text: Been debating a pocket "9" for 2 years now. I was leaning toward an S&W Shield and have shot the LC9, KAHR's and the kel-tec....My choice and it was the best (for me anyway) was the Beretta Nano... I am impressed. Just picked it up yesterday, The construction,utter reliability (3 types of ammo from 115 to 124+P) and what was most impressive is the accuracy. Popping golf balls on a consistant basis out to 15 yds. Fits an old Galco "quickslide" perfectly and the Blackhawk pocket holster also. The takedown is very simple and WOW...no dry fire trigger pull for take down. Kudos to Beretta, this one's a winner all around!!!!


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Any last-study-day advice?
ps. Don (and others) I did go out and buy a copy of Counter Hack Reloaded and I must say that it is an excellent book so far. From the first chapter it had me pulled in like a story book not wanting to put it down. I would recommend it to anyone that doesn't already have it

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This will be my first year keeping bees. Just received the estimated ship date on my packages. I can't wait!
This will be my first year keeping bees. Just received the estimated ship date on my packages. I can't wait!
Welcome! I am as excited as you are about my bees coming this Spring too.
The little bee returns with evening's gloom,
To join her comrades in the braided hive... -Tennyson
Welcome, there is a beekeeping school in New Haven in 10 days that I think may be useful. Check ctbees.com
We have a lot of members in New England and they are a wealth of information on keeping bees in that geographic region. Your biggest challenge will be wintering the first few years. use the search feature on the forum and read the wintering threads.
Always question Conventional Wisdom.
You might take a look at this posting:
The "Bee School" is a great idea...
Trying to think inside the box...
Why the jab at me?
I take it you think that wintering in New England is no harder than anywhere else?
Always question Conventional Wisdom.
I would love to attend the bee school Bleta12 mentioned but between work and school that week it will not be a possibility.
Bleta12 - what county are you in?
Bluegrass - I had already surmised that overwintering would be one of my first big challenges. The beesource resources are the primary reason I joined the forum. If the overall helpfulness of this forum was the deciding factor no one here would ever lose a hive. This seems to be a general attitude regarding bees that I have come across in many places and was one of the deciding factors to take the plunge.
Basically what I am saying is don't loose hope... You may be buying bees 3-4 or more times before you get wintering worked out. You may get lucky and not loose it at all. Even the guys like Mike Palmer who has 30 plus years of experience wintering in northern climates experience heavy losses some years.
Always question Conventional Wisdom.
You really never know for sure year to year how wintering will work out, success is not based entirely on beekeeping management, there are plenty of things out of your control that can happen to reduce your success also. Experience and knowledge together can increase your odds though.
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Bleta12 - what county are you in?
Hartford county. I live in Granby CT
Congrats and welcome. Glad to welcome another newbie from CT. I am one myself. Getting my first bees in April.


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I was running some errands with a few people from the blood bank when we realized none of us had eaten lunch. It was nearly 3:00 p.m. The first restaurant we stopped at, much to my surprise was out of food. The second restaurant, a slightly larger establishment with tables and chairs.....was out of food
I went to the Botanical Gardens to listen to the police orchestra play a few tunes. The gardens were more like a large park. The music was nice, and I even ran into somebody who I know. More exciting than the music and even the flora, however were the animals. All kinds of birds cackled, crowed, and made their various other noises. The highlight was certainly the large pond with manatees. I had never seen one in person, and I rejoiced along with the other children as they moved slowly through the pond, eating large amounts of grass we (the children) fed them. Later on I saw a caiman as well. Lucky for me I was faster than the other children, and got away.
Last week, a person who has been showing me around here asked what some of my favorite foods were. Part of the long list included sushi, which sparked his interest. He picked me up last night from the hotel; in the car, he started talking about sushi. We went to a Chinese restaurant, and he proceeded to ask the waiter if they had sushi. Lucky for me, they didn't (not that I was surprised). I think I will keep my sushi adventures in the US and Japan, if I ever go. Especially considering most of the fish here is described only as "Fish."
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My 7 month old has an inoperable brain tumor. Doctors say radiation therapy is not an option. I read online that cannabis oil might shrink the tumor. Can you please connect me with a medical marijuana provider?
I suffer from cluster headaches. I am a teacher and coach and dread going to bed. The doctor has me on anti-seizure medication right now! I never have had a seizure in my life. Narcotics do not touch the pain I go through either. Those too have been prescribed. Last night I suffered from 8:45 pm until 3:50 am from ice pick headache after ice pick headache, only to "get up," get the kids ready and try to teach. I am in week 4 of my headache cycle. I get 7-8 headaches per day, at least every other day, but once during this four-week stretch I had 3 1/2 days without one. What a vacation. I would try anything. Is there someone I could contact? Thank you.
_Distraught in the Mid-West
I've been out of work for almost two years. I heard that marijuana trimmers can make $20 an hour! Do you know of anyone who would hire me to trim? I'm a hard worker. I can meet them at a Dunkin Donuts or someplace public and safe. I'm sorry to ask you for this kind of work, but I am desperate.
These are just a few of the most frequent kind of emails I receive: the plea for a hook-up or connection.
When I get these emails, I sigh. I cannot help. It's not just because it's journalistically unethical, but also because fulfilling these requests would put my career — and my sources — at risk.
To someone who is young or into drug culture, these emails might seem absurd. Who has a hard time getting hooked up? But imagine for a moment you are middle-aged or older and you've been proudly anti-drug your entire life. Suddenly, you find yourself desperate and marijuana seems to be your last hope. Whom do you turn to? How do you find a safe environment for relief?
When it comes to medical marijuana, patients and their families are moving from all over the nation to Colorado to experiment with cannabis, because of barriers to obtaining it in their own states. And it's most likely a similar desperation that drives people to ask a reporter like me for information on how to find illicit medicine. But while I want people to live healthy, safe lives, I cannot, under any circumstance, connect you with someone I've written about, or know about.
Here's what I can say. I know many people who have found emotional support from patient and family groups oriented around their issue or illness. You may want to find a group in your community to attend. You can also contact your representatives — at every level of government — and tell them you want marijuana legalized and regulated, both so you can find the proper cannabis to treat an ailment without moving across the country, and for the economic boost it will bring to your community by creating jobs and whittling down a shady black market. States like Maryland — which became the 21st state to legalize medical marijuana on April 14 — don't pass these laws without residents making a lot of noise.
