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Athens News Courier (Newspaper) - February 19, 2009, Athens, Alabama Visit us online www.enewscouiier.com Coming Sunday i Who are the Top 25? People in the community sent nominations and now the Top 25 Over 55, the people who helped .shape Limestone County, will be featured in a special publication. COMING SUNDAY Inside Today ... And the Oscar goes to Matilda If Heath Ledger is named best supporting actor at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony, his daughter, 3-year-old Matilda Rose Ledger, will become the owner of the O^car statuette. PAGE 7A Subscribe Gt't tiu' lU'WS witii your inorning cofltv SUBSCRIBE TO. THE NEWS COURIER BY CALLING 232-2720 69847 '00001 Tanner stays in regional play with 69-44 win PAGE IB e News Courier Sen ing Athens and Limestone County: A Conmninity of Tradition and Future 50 ivnts Thursday, February 19, 2009 Chambers gets 25 years Confessed arsonist is sentenced for burning of Butler Building in Athens By Keliy Kazek kcIlyi&Xithcnsncws-courivr.cofli A man who admitted burning the former Butler Furniture building said in court Wednesday that he did it for love of his sister. Keith Chambers, 50, of Rogersville was sentenced by Judge Jerry Batts to 25 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in December to second-degree arson, or Getting fire to an unoccupied building. The building was located on Market Street near Athens Post Office. "I'm pleased with the sentence," said Limestone County District Attorney Kristi Vails. Chambers, who h^ eight prior convictions ranging from theft to another second-degree arson conviction, coulu have been sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison under the habitual offender law, Vails said. In the early 1990s, Chambers was arrested for burglaiy and arson at the Chris-wood Golf Course off' Nick Davis Road. Batts gave the 25 years after Vails said in court that chambers crime resulted in more than just a burnt building. "It affected not just the people w'ho ow ned the building but the whole city,'' she said. Athens City firefighters and numerous volunteer firefighters put their lives on the line on August 27, 2007, to put out the blaze, she said. Vails said Chambers told authorities about a week ago that he See Arson, page 3A More hoops action at Wallace NEWS COURIER/KIM RYNDERS Elkmont boys, girls play today Elkmont High School students, above, cheer for the Red Devils at a recent game while Clements High School fans, at left, cheer for the Lady Colts at Wallace State on Tuesday night during the first round of the regional tournament. Elkmont girls play today at 3 p.m. at Wallace State and Elkmont boys play at 7:30 p.m. EHS students who would like to attend are allowed to check out of school at noon today and will need to show their tickets to have an excused absence, a school employee said. Clements girls play in the 2A regional finals Friday at 12:20 p.m. and Tanner boys play in the 2A regional finals at 2 p.m. Friday. Second unit shut down at Browns Ferry By Edd Davis ixMuthvnsiH '\vs-a)urii'r. mm A second reactor has been shut down at IVA's Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant in Limestone County, the second shutdown this week. Plant spokesperson Craig Beasley said late Wednesday afternoon a problem with a fen system that cools the electrical connection between Browns Ferry and the TVA power grid prompted the shutdown at 3:51 a.m. Wednesday morning. "We are continuing to make sure we understand what happened and the corrective actions we need to take before the unit is restarted," said Beasley. "The units are designed to shut down automatically and go into a safe condition if something unusual is detected. That's what happened in this case." A problem with a cooling system forced operators to temporarily shut down another reactor at the plant early Monday. A report filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said ojrerators had to manually shut down the Unit 2 reactor at Browns Ferry early Monday because of a problem with cooling water in an electric turbine. Die shutdown wasn't considered an emergency. Engineers are also trying to determine what caused that problem. Browns Ferry is one of three TVA nuclear plants that generate about 30 percent of all the power the agency supplies in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi. North Carolina and Virginia. Woman claims she was bound, imprisoned by husband By Kei I y K\/Ek krllw^ idlwiisiK'ws-courior.ann A passerby picked up a woman Wednesday walking along Cotton Belt Road, her hands bound behind her with plastic zip ties. After telling Limestone County authorities she had jumped 10 feet from a barn loft where her common law husband had locked her, the woman discovered she had landed in trouble. Lindsay Erin Smith, 22, of 24021 Cotton Belt Road, was taken by the passerby to the Discount Food Mart on Salem Road, where someone cut the ties from her wrists and called the Limestone County Sheriff's Department, according to Chief Investigator Stanley McNatt. Deputy Dean Murray responded and took Smith to the Sheriff's Office. 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Meteor observing is both fun and scientifically useful. It does not require expensive equipment, only your two eyes. Becoming a member of the Meteor Program only requires that you are willing to allocate some of your time to looking for nature's fireworks. In addition, your observations can contribute to research on meteors and meteor streams by the Assocation of Lunar and Planetary Observers (A.L.P.O.).
To share your data with the A.L.P.O., mail the report forms in a timely manner to the A.L.P.O. Meteors Section, 1828 Cobblecreek Street, Chula Vista, CA 91913, within 30 days of observation. Your report will then be added with other observers across North America and published in A.L.P.O.'s quarterly journal The Strolling Astronomer. The Section Recorder will archive a copy and send a copy to Europe for analysis by the International Meteor Organization.
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Why It's Never Too Early To Start Reading With Your Kids
My first child and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince debuted to the world within a few hours of each other. I admit I was a bit surprised when my husband left me and our sleeping newborn at the hospital so he could pick up our pre-ordered copy at the bookstore. When I awoke from a nap, I found him sitting in the vinyl hospital chair, swaddled daughter cradled in one hand and hard cover Harry propped open in the other. He was reading aloud, and our new baby was mesmerized.
During those bleary days of our babymoon, this became our daily routine. As I was navigating the transition to full time milk supplier, my husband found that what he could give our baby, apart from clean diapers, was storytime. By the time her umbilical stump had fallen off, they had finished Harry Potter, everything by Barbara Reid, and fifteen rounds of One Gray Mouse.
Sometimes we didn't get a lot of feedback from our baby when we read to her in those first days. But at birth an infant's vision is focused enough to see her parent's gaze from breastfeeding distance, and it was often clear that she was studying our faces as we spoke, sang, and read to her. Newborns can recognize their mother's speech patterns at birth, too, and she would pause in her sucking, as if to say, "I'm listening. Tell me more."
Our persistence paid off, and when we emerged from the haze of those first few months, she was sleeping longer at night and our book habit was well-established. Those were cozy dozy days of cuddling in the rocking chair as we talked about the pictures in her expanding library. Soon, coos and gurgles made way for batting and chewing so that her first favourites were literally devoured (as all good books should be). At nine months she could isolate her index finger and point to pictures herself. That's when the conversation really got rolling. "Where's the green sheep? There he is!"
