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ares1819 Posts: 10Thanks a lot for the reply Sewell! Trying to decide between g37 and g25, I'm still waiting for the residual numbers/MF from oct on the new 2011 g37 journey and g37x on the other forum thread. If you happen to know either of those it would be greatly appreciated. (sorry that its slightly off topic)
bcvc71_li Posts: 26Here's my contribution to the forum. This weekend, I finalized a lease of a 2011 G25x with the following three options: (1) Moonroof, (2) Carpeted Trunk Mat, Trunk Net and First Aid Kit, and (3) splash guards. Here's the deal I struck for a 39 month / 15,000 miles/year lease with no cap reduction in the NY metro area:
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CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Congratulations on getting your new G25, bcvc71_li. You're the first community member to report the details of a lease on one. Thanks for sharing. This information will be very helpful for others who are in the market. How do you like it so far?
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bcvc71_li Posts: 26So far, I have nothing but love for the G25x. It's a beautiful car and the negotiated price was just right. I know some are concerned that the G25 has 110 less horsepower than the G37, but, honestly, the car drives beautifully. There's no shortage of pick-up when you need it. So, if you can live without a factory NAV and wood interior (both of which can be obtained after-market by the way), I highly recommend the vehicle.
smarty666 Posts: 1,503I think you did pretty well man on your lease deal, considering the G25 is a brand new model so to speak so congrats! Glad your liking the car. Does it handle like the G37 does? I have driven a G37 but not the G25 yet so I'm just curious.
Your right, if you can live without a manual and the factory nav its a pretty nice bang for the buck car! -
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CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Here you go oliveakamomo.
Infiniti Financial Services' November buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36 month lease of a 2011 G25X with 12,000 miles per year are .00181 and 65%, respectively for consumers who qualify for its top credit tier.
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oliveakamomo Posts: 6I'm in the middle of negotiating a lease on a 2011 G25 Journey sedan.
39 months at 10k/yr - MF is .00183 and 64% residual.
In the below breakdown is the bank fee fixed for Infiniti?
Any help appreciated, thanks!
Capitalized Cost...... 30,638.00 Pro-Rata.............. 0.00
Total A.M.O.'s........ 0.00 Cap. Reduction........ 568.25
Service Cont.......... 0.00 Tax................... 55.40
Doc Fee............... 45.00 Gov. Fees............. 8.75
Bank Fee.............. 595.00 Advance Pmts.......... 367.59
License / Smog Abate.. 468.00 Security Deposit...... 0.00
Total Cap............. 31,746.00 Total Drive Off....... 999.99
Cap Reduction......... 568.25 Less Net Trade........ 0.00
Net Cap............... 31,177.75 Less Rebates.......... 0.00
Residual....64.00% ... 21,904.00 Cash Due on Delivery.. 999.99
Total Depreciation.... 9,273.75
Rate.................. 1.830
Depreciation.......... 237.79 Term.................. 39
Rent.................. 97.14
Subtotal.............. 334.93
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oliveakamomo Posts: 6Ok so the dealer came down a bit more on sale price of car, we are about to do deal...
We have a different make car being turned in on lease first and then we have a Thanksgiving trip - so doing this now sounds like last few days of November or first few days of December. With the MF / residual being .00183/64% on a 39mo/10k-yr lease right now (November) does it make sense to see rates in December before doing this? I don't have a history of rates but was thinking this might be on high end (.00183) - are December promos typical? That would be last thing to maybe see what rate is going to be in December (I guess it could go up as well...)
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CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Here you go aha9. Infiniti Financial Services' December buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36 month lease of a 2011 G25X with 15,000 miles per year are .00181 and 63%, respectively.
The numbers for an otherwise identical 39 month lease are .00171 and 61%.
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nxtcarman Posts: 12I've been following this forum about Airport and Bedford. I called both of them since they are the same distance from my house. I got a quote back from Bedford a lot faster and the salesman seemed like he knew what he was talking about - unlike Aiport. I don't know why it would take 4 hours for a phone quote.
I wanted the G25x with a moonroof - Airport seems like they only have one's without them and quote the same numbers.
Here's my numbers:
Invoice: $33,858
Selling: $30,208 (Including rebates)
39 months 10k miles
Just $1277 out of pocket for "start ups"
6.5% tax included
$310.57 / month
What do you guys think? Infiniti of Bedford has the best deals I have been able to get so far. -
nxtcarman Posts: 12Infiniti of Bedford just upped the ante for 2011 G25x's. I ruled out the G25 - I decided I need the extra horsepower!
G35x without moonroof (I think the salesman Nick said the MSRP was $35,190)
39 months
10k year
Just tax additional.
Nothing out of pocket - sign and drive.
This is by far the best deal anybody has posted on here for G's. Thought this might help somebody negotiate. -
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dondon3856 Posts: 2hey everyone im just posting my quotes for any suggestions going to buy mine on Monday and want to make sure my offer is good. i was quoted really high originally at 399 month 3k down for 12k miles after pitting another dealer i got it with moonroof down to 315 month 3k down 12k miles a year for 39 months. Everything is so expensive in nj where i live additionally i am tier 0 not sure if that matters much...?
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CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515I sure can, bottomsup. Infiniti Financial Services' current buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 39 month lease of a 2011 G25 Journey with 12,000 miles per year are .00128 and 63%, respectively.
The residual value for a lease with only 10,000 miles per year would be 1% higher.
It would be easier for me to evaluate the deal that you were quoted if you provided us with this car's full MSRP and selling price. Let us know what those numbers are and I'm sure that either myself or another knowledgeable community member will gladly let you know what they think.
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CarMan@Edmunds Posts: 38,515Hi b00tl3g. Infiniti Financial Services' January buy rate lease money factor and residual value for a 36 month lease of a 2011 G25X with 15,000 miles per year are 00146 and 64%, respectively.
The numbers for an otherwise identical 39 month lease are .00149 and 63%, respectively.
The residual values for leases with only 12,000 miles per year are 2% higher. The 10k resids are 3% higher.
