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"As much as possible, complete it with only characters from the Super Mario world ... it's fine without a story, so do we really need one?" These comments, attributed to Mario series creator Shigeru Miyamoto, say more about Paper Mario: Sticker Star than any review ever could. To see these two aspects pushed aside by the father of Mario is disheartening and really affects the way this latest adventure plays.
What little story exists is reminiscent of the Nintendo platformers. A sticker comet lands in Decalburg during a sticker festival, and Bowser - intent as always on ruining everyone's fun - decides he wants the sticker comet all for himself. Upon touching it, the sticker comet vibrates, lifts off, and explodes, leaving Decalburg's festival destroyed and pieces of the comet scattered around the world map. After being introduced to a hovering crown sticker that needs your help to find the pieces, it's up to Mario to search for the missing chunks of comet.
The turn-based combat has made a return, and you have a collection of stickers at your disposal. Each sticker represents a move or attack that Mario can pull off, including head-stomping, and the ability to throw ice or fire balls.
During his adventure Mario will collect items that just don't fit in his 2D world, and by turning them into stickers, they can be used either in or out of battle. This becomes an issue when you've completed every level prior to the one you're on and the sticker you need is not in your possession. With no clue as to where the item is, you must either to go through every single level again, or look at an online guide. This is a major flaw that should have been covered in game design 101.
It doesn't stop there. One level requires you to jump to activate an invisible block to progress. There are no signs to let you know you need to do this and the block isn't shimmery invisible, it's "in-absolutely-every-way-possible" invisible. The solution is obscure and illogical.
Sticker Star is still playable and offers around 20 hours of gameplay, and Intelligent Systems have clearly put a lot of love into the presentation. The 3D effect is used perfectly and the quirkiness of the game will make fans wish they weren't having a watered-down experience. Though it's normal these days to have a weaker version of a console game on a handheld, it's unacceptable when this is likely to be the only Paper Mario game for the next three years.
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One thing that seems to be being overlooked is that "genetic diversity" is NOT gained by homogenizing from EXISTING genetic materials. Gene variation is not a static value. It, in fact, often arises from geographic isolation. An isolated population may in fact go through a bottleneck due to natural selection. The gene variation which permitted that selective survival then gives rise to other random variations introduced either by "nature or nature's God" (let's not argue which) that subsequently produces increases or decreases in other survival or performance traits.
Certainly, in any given "isolated biosphere" a concentrated inbreeding produces a preponderance of negative gene expressions that are typically not dominant. Hence the need for using "hybrid vigor" to suppress non-dominate negative gene expressions. However, in the typical bee yard exposed to open mating that level of inbreeding is not common. Instead of seeking to "introduce" genetic diversity from other geographical isolated populations, it seems to me that we should spend more time limiting the homogenization of the total species genetic material by ceasing to do so much large scale "inter-breeding" and instead look more toward more localization of queen production.
I like that approach scuba. I think having a well mated queen from a diverse range of drones makes for a stronger hive.
In addition the traits all so far seem to be recessive. this is what makes loosing the traits such a problem.
Any trait that is not continually selected for will be lost.
As for gathering a wide diversity. There is no longer a need to travel to do so. have them sent to you. The need to have an eyes on evaluation becomes considerably less when the queens cost you comparatively nothing.
If you toss out hundreds of bees that cost you a few dollars each. it is the same as spending hundreds of dollars on travel to hands on evaluate them. Plus hands on evaluation is not as critical now with the ability to share data. You just need the numbers to make a selection basically. you don't need to see a bee.
You can get queens from beekeers from all over. if you best hive makes a queen cell mail it to me.
You can get queens from queen producers. not terribly expensive but open mated. the genetics are not all known.
You can get queens that are from queen breeders with fairly well known traits and also an already narrowed gene pool.
Efficiency comes at a price. Cheap means you get a lot of unwanted genes. expensive means keeping the gene pool still comparable narrow. Less to clean up. more chance of lost beneficial genes.
Sergey, breeders do consider the drones.
Most use "drone colonies" and either flood the area with drones of their choosing, or go to a place that doesn't have other bees (an island, a mountain).
If one is going to introduce genetics, the best way is via drones. Breeder queens are purchased in the summer and grafted so that many of her offspring will overwinter. Since the drones produced by these offspring are not influenced by their mating, their genes are completely of the population the expensive breeder queen came from. This maintains the genetics you have already established while adding the genetics you want to add.
There is some disagreement as to how far from the mating nucs the drone colonies should be....but many just keep them in the same yard.
Bees have a lot _f mechanisms in place to prevent any kind of "pure mating"...not the least of which is the sex determination gene. This is. System that is designed to run "dirty".
The drone is half of the queen genetically. so if you took a number of drones from the same hive you are pretty much guaranteed to get all the genes from that queen.I am not sure what the number is. I have seen people gather as little as 10 drones from a hive.as many as 100 or more. I woudl tend toward the higher numbers.
The sperm of a drone are clones of it's genetics so that is the point you reach the lowest genetic diversity in a honey bee. This is countered by queens that mate with multiple drones from multiple hives. it is also the point you can consolidate gens intentionally. much attention needs to be paid to drones. Problem is drones don't express a lot of the traits they carry. they don't work. You have to look to the queen and the workers for an idea of what they even carry.
Ok, first, let's look at hygienic behavior...commonly referred to as hyg. All bees are hygienic to some extent or another. .let's make an analogy to a person running fast. There are lots of factors that can go into running fast...the length of your legs, your muscle strength, training, desire, etc. You can make some assumptions of how fast someone can run, but if it were easy to do so, we would know the winner of every race ahead of time. Being "slow" in such an evaluation does not mean that one is unable to move..."fast" and "slow" are two ends of a continuum, not discrete traits like brown eyes, and can be influenced by a number of genetic factors.