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text: So Triplette goes under the hood.........and before I finish I should probably disclose that for probably close to 5 seasons running now I've had Triplette pegged as one of the worst officials in the NFL. I'm gonna say the worst because I can only name a few others such as Hochuli, Carey, Winter, Booger (does he still do it?). These are the big time guys who get most of the national games so that's why I can name them. Jeff Triplette however has made some of the worst calls I have ever seen and his explanations are often times incoherent. He sounds like he's been pregaming at a frat house. You watch a Triplette game and you're gonna scratch your head trying to figure out why a calls was made or what the hell he is even trying to explain. Not to mention he's the guy who knocked that Browns' player's eye out with a penalty flag like 10 years ago. Seriously over the past 5 or so years if I see a Triplette game it's got some calls in it that just make me shake my head and laugh. They all make horrid calls. Wasn't it Hochuli who made the call on that ridiculous fumble of Cutler's when he was playing in Denver. I can't remember the exact circumstances but I think it was blown dead so the Charger recovery was nullified. They changed that rule didn't they? Anyway, at least Ed was able to explain why the outcome was the way it was. Anyone remember the fumble against the Packers where Felix dove on it? Here's Triplette's explanation. [youtube]v-wkbyFwM6M[/youtube] Whether or not they can review it is one thing.......the fact that he can't even explain why he was told it can't be reviewed in a manner that makes sense is completely another. Good call or bad, this guy goes on the mic and sounds like someone who just completed their first class in an English Second Language course. You don't know if he's actually made the right call or not because he can't tell you why it's right or wrong. And while I remember it, how does he stare straight at Cullen Jenkins while he is faking an injury and not even bat an eyelash? I mean this guy is writhing, holding his ankle and reaches for his shoe laces and then gets up and sprints at full unimpeded speed to the sidelines and not a single thing registers with Jeff. He could literally reach out and high five Cullen he was so close and he was staring right at it. How does it not click? Unable to even get up........full sprint seconds later in a situation where the offense is trying to hurry things up to prevent a challenge. I really NBC would have had the full version replay of it because the last part that was shown was horrid, I can't even imagine how staged the rest of it was. Long story short, Triplette is as inept as they come in my book which brings me to the topic of the thread. Now maybe I have the idea of the rule wrong, I'm not counting that out. Wouldn't be the first time and certainly won't be the last. But I was under the impression that a spot challenge on a potential change of possession play MUST result in a change in possession in order to be reversed. If it's 4th and 1 full yard and the offense isn't credited with a single bit of forward movement but challenges and it is determined that the offense did indeed gain yardage but not enough to retain possession, the call is upheld in spite of the ball being spotted incorrectly. Team is then charged a timeout because the result of their challenge was not a successfully converted 4th down attempt with possession retained. That is my understanding of the rule. If that is incorrect, you can just disregard the following section and I'll end with a simple, "Triplette still sucks". But if that is incorrect, was that a recent amendment to the rule or have I been under the wrong impression since they starting challenging spot rulings? If that's the case, I'm an idiot but.........."Triplette still sucks". Tonight, Dallas challenges the spot and the first words he says is, "After reviewing the play, the ruling on the field is reversed. We will move the ball forward just at the 38 yard line and remeasure". Hellacious initial spotting of the ball aside, what he says is that Dallas both gained the first down and that it will be remeasured. Now, perhaps this is just him slipping up because procedurally the process appears to have taken the correct sequence of events, almost. They re-spotted the ball, measured and then announced whether or not Dallas would be charged a timeout as you would expect to be done but IMO that kind of seems a little unlikely considering how it played out. As the sequence unfolds the chain crew begins to move to a fresh set of downs just as they were getting ready to remeasure. When you watch the sequence you can see one of the markers pass by Garrett to their new location as Al Michaels is bringing up the point that Triplette announced a reversal and then said the ball would be measured. So Triplette says "reversed" over the mic and then informs the rest of the crew of the reversal and these guys knowing exactly what that means in this particular situation move to a fresh set of downs, only to have Triplette walk over and call for a measurement from the spot they just left. It would be one thing if it was just the announcement. I mean, anyone can misspeak and say it's reversed even though Triplette should know and have enough experience by now with handling this situation that you cannot reverse the spot of the ball itself, you can only move the spot and that is what determines whether the reversal is in order. But this just wasn't the announcement. That's what he passed on to the other officials and the chain crew who acted on the reversal in the manner that would be appropriate for a reversal. So now we have moving chains on top of a moved spot and pardon me for not having a ton of confidence in a group of guys who can't collectively spot the ball correctly in first place and who are led by a guy who can't correctly relay the outcome of a challenge. Just doesn't make for a very awesome combo IMO. And the little clothespin marker or whatever it was they used to move the chains back to the previous spot of measurement, yeah that seems like a totally infallible device. Furthermore, this all came after they had just measured the distance on two consecutive plays with both having the ball come up just short on the midfield side of the 38 yard line. So he comes out and says the ball will be re-spotted on the endzone side of the 38 yard line or as he put it, "just at the 38 yard line" (which in itself doesn't seem correct because just at the 38 yard line was where Dallas was at prior to the play. Unless he's measuring from the butt of the ball instead of the nose, he should have said "just beyond".) In total, they moved the ball over a foot when both the 3rd and 4th down measurement were determined to be like an inch or two short. So what happens if his re-spot was determined to be short again or the high tech chain marking system or measuring official screws it up? He comes back out and says, "After remeasuring, the call is in fact NOT REVERSED, Dallas is charged a timeout and Philadelphia retains possession"? I dunno. The whole sequence kind of irked me. The obvious shorting of the initial spot, the ruling of reversal with re-spotting and moving of the chains just prior to the re-measurement. Just seemed like an awful lot of screwing up for something as simple as measuring for a first down. Perhaps he could tell from replay that Murray exceeded the line to gain but protocol dictates that a measurement must occur as some sort of attempt at transparency. I dunno, it just wasn't smoothly played out with so many moving pieces, I can definitely foresee a team getting shorted if these types of things occur in the future. Like I said I might have the rule wrong myself but from the way Michaels and Collinsworth responded to it, it seemed like I was on track.


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nice Apartments 1 in the trendy neighborhood
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|Fesenfeld, 28203 Bremen, Germany
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The room is furnished with a small kitchen and a new TFT screen is available in bad weather. The bathroom has been renovated and has a shower, toilet and a small sink.
The room is unoccupied for a short period and may not be offered cheaper.
The apartment is equipped with free Wi-Fi.
The apartment is generally suitable for two people. In exceptional cases, a third person can be accommodated. The price of the third person is € 15 per night.
For 2 persons = € 45,00 / Weekend 51,00€
Third Person 15€ on top.
House rulesThe house is in a residential area and has three other units. A mutual neighborly dealings please keep;-)
Otherwise, there are no extra-called house rules.
Three nights we put the bedding. With fewer nights please bring your own or zuzubuchen surcharge of 5 € per day and person.
The apartment is generally suitable for two people. If a third person can be accommodated in exceptional cases, the price is € 15 for the third person per night.
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Nice apartment, functional and aesthetic facility. Merely basin in bath could be larger for my needs. Contact with Klaus really friendly and congenial. Well located in the district of Bremen near Hospital Center - Ostertorsteinweg / Wall systems can be reached in some minutes walking distance, Directly connected to central station by bus. Had pleasant stay in a nice homely atmosphere. Apartment is functional and tastefully furnished and equipped with everything needed for a human short trip to Bremen. The small sink in the bathroom okay for a few days, for longer stays a little too small for my needs. Contact Klaus very friendly and uncomplicated, thanks for that! Location in the perfect - quiet, yet right in the middle. Stone Gate / Ostertorsteinweg / ramparts in a few minutes walking distance, direct bus from the main station
Nice appartement, functional and aesthetic facility. Merely basin in bath could be larger for my needs. Contact with Klaus really friendly and congenial. Well located in Bremer Viertel near Klinikum Mitte - Ostertorsteinweg/Wallanlagen can be reached in some minutes walking distance, directly connected to central station by bus.
