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yup put them legs up on your shoulders and eat her like some folgers
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It was awkward until we both realized our obsessions with harry potter and sangrias were the same. Now were in love.
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I have so many mobile devices now, I only use my laptop for porn.
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the quote on the bathroom wall was "stop reading this and focus on peeing" and i realized i'd peed on the seat.
morning outfit: hottub soaked skirt. no underwear. someone's bandanna worn as a shirt. took me an hour to walk home. this isn't fun anymore.
the drag queen on stage looks like shes wearing the EXACT same dress i wore 2 senior prom.
Phrase i just heard while watching the U.S. open: "Boy they have really trimmed it well, this has got to be the tightest hole in the Open."
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I am fairly certain that this figurine is French or perhaps German. There is no makers mark. The color palette of a peachy orange was favored by the Christian Nonne factory at one time. But because the factories all copied each other this is not enough to make a definite attribution.
This couple was a statement of the french court and the customs of the time. I love the details, the simpering stance of the young lady with her long ringlets. The way she leans on her companion for protection. The gentleman's hand placement in his vest as Napoleon was known for. The facial covering to protect him from the less than pleasant street odors.
The figurine stands about 9 1/2 inches at the tallest point. The overall condition is very good given the age. It might even pre-date 1800. There are no chips or cracks. The peach coloring is worn in some spots. The back of the figurine appears discolored with age, particularly around the base area where there is foliage.
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When the Texas Rangers acquired both Mike Adams and Koji Uehara on deadline day last July, it was thought that the Rangers would instantly be vaulted to the top of the best bullpens in baseball. Uehara put up a 1.72 ERA with a freakish strikeout to walk ratio for the Baltimore Orioles before being brought to Texas, where things didn't go so well. Now, the Rangers are reportedly in talks with other teams about possibly trading Uehara now that the Rangers have a luxurious surplus of arms on their pitching staff and with Alexi Ogando seemingly primed for a return to the bullpen. Uehara was a fan favorite for the Rangers, known for his animated celebrations on his way back to the dugout between innings, but he did a lot more falling flat on his face than coming up in big situations once he got to Arlington. Uehara was 1-2 with a 4.00 ERA in 22 regular-season appearances for the Rangers, but he really started failing in the postseason when the stress level was notched up about 20 spots. ...
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Medical equipment manufacturers operate largely on a supply and demand model. But a new agreement between Georgia Regents Health System and Royal Philips means Philips will take on a new role. It will supply equipment and help the hospital achieve its mission of delivering better care to patients at a lower cost.
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Charles Massimo went from big Wall Street firms to being the CEO of CJM Wealth Management in Deer Park, managing $300 million today.
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From the Publisher"if it is in your office library do borrow it" (SIGS Application Development Advisor, October 2001)
"...gives the history of the Java programming language..." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 26, No. 2, June 2002)
Java has taken the computing world by storm - now it arms itself to conquer telecommunications!
What links today's hottest programming language to telecommunications? The same characteristics that brought about Java's remarkable success on the Internet: its platform independence and mobility.
Recent developments such as JAIN (Java APIs for Integrated Networks), JAIN Parlay and the Java Telephony API equip Java for the next generation of telecommunications systems and networks. The authors, all practitioners at companies such as Sun Microsystems and Telcordia, provide the first comprehensive overview of how Java will be employed in areas such as call control, intelligent networking, STN/Internet convergence, and integrated network management.
As well as providing a high-level survey of architectures and protocols, Java in Telecommunications also gives detailed guidance on implementation strategies for the brand new, still evolving, technologies:
* call and multimedia processing;
* Voice Over IP (VOIP) Telephony;
* eXtensible Markup Language (XML);
* Enterprise Java Beans (EJB).
Java in Telecommunications is aimed at experienced telecommunications network practitioners who need to plan strategically for the future as well as all those who want to stay ahead of the game and embark upon Third Generation networks and services.
Providing the first comprehensive overview of how Java may be employed to create telecommunications networks of the future....
"...gives the history of the Java programming language..." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 26, No. 2, June 2002)
3.1 Introduction
Future telecommunications networks will be characterized by new and evolving architectures where packet-switched, circuit-switched, and wireless networks are integrated to offer subscribers an array of innovative multimedia, multi-party applications. Equally importantly, it is expected that the process by which telecommunications applications are developed will change, and will no longer solely be the domain of the telecommunications network or service provider. In fact, in order to provide a broad portfolio of novel, compelling applications rapidly, service providers will increasingly turn to third-party applications developers and software vendors. Thus application development in the telecommunications domain will become more similar to that in the software and information technology in general, with customers reaping the benefits of increased competition, reduced time-tomarket, and rapid leveraging of new technology as it is developed.
To make this vision a reality it is necessary that future integrated networks offer application developers a set of standard, open application programming interfaces (APIs) so that applications written for one vendor's system can run on a different vendor's system. This will enable the cost of applications development to be amortized, reducing the final cost to the customer. The JAIN" community is a community of companies led by Sun Microsystems under the Java Community Process that is developing standard, open, published Java" APIs for next-generation systems consisting of integrated internet protocol (IP) or asynchronous transport mode (ATM), public switched telephone network (PSTN) and wireless networks. These APIs include interfaces at the protocol level, for different protocols like MGCP1, SIP, and TCAP, as well as at higher layers of the telecommunications software stack.
One of the key APIs being developed at the higher layers of the telecommunications stack is the API for defining the call model that the network offers the applications developer. The call model can be regarded as a specialized virtua13 machine for the development of telecommunications applications [1,2], with the API being the interface to that virtual machine. In this chapter we describe such an API developed by a subgroup of JAIN, called the Java call control (JCC). We stress here that the use of the phrase "call model", which has traditionally been associated with the PSTN, does not imply that the work of the JCC Edit Group is focused on the PSTN. The charter of the JCC group is to develop an API that applies equally well to IP or ATM, PSTN, and wireless networks, as well as networks integrating these technologies.
