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Prose – Us…
They lie in bed.
One on the left.
One on the right.
She closes her eyes.
Shutting everything out.
He closes his.
He doesn't have to try so hard to shut out the noise.
He's always been more in control than her.
She can feel him.
Next to her.
Etching closer to her until their noses touch.
He can smell her clearly now.
The bittersweet mix of floral perfume on her neck and tobacco on her breath.
It draws him in.
She leans into him.
Her body.
Her mind.
She gives it all to him.
Nothing else matters now.
Every part of her is focused on him.
His touch.
His unique, achingly beautiful touch.
He's touching her.
Caresses up her thigh.
Caresses past her hips to her waist.
Her stomach draws in.
She exhales onto his lips.
An invitation.
So subtle.
So clear.
Her eyes are fluttering now.
Consciousness setting in.
Unwillingly, her eyes start to open.
She looks around.
He's not here.
She's not there.
He is there.
She is here.
Separated by an ocean.
But bound by love.
Spiritually conjoined.
**Photo Credit: http://www.stpeterslist.com/8189/lust-and-our-common-good-4-observations-by-st-thomas-aquinas/
**Title: Lust in Dante's Inferno by Gustave Dore
6 Years Old Again
It's been ages since I've blogged…
Blame it on a break-up, a massively demanding internship and just my not always wanting to be super exposed, I suppose.
There have been many times when I've put pen to paper and even typed out some stuff but a part of me has always believed that there are parts that you should keep just for you so those little gems are in a book somewhere, very unlikely to see the light of day.
Last night, however, I went to watch my 6-year-old niece's concert at her school. She was a cute little dancer dancing for Jesus because she goes to a Christian primary school.
My niece was the best little dancer – obviously, all Mosupi women are genetically designed to be able to cut-a-rug and shake a tail with little effort.
Besides my bias judging of who the best little dancer was, I also managed to have a little bit of an epiphany as I watched her and all the other 5 and 6-year-olds shimmy shimmy for the Big J.
As I looked at my niece who resembles me as though I was her mother, I got a flashback of the me I used to be. A cute, confident little girl who was concerned with only what she wanted and needed to do from moment to moment without worrying about other people.
Children are fantastic in that way. They aren't tied down by people's opinions and aren't worried about looking dumb or sounding unintelligent or have any of that self-deprecating bullshit that we adopt along the way because of societal pressures and all that other bullshit that we use an excuse and justification for allowing ourselves to shrink and almost be invisible.
I would have never thought I would learn a huge life lesson from my 6-year-old twin niece but it just goes to show that you never know where life's gems are going to come from. You never know when the next great thing is going to come to you and you never know who the deliverer of this delight is going to be.
I think we need to throw caution to the wind and channel our inner 6-year-old and remember what it really is to live in the moment. To dance like no one is watching – and even if they are, to keep dancing anyway because you are just that confident and comfortable in your skin.
It's one thing to walk and talk and behave as if you really don't give a damn what people think, say or even see when they look at you but it's a completely different thing to actually think, feel and live that way.
I'm 24 and of course life has thrown some horrendous curveballs at me that are likely to have left me a tad jaded but honestly, neither I nor you have to embrace the bad shit as much as we do and allow it to be an excuse to be only a fraction of who you are.
So, don't be surprised when you see me dancing, singing and living as though you aren't there watching because in as much as no man is an island and we all live in a time where social propriety is something to always be aware of and all that, before I am anyone's daughter, sister, aunt, friend, and someone's future girlfriend or wife, I am Azizzar. A person with hopes, dreams, goals and things that just make ME happy and that's what I think being 6, and actually living, is about.
My name is Azizzar and I'm consciously making the decision to be 6 again… Feel free to join me.
Don't be a naai/ Life is trash
Because JawOnFloor is just the funniest, wisest and most beautiful curvaceous male you will come across
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This mystical incantation washed all the way from Mother Germany – don't be a naai. And you will all take care to listen.
Translated, it means don't be a fucker.
One of my favourite tweeters is Beyonka Fierce. She says things that would get you shunned by society for admitting that it made you laugh. She would probably be fired from her job if her employers knew that she was tweeting the things she does. Last year she killed herself and rose up from the ashes to bless us with her quality tweets. Check it out, if you dare – @beyonka_fierce
Maybe I should explain before I go on. My dear friend Meryem, from Germany (so she speaks German) was in South Africa last year and went away for an end of year camp. She came back filled with energy and wisdom, as one of the rules for the group…
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The Bee
It lands on a flower,
optimistic and unaware.
It takes in as much of its essence
as it can in that short moment.
It flies away, looking at other flowers,
but it never lands.