This is what hyg is....it is the ability of the bees to sense and remove a lot of dead brood from underneath the cappings...and to do it quickly. It is not really possible to judge hyg through casual observation (I know Mike P. has said he selects for hygienic behavior by selecting for colonies with not chalk.....this assumes that hygienic behavior is the sole genetic defense against chalk that the bees have...I don't believe this to be true. Mike appears to have selected bees resistant to chalk, or cleaned it out of his equipment over time...his bees may display a high hyg score, but I would not bet on it).`
To evaluate hyg, one must kill a known number of capped brood (usually either a pin prick or liquid nitrogen poured within a ring), and see how fast and how completely the bees remove the dead brood. This is the test for hyg...not if you see brood being uncapped because of varroa, not if you see a clean bottom board.
Hyg was seen as a way to breed bees to be resistant to AFB. The idea was that if the infected brood could be removed quickly and completely, the reproduction cycle of the bacteria could be interrupted. This was found to be true.....but it was a "brink" effect....the bees could resist AHB if they could remove 94% of the dead brood in 24 or 48 hours (I forget which was used), but below this 94%, they were not resistant...they were not almost resistant...they were not kind of resistant. Other methods of breeding bees that are demonstratively resistant to AFB have been done successfully, but I don't think they were ever tested for hyg.
....more later when I have time....
It was first looked at as a way to combat AFB
I know Charles Mraz was working on that quite extensively years back. We bought a bunch of queens from him, and it did seem like they showed quite a bit of improvement in disease resistance. My main recollection, though, was that thosebees were M E A N. I have often wondered if the hygienic traits that are beneficial in AFB removal isn't a big reason why we see so much less AFB than we did years ago.
The hyg and vsh traits (which are behaviors determined by a number of genes) are recessive. In fact, they are not so much "traits" as "hyperexpressions of behaviors" that are obtained through careful selection pressures.
It is worth noting that selecting for survivors is not sufficient selection pressure to select for hyg or vsh. If you want stock that will score high on these tests, you have to perform the tests and select based upon the results.
We often see beekeepers or clubs who want to start a local breeding program buy VSH breeders in an attempt to breed these with whatever is available locally to produce a varroa resistant/tollerant local stock. ...but, these beekeepers and clubs rarely test for hyg, and even more rarely test for VSH (there is not a standard assay for this, and those that are used are cumbersome at best).
If you think the VSH trait is what will give you mite resistance, then you have to actively maintain that trait by testing and selecting for it, not just select for survivors. If you don't, you will lose the very trait that you are counting on for your mite resistance in just a few generations....so much for the local resistant stock you are trying to build.
Natural selection and artificial selection share the same mechanisms....inbreeding to fix traits, outbreeding to introduce new traits. If have a population of bees that is "fit"....an entire population that you are happy with, then by all means, breed from all the bees...make walk away splits and increase your numbers.
But, what if your population is unfit? What if you are not happy with the performance and you want to "improve" your stock?
You may want to bring some stock in if you think what you have available is total junk...but once you do that, you have to let things settle out. To some extent you want to fix the population with the traits you care about, and discard those that you don't. In my case, I'm not smart enough to know exactly what traits and in what proportions the bees need, so I look at "meta traits"...survival, temperament, production mostly.
What happens when you lose most of your bees to a bad winter? Assuming the survival is, on balance, a genetic factor, you inbreed to some extent with what is left....fixing some of those tratis in the population...something you could never do if you had drones and queens from the colonies that "died of starvation because you didn't feed them over winter". In our case, we see frugal overwintering behavior in our stock....not anything we evaluate separately from survivability.
....more later...
Dean: I have heard this before and I have trouble accepting the fact that if hygienic resistance is, in fact, a beneficial trait then why wouldn't it also predominate in strong surviving hives? Aren't the same hives that survive the very ones that have shown some sort of propensity to fight off mites either through hygienic traits, or possibly through physically combating mites or even other means such as shortened brood laying seasons. The end result is the same,bees that have learned to tolerate mites to a higher degree.
Jim, it has to do with the "expense" of the behavior. If you were going to open a restaurant and were hiring kitchen staff....you want to make sure that food does not get contaminated. Staff that washes their hands after they use the bathroom, or when needed is what you want. Staff with OCD who was their hands every 2.5 minutes would also give you the same result...no contamination of food...but would be far less productive.
I don't know what the "traits" are that allow unmanged bees to survive....but I know those are the ones I want to work with.
Dean, What are your plans to re-start? have you decided on any queen sources as of yet? You are going to breed, correct! Not sure what unmanaged bees are.
Jim, are you breeding at all, or purchasing stock from your breeder? I have seen controlled breeding work in a operation of 600 to 800, by having replacement queens and nucs ready for production colonies, replacing losses, etc, but have not heard of or seen that in larger operations.
I am not sure about the hyg hype either. I have never tested or looked. Just don't have the time. Isnt MP doing just that, or is he testing?
Like you, I see myself focusing on "meta traits" as well, so I care far less about the traits that keep them alive than the fact that they are living. So I am wondering if it is wise to get a fairly wide variety of bees from a number of different breeders to provide the widest set of variables to begin with. And from there, select from surviving colonies. I know it's 'heavy handed' but I'm trying to sift out the best way to move forward, while allowing for the fact that there is so much unknown about the how bees survive mites.
Because only high levels of hygienic behavior are effective, and the behaviors are the expressions of a number of separate (mostly recessive) genes. Such high levels are extremely unlikely to occur by chance, and I've not heard of anyone who has found or maintained these traits without specific selection for them.
fantastic discussion here, many thanks to all.
Short back story. 2 summers back, when we started with bees, it came up in conversation with a friend, they have a hive in the eaves of the house, its been there 'forever'. We were interested, could be an interesting source of survivor ferals. So, we went and looked, sure enough, bees coming and going in june. We set out a trap, but, didn't get anything in it. Our friends are of the 'live and let live' mindset, so they dont want the bees removed. A couple weeks later, talking to the retired couple across the street from us, apparently they owned the house prior to the current folks, lived in it for 20 years, and had bees in the eaves the whole time, and it was normal for a local keeper to be called in the spring, to retrieve swarms.