The development of open network APIs using Java represents an important departure from traditional methods by which the PSTN was made more open. In the past, advanced intelligent network (AIN) defined models that allowed the creation of services outside switches, but typically these services were written in specialized languages, using specialized service creation environments, by specialized personnel. The benefits and potential pitfalls of using Java as a language for implementing telephony APIs have been discussed in [3], and for implementing protocols in [4]. We will not repeat these discussions here; the reader is referred to [3,4]. However, we point out that aside from the benefits of the Java language itself (such as portability across different execution platforms), using Java allows the arsenal of Java-based technologies (Java Beans, Enterprise JavaBeans, etc.) to be applied to service development for telecommunications services. In addition, the growing number of tools, support utilities, development environments, and experienced programmers and designers available for Java potentially opens up large economies of scale in the service creation process. Finally, we have previously implemented a prototype call-processing platform in 100% pure Java that completes basic calls, performs advanced services, and also allows dynamic service deployment [1,2].
This chapter is organized as follows. In Section 2 we will briefly survey existing call models and APIs, including AIN, JTAPI, and Parlay. In Section 3 we describe the architecture and design of the JCC version 1.0 API and its components in some detail, focusing on a narrative explanation of its principal features rather than a line-by-line retelling of the specification. (Note that this material is not a substitute for the specification itself, which is the definitive source. The specification is available freely from the Sun Java website, currently at http:lljava.sun.comlaboutJavalcommunityprocesslfinal.html.) In Section 4 we illustrate the use of the JCC 1.0 API with two examples. The first example is a simple two-party call origination, while the second example illustrates the power of the JCC API in allowing standardized as well as customized event filtering during the invocation of applications. In Section 5 we present a more detailed discussion of the relationship of JCC with JTAPI and Parlay call control, focusing on how the structure of JCC is designed to allow logical compatibility with these other APIs and the industry segments that the three APIs address. Finally in Section 6 we end with some brief concluding remarks.
3.2 Call models and APIs
The JCC API defines a programming interface to next-generation converged networks in terms of an abstract, object-oriented specification. As such it is designed to hide the details of the specifics of the underlying network architecture and protocols from the application programmer to the extent possible. Thus, the network may consist of the PSTN, a packet (IP or ATM) network, a wireless network, or a combination of these, without affecting the development of services using the API. The API is also independent of network signaling and transport protocols. Thus, the network may be using various call control protocols and technologies, for example, SGCP, MGCP, SIP, H.323, ISUP, DSS 1 /Q.931, and DSS2/Q.2931, without the explicit knowledge of the application programmer. Indeed, different legs of a call may be using different signaling protocols and be on different underlying networks.
It is assumed that the network will be able to notify the platform implementing the API regarding events that have occurred and the platform will be able to process the event as necessary and inform the application using the API. In addition, the application will be able to initiate actions using the API that the platform will translate into appropriate protocol signaling messages to the network. It is the job of the platform to interface to the underlying networks) and translate API methods and events to and from underlying signaling protocols as it sees fit. We stress that this translation is vendor-specific and is not specified by the API; thus different platform vendors may differentiate and compete based on the attributes (e.g. performance) of their translation.
Traditionally, the word "call" in the PSTN evokes associations with a two-party, point-to-point voice call. In contrast, in this chapter and within the JAIN JCC Edit Group, we use the word call to refer in general to a multimedia, mufti-party, multiprotocol communications session over the underlying integrated (IP, ATM, PSTN, wireless) network. By "mufti-protocol" we mean here that different legs of the call, representing the logical connection to individual parties of the call, may be affected by different underlying communications protocols over different types of networks. Thus, one leg of the call may be affected using the H.323 protocol [5], another via SIP [6], and a third via traditional PSTN signaling protocols like ISUP [7]. JCC can be used to set up multimedia sessions, provided they can be modeled using the abstractions provided by the JCC API. Note, however, that JCC is not intended to provide fully-fledged control of multimedia streams, such as synchronization facilities, control of different substreams, etc., these would be provided by additional packages built on top of JCC.
Several call models and associated APIs have been developed in the past, including AIN [8], Java telephony API (JTAPI) [9,3], and telephony API (TAPI) [10]. While there are important differences among these call models, reflecting the architecture or application for which they were intended, their overall goal is generally similar: to initiate, control and manipulate calls, and to facilitate the development of applications that execute before, during or after a call. Rather than select any one particular call model, we believe it is worthwhile to learn from the experience gathered by the different communities that have developed existing call models, and develop a generic call model suitable for integrated next-generation networks.
For example, the AIN call model was designed to allow applications to be developed for the PSTN. Thus, the AIN call model implicitly assumes a specific distributed architecture where telephone switches perform the basic call processing functions. It is assumed that value-added services (e.g. toll-free number translation, time-of-day call routing, etc.) are executed, before or during calls, by a specialized service logic execution environment (SLEE) like the service control point (SCP). In contrast, JTAPI focuses on call processing and applications for a private branch exchange (PBX) or call center environment, where a much greater degree of centralized processing and control is the norm. Thus, unlike AIN, JTAPI contains no facilities for suspending execution of call processing and invoking applications during call set-up or mid-call. On the other hand, unlike AIN, JTAPI offers convenient, object-oriented abstractions for call manipulation, which facilitate the rapid development of object-oriented applications.
A survey of all existing call models we have considered is outside the scope of this chapter. In the following subsections we briefly review three existing call models and APIs that are especially relevant to our efforts, namely AIN, JTAPI and Parlay.....
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To start with, I drove down to Chucks place to get loaded up. Dan had dropped off his bike and gear at Chucks previously. Chuck and I loaded up all the gear and bikes into the van and trailer. You will notice that was Chuck and I who loaded up all the bikes and stuff. Where was Dan? At home sleeping.
We had planned to base camp during the second half of our trip so we ended up bringing down lots of base camping stuff that we did not use. We stayed up later than we should have talking about all the cool stuff we were going to see and how much fun it was going to be.
