you, but you could have just been reading him the wrong way.
And yes, you should definitely communicate your feelings. You shouldn't have to work through them alone. You both chose poly, your boyfriend is reaping the rewards - he has to pick up his end of the slack too. The slack being your feelings that result from his actions. Just because you're both open to sleeping with others, doesn't meant you have to be a robot. Especially since this is new.
In terms of the guy, some people try to push buttons and some people are just less sensitive than others. My girlfriend isn't very sensitive. For example, we were just on the phone this morning with her online sub boy (P), who will never be able to meet her. She slept with someone in 'real life' for the first time on Tuesday, also a sub boy. Probably not easy for him to hear. She declared to us on the phone "oh, I have a new method for training sub boys!" when neither of us responded, not wanting to hear the details, she repeated herself. P eventually meekly said "oh yeah?" to which she replied "yes! Before they get any pleasure, they have to learn how to please me!" Due to other things she'd told us earlier in the week, we immediately knew that this meant she'd taught him how to make her come with oral sex and then had sex with him as he reward. Lovely way for us to start the day.
We both went quiet and she couldn't understand why. Just lacks the tact bone. Or we have too many sensitive bones, who knows.
Sometimes things do slip out and people don't intend for them to.
You're still very new to poly and emotions do feel big at first. They still feel big for me too - I'm like you; less logic, more feeling. Be true to yourself and ask yourself what the root of the problem is. Are you scared he'll leave you? Are you scared he prefers this guy sexually? Are you mostly just angry because you felt your BF could have handled the meeting better? Once you know those things, have a chat with your boyfriend.
Good luck and let us know how you get on.
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My husband and I want to spend one month in one city, or one small area, next Spring. I am looking for suggestions from people who have done this, or perhaps spent two weeks but would have happily stayed longer. We have traveled in Europe quite a lot and always rented a car or took trains. As the years have passed we find that a bit too stressful. So, we hope that "peeling the onion" in one wonderful European city will be a very good experience. We do love the countrysides of all the countries, but the stress of driving and traveling around a lot is ruling it out. We first thought that Paris, Rome, Prague, Budapest, Berlin, or London might fit the bill. I prefer Paris, husband prefers Berlin, and we ruled them out (temporarily) and also the others for various reasons. What is the city (other than the ones I named) that you could happily enjoy for a month?
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interesting, I never would have thought of Berlin. For me, it would be Paris or maybe Barcelona. But I don't think you can just ask others, there has to be some reason you yourself are interested in a city and want to be there. For me, it's language (and I have spent a month in Paris several times for studies, but know Spanish and would like to know more). I'm not sure I could really "enjoy" being in a city where I didn't speak the language at all for a month, but I just wouldn't do that to begin with. If I were going to spend a month in a place, I'd spend at least a year studying the language, probably, as I enjoy doing that. And then I'd probably take classes when I was there.
I know a lot of people aren't interested in studying languages, though, but I think you'd have to have some reason of your own to want to be in a place, whether that or cultural. I also spent a month in Paris once attending master classes in piano at a music conservatory, so I could see myself in a city with a very developed classical music scene, also. But I'd have to have some interest in a city's cultural venues and research it to decide if I wanted to spend a month there, I wouldn't do it because someone else liked it.
Or perhaps family history could be a reason. I have a friend who spent a month in Florence as she had Italian family background and wanted to experience some of her roots, although I'm not sure she had been to Italy before. She also spent a year studying Italian before going to make the most of it.
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Lyon would do it for me. Or Provence, bsing myself in Lyon + Avignon.
Or Muenchen, Tuscany, Edinburgh.
Or Scandinavia - never been there.
Or an island. I like islands, you are in a delimited area, homogeneous and usually not too big...
I could do Corsica.
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Hi Sunrise,
Over the last few years we have done this several times. We spent a month in Lisbon, three months in London and just over three weeks in Rome. We enjoyed the time we spent in all these places and if you click on my name above you can find the trip reports for each sojourn. It's very different to take your time, because you get around to the secondary things which may in fact be more interesting that the "top" sites. Of the places we've spent more time you've ruled out all but Lisbon, here's a link to our blog posts.