Soo, as fall came on, we watched the hive, and it had plenty of activity. Winter rolled around, activity died off as expected. In the early spring, we started checking regularily, on days when our hive beside the house was flying, to see about activity in the eaves of the old house. None. No bees at the entrance, no dead bees on the ground, not a sign of any bees. By mid spring, our hives were flying every day, and when we checked the old house, again, no activity at all. About the time we were starting to watch our hives for swarm preps, we got a call from the folks, the bees have 'woke up for the summer', apparently there was suddenly a lot of activity at the entrance.
The lesson learned from this. Homeowners and prior owners were happy to give us a 30 year history of bees in that eave, they honestly believed the bees were there the whole time. But, watching, and knowing a bit of what we are watching for, we realized, that eave did NOT support a colony thru the winter at all, but, one of the first swarms of the spring happily moved in.
The lesson from this, even when the property owners are absolutely positive that the wild bees have been in that spot forever, doesn't actually make it so, and, they may not be feral survivors at all. For the better part of a year, we believed that colony was a long time survivor, and, we had contemplated numerous ways to try capture some of that line into our own bees. But it was all for naught, watching them carefully over a winter / spring, showed us, it's not a long surviving colony at all, it's a 'happy home' for an early swarm.

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Very very good, but make that day, doesn't keep well overnight. Making a big bowl for Mom's birthday bbq as it went very very fast at the church supper!
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Wannabee quiltin. I make the grape salad all the time. http://www.food.com/recipe-finder/all/grape-salad . If the link doesn't work go to food.com and search for grape salad. It is the most popular one. So yummy. I usually cut down the sugar in the dressing by half. Last time i made it I was too lazy to go to the store for more grapes. SO I used half grapes and half granny smith apples. I added some dried cranberries too. They went crazy for it at a picnic.
I first saw this salad at a Pampered Chef show I hosted in 1988. The consultant made this as part of the demo. It is quite tasty.
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Grab your family, friends or even come by yourself , we guide you to design and paint pieces you can eat and drink out of. Whether you create them yourself with clay or choose a piece from our shelves or create a painting you can hang on your walls with our NEW Acrylics on Canvas with out resident Art teacher you will enjoy 3 hrs creating something unique.
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Highly recommend, all the kids had a great time and loved the painted plates they created. Ticky was excellent to deal with and Karina, our party host was lovely and kept the young ones engaged. Very easy party to organise for parents - all you have to bring is the cake and party bags!
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My sister's bridal shower party was held here and we all had a great time. Our party had about 15 people altogether attend. We had the studio all to ourselves and Ticky, the business manager, was able to give us her full attention for the day. She goes through step-by-step the process of drawing and painting the ceramics, and is always friendly in approaching a question (...) Read more
Excellent ServiceBy Mark and Joanna on 29/06/2013 8:08:18 PM
We had our son's 7th birthday here and the experience for the children was fabulous. With 24 children at the party, Ticky worked her magic and everyone had a great time. There was further excitement when the children got their plates back. We can recommend them for childrens birthday parties.
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We had my daughter's 6th Birthday Party at Tennyson Studio. Ticky kept the children entertained and engaged for the entire party. The plates they painted looked fabulous and each child was so happy and proud when we gave them their plates. Everyone had a ball and my daughter was so happy on her special day. It was a very easy party for us too as all we had to do was bring (...) Read more
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Ceramic painting courseBy Kiana on 20/04/2012 3:24:11 PM
I took the two boys (aged 9 & 12) that I nanny to the Ceramic Painting course and they both had a great time. The teacher gave great simple instructions letting them paint their picture step-by-step so it was dry enough to take home the same day. Additionally both teachers present encouraged and assisted the boys when needed which was very helpful as one has ADHD and fin (...) Read more
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Nisswa City Council continues meeting to Aug. 21
After meeting for 2 1/2 hours in closed session Wednesday, Aug. 14, the Nisswa City Council took no action but continued the meeting to next week.
The council will meet in closed session again at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, at the Ahlquist Law Office in Pequot Lakes.
The Aug. 14 special meeting notice reads, in part: "This meeting will be closed ... for preliminary consideration of allegations or charges against an individual or individuals subject to the public body's authority and/or for preliminary consideration of whether to terminate a city employee or employees."
City attorney Clyde Ahlquist said Tuesday that nothing was decided and there was no action taken on the discussion or possible termination.
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o-m-g, she rlly is ugly! Hahahaha, her nose just made me laugh so hard. But, well, she's not that fat you know – and theyre should defenitly be more normal-figure-having girls on tv so my kids don't grow up thinking they look fat when they really don't. But you Americans shure do make good television with your skinny asses and way too large fake boobs. If you see fake boobs here, you will be laughed at – and that should be so in every country. I love Jersey Shore and this bitch will make it even greater to watch how these stupid fake Italians get drunk, fighting & beating the crap out of strangers/eachother, having sex and making a fool out of them selfes. Ohhh I love American television!
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Sorry but pictuers don't lie and to have photos like that floating around on the world wide web her mom must be so proud. This show is disgusting it's very sad that reailty tv has come to this so people get paid for getting drunk and causeing drama and bringing girls home to sleep with. I also went to school with her and as never friends with and would not want to be. See kids what happens when you spend so much time in a tanninig bed it ages you.
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Why is she pursing her lips in ever picture?? She is not smiling in any of the pictures… She must have rotten teeth… Eww…
I must say, i have not watched one episode of season 2 and WILL NOT… I think they all have sickening personalities and the only good thing about last season was watching that fat little midget getting smashed in the face… That was hilarious… I will not support this season by watching so hopefully they will all go away…
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Way to represent New Egypt. I grew up there when it was a small quiet town. I agree with the last poster..GROSS! and mom..you must be sooo proud! ewww. can you please tell people you are from Lincroft and went to school there? opposed to what you might think..its not cool to be a drunken lesbian whore and show it on tv. LOL
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thats bullsh*t i grew up in new egypt nj with deena going to school with me, i didnt know her well but i did know that she was nice to everyone she met so stop giving her a hard time online and grow up and go out and get a life… seriously is this what you do sit online and give people a hard time…. you cant even post your real names p*ssies. new jersey girl have heart heels and a hot temper. get used to it!