In the morning, Dan showed up (nicely rested unlike Mike and Chuck who had about 3 hours of sleep). We got in the van and headed out. There is not much to talk about on the drive down other than it had rained all night and rained on us all the way down to Denio Junction and then all that night (oh and Chuck and mike were tired because they had to stay up late the night before loading up all of Dans stuff in the van and trailer). We left at about 4am and arrived around 5pm (I think). We were in no hurry. I am sure the trip cpould be done faster but we were not planning to start riding until the next morning anyway.
I love my van. I think Chuck and Dan do too! They were a bit skeptical about it beforehand but it proved itself.
Eastern Oregon and the tiny bit of Nevada that we saw were absolutely beautiful. There is so much to see in the world!
I had a rough idea of the routes I wanted to do but had not had time to create the route to download into our GPS units. I did this on the way down. I used my wifes laptop (thanks baby!) to plot the routes in Basecamp using a Nevada Gazetteer as a guide. I had the laptop tethered to my phone and then used Google Earth to make sure there was some kind of road or two track or trail where I had plotted the route. This approach worked reasonably well. Unfortunately, you cannot see locked gates from space! I was amazed that we had 3G service in Denio Junction and most of the way down. I was also following the BDS guys on their SPOT trackers live while we were on the road. We were about 30 minutes before the guys who were coming back to Fields. I did most of the Google Earth stuff between Burns and Denio Junction so we had 3G coverage thru most of that. It did drop out from time to time.
We rolled into Denio Junction in the late afternoon on Saturday. We cruised into the bar and talked to Bobby about our accommodations. He handed us a key for Room 1. I filled out a short form and then we went and unloaded bikes and gear. Things are very casual there. It was great. The folks at Denio Junction are fantastic. They halped us out greatly and went out of their way for us. We love them!
Our room soon looked like this:
Actually it looks pretty clean in that picture. Dan is trying to tell me that his little pack weighs as much as mine with 2 100oz bladders in it. Whatever!
I do not have any pictures of our bikes from before we started the trip. We all had new rear tires. I had a 606. I ran 35# in my tires for the whole trip. I was planning to air them down but never got around to it. There were some very very rocky areas where I was happy to have all that air in there. I remember one very distinct moment where I was bouncing thru some extreme rocky uphill section and I thought about how I had 35# in my tires and Excell wheels laced in mad patterns with expensive oversized spokes that cost way too much money so I could just pin the gas and rail on thru. So I did! And I loved it! The bike just hooked up and I was out of that craziness. The front end did push a bit so I spent almost the entire ride standing. The luggage on the back also contributed to the push. I digress
Our plan for the week was to first take a 4 day loop ride from Denio Junction over toward Jarbidge. We would camp off of our bikes and try to stay off the pavement. Then we would return to DJ, move camp to Bog Hot, and then do some long day loop rides.
Of course plans change
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Bastille Boutique Flat. Quiet Central Paris 1BR
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In this 55 square meters holiday apartment, you can enjoy all the comforts of contemporary urban living, yet within the charm of a historic Parisian neighbourhood. The Bastille square that once was the stage of the French revolution today houses the Paris Opera, and in the surrounding streets you can find an endless choice of cafés, bars, and restaurants.
Equally close, just at five minutes walk, you can enjoy the special atmosphere of the most beautiful square of Paris, la Place des Vosges, from early 17th century, and next to it, the charming Hôtel de Sully. This is where the Marais starts, nowadays one of the trendiest districts in Paris, full of original fashion boutiques, art galleries, and of course, restaurants and bars – many of them gay.
When back at your Parisian home, you can appreciate its stylish parquet floors and designer furniture with glass tables featuring the palette of a painter, and all the light coming in through the windows facing a bright, quiet garden. As a matter of fact, you can easily sleep with your windows open, despite being in the centre of Paris. Your bedroom has a comfortable double bed, which, thanks to an ingenious mechanism, can easily be stowed in less than a minute to a decorative library, giving you more space during the day. The living room sofa can also be quickly converted into another bed for one (or two) persons.
To further relax, indulge yourself in the luxury of a spacious designer bathroom with two sinks, hair dryer, large bathtub, and both a rain shower & hand-held shower.
During your stay, you can live and delight your friends like a true Parisian master chef in the fully equipped kitchen, complete with all the preparation and serving utensils you may need. Just at your doorsteps you will easily find a couple of supermarkets, but you should definitely not miss a true Parisian market on Thursday and Sunday mornings, with the freshest produce around: vegetables, fruit, seafood, poultry and meat, and of course, French baguettes.
The apartment is located on the fifth floor of a safe, modern building with elevator.
Mobile air-conditioning unit on wheels available against supplement (see below).
|Sleeps up to 3, 1 bedrooms
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|Corporate bookings, Long term lets (over 1 month)
|Car not necessary
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Paris Charles de Gaulle CDG 29 km, Nearest railway: Gare de Lyon 1.5 km
|Family friendly
|Suitable for people with restricted mobility
|Some pets are welcome - please contact the owner, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|Internet access, DVD player
|Central heating, Air conditioning, TV, Telephone, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|1 bedroom, 1 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms
|1 Sofa beds, Double beds (1), Dining seats for 4, Lounge seats for 4
|Linen provided, Towels provided
|Shared garden
|Secure parking, Lift access
|Further details indoors
Ideal for singles or couples who appreciate contemporary design in central Paris. Well maintained and quiet building that may not be a good choice in case you intended to hold noisy parties at night.
Not suitable for families with young children under 10 years, due to many fragile glass surfaces and sharp edges of the furnishings.
Enjoy the convenience of all modern comforts such as a washer/dryer, dishwasher, hairdryer, central heating and hot water, as well as an optional air-conditioning unit.
Communicate easily via high-speed wireless internet, and relax with the flat screen TV with international channels and radio, or the DVD player. Telephone with FREE calls to fixed landline numbers in over 100 countries, incl. France, Western Europe, North America, Australia, Japan, Brazil, etc.
Spacious walk-in closet with built in storage for hanging clothes, suitcases, shoes, etc.
The building has a concierge, intercom and a garage with direct elevator access.