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AwardsStaff Pick It really is as good as you've heard it is, and if you haven't heard someone raving about it, let me be that person. A member of that burgeoning category of book that declines to be easily identifiable as either a novel or book of short stories, The Imperfectionists blurs the two forms into something wonderful. Centered around the rise and fall of an English-language daily paper based out of Rome and started on a whim by a wealthy businessman, each chapter of The Imperfectionists focuses on a different character associated with the paper. It's a hard trick to pull off, but the revolving door of protagonists introduces a cast that is fully realized and wholly human, despite the slim page-count devoted to each one. That they drift in and out of one another's stories only serves to add depth to our perception of them. Interspersed with the often hilarious, sometimes gut-wrenching glimpses into the crew's personal lives is the story of how the paper came to be — a story about an inscrutable millionaire of whom Tom Rachman gives us only a hauntingly peripheral view. With its sucker-punch of an ending and it's fizzy blend of humor, despair, love, and hate, The Imperfectionists reads like riding a Vespa top speed through Rome: glimpses of a bigger picture that add up to something beautiful. Nobody's perfect, but Tom Rachman comes pretty damn close with his debut
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The Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles recently deployed iPads in its neonatal intensive care unit (NCIU), primarily for mothers to interact with their new-born children and medical staff.
The roll-out sees one iPad being given to the mother, while another is placed next to a child's incubator when admitted to NCIU. Mothers are allowed to log onto to the solution, which is called BabyTime, twice a day to check on their child.
The Cedars-Sinai Medical Center says that these iPads come in handy for mothers recovering from a Caesarean section. Indeed, the center claims that 20-30% of mothers who have undergone a C-section do not feel well enough to travel to the NICU in the first 24-48 hours.
"BabyTime will help bridge communication with the family and the baby's medical team and is an excellent use of technology to help new mothers bond with their babies, even when they cannot be physically at their babies' bedside," said Charles F. Simmons Jr., MD, who chairs the Cedars-Sinai Department of Pediatrics.
"When doctors and nurses are treating a new-born in the NICU, mom can be right there asking questions and getting updates, even if she's on a different floor."
This wasn't the only unusual tablet deployment to come out this week, with a number of newspapers, including The Daily Mail, reporting that a Christian church in the United Kingdom is now using tablets and WiFi to stream bible passages and church hymns.
St John's Church in Mickleover, Derby has taken to tablets and other digital devices, mainly because some members of the congregation have struggled to read the small text on the paper-bound bibles.
Networking company The Cloud has donated a number of tablets to the church and has installed a WiFi network in the church's cafe.
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June 14 (Bloomberg) -- Dubai Aluminium Co., the developer of the world's largest smelter of the metal, is seeking to mine bauxite in Guinea in partnership with BHP Billiton Ltd., as well as sourcing the raw material from Cameroon and India.
"One of our projects is in Guinea together with BHP Billiton," Sultan Al Sabri, general manager of marketing and sales, said in Barcelona today. "We're looking at Cameroon." Talks in Orissa, India, "didn't really move forward much because of lack of support from local officials," he said.
The company's Emirates Aluminium Co. joint venture with Abu Dhabi state-run investor Mubadala Development Co. will double annual capacity to 1.5 million metric tons by March 2015, Chief Financial Officer Bill Campbell said in an interview.
Aluminum producers are seeking to secure sources of raw materials as costs increase, squeezing margins. Gulf states also aim to develop aluminum production as they diversify away from oil and gas exports, and demand for the metal climbs.
Dubal may combine with its joint venture under a holding company. "Cooperation and synergy between the two companies is aimed at bringing benefits of technology, production and marketing of the metal under one roof," Campbell said. Mubadala may also buy a stake in Dubal, he said, declining to elaborate.
Dubal has marketed about 1.7 million tons of aluminum to be produced by the two companies this year, Al Sabri said. "The market is strong and stable for the next few years," he said.
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How To Get A TiVo Hard Drive Replacement
If you're having problems recording or watching your favorite recorded television shows, you may need to find out how to get a TiVo hard drive replacement. Each TiVo unit uses a hard drive, similar to those used in computers, to store recordings for later viewing. A defect or failure of this hard drive can interfere with recording and playback, creating a need to replace the hard drive.
- Find out if your TiVo is under warranty. Most TiVo units, regardless of manufacturer, will come with some form of warranty, starting at the date of purchase. If your TiVo hard drive fails under this period of time, the manufacturer will likely replace the hard drive per the terms of your warranty. Each warranty is different so it's important to read the terms of your warranty and make sure it is active before contacting the company.
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Does anyone know where I could find a basic php client tutorial?
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My 15 August edition of The Economist helpfully points out that "60% of girls [in Afghanistan] are married off before they reach the legal minimum age of 16", refers to "80% illiteracy among women" and mentions pregnancies among "10-to-14-year old girls". It features perhaps the most striking image that I ever seen in The Economist, of 11 year-old Ghulam Haider meeting her considerably older husband for the first time and giving him what your correspondent calls an "apprehensive glance".
As your correspondent notes, "forced marriage is a long-standing tradition in Afghanistan", i.e. not the Taliban's fault. Therefore, when General McChrystal says that he "will help the Afghan people by securing them, by protecting them from intimidation, violence, and abuse, and by operating in a way that respects their culture and religion" I would suggest that he will have to choose between protecting girls like Ghulam Haider and respecting the culture that enslaves her.


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6/19/1997 - Southern Baptists Vote to Boycott Disney
The Southern Baptist Convention has voted to boycott Walt Disney Co. The boycott includes Disney theme parks and its ABC-TV subsidiary. The church is protesting what it calls Disney's "gay-friendly" policies, including Ellen's coming out on ABC. David Smith, a senior strategist for the Human Rights Campaign, commented, "Unlike the Southern Baptist Convention, most people of faith recognize that they can disagree over whether or not homosexuality is right and still agree that discrimination against gay people is wrong."
6/18/1997 - Baptists Consider Boycott of Disney for "Gay-Friendly" Policies
Southern Baptists will vote on June 18th on whether or not to boycott Walt Disney Co. parks and stores. Some leaders of the 15.7 million member group have been angered by what they term Disney's "gay-friendly" policies. They point to "gay day" at Disney parks, the company's extension of health benefits for partners of lesbian and gay employees, and the airing of ABC's Ellen (Disney owns ABC) in which the main character reveals that she is a lesbian. Disney officials have refused to comment but have said the company remains a leader in family entertainment.
6/18/1997 - Women's Rights Advocates Protest NRA Leader
Chanting "Tanya, Tanya, She's No Friend. She Gives Guns To Violent Men," over thirty women's rights, domestic violence, and anti-gun activists held an informational picket outside of a speech by NRA Lobbyist Tanya Metaska before the Independent Women's Forum. Metaska's new book, Safe, Not Sorry, portrays women's gun ownership as the solution to domestic violence and urges repeal of the Domestic Violence Gun Ban, which prohibits people convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors from possessing guns. The picket was organized by the Feminist Majority Foundation, National Network to End Domestic Violence, and the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Protestors outnumbered those attending Metaska's speech by about 3-1. The Independent Women's Forum is a conservative organization which receives funding from right-wing foundations.