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Wow, I also lived in New Egypt for most of my life, and she really must have stood out next to the "Farming" town back drop. She must have been a real go getter driving 30 mins. to get anywhere like the mall or a main stream retail shop. This girl probably spent most of her days hang out at the Thunderbird bowling alley across from the base with he other skanks. Thanks for making New Jersey's Italian American population proud, by going on national television and acting like a fool.
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We will analyze the peripheral (blood) and intrahepatic (liver) immune response in hepatitis C infection in patients with clear hepatitis C infection and those who develop chronic infection. We hope to determine immune responses that are important for eliminating the infection. Currently, the treatments for hepatitis C are not effective for everyone. For those patients enrolled who begin hepatitis C treatment, we will evaluate the immune system of people who respond compared to those who do not respond. If the patient is HIV positive, the change in hepatitis C immune response once various HIV medicines (antiretrovirals) are started will also be examined. Any treatment for hepatitis C or HIV will be determined by the patient's primary physician and will not be affected by enrollment in the study.
Blood samples of ~70 cc will be obtained no more than once per week. Patients who begin hepatitis C therapy or antiretroviral therapy if HIV coinfected will provide serial specimens for examination. Patients who undergo liver biopsy as a part of their routine hepatitis care will provide a sample for further studies of the immune response to see if it is different in the liver compared to the blood.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
This is not a clinical trial, but rather a basic science study using blinded human specimens.
Individuals with HCV infection will be identified for enrollment into our study by our clinical collaborators at the Crawford Long Infectious Diseases Clinic-Emory University. Control individuals with no prior exposure to HCV will be identified and enrolled both from the Crawford Long clinics and from the investigative donor pool at the Emory Vaccine Center. Inclusion in the current study will be limited to individuals with HCV genotype 1 infection as well as uninfected normal controls as determined by antibody and viral load measurements.
This is not a clinical trial.
Inclusion Criteria
- HCV infected and uninfected (controls)
- Women
- Minorities
Exclusion Criteria
- Children
- Individuals who cannot or will not provide informed consent
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00165919
|Principal Investigator:
|Arash Grakoui, Ph.D.
|Emory University
|Responsible Party:
|Arash Grakoui PhD, Associate Professor, Emory University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00165919 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|September 9, 2005
|Last Updated:
|November 12, 2013
Keywords provided by Arash Grakoui PhD, Emory University:
Hepatitis C
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
HIV Infections
Liver Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Hepatitis, Viral, Human
Virus Diseases
Enterovirus Infections
Picornaviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Flaviviridae Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
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Basically, the idea is that it doesn't really matter what you use for your bodies/supers as long as the bees have enough space. I don't actually own any bees, I will be waiting for next season, but my friend recently got into it and so I've been looking into getting hives of my own.
It seems that the mediums are favored simply because they're lighter, but it would seem more cost effective to use deeps for supers instead of more medium boxes. I'm just 16, so the weight isn't particularly a problem for me
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Lovely Located near the Panthéon G05408
Size59 m²
Floor No.(with elevator)
- Kitchen
- Elevator in building
- Washer/dryer
- Internet/WiFi
Accommodation summary
|Rue de Poissy, 75005 Paris, France
|Property type
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
|6 days ago
Apartment's equipments at your disposal: dvd player, hifi stereo, internet access by WiFi or ethernet cable, TV with international channels, clothes line, coffee machine, cooking plates, dish washer, freezer, fridge, kettle, micro wave, oven, toaster, vacuum cleaner, washing machine, iron, iron table, household sheets, towels
Living/Dining room approx. 215 sqft, with a window facing west on a quiet courtyard, furnished with: an arm-chair, four chairs, coffee table, desk, dinner table, fireplace, wooden floor
Bedroom n°1 approx. 130 sqft, with a window facing a courtyard, furnished with: bedside table, book-case, closet, a sofa bed for two people, TV with international channels, wooden floor
Bedroom n°2 approx. 150 sqft, with a window facing a courtyard, furnished with: bedside table, closet, a big double bed, wooden floor, ensuite bathroom
Bathroom: bathtub, washbasin, hair-dryer, tiled floor
Additional information: heating and continous hot water with a gas boiler, door code, no smoking, wooden floor, elevator
Ideally located, this apartment is situated in the very heart of Paris, close to Pantheon, Notre-Dame and the very well known rue Mouffetard for its night life and its restaurants , the Jardin des Plantes and Luxembourg gardens. It is in a short walking distance to the Ile Saint Louis, place Saint Michel, Saint Germain des Pres, with Le Cafe de Flore, Les deux Magots or la brasserie Lipp. Saint Germain des Pres is also one of the trendiest area in Paris, known for the fashion stores as Yves Saint Laurent or Louis Vuitton and many others. Many shops and stores are close to the apartment: bakery, butchery, supermarket, open air market, theater, restaurant, cafe...
The nearest metro station is Cardinal Lemoine.
If you arrive early or leave late, you can store your luggage in an automatic locker located nearby: City Locker (Gare du Nord, Gare de l'Est, Le Marais, Hotel de Ville, Chatelet, Saint-Germain, Saint-Michel, Notre Dame, Opera, Madeleine, Saint-Lazare)
House rulesRegular check-in time is between 2pm and 8pm (after 8pm only self check-in is possible).
For arrival on Sunday/bank holidays, 50 euros will be charged.
An early check-in between 10am and 2pm is available for an extra charge of 50 euros (if the apartment is available).
Regular check out time: before 10 am
For departure on Sunday/bank holidays, 50 euros will be charged
Based on availability and at least with a 24 hours notice, a late check-out between 10am and noon is available for an additional cost of 50 euros.
We will ask you to sign a rental agreement, to respect your obligations and not to smoke in the apartment.
For rentals over 21 days, you will have to pay your consumption of electricity and gas (on meter reading).
The security deposit is equal to the amount of the rent for rentals of less than 21 days (Possibility of taking an imprint bank card with Visa or Mastercard).
For rentals between 21 days and 6 months, we charge one month's rent, and 2 months rent for rentals of more than 6 months.
|Weekly rate for up to 4 guests
|1081 €
|Monthly rate for up to 4 guests
|3250 €
|Maximum nights
|1 year
|Check-in after
|On arrangement
|Check-in before
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|Check-out before
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Reviews for this host's other properties
recommendable !