Private airport transfers can be arranged to pick you up on your arrival at the airport.
|Further details outdoors
Central location, with easy access to all tourist attractions in Paris.
Lively, yet safe neighbourhood with many shops, restaurants and bars.
Nearest supermarket: 50 meters.
Bank/ cash dispenser: 100 meters.
Pharmacy / chemist: 100 meters.
Métro Brequet-Sabin (line 5) at 100 meters, or Chemin Vert (line 8) at 100 meters, Bastille (also line 1), at 500 m.
Bus 69 (to Louvre & Tour Eiffel) stop at 50m.
Discover Paris by bike: Rent a Vélib bike for cycling around Paris for just €8/week, giving you first 30 mins free use. Nearest station at 100m.
Private airport transfers can be arranged to pick you up on your arrival at the airport.
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- Accommodation for maximum 3 persons
- Normal usage of all amenities and equipment of the apartment
- Electricity, water and central heating
- Wifi high-speed internet access
- Free phone calls to fixed land-line numbers in over 100 countries, incl. Europe & North America, Japan,Australia (not to mobiles or numbers with surcharges)
- Flat screen TV with local channels and English News programs
- Local taxes
- Bed linens and towels for the number of guests reserved
- English-speaking owner or his representative meeting guests on arrival at the apartment, and available by phone, in case of emergency
- Emergency breakdown reparation service
- End of Stay Cleaning fee € 80 (compulsory)
- Security Damage Deposit: € 500 payable either in cash on arrival, or together with the rental fee. This will be returned at departure, provided the apartment is left in good condition, without any damage or loss of its furnishings.
SUPPLEMENTS (by prior arrangement)
- Additional Cleaning service: € 50/2 hrs.
- Mobile air conditioning unit: €30/week
- Garage Parking: €30/week
- Not suitable for families with young children, due to many fragile surfaces, sharp edges and glass artwork.
- Quiet & calm residence not adapted to parties, loud music or walking with city shoes on the parquet floors.
- Strictly no smoking, sorry. Do like most Parisians do: stop at a café, where you can smoke on the terrace.
The Ile-de-France region
There are thousands of different reasons for spending your holidays in Paris, depending on each and everyone's tastes & preferences. This is because Paris simply has so much to offer.
No matter if you're visiting Paris for the first time, or coming here every year, you can't help but being impressed by the beauty of its historic monuments, such as the Bastille, Place des Vosges, or the Louvre, plus hundreds more, all within easy reach. You can visit them conveniently by hopping in one of the many sightseeing buses at the Bastille, or do it more leisurely, by sitting comfortably in one of the river boats on the Seine, and let the sights just float by.
You can hardly talk about a visit to Paris, without talking about the French cuisine, just waiting for you to try in a variety of restaurants, or right at your footsteps at the local market, where you can buy the freshest products, many of them organically grown. Thanks to the cosmopolitan nature of Central Paris, you can easily find a restaurant to fit every taste of the world. However, in case you're vegetarian, you may have to make some extra effort to find a restaurant to cater for your tastes. There is one in just 10 min walk from the apartment.
Paris is of course the city for lovers, and you shouldn't miss the opportunity to locate your personal romantic hideaway in one of the city's squares, along the Seine, or perhaps at the nearby Port de l'Arsenal behind the Place de la Bastille.
We chose this flat location because of its easy access to the most pleasant areas in Paris, yet allowing all the modern comforts of contemporary urban living, something that one appreciates after having lived previously in a historical building.
Although most visitors initially head to Le Marais for its historic attractions, don't be surprised if you end up spending more time visiting its art galleries and trendy fashion boutiques. Check also some of the newest boutiques at the Boulevard Beaumarchais, including the famous Merci.
As everywhere in Paris, you shouldn't miss the Parisians' most favourite pastime: people-watching on a terrace of a café, while sipping your café crème, or perhaps a glass of wine. You'll be amazed by all the different styles you see going by, until you'll probably adopt your very own Parisian style, as well.
Having walked through the Marais, you'll reach the famous Centre Pompidou Art Museum. Its striking architecture still continues to appal many, but inside, you'll find one of world's most impressive collections of contemporary arts. If you're into more traditional art, be sure not to miss the Musée d'Orsay for its impressionists, and of course the Louvre with its magnificent masterpieces. Both of these, as well as many other sites (e.g. Eiffel Tower) are easily accessible by bus 69, with a stop right at the exit of the apartment.
If you're an opera fan, you should definitely visit the Paris Opéra at the Place de la Bastille, next to the apartment. Tickets can easily be purchased on-line, but be early!
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12 Oct 2014
"Magnificent Location, Space and Experience"
Spent six days in Paris for the first time. GREAT location for exploring the best or Paris. Initial reception was wonderful and flat well appointed for our holiday. We will be back!
Glad you enjoyed your stay at our apartment in Paris. As you probably realized, there's so much to see and do in Paris, that you really appreciate the comfort and peacefulness of your own flat, so close to everything. Hope to see you both back again soon!
14 Jul 2014
"Paris Gem"
This is a beautiful, light-filled apartment & well appointed apartment. The location is great, two short blocks to Boulevard Beaumarchais with easy access to Place des Vosges, the Marais, Place de la… More
Many thanks for your kind words. We appreciate that you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to welcoming you back again next year.
11 Mar 2014
"Super Comfortable, Well Located and Secure"
This was my second time in the Bastille Boutique Flat - first time on my own. I had some difficulties with my trip into Paris and the owner and his house manager were both wonderfully helpful and supportive. We regard Bastille Boutique Flat as our home away from home in Paris. The flat is very well provisioned and the welcoming bottle of wine was very much appreciated.
Our purpose is to provide you with a home away from home and we're very happy you enjoyed your stay with us. Look forward to welcoming you back soon again.
27 Jan 2014
"Como en casa, pero mejor"
Los días pasados en el Bastille Boutique Flat fueron confortables y cálidos, como volver a casa propia después todo un día de descubrimientos en la ciudad, pero mejor, porque el hogar estaba en Pa… More
Me alegro mucho que hayáis disfrutado tanto de nuestra casa durante vuestra escapada en París. ¡Espero que volváis pronto!