If we had waited until we had a squirmy twelve month old, I'm not sure our introduction to books would have been as easy. But in fact, books made everything easier. Bath time, mealtime, potty time -- our (let's face it, sometimes boring) routines were both reassuring and more interesting when set to the rhythms of "Hickory Dickory" and Mabel Murple.
By the time our daughter became a big sister, she had grown into a toddler bookworm. We kept board books in every room, and reading to her was a great way to give her attention while I was feeding her baby brother. I tried to bring home only books I enjoy (thankfully there are many), because her favourites got read over and over. And you couldn't skip. Not. One. Word. Toddlers learn by repetition and that meant that the whole family could recite Brown Bear, Brown Bear in their sleep. Brother number 1 and then number 2 reminded us that children need to move to learn and books were no longer just for quiet times. Often, they would wiggle and run, darting back and forth to see the pictures, as I Gruffaloed on.
"As I was navigating the transition to full time milk supplier, my husband found that what he could give our baby, apart from clean diapers, was storytime."
Truth be told, I was committed to sharing books with my children long before Harry Potter entered my delivery room. Talking to parents about reading to their children has become the standard of care for paediatric providers. As a paediatrician, I often ask parents if they've had a chance to start reading with their baby yet. Some are surprised to hear that you can read to babies before they can talk. Some, like my husband, weren't read to as children themselves, and they're not sure how to begin. All want to give their child the best start possible and feel supported as their child's first teacher.
Of course, parents have been reading to children for generations, but now basic science backs up what Mother Goose and Dr. Seuss already knew. Early brain development happens through relationships. Real, back and forth, serve and return relationships with loving caregivers. It doesn't happen on screens. Positive interactions need to be repeated and reinforced to promote optimal neural connections. During the first few years of life, safe, stable, and nurturing relationships promote healthy brains by decreasing toxic stress and encouraging foundational mental skills.
In the early years of children's lives, parents are their most important teachers and the verbal environment they provide by talking, reading and singing to their children sets the stage for children's language learning. Parents tend to use more complex and descriptive language and ask more questions while reading aloud than they do during other daily activities. In fact, children's books contain 50 per cent more rare words than prime-time TV or even college students' conversations.
Reading aloud can help your baby enjoy time with you, practice language and learn about the world. This love of books, language and communication will help your child be ready to learn and ready to read in school.
In my clinic, it's infrequent that a parent shows up with a book in their diaper bag, though I try to ensure they all leave with one. What most parents do have is a hand-held screen. I've even seen babies with their own smart phone MacGyvered to their pacifier lanyard. While these devices haven't been around long enough for us to know their long term effects on young children, it's clear that the best Facebook for babies is their parent's face and a favourite book.
Like most parents I've doubted some of my decisions, but I've never regretted surrounding our family with books, words, and songs. This past year, my youngest cracked the code and we became a family of independent readers -- easily my favourite milestone and one to make this Family Literacy Day extra special.
With my children I am both sentimental and practical. Outgrown clothes were lovingly packed and handed down to friends. I fairly skipped to the donation centre with the baby swing that saved our sanity but took up so much floor space in the kitchen. But with those first books, I am at a loss. Those early years were a whirlwind of firsts and milestones, and our humble storytimes were the anchor. Bathed and 'jammied, bedtime stories were a sacred time when any misdemeanors of the day were forgiven.
My baby girl is now a lanky double digit, long ago able to read Harry Potter on her own. We still read together though, as I hope we always will, taking turns through the chapters.
Dr. Alyson Shaw is the CPS Literacy Champion and Paediatrician at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) in Ottawa.
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Well, good for you but your reading comprehension skills are lacking:
we are talking about surfers here....The guy was probably pissed off that he was stuck in the shop while it was firing. not to say his attitude was right but I can understand it and have seen it a billion times over the years. some shops are like that (to be fair, i have no clue how WRV operates). They serve locals and do ok with that. If they don't know you, then they tend to be standoffish. If that is the way this shop works then go somewhere else.


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Are you going to do the walk across the top railing of the Sydney Harbour Bridge? Please choose a day without a strong wind, George, because we want to see you back on this side of the world in one piece!
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a) I'm coming to the end of my 'walkabout', and
b) I'm virtually out of money! What's the point of being in Sydney if you haven't got any money to spend?
The journey down from Byron Bay was uneventful – a packed Greyhound bus; a 13-hour journey; 2 hours sleep – the usual. Well, almost. One roadhouse we stopped at is worth mentioning. In Kuruah, they had possibly the best roadhouse ever (and I should know, as I've been in more than a few of them by now)
As we pulled into Sydney, the city looked fairly unassuming – from a distance, Sydney seemed to have the typically Australian skyline; a few solitary, abstract skyscrapers making the CBD look alien to unaccustomed eyes, though to the seasoned traveller around Australia, it immediately looked familiar. Never again would I be fooled by an Australian city like in The Matrix, the filmmakers of which had wanted an 'unknown' city for their film and so chose Melbourne. Just as, after years of watching American movies and TV, I was familiar with most American cityscapes, now the Australian city skyline was instantly recognisable to me.
In this case, there was one exception to the general uniformity of Australian cities: The Sydney Harbour Bridge. I've never been to the States, so I can't comment on their bridges, but London likes to pride itself on its bridges. Well, as seems to be the case with just about everything else back home (except for the seagulls), the Harbour Bridge is far bigger than anything I'd seen in the UK, with the possible exception of the Severn Bridge, but that spans two countries – the Harbour Bridge, merely spans a city harbour. Suddenly catching sight of it out of the coach window, the only thought that went through my mind was, "My! What a big one you've got!" It is huge
On arrival, I realised I'd lost my one skill as a 'city boy'. After a few weeks of being met by hostel reps and taken to various hostels, here I was in Sydney having to find my B&B by myself. I'd forgotten to look it up or find it on a map, so I was in the middle of Sydney (I think), with no idea of how to get to the B&B. As I might have mentioned earlier, suddenly money had become a concern and so a taxi was out of the question. I had the address written down, so I did what I used to do in the dark days before the internet and mobile phones – I asked the way. It took some doing, but I got there eventually! Who needs the internet and smart phones?
Of course, getting to my accommodation meant getting public transport. I knew I had to get a train, but I had no idea of the type of ticket I would want. There were various tickets available, so, at the ticket counter, I asked the assistant which ticket to buy. Seeing I was a tourist he recommended one that allowed the use of all forms of transport (buses, ferries and trains) for one day; the cost? $20AUD. Now, I knew Sydney would not be cheap, but this was taking the Mickey! When pressed further, he let slip that the same ticket was available on a weekly basis for...$41AUD. I was stunned briefly as I tried to do the maths, then I laughed in the face of the assistant
After checking in, I went straight back out to see the city despite my fatigue – after all, what would be the point of travelling overnight if you weren't going to take advantage of the day? My trip to the B&B had mostly been underground and I had been too bewildered and tired to really take in my surroundings when I'd got off the Greyhound. So, it was time to take a cursory look. The first good thing about the B&B was that it was very close to a ferry wharf. So, naturally, I took the ferry back into the town. I'd barely sat down on the ferry, when we rounded a corner and, unexpectedly, I had the most glorious view of Sydney's icons: The Sydney Opera House and The Harbour Bridge. All my travelling had been leading up to this and I was not disappointed: this was Australia, Baby!