The apartment is in a great spot and is spotlessly clean. Although not see employees of the company until the last day, the call is implecable.
I recommend it without any hesitation!
El apartamento está en un sitio magnífico y está SÚPER limpio. A pesar de que no ves a los empleados de la empresa hasta el último día, la atención telefónica es implecable.
Lo recomiendo sin ninguna duda!
The apartment is simple but simpático.Ainda did not send the receipt.
O apartamento é simples mas é simpático.Ainda não enviaram o recibo.
Although we did not experience personally Diane, we can ensure that our family stay in this apartment was wonderful. This is the first time we rented an apartment abroad and everything went well: we grab the keys easily, everything is shown organized. The apartment is great, close to everything, a bit noisy at night, it's true, but it is worth it. It is in excellent condition, clean. Access to the building is a bit twisted but eventually used to.
100% recommended.
To retain the City Locker service, offered by Wimdu. It is simple, convenient and cheap. We can leave the business in the instructions without drawbacks.
Quoiqu'on n'ait pas connu Diane personnellement, on peut assurer que notre séjour en famille dans cet appartement a été formidable. C'est la première fois qu'on loue un appartement à l'étranger et tout s'est très bien passé: on récupère les clés facilement, tout est indiqué, organisé. L'appartement est super bien placé, près de tout, un peu bruyant la nuit, c'est vrai, mais il vaut la peine. Il est dans un excellent état, bien propre. L'accès au bâtiment est un peu tordu mais on s'habitue finalement.
100% recommandable.
A retenir le service de City Locker, offert par Wimdu. Il est simple, pratique et pas cher. On peut laisser des affaires dans les consignes sans inconvénients.
nice apartment, with an excellent location. It was fully equipment and an adorable furnitures. No noisy, even been in the latin district, but no views and weak wifi. To summ up, we recommend the apartment.
We went to Paris in May 4 people. The aprtamento was excellent. Very clean and central, in the bunks two girls slept without problem. Certainly repeated.
Fuimos a paris en mayo 4personas. El aprtamento estaba excelente. Muy limpio y centrico, en las literas durmieron dos chicas sin problema. Sin duda repetiria.
A great, clean location for a Paris visit. We were two couples with two inquisitive boys. From here you can reach most attractions on foot and short return to the apartment for a break. The visit to Disney Park is wonderful due to the Metro and RER nearby. The settlement and accounting including keys worked super easy. Thank you for this beautiful experience.
Eine tolle, saubere Location für eine Parisbesichtigung. Wir waren zwei Ehepaare mit zwei wissbegierigen Jungs. Von hier aus kann man die meisten Sehenswürdigkeiten zu Fuß erreichen und für eine Pause kurz in die Wohnung zurückkehren. Auch die Besichtigung von Disneypark geht auf Grund der Metro und RER Nähe wunderbar. Die Abwicklung und Buchung samt Schlüsselübergabe funktionierte super einfach. Danke für diese schöne Erfahrung.
There were four in the apartment and it was really good! Although the bed was actually meant for distribution Parents with two children, it was no problem. Best of all was the kitchen. Cook saves just in Paris a lot of money! The furnishings were nice.
Perfect also was the location three minutes walk and you were at Notre Dame! In conclusion, we would definitely come back and had a great apartment. The only Harken was the complicated booking. ..
Wir waren zu viert in der Wohnung und es war wirklich gut! Auch wenn die Bettenverteilung eigentlich für Eltern mit zwei Kindern gedacht war , war das kein Problem. Am besten war die Küche. Selbst kochen spart gerade in Paris ziemlich viel Geld! Auch die Einrichtung war schön.
Perfekt war außerdem die Lage, drei Minuten Fußmarsch und man war bei notre dame! Abschließend lässt sich sagen, dass wir gerne wieder kommen und eine super Wohnung hatten. Der einzige Harken war die komplizierte Buchung. ..
Everything was ok in the apartment. Very clean and the equipment was fine. We had a pleasant stay. Thanks a lot.
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Team O: Our convention is going to be way better than those artificial Republicans'
posted at 6:01 pm on August 31, 2012 by Erika Johnsen
Allahpundit already went through the list of speakers slated to grace center stage at the Democrats' convention in Charlotte starting on Monday, and I have to add that I agree — even trying my damndest to genuinely put myself in progressives' shoes, I think I'd have a tough time getting as equi-pumped about their team of A-listers than I do as a conservative about Susana Martinez, Bobby Jindal, etcetera. I mean, besides President Obama himself, kinda'-sorta' on Bill Clinton, maybe Elizabeth Warren (my faux-liberal alter ego is workin' real hard to get excited about that one), but I just don't see anyone inducing the quite same level of inspiration as some of our rock-stars.
But, they're never ones to let up on the braggadocio, and Team Obama is maintaining that the GOP's convention was a swing and a miss, and their convention is the one that's going to take the cake. Via Politico:
"Our goal next week is to bring the choice in the election into focus for the American people, and I think throughout the week, that choice will be crystal clear," deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter said. "Unlike Republicans who really just sought to tear down the president over the course of three days, you know, we'll make an affirmative case for the president, but also an affirmative case for where we want to take the country and how we'll strengthen the middle class."
Senior adviser David Axelrod also tore into the GOP confab in Tampa, alleging it lacked specifics and wouldn't produce a sizeable bounce in the polls because of it. …
"And the advantage we have is we're not building our campaign on artifice," he said, adding a not-so-veiled reference to previous charges the Obama camp has made that the RNC based its convention on falsehoods. "We're building it on the causes and the themes that have animated Barack Obama's life and that he's been working for throughout his life and throughout his presidency, and we're going to amplify those is this convention."
Mmm hmm. For all of that just-tearing-down-the-president, only-base-appeal, and artificiality, have at the links.
And, by the way, one good turn deserves another:
SOURCES: Team Obama feeling need to match Romney "mystery guest" gambit. Who will it be?