3 Dec 2013
"Apartamento perfecto en el corazón de París"
Me gustaría recomendar este apartamento porque para nosotros ha sido el lugar perfecto para pasar unos días de descanso en París. Está perfectamente equipado y todo allí nos hizo sentir como en c… More
Me encanta que les haya gustado nuestro apartamento durante su escapada en París.
Esperamos verles de nuevo muy pronto.
25 Nov 2013
"Well-equipped apartment in a perfect location"
There is not much to add to the previous reviews. The apartment was very easy to find (next to a hotel) and the location is simply perfect. Situated in the lively Bastille area, the residential buildi… More
Glad to see that you enjoyed your autumn break at our apartment in Paris. Please come back soon again!
3 Sep 2013
"Fantastic - Exactly as advertised"
This apartment was delightfully decorated, fully equipped, and made great use of space. It was clean, everything worked properly, and the information booklet left by Lars, and the help we got from Mar… More
We're happy to see that our apartment met with your expectations and that you enjoyed your stay with us in Paris. Do come back again!
6 Jul 2013
"Great location, comfortable apartment and helpful owner/house manager!"
We stayed for a week at this apartment and thoroughly enjoyed our stay! We arrived in Paris late in the evening and The house manager Martine was so kind to agree to let us in outside normal check in … More
Great that you enjoyed your stay with us, while in Paris. We hope to see you back again real soon!
29 May 2013
"Fab apto near Bastille"
Despite the chilly & rainy Paris weather, my stay in Paris was terrific
mainly because of Lars' wonderful apartment, a 5 minute walk to Bastille,
only 1 block to Place des Vosges, Marais.
It was always a pleasure to return to the apartment , rest, then go out to a nearby resto
or cafe for a meal or drink
You cannot go wrong renting this clean, modern, spacious, light filled apartment
in a quiet building on a quiet street overlooking a pretty courtyard & Parisian rooftops.
I particularly enjoyed being so close to the Marais area, but within walking distance of Place Republica & St- Martin canal area as well as the newly trendy & bohemian rue Oberkampf..
Two nearby metro stations/lines made it so easy to get anywhere in the city centre &
getting to/from CDG airport is a breeze via metro/trainRER B.
Vivent l'apartement de Lars.& his super friendly & informative greeter/hostess, Martine!
Glad you enjoyed your stay with us. Please come back, any time!
24 Apr 2013
"The Bastille Boutique Flat - feeling at home in a great part of Paris"
Our hosts had thought of everything to make our stay comfortable and effortless! The flat itself is spacious and very well designed to accomodate our group of 3 people. It was quiet, light-filled, modern and had a really lovely wall of windows that look on to courtyards and the famous Parisian roof tops. The elevator to this 5th floor apartment figured heavily in our decision to rent. The twice weekly market is almost outside the door and is a super treat. The flat is fabulously located in a residential area accessible to 3 or 4 different metro lines so it was very easy to get around the city. We did a lot of walking in the Marais amd Bastille areas which have great shopping and eateries. Our hosts left restaurant suggestions which we used and enjoyed.
I would say that the flat rental was a key factor in what turned out to be a fabulous week in Paris- I would not hesitate to recommend it to friends and family!
We're very happy to see that you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to seeing you back again soon!
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Blight devastates Afghan poppy crop; prices soar
KABUL Afghanistan's opium yield is likely to drop as much as 30 percent this year because blight is destroying fields full of poppies in the south - driving up prices amid a countrywide push to grow legal crops, a U.N. official said Thursday.
Higher prices also could mean more money pouring in to the Taliban, which funds much of its insurgency with profits from the drug. Afghanistan supplies 90 percent of the world's opium, the main ingredient in heroin.
The blight, which turns the poppy plants black as they apparently rot from the inside, has hit about half of the poppy crop growing in the northern part of Helmand province - the center of Afghanistan's poppy production, said Jean-Luc Lemahieu, the top official for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Afghanistan. It is also significantly affecting crops in southern Helmand and in neighboring Kandahar province, he said.
The lower yield on the surface seems to be a boost to reducing opium poppy cultivation, but it is leading to wild price speculation that instead could encourage farmers to plant more poppy next year.
The price of fresh opium has jumped 57 percent from last year to about $85 a kilogram in April, while dry opium prices are up 37 percent, according to U.N. data.
Prices spiked similarly in 2001 to 2003, peaking at just over $300 a kilogram and sparking a surge in opium poppy cultivation over the next few years. That followed the former Taliban regime's virtual eradication of opium growing during its last year in power before it was ousted in 2001.
"We are monitoring those prices with the utmost caution because the last thing we'd like to witness is another gold rush as during 2001-2003," Lemahieu said.
A spokesman for the Afghan Counter Narcotics Ministry said that higher prices mean interdiction efforts will get more difficult.
Zalmai Afzali said a team for the ministry working on poppy eradication was just attacked in eastern Nangarhar province a few weeks ago and more funds for the insurgents will likely mean more attacks.
The Afghan government has made progress in recent years in getting provinces declared "poppy-free" and by offering incentives to switch to legal crops.
However, the poppy crop in Helmand and Kandahar has proved stubbornly resilient despite falling prices and stepped-up interdiction efforts. The U.N. had previously forecast that this year's opium poppy yields would remain in line with last year.
It is still unclear what is causing the blight, including whether it is a disease or a small insect. U.N. workers have collected samples since it started showing up a month ago and sent them to labs in India for analysis.
Though there has been speculation that a poppy-killing blight could have been introduced in secret by NATO forces, Lemahieu said this was unlikely.
"My inclination is that this is natural," Lemahieu said. He noted that a blight that appears to be similar has hit Myanmar and India, and said there are some indications that it is also affecting other crops, including fruit trees like apricot and apple.


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Where the previous articles focused more on game by game projections, with the ultimate win total as a bottom-line sum, this article will instead focus solely on the win total projections and not at all on specific matchup projections.