From a distance, Sydney looked like any other city in Australia, but it wasn't until I started walking around the Circular Quay area that I realised just how enormous it was. The skyscrapers were far taller than anything I'd seen thus far, just trying to look up to see the top of the buildings was enough to give you a crick in the neck. And the harbour itself was huge and incredibly busy with ferries, private yachts/jet skis, tourist cruise boats going here, there and everywhere - much like the people of the city itself
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The Misunderstood Gene. Michel Morange. Translated by Matthew Cobb. xii + 222 pp. Harvard University Press, 2001 (originally published as La Part des Gènes by Editions Odile Jacob, 1998). $24.95.
The Impact of the Gene: From Mendel's Peas to Designer Babies. Colin Tudge. viii + 375 pp. Hill and Wang, first American edition (originally published in the United Kingdom in 2000 by Jonathan Cape as In Mendel's Footnotes). $27.
The Cooperative Gene: How Mendel's Demon Explains the Evolution of Complex Beings. Mark Ridley. xii + 324 pp. The Free Press, 2001. $26.
Books about genes seem to have joined the ranks of cookbooks and doctor books in that there appears to be an insatiable market for them. But then, we live in the era of genes—genes for happiness, genes for sadness, genes that can make us monsters, genes that shape our very culture. There is no shortage of authors anxious to explain, illuminate and guide us in our thinking about genes. Unfortunately, just as many new cookbooks offer only rewarmed fare (old recipes in new combinations), many books about genes offer a flood of recycled stories, metaphors and explanations, with very little fresh information. The books under review offer up both old and new insights and will be of interest to readers with diverse points of view and varying levels of background knowledge of genetics.
The concept of the gene is usefully vague, and as some thoughtful scientists and a few philosophers have observed, such vagueness can be of heuristic value in scientific work, even though scientists often pretend that they deal only in clarity and precision. What is a gene? Is it a chemical? A "determinant"? A unit of "information"? Do genes exist? If so, in what sense? At one time, genes were fundamentally mental constructions helpful in explaining the phenomenology of breeding of animals and plants. Later, a physical interpretation was sought, and more recently, concepts based on information theory have become popular. In everyday usage, geneticists effortlessly slide from one concept to another, with the usage almost universally and unconsciously understood from the context. Nonspecialists often overlook or fail to adequately appreciate this context-embeddedness. To some extent each of the three books under review attempts to contextualize the concept of the gene.
The most successful and most balanced account is given by Michel Morange in The Misunderstood Gene. Morange is a biochemist and geneticist who also directs the Center for the Study of the History of Science at the École normale supérieure in Paris. He lays out a clear view of the gene as the way to understand how cellular processes are controlled and regulated. This approach, often called "physiological genetics," has Continental origins in the early work on embryology, cell growth and differentiation. The view of genes as the regulators of life processes, from embryonic development, to enzyme regulation and control of metabolism, to cancer, is now often conceived in terms of genetic "programs." The operon model for gene expression is the classic example of this "physiological" conception of the gene. On the other hand, genes can be thought of as the agents ensuring generation-to-generation continuity of being—that is, the agents of heredity. This "transmission genetics" was the strong suit of American geneticists from the time of Thomas H. Morgan. These two views of genes (some scholars have characterized them as nuclear versus cytoplasmic) were often at odds until the 1950s and 1960s, when the underlying chemical basis of gene structure and function provided unifying explanations for them.
In The Misunderstood Gene, Morange gives examples of the ways in which genes are related to physiological processes. His examples emphasize the diversity and complexity of these relationships. He particularly focuses on the nature of the evidence used in thinking about these relationships, evidence that is most often derived from genetic manipulations that alter or replace a gene so that the corresponding protein is missing or inactive. The fruits of these genetic manipulations, which have been exploited by geneticists at least since the 1930s and are now known by the trendy name of "knockout mutants," allow one to test whether, and in what way, a gene product matters to the functioning of an organism, cell or particular subcellular reaction. The early biochemists, to learn how things work, used specific chemical inhibitors (poisons and their analogs) to intervene in cellular processes; these blunt tools have been replaced by the geneticist's mutations, which often offer more specific, more complete and more reproducible ways to alter or delete some cellular function. As Morange shows quite convincingly, we are constantly being surprised by the results of such experiments. He argues that these surprises often result from our rather crude understanding of the nature and function of genes. In rather old-fashioned terms, he is concerned with the causal relationship between genotype and phenotype: How do genes play out in the organism?
This question of genetic determinism may explain a lot of the interest in books about genes. What does it mean to say a person has the "gene for x"? As Morange explains, it all depends. If you have the "gene for blood group A," every single one of your red blood cells will have a certain antigen on its surface; you will unambiguously have "type A" blood. If, however, you have the "gene for phenylketonuria" (PKU), what does that mean? PKU is a state of excess urinary excretion of phenylketones. This state occurs if two conditions are met simultaneously: You fail to oxidize phenylalanine to tyrosine, and you eat sufficient phenylalanine to cause a buildup of unconverted phenylalanine into the phenylketones that appear in the urine. Further, it appears only in early life; as individuals with the "PKU gene" mature, they can consume normal quantities of phenylalanine with no apparent harm. What then is the meaning of the "gene for PKU"? Although medical geneticists understand the contextual meaning to imply that an individual has the DNA sequence that encodes phenylalanine hydroxylase with perhaps "sluggish" kinetics, the nonspecialist certainly has a fuzzier notion of the "gene for PKU." Morange suggests that PKU might better be thought of as an environmental rather than a genetic disease.
Even more problematic (misunderstood, in Morange's terminology) are concepts such as the "gene for breast cancer," the "gene for altruism" and the "gene for sexual orientation." All of these aspects of the human condition seem to have some genetic basis—that is, there are reasons to believe that one's genetic background matters and that these aspects are the end product of some complex interaction between the physical organism and its environment. But just how we should interpret the "gene for x" is not at all clear. The causal connection between the occurrence of a certain run of DNA bases and what it is that we identify as a "trait" ranges from clear, in the case of blood groups and hemoglobinopathies, to vague and uncertain, in the case of behavioral traits. In keeping with the cosmic perversity principle, it is the hardest cases that we find most interesting.