We enjoyed Lisbon precisely because there wasn't so much we felt we HAD to do. It was a very relaxing month and we really spent the time to hang out an enjoy the ambiance which was very different to London, Paris and Rome where there's so much to see
Language is relevant, for example in London we were able to enjoy the theatre while in paris I was opting for classical concerts. Berlin certainly has incredibly museums and lots of cultural offerings but I'd be concerned about the weather depending on when you're going. London is a strong contender to me because there's so much to see and do. I realize you've currently ruled it out but just in case here's what we did over three months which gives you an idea of smaller museums and sites.
One of the great things about going for a longer period is the planning, making the time to read about the history and culture of the city. You can see some of our planning threads here....
Outside of the places you've mentioned we have several places on our list where we'd like to spend a month or more, Athens, Naples, Nice, Venice and Istanbul come to mind along with Stockholm where we could visit friends. I'd only consider Barcelona in the deep off season. I wouldn't want to spend a month battling the crowds.
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We have visited Venice five times, each time for a couple of months. Getting to know the "second tier" of attractions, as noted above, is fun.
If you click on my user name, you will find trip reports for each visit.
Venice works well for us - there is quite a small town feel about the place, and living in a fully pedestrian environment is fun.
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Personally, I would opt for outside the box and do something like Toulouse or Marseille or Genoa or Istria or Bari or Reykyavik or Malta or Agadir.
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would you daytrip?
If your budget allowed it, I would say, Lucerne, Switzerland. Beautiful small city, with so many points of interest, both in town and within 2 hours...to include mountaintops, lakes, small villages, historical sites, museums, and a multitude of cafes/restaurants, frequent street markets. However, Switzerland is darn expensive.
Well connected for public transit...
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I would choose London, because of the absence of any language barrier. I can speak or get by in Spanish, French and German, but it would be so easy to enjoy an English speaking country, for me. Theater alone would be a wonderful treat. England is also a small enough country that you could drive all around it if you wanted to get out of the city.
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Does it have to be a city? As in large?
If not, a Tuscan village like Montepulciano could make me happy for at least a month...exploring and hanging...aaah!
Lucky you!
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I perfectly understand your point.
But, in order to give you good advice, we need more information about your preferences. What do you like? How do you want to spend your days? What climate do you prefer in spring? How much does budget matter? Which month exactly (it makes a big difference whether you want to go in March, April or May)?
Climatewise, my first thought for springtime would be southern Europe: the Côte d'Azur, Barcelona, Tuscany, Greece...
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Marseille would appeal to us too, good suggestion.
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I appreciate everyones efforts to help us decide were to spend probably our last trip to Europe. It has all been helpful.
Traveler1959: Good questions that made me think.
• Planning mid-May to mid-June trip for mild weather (get a break from Fl heat!)
• My husband, because of some health reasons, needs to be able to get back to our apartment a couple of times a day for some downtime. I, on the other hand, am more active so would like to be able to walk to places within a 20 min. walk to stores, a park, museum, or just an outdoor café.
• We would take a few day trips when husband has good days.
• We enjoy museums, just not every day.
• Love exploring new neighborhoods, outlying areas—peeling that onion.
• Meeting new people.
• Visiting markets, festivals, folk dancing....
• As for restaurants, we prefer light meals, not the Michelin several course ones.
• Budget, mediocre (apt. usually $200 a day for a nice one). Switzerland for 2 weeks was included on our 2012 trip and we survived the prices there!
I like your suggestions for Nice (we have always meant to return there for more than the usual 3 or 4 days. Just don't know if there is enough to do there without needing to go on a lot of day trips, although I personally would love taking trains to several villages in Provence and revisiting many of them. Lisbon: we were there with our teen sons in 1984 and also the Algarve. I suppose there would be a lot more to see now as it must have changed a lot. We spent 2 weeks in Amsterdam as part of 2012 trip and liked it a lot. Really good city for walking. I could go back because even then we did not get to a lot of areas.
St.Cirq: I too have considered out of the box places. If you have spent time in Toulouse or Marceille, please tell me about the cities. How about Turin? Been to Istria but spent most of the time in Rovinji, just can't picture a whole month there!