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) August 31, 2012
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Mystery guest: Adolph Hitler – from the bunker. He will carefully explain how Gen. Steiner can come to the rescue of Obama's campaign…
drunyan8315 on August 31, 2012 at 7:15 PM
Rio Linda Refugee on August 31, 2012 at 7:17 PM
Great minds and all that. I really want to see Hitler tear a strip off of whoever organized the DNC speakers line-up. Perhaps General Axelturf?
drunyan8315 on August 31, 2012 at 7:33 PM
I'm waiting for the Dems to play the fear card – what will happen if Republicans take the Senate too?
Romney should pre-emptively point out what will not happen: there won't be any 2500-page unread bills "deemed" to be passed at midnight on Christmas Eve, that's what!
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Missing boy's dad says he can't believe ex-wife would suspect him
Mark Redwine says only concern is son's safety
LA PLATA CO., Colo. - The father of missing 13-year-old Dylan Redwine said Tuesday he can't believe his ex-wife would suggest that he's behind their son's disappearance.
"I can't believe you can be married to someone for 20 years and they could say those kinds of things about you," Mark Redwine told KRDO Newschannel 13.
On Monday, Dylan's mother, Elaine, told ABC News that she was afraid her ex-husband may have done something to Dylan.
"I don't think Mark treats him very well," Elaine Redwine said. "I would not put it past Mark to have done something to remove Dylan from the situation. You know, like 'if I can't have him, nobody will.'"
KRDO Newchannel 13 spoke to Mark at his home in Vallecito where Dylan was staying for a court ordered visit when he went missing on November 19.
Mark didn't want to go on camera, and said he has avoided the media thus far because he doesn't want to interfere with the search for his son or say anything negative about his ex, with whom he said he had a messy divorce.
He said his son, "means everything to me."
"I'm just trying to let the authorities do their job," he said. "My only concern right now is Dylan."
A poster with Dylan's picture is on Redwine's door, and a little boy's blue bicycle sits next to his home.
Investigators with the La Plata County Sheriff's Office could be seen driving past the house and told KRDO Newschannel 13 they were going door-to-door talking to neighbors.
Meanwhile, community members gathered for a prayer vigil Tuesday evening. Family friend Denise Hess planned the vigil after spending the last week organizing search parties.
"It's very much an emotional roller coaster for all of us," said Hess. "Because we come out, and we say, 'We're going to search this area and we're going to find him today.' Then darkness comes and we all go come a little bit defeated and with a little bit less hope."
Hess said Dylan is like a son to her, and she urges people to keep helping in the search any way they can.
"Please keep posting, keep watching, keep spreading the word and keep his name out there," she said. "Don't give up on him."
The Federal Bureau of Investigations is working with the sheriff's office in the search for Dylan.
On Sunday and Monday, investigators focused on the Vallecito Reservoir, near where Dylan's father lives. Dive crews used sonar equipped boats to comb the water, searching several areas cadaver dogs had reacted to. Nothing was found.


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The Great Escape (Hardcover)
The Great Escape
Where do you run to when your life has fallen apart?
Lucy Jorik is a champ at never embarrassing the family she adoresnot surprising since her mother is one of the most famous women in the world. But now Lucy has done just that. And on her wedding day, no less, to the most perfect man she's ever known.
Instead of saying "I do" to Mr. Irresistible, Lucy flees the church in an ill-fitting blue choir robe and hitches a ride on the back of a beat-up motorcycle plastered with offensive bumper stickers. She's flying into the unknown with a rough-looking, bad-tempered stranger who couldn't be more foreign to her privileged existence.
While the world searches for her, Lucy must search for herself, and she quickly realizes that her customary good manners are no defense against a man who's raised rudeness to an art form. Lucy needs to toughen upand fast.
Her great escape takes her to his rambling beach house on a Great Lakes island. Here, she hopes to find a new direction . . . and unlock the secrets of this man who knows so much about her but reveals nothing about himself. As the hot summer days unfold amid scented breezes and sudden storms, she'll also encounter a beautiful, troubled beekeeper; a frightened young boy; a modern-day evil queen; and a passion that could change her life forever.
In this dazzling follow-up to her New York Times bestseller Call Me Irresistible, Susan Elizabeth Phillips tells the funny, touching, enchanting story of a young woman searching for her destiny . . . and of a damaged man who doesn't believe in second chances.
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"With her latest flawlessly written romance, Phillips delivers the kind of complex, realistically complicated characters and richly emotional love story her fans have come to expect. Fueled with incendiary sexual chemistry, and deliciously witty, The Great Escape is another jewel from one of the genre's most incandescent stars."
-Booklist (starred review)
With brilliant dialog, sassy humor, and laserlike insight into what makes people tick, Phillips gifts readers with an engrossing, beautifully written romance that satisfies on all levels. Another winner from a stellar writer who never disappoints.
-Library Journal (starred review)
Phillips' signature mix of complicated characters, sexual chemistry and emotionally compelling writing is irresistible.
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Generally, abortion isn't thought to cause fertility issues or complications in subsequent pregnancies. However, some research suggests a possible link between abortion and an increased risk of:
During a medical abortion, a woman takes medication in early pregnancy to abort the fetus. In a surgical abortion, the fetus is removed from the uterus — typically with a vacuum device, a syringe or a spoon–shaped instrument with a sharp edge (curet) — as a surgical procedure. Rarely, a surgical abortion can damage the cervix or uterus. In such cases, surgery might be needed to correct the damage before a woman can conceive again. Also, rarely the cervix can be weakened, leading to the potential for the cervix to open prematurely (incompetent cervix) in a subsequent pregnancy. This is more likely to affect women who have had multiple surgical abortions.
If you've had an abortion and are concerned about the possible impact on a future pregnancy, consult your health care provider. He or she can help you understand the potential risks, as well as what you can do to help ensure a healthy pregnancy.
Roger W. Harms, M.D.
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Discussion in 'Great Skate Debate' started by Sylvia, Jun 4, 2010.
So, does anyone know who his new bf is...
He is bi?
Sad that the rumors were true. So maybe Jamie wasn't pissed at for M/T skating to "Love story", but it was just sad remembering what she and David used to be?