Other flowers are beautiful…
Attractive, maybe even a little sweet…
But its bittersweet.
Bittersweet because they're not its favourite.
Yes, they could work just fine.
But it's not quite the same.
So, it flies back to its pretty, confident flower.
Just for a small hit of that temporary perfection.
Only for its invisible 'reserved' sign to be a distant memory.
There's no space for it.
There's no space for it to land and possibly find solace.
No space for it to dig deep into the burrows of the flower
to find that oh so good juice it thought only it knew of.
No space. No space because of the swarm of others
that the flower had puffed itself up for.
No space.
The bond that it thought was special
was merely biology and science.
The philosophy, literature and Shakespearan connection
was all a figment of its imagination.
And so, it goes off in a fit of rage, hurt and vengeance
to lick its wounds.
The dark cloud hanging over it making it want to
make something else feel the same sting of pain.
And so it latches onto someone,
something, anything and stings.
Through that sting it releases all the weight of its emotion.
The heaviness of love.
The stuffiness of anger.
The weight of disappointment.
The feather-light glimmer of hope.
And soon, the vengeance is gone.
The pain fuelling it starts to fade.
Slowly, but surely it fades.
Colour fades until its grey.
A deep grey of impending peace.
Until there's nothing.
Nothing but the sweetness of fading to black.
That's what he does everyday. Even in the midst of people.
He seems like he's there but its only a shadow of his true self.
His presence is a mirage. An illusion.
In as much as he may 'mm' and 'aah' with conviction at the right cues and his flesh may be present,
his spirit, the definition of who he is is ever elusive.
Its ironic.
His thoughts are about his life – what he imagines it to be in its ideal state.
But, what he doesn't realize is that he's wasting it away on thoughts that are characteristically fleeting.
How ever will he get what he wants then, if all he does is think. think. think.
And not live?
And how has this not dawned on him when this is his life.
Anger = Passion, really?
I have these wonderful conversations with my friends at work – yes, we have thrown caution to the wind and dropped the c-word (colleague) and opted for the powerful f-word (friend) despite much not to subtle protest. Anyway, we have these wonderful, crazy and often enlightening conversations about everything under the sun often at 7:30 in the morning because we are those annoying over-achievers who get to work an hour and a half to two hours earlier.
So, today the question of whether anger can and should be equated with passion came up. There seems to be this warped perception that if your love interest, boyfriend, girlfriend – or the newly inducted term of affection 'ho' courtesy of Jeh-rome-ay – screams and shouts at you while fighting then they are passionate and really care and the inverse thereof.
Take Ronnie and Sammy from Jersey Shore. A lot of us watched that show less for the flashes of Snooki and Dina's "kooka" and more for the love-hate relationship that Ronnie and Sammy have/had (never sure about those two) and the explosive expression thereof.
Let's flashback to Season 3, episode something or other when Ronnie and Sam had the hugest fight where she was hanging on a bed like a spider monkey as Ron was trying to throw the bed (and her) out accompanied with banging doors and skin-crawling insults. Like, WTF?
Maybe I'm behind the times, but I don't believe that that kind of behavior and fighting is passionate and sexy in any way. I don't think anger should at all be a measure for passion or sexual prowess and least of all love.
The idea that if I choose not to scream and shout at you ever – let alone in public – is some sort of an indicator of being "dead inside" or cold and unfeeling is crap. What happened to sitting down and telling you rationally that I don't like something you've done? When did my choosing not to throw plates and chairs when we fight make me less interesting and less wanted?
Or better yet, when did passion in love-making or passion regarding my hopes, dreams and future for myself and for us become less important than the "passion" apparently seen and felt when you've got a glass hurtling towards your face?
I don't know, maybe I'm that old-school fuddy duddy (yes, I'm in my twenties and I used that phrase – dramatic effect, roll with it) who believes that there's a time, place and appropriate response for everything. And that some things should be taken at face value for what they are. Anger is anger. Anger is neither passion nor love as far as I'm concerned.
I must say, the idea that I may need to get a cochlear implant from being profoundly deaf after someone's expression of passion for/toward me is not-so-hot-so, but hey, that's just me, the one who used 'fuddy duddy' in this century *shrugs*
Romance – Dead or Alive?
Romance is something that is ingrained into almost every single girl child when they are born. We grow up being told fairy tales such as Cinderella – where the prince comes and saves her from her life of poverty and slavery (let's be honest) and Snow White – where the kiss of a prince saves her life – woah, brainwash much?
Then we grow up and start to read Shakespeare and his writings on love and romance – hello Romeo & Juliet and Twelfth Night and it gets further solidified in our minds that firstly, romance does exist and secondly, that women are entitled to having it.