Mokka4: Luzern, yes, that has been on our radar a lot lately. A month there though? We loved staying on Lake Geneva with frequent trips to Vevey and Montreax, then moved to Chateau d'Oex for a week. Breathtaking scenery in all places! However, we stayed at a vineyard and it was fabulous scenery but no place for me to walk when husband needed that downtime/nap/ reading, etc. and I was itching to go somewhere.
I am going on too much, but I will blame it on traveler1959 because of the questions he asked me. I know this decision should not be so hard---but it is.
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Can your husband ascend the 'lower' mountaintops, like the still spectacular Stans, Rigi or Pilatus? Lunch on a sunny terrace, a short walk to an outlook, or an hour-long circular hike?
Einsiedeln with its rococo monastery housing the famous Black Madonna, lakeside Zug with its famous cherry torte, Rapperswil with its Polish castle/deerpark/Capuchin monastery and well-known rose gardens...all about an hour from Luzern, making lovely half-day trips.. Not to mention Bern and Zurich, for your more cosmopolitan feel!
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Or, what about Bern itself? Such an eminently walkable city, arcaded even, for bad weather. I rented an apartment in 'town' two years ago, and loved being able to drop 'home' in the middle of the day. Cultural activities abound. Transport central. Quirky shops...
ok, now I want to go back...!
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We have spent a month in Madrid and Barcelona and accumulative far more than a month in Paris, London, and Santiago de Compostela.
Prague is good for seeing other places and I would not want to spend a month in Budapest. And we have never been to Berlin.
Using your criteria as stated at 8 PM, I would narrow it down to Paris and Barcelona. Great parks, neighborhoods, restaurants, markets, and as for folk dancing, it is rarely mentioned but we love to go down to the Cathedral on Saturday night and Sunday morning and watch (and if you have the inclination) join in the traditional Catalan folk dance La Sardana.
Switzerland could qualify as the sleep clinic of Europe.
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How about splitting the difference -- two weeks in Paris and two weeks in Berlin?
We spent two weeks in Paris last year and had a great time. We hope to someday spend a similar amount of time in London, Rome and possibly Istanbul.
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Hi sunrise1940,
I was going to suggest what KTtravel did -- two weeks in Paris and then two in Berlin. I thought that having a single rail transfer wouldn't be too difficult to handle and would be a lot easier than moving every 3 or 4 days --
I understand your comments about having the fabulous scenery but no place to walk in Switzerland -- probably because you stayed isolated in a vineyard. How about staying right in Vevey itself? There are wonderful walks along the lake in both directions; there are wonderful walks up in the hills above the lake (access them by cable car, train, or bus); and there are dead-easy and fun excursions by train to Morges, Nyon, Montreux, Villeneuve, Glion, etc that can take only 2h or 3h total while your husband is resting.
Or how about somewhere in the Engadin Valley, which seems to be missing from the places you've visited in Switzerland. Again, there are numerous walks you can take up & down the Inn valley, and you can visit nearby villages and towns for half a day.
Well, have fun as you plan -- and I hope you find just the right spot!!
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We just did a week in Lyon (no car) and it was about 2 days too much).
Personally, we would do 3 or 4 places in a month split between cities and more rural areas./ villages. It may sound odd, but we would be bored with a single place for a month.
May in The Luberon is lovely, before it gets too hot and too crazy. A week in Prague, a week in Paris, a week in the Luberon and one other spot would be my idea of a good split. Maybe more in Luberon and Paris. We stayed 2 weeks in the Luberon with a car and were busy with day trips the entire time.
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Of course it depends on what you enjoy (and I understand some may get bored) but I would say stick with your "peeling the onion" one month plan. As someone who has taken this approach I think there's a lot to be gained. A longer stay afforded us the time to relax and appreciate the destination.
Given your husband's health constraints the hills in Lisbon may not be great.
<Meeting new people> I have to say I think can be harder to meet people when staying in an apartment than in a hotel. We've met people through conversation exchange which we used in Paris and friends of mine swear by the online service "meet up". We've also met friends of friends in places we've ended up. But I think your best bet for meeting people locally could be through your interests, folk dancing etc.
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If you are going from mid-May to mid-June and you want to escape Florida heat Northern Europe might be the better option than Southern Europe where the sun will be burning and where it can get pretty hot.
Given your interests, an apartment in a larger city with nice, walkable neighbourhoods, shops, restaurants, museums and good public traffic would be perfect.