6/18/1997 - Presidential Ceremony Honors 25th Anniversary of Title IX
U.S. President Bill Clinton, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, astronaut Sally Ride and Olympic Gold Medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee came together to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Title IX, the law barring sex discrimination in schools receiving federal funds. At the ceremony, President Clinton described the success women and girls have been able to achieve because of the law and commented, "[Title IX gave] them the chance to make the most of their abilities." Clinton also announced that he was broadening the reach of the law by ordering federal agencies to follow it even though some programs were not technically covered by the law.
Joyner-Kersee, who has won six track and field Olympic medals said she considered cheerleading at an early age because of the ordeal of taking a back-seat to boys' sports as a child. She commented, "I really didn't understand why the coach made the long-jump pit in his back yard." Title IX was passed when Joyner-Kersee was 10 years old; when she entered college, she was awarded a full athletic scholarship to UCLA which she attributes to Title IX.
Ride, the first woman to fly in space, said she had no scholarship to Stanford University, where she played tennis. She commented, "I would have appreciated Title IX being earlier." She attributed the growing number of women in the space program to Title IX.
6/18/1997 - Republicans Introduce Legislation to Ban Federal Affirmative Action Programs
Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Representative Charles Cannady (R-FL) have introduced legislation that would eliminate all federal affirmative action programs. The measure, deceptively titled the "Civil Rights Act of 1997," has an additional 49 House sponsors and two Senate sponsors. In a recent San Diego University commencement address, President Clinton reaffirmed his support of affirmative action programs. Clinton is expected to oppose the proposed anti-affirmative action legislation. Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) commented on the legislation, "I think the Republicans are playing with fire...[affirmative action programs have worked and] given many people who look like me an opportunity that I would not have otherwise." Jackson-Lee also noted that admissions of people of color at universities in Texas and California, where affirmative action programs were this year disbanded, have plummeted.
6/18/1997 - Army Appoints First Female Three-Star General
The Army has made Lt. General Claudia Kennedy its first female three-star general. Kennedy, an intelligence expert, will become the senior intelligence official in the Department of the Army. Kennedy joined the Army in 1969 and was assistant deputy chief of staff for intelligence at the Pentagon. 8
6/17/1997 - Supreme Court Hands Down Abortion Rulings - The Good and the Bad
The Good: The U.S. Supreme Court has left intact a lower court ruling that declared a Utah law banning almost all forms of abortion for women over 20 weeks pregnant unconstitutional. In December of 1996, the 10 U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Utah lawmakers had placed, "an insurmountable obstacle in the path of a woman seeking a nontherapeutic abortion on a nonviable fetus after 20 weeks. It therefore imposes an unconstitutional burden on her right to choose." The Supreme Court, without comment, left the appeals court ruling intact.
The Bad: The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Montana law banning abortions performed by licensed physician assistants. The 6-3 vote overturned a federal ruling which had blocked enforcement of the 1995 Montana law. Montana's law applied to only one person, Susan Cahill, who worked under the supervision of Dr. James Armstrong. Other states could pass similar measures. Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Justices Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, David Souter and Clarence Thomas voted to uphold the law. Justices John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer dissented.
6/17/1997 - The Feminist Majority Foundation Online Wins Political Awareness Award
Women's Web World, the Feminist Majority Foundation's Online Web Site, has won the Café Underground Award for Web Excellence. The award is presented to an elite group of select sites and web-designers who have displayed and outstanding balance of graphic style, practical applications and political awareness.
6/17/1997 - Flinn Signs Book Deal
Former First Lt. Kelly Flinn, the first female B-52 pilot, has signed a deal with Random House to write a book about her life in the military, the controversy over her affair, and her subsequent general discharge from the army. Tentatively titled Proud to Be, Flinn's Air Force Academy class' motto, Harold Evans, the publisher of Random House, said in a statement that the memoir will be "...of major importance and lasting power by a remarkable woman, who was a groundbreaking pilot and a patriot. Her story of the double standard she endured and the broader implications for women both within the military and outside will prove to have widespread and deep repercussions."
6/17/1997 - Some Pharmacists Refuse to Fill Prescriptions for Emergency Contraception
Recently the U.S. Federal Drug and Food Administration ruled that morning-after birth control pills, taken as emergency contraception, are safe and effective. However, some pharmacists are refusing to fill the prescriptions for women seeking the pills. Although the American Pharmaceutical Association, with 48,000 members, supports a pharmacist's right of refusal, it also says that the pharmacist's right must not override a patient's right to treatment. Pharmacists must find some way to help the woman, either by referring her to another pharmacist within the store or refering the woman to another pharmacy.
Recently a pharmacist at Longs Pharmacy in California was reprimanded for refusing to fill a prescription for the emergency contraception to Michelle Crider, 28. Though Crider wanted a second baby, an existing medical condition made pregnancy a possibly life-endangering condition for her. Crider finally got her prescription from a nearby pharmacy, but commented, "I'm still very angry; without knowing my situation, he could have affected a huge part of my life. What if there had been no other pharmacy to go to?" Longs spokesperson Clay Selland commented, "Failure to serve a customer is at issue here. He was disciplined because he should have offered another option to the doctor. Our policy is that…he needs to send it along to another pharmacist that's on duty, to another Longs store…or refer it on to a competing pharmacy."
6/16/1997 - Japan Moves Closer to Approving Birth Control Pill
Japan's public health committee paved the way for the approval of the birth control by softening its negative stance on the pill's use. The committee had earlier concluded that the pill's use could help spread sexually transmitted diseases. A June 16th meeting, however, drew over 100 women supporters who criticized the committee for using the pill to push its own agenda on sexually transmitted diseases. Advocates of the pill's approval argued that the two issues must be discussed separately and that women have a right to access to the birth control pill. The committee, in essence, did not give an opinion either way on whether or not to approve the pill. Its report said that, should the pill be used, condoms should also be used. A spokesperson for a pharmaceutical firm commented, "We have progressed an important step. The committee's report can now be read as saying that it is OK to approve the pill." The committee's lack of a negative stance will aid the pill's approval by the Health Ministry's Pharmaceutical Council, the last hurdle to official approval. Japan remains the only major country in the world which bans the pill for contraceptive purposes.