Let's start with UCLA. As you can see in the below table, the original 5Dimes line for UCLA was 6.5, while the original Compu-Picks projection was 8.33. This meant that Compu-Picks was substantially more optimistic about UCLA's chances in 2012 than the books. You can then see the additional impact of UCLA's two wins, bumping the projection from 8.33 to 8.76 and then to 9.66 (the larger bump was because the Nebraska game was originally considered much more in doubt than Rice, so it had a more meaningful impact).
In addition, you can see the impact of Rice's win over Kansas, further bumping UCLA's projection, though only a little (and the reverse happens given ASU's win over Illinois, since that result makes ASU more likely to be good enough to beat UCLA). This is partially because how well an opponent does in a given game is less meaningful than how you do, and it's also partially because with two results in the books, there's much less variation left in the projections.
To illustrate this, consider that before the season started, 0-12 and 12-0 were both in play (though of course both were very unlikely). With two wins in the books, 0-12 is obviously off the table, and similarly, disastrous 2, 3, or 4 win seasons are almost certainly off the table as well. The reverse would have been true had UCLA lost their first two games, and had they split, it would have been a decent indicator that a more middling type season was most likely.
While of course anything can happen, the fact remains that we've learned a good deal about this team in two weeks, and it makes sense that projections start to coalesce.
A team that moved in the opposite direction is Oklahoma St. Here, Compu-Picks was less optimistic than the 5Dimes line, but not by terribly much. Their AA win very slightly boosted their win projection (since it was a virtual lock as a win, it really didn't tell us much that they indeed matched expectations), but the Arizona loss drastically dropped the projection. There's a mild bump from the fact that Arizona beat Toledo (the better Arizona does, the more likely it is that OK St simply lost to a good team, which is less damaging to their future prospects), and a material drop from the fact that Iowa St beat Iowa (since that makes the Cyclones more likely to be a dangerous threat).
One team that has defied Compu-Picks' projections is Arizona. While 5Dimes had the Wildcats at 5.5 wins, giving them a solid shot at bowl eligibility, Compu-Picks was substantially more pessimistic, showing a 3.64 win expectation. As seen in the previous week two article, the Toledo win boosted the Wildcats' win expectation by about a full win (partially because a loss was considered possible, partially because the win boosted projections for future games).
Beating Oklahoma St, meanwhile, boosted the win expecation by nearly two full games. This is because it was considered a pretty unlikely outcome; in this case, the direct impact was over 0.8, and then the rest came from boosting the win probabilities in the games still on the schedule.
Looking at the other two entries on the table, as we've seen in the above examples, it's difficult for other teams' results (either previous opponents or future opponents) to substantially move the dial much compared to Arizona's own performances, though it does have a minor impact.
Colorado St is an interesting case. One step forward, two steps back. They were given a 6.5 win total by 5Dimes, and Compu-Picks was solidly under that projection, a bit less than 5. Beating Colorado gave them a nice boost, bumping the win expecation to nearly 6.2, but they gave it all back and then some by gagging to a AA opponent. And when Colorado also gagged to a AA opponent, it made Colorado St's week one upset worth a lot less, since it strongly suggested that Colorado is simply a terrible football team. Given all of that data, factoring in Wyoming's loss to Toledo didn't really move the dial too much for the Rams' expectations.
Cincy is a team where opponents' results have a bit more of an impact; this is both because Pitt's AA loss was so majorly unlikely that is drastically changed the situation and because Cincy only has had one game to begin with, their win over Pitt. Once the Panthers made it fairly clearly that they were just a bad football team by gagging to a AA opponent, Cincy's win suddenly became not worth very much (of course, Pitt's loss came before Cincy's win, but I'm trying to show teams' actual results first, and opponents' results second, to create a consistency of process).
Ohio is a team that Compu-Picks started out pessimistic on, but once they scored the win over Penn St, Compu-Picks' projections taking into account that win (not the actual stats or margin, just the fact that they won) puts it right around the original 5Dimes win total.
Another team that surprised Compu-Picks is Northwestern. Originally projected to be a 5-win team, Northwestern scored key wins over Syracuse and Vanderbilt, bumping their win projection to nearly 8. Of course,
There are a few important notes and caveats I need to make about this model:
1) Compu-Picks does not endorse implicitly or explicitly any form of illegal gambling. Compu-Picks is intended to be used for entertainment purposes only.
2) No guarantee or warranty is offered or implied by Compu-Picks for any information provided and/or predictions made.
3) This preseason model is primarily based on the main compu-picks model. Essentially, it attempts to predict how well a team will rate given its rating history, as well as a number of other data points, such as returning starters, draft talent lost, turnovers, recruiting, etc. This means, among other things, that the rankings are power rankings based on how good a team projects to be, as opposed to a more cynical (though accurate) model that attempts to project how the BCS will rank a team by making adjustments to favor those with easy schedules and punish those with tough schedules.
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1) Mel Gibson. Mel's onslaught of hate was horrific, though it actually did his career credibility some good when it got him bumped from The Hangover II.
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4) JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater. The world's greatest hero turned out to be an apparent fraud who seemed to have made up an angry passenger to justify his flinging open the exit chute. Fortunately, he's "happier and healthier" now.
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I was set on waiting until the 20 week ultrasound (early February) to find out the gender of our baby, because I saw no point in paying money for something that insurance will cover if I can just be patient enough. But, all of your gender posts have made me a bit envious. Not only, that but more importantly, my sister-in-law is dying. She is 41-years-old with three small children and she was given 2-4 months at the beginning of December because of pancreatic cancer. Each day she gets worse. We want to do a gender reveal with family, but the beginning of February is just pushing it too far out.... :-( So, I made an appointment for THIS COMING SATURDAY 1/5 at 2:30. I want this to be a happy time and I want to share it with family, including my sister-in-law. I am soooo excited to find out in just a couple days! We are hoping to do the reveal on Sunday evening.
That's it!!! I caved!!!!
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Our June Bug is due 6-8-13
not sure how a gender reveal party is going to help her, but good luck and i pray for peace with for your SIL and her children, that is so terribly sad..