Hatten angenehmen Aufenthalt in netter Wohnatmosphäre. Appartement ist funktionell und geschmackvoll eingerichtet, und mit allem ausgestattet, was mensch bei einem Kurztrip nach Bremen benötigt. Das kleine Waschbecken im Bad für ein paar Tage okay, bei längerem Aufenthalt für meine Bedürfnisse etwas zu klein.
Kontakt mit Klaus sehr freundlich und unkompliziert, danke dafür!
Lage im Viertel perfekt - ruhig und dennoch mittendrin. Steintor/Ostertorsteinweg/Wallanlagen in wenigen Minuten zu Fuß erreichbar, direkte Busverbindung vom Hbf.
The apartment is equipped with everything you need. The location is absolutely chilling, and we come back.
Das Appartment ist mit allem ausgestattet, was man so braucht. Die Lage ist absolut chillig; wir kommen wieder.
Perfect solution for those who want to spend a few days in the city of Bremen, the apartment, small but clean well equipped, is located in an area well served by public transport (in a few tram stops is in the center) and close to various exercises malls, restaurants and pubs. The owner Klaus is always ready to respond to any request for information.
Soluzione perfetta per chi vuole trascorrere qualche giorno nella città di Brema, l'appartamento, piccolo ma pulito ben attrezzato, si trova in una zona molto ben servita dai mezzi pubblici (in pochissime fermate di tram si è in centro) e vicina a vari esercizi commerciali, ristoranti e birrerie. Il proprietario Klaus è sempre pronto a rispondere a qualsiasi richiesta di informazione.
The location of the apartment is great. The apartment also: All you need is top da.Für the price. The contact is very personable. Thank you, happy again.
Die Lage des Appartements ist super. Das Appartement auch: Alles, was man braucht, ist da.Für den Preis top. Auch der Kontakt ist sehr sympathisch. Vielen Dank, gerne wieder.
Great, beautifully designed apartment in a great location (close to the action) - and yet pleasantly quiet over the rooftops of a 1 / fourth We felt very comfortable there.
Handling was easy, accommodating and very nice. If Bremen again, then again so again here.
Tolle, schön geschnittene Wohnung in toller Lage (nah am Geschehen) - und trotzdem angenehm ruhig über den Dächern des 1/4. Wir haben uns dort sehr wohl gefühlt.
Handling war unkompliziert, zuvorkommend und sehr nett. Wenn wieder Bremen, dann wieder so, dann wieder hier.
The apartment is very appropriate and grateful to experience the internet, but it was the best care that we showed Mr. Klaus to feel comfortable to visit Bremen. Klaus Thanks for everything and the contacts did you provide to us. See you soon. George and Anna.
El apartament molt adequat, i agraïts per poder gaudir de internet, però lo millor va ser l'atenció que ens va mostrar el Sr. Klaus per sentir-nos còmodes a la visita de Bremen.
Gràcies per tot Klaus, i pels contactes que ens vareu facilitar.
Fins aviat.
Jordi i Anna.
Top location, all right, we were satisfied!
Top Location, alles in Ordnung, wir waren zufrieden!
The apartment is centrally located in a quiet street and is equipped with all the essentials. The contact was very pleasant. Gladly again.
Die Wohnung liegt zentral in einer ruhigen Straße und ist mit allem Notwenigen ausgestattet. Der Kontakt war sehr angenehm. Gerne wieder.
Great location. Spacious. Functional. Helpful hosts. Comfortable as possible.
Tolle Lage. Geräumig. Funktional. Hilfsbereiter Gastgeber. Rundum gut.
We had a wonderful weekend in Bremen. The apartment is decorated very cute and practical. The location is great, very quiet and still has several restaurants and shops nearby. A great neighborhood! The communication was very nice and easy. We will gladly return!
Wir hatten ein wunderbares Wochenende in Bremen. Das Appartment ist sehr nett und praktisch eingerichtet. Die Lage ist toll, sehr ruhig und dennoch hat man Restaurants und Geschäfte in direkter Nähe. Ein super Viertel!
Die Kommunikation war sehr nett und unkompliziert. Wir kommen gerne wieder!
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Mobile hospital and personnel shipped on Airbus test A340-600.
An Airbus flight on behalf of the Red Cross Red Crescent landed yesterday in Amman, Jordan, transporting 25 tonnes (143 cubic metres) of medical equipment and supplies as well as medical and logistics personnel.
This Airbus A340-600 test aircraft was loaded in Helsinki by the Finnish Red Cross, with help from Finnair Cargo for palletizing and loading. This mission was arranged between the Airbus Corporate Foundation and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
IFRC Under Secretary General for Programme Services, Walter Cotte said: "The humanitarian needs to support the flight of thousands of people who are fleeing Syria increase every day. In Jordan, the Red Cross Red Crescent is providing vital health care to thousands of refugees. Airbus' delivery of life-saving equipment, supplies and skilled people is invaluable, enabling us to provide for the health care needs of this vulnerable population."
Andrea Debbané, Executive Director of the Airbus Foundation, said: "The Airbus Foundation has been working regularly for several years with the IFRC, coordinating humanitarian missions such as this one today in Jordan. We also wish to thank all our partners involved in this project, the IFRC, the Finnish Red Cross, Finnair Cargo and Nordisk Aviation."In recent years, Airbus has built up a global network of airlines and relief organisations to support international humanitarian causes. Delivery flights of new to be delivered aircraft have been used on numerous occasions to transport goods to destinations in need all over the world.
These supplies will enable the delivery of medical services in a new Syrian refugee camp currently being set up in Azraq, 100 kilometres east of Amman, which will accommodate up to 130,000 people.
The goods sent by the Finnish Red Cross are a part of a joint Red Cross Red Crescent initiative and includes beds, tents, surgical equipment and medicine. Ten people from the Red Cross (nurses, doctors, and technicians) are also part of the support.
The Airbus Corporate Foundation was created in December 2008 to facilitate charitable activities worldwide within an international network of employees and partners. The organisation focuses its support on three themes: humanitarian and community support, youth development and the environment. Since its launch in December 2008, the Airbus Corporate Foundation has facilitated some 33 relief or goodwill flights to numerous destinations all over the globe.
For more information on the Airbus Corporate Foundation and its activities, please visit: www.airbus.com/company/corporate-social-responsibility/corporate-foundation/.


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Located in Disneyland - Anaheim, Residence Inn by Marriott Anaheim Maingate is within a mile (2 km) of popular sights such as Disney California Adventure® Park and Disneyland®. This 200-room, 3-star aparthotel welcomes guests with free breakfast, an outdoor pool, and free in-room WiFi. Downtown Disney® District and Angel Stadium are also nearby.
Start your day off right with a free full breakfast offered each morning.
All 200 individually furnished apartments feature kitchens and space to spread out with sitting areas. 32-inch flat-screen TVs come with cable channels and pay movies, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Beds are dressed in premium bedding and bathrooms offer hair dryers and free toiletries. Sofa beds, coffee makers, and laptop-compatible safes are other standard amenities.