In Colin Tudge's The Impact of the Gene, we are given the standard account of Mendel's work on peas, its loss and rediscovery in 1900, various challenges to Mendel's methodologies, and the reconciliation between Mendelian genetics and Darwinian evolution that took place in the 1930s under the name "the Modern Synthesis." Tudge trudges through conventional history, relying mostly on standard sources; there are no surprises here.
Halfway through his story, however, he branches out and introduces some recent thinking in evolutionary psychology as a way to approach what he sees as ethical problems of modern genetic technologies. This latter half of the book provides some fresh insights. Specifically, Tudge is particularly clear in his attempt to develop a metaphysical approach to thinking about genetic experimentation. By abstracting what he sees as the common principles of the "prophets" (religious and secular), he adopts three tests by which we might judge the "rightness" of genetic experimentation: personal humility, respect for other sentient beings and reverence for the universe as a whole. Interestingly, these very principles may have a genetic basis, arrived at through Darwinian selection for particularly successful human beings. Although this approach is not original with Tudge, his arguments are clear, well-considered and forceful. Once we have come to understand a gene with Morange's aid, Tudge helps to clarify our "attitude" toward genes.
To explain a crucial step in the evolution of life, Mark Ridley in The Cooperative Gene offers an account of how the genetic complexity explained by Morange could have arisen. The basic problem is that multicellular "higher" organisms have a great many more genes than do single-cell organisms; this seems to allow them to do more things, but it also poses severe evolutionary problems. One problem is simply the error rate of replication: If each organism is to reproduce more or less faithfully (as is necessary for Darwinian evolution), its genome size is inherently limited by the fundamental error rate per base pair replicated. It is easy to copy a small nucleic acid sequence without error; it is hard (maybe impossible) to copy a long sequence without error. The problem of the stability of genes and the accuracy of their transmission has puzzled geneticists almost from the beginning. Ridley reviews this problem at a conceptual level without much technical explanation. Evolution has solved the error problem in several ways: with redundancy of information through the use of double-helical DNA rather than single-strand RNA; through error checking (editing) by the DNA polymerase in replication; and through excision and recombinational repair pathways.
Once evolution devised ways to overcome errors so that a large genome became possible, there was still a problem of sorting genes in replication and maintaining related genes in the same cell. Ridley explains that sex is not an unalloyed good: Biparental inheritance helps provide genetic diversity and gives a survival advantage, but in the case of duplicate copies of genes, there is a selection against the "less fit" of the two copies, and probably even selection against having two copies at all. Concomitant with the evolution of sexual reproduction, some mechanism was needed to force genes to be cooperative, in Ridley's terminology. This step in evolution—the acquisition of stable diploidy—was the second prerequisite for evolution of organismic complexity.
Ridley has thought seriously and deeply about the evolutionary problems about which he writes. He realizes their complexity, and in trying to explain and illuminate them, he employs everyday metaphors, similes and analogies. Therein lies the problem with his book: By avoiding anything slightly technical (for example, nucleotides, bond energies, enzymes), he almost completely obscures his message. We hardly ever read about DNA replication; instead, he tells us about communication errors in the children's whispering game of "telephone." The analogy he draws between the economics of corporate mergers and sexual mating or mitochondrial symbiosis will, I suspect, leave nonspecialist readers more bewildered than enlightened. This reviewer has more than the usual familiarity with mutagenesis and repair phenomena, yet still some of the analogies and metaphors seemed obscure to me. Ridley's erudition, for me, often muddles his message. For example, when he tries to explain "Mendelian justice" by comparing it with John Rawls's ideas on justice, the role of chance in genetics is obscured.
These three books present differing perspectives, yet each author, in his own way, is seeking to explain genetics in realistic terms and aiming to provide a basis for informed judgment about human activities in the "postgenomic world." The concept of total inclusive fitness, although it is not as clearly articulated as it deserves to be in this context, clearly undermines traditional, simplistic Darwinian explanations. Each author also argues against the traditional reductionistic view of genetic determinism. The "gene for" concept, which seems to threaten free will and human autonomy, is shown to be a misunderstanding of the concepts and workings of "the gene."
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Pumpkin Pie with Spice WhipMonday, October 8th, 2012
As a child, I was never really all that into pumpkin pie. I guess I just took it for granted… it simply showed up on the thanksgiving table, I ate it, and that was it for the year.
This is the recipe that changed my mind. I now crave pumpkin pie (almost) 365 days a year. The filling is amazing, but it's the handmade whipped cream, blended with pie spices, that really does it for me. It's like pie on top of pie… just… fluffier. And whiter. Anyway, what I am trying to say is that this pie is good, and you should make it. I could come up with some crisp, colorful fall language or something for this post, but—honestly—this is homemade pumpkin pie and whipped cream. It sells itself.
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Confessions of a Wesleyan Mom
These were difficult days to be the mother of a Jewish female student at Wesleyan. Nothing, of course, to compare to the utter heartbreak suffered by the family of the young woman who was murdered on Wednesday afternoon as she worked in the campus bookstore. Nothing can compare with losing a daughter, a sister, a friend in such a brutal way.
But that's what was so terrifying. With one daughter a freshman there now, another daughter a recent graduate, it didn't take much for me to make the horrifying substitution in my mind. Anxious mothers often say, "It could have been my child." This time that wasn't a cliché.
As an active alum myself, Wesleyan's geography is comfortingly familiar. I know the bookstore where the murder occurred. I know the Bayit, the Jewish center that was evacuated after it was discovered that the alleged killer had threatened to target Jews. My youngest daughter is supposed to room there next year. I know the nearby synagogue in Middletown, where I once worked and where my daughter teaches Hebrew school, which was ordered shut after the attack. Over the years, the landscape of the campus has become like a hometown for me. How dare it be stained with blood?
The irony is that my family is scattered all over the world right now, but the one member most vulnerable was in a small, sleepy Connecticut town.
I come away from this experience with a renewed belief that this nation must do more to curtail the abuse of guns. That an obviously disturbed man should be able to freely own and operate a killing machine is outrageous and ought to be unacceptable. I have no idea when our elected leaders will grow the spine to do the right thing, but the public has to demand much more of them.
My second observation is a rueful one. I'm not prone to wearing the mantle of victim. But I have to reluctantly admit that, as much progress as we've made in this society, it is still dangerous to be a woman and a Jew, and especially to be both. We don't know if the alleged killer really meant to murder Jewish students at my beloved alma mater. All he had to do was write the words and gun down a promising young woman who happened to be Jewish. That was enough to strike terror in this mother's heart.
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Two unemployed men from Woking in Surrey have become the first people to complete The Internet on the hardest setting, game designer Sir Tim Berners-Lee confirmed today.
Thirty four year old Michael Roberts claims he first completed The Internet about two years ago on the 'Easy' setting – in which firewalls, anti-virus software and pop-up blockers provided a safety net in case the gamer makes a wrong click as they navigate through the ever-expanding virtual maze. However his use of a wandering IP address – a power-up which makes the gamer invisible to end-of-level bosses – made his claim impossible to verify.