I'm 27, DH 27 (married since 12/08)
This may not be a popular opinion, but I think it somewhat selfish to want to celebrate while she is in her last days. Maybe this time should be about her and her family. I can't imagine her DH or kids or parents giving two shits about the gender of your baby at this time.
Lynnette, I wasn't thinking it would "help" my sister-in-law in any way and I don't believe I said anything of the sort. We were just thinking that we want to include her in this, especially since she will never meet the baby...
Actually, she does care very much. She was happy when I told her we were going to find out early. She wants to enjoy her last days as we all want to enjoy them with her. We are so sad about her situation, but we are all trying to make her last days as special as possible. And as we are a family, to be a part of anything special together is something to be treasured. We want to look back on her days with happy thoughts and memories.....Sheesh! Not a single post can get by on BBC without the negativity....
Seriously, it's like I implied that all I do is sit around talking about me and this baby. You have no idea how much time I have spent crying and grieving over the whole situation. I think this post only mentioned one event. What is wrong with people? For those of you that were supportive, thank you. Anytime our family gets the opportunity to spend time together now (for any special occasion including a gender reveal), we are happy to. Gah! Why do I now feel like I have to justify myself to someone so insensitive and rude? Because now you've got me feeling guilty and stupid for trying to make some happy time with my SIL and the rest of my family during this devastating time.....Thanks.
I'm so sorry about your SIL. I hope you can all find peace and happiness in this difficult time. Congrats on finding out. That will be such a bright spark of happiness for all you!! Hugs!!!
Sarah - Eric (12/2003) Proud Mom to Alyssa (9/08) Mason (7/11) Tyler (6/1/13)


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I'm expecting NemoLand featuring the E-ticket ride "Sydney Harbour Racers".
I'm expecting NemoLand featuring the E-ticket ride "Sydney Harbour Racers".
They could build a tube and make it an Omnimover-type attraction instead of the submarines. Then it would move more guests per hour. Or a walk-through tube like the Shark Encounter at Sea World.
I love the subs ok with Nemo, but with the technology they are using they could have and should improve upon what was once there. I to loved the squid and loved the cross eye sea serpent
"Greetings, Starfighter! You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the Frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada."
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But I rather us just get the Subs back....that ride just worked well...and went away because of costs not popularity dropping
In my eyes, Nemo 2 is far from being announced.
Since May 2003
Its amazing to me just how dificult it is for Disney to please DLR locals. Im not sure what they could do but spend $250 million dollars on ever attraction, and that still wouldnt do it.
Pooh at WDW=very popular
Pooh at DLR=hated
Soarin at WDW=most popular ride in resort
Soarin at DLE=pretty popular
TLMAUA at DLR=mostly criticized
TLMAUA at WDW=will be a HUGE hit
The list could go on and on
The truth is that you cant realy please people who oversaturate the resort with their presence and thereby get bored very easily.
The statement above sadly hit the nail on the head.
DLR and WDW have two very very different audiences.
Since May 2003
Sometimes I wonder if the members of this forum (and I'm including myself) overanalyze the park to the point where it impedes the simple enjoyment of the experience.
Planodisney, I have to disagree some what. I like the subs and most guest who attend the park like them too, just look at the lines. It is almost never a just walk on, and most locals love the subs too. I also beleive Nemo served an important puropose in getting the subs back in Disneyland, but now that they are back lets up the game a little. Time for Disney to let imaganers do what they do best and imagine some thing that is original. I feel that is what most of us are saying in these threads. The ride with the technology they are using has huge potential.
I do belive it will survive in what ever type of changes come to Disneyland and TL. With Nemo 2 on the way that is pretty much a given now!
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Pooh is in Fantasyland and also Original when it came out....so it worked...we just got a ride to replace a classic attraction with something while fun...just not worth taking a classic out for
Toy Story has 40-70 mins wait EVERYDAY at DCA...only reason WDW is longer is because of FP
It's not hard to please us....make rides we want...stuff that amazing us...is not just because you want to sell toys and has amazing detail and we'll love it, not everyone will be happy.
But I can tell you I've liked just about everything done to DLR since Toy Story....besides a few nit pick's here and there...like WOC "story" and Mermaid having some static figures...and Toy Story's Q being just chains...the park it self has never been better
2016, eh? By that time, I think everybody will have forgotten Finding Nemo.
I think having that beutiful lagoon along with the movement adds way too much to TL and I would be very suprised to see it get the wrecking ball plus they put a huge amount of cash into it


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I still get chills and feel electricity whenever they mention his name at the start of the video and the thousands of people stand up and cheer. That cheer is PURE LOVE. I love that man.
Definitely a combination of what could have been with history in the making. A politician treated like a rock star indeed. What hurts the most is that sooo many people missed out for being asleep.
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December 9th, 2010 #1
Sara's Sketchbook
I'm trying to improve, and the best way is to draw, draw, and draw. So here's where all the attempts are going. Attempt number one!
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hey sara,great start! how long have you been drawing for? i'll keep an eye on your sketchbook so you'd better keep posting missy *crosses arms*
December 10th, 2010 #3
Hi Sara, good start. Tells us a little about yourself. What are some of your art related goals?
January 4th, 2011 #4
Oh geez! I forgot about this shortly after I started, whoops! Time to get serious. If I don't, I'm gonna kick myself in the butt.
Hmm, some of my art related goals. I had goals, at one point until I started college and realized I'm not anywhere near where I need to be to reach them. I'm 18 and obviously not very disciplined. My goal right now is to simply get better. I want to be able to draw the human form without reference more often then not.
Today's sketches, the top I drew without reference, the bottom is me just getting the feel of hip and spine placement with frames. Ignore the hands.:
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the best way to improve is to think about what you're doing and understand what you're making. actually drawing it is the easy part! so i don't agree with the 'draw, draw, draw' philosophy. you can draw for all time and never improve.