There are many cities in Europe which would fit the bill. I start by countries:
- UK: In London, you will find pretty neighbourhoods with parks, restaurants etc., especially around Chelsea, Mayfair, Kensington. Tons of things to see and to do. Price level: $$$$ (from five).
- Switzerland: Luzern is a lovely, picturesque town, but I am afraid you will get bored after a few days, because it is very small. Larger cities with more options are Bern and Zürich. Both have their charm and since the railway system is so efficient in Switzerland you will be in an hour in Luzern. However, due to recent currency changes, prices in Switzerland had been skyrocketing. It will be much more than in 2012. A friend of mine just returned from Luzern and she said they charged 24 Franken for the simplest pizza! So, price level is $$$$$.
- France: Paris would perfectly match your criteria. Like London, an incredible array of attractions. Besides, lots of cafés on the boulevards which might appeal to you. However also pricey: $$$$. Nice also has quite a bit to offer and there are dozens of art museums in nearby towns, many of them easy to reach from Nice. But it might be pretty warm in June. Also $$$$
- Germany: Your hubby is right - Berlin would also fit the bill perfectly. Some 200 museums, a lively restaurant scene, parks, grand old buildings, rivers, lakes - and a moderate price level: $$ Or München - a grown-up village close to the Alps? $$
- BeNeLux: Amsterdam is a lovely city to spend a month. In addition, there are many options for daytrips and the sea is close. Price level: $$$
- Scandinavia: Have you thought about Copenhagen? A beautiful historic city. Prive level: $$$$
- Austria: Vienna is a charming city. Also everything you want. Price level: $$$
- Eastern Europe: Prague, Krakow, Budapest - all charming historical cities and all $.
I know, it will be a tough decision. Keep thinking.
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I see no car (missed that) so the Luberon wouldn't work. Sorry.
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What a wonderful idea!
In June we spent two weeks in Paris in an emerging trendy but not tourist neighborhood -- the 10th near the Canal St Martin. A month would have been better.
In two weeks the only tourist site we visited was the Champ de Mars-Eiffel Tower-Trocadero area and then only to change buses. It was awful.
We had no illusions that we were living like "real Parisians" but we were living like real city people, the way we did when we were young and living in Cambridge, MA.
Mid-May through early June is a perfect time. Later in June it stays light too late for us.
I might try this in Berlin during opera season (three companies!) or Amsterdam because it is easy to take quick trips, but Paris? In a minute!
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Great idea!
Those are my two cents:
-- One month in Paris, with as many day trips as you like, so many options!
-- Two weeks in Paris and two weeks based in, may be, Nice.
-- One week Barcelona, one week Valencia, two weeks Madrid with many day trips.
-- Twoo weeks Rome and day trips, one week at he Amalfi Coast, one week Firenze, with visits to Siena, and little towns, maybe Pisa also.
You have a beautiful problem to solve! Enjoy!
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I think it would be helpful (and interesting) to all the people trying to give you suggestions if you could say WHY you ruled out the cities you did. I see a lot of people are suggesting some of the cities you ruled out, and I can't blame them as they are obvious (and good) choices for a months stay. If you could share why you don't want to go to them....
Also, everyone's idea of cost is different. I thought there was a lot of merit to traveler1959s list but I totally disagree about the cost estimates on some of them. Most people agree Switzerland is much higher than most of the rest of Europe. I also though all the Scandinavian countries were uncomfortably expensive. On the other hand, I find both London and Paris very affordable. If you compare the price of one thing (e.g. a loaf of bread) London is more than a lot of places, but due to the huge variety of things you can get, places you can go, free museums (very important for a month long visit where you would probably enjoy re-visiting museums for short periods of time), etc. I think time in London is not that expensive. I also think the Eastern European cities, while less than some other places, are not all that much a bargain.
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Following your topic with interest as this is something I'd love to do when my teens are out of the house.
I'd probably pick London because of the ease of the English language and the endless list of things to do. I know you are not interesting in London, but have you considered other cities in England? Say Bath for a smaller yet interesting town or Birmingham for a larger, livelier city?
If it were me, I'd also try to find lodgings that weren't at the top of my budget so that I could do overnights to other places and not feel guilty about staying at a hotel.