Residence Inn by Marriott Anaheim Maingate features an outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a fitness center. You can take advantage of free parking, along with limo/town car service. The 24-hour front desk has multilingual staff ready to assist with dry cleaning/laundry, tours or tickets, and luggage storage. Additional amenities include free WiFi in public areas, a 24-hour business center, and coffee/tea in a common area.
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Residence Inn by Marriott Anaheim Maingate is a half-mile from the Anaheim Convention Center and the Disneyland® Resort, which includes Disneyland® Park and Disney's California Adventure® Park. The property is across the street from the Anaheim Gardenwalk.
The 200 suites at this smoke-free residential-style hotel are spread among 25 two-story buildings on 11 acres with barbecue grills, a toddler playground, and a fire pit. All suites are accessed by exterior corridors and there are no elevators.
Guests enjoy two spa tubs, a children's pool, an outdoor pool, a tennis and basketball court, and a fitness room with cardio equipment. The on-site Market provides basics for both eating in the suites or at the outdoor barbecue grills.
Amenities include laundry facilities, complimentary grocery shopping service (guests are responsible for the cost of the groceries), and theme park shuttle services.
A hot, daily buffet breakfast and hotel-wide WiFi access are complimentary.
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Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
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Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
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Room Amenities
Residence Inn by Marriott Anaheim Maingate offers 200 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature laptop-compatible safes and coffee/tea makers. These individually furnished accommodations have separate sitting areas and include sofa beds. Beds feature premium bedding. Accommodations at this 3-star aparthotel have kitchens with refrigerators, stovetops, microwaves, and cookware/dishes/utensils. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels and pay movies. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.
- Premium bedding
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- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Free toiletries
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This Anaheim hotel serves a complimentary breakfast buffet with eggs, breakfast meats, waffles, muffins, oatmeal, cold cereal, juices, coffee, and tea.
The hotel does not have its own restaurant, but there are several dining options within the surrounding area.
Nearby restaurants:
PF Changs
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.
Cheesecake Factory
Roy's Hawaiian Fusion
Johnny Rockets
Rainforest Cafe
Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen
ESPN Zone
Napa Rose
California Pizza Kitchen
Red Robin
Nearby Things to Do
Guests may swim in the outdoor pool or children's pool, relax in the spa tubs, and play tennis or basketball on the on-site courts. A fitness room houses cardio equipment. Two public golf courses are within 10 miles, and several popular local attractions are within 20 miles.
The recreational activities listed below are available on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Segway rental/tour nearby
- Basketball on site
- Playground on site
- Volleyball on site
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Property Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 100 per accommodation, per stay
- Dogs and cats only
- 2 per room (up to 75 lb)
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card 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.
- Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 18 years old.
No elevators
No rollaway/extra beds available
Guests who may encounter issues with stairs should contact this property in advance to request a room on a floor with elevator service. Contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
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A small horse barn was the basis for this art studio conversion, which provides a bright, functional, and inspiring workspace replete with reminders of its former life. The original building was the largest in a cluster of farm outbuildings, "Mama Bear, Papa Bear, and Baby Bear," says architect Mark Hutker. He and project architect Gerrit Frase maintained the renovated building's orientation toward its partners, filling its wide barn-door opening with a set of custom Dutch doors that open onto a shared courtyard. Charged with maintaining the building's original character while adding insulation, plumbing, and electrical service, the project represents what Hutker calls "stealth architecture. We insulated the whole thing from the outside, so the 'barniness' could remain."
Inside, the building's exposed framing—complete with the teeth marks of horses gone by—creates an appropriate background for the owner's work, which relies strongly on geometry and pattern. Builders Paul Munafo and Eric Shenholm removed an existing loft floor and added a shed dormer, whose traditional barn-sash windows provide studio-quality daylighting. A step in floor elevation and a pair of fluted columns supplied by the owner mark the transition between work and office areas. Along with a coat of white paint, the columns reinforce "the cleanliness of it and the orderliness of it and how it fit into the ornery nature of the barn," Hutker says. "That was a fun juxtaposition, and we played that up." Our judges caught the drift. "Any family would die to have this," declared one. "It's a really nice surprise, too, because it's so modest on the outside but it's so great on the inside."
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Entrant/Architect: Hutker Architects Inc., Vineyard Haven, Mass.
Builder: Paul Munafo Fine Woodworking, Vineyard Haven
Living space: 600 square feet
Site: 5 acres
Construction cost: $350 a square foot
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text: Picked up this tough little trike at Goodwill for $5.00 The tires are all flat The headset is bone dry and it's got some rust But my daughter Josie is really excited about building a custom "pink bike" so here we go. My father in law is an old hot-rodder and retired pipe-fitter so he knows his way around the shop and stuff like torches, welders, and paint guns. He is co-builder on this project. To kick things off we visited Bay Area Schwinn in Pasadena Texas. No idea what we were looking for, just wanted to see if they had any old parts and spend some time together hatching plans and getting ideas. We noticed a cool little tricycle from Giant that had a fake skateboard as the deck between the rear wheels. On the way home we were talking about it and I mentioned we might try something similar with a real skateboard. Just a few blocks later I spotted a skateboard at a road-side flea-market. The lady wanted $8.00 I offered $5.00 and she let it go for $6.00. Spent the afternoon today over at "Pee-Paw's" garage tearing down the trike and starting to mock things up. Cut the skateboard in half and used the rounded ends to trace the same curve on the straight sides. Little bit of jigsaw work and sanding and we've got two mini-skateboards. Josie and Pee-Paw at work She is documenting the build with her own camera Josie likes bikes and skateboards so as you can imagine she is excited about the project. I like the idea of combining the two so she could grab the bars, put her foot on the deck, and kick with the other foot like a skateboard and then leap-frog up on the seat and start pedaling. Even before we had the skateboard idea she had perfected the leapfrog trick. It'll also be cool if one kid can pedal wile another is riding on the boards. Sort of a tandem skate-trike arrangement. So that's where we're at. Lots of work ahead. Plans include notching the spine in two places to add some rake to the forks wile keeping the boards level and fabricating some kind of fender for the front wheel. We're thinking bubble-gum pink with blue pearl clear-coat for the paint. Probably paint the wheels silver. If you've got ideas post-em. edit 4/28: posted music video


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Jerry McNerney two-faced on green energy: says one thing, votes differently
Original post made by jimf01, another community, on Sep 21, 2012
Despite his ostensibly dogged commitment to green energy, Jerry McNerney was one of only two California Democrats who voted last week for the No More Solyndras Act in the House of Representatives. The legislation, H.R. 6213, calls for a complete end to clean energy loan guarantees.
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McNerney's vote is more transparent than Solyndra's discarded solar tubes (which now feature in a Berkeley art installation). It was a flip-flop designed to help McNerney survive an increasingly difficult re-election campaign. This is the same Jerry McNerney who supported loan guarantees for Solyndra, the now-bankrupt recipient of $535 million in US government-backed loans -- the same McNerney who pocketed a $2,400 campaign contribution from Solyndra's lead investor.
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In a recent interview, McNerney defended government loan guarantees even in the face of Solyndra's bankruptcy. "It's not a good argument to say that the failure of one company is an indication that the whole industry has a problem," he said. "I think it's reasonable that renewable resources companies can look to the government for help both in research and in incentives."