January 11th, 2011 #6
Working in between studying
Slowly getting along. The beginning of this semester is a tad confusing, and I still don't have a car so I have to sort of go with the flow and rely on other people, which seems to have me always out and about. Finding good drawing time is difficult, but I got it tonight. I need to start just drawing in public, but having people stand over me is awkward. It's also awkward when someone realizes you're drawing them...
Anyways, quick sketches, as this IS a sketchbook. Working with pulling out highlights from charcoal in the first one, which is hard on newsprint. A visit to posemaniacs in the second sketch. It would be much more convenient if I had a personal model. Any suggestions on improving, anyone? All opinions welcome.
January 11th, 2011 #7
/second this post!
I had goals, at one point until I started college and realized I'm not anywhere near where I need to be to reach them. I'm 18 and obviously not very disciplined.
On to the advice:
Drawing frames for characters is not productive if you don't know what your trying to draw. Spend some time drawing skeletons, look at the bones- what shape are they, how do they relate to one another.
Look at some life drawing books - bridgeman's my favorite because he uses very simple blocky shapes to describe forms.
Draw simple forms in perspective- cubes, cylinders, spheres, cones. - It's boring but do it. Then when you think you've gotten the hang of it - do more. Add lights, add shapes.
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January 11th, 2011 #8
Thanks a lot Rhubix! I'll try to study it and look at it that way a bit more.
January 11th, 2011 #9
It's very good advice to study simpler shapes, not only for perspective study but also because these shapes can be applied to the human body. Get yourself a Vilppu book as well, it's very handy for studying anatomy and some excellent strategies to approach sketching it :]
January 12th, 2011 #10
Well, I did draw today, but it was much too big to scan and my camera phone made it lopsided, so my only work of today isn't getting uploaded. It was a two hour life drawing of some lilies in my living room on 18 by 24 newsprint (I LOVE CHEAP NEWSPRINT FOR SKETCHING!)
January 13th, 2011 #11
Quick sketch of the day! I was playing around with charcoal that I had just bought while waiting for my boyfriend to pick me up from the campus I attend. I didn't want to try shading it because I didn't have an eraser with me so I just made it using darks. I have alot to learn about darks and lights. Soon I want to take a black piece of paper and create an image just using white for the lighting on it.
It's a tree, if you can't tell...
January 26th, 2011 #12
School work has consumed my life, but here's an eraser drawing a did a few days ago. I've also worked on some big stuff, like 18x 24 newsprint pads, but they're too big to upload. I've also gotten a new tablet, so I may start digital painting soon.


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Grow up! Quit whining, asking for advice, you going to be a star listening to our tips?
Go out there and be a man! I started playing at like 12 with my brother who was 21, I lost, lost, lost, but had desire, so got better and wipped him. Just go do your own thing or stop whining. Can't serve? Then PRACTICE! Poor forehand? PRACTICE!
There is no magical formula we can give you to lean, do what we did, that is work our tails off to get good, lose, win, win, lose, just fight through it. Run up to 5 miles, but also do sprints. Practice against a wall, just STOP with the "If I only hold my hand ......." nonsense.
I'm sorry, I just see so many wooses on this forum, can't play there is no suggestion for you except for you to play and learn yourself, how do you think we learned?
Even those who go to Tennis Academies only learn what they are taught, Tennis is much more than what you are taught, it's like boxing, unique to you.
A lot of truth in this thread, tennis is not easy but if you want to improve you have to play a lot and work hard there are no easy short cuts.
I really got serious about this game 10 years ago and I just played as much as possible. When I was good enough to play at a decent level I just kept finding as many opponents to play as I could.
Ideally you want players better than you and just keep playing as many and as often as you can. There is a limit you don't want to play to many that are miles ahead of you just mostly somewhat better than you. Then just keep playing until you get good enough to hang with them and when you get better than them find some more that are tougher.
I took a lot of losses in the process but it definitely improved my game, you can't be afraid of taking a lot of beat downs because it will improve your game it just takes time. I think lessons and drill and tennis camps are great to, but you have to play a lot of sets if you really want to improve.
I have seen a lot of players that think that endless lessons trying to perfect their strokes will make them great players but I have not seen this work very often. They look great in lessons when being fed with plenty of time and their strokes look so nice, but put them in a match and they do not look anywhere near as good.
So they think they need to take more lessons which is exactly what they don't need they need to play sets and more and more sets, then they can actually figure out how to play the game.
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CAPITOLA, Calif. — Santa Cruz, Calif., has long established its bona fides when it comes to organic farming. But a nascent effort now on the horizon could lead to a new title: the birthplace of certified marijuana.
Clearly echoing the organic movement of the 1970s, a handful of county leaders and medical marijuana growers and dispensary operators are formulating a set of standards that set a new bar for best practices and quality standards for pot. Even county farming officials are lending their expertise.
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"I think this industry's getting away from the point where it's just easy money, the money comes pouring in, don't worry about anything," said Josh Wurzer, lab director and co-founder of SC Laboratories. "Dump your water wherever, use diesel generators to power your grow operation.
"It's getting to the point where you have to be on your game, you have to be good and efficient and do things the right way to compete. And that's the way it should be."
Some dispensaries still buy pot from what, for all intents and purposes, are mom-and-pop operations that peddle their product door-to-door. Certification can cost several thousands of dollars, but supporters of the idea point out that the figure is less than the monthly electrical bill for many home growers.
Trying to get away from the uncertainties inherent in that kind of supply chain, Disheroon, who originally moved to Santa Cruz to work for Mount Hermon Christian Conference Center, is trying to develop his own pot production operation, and in the process lower his overhead costs. It's not only the right thing to do, he said, but it makes good business sense.
At his Soquel, Calif., farm, Disheroon nurtures several varietals, including one high in cannabidiol and low in THC. Such strains don't produce a marijuana "high" but have been used to effectively treat several medical conditions, including life-threatening seizures. He uses recycled water to feed his crops and can control his heating and lighting systems from his smartphone.
Disheroon and others involved in the Santa Cruz medical marijuana trade look forward to a day when the industry matures and gains broad acceptance, including with banks, government officials and insurers. Already, some companies are starting to offer crop insurance, he said.
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