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My choice would be for a city either on the coast or close to it, so maybe San Sebastian, or Bilbao in Spain (having been to Barcelona that doesn't appeal at all), Marseille perhaps. I don't know enough about Italy to suggest somewhere in Italy.
A coastal city gives you somewhere else to go, without leaving the city, something else to look at than buildings.
But what do I know? I don't like cities that much that I'd spend a month in one voluntarily (San Fransico excepted!).
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This is such an interesring thread. We talk about doing this too, from one to three months. Dijon,Lyon, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Torino are on our list.
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DH and I liked Montpellier in France. It has a spectacular youthful vibe; wonderful local shops; TGV to Paris; and easy modern train station (we went to Avignon and Arles).
Florence could be a good base for day trips if your DH can do those easily.
I was having asthma problems when we were in Nice and we were able to get a good van tour right from our hotel. That saved me trying to get up hills!Easy train trips along the Riviera from there as well.
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Mokka4: Yes, my husband can ascend hills and take long walks (he does 2 miles a day regularly). It is other pesky problems and meds that keep him from the level of activity that he had even just 5 yrs. ago. Luzern is definitely on our radar as well as Vevey which would have a lot of side trips to take and we love mountain/lake scenery! We are thinking that we would return to a place we have been to before and loved rather than a new place. Much more relaxing because of familiarity.
KTtravel and swandav2000: I love Paris and would go in a minute, but DH (that stand for Dear Hubby, right? ) does not want to—he can't quite give me a good reason why except we have spent a week there twice. He love Berlin, but I don't particularly want to go back, although I thoroughly enjoyed it—but, it is so modern that I do not get the "old Europe" experience. I love the architecture of the older buildings. We drove through part of the Engadin Valley but there is not a town there I would want to be for 2 weeks to a month.
Traveler1959, you have my number! You seem to understand where we are coming from as to a vacation on the somewhat slow but interesting side. Think strolling rather than hurrying which gives one time to really look around and enjoy some of the little things that are frequently missed. I really appreciate you suggestions. I have been afraid that Luzern would be too small and am considering Zurich—with several day trips. (Trying to convince DH to do two weeks in one place and two in another. Wish me luck! The travel between would have to be easy--read not stressful.)
Dismaying to hear from you that the costs are rising so much—someone else who replied disagrees with you though. We spent 2 weeks in Amsterdam in 2012 and loved it—I would even go back if DH was as enthusiastic. We have said for years that we wanted to spend a couple of week or more in Nice with day trips into the countryside. In the past it has been 3 days there a couple of times. Thinking seriously about it.
So many good ideas everyone, thanks! Will try and keep you interested parties updated.
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This will probably seem a bit "off", but I've always wanted to spend about a month in Naples and environs. Admittedly, this is because I have a great interest in ancient Rome, and the area is full of ruins and remnants. However, it is also a vital, if chaotic, city, with tremendous day-tripping options by rail and boat: the Amalfi Coast, Capri, Ischia, Paestum, etc. If you're looking for serenity this would not suit you, though the smaller nearby towns might.
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If not Paris, where we have spent 3 weeks on one trip, I would love to spend a month in Florence. We've been 8 times and have yet to see all of the wonderful things it offers. Florence is also an ideal place for many day trips.
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sunrise, I have spent a good deal of time in and around Toulouse, and it is one of my favorite cities in France. But one of the things that draws me to it is the wealth of lovely nearby towns and villages, which could be difficult to access without a car (I, too, missed that you won't have one). Still, there is plenty to do in Toulouse itself and even though France has a paucity of public transportation in areas like that, I'm sure there must be some places you could get to on train or bus (like Albi).
Marseille I've been to a handful of times, but only for a couple of days each, so maybe I'm not well qualified to suggest it for a month. It's also a place that a lot of people find slightly off-putting, probably because there are parts of it that are gritty and chaotic (I don't mind gritty and chaotic).
I haven't been to Turin in probably 20 years.
You might consider Nice, though. From there you have a lot of public transportation options, and it's a fine city on its own.
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What about Montpellier?
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I just talked to DH about this thread and he said he could spend a month in Edinburgh or Glasgow quite easily, especially if he could make some trips from there, either day trips, or for a night or two.
He also suggested considering an island, Sicily, Malta and Cyprus were ones he came up with.
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