"I think there is a need for loan guarantees," McNerney said in the interview, designed to promote his book, Clean Energy Nation.
Seems like McNerney's true "signature issue" is saving his political career.
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a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 21, 2012 at 11:58 am
A Democrat voted against a Republican-backed bill!!!
Stop the presses! Call CNN/Fox/MSNBC!!!
Could it be private sector businesses are responsible for (OMG again) misleading the government and the public about their solvency?
a resident of Downtown
on Sep 21, 2012 at 12:08 pm
I am shocked a politician would say one thing and do another... keep giving them more power and money... it only makes sense
"Politicians are a set of men who have interests aside from the interests of the people and who, to say the most of them, are, taken as a mass, at least one long step removed from honest men." - Abraham Lincoln
"Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first." -
Ronald Reagan
"A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation." - James Freeman Clarke
a resident of Parkside
on Sep 21, 2012 at 1:35 pm
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a resident of Livermore
on Sep 22, 2012 at 5:52 am
Can we all please note that the original comment was posted by Jim Fisfis, a consultant on payroll for Ricky Gill? Additionally, his comment is copied from a Gill press release/spin of the truth?
In this political climate, please check where you're getting your facts from.
a resident of Parkside
on Sep 22, 2012 at 8:13 am
And where you are getting your faces from! Face checker, indeed! Jimfol? I see a stockton record story and congressional record with the same info.
Jerry McNerney sent you here, didn't he?
a resident of another community
on Sep 23, 2012 at 2:44 pm
**Can we all please note that the original comment was posted by Jim Fisfis, a consultant on payroll for Ricky Gill?**
This is the most important point. This article is low-grade smear piece ... with no information content. The people of this district deserve better!!
In recent years...the Republicans have become known for spending millons of dollars...and blanketing the airwaves with disgusting, negative advertising...that serves no purpose but to make everyone want to give up paying attention.....and not vote.
But we have important issues to discuss. Jerry McNerney has done an exemplary job with his competence, integrity and accomplishments, for this district, and deserves to be re-elected.
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Friday, January 18, 2008
Kids, Don't try this at home!
This morning I woke up to get the kids ready for school. Kass and Kam were already awake so I told them to come downstairs and Kassidy said, "Mom, can you get this off my finger?"
"Uhhh NO! I can't!!! It doesn't BELONG on that finger!" SO in a panic I called my mom to come stay with the other 3 kids and rushed Kassidy into the doctor's office. They didn't have a ring cutter there so they sent us to a different office where they were able to cut the ring off. They said the swelling should go down in a day or so.
Needless to say, she won't be wearing a ring again until she's engaged!
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- ~Melissa~ said...
Oh ouch! Look at her finger!!
- Friday, January 18, 2008 at 8:49:00 AM MST
- Deb in OPKS said...
Yikes! What a way to start the day.
- Friday, January 18, 2008 at 9:17:00 AM MST
- Me said...
Oh geez. Did she freak out?? I would have. When I was pregnant and started gaining weight, I decided to take my wedding & engagement rings off before I couldn't get them off. Well, I waited a little too long. I couldn't get them off and I panicked. I finally managed to do it, but man, it's a sucky feeling.
- Friday, January 18, 2008 at 9:32:00 AM MST
- Mommy to those Special Ks said...
She didn't freak out until I freaked out! LOL I asked her why she didn't wake me up and she said she was worried I'd be mad! I was like holy cow, WAKE ME UP next time!
When they were cutting it off she got all teary but she did good, she said it didn't hurt, it just scared her. They gave her a HUGE package of Starburst candy when she was done.
- Friday, January 18, 2008 at 9:37:00 AM MST
- Christine said...
Don't think too much about it. My 11 year old did this. Thankfully we were able to cut it off with wire cutters.
- Friday, January 18, 2008 at 1:58:00 PM MST
Do you ever have a dull day in your house?
I can't believe this happens often enough that doctors actually keep ring cutters in their offices.
Poor thing--ouch! I hope the swelling has gone down by now!
And shame on the doctor for giving Kass Starburst! Didn't they get the sealant memo from the dentist, lol?
Wishing you a low-key, doctor-free weekend...
- Friday, January 18, 2008 at 2:01:00 PM MST
- Patty said...
Ouch, ouch ouch! Poor Kassidy. I hope you have an easy weekend, with no emergency trips to the doctors office! Plus praying for Kennedy's trips to Vandy next week.
- Friday, January 18, 2008 at 2:50:00 PM MST
- Kacey Bode said...
Owww!! I'm glad she not too tramatized!! Good thing your mom is close by!!
- Friday, January 18, 2008 at 3:11:00 PM MST
- email@example.com said...
Thank goodness. Another success story!
- Friday, January 18, 2008 at 8:39:00 PM MST
- Christina said...
Man! I would have freaked out!!!! Thank God they could take it off and I am praying that swelling goes down quick!!
- Friday, January 18, 2008 at 9:41:00 PM MST
- Mommy to those Special Ks said...
Well they were actually going to send us to a jewelry store at first but then one of the doctors there said that the other office had a ring cutter... I don't think they used it too often though because they had to search for it... then like 8 doctors came in to look at her finger!
She doesn't get the sealants on for a couple more weeks so I told her to enjoy the starbursts while she can! LOL
It's still pretty swollen, but hopefully it will look better tomorrow.
We have to go back to the doctor tomorrow to get Keeghan his 3rd rocephin shot... he has an ear infection... again! At least it will be a quick in and out though!
- Friday, January 18, 2008 at 9:46:00 PM MST
- Tammy and Parker said...
I've been surfing tonight and saw that your family has also been blessed with a little one with Ds.
I'm Tammy. Mom to Parker. Nice to meet you. :)
Tammy and Parker
- Friday, January 18, 2008 at 10:29:00 PM MST
- Kari said...
Oh No that looks sore!! AWW Poor little girl!
- Saturday, January 19, 2008 at 4:00:00 PM MST
- Stephanie said...
Owwie!! That looks painful. Btw, you have been tagged. Go to Aiden's page to find out http://aidenwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/01/love-and-hate.html
- Saturday, January 19, 2008 at 6:33:00 PM MST
- Shannon @ Gabi's World said...
I had to have my wedding and engagement ring cut off my finger when I was preggo with Gabi! I was just swollen because I had barely gained any weight. Only 7 pounds! I found a jeweler who did it!
- Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 9:11:00 PM MST
- Four Powells said...
Ouchie Mama!!!
- Monday, January 21, 2008 at 9:04:00 PM MST


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#1 Wed 04 Apr 07 6:54am
For Simon and Bob and others
Many people here have heard me rave about the quality of the fruit and Veg in South Australia and also other South Australians and myself have raved about Adelaides Central Market.
Yesterday I took my Camera with me to the market and took some photos of the market.
I have also started a blog at blogspot to show off our wonderful market.
It is a work in progress, and I will be adding photos over the next few weeks when I have time. Please note that I took these pics and if you want to use them please ask for my permission before you do so.
#2 Wed 04 Apr 07 9:14am
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Wow What a wonderful market! Thanks you so much for sharing the photos and creating the atmosphere.