But after teaming up with fellow online player Stewart McQueen, 29, the pair attempted to repeat the feat in 'Expert' mode, which deactivates all their laptop's security features. Roberts and McQueen then successfully negotiated their way through over 7 billion web pages spread across over 182 million sites, without riddling their computer with viruses or being arrested as part of Operation Ore.
The quest is thought to have taken around four months of constant and frantic online activity, with the two men drawing up a rota to ensure they shared the burden and factored in time to eat and sleep. 'Once you've been at it for a day and a half, fatigue is the biggest danger,' said McQueen. 'If you let your mind wander for a second and click the wrong thing, it can take you all the way back to the demoralising safety of your Homepage. And there are no extra lives or cheat codes to get you through this bad boy – it's not Sonic the Hedgehog!'
When asked what pitfalls the pair had encountered, Mr Roberts admitted he had become trapped in Farmville for the best part of a day, before Mr McQueen showed him how to dodge invites. 'And there were some very hairy moments as we worked our way through the Bulgarian porn level,' he added.
Speaking about the achievement, Berners-Lee said; 'We built in so many traps we thought completing the game would be virtually impossible. Viruses, 404 errors, even a labyrinth of secret pathways that redirect the player to a constantly looping Rick Astley song. But fair play, these guys have got round the lot.
'It just goes to show what amazing feats human beings are capable of,' he added. 'Especially when they've got bugger all else to do for months and months and months.'


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Cadillac SRX First Generation Forum - 2004 - 2009 Discussion, Busy Ride in Cadillac SRX / XT5 Forums; Hmm, I wouldn't mind having the mirror signals, but it's not a big deal in my book. The passenger-side gas ...
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Hmm, I wouldn't mind having the mirror signals, but it's not a big deal in my book. The passenger-side gas cap is a feature, because you can pull closer to the island without having to worry about obstructions while opening the driver's door to fill up. Not having the fuel filler door lock, however, is a big oversight and not European at all. The filler door locks on all Euro cars that I've experienced.
Really, the magic of the SRX is that the ride is still softer and smoother than many European vehicles while still offering enough ride control for good, predictable handling. The only time I've experienced a busy ride in the SRX is when the tires were highly over-inflated.
I have a Deville as a loaner while my SRX is in the shop for the gear whine issue. It reminds me of the '77 Buick I drove in grad school. While a handful of people may have nostalgia for this type of vehicle, for most of us it's gone and good riddance. It represents everything that caused driving enthusiasts to abandon Cadillac for the Europeans in the first place: horrid interior with 1/4" inch gaps between the cheesy plastic panels, terrible driving dynamics, uncomfortable seats designed for an elephant. GM is absolutely right to keep the few positive features (engine, a few gadgets) and leave the rest for dead in its new lineup.
I understand Buick has been left with the task of building cars for those who don't want to move on to the new Cadillac. Or, if you're willing to look at another manufacturer, there's always Lincoln. But I'd like to see Caddy succeed again and to do it they need vehicles like the XLR, SRX, and CTS-V.
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You mentioned a Deville that emulated the 77 Buick. I'll bet you weren't driving a Deville Touring Sedan (DTS). The DTS is a car that you can drive 1,000 miles in a day and not feel as if you had to carry the bloody thing on your back. I was rear ended on a long causway even though I was doing almost 80 at the time. The idiot creamed me from the right rear and I didn't end up going off the bridge. StabiliTrack came through and even though the car was 18 inches shorter it was a non event.
I am not fighting the change, I just don't appreciate some things like steering wheel mounted cruise control going away after we loyal GMers had to wait years for GM to buy it from Ford. I guess none of the 500 French customers like it.
By the way I drove a CTS-V and it was a blast but I just don't want to do the manual thing all the time. Maybe when they get an automatic that can handle the 400HP and you can buy a Florida car that isn't black or silver???
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Finally, it should be the earnest and paramount aim of the military administration to win the
confidence, respect, and affection of the inhabitants of the Philippines by assuring them, in every
possible way, that full measure of individual rights which is the heritage of free peoples, and by
proving to them that the mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation,
substituting the mild sway of justice and right for arbitrary rule.
The purpose of the United States in these islands is beneficent. It is, therefore, one of the most
important duties of American soldiers to assist in establishing friendly relations with the natives
by kind and considerate treatment in all matters arising from personal contact. To exasperate
individuals or to burn or loot unprotected or abandoned houses or property is not only criminal
in itself, but tends to impede the policy of the United States and to defeat the very purpose which
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When in hostile contact with the enemy, an adversary, with arms in his hands, must be killed, if
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Tobin wrote that Kennedy invited the critique by asserting, in a letter to the bishop, that his positions on controversial issues do not "make me any less of a Catholic." And perhaps he did.
Kennedy, for that matter, inflamed the situation in recent days by speaking publicly of the bishop's private request, in 2007, that he not seek communion because of his views on abortion.
But Tobin is father of the flock. And he should not be issuing public pronouncements on the private faith of a Catholic, whatever his sins.
North Providence, like many of its neighbors, encountered some serious financial trouble this summer. But with Mayor Charles A. Lombardi's administration in charge, a solution was at hand.
The plan: sell an old trailer on eBay.
The portable office fetched $1825. A nice little pile of cash. But there was one problem. North Providence didn't actually own the trailer.
The town, it turned out, was renting it from leasing company Williams Scotsman — its name and phone number emblazoned on at least two sides of the portable.
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The next four-week Brainerd Family YMCA swim lesson session that runs through July 2 began Monday. The session runs twice a week and are for pre-school and school-age children. Adult swim classes also are offered in July.
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Oroville fire sends one to UC Davis with second-degree burns
OROVILLE, Calif. - A fire exploded at a home in Oroville Saturday night sending one woman to UC Davis with second-degree burns.
The fire began at 7:30 p.m. at a home on Crest Drive in West Oroville, starting in a shed next to the house the family used for cooking.
A neighbor says within minutes propane tanks inside the shed exploded, spreading and fully engulfing the house.
He says he's lucky his home was saved.
A young woman inside was shocked to learn that her father-in-law, who's handicapped, was left inside as people rushed from the home and attempted to put out the flames.
She quickly lifted him into his wheelchair before others came and helped them to safety.
"'I can't believe they left dad here,'" Mai Yer Thao remembers saying. "I was freaking out. And I just had to help him so I was like, 'Who cares if we both die together.' I was just there and I helped him and then we got out."
In all, the American Red Cross gave assistance to twelve residents.
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Some amusing time-wasters for you, my loyal readers. Why? Because I love you. Well... most of you.
Is your brain more typical of a man's or a woman's? Take the nifty Sex I.D. Quiz from the BBC (developed with a team of psychologists) and find out. The answer might frighten you.