I was a huge M/T fan and I was pissed at them for skating to that pile of dreck. I would actually like Jamie if the reason for her sour face was exactly the same.
David was very married when he first started skating with Jamie. He wore his wedding ring all of the '98-'99 season and would say hi to his wife's family in the kiss and cry. The '99-'00 Love Story season was very muddy re: timing. David and his wife were separating but it definitely overlapped with Jamie/David becoming romantically involved.
Now I'm dying to know who David is with...
Josee and Jean-Michel were married in 1997. Their twins were born in 2005 and best as I can tell, they were legally separated in 2007. Ten years of marriage and two little kids... Still hard to believe.
All this talk of skating divorces makes me appreciate the wonderful long-term marriage of Oleg and Ludmilla Protopopov. I'm trying to think of other long term skating marriages but I can't think of any others at the moment.
to hear of S/P's divorce.
Who is you know who? Somebody drop me a pm if they do not want to post it.
If my remember correctly, someone said David and Tessa were dating. Don't know if it's true, though.
You are so full of win.
Last time I checked, Fedor and Tessa were dating, and how old is David because Tessa is only like 20.
Tessa and Fedor broke up last fall. And David is mid 30's I believe.
Ding-ding-ding, a winner.
Thinking it over, I'm actually relieved in a way that the separation was so long ago, at least from the POV that I can give him and U-know benefit of the doubt WRT timing - in the alleged relationship. Just as I've always given him and Jamie the same WRT his 1st marriage.
But I'm sure that won't keep others from more of an unsubstantiated rumor/ snark fest.
I'd name some, but again, that'd just start up the big rumor mill about those skaters.
It seems to me that a lot of skaters have great tragedies at a young age, and yes, perhaps a lot seem to have difficulty keeping longterm relationships. But so do a lot of people.
Jaime was only 22 when she and David became an item. Think of all that's happened to them over the last 10 years.
David is born in November 1974 which means he's 35 years old now.
On the blog/formspring Aunt Joyce's Ice Cream Stand, he confirmed it's Tessa several times... Even said David was sitting with Tessa's family at the Olympics He is usually pretty accurate and doesn't post things without good sources, but who knows?
I can't think of any that are as long term as the Protopopovs ... maybe, Moskvina and her husband? Are Punsalan and Swallow still married?
He arrived at Canadians - saw him just after the original dance and he stayed for the mens short program. Someone in the crowd asked him were Jamie was and he said "at home, with the baby." At the time, I thought it was odd but it seemed reasonable enough.
I have to say, if it is Tessa, I find that more than a little disturbing. The age difference alone is quite stunning, never-mind the fact that he has been married and divorced twice. Not good...
A big age difference worked for Moskvina and Moskvin.
Sorry to read confirmation of the news. Hope it's an amicable split for Jesse's sake.
Punsalan and Swallow are still together as far as I know. I hope they stay together, they are a sweet couple!
sad to hear about this divorce.
As for Tessa... WOW
I can only imagine- especailly if there is someone that casued the split I know a lot of divorced paretns who can barely LOOK at each other never mind skate together!
I do think that jamie is shining right now- she looks great and is from what I ehar skating well-
Tessa seems to be makign the rounds of skaters I guess the tension on the bus is outta this world though!
18 months! wow that is a long time to keep a secret for- and having ayoung child is very taxing on a marriage -
I am sad to hear of this-
Rakhama/Kokko. Meno/Sand. Linichuk/Karpasonov. Victor Kraatz and his wife haven't been married that long, but they've been together for a long time. Dickson/Lindgren.
Edmonton Journal article:
Klimova / Ponomorenko, Drobiazko / Vanagas. There are many others as well.
Even if this was coming with awkward public appearences it is still sad because at one point they did want to be together and had a kid and everything.
Jason and Yuka
The Petrenkos
So it turns out that the rumors that were posted on FSU about Sale and Pelletier earlier this year turned out to be true afterall.


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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. - As the rainfall continued throughout Wednesday night, some residents kept watch over the roads and their homes as water approached.
Standing water was the scene throughout much of Washington County, Virginia after continued storms. Water stood in the street and some roads were impassable.
Off of Hillandale Road a gravel road was completely washed out because of the gushing water. We're told the road looked just the same on the opposite side. Drivers were also slowing down on Old Salt Works Road where water was standing inside a tunnel.
We passed VDOT crews out working Wednesday evening who told News 5 they only expect the flooding problem to get worse because the rain is expected to continue throughout the next few days. Law enforcement wants to remind you that if you see water standing in the road to turn around, because you don't know how deep the water is across the road.
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Love all the sets though I think the bottom one needs something as they are so similar. I agree with some of the comments that a solid needs to be added to each. I thought Christmas or Valentines for the reds - maybe a tablerunner?. I thought of my neice for the butterflys...something fun and modern.
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Shirin Neshat, an Iranian American artist living in New York City, is widely acclaimed for her extraordinary video installations and photographs, yet her collected works are rarely considered as a singular production or displayed together. This mid-career retrospective includes eight video installations and two series of photography. Through visual metaphor and compelling sound, Neshat confronts the complexities of identity, gender and power to express her own vision that embraces the depth of Islamic tradition and Western concepts of individuality and liberty.
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In regards to KC fans cheering when Matt Cassel was injured on a play.
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In regards to KC fans cheering when Matt Cassel was injured on a play.
KC fans are even worse than eagles fans? Could it really be?
no, they're just fed up of sub-par teams for many years now. I think they're similar to the Browns fandom.
edit: and I really appreciate what the Tackle said/tweeted/ did
Eric Winston does make good points from the perspective of a player. There's just two side to this which he acknowledges. Yes, the KC fans were fed up paying to watch a sub-par QB for so long and lose a game like that. However, for the hometown crowd to continue to cheer for the fact that their own QB got KOed and receiving medical attention isn't acceptable on any level.


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Just happened to be talking with Arlyn at the main office in Hamilton this morning.
Remembered some of you were talking about the old square 12 frame Dadant Deep hive boxes etc
Well they haven't had any woodenware for years and years, but they still carry the 10 5/8" Dura-Gilt foundation that fits the 11 1/4" frame for the 11 5/8" deep boxes.
