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By Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA TODAY
God either causes or allows "major tragedies to occur as a warning to sinners," say 20% of U.S. adults.
While 43% say most evil is caused by the devil, 47% disagree — a statistical tie.
IDEA CLUB: Do you talk to God?
ENVIRONMENT: Evangelicals less worried about climate change
'MOST SURPRISING': Many feel touch of guardian angel
But most (68%) would not say human nature is basically evil.
So where does evil dwell — in the devil or in mankind? The Baylor survey allows for overlapping views; it finds 36% strongly agree with both statements.
HOW FAR IS HEAVEN? At least half will make it, Americans say
"Those who believe God causes or allows bad things to happen did not speak in terms of tragedies being God's fault," says Baylor sociologist Christopher Bader.
Bader says people told him that "tragedies are our fault. We have sinned as a nation and God has stood aside and allowed terrible things to happen."
At his Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency, the Rev. Rick Warren asked the presidential candidates: "Does evil exist?" Both candidates said yes.
Sen. Barack Obama said it is "God's task" to "erase evil from the world" but "we can be soldiers in that process."
Sen. John McCain said, "Evil must be defeated," and linked it entirely to "the transcendent challenge of the 21st century — radical Islamic extremism."
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God sometimes allows major tragedies to occur as a warning to sinners.
God sometimes causes major tragedies to occur as a warning to sinners.
Source: The Baylor Religion Survey, the Institute for Studies of Religion, Baylor University. Based on a survey of 1,700 U.S. adults conducted in fall 2007 with a margin of error +/- 4 percentage points.
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Thorne had to keep himself from jumping when he saw the little flicker of fire appear, dancing around the fuse of the central firecracker. He calmed himself, breathing deeply. His eyelids fluttered as he mouthed a few words to himself, trying to find the power inside of himself. Or more accurately, the power within the mask that hid his face. The dim, orange fire barely lit the white mask on his otherwise tanned face. The mask looked as though it was some sort of throw-away protective gear, the ceramic facemask had no obvious straps, no distinguishing features other than a look of touch plastic, four air holes near the mouth, a slight angled bulge where the nose would be, and two dark, trapezoidal eyeholes, which mysteriously held a view not of Thorne's own chocolate brown eyes, but of a bleak abyss of obsidian.
Thorne shook his hands out a little, then suddenly threw out his palms again, as if trying to surprise the power, trying to sneak up on it and control it, like a little boy trying to collar a stray dog. This time the exertion was different, he could feel warmth enter into him from the mask, passing to his fingers through his heart. The fuse of the first firecracker ignited, instantly setting the cheap explosive off on the ground. The small pop it created was like a symphony to Thorne. He smiled behind his mask, which strangely brought up the corners of the seemingly inflexible mask, as if the mask was trying to smile along with Thorne.

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You are a fruit cake, i take back what i said in the other post..lolJESUS: "Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you"--John 16:23;
Jesus is liar and we all know it. That is not my opinion it is a fact. Name one amputee who has asked God in the name of Jesus for a new arm and got one.
The Bible is pure ignorance and lies and whosoever believes is deceived.
"O Lord, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived...." (Jer. 20:7).
I have seen hundreds of amputee's with new arms...
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Victoria struggled climbing up the stairs to my apartment, the steps weren't made for someone with her body type but she didn't fit the elevator. Still, we made and I went in, the door already unlocked.
The smell of cooking came to my ears as soon as I entered. To my surprise, my mom was busy preparing dinner in the kitchen.
"Hey Mom."
"Hey Sweetheart." She came closer and kissed me. "How was your day?"
"Pretty busy. Yours?"
"Oh the usual. Annoying customers and my feet screaming bloody murder." She took a second and then nodded to the oven. "Also, I made dinner."
"Yeah, I'm surprised." I went and checked the stove "Heck, nothing's burning! Who are you and what have you done with my mother?"
"I'll have you know that I can follow a cookbook's instruction, Miss smarty pants."
"Thank god. I don't think we could have survived a fire."
"If I recall, I'm not the one who almost burned down the house trying to boil water."
"Hey, I was nine! Plus I totally wasn't the one who put that jug of oil on the stove." I said pouting playfully.
"Alright, that's enough messing around, Dinner's almost ready." She went to the stove and stirred the pan's content before checking the oven's content.
"Uhm… Hi." Victoria said.
"Oh hello there." My mom said, looking at her. "Victoria, was it?" She then asked, after a moment of hesitation.
"Yes Ma'am."
"Oh, please, no ma'am or Ms. around me, I'm just Natasha. But, it's good to see you again, would you like to dine with us? I made extra, since someone's been pretty voracious recently." She said, looking at me with a grin.
"I plead the fifth."
"That depends." Victoria said. "I don't know if I can eat it."
"Lemon and olive braised chickens with sautéd winter vegetables." She said quoting two of my favorite recipe from the book Kickback had given me.
"Should be safe for you." I said to Victoria.