The hot link of the week: PalinAsPresident.com. Good for a laugh no matter what your political affiliation. My thanks to Frank, Voronya, Seth and Regan for the link.
Read all about the funniest films you'll never see -- because they don't exist -- at the Parallel Film Guide.
Check out Mail Goggles, a new Gmail feature to help you stop sending e-mails you might regret later. Link from Deb B., who believes casseroles should be outlawed.
Lovely Lola asks you to help this poor virginal goober get laid.
How long could you survive chained to a bunk bed and a velaciraptor? Take a quiz and find out, because it could happen. A link from Sheila, who adores Foghat.
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Yudel Jhonson Meets Freddy Hernandez; Badou Jack Takes On Alexander Brand; Rances Barthelemy Battles Aalan Martinez in Telecast's Opening Bout Five promising boxers, four of whom are unbeaten, make their debuts on ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, May 11, live on Showtime at Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas. Former Cuban amateur standout and 2004 Olympian, junior middleweight Yudel Jhonson (12-0, 8 KOs), and six-time Swedish national champion and 2008 Olympian, super middleweight Badou Jack (10-0, 8 KOs), head up a strong contingent of talented, undefeated newcomers on a telecast that also includes power-punching super middleweight Alexander Brand (17-0, 15 KOs) and skilled lightweight Rances Barthelemy (15-0, 11 KOs). The southpaw Jhonson, of Miami, Fla., faces former world title challenger Freddy "El Riel'' Hernandez (30-2, 20 KOs), of Mexico City, in the 10-round junior middleweight main event. Hernandez, who is coming off a unanimous 10-...
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This 1600 square foot charming Mexican Villa is the main residence on the ground level on a double lot, along with 4 other apartments. Don't worry even though there are 4 other apartments on the property, being in the Villa is very private from the other units.
Especially having your own private patio right off the living-room with as second outdoor living space with comfortable outdoor furniture and a ceiling fan. Mornings on the patio are just magic with the sun rising, palm trees swaying in the breeze and the
birds singing. You are only steps from the refreshing pool, hot tub and outdoor shower. You are truly spoiled here.
The Villa is a three minute walk to the beach and a 15 minute walk to the town square (you don't need a car).There is also plenty of cabs or use one of our bikes to get around. Our property is gated & very secure. Located north of the town square, yet close
to all the amenities. There are two grocery stores, one right in the town square and a larger store up by the highway. Lots of stores in town to get fresh local foods.
The Villa has two bedrooms (one very large master bedroom with king bed & ensuite and a guest bedroom with a queen bed) and an over sized pull out sofa bed for 2 extra guest. This apartment is best suited for a couple, 2 couples or a family of 4-6, looking
to spoil yourself in paradise. Air Conditioning in all the bedrooms and main living room. Or open the big window and let the breeze flow through.
This property is a rare find in Puerto Morelos with a large tropical back yard, palm trees, gardens & grass yard, & cool breezes coming off the caribbean ocean. Your taken back by the beauty that surrounds you in this private secure yard, you won't want to
Also take advantage of the roof top deck with the amazing ocean views, sun rises and the cool ocean breezes. Or take a siesta in the hammocks provided.
Please note: This property has five apartments onsite, however the property is so large that it never feels crowded and is very private from each apartment. Pool & hot tub is shared.
We look forward to seeing you in the Caribbean sun.
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Janice M from Portage Prairie, MB recommends this vacation rental
The Villa is a lovely property and it being managed by Abbey del Sol makes it nearly perfect. I cannot think of anything that could be better, other than if the second bedroom had an ensuite as opposed to a bathroom that you had to leave your bedroom to
access. The property was very secure with a well equipped kitchen - a big plus for us. Both property and grounds were amazing. I wold stay again and would recommend to others. We just need a stronger Cdn $$.
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a guest from Regina, SK recommends this vacation rental
Perfect. Everything you need. Lots of room. A beautiful private patio overlooking a shared garden. Mexican feel to the decor. A few blocks from the beach. Very helpful staff. Highly recommended place for two couples.
Thank you for your review we really appreciate your feed back. We are glad you enjoyed your stay at La Buena Vida Suites (managed by Abbey Del Sol). We look forward to seeing you again. Owners Audrey & Ken
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Linda & Linda M from Stillwater, MN recommends this vacation rental
My second year staying at the Villa and throughly enjoy the people, staff, and location. Makes it feel very safe but not closed in. Close to beaches and shopping.
See you again next year!! Same time same place.
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Michael and Kelly M recommends this vacation rental
My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our three month stay in the Villa at La Buena Vida (Abbey del Sol One). We have stayed in many vacation rental properties both in the States and in other countries and found the Villa to be one of the best equipped rentals
that we've ever visited. I can't recall an instance, in the kitchen or otherwise, that we were in need of an item that wasn't available.
We enjoyed the openness of the large living room, dining and kitchen area. The accommodations always felt comfortable, open and spacious. We spent many hours on the back veranda that overlooks the pool and garden area. It really is just another open-air "room"
with comfortable furniture and a ceiling fan for added comfort. It was a perfect place for morning coffee and late afternoon cocktails. We enjoyed our time relaxing by the pool and playing the Bimini ring toss game (a bit addicting but fun).
The mural artwork on the way to the upstairs palapa is really special and is a nice touch. The ocean view and breeze on the upstairs palapa makes it a good spot at early evening. There's a hammock and lounge chairs up there too. The location of the Villa is
close to the beach and it's just a quick bike ride or walk into town. Unico Beach Bar, where Dierks Bentley filmed the video for his hit, "Somewhere on a Beach", is just a three minute walk (you can get there faster if you're really thirsty). Unico and My
Paradise are great places to spend time on the beach.
The staff was also great and made our stay even more enjoyable. Vicky, Hugo and Oscar did a wonderful job of keeping the pool, grounds and unit in tip top shape and didn't seem to mind our attempts with practicing Spanish. They are all very warm and engaging
people and certainly added to our visit. Could go on and on but in short, the Villa and the town of Puerto Morelos are really special places.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review on your stay at La Buena Vida Suites, in our two bedroom Villa. We love hearing that you had a wonderful vacation and that the Villa was perfect for your 3 month stay. Im glad to hear our amazing staff took care of you from the minute you arrived. Thank you again and we hope to see you back in the Caribbean sun soon. Owners ken & Audrey
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Bob and Cynthia C from Falcon Heights, MN recommends this vacation rental
We had a very enjoyable time. This was our second visit to Puerto Morelos, and our second time with the good folks at Abbey del Sol. We plan to go again. Puerto Morelos is a calming place.