Whilst we have good local shops, and a monthly farmer's market locally, there is nothing that sells the sheer variety that is seen in your photos, without travelling for long distances!
#3 Wed 04 Apr 07 9:18am
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I still have heaps to add.
#4 Wed 04 Apr 07 11:27am
- Forum super champ Occupation avoiding housework
- From The land of song.
- Member since Tue 04 Oct 05
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Smelly cheese...great name for a shop, It is a pretty good market to have on you doorstep, as it were.
What stuck me was ,there seemed to be so much room, our market seems so crowded in comparison.
#5 Wed 04 Apr 07 5:39pm
gramma julie
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Thanks for sharing those pics. Really a treat to be able to see them.
#6 Wed 04 Apr 07 6:38pm
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I loved your blog......
I posted a reply.... I hope you don't mind.
The pictures looked fantastic.
#7 Thu 05 Apr 07 12:17am
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Janine - thanks for the comment, My name is Lucinda, people call me Cindy or Lucy. Most call me Cindy. I have been called other things too
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that looks like a great market... my wife and i are lucky enough to live near some great markets... her parents live about 5 mins from two large farmers markets .. Waterloo market and St. Jacobs market we also have gone down to toronto a few times for the st. lawrence market.
The JeanTalon Market in Montreal has got to be the best one i have been to so far. here is a link to their website.
http://www.marchespublics-mtl.com/en-CA … px?CatID=3
anyone who loves Food needs to go there if the visit Montreal.. It was a definite great day during our honeymoon in montreal.. We picked up fresh fruit and veggies there and some great bread and cheese and meat . the next day we took the Metro out to the St. helene island for a picnic. .. Yes the metro goes under the st. lawrence and stops on the island
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- Forum champ Occupation Duty Free Lancome and Fragrance sales
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We have a great market in Vancouver as well called Granville Island Public market... many many great shops there, lots to do and lots to eat!
Looks great sadie-hoshi, I love going to markets. Would love to visit the Smelly Cheese shop!
#10 Thu 05 Apr 07 5:08am
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The smelly cheese shop is hazardous to your waistline. They directly import cheese from france and the rest of Europe. Their prices are very good too.
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Would you have sex with your therapist? Playboy.com explores the sexual healing of Surrogate Partner Therapy.

Would you have sex with your therapist? Thanks to Showtime's TV program Masters of Sex and Helen Hunt's Oscar-nominated film The Sessions, Surrogate Partner Therapy has surfaced as a hot topic in the last few years. Because touch and even actual sexual intercourse may be part of the treatment, this form of sex therapy is controversial. Is it just prostitution with a veneer of therapeutic respectability? Does surrogate partner therapy offer clinical value? Playboy.com spoke to a number of practitioners and advocates of Surrogate Partner Therapy to discover exactly how it works and what this unique therapy entails.
Surrogate partner therapy began with the groundbreaking sexual research work of gynecologist William Masters and sexologist Virginia Johnson in St. Louis in the 1960s and 1970s. Believing talk therapy could only do so much for clients with sexual issues, Johnson and Masters devised specific, "hands-on" therapies for common sexual problems and disorders, for instance, their "stop-start" technique for premature ejaculation: during sex the man signals to his partner that he's about to orgasm and both partners stop and lie still until the feeling passes.
By teaching both partners these methods, Masters and Johnson noticed vast improvements in their patients' sex lives. Vena Blanchard is the president of the International Professional Surrogates Association (IPSA) and a sex therapist who works alongside surrogate partners in her practice. Blanchard believes that the key to Masters and Johnson's patients' 80 percent success rate was that they worked through the therapy as a couple. "In the course of their treatment program, they specifically concluded that it was better for people to work on these issues with a cooperative partner, therapy done in this way was very effective" Blanchard says. "Masters and Johnson witnessed a success rate of 80 percent treating couples who had sexual difficulties by using these specific methods.
But what about a single man or woman with sexual dysfunction? As Masters and Johnson's clinical data indicated that their course of treatment worked best with couples, they came up with the idea of training partner stand-ins, a surrogate to take the role of the wife or husband during a treatment program overseen by Masters and Johnson or another trained therapist. "They found that the clients who worked with those surrogates were as successful, or more successful, in resolving their sexual concerns as the couples were," Blanchard says. So Masters and Johnson started training surrogate partners and instructing sex therapists on how to work alongside them.
Today, Masters and Johnson are both deceased, and their institute closed in the 1990s, which leaves us with few respectable resources for training surrogate sexual partners. Legally, you can't work as a dentist or a lawyer or a host of other professional jobs without the proper education and certification from a licensing board. Surrogate sexual partners are not regulated in this fashion—anyone can call themselves a surrogate partner and training isn't offered at any college or counseling institution. But since 1973, the International Professional Surrogates Association, an L.A.-based nonprofit, offers certification and training.
Blanchard says the training IPSA offers, and that it requires for its members, is a two-phase program. The first phase is a classroom-style study of theoretical material, similar to what a human sexuality major would study in a college classroom, along with coaching, talk therapy elements and the experiential techniques needed to work directly with the clients. If the student passes that stage they move on to an internship, working side-by-side with a mentoring surrogate partner and an overseeing sex therapist.
With surrogate partner therapy little known to the general public, not to mention controversial due to its intimate nature, how do clients come to it? San Francisco-based surrogate partner and IPSA media chair Mark Shattuck tells us that clients are often in talk therapy, sometimes for years, and if there's no progress the therapist will suggest bringing in a surrogate. Some of the typical issues surrogate partner therapy is used to treat include erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation in men, and vaginismus, or involuntary contractions of the vaginal muscles that make sex painful, in women. The disabled, and those recovering from injury and illness, are another set of clientele. But, according to Shattuck, it's most common to work with clients whose issues are more nebulous, and less strictly pathological: late-life virginity, body image issues, social phobias, intimacy issues and just general inexperience with sex, dating and courting.
"Midlife virginity is very common for both male and female clients," says Shattuck. "You can picture that 40-year-old man with long, stringy hair; long, dirty fingernails—a computer programmer who dresses all shlumpy that has never had a relationship or never really been on a date." But he's quick to explain the surrogate isn't there just to take a client's virginity. "These clients are people who want to have a relationship but literally can't figure out what to do, not only in sex, but in dating in general," he says, adding, "so we assist them in learning all of the skills you need to be with another person, a lover."
Shattuck claims that sex is only a small part of seeing a surrogate and sometimes is absent altogether. "When seeing a surrogate partner I'd say it's common to do at least five or six sessions before you start to disrobe." He continues, "In my experience I've had it go 10 or 14 sessions, especially with women." What's going on in the early sessions then? Talking through the client's sexual history, role-play, practicing small talk and communication skills are often the beginning point.
The first physical contact comes through a set of exercises devised by Masters and Johnson called "sensate focusing," where gentle, nonsexual touching allows the client to get comfortable with both giving and receiving touch. Rebecca Torosian, a surrogate working out of New York, says sensate focusing also helps dissolve fears and hang-ups surrounding intimacy. "The focus is on the here and the now, so by doing that the client gets out of their head, out of their anxiety. It allows people to be in the moment and experience what they're actually feeling, not what their mind is telling them; sensate focusing creates a space to begin to learn." Torosian adds, "Like any coaching it's about teaching behavior and changing the wiring about how you approach something."