This doesn't change the more we evolve and advance in all ways. Today, a certain level of romance and chivalry is still expected – it's the unwritten rule of dating and plays a larger role than many would even care to realize. I mean if men could write love poems and wear their hearts on their sleeves unashamedly in 19-whatever when they barely had water to bath with, why then wouldn't men who have more than some ink and a quill pen do a little something to show women how they feel and how they want them.
Now in the times of smartphones, social media and economic, social and technological freedom, the little things seem to be forgotten. What happened to the phone call? What happened to writing letters? Even buying flowers for a woman is starting to fade – Why would I buy flowers when I can take a perfectly good enough photo of someone's flowers in their garden, put it through a nice filter on Instagreezy and tag the person I WOULD HAVE sent them to; I mean take a picture it lasts longer, right?
So, is romance dead though? Or has it gone through a process of evolution and become what it is today – he changed his Facebook status to 'in a relationship' – he must like me… Or, he hash tagged "My Boo" on twitter and 'atted' me – we in love… Or, have you seen the pictures he's tagged me in on Insta with the sweet message, he's the one.
I find myself wondering more and more if wanting some of the more traditional ways of courting – yeah I said it – such as a phone call instead of a BBM/whatsapp chat and being picked up with flowers and chocolates en tow is outdated and a bit irrational considering the times that we are living in? Or should it be one of those things that should be the standard and shouldn't change.
I also wonder if it is even plausible in the times of men 'loving bad bitches' and wanting 'racks on racks on racks' and where women twerk on demand, pour it up in the clurrbs and don't need no man to get by', is The Notebook/Romeo & Juliet kind of love and romance be something that should fast become a figment of imagination and be replaced by twerking, balling, strategizing and 'playing the game' or should we all step up and take it back to basics?
Who knows?
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Intuitive or Irrational
noun: intuition
- 1.
the ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning.
"we shall allow our intuition to guide us"
[ih-rash-uh-nl] Show IPA
without the faculty of reason; deprived of reason.
without or deprived of normal mental clarity or sound judgment.
not in accordance with reason; utterly illogical: irrational arguments.
not endowed with the faculty of reason: irrational animals.
Often we are told to listen to our intuition as a guide because it is the one thing that won't steer us wrong.
ABC's Scandal with Kerry Washington as its leading character Olivia Pope has an overarching theme of intuition with Pope known for listening to and trusting 'her gut' because her 'gut is never wrong'.
Thing is, at what point does it stop being intuition and start being irrationality, jealousy or down-right insanity.
One of social media Whatsapp's defining characteristics is its "Last Seen" option that lets you know when last someone was on their Whatsapp. Many a relationship has fallen victim of this feature with girlfriends (and boyfriends) hounding their partners for answers as to why they were on Whatsapp until 2am when they had said good night to them at 10pm – yikes. These women then foster possible reasons as to why this may be the case with infidelity almost always being the only reason that makes sense to them. This is then accredited to intuition confirmed by the 'last seen' on Whatsapp.
A lot of times when it comes to cheating in a relationship, women are often heard saying "You always know your man is cheating before you find proof, you'll feel it in your gut – you'll just know".
While this has proven true a number of times, there are those times when it hasn't been true – in this case, was the intuition wrong or was the woman insecure to some extent and as a result irrationally conjured up a scenario that made her feel better about her insecurities because for some reason it is easier to deal with the dragon of cheating than it is to admit "I'm scared I'm going to lose my man because I just don't feel good enough for him".
Essentially the point here is that while intuition is a guide of sorts, there are instances when it verges into the irrational and is used for a scapegoat for deeper issues. But then again, there are instances when it really is intuition and it should be listened to.
So, how do you know? How do you know when your intuition is serving you or when you've fooled yourself into thinking its intuition when it's just irrationality? What if you ignore what you're feeling as irrational but find out much later that you were right and you should've been Olivia Popesque and listened? But then again, what if you are wrong and end up unnecessarily damaging trust within your relationship?
I suppose this is one of those catch 22 situations where you are damned if you do and damned if you don't. Urgh.
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Something Old, Something New
A person's "twenties" are considered to be one of the most exciting times of their life. You turn 21 and have a big party; if you pursued tertiary education, it is around age 22 that you get your qualification – with honours if you are lucky; and then you turn 23…. and what you get is a resounding "so… when are you getting married" – CRINGE!
For some reason, with a lot of black women of different cultures, once you turn 23 your mother, aunts and older cousins start to hear wedding bells on your behalf and if you don't hear them yourself, you are looked at as if there is something terribly wrong with you.