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Brian and Wendy F from St. Catharines Northwest, ON recommends this vacation rental
We stayed with abbey del sol at Bueno Vida ,we had our two adult children with us and and shared a two bedroom ,two bathroom suite . It also had a pull out couch since our kids are different genders.The suite was great with all neede amenities and very
clean and well maintained. The gardens are beatiful with a nice pool and hot tub which were constantly being used. A very peaceful and siren place to be. All the staff from the office to the yard people are number one and we are returning next year for the
third year in a row and booking into 2018 providing everyone is healthy. On word l would say tes to one and all to come and experience Abbey Del sol Brian Funk and family .
Stayed 8 days ending in
February, 2016
Catherine F from Oxnard, Ca. recommends this vacation rental
Well equipped, lovely grounds, nice hot tub. Hot water for the shower was iffy, but it's Mexico!
Stayed 10 days ending in
January, 2016
Spacious lovely home. That is how it felt. Nicely decorated & clean. Friendly and helpful staff. Close to beach and the market. Great restaurants and little shops. Sitting out on the patio at night felt very safe. Already have booked for next year!!
Stayed 7 days ending in
August, 2015
a guest from Roland, Iowa recommends this vacation rental
The rental was great as always. Off season(?)- so fewer travelers around. Staff was helpful and responsive. Puerto Morelos and Colonia are wonderful jewels for those looking for more cultural immersion than found at an all-inclusive. Shopping at Chulum
(sp?) uno and dos in Colonia, fresh tortillas from La Union, Mass in Puerto or Colonia. Fresh fish from the market in Puerto. Can't beat it.
I have to mention that the beach seaweed issue was a big disappointment. I understand the problem to be throughout the Caribbean, hopefully it will clear up soon.
Thank you for your review we really appreciate it and we are glad you enjoyed your stay at La Buena Vida suites. We look forward to having you stay with us again soon.
Stayed 7 days ending in
April, 2015
Julie D recommends this vacation rental
Near the beach (1 block), this cosy villa is perfect! Nice terrace and pool, you can reach the centro of Puerto Morelos and his many restaurasnts by walking.The king size bed is very confortable!!!
Stayed 7 days ending in
January, 2015
a guest from Baker City, Oregon recommends this vacation rental
Our villa was the perfect size for 5 people. The beds were very comfortable,everything was super clean, the staff always ready to answer question or help out when asked. We enjoyed the location to the beach and to town - having the bikes was also fun.
Stayed 7 days ending in
November, 2014
a guest from Gimili, MB recommends this vacation rental
Great holiday place for a group
Larry & Beth T from La Riviere, MB recommends this vacation rental
the property is exactly as described . There were no surprises. The location is good with easy and quick access to the beach and a fairly easy walk to downtown. It was clean and , although in need of some maintenance, (mostly paint)very well cared for.
Jin and Nancy were extremely helpful every time we asked them. With Jin's help we toured Coba and Akumal . We ate at El Sabor de Mexico -- very good, El Pirata -- very good , El Sirena -- poor - food was cold, Dona Trini - average, Pelicanos-- bad- terrible
service and poor drinks. Beach bars were welcoming, especially Unico . Having the bikes at our disposal was a definite plus. The only negatives we experienced were a lack of hot water and water pressure, and the unfortunate Mexican custom of not being able
to flush the toilet paper. These aside we would recommend this property !
Thank you so much for your review, we appreciate your feed back as it helps us to make sure our property is well maintained. Our yearly scheduled maintenance "freshen up" paint job was just completed on Nov 24th 2014, so its looking fresh and new again. Something thats needed yearly when you live in the Caribbean with all the rain & humidity. Sorry about the shower, the hot water does take quite a few minutes before it get's hot and the pressure is never consistent. Even when I stay in my own villa I have the fun of playing the water game. As my husband and I like to call it, Mexico flexico. lol However this is something we are going to look into and see if we can get an on demand hot water tank for the villa so we are not waisting so much water waiting for the shower to heat up. Thank you so much for staying at La Buena Vida suites, Audrey & Ken.
Stayed 7 days ending in
August, 2014
a guest from Leesburg, Virginia recommends this vacation rental
The facilities are wonderful, very large apartment, nicely decorated, great outdoor pool. Staff is very friendly and helpful - thank you especially to Jin for your help when my wife sprained her ankle. Walking distance from beach, but to get to central
square of the village, bike or car is needed.
Unlike Cancun, this is in a smaller village with lots of character and great little restaurants, make sure this is what you want (it was for us) as you shouldn't expect the full scale of shops, supermarkets and entertainment as these bigger places (Cancun and
Playa). There are each less then 1/2 hour drive away, so for us this was perfect, if it is for you, we highly recommend this place.
Stayed 15 days ending in
July, 2014
Graciela G recommends this vacation rental
Pasamos unos dias increibles. la casa es muy tranquila, es ideal para descansar y pasar maravillosos momentos en familia.
Stayed 16 days ending in
May, 2014
Duane S from Hillsboro, OR recommends this vacation rental
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in the Villa. Beautiful secluded grounds with a pool and an upper deck for views. A great place to enjoy a morning cup of coffee! The kitchen is so well equipped, everything you need to prepare meals at home. The bikes were
a wonderful addition and we used them every day to go into town. The office is a few houses down and have an extensive collection of free dvd's for evening entertainment. We will definitively return to this wonderful property
Stayed 7 days ending in
May, 2014
Sabine F from Aspen, Co recommends this vacation rental
Good location, they had bikes to use, one with kids seat in back which was perfect for our 5 year old.
Wasn't very busy so we had the pool to ourselves.
Jin, the property manager was great, super helpful and friendly
Stayed 10 days ending in
April, 2014
a guest from Kamloops, BC recommends this vacation rental
I loved puerto Morelos and the house we stayed in was perfect. We couldn't have been happier. Especially loved that there were bikes available for us to use. The downstairs part of the house was beautiful and spacious, and we heard no sounds from the people
staying upstairs. Excellent place to stay. Gracias!
Stayed 7 days ending in
March, 2014
Adam G from Winnipeg, MB recommends this vacation rental
Would love to stay there again. Restaurants in PM great, having bikes available to guests made shopping so easy. Tour to Coba fantastic, and swimming in the Cenote unbelievable. But the best was just hanging around the pool relaxing, sipping on a beer,
and meeting great folks!!
Stayed 12 days ending in
February, 2014
Asha and Santiago D from Toronto, Ontario recommends this vacation rental
Our family had a wonderful stay at Abbey del Sol. It truly felt like a home away from home in the Caribbean. The staff were very friendly and helpful, the property well kept and super well equipped (we stayed in the villa), and we had all we needed to
relax and enjoy time together as a family.
Stayed 18 days ending in
January, 2014
Betty M from Minneapolis, MN recommends this vacation rental
This is our 5th year - Abbey del Sol is a wonderful location for a family holiday. The staff is great.