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6/16/1997 - Army to Close Sexual Harassment Hotline
The Army has announced that it will close the hotline it set up in November of 1996 to address the Aberdeen sex scandal. The hotline will close as of Friday, June 20th. The Army said it was closing the hotline because it had accomplished its job, and calls had dwindled in recent weeks. A sexual harassment and sexual abuse assistance line will supplant the hotline in 30 days or less.
6/16/1997 - Communications Corporation Announces Award to Companies Which Best Market to Women
MacDonald Communications Corporation announced at the 1997 Marketing to Women Congress that it will sponsor an award to companies that do an outstanding job reaching women through marketing. In the first year, the award will be given to companies in the financial, health care and automobile industries. The company will also sponsor an award to the company that best markets to women through use of the world wide web. The MacDonald Communications Corporation publishes such magazines as Working Mother, Working Woman, and Ms.
6/16/1997 - Study Shows Fewer Women Directors Hired
The Directors Guild of America's annual report shows that 91 percent of film directors hired in the United States in 1996 were men and 93 percent were white. The guild's president, Jack Shea, commented on the findings, "Employment levels for DGA women and minorities are simply unacceptable. The producers must find more effective ways to bring talented females and individuals with a diversity of ethnic backgrounds into our business." The number of days worked by DGA women declined from 22.76 percent in 1995 to 22.63 percent in 1996. The guild's vice president, Martha Coolidge, added, "These statistics are an embarrassment to our industry. It is bad enough to see how small the growth is in working days for minorities, but it is particularly disheartening to see the percentage of days worked by women actually dropping."
6/16/1997 - German Law Criminalizes Marital Rape
A law approved on June 13th in Germany makes marital rape a crime punishable by up to five years in jail. Female ministers and women's rights activists have lobbied for over 25 years to get the law changed; previously rape was a crime only when the woman was not married to her attacker. Legislators were successful in dropping a clause from the legislation which would have allowed for withdrawl of the woman's charges. Critics charged that the clause weakened the law because it allowed the husband to pressure his wife into dropping the charges. A study conducted by German authorities shows that, since 1993, 350,000 men have raped their wives.
6/13/1997 - Promise Keepers Hold No Promise for Women
On June 13th, the Feminist Majority Foundation, joining other national women's rights, religious, lesbian/gay/bisexual, and domestic violence organizations, condemned the hidden agenda of the all-male, religious right organization, the Promise Keepers. "Some reactionary male want-to-be-patriarchs -- the so-called Promise Keepers -- are preaching to football stadiums of men that men must resume their rightful place at the head of their household," said Alice Cohan, Feminist Majority Foundation Director of National Programs, "The submission of women is at the core of all these attacks on women's rights and is a backlash to the changed role of women in every facet of our society."
"Despite their best attempts to hide an anti-women, anti-abortion agenda, one must only examine the major leaders and funders of the Promise Keepers' movement to uncover their real goals. Their empires have been built on misogyny, not 'brotherly love.' Pat Robertson, the religious right media mogul and founder of the Christian Coalition, provides major coverage of the Promise Keepers through the 700 Club. James Dobson, whose organization Focus on the Family is one of the largest religious right entities in the country, kept Promise Keepers afloat financially in the early years. Bill Bright's Campus Crusade for Christ empire has lent at least 85 full-time staffers to Promise Keepers' national headquarters in Colorado. Another leading supporter is Gary Bauer, head of the anti-abortion and anti-lesbian/gay Family Research Council," said Cohan.
Serving as Promise Keepers National Spokesperson is Mark DeMoss of the DeMoss family, whose foundation pours millions of dollars into religious right causes including the anti-abortion Life, What A Beautiful Choice advertisements. Finally, there is Bill McCartney, former football coach and founder of Promise Keepers. McCartney is militantly opposed to women's reproductive freedom, and has been a featured speaker at events of the anti-abortion group, Operation Rescue. During an Operation Rescue rally, which was trying to close a local women's clinic, McCartney declared that abortion had become 'a second Civil War.'
6/13/1997 - Mary Robinson Named U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has appointed Irish President Mary Robinson to serve as the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. Robinson, who will end a seven-year term as Ireland's head of state in December, will travel to New York in July to begin discussions on her post, which is based in Geneva. The United Nations begins its annual General Assembly at the end of September.
6/13/1997 - Groups Challenge Legality of Virgnia Parental Consent Law
Planned Parenthood of Virginia, along with four other state Planned Parenthood affiliates, three health clinics and two physicians, has filed suit claiming that Virginia's new parental consent law is unconstitutional. The parental consent law requires girls under the age of 18 to notify a parent at least 24 hours before obtaining an abortion. The law is scheduled to take effect on July 1st. The groups are claiming that law denies young girls their privacy and due process rights. Simon Heller, a lawyer for the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy of New York commented on the lawsuit, "In its eagerness to limit access to abortion services, the Virginia legislature has trampled on the constitutional rights of young women. The majority of young women already involve their parents without the government's interference. Forcing the others to do so will have dire consequences."
6/13/1997 - After Fleeing for Eight Years, Alex Kelly Convicted of Rape
For eight years Alex Kelly lived in Europe, off his wealthy parent's money, avoiding a United States trial for raping two women. On June 12th, a Connecticut jury convicted him of raping a girl over a decade ago. Kelly turned himself in to authorities in Switzerland in 1995 when authorities closed in on his location and his passport was close to expiring. A 1996 rape trial ended in a 4-2 deadlocked jury in favor of conviction.
The 1997 jury's foreman Robert Derleth said of the conviction, "We just reviewed the evidence and the evidence spoke for itself." The husband of the women who was raped read a statement on her behalf, "I am grateful that the jury was able to focus on the truth, and hope that what I have done will help other women who have been raped to obtain justice."
Kelly's lawyer promised to appeal and commented, "I consider this just a chapter in this long litigation." Kelly could face 20 years in prison; he will be sentenced on July 24th. He also faces another trial in the case of a second woman who accused him of rape four days after the first accuser came forward.
6/12/1997 - Eleven Abortion Opponents Found Guilty of Blocking Clinic
A federal judge has convicted Reverend Norman Weslin, the head of the so-called Lambs of Christ, and ten other of the group's members of blocking entrances at a Planned Parenthood in Rochester, New York. Wesson and three others were sentenced to four months in jail from U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer. Four others were placed on four months of supervised release and required to do 120 hours of community service. The defendants had, on December 7, 1996, resorted to super gluing the entrance of the clinic, and entangling themselves in a device called a "stove" to block the entrance. The bench trial of the defendants is first in New York tried under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.