In the Tswana language there is a word "lefetwa" that refers to someone that has essentially missed the ideal age of marriage and it is believed that once you have missed this age then marriage has passed you by. You are then given the 'wonderful' title of Lefetwa. This is possibly the worst title that you can be given because it essentially means that your family has almost lost all hope that prince charming (for lack of a better title) will find you and take you off the shelf. This issue is among the top 3 biggest fears of mothers with daughters, along with having a baby out of wedlock and being unemployed. Yes, it is THAT serious.
This fear is driven into irrational insanity when we tell them that we are going to break the age-old tradition and get married just before we turn thirty due to the pursuit of our careers. This new age thinking is something that our mothers struggle to wrap their heads around, because, well, having a husband and family is ranked pretty high on the success scale.
I, for one, am not in a particular hurry to get married and according to research, I am not the only one. According to a research article by scholars Budlender, Chobokoane & Simelane (Date Unknown), women in South Africa are increasingly getting married at a later age. In 1990, women were getting married between age 22 and 23 whereas now, women are waiting until age 27 or 28 to get married.
Interestingly enough, it is not only us South African women that have developed this aversion to marriage at a young age. According to Barkhorn (2013) women in the United States are also waiting until around age 27 to get married. Gone are the days when women waited with baited breath to be swept off of their feet and live happily ever after in a constant state of Utopia it seems.
I think that women and especially young women have developed this crazy ambition and are so empowered that they are looking to better themselves first before taking on the responsibility of being a wife and mother. This is definitely the case for me. I believe that in order to have a prosperous marriage and life in general, one needs to be happy within him/herself first. This will go a long way in preventing a wife who resents her family for having made her miss opportunities to get her dreams.
In as much as our mothers fear that we will "miss the boat" of marriage, I think that missing the boat of life in general would be much worse and have longer lasting effects on everyone.
So, while the fabulous dress and probably ridiculously opulent wedding ceremony is something that will bring temporary joy and help in avoiding being dubbed "lefetwa", I would much rather catch the boat of my life and be happy within myself in order to make sure that I am happy in all areas, as a woman, journalist, future wife and mother.
Journalist Sandra Koopman says that "We are not incomplete without partners, so our partners should not seek or be expected to 'complete' us"… nor should we be made to feel as though there is something wrong with us if we choose to hold back on the idea of marriage. Now, if only our mothers can get on this new boat…
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Heart meets sleeve
There are times when I feel like I should be more… just more…
As a person who is observant as well as an (over)analyser, I find myself looking at other people's best qualities and sometimes wishing I had more of THAT thing.
I have a friend who is unshakeably sure of who and what she is; what she wants; where she's going and how to get there. As a more "free spirit" I sometimes look at her and think 'I need to get more surety'…
Another person that I know has got to be one of the most, if not the most, humble people that I know. When in her midst, it is inevitable to get in that zone and find yourself wanting to emulate or actually posses that kind of humility.
There are many people that I know who hardly sleep almost every day because they are "hustlin" and chasing their dreams. I think we have all come across those people who make you feel as though your efforts at chasing your dreams could qualify as the bare minimum.
But then, I sit back and try figure out why I (and many other people who may or may not admit it) am my own biggest critic…
I suppose the same principle is in effect as when someone genuinely says something nice about you and your instinctual response is to feel embarrassed rather than triumphant… It's weird to toot your own horn because the line between confident and arrogant is sometimes too fine to even be seen.
But, I've realised something in all this insanity… that I am who I am and there's no point in being something else and that there's also nothing wrong with celebrating who you are, flaws and all.
While there's always room for improvement; and trying to better yourself is totally respectable, it is also (if not more so) respectable to accept yourself in your current form… So, here it is…
I am an intelligent, ambitious and hard-working person; hard-working to the point of fault because I become like a machine when I'm focused on something and even end up kind of neglecting the people who mean the most to me. I am funny in a crass way and sometimes in a way that people find silly… but I'm cool with that.
I am a sociable person but simultaneously have a deep need to be by myself. I am confident but I also question certain things about myself across all boards… In some situations I find myself wondering if I sound intelligent enough while in others I wonder if I come across as pompous. I can be lazy, I'm not much of a 'lady' – I like to get down with the guys and have a dirty mouth and every now and then. But I am also rather girly with a love for make-up, fashion and all that feminine stuff. I'm emotional, empathic, intuitive and observant too…
Point is I AM ME and that's all I'll ever be. I think that we tend to focus so much on getting and better that we forget to appreciate the current reality of things. You are always going to be you, the only difference is whether you are the best version of you or not… And that's the thing; the best you can and usually is different depending on many things including your environment, the personal stuff that you may be going through and many other things. For instance, the "best you" that you are at the office may not necessarily be the "best you" that you are/should be at home… For every person that you deal with and in each different setting, you tap into different parts of you that all comprise the essence of who you are.