But, occasionally they run the crimp-wired wax foundation, maybe once a year, and sometime next week is it for this year. Most likely not again until around this time next year.
So if anyone wants some get your order in quick.
The kicker is 25lb minimum. That figures out to 5 sheets per lb for 125 sheets total minimum order.
About $173.00 Plus tax, plus shipping.
This is the verticle crimp wire with the hook at the top. That's alot of frame area so best to secure it well with cross wires also.
I'm about an hour from them and run down there frequently to pick-up stuff rather than have it shipped to me. Other things to do in between.
So I was considering offering to split up an order, repackage and ship, if enough people are interested.
Less than 25lbs needs to be stiffened with plywood or masonite so it won't flex too much and other extra packing, or small items to fill one of those USPS flat-rate boxes.
Unless you're close, I doubt there is enough time to get them your own wax to use, but they do a pretty good job of cleaning and save the cappings wax they get for foundation production.
I'm building my own equipment, frames now too since they don't produce them anymore.
I've been going foundationless, but having wires in this deep of frame with this heat we've been having may be a better idea.
Let me know what you think.


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great idea... I may make one
This is a great idea...and to have a brother that can make it for you is so nice...I was thinking one could be made smaller to put ribbon on...may mount on wall or under a shelf...what do you think?
Does your brother hire himself out?
Wow, thanks for sharing I need some thing like this for binding . I'll show my husband the picture. hope you don't mind if I use your idea.
Freedom is costly and quilting keeps us busy...
Great idea for anything on a roll. Such as ribbons also.
Nifty idea. And I probably have enough room under my table to store a small one--that would just hold one roll of binding. This has got my wheels turning...
"Piecin' a quilt's like livin' a life...The Lord sends us the pieces, but we can cut 'em out and put 'em together pretty much to suit ourselves, and there's a heap more in the cuttin' and the sewin' than there is in the caliker...I've had a heap of comfort all my life making quilts, and now in my old age I wouldn't take a fortune for them." (Eliza Calvert Hall, Aunt Jane of Kentucky)
Found this on pinterest and think it would also work very well. Wish I'd thought of it myself. I've got one of these freestanding tp holders.
How nifty. I bet your Brother could make some good money just making then for people on here. I need to get hubby on this ASAP. Thanks for sharing your new gadget.
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Three development groups with ties to Lake Charles officially entered the race to buy the former Sears property downtown and build combined retail and residential complexes.
Bid packages with each group's proposal were opened during Tuesday's Lake Charles City Council agenda meeting. The city owns the property.
KW Commercial, the real estate division of Keller Williams Realty, is offering $957,500. Erdace Apartments offered a bid of $628,500 for the property. Geddings Development Corp. offered $425,000 for the land.
The companies are competing for the purchase of 3.7 acres of land in the 600 block of Ryan Street.
KW Commercial representative Chris Khoury –– a member of the city's Downtown Development Authority — said the investment group "has looked at the site awhile."
The proposal consists of plans to build a three-story stucco-and-brick building that would hold 188 multifamily housing units with on-site parking.
Erdace Apartments, spearheaded by developer Roger Landry, would be a four-story, 225,000-square-foot building. Landry said the facility would have 166 luxury apartments and 22,000 square feet of retail space. He estimates the project would cost $19 million.
Scott Moffett, with ERA Moffett Realty, said he was working with Landry on the project. "This would go nicely with what is downtown already," he said.
Geddings Development Corp. is preliminarily proposing to build a mixed-use development with "high-quality for-rent spaces," according to its proposal. The facility would have 120-160 units.
Company spokesman Gray Stream said he is confident that "we can bring a vision and investment into downtown Lake Charles that will be generational. Our vision is to build something that fits what we do both nationally and internationally."
City Council President Mark Eckard appointed fellow council members Marshall Simien and John Ieyoub to review the proposals and make a recommendation on who should be awarded a buy-sell agreement from the city.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Despite the best intentions of legislators, teens and young adults are still finding synthetic marijuana. There may not be receipts to point to but emergency rooms, the Drug Enforcement Agency and now the Centers for Disease Control can now attest to its presence.
The September deaths of three people in the Denver area, likely from synthetic marijuana or k-2, prompted an investigation by the CDC that is ongoing.
In Colorado Springs, doctors at Memorial Hospital have started tracking spice related illnesses. In less than a month, they've determined 30 cases are tied to synthetic marijuana and 40 more are being investigated. In one case, the drug is suspected of causing Jonathan Walder, 19, to slip into a coma.
"The problem with these synthetic drugs is that they're man made, usually by people with no chemistry degrees," said Matthew Barden, agent in charge of the Colorado Springs division of the Drug Enforcement Agency.
In 2011, Colorado lawmakers passed a law that banned the drug but Barden said that law just complicates things.
"Each substance can be different," said Barden. "With state guidelines and federal guidelines -- the laws could be very different."
Craig Simpson of the Colorado Springs Police Department said Colorado law should be clear to both shop owners and users. Possession of spice is a misdemeanor, getting caught selling the product is a felony which could lead to jail time.
Simpson said there's a clear distinction between marijuana and it's chemically-made sibling.
"We see things that we don't see with marijuana like overdose deaths," said Simpson.
He calls it a powerful and hard hitting drug that and users should not think it's okay even if they buy it over the counter.
"It does not make it safe or acceptable by any stretch," said Simpson.
Barden said spice has taken off over the last year because of it's ease of availability and low price. But he warns no one knows what kind of chemicals are being used in the product or in what quantities.
"There's no rationale," said Barden. "There's no method that I've heard except for spray it and hope it comes out to be the best quality it can be."
Barden believes that cavalier approach to producing synthetic marijuana and another synthetic drug known as bath salts make the products dangerous.
"We're looking into the overdose situation," said Barden. "We're doing the very best we can as far as finding out where this stuff is sold, what particular store its being sold from."
In the meantime, Barden suggests education as the best way keep people from ending up in the hospital.
"Every package I've ever seen has a sticker on there," said Barden. "If a package says not for human consumption I would take that package's advice."