6/12/1997 - Military Court Convicts U.S. Army Sgt. in Germany of Rape
U.S. Army Sgt. Paul Fuller of the Darmstadt Germany training center has been convicted by a military court of raping a subordinate, indecent assault, and three counts of forcible sodomy. Though Fuller could have faced life in prison for the rape charge alone, he was sentenced to only five years in prison and given a dishonorable discharge. A second rape charge was downgraded to the indecent assault charge, and Fuller was also found guilty of three counts of cruelty and maltreatment, fraternization, kidnapping and a reduced charge of unlawful entry. Another count of rape and an indecent exposure charge were dismissed on technicalities earlier this week. Six soldiers sat on the jury.
Fuller denied all charges, and his lawyers argued that the sex was consensual while prosecutors said Fuller used his rank to intimidate the women. Last week, the same military court cleared another soldier at Darmstadt of six counts of rape but sentenced Sgt. Julius Davis to two years in prison on a conviction of multiple counts of indecent assault. Davis also was reduced in rank and got a bad-conduct discharge. Fuller, Davis, and a third sergeant also under investigation have been relieved of their duties at Darmstadt.
6/12/1997 - Women Flyers Gather at Smithsonian for Opening of Special Exhibit
Pioneer female pilots gathered at the Smithsonian National Air and Space museum in Washington, D.C. on June 10th for the opening of an exhibit dedicated to the history of women in flight. At the opening, Fay Gillis Well, 88, handed Doris Lockness, 87, Amelia Earhart's blue flag. Both of the women flew with Earhart in the early part of this century. Lockness, who still pilots her own plane, will carry that flag to Kansas where Earhart's 100th birthday anniversary will be held in late June. Gayle Ranney, a bush pilot in Alaska, was another member of the large group of women pilots who attended the opening. She talked of the self-reliance necessary to fly in Alaska. She commented, "[if a 60-knot storm blows up] you have to tie that puppy down…I've had moments when I've said: 'Hey if I get out of this, I'm not coming back.' But I always did." Smithsonian photographer Carolyn Russo compiled the exhibit, which includes photos and biographies of more than 35 female aviators.
6/12/1997 - First Syrian Female Pilot Begins Work
Wadad Shujaa, 18, Syria's first female pilot, will shortly begin working as a co-pilot with Syrian Airways. Shujaa graduated from the Aviation Academy in Tulsa, Oklahoma after completing 190 hours of flying time. She took her first solo flight after only twelve hours of training.
6/12/1997 - Woman Catches Flasher with a Flash
On May 23rd, Myko Kona was flashed by a handyman who had stopped to ask her for directions. Jimmy Robert Jewell exposed himself and also began masturbating. Kona, however, had a disposable camera ready and quickly took pictures of him, his actions and the license plate on his van. Jewell tried to grab her through the passenger side window of his van after she took the pictures, but she broke free and ran away. With her pictures, the police were able to identify Jewell and track him down to his home in San Pedro, California. Jewell, already on parole for a drug conviction, was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon (the van) and indecent exposure. He told police that he had exposed himself ten to twelve other times since he had been released from prison.
6/11/1997 - Mifepristone Introduction in US Possibly Delayed
A dispute between the European company which agreed to manufacture mifepristone (formerly known as RU-486) and the Population Council, the U.S. sponsor of the pill, could delay the pill's introduction into the U.S. The Population Council commented, "What we want to say is that there's a dispute [with the manufacturer] and we're continuing to talk to them, and our commercial partners are very actively looking for other manufacturers." The Population Council did not know why or whether this would delay the pill's introduction to the U.S. market.
Mifepristone is a drug which offers women an alternative to surgical abortion. It has been legal and popular in the European community for years, and won conditional U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval only in the fall of 1996.


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Night of the Creeps (1986)
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Fred Dekker
88 minutes
Jason Lively,
Steve Marshall,
Jill Whitlow,
Tom Atkins,
Wally Taylor,
Bruce Solomon,
Vic Polizos,
Allan Kayser,
Ken Heron,
Alice Cadogan,
June Harris,
David Paymer Flipping through channels when I was younger, there are many of horror movies that I saw bits and pieces of on TV while gorging my then fat face with Doritos. Night of the Creeps has the distinction of being the movie that I thought was three different movies. There's the opening that I would catch that featured a cute little chode looking alien running around a spaceship, which then cuts to a serial killer escaped from a mental institution (that's shot in black and white none the less). Then there was the parts featuring a bunch of slugs crawling around. And finally there's the third act that turns into a balls out zombie movie. It wasn't until I finally saw the film in its entirety that I realized that these scenes all compromised one movie. I think it goes without saying that Creeps took a similar route that Prom Night 2 did in successfully combining genres. Plus it stars 80s horror staple Tom Atkins...so clearly it effing rocked my face.
As I mentioned before, the movie opens up with the little chode being chased on what looks like the set of MST3K with a tube that he ships off to earth. The tube lands near a college in 1959 America. The opening plays out like a slasher film, but shifts gears when one of the characters discovers the chode tube and slug shoots out of it into his mouth. We cut to the glorious decade of bad fashion and embarrassing haircuts known as the glorious 80s. It's here that we meet Chris and his Tiny Tim best friend named J.C. who, while pulling a frat prank, breaks into a science lab to steal the cryogenetically frozen body of the kid who got the slug in his mouth in the opening. The corps goes out and about with the slug is still inside the body and when it's spit out into other people's mouth it turns them into the living dead. 80s awesome-ness ensues and Tom Atkins shows up to, along with the hottie that Chris wants to smash out, kick some zombie ass. And there's a flame thrower! So basically Creeps is like Slither's big brother.
Writer/Director Fred Dekker is also the man responsible for the much loved The Monster Squad (and the much despised Robocop 3 for that matter). It's evident that when he made this movie, he was a fanboy at heart. There's many different horror sub-genres that he likes to pay homage to and his characters are even named after well known horror directors, something also later used by Final Destination. One of two things can happen when you have a fanboy behind the camera. The movie will either be a rip-off of every movie they've ever seen with nothing original to say (see any independent SOV movie made for a couple thousand dollars). Or it will be its own movie that mixes its originality with traces of (sometimes blatant) nods for devoted fans to pick up on (see Cabin Fever). Luckily, Night of the Creeps falls into the latter category. Dekker made a horror movie for horror fans, elevated by a strong script that boasts the same quick witted dialogue that littered Monster Squad. Who could forget Atkins' infamous line of "The good news is your dates are here. The bad news is they're dead." And you'd be hard pressed finding someone who doesn't love the Asian janitor giggling to himself about "Banshees!"