You are you and no one can be the best or worst you quite like you can so you might as well not only love, but embrace and celebrate that fact. So, cheers to you you're literally one of a kind *raises glass*
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Set in San Diego, this family-friendly hotel is within 6 mi (10 km) of Torrey Pines State Beach, Del Mar Beach, and Del Mar Plaza. Birch Aquarium and University of California-San Diego are also within 9 mi (15 km).
Hotel Features
6 restaurants, 4 outdoor pools, and a full-service spa are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free WiFi in public areas is provided, as well as free self parking, a free area shuttle, and a free beach shuttle. Additionally, a golf course, a nightclub, and 5 bars/lounges are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 249 rooms feature modern comforts like free WiFi and free wired Internet, along with LCD TVs. Other amenities available to guests include 24-hour room service, minibars, and premium bedding.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Fairmont Grand Del Mar features a full-service spa, a golf course, 4 outdoor swimming pools, and 4 spa tubs. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 6 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include 5 bars/lounges and a poolside bar. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business amenities at this 5-star property consist of a business center, limo/town car service, and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 20000 square feet (1800 square meters) include conference space. This Mediterranean hotel also offers a children's pool, a nightclub, and a 24-hour fitness center. An area shuttle within 14 mi and a beach shuttle are complimentary for guests. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Fairmont Grand Del Mar is a smoke-free property.
- Free self parking
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Number of restaurants - 6
- Golf course on site
- Full-service spa
- Number of outdoor pools - 4
- Children's pool
- Number of bars/lounges - 5
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Poolside bar
- Nightclub
- Number of spa tubs - 4
- Coffee shop or café
- Outdoor tennis courts 2
- Children's club (surcharge)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Sauna
- Steam room
- Beach sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Pool umbrellas
- Beach umbrellas
- Free beach shuttle
- Free area shuttle
- Rooftop terrace
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Spa services on site
- Business center
- Conference space
- Conference space size (feet) - 20000
- Conference space size (meters) - 1800
- Meeting rooms
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Free pool cabanas
- Pool sun loungers
- Free use of nearby fitness center
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- 24-hour front desk
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Arcade/game room
- Library
- Express check-out
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Multilingual staff
- Wedding services
- Terrace
- Garden
- Picnic area
- Fireplace in lobby
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Porter/bellhop
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- ATM/banking
- Elevator/lift
- Shopping on site
- Luggage storage
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Number of floors - 3
- Total number of rooms - 249
- Year Built 2007
- Tennis on site
Family Friendly Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor pools
- Children's pool
- Outdoor tennis courts
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Arcade/game room
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Free self parking, Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Minibar
- Room service (24 hours)
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Free newspaper
- Free local calls
- Free bottled water
- Hair dryer
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Bathrobes
- Designer toiletries
- Phone
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Private bathroom
Where to Eat
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
Addison - Overlooking the golf course, this fine-dining restaurant specializes in French cuisine. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open select days.
Amaya - Overlooking the golf course, this restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
Club M - Overlooking the golf course, this restaurant specializes in Californian cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and light fare. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Happy hour is offered.
Cent Anni - This café serves breakfast, lunch, and light fare.
Poolside - This poolside restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves lunch and light fare. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
Late night fare is available from 24-hour room service.
Nearby Things to Do
Guests can play rounds at the 18-hole golf course and enjoy other recreation facilities including outdoor tennis courts. 4 outdoor swimming pools and 4 spa tubs are on site. In addition to a children's pool, other recreational amenities include a sauna, a steam room, and a 24-hour fitness center.
Children under 17 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, fitness facility, or spa tub without adult supervision. Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, fitness facility, or spa tub.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Aerobics on site
- Golf driving range on site
- Golf lessons on site
- Golfing on site
- Hiking/biking trails on site
- Mountain biking on site
- Pilates classes on site
- Tennis lessons on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Boat tours nearby
Spa Services
The Spa has 11 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and hydrotherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a spa tub.
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision. Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the spa.
- Number of treatment rooms 11
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Minimum age to access spa is 18
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
- Braille or raised signage
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available.
Pets allowed, Pet maximum weight in lb is 25
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Valet parking fee: USD 30 per night (in/out privileges)
- Pet fee: USD 150 per stay
- Pet deposit: USD 100 per stay
Awards & Affiliations
- The property is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts.