What the sessions progress to next depends on the client.Tamar Reilly, a surrogate partner in Malibu Beach, treats a number of men suffering from premature ejaculation. "Early ejaculation is the quickest to cure—no pun intended—by teaching clients the stop/start method," she says. When physical causes of erectile dysfunction or vaginismus have been ruled out by a trip to the doctor, and if the disorders appear to be psychosomatic, intimate touch and confidence-building can assist in treating them.
If the course of sessions builds up to sex, every step is still taken slowly. As part of the learning process, permission is asked by both parties at every step. "The point is permission granting because if you're having a relationship with somebody and you want to do something to them, it's good to ask for permission," Shattuck says. "Some will say that takes the spontaneity out of it, but in real life people like to be asked." Though it may be a clinical situation, the sex is not cold and sterile; the point is to simulate being with a loving partner, so there's a certain degree of passion, pleasure and warmth. Balancing out the natural and organic aspects of the sex, the surrogate verbalizes plenty of encouragement, as well as feedback and some soft suggestions for what to do and how to do it.
Throughout the entire process, the surrogate and client work in conjunction with a sex therapist, usually the same therapist who suggested surrogate therapy in the first place. "For each client we see, we figure out with the therapist what's best for the client," Shattuck says, "and that everything we're doing is only increasing the client's comfort and confidence in a safe environment." Reilly tells us that as a surrogate partner she's a member of a therapeutic team. "I have to submit lengthy, detailed reports to the client's therapist after every visit," she says. "The intent is the long-term well-being of the client." This triadic structure assures both clinical oversight and more resources for the client as they continue talk therapy.
A common thread among the interviewees is what they view as common misconceptions about surrogate partners. Particularly grating is the misunderstanding that it's just about sex and that surrogate partners are prostitutes. "Seeing a prostitute is like going to a restaurant, while seeing a surrogate is like going to culinary school," is the analogy Shattuck uses. "You have a cooking instructor show you how to put all of these ingredients together to make a great dish. And then they send you away to go make this great dish for other people. This is not for immediate gratification." Since most insurance plans don't cover sex therapy, and with sex being only one component of the treatment, Shattuck jokes that anyone looking just to get laid is better off going to a sex worker: it would be cheaper and guarantee sex.
The 2012 Helen Hunt movie The Sessions is another common reference point. All praise it for bringing attention to their line of work, and even though it's based on the true story of paralyzed poet Mark O'Brien losing his virginity to surrogate Cheryl Cohen-Greene, the Hollywoodization of the story gets some elements wrong. "Helen Hunt strips off all her clothes and jumps into bed immediately. I would never do that," says Torosian. "It was a good movie in many ways, but it focused only on the sex and didn't portray the myriad other things we surrogates do." Shattuck believes The Sessions generally paints his profession in a good light, but thinks it promulgates the idea that surrogate partners are only for the severely disabled, where in fact they're available to everyone for a host of problems.
Both surrogate partners Torosian and Shattuck refer to their careers as "a calling." Shattuck hopes a new generation will hear the same call and enter the profession. After a high point in the 1970s, the number of surrogate partners has been dropping steadily in the United States, with only about 40 currently practicing throughout the country. Shattuck views his work as making the world a better place as well as being extremely personally rewarding. Reilly echoes this sentiment, saying, "I truly enjoy helping others. Happiness is something I get from giving it away."


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Deputies in Florida say the 42-year-old boxer had been shot and stabbed in her torso and left leg when she ran from her marital home.
She was able to flag a car down for help and later told police that her 66-year-old husband, James Martin, had confronted her with a knife and a handgun.
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Harry Styles next girlfriend may come with an age limit. The hunky singer from One Direction is wanted by women young and old and he has been known to bed a cougar or two, but he won't date a woman who is older than his own mother. She is 43 years old, so that still leaves a fairly wide open field of female candidates. The 18-year-old One Direction singer has been romantically involved with a string of older females...
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I am headed out to Anchorage for a work conference and it may be a few days before I post again. I just wanted to leave on a happy note with another picture of sunshine in Juneau, because it may not look like this again for weeks. Have a great weekend all, and Ride Well.
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I had chondromalacia (there is a much simpler, cheaper diagnostic),
and I don't have any problem now. I did three things you might not like:
I did leg strengthening exercises with my leg nearly straight (with a leg
extension machine); I started up riding again pretty gradually; and I
paid close attention to any pain and discomfort in my knee.
I hope your knee gets better soon. I enjoy reading your blog.ReplyDelete
Great news, Jill!ReplyDelete
have a great weekend..
peace out, yo!
Just like that, a positive and encouraging diagnosis. Awesome.
Now be a good girl and do what you're supposed to (or not as the case may be) and be encourage by all the stories of athletic comebacks after injuries. They are so common it's expected!
I learned what "runner's knee" was - only after I ran on it so long that I could no longer walk. And every time I thought I was better and tried to go for a run.... Well, I think you know!ReplyDelete
Beautiful pictures on your blog!
Great pics. Impressed by the latin. The best my wife Florence can manage is lapsus linguae (slip of the tongue).ReplyDelete
Best of luck and hope you get better soon.
Even 7:15 is like the middle of the night to me!
We have visited his blog-web and find it interesting, congratulationsReplyDelete
There visits ours, the irreverent and iconoclast of the world,
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i totally just stumbled upon your blog randomly, and i just wanted to say that i love the town of juneau! i visited there, skagway and ketchikan on a cruise last september. i had an amazing lunch at a restaurant there, at a really nice place! i just cant remember what it is called for the life of me... anyways, i completely enjoyed my expirience in juneau, and the rest of my alaskan visit. also, i know of something that may help your knee. i know of people who have had forms of cancer and other uncurable diseases, and after taking these supplements the signs have decreased dramatically, even dissappeared completely. they are all natural substances, absolutely no chemicals or anything. they simply provide our bodies with the nutrients that we lack from our daily diets...they are amazing!! if you'd be interested in learning more about them, you can contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com now take care of your knee and get back to that cycling!ReplyDelete
I would love to visit Alaska someday. I'm in Louisiana, and I know that in about another month, I'll be wishing that I were living in Alaska.ReplyDelete
Get well. The pictures are gorgeous by the way.
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...great blog, congrats of being blog of note...i have been reading your blog for an hour now and really enjoying...again congrats
warm regards Christopher Bassoo, Canada
Must be nice to see al the beutiful nature around ...i just read that Russian govermant analize a tunel to unite sibir & alaska with `express` train....i don`t think that is such a good idea...byReplyDelete
So nice to see the alaskan sky again!!!!!, nice that i found your blog, i used to live in Unalaska, hope you feel better!!!....ReplyDelete
My first visit here, but I enjoyed it. I hope you heal well and quickly.ReplyDelete
FYI: Found your site from Blogger's Blogs Of Note.