One flaw that I did find was that the characters were the definition of clichéd. The cute girl next door, the asshole jock, the nerdy best friend, the pussy nice guy who turns into the hero, and the tough cop. Although with semi-capable actors for the most part and tongue firmly planted in cheek throughout the running time, you'll be able to cut the movie some slack. And to tell you the truth, at this point, it's almost impossible not to create a character that people would call clichéd. And in my book, Tom Atkins can do no wrong as he infuses his performance with a sadistic edge.
Made by a horror fan for horror fans, Night of the Creeps is a fun, scary, and most importantly, entertaining mid-80s horror movie that is in desperate need of a DVD release before it disappears into obscurity. If you've never seen it, I suggest tracking down an old VHS or watch it streaming online, as it's worth the effort.
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Glad you like it . I wish I have some bros to try it out with. I guess my perversion is to see bigger build guys being dominated and forced to do stuff by someone weaker.
I used to know a dom, who is a lot smaller guy than me. It was totally hot when he forced me to lift weights/ work out, then get me to flex for him and tie me up in ropes in kinky possitions and made to struggle. It was so horny I came a few time without touching myself.
I think he said rope bondage force body into positions that make muscle look big and strong, especially when they flex. I totally agree.
*bump* ******
Check me out:
The sight of a cute young guy in sneaks or skate shoes and shorts....
Sliding the shoes off, giving them a sniff then peeling the no-show socks off....then....
Super hot Shox - maybe I will take some pix of myself and post for ya LOL.
My fetishes are:
- white briefs
- hairy men
- fingering
- bareback
Button front shirts-the dressier the better!
Snap front work shirts, too.
Utilikilts, or kilts in general...
Business suits
Freeballing in basketball shorts
Public play
Okay and this last one is really random but I have a fetish for certain noses on men. It differs, but if I see a nose I like I get so turned on and I love jackin off while looking at it or thinking about it haha
Electro Stimulation
My last BF got me into foot massage- me doing him. It quickly evolved into me licking his feet, and sucking his toes--every night before bed. (in bed I sucked something bigger that gave a juicy reward) He had size 13 shoes, so there was lots of feet and toes to work on.
Pain turns me on a lot. I have cut myself, and burned myself so I could jack off, and smear the cum over the wounds.
I watch this vid of a guy sticking a needle through his cock. That turned me on so much.
I spent an entire night trying to find more vids like it. Closest I came to find was cock piercing vids which was also hot.
1) REALLY long foreskin
2) rugby players (cock accidentially pops out of shorts)
3) mooning or kacking
4) secret filming (pissing, showering, wanking)
I'm into dirty socks! Male or female!
Being a slave
two major fetishes...
the thing i dream about the most (and occasionally will act on) is being humiliated with food. cream pies in the face and smeared all over the head; having my head dunked in pudding or applesauce; having syrups dumped on me; and getting covered with shaving cream. it is a huge turn-on for me to be the target, though i also get off on doing it to a hot guy.
along with the messy part, i like being and seeing guys get soaked -- thrown into a pool, taking a warm shower, getting sprayed with a hose. anything wet is wild for me.
this first fetish is called 'wam' - stands for 'wet and messy.'
my other fetish is a nice head of long hair on a guy. silky hair hanging over the eye brows and collar does it to me big-time. love to combine the two fetishes and play messy with long-haired guys. awesome.
I love shaving my ass and genitals super smooth. no 5:00 shadow ever. And since i'm married and rarely get to play with another, i have a major dildo and vibe fetish. Right now big is in. I have a cyberskin john holmes and my current favorite, my dick rambone. every chance I get I ride one or all of them.
cum piss, cock chesse, tight briefs boys,docking
looking for young boys
Scat, armpits, black socks, and seeing a larger old guy fuck a small young gun.
Jockstraps, ripe, well worn, 3" waistband
My fetishes: guys in thin flimsy shorts going commando........really grt off to see their junk jiggling around. Also like thin guys with really defined calves, and my favorite.......guys who cumso hard they cream all over their face, and preferably in their mouths...yum!
I think I have almost every fetish known to man, LOL. I'm totally vers when it comes to anal, but am usually pure bottom when it comes to kinkier stuff. Into BDSM, CBT, TT, play piercing, navel torture, gutpunching, BB, felching, spit, WS, scat, puke, mansmells, pits, feet, and sneakers. I get really turned on by seeing sagger/skater/punk/wigger dudes with tons of piercings or tatts, sagging their pants madd low (bonus points if freeball or skidmarks are visible from outside of boxers), wearing skate sneaks (especially if they're really loose, like 2 or 3 sizes too big for their feet). and a strong scent/poor hygiene. Basically, the hotter a dude is, the nastier I want to get with him :-D
I'm gay, I moan a lot and I love to have my neck and armpits licked... Why are you in Honolulu?
I have standard "fetish / interests": nice underwear, blond/nordic types...
But my "weird" fetish is... people who have weird fetishes. I don't need to get into the thing itself, just to see a guy enjoy a particular fetish is enough to get me hot.
Extreme example: I hate breasts by I cn get turned on by a video of a guy worshipping a woman's breasts.
I may have already answered this.
I like hairy guys, boots, white socks....masculine men.
feet / masculine, hairy men / barebacking...
I have basic fetishes like underwear, jockstraps, armpits, swallowing and playing with cum, and a nice ass. I don't really consider myself a top but a nice pink hole turns me the hell on for some reason. I love pubes on a guy. Hairless dick just don't do it for me.