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From Westlaw Journal Aviation: Attorney Ronnie Gipson of Higa & Gipson discusses the need for the National Transportation Safety Board to take an active role in investigating accidents resulting from the developing commercial space industry.
With two high profile accidents in the last week, the commercial space industry is understandably being subjected to heightened scrutiny. Editors note: This article was originally published Nov. 5. Specifically, with respect to the Virgin Galactic's SpaceShip Two accident, detractors quickly seized on innuendo and rumor to place blame on inadequate pilot training and possible malfunctions with technological advances to the craft's engines.
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SPARKS are set to fly at ANZ Stadium on Saturday 26 July, when the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs tackle the North Queensland Cowboys with both sides determined to build some late-season momentum.
Every game is vital now that the business end of the NRL season is here - especially for Des Hasler's Bulldogs, who are vying for top spot and their second minor premiership in three years.
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The Patriots have announced that both DT Brandon Deaderick (ankle) and CB Alfonzo Dennard (hamstring) are out for Sunday night's game in Baltimore.
The two were downgraded after appearing on Friday's injury report as questionable. Both were limited in practice Thursday and Friday.
Deaderick was used sparingly in the past two games to spell Vince Wilfork and Kyle Love on short yardage situations, and Ron Brace will likely step into that role.
Dennard has yet to see the field this season, and the hamstring issues this early on can't be good news for the rookie out of Nebraska's hopes of contributing at all this season.
As previously reported earlier, Aaron Hernandez and Justin Francis will also miss this one.
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CBA turned in an impressive rout of its own against Shen in the second semifinal game. The Brothers charged out to an early 12-4 advantage on a couple of baskets by senior Greg Holle, who finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds. But the Plainsmen (15-8) stuck around for a little while in the first quarter and battled back to take their only lead of the game at 13-12.
The Brothers poured it on from the second quarter to the end of the game. Holle scored on a jumper in the midst of a 10-2 CBA run, and senior John Cahill capped the spurt with a three-pointer that gave the Brothers a nine-point halftime lead.
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Holle and senior DeAndre Kennedy ignited an 18-0 run to start the third quarter with field goals from the lane. Also part of that run was a three-pointer by Joe Zappone and some timely baskets by Cahill.
Kennedy finished with 14 points and 10 boards, while Luke Weaver added eight and Zappone netted six points.
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DEXTER Alum David Zayas Signs on for ANNIE Remake
A DEXTER alum has officially boarded the upcoming ANNIE remake.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, David Zayas has signed on for the film, inspired by the classic Broadway musical with a modern spin, joining Quvenzhane Wallis, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale. The film is currenly filming on-location in New York City.
Zayas will take on the role of "Lou, the local bodega owner who is a friend to Annie and has a crush on Miss Hannigan."
As previously reported, the film's release date was pushed from Christmas Day 2014 to Dec. 19.
The upcoming remake of ANNIE will be helmed by Will Gluck from a script recently revised by Emma Thompson and Aline Brosh McKenna. Gluck will also serve as a producer on the film along with James Lassiter, Will Smith andJada Pinkett Smith, Shawn Carter aka Jay Z, Jay Brown and Tyran Smith.
The Broadway musical is based on the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics byMartin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years, setting a record for the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre). It spawned numerous productions in many countries, as well as national tours, and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical's songs "Tomorrow" and "Hard-Knock Life" are among its most popular musical numbers.
Annie, directed by James Lapine, is currently playing on Broadway.
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Zayas had been with DEXTER since its premiere in 2006 until it concluded its run this month, and was also featured on HBO's long-running prison drama OZ. His film credits include THE EXPENDABLES, 13, and can next be seen in RIDE. Zayas was also featured in the original Broadway cast of 2003's ANNA IN THE TROPICS.
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In a move that had been rumored and expected for a couple of weeks now, the Minnesota Wild have traded defenseman Marek Zidlicky to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for defenseman Kurtis Foster, forwards Nick Palmieri and Stephane Velieux, as well as a pair of draft picks.
Zidlicky has been struggling through one of the worst seassons of his career in Minnesota, and recently sounded off about the number of times he had been a healthy scratch under first-year head coach Mike Yeo. In 41 games this season he's yet to score a goal and has 14 assists, and throughout his career the 34-year-old rearguard has usually been a around 40-point producer from the blue line, providing most of his offense on the power play. Perhaps a change of scenery is what he needs at this point. It certainly can't hurt.
He's signed throug the end of next season and his contract pays him $4 million per year.
Zidlicky is going to a Devils team that could certainly use some offensive production from its defense, as their leading scorer among defensemen this season is 19-year-old rookie Adam Larsson with 16 points in 48 games.