Stayed 12 days ending in
December, 2013
Mark and Kim V from Duncan, BC recommends this vacation rental
Let me start by saying just before we came to Abbey del Sol one,#4, we had a bad experience at another vacation rental( not Flipkey). I would like too thank the Abbey del Sol for giving us a great experience that we will not forget!
They were very nice, took the time to talk to us like we were friends, all the staff would say hola every day, the pool and grounds were beautiful, bikes to ride any time, movies (DVD's )free to watch, lovely beach to walk on close by and a town that has its
charm that we love. The one thing that we enjoy the most was going across the highway and shopping in the local meat and vegetable market. Don't be afraid to go,it is so much cheaper then in town.Also the really nice part is you are only 20 mins. from Cancun
airport 250 pesos ! I could go on longer, to say more. But it's easier to just say " you'll be sorry you didn't go to Abbey del Sol !
Stayed 4 days ending in
November, 2013
Anne B from Montreal, QC recommends this vacation rental
Very cosy, confortable, we loved using the bicycles, just enough remote but still in town. Spent some great time with friends.
Stayed 11 days ending in
October, 2013
Sascha J from Koln, WE recommends this vacation rental
Es war ein wunderschöner Urlaub. Das Apartment war wirklich sehr gut gepflegt und bestens ausgestattet, wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt und würden unserne nächsten Urlaub sehr gerne wieder in der selben Location verbringen.
Vielen Dank für alles und liebe Grüße aus Köln sagen Familie Jimenez Lopez
Stayed 7 days ending in
February, 2013
a guest from St Paul, MN recommends this vacation rental
What a wonderful time! We had a layed back and lovely time in Puerto Morelos. The Staff at Abby del Sol were key in making our stay so nice. They treated us like family and were always helpful. We would definitely return.
Stayed 18 days ending in
January, 2013
This is our 4th year to spend time at Abbey del Sol. The staff is so friendly and helpful. Puerto Morelos is a wonderful place to relax.
Stayed 1 day ending in
December, 2012
a guest from Inver Grove Heights, MN recommends this vacation rental
We only stayed one night in this unit and wished we could have stayed longer. It was peaceful and relaxing and of course, the staff were wonderful.
Stayed 2 days ending in
April, 2012
Megan M from St Paul, MN recommends this vacation rental
We loved Abby del Sol. We had spent the first part of our vacation about a mile from town on a quiet beach, and we were excited to spend the remainder in town, where there's a little more action (but not too much). We looked at several places in town and
Abby del Sol was our favorite. Situated on a quiet street, about two blocks from the beach, the location could not be beat.
Abby and Tiff were incredibly friendly and helpful. When Abby showed us the rental (apt 4) we knew immediately it was the place for us. The apartment is huge, beautifully decorated, with two large bedrooms and a fully equipped kitchen. The Wifi worked great,
too. There is a hot tub and small pool in the flower- filled back yard. We shared the yard with several iguanas. When they were sick of sun, my teenagers spent a great deal of time on the comfy hammock on the deck. Abby and Tiff provide free bikes to their
guests and we had a great time riding to the restaurants near the town square. This is definitely a town for "foodies".
In addition, they have a cache of movies in the office. My children loved watching films at night before bed. Tiff put us in touch with Paco, a fantastic guide who took us snorkeling on the reef.
I would stay here again in a heartbeat.
Stayed 8 days ending in
April, 2012
Paula & Katherian B from Minneapolis, MN recommends this vacation rental
We arrived with two teenaged boys (not brothers) and would have preferred two twins in the second bedroom. Our fault. One boy slept on the futon in the hallway. Other than that it was perfect!
Stayed 28 days ending in
March, 2012
Johanna M from Golden Valley, MN recommends this vacation rental
One month in paradise.
Stayed 1 day ending in
January, 2012
Susy G from St. Louis, MO recommends this vacation rental
We stayed in #4 at Abbey del Sol One. It is even more impressive than the photos depict on the web site. The apartment was spotless with everything we could possibly need. The grounds were a tropical paradise and very well maintained. The view from the
rooftop deck was spectacular. A few short blocks away are pristine beaches. We will be back next year for our vacation.
Stayed 7 days ending in
December, 2011
Marc B from Kingston, WA recommends this vacation rental
great service in a great location, not much more one can expect, took care of our every need, thank you so much!
Stayed 2 days ending in
November, 2011
William L recommends this vacation rental
Abbey del Sol One unit 4 (the downstairs big unit) is quiet and artistically furnished with modern, Mayan and Spanish colonial themes. I've stayed there in the spring, summer and fall. All air conditioners work well and are quiet. There have been no mechanical
or maintenance problems and the pool and hot tub were always very clean. Jin and Freddy were always available should a problem arise or when I needed advice. The beach is a 600 foot (200 meter) walk from the front door. Unit 4 is very private, with an essentially
your own 12x20 foot (4x6.5 meter) pool and hot tub outside under the stars. I could turn on the hot tub at any time (~1 hour warm up) and adjust it to any temperature I wanted. This feature in itself beats any resort that I've been to. Also, including food
and drink prices, unit 4 is 1/3-1/5 the price of any nearby resort (for the same size and quality of room) and a lot more private.
Stayed 4 days ending in
August, 2011
Lourdes R from Colonia del Valle, DF recommends this vacation rental
We were absolutely happy and everyone was helpful and kind. The only problem was the time when light went off. Apparently there is a problem with the electricity company. Apart from that, everything was good.
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Finaly sorting my scraps into colors. What do I do with the ones with busy prints? Some do not seem to fall in one color group.
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Finaly sorting my scraps into colors. What do I do with the ones with busy prints? Some do not seem to fall in one color group.
Anna Quilts
I am up for a swap of smaller items like you suggested. I would love a spring mug rug or a small table mat and am willing to make one too. scrappy of course or even a block say 12.5 inch block. spring colors
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I'd make a table mat or a scrappy spring block.
Blocks sent boom water http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...44-albums.html
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Batik blocks swap http://www.quiltingboard.com/members...44-albums.html
Elisabrat, I have 12 1/2" spring blocks I will trade with you if you want to.
Rhonda, when you did the braid quilt, how wide were your stips?
I just knew I would get goldendog 55 for a swap partner. Yippee!
I can't find the rules for this scrap swap. Can somebody show me where they are.
I was responding to the thread it general, but I would be up for a swap too. It depends on the time frame. I just got a new maching and learning to use it.
Judy-68 there are no rules, you can just follow, you can sign up to swap scraps or to follow along on Rhonda's quilt along with scraps, you can make comments and post pictures. Hope this helps.
So, do we just contact our swap partner and decide on the swap between ourselves?
"Life is mostly froth and bubble, but one thing stands as stone. Kindness in another's trouble, courage in one's own." Adam Lindsey Gordon
nope think Rhonda is getting a list together like she does for the scrap bags am I right?
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