Then there's my more unusual ones like pumped cock (like penis pumps). I like guys with mushroom headed dicks the best,spitting, abuse and domination and spanking. The weirdest is that I like seeing a guys dick swing when he walks, when a guy swings his hips, whatever. Em, actually I think my strangest ones would be watching two guys beat the crap out of each other and men crying. Those sometimes really get me going and I have NO idea why...Ugh, you know what? I think I could go on and on with this but I'll stop there for now. xD
Men in business suits with white boxer shorts and a white ribbed wifebeater, and through the slit of his boxer shorts, I drink his piss. Another, guy cummng and or pssng in my boxer shorts covered ass whle he is in his boxer shorts. Lastly, sucking and fucking each other in our white boxer shorts\wifebeaters while in the shower!
brothers going at it
Mature guys in suits, kilts. My bigest fetish is Jock straps or Undies that have been pissed/cummed in loads of times and allowed to dry, never washed. love to wear them and use them as cum rags. Love to have them rammed in my mouth while playing. Have a pair on now that felt like theyed been starched when i put them on. they smell ripe as piss, love it.
i love to have sex with guys wearing black socks espeacially nike ankle socks
right now it's older men with younger guys. specifically in a situation where the younger guy is being humiliated or dominated by the much older guy or guys.
also enjoy underwear, voyeurism and glory holes.
Barebacking, breeding, farting, and brothers fucking.
a hairy chest with a hot set of erect nipples
for me-
black harness boots
leather jackets
football uniforms
high top converse shoes
white briefs
almost anything overtly masculine
Smoking fetish.
Its so dangerous and rebellious it turns me on.
When I first came out, I saw so many gay people smoking that I felt all gays have a smoking fetish.
Getting rimmed and sucked at the same time...
Leather, especially harnesses! Jockstraps, wristbands, masks, football gear, slick it up clothes!
Something that really turns me on are the indentation marks left when tight underwear has been taken off. There's something about seeing the traces marking what underwear has just been covering that brings out the beauty in any man. I'll try sending pictures of what I mean very soon.
Mines common I know JEANS ona hot ass. Gay but no lie once followed a hot ass in jeans a block with a hardon and then realized it was a girl.
Also can not tell you how many times I have run my nose down that back seam on my way to rimming hot ass
Business suits (mentioned before)
Hair, hair HAIR all over
Men with large bums. Not large men with big bums, but slim or medium built guys with well defined masculine backsides.
Olive sea boots lobstermen wear. Jesus!! Beautifully done genital piercings.
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I did 2 5 gallon batches 6 months ago and was fairly disappointed with the results. After 2 months, I tried a bottle and found low carbonation and it tasted rather green or yeasty I guess. I was planning on dumping it but got lazy as I didn't want to go through opening a few cases of bottles. 6 months later: I went to my temp controlled freezer and realized I had a bunch of this stuff to dump. Decided to put one in the reefer for a few days just to see if it had changed. My wife and I tried it last night and was amazed at how it turned out. The cider had carbed (tons of bubbles) and had a dry apple champagne taste/feature to it. It was awesome! It also had some kick to it - bonus. Lesson learned: Wait wait wait. Heading to the store to make more!
Fantastic! I hope that the wait to age my cider pays off. Do I need potassium metabisulfite to prevent oxidation? I still have mine in the c'boy.
Potassium metabisulfite doesn't prevent oxidation, it prevents any micro-organisms from gaining control of your must (usually added before fermentation). Sounds good man! I wish I had the patience to let mine age, none of mine make it past a month out of the primary .
good to know, if my perry is no good when i try it, i'll leave it in the shed for 6 months.


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June 9 (Bloomberg) -- Gold rose for the first time in three days on speculation that higher energy costs will boost demand for the precious metal as a hedge against inflation. Palladium futures jumped to a three-month high.
Crude oil topped $102 a barrel in New York after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries failed to reach an agreement on production targets. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke signaled this week that there won't be a third round of so-called quantitative easing and U.S. interest rates will remain low.
"Crude oil is hugging the $100 level and won't let go," said Matt Zeman, a strategist at Kingsview Financial in Chicago. "People are choosing to focus on inflationary fears because the Fed will have to maintain low rates into next year."
Gold futures for August delivery rose $4, or 0.3 percent, to settle at $1,542.70 an ounce at 1:43 p.m. on the Comex in New York. The metal has gained 25 percent in the past year, reaching a record $1,577.40 on May 2.
"Crude oil is a barometer for the camp that wants to buy gold as an inflation hedge," said Adam Klopfenstein, a senior market strategist at Lind-Waldock in Chicago.
The Fed will end its second round of quantitative easing by buying back $600 billion in Treasuries by the end of the month. The central bank has kept its benchmark interest rate at zero percent to 0.25 percent since December 2008.
Silver futures for July delivery rose 80.4 cents, or 2.2 percent, to $37.424 an ounce, the biggest gain since May 25. The price has doubled in the past 12 months.
Palladium futures for September delivery climbed $12.40, or 1.5 percent, to $818.10 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Earlier, the price reached $819.75, the highest for a most-active contract since March 7.
Platinum futures for July delivery gained $13.50, or 0.7 percent, to $1,844.70 an ounce. Earlier, the metal reached $1,849.30, the highest since May 4.
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During the 1951-1963 period of testing at the Nevada Test Site, nearly 100 nuclear weapons tests were conducted above ground (DOE 1994), and another dozen or so were conducted underground at depths from which some atmospheric release of radioactive material was possible. Well before the Nevada tests began, the United States had the world's first test of a nuclear weapon at Alamogordo, New Mexico in July 1945. Soon thereafter, U.S. bombers dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki as part of a strategy to end World War II.
Following the war's end in 1945, the United States began testing nuclear weapons in the Pacific. From 1946 to 1958, 66 nuclear tests were conducted in the Marshall Islands, 12 near Johnson Atoll and 24 near Christmas Island (Simon and Robison 1997). All were atmospheric tests, except for four that were detonated underwater. After the first five Pacific tests, the United States began nuclear testing in Nevada.
Because testing in the Pacific was logistically complex and expensive, the government eventually moved all tests to the Nevada Test Site (NTS), which is located northwest of Las Vegas. This location was selected on the basis of such factors as safety, climate, geology, security, population density, and transportation. A few tests were also conducted at other locations in Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, Mississippi, and Alaska. In addition to the U.S. testing during the 1950s, the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom also conducted atmospheric and other tests that produced a global fallout of radioactive materials. Subsequently, other nations including France, China, India, and, most recently, Pakistan conducted tests (the latter two involved underground tests only). This later testing has not added greatly to the exposure of the American public, but the additional testing in the 1950s (including a large program of American tests in the Pacific) has complicated efforts to estimate both the fallout of radioactive materials from the Nevada tests and the health consequences of that fallout. In addition to nuclear weapons tests, the backdrop for current concerns about exposure to I-131 includes the 1986 nuclear accident at Chernobyl and its aftermath, which includes many cases of thyroid cancer in exposed children.