The key player for Minnesota, along with the draft picks and the additional cap space it will save for next season, is probably the 22-year-old Palmieri. He's spent limited time with the Devils over the past couple of years scoring 13 goals in 78 career games.
The Devils acquired Foster in a trade with the Anaheim Ducks earlier this season in exchange for Mark Fraser, Rod Pelley and a seventh-round draft pick. Foster previously spent time with Minnesota from 2005 to 2009.
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NEW YORK -- The home clubhouse at the new Yankee Stadium has everything the pampered, modern-day ballplayer could want -- except intimacy. As franchise icon Yogi Berra so memorably observed after taking his first spin through the place in April, "If you want to talk to a guy, you have to walk half a mile.''
Funny, but the place doesn't seem so cavernous when the locker stalls are covered in plastic, there's a makeshift podium in the middle and joyous players are trooping through the front door to find bottles of Chandon California Brut Classic lined up on the table in front of them.
When high-priced athletes cast aside their inhibitions and act like complete goofballs, it's a case of fraternal bonding at its finest.
Shortly after Sunday turned to Monday, this patch of land in the Bronx was the scene of a ruckus. The New York Yankees had just beaten the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 to capture the American League pennant and earn a spot in the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, and the players reveled in their achievement.
As Derek Jeter, ALCS MVP CC Sabathia and the team's other stars stood still for quickie interviews, backup catcher Francisco Cervelli roamed the clubhouse pulling off champagne sneak attacks. After holding a relatively subdued celebration following their recent ALDS victory over Minnesota, the Yankees cut loose for a good 15 to 20 minutes.
"I don't care how many times you've been here,'' said Jeter, champagne dripping off his cap. "It still feels good.''
Yet jubilation inevitably gave way to perspective. The Yankees haven't been to a World Series since 2003, and they endured a long winter of soul-searching after failing to make the playoffs in 2008. So, it was inevitable that some voices of reason would emerge.
One belonged to outfielder Johnny Damon, who played for Boston's curse-busting title team in 2004 before signing with New York as a free agent. After many of his teammates fled the scene and retired to a back room for a more quiet celebration, Damon nursed a Bud Light and cast a contemplative eye toward the future.
"You always want to have that title when you're done playing, to be a winner,'' Damon said. "I have former teammates in Oakland and Kansas City who never got this opportunity. A lot of guys never get to this situation. That's why we need to take full advantage of it and go full bore for the next 10 to 12 days.
"Our job isn't done until we win four more games. That's when I'll be happy. Right now, this is great, but our job isn't done yet.''
Baseball fans can feel free to complain about the protracted schedule, the midnight finishes and the seemingly endless array of umpiring gaffes, but the 2009 postseason is certainly ending on the right note. In one dugout, you have the Phillies, baseball's defending champions, looking to become the first repeat National League title winner since the 1975 and '76 Cincinnati Reds.
On the other, you have the Yankees, driven and motivated because they're, well, the Yankees. They have the biggest stars and cash the biggest paychecks, and anything short of a title will be perceived as a staggering disappointment. In New York, fans take greater umbrage over losing, talk-show hosts bray the loudest, and the thud from an unsatisfactory ending is bound to resonate well into the winter.
The stakes for the 2009 Yankees were elevated last winter, when the Steinbrenner family chose to spend $423.5 million on Sabathia, Mark Teixeira and A.J. Burnett in free agency. When the team's new ballpark opened in the spring, with its jumbo scoreboard, ultra-wide concourses and $16 price for a slice of pizza and a bottle of Stella Artois, it fed the perception that the Yankees reside in a universe all their own.
But even fans in the other 49 states who hate the Yankees for their suffocating tradition, their $201 million payroll and their celebrity girlfriends would be hard-pressed to argue that this team doesn't belong here. The Yankees led the major leagues with 103 victories and a 57-24 record at home. They scored an MLB-high 915 runs, and their run differential of plus-162 was the second-best in baseball to the Dodgers.
Still, the postseason has been more of a grind than the Yankees' 7-2 record would indicate. Although they dispensed with the Twins in three games, they hit a mere .225 as a team and needed an extra-inning walk-off homer by Teixeira to win Game 2 of the series. It was basically a case of all A-Rod, all the time.
In the second round of the playoffs, the Yankees benefited from some shoddy defense and baserunning by the Angels. Along the way, manager Joe Girardi was second-guessed for his strategy, and there were references to the 2004 ALCS, when New York blew a 3-0 lead against Boston.
"We came into the series and everybody talked about how tough the Angels were,'' Jeter said. "Then we lost Game 5, and everybody said we were choking.''