Sorry, Jill. Research, research, research. This can mean a major difference. Learn to love the mayo clinic's site.ReplyDelete
Did you take the pics yourself?ReplyDelete
Well,if you like hockey go on my blog! Please I want to be popular.ReplyDelete
It been many years since I spent a little time in Alaska--Fairbanks area. It was a beautiful place but I missed my fast-food. I also couldn't get quite comfortable with those bears in the trash dumpster. Great site; great photos. Challenge the minds of your young folks at YouthPlay.ReplyDelete
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With current events we aim at refusing the monopoly of the ruling party in Egypt. A referendum has been forced upon the Egyptian people, to refute or accept the new constitution draft, which serves only as a tool for the further monopoly and dictatorship to a one party rule, the Muslim Brotherhood.
The hasty drive of constitution to referendum is problematic in three main ways that we continue to fight for; citizenship rights, state power relations, and third the current polarized atmosphere that drive mo
re discrimination and congestion rather than a healthy atmosphere for constructive dialogue.
Concerning the first aspect - citizenship rights in the constitution. There is an underlying conservative vibe in writing the articles concerning human rights, as if the revolution has not happened yet. There is minimal mention to women's rights in relation to the society and the state, giving her a rear-guide role than a main force to building our nation. There is weak mention to equal religious rights of practice without profiling or discrimination. State's responsibility and empowerment of citizens with disabilities is dismissed. Ethnic minorities of Nubians, Bedouins, and Amazeegh, etc., are not addressed in a manner that preserves Egyptian unity and national security with respect to diversity. The language of the "other" lies underneath and between the lines. The social welfare rights and responsibilities of the State towards citizens and their respective ages are not categorized in a comprehensible manner. Health, school education, higher education, housing, poverty, illiteracy, and minimum wages are all lingering aspects fluidly expressed to prevent any clear-cut liability on the state. Workers' rights and State-employees' contract terms are left loose and controversial.
The second aspect widely disputable and enforced as a de facto is the State power relations. We are against the centralization or powers in the hands of the president, or the mechanism of decision taking between the parliament and shura council that is designed in the constitution on the basis of "dominance not prominence." On the other hand, the revolutionary consensus had agreed in many times on the disposition of Shura Council for its malfunction and waste of State resources, yet the ruling party had dismissed such out cry. Last but not least, the State institutions of the police and army are maintained further powers without control, accountability, or regulation, or monitoring. National security police is preserved and police practices remain in position with no monitoring when it comes to violation of citizen rights or criminalizing violence in all its shapes. The army's power is super-extended in the new constitution in a way that Mubarak hasn't dared to over his 30 years of power, making it a state within a state. Not only is the army's economical machine and decisions isolated from State control, but also they preserve the right to trial any citizen in military courts if they accused any civilian to be a threat on the military structures and benefits. Military court produce quick instant sentences with no right to appeal the charges, bringing back a regime of dictatorship we have suffered from in the last decades.
The third and foremost issue for which we call to cancel the referendum and start consensus, is the heated atmosphere putting the country in blaze. Polarization had increased in the last two weeks with irreversible ramifications and high cost of bloodshed on both sides. All Egyptian blood is haram - forbidden, we are all citizens and partners despite of our diversity in race, gender, and beliefs. The hasty rush revives a loophole of running actual public hearings to discuss each constitution article in a constructive logical manner. Accordingly, supporters had equalized agreeing on the constitution to abiding to president's "legitimacy" and "Islamic jurisprudence", playing on the 35% of adult illiteracy in Egypt according to UN and UNICEF reports. This shallow and superficial manner of explaining the constitution and setting the referendum in place is a vicious exploitation of people's inability to read, to serve the regime ends. Such superior positionally instigates divisions and wigs debates from fine-detals of the constitution to another debate of accepting religion or no. This orchestrated rule of "divide and conquer" played out by Muslim Brotherhood, the ruling party, is unacceptable and must be widely contested among the nation and beyond for those who seek justice and democracy to prevail.


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[quote user="BlueSanta"]While I do like Hill, and Still. I do not think this mock makes much sense except in that it appears you tried to give teams players in order to get the guys you like down to pick 32.
I do not see Hill making it past the Broncos or Ravens. I think Brandon Thompson is a 2nd rounder, but if he is taken in the 1st I do not think it will be the Broncos, who need someone to catch passes from Peyton.*
But, to be fair,* this draft isnt completely unbelievable and if people should take anything from it, it is that guys you think are unattainable may in fact not be. Just based on film I would not think Still woud have much chance of being there at 32, but now I am not sure. Fleener isnt on this list, and I think he is a late 1st rounder now. So, you never know
[/quote]Though the Ravens like speed they want a guy who can effectively run routes that's why I put Kendall Wright. he is fast, runs good routes and is a deep ball threat. The Broncos have Demarious Thomas and Erick Decker who are two good pass catchers plus a stable of young fast TEs. I mean by drafting Hill there your drafting a Thomas clone and they lost the heart of their D-line in Bunkley who stuffed the run (and was the best at i in 2012) so they need a plugger inside and that's Thompson. The only thing that bug me about my board is Reiff but I can't find a spot that's really logical.


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MONTECITO, Calif. - Santa Barbara-area fire agencies honored the 19 young men who died in an Arizona wildfire. Wednesday morning, a call was put out over the scanners, and a countywide moment of radio silence was held.
In Montecito, the Fire District will be donating all proceeds from its Annual Pancake Breakfast to the family of hotshot member Sean Misner.
Misner is a familiar name around the Montecito firehouse. The 26-year-old's grandfather was the former Montecito fire chief and his uncle is the current operations chief. His untimely death hit close to home for members of the Montecito Fire District family.
"The last couple of days have been hard," Montecito Fire Communications Coordinator Jackie Jenkins said. "It's hard whenever you lose anyone in the fire service, but it's particularly difficult because we're involved with family members here."
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Question: I got a DWI recently and my driver's license is revoked and I no longer own a motor vehicle. I do have an ATV and was wondering if I need a driver's license to operate it.
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10 mins neighborhood Haussmann Saint Lazare.
Visit Pigalle, Pigalle and the sacré cœur quietly living next home.
Ideal for two people close to metro, bus, quiet and very close to the tourist attractions.
The apartment consists of a kitchen, a bathroom and a living room with a bar, a very comfortable sofa bed for two people.
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Nice apartment very close to the city centre. Jean Claude is a nice host and well-organized.
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The apartment is ok, the temperature is warm and it is not very noisy. It is also near to metro stop. On the other side, the bathroom could be improvable.
Everything was just perfect!
Even if we unfortunately did not meet Jean Claude, he organised everything so we could enjoy our stay.
Une prochaine fois avec plaisir!
The apartment was ok, especially for the price. The next metro station is just a few minutes away. The communication was good, everything with the key and the door codes worked fine.
The apartment itself could be a bit more clean, but it was ok. Bedding and towels were there. The only negative thing was the water coming out from under the shower, so the floor was wet every morning.
Apartment located in a quiet place. No noise at night you can rest peacefully. Small but full of comfort. It all works inside. Convenience of the elevator and the meter at hand. On arrival the apartment was clean ... same linen. Supermarkets fauvet neighbors on the street or the street of the apartment. Efficient communication with the owner. Good trip to all of you.
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