Concern about radioactive fallout north and east of the Nevada Test Site began to emerge soon after weapons testing began. During the earliest years—before 1954—surveillance offsite of the NTS was performed by the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory and the U.S. Army. The U.S. Public Health Service continued the offsite monitoring during the years 1954 through 1970. After 1970, monitoring activities offsite of the NTS became the responsibility of the Environmental Protection Agency under interagency agreements. Monitoring techniques included exposure-rate measurements along the roads in the counties surrounding the NTS, a fallout collection program using gummed-film devices in nearly every state, aerial monitoring by aircraft (begun in 1963), and other types of air and precipitation measurement (EPA 1984). Systematic studies of fallout patterns


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8 Travel Spots For Opposites
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Playa del Carmen doesn't feel far outside the U.S., despite being hundreds of miles from the border, and the cozy Hotel Lunata may have Spanish-tiled floors, but the staff speaks perfect English. Unlike Cancun, which is 40 miles to the north, Playa del Carmen isn't a strip-mall party spot, so replace those images of messy tequila shots with visions of frosty beers and mixed drinks. To get a feel for the country, step off the main drag and into the generally welcoming Mexican community.
Visit the Mayan ruins of Tulum and Cobá, and sail to the island of Cozumel to dive one of the world's largest coral reefs. Then return to Playa del Carmen, grab a bite of Canadian fare cooked with Mexican spices at Media Luna, sink into the sand, and relax with a Piña Colada.
Rita and Louis, Raleigh, North Carolina
Rita's a girl, all the way. Every morning, she applies an impeccable layer of makeup and blows out her hair, a two-hour process. For a weekend trip, Rita packs all three of her floral-patterned suitcases. While she excels at her marketing job and believes in workplace equality, she still expects a man to open the door. She knows she's high maintenance, and her motto—"Why settle?"—also applies to vacations, which Rita likes to fill with spas, room service, and shopping.
Louis loves spoiling Rita, but fears the attached price tag. He'd rather save money for a house, or put it into his retirement plan. He especially can't understand expensive hotels—how much time do you really spend there anyway?
Although he doesn't consider himself cheap and will gladly pay a decent sum for something of value, Louis chooses buses over cabs, and believes that a bottle of cabernet with bread and cheese can taste as good—and be as romantic—as any meal in an upscale restaurant.
An Arizona spa Canyon Ranch would be Rita's dream, but steep discounts (for Louis) are available at Arizona's Boulder Resorts in the summer months,when most tourists avoid the desert's 100-plusdegree weather. Beat the heat at this Southwestern-style establishment near Scottsdale by starting the day early with golf, tennis, or horseback riding. By the time the sun blazes overhead, you'll be ready for a swim or indoor activities: the spa and beauty centers, the weight room, a yoga class. When evening comes, have the concierge arrange Jeep rides and nighttime hikes in the cooler air. The resort's informal Mexican restaurant, Cantina del Pedregal, is known for its fresh salsa and strong margaritas. But everyone needs to bust out of a resort at some point, and in nearby Sedona red rock formations in awe-inspiring shapes sit on the desert like sculptures. Native Americans consider Sedona a well of spiritual power, so tap into the energy.
Kalkan, Turkey
The pristine beaches and soothing spas of this mellow Turkish city make for an opulent experience at a lower cost than in Greece or Southern France.
Lodge for less than $100 a night in the Hotel Patara Prince Resort, set on white stone cliffs on the bank of the turquoise Mediterranean, and loll under an umbrella on the undeveloped beaches,which are interrupted by Roman ruins jutting out of the dunes. Lounge by the hotel's infinity pool or visit the sauna, then dine on fish or mutton kebab at the romantic, nouvelle Turkish restaurant Korsan, next to the harbor. (Breakfast in Turkey may come as a surprise—tomatoes, cucumbers, and cheese with your bread.) Wander by the many shops in town, stopping at Sakir Antik Galery for Arab-influenced copper and bronze souvenirs. Most important, get a traditional massage in the hotel's Turkish bath.
Nick and Holly, Ann Harbor, Michigan
Nick grew up in New York City, and feels most comfortable in a throng of people, although he never considered the city crowded: As a kid, he visited his grandparents every summer in Mumbai, India, where the bazaars swarmed with life. He moved to Ann Arbor to attend university, and stayed because of Holly. When he has time off, Nick wants to visit a big city such as Los Angeles, explore the museums, hear the latest bands, and hit the newest clubs.
A fan of whole grains and bicycling to work, Holly likes to stay active, and her favorite pastimes include mountain climbing and canoeing. Ann Arbor may be a small city, but Holly often feels it's too populated, so she likes to hike into the woods, soaking in the silence. When it comes to vacation time, she packs her tent and heads straight for national parks like Yellowstone.
San Francisco Bay Area, California
The Casa Madrona Hotel, a converted historic mansion overlooking the water and surrounded by flowers, embodies the rugged allure of Sausalito. The hotel also hosts one of the area's best restaurants, Mikayla. Head to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art—only a short drive away—and take in works by Henri Matisse and Gerhard Richter. Afterward, perk up with a cup of free-trade coffee and indulge in a scrumptious taco at the Mission district's La Taqueria.
Explore the hip neighborhood, checking out a few music shops and boutiques, and make sure to end the evening at Elbo Room, a club with dancing and a live band upstairs. On another day, take a relatively solitary hike at nearby Point Reyes National Park,where few tourists venture. Not to forget: Yosemite is only a fourhour drive away.
Barcelona, Spain
This Spanish city has the vitality of New York, coupled with the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest.
Check into the Hotel Claris, a postmodern place about a ten-minute walk from Barcelona's main drag, La Rambla. Stroll through the architecturally rich city, exploring Antoni Gaudí's bizarre designs in Park Güell. The Spanish take a siesta during the day, and start their evenings long after sunset, so make late dinner plans at Quatre Gats, a restaurant known as much for being a haven for local artists and writers as for its Catalan food and beer. After midnight, break it down at one of Barcelona's hottest dance clubs, Otto Zutz. Later in the week, take a side trip to breathtaking Montserrat, a village where pilgrims pay homage to its statue of the Virgin Mary. (Montserrat is also a destination for climbers seeking a dramatic rock face). Venture a few hours north, and you'll hit the rugged Pyrenees bordering France.
Amy Braunschweiger, a new-york based freelance writer, has been known to selfishly travel exactly where she wants to go—by herself.