It's comforting to know that the old reliables will always be there at crunch time. On Sunday night, Andy Pettitte threw 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball to notch his 16th postseason win and break a tie with John Smoltz for first on the career list. Pettitte is now 5-2 in clinching games in the postseason.
Girardi, taking a page from the Joe Torre October-sense-of-urgency handbook, chose to skip set-up man Phil Hughes in the series finale and go straight to closer Mariano Rivera in the eighth inning. Rivera allowed his first postseason earned run at home since the 2000 Subway Series against the Mets, but nevertheless posted his 37th postseason save.
"I've played with Mo since I was 18 years old, so nothing he does amazes me,'' Jeter said. "You could probably throw him out there and start him in a game if you wanted to. He can do everything.''
After Rivera struck out Gary Matthews Jr. for the final out, Jeter, Teixeira and Rodriguez locked arms and formed their own personal mosh pit. Within moments, the rest of the New York roster had gravitated toward third base and joined them in the scrum.
Burnett, considered a talented underachiever for much of his career, opted out of a multiyear contract with Toronto to sign a five-year, $82.5 million deal with the Yankees in December. He posted a 13-9 record with a 4.04 ERA, and started a tradition by dispensing whipped cream pies after walk-off victories. With every celebration, he saw a different, more carefree side to the Yankees than he had witnessed from the opposite side of the field.
"They're probably the loosest, most enthusiastic clowns before games and workouts,'' Burnett said. "Everybody is on each other, and everybody gets along. From day one this team just grew in this clubhouse. It started with [Girardi] and what he was teaching with teamwork. They say chemistry wins, and it's true.
"When you're on the other side, you think, 'They're all business and they don't have fun.' But this is the best group of guys I ever played with.''
The best part is, the Yankees aren't done yet. They've survived the Metrodome and the Rally Monkey, Joe Mauer and Torii Hunter, bone-chilling cold and midday California shadows. A-Rod has a new, spiffed-up October image, Nick Swisher is hitting .150 in the postseason, and it doesn't matter a lick. What matters now is what happens next against the Phillies.
"This is night and day compared to where I've played the last nine years,'' Burnett said. "This city is a completely different animal. Somebody said in spring training -- I don't remember who it was -- that if we don't win the World Series, it's a failure. And I agree.''
The high stakes are nothing new for the Yankees, but at least they're in a position to make the right kind of history. What they do with the opportunity is strictly up to them.
Jerry Crasnick covers baseball for ESPN.com. His book "License To Deal" was published by Rodale. Click here to order a copy. Jerry can be reached via e-mail.
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1 Combine marinade ingredients in a large bowl. Add duck and baste with mixture. Marinate 1 hour. Baste and turn duck every 15 minutes.
2 Drain duck, reserving marinade. Roast duck Chinese style on a rack over a pan of water at 350°F (180°C) for 2 hours, basting with marinade every 30 minutes.
3 Chop duck into serving pieces and arrange on a serving platter. Heat oil in a saucepan, add plum sauce and heat through. Pour over duck.
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In April and May 2015, Eurekahedge in collaboration with AIMA, conducted a survey of Japanese investors to gauge important insights into market sentiment, investment trends and key regulatory changes facing the Asian asset management industry, with a particular emphasis on the outlook for Japan. 88 investors contributed their insights, with 52% hailing from asset management companies, 21% from hedge funds and fund of hedge funds, 15% from banks, with the remainder from insurance companies and pension funds.
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The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index posted its fifth consecutive month of gains for 2015 and was up 0.54% in May while underlying markets as represented by the MSCI World Index gained 0.81% during the month. On a year-to-date basis, hedge funds are up 4.49% with Asian managers leading the tables with gains of 11.44%.
Hedge funds posted their fifth consecutive month of gains, returning 0.54% in May, while the MSCI World Index was up 0.81%. Asian hedge funds were strong performers this month with both Japanese and Asia ex-Japan hedge funds outperforming underlying markets. Japan mandated funds reported gains of 2.06%, followed by Asia ex-Japan mandated funds which were up 1.81% during the month. Indeed, good performance of Asian hedge funds was backed by strong equity market performance in the region. Japanese equity markets performed well during the month with the Nikkei 225 and the Tokyo Topix posting gains of 5.34% and 5.08% respectively.
Latin American hedge funds have been facing dwindling interest from investors over the past few years as they cope with redemption pressure and stagnating performance-based gains compared to other regional mandates. Despite challenges in the Latin American hedge funds space, managers have reported gains of 2.32% in 2014, outperforming the MSCI Latin America Index which was down 4.21% last year amid a difficult market environment.
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To visualize extremes in thought ,
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