"Alright then."
As my mom started plating, I set up the table, giving Victoria an oversized serving fork as utensil. We obviously didn't have a seat for Victoria but the table was low enough that when sat she was decently positioned.
The first half of dinner went pretty smoothly, even if I noticed my mom wincing once or twice at the sound of Victoria crushing the chicken thigh bones with her powerful jaw. I'd gotten used to it, it was apparently needed for calcium intake or something.
"So, Victoria, do you live with your parents?" My mom asked after a few minutes.
"No… I haven't seen my parents or my siblings since I triggered." She said, her ears flattening against her head.
"Oh. I'm so sorry to hear that… I shouldn't have asked."
"It's okay, you couldn't have known. Beside, I'm happy with my friends at the guardian quarters."
Although I'd never asked about Victoria's family, I'd read the statistics Stan had send me and over two thirds of all proteans experienced parental rejection or ran away after their transformation. With her living at the HQ, it hadn't been hard to put two and two together.
"That's good." My mom said awkwardly.
The rest of dinner was rather awkward, my mom seemed scared to say something bad so we stuck to small talks. Once dinner was over she took care of the dishes and I turned to Victoria.
"So, to be entirely honest, I'm feeling really fricking lazy." I said. "Want to just watch some movies, tv or whatever."
"Sure, anything you want to do, I'm cool with it."
"Same setup as last time?"
She and I got my mattress from me room, with me guiding it while she pushed as best as she could. Her physiology wasn't exactly oriented to carrying stuff since she needed to have all four on the ground to move correctly. When that was done, I leaned against her body and grabbed the remote.
Once we sat down, I browsed for a minute until I settled on rewatching season one of the Deus tv adaptation. Explaining the premise to Victoria; being about this chosen one girl and her assigned guardian-angel girl. Unlike most things I watched or read, the main characters were openly gay.
"Say, I didn't think to ask, but was my mom okay last time? She didn't make you uncomfortable?"
"Nah, she stared a bit at first but I think she was just surprised. She was cool today."
We watched some more of the pilot, together for about half an hour before Victoria spoke again.
"Are things going well with Kenzie? Aren't you two normally supposed to be together today?"
"Yeah, she's just on patrol. She has to catch up on her hours before easter vacation if she wants to have it off."
"You only like girls, right?"
"Yeah, I'm 100% lesbian certified."
"What's your type of girl?"
The question took me a bit by surprise.
"I don't know." I said with a shrug. "Why?"
"Just curious, plus discussing crushes are totally what gal pals do, right?"
"Sure, I guess."
"So, who did you like before Kenzie? Maybe we'll find your type."
"Heh, why not." I said, deciding to entertain her. It was probably a bit boring for her to watch a series she hadn't picked anyway. "Let's see… My first real crush was on a girl named Felicity back in fourth grade. She was this cute redhead with cuter glasses who was a bit of a nerdy loner. I was still figuring out that what I was feeling was me being really frickin' gay. Anyway I started hanging out with her and getting really close until I realized why she didn't have a lot of friends."
"Why was that?"
"The girl was clingy as heck, like she wanted us to hang out everyday and she had this whole keeping score thing where if we hung out here we absolutely had to hangout at her place next or after I brought her to the community center I absolutely had to go to her church group even though I only ever went to church because my mom made me."
"Dang. What happened then?"
"I told her to leave me alone and that I didn't want to be friends with her. Like it was nothing but toxic debt keeping."
"Eh, I don't blame you. Who else?"
"Then there was Sasha, that was two years later, when I knew I was queer as fuck. I went to summer camp like I used to do every year pre-trigger event. She was this big super tomboyish russian girl with a thick accent which I thought was amazing. I didn't really become friends with her, I mostly just stalked her all summer until I came out and asked her out on the last day."
"How did it go?"
"She said I was really F-ing gross and then quoted Romans 1:26… I went home in tears and never saw her again."
"I'm sorry." She said, rubbing her head against my hand, which I took as a comforting gesture.
"Hey it's okay, it was years ago. Beside now I have Kenzie and my parents are super supportive. But now that I think about it, I totally have a thing for big nerdy, tomboyish looking girls."
"See? I knew you had to have a type."
"Alright, your turn to share. What do you like anyway? Girls, boys, others, all of the above, none of them?"
"Gender doesn't matter to me. I just like people who are cute and nice to me. I dunno what I like though..."
"Who were your crush?"
"I didn't have a lot. I was eight when I changed and only had one person I liked before that. She was from a youth group I went to. But not long after that I change so nothing happened…"
"But after that?"
"There was this guy, I met him on an online thing for proteans, but he wasn't interested. He was cute though, He was this big colorful lizard who could sing like really amazing. Call himself Cold Scales and he's living in Louisiana."
"Cold Scales?"
"It's a protean thing, some of us don't want to be who we were born as before the change. I used to call myself Wechuge, but the DDA made me change. Not kid friendly enough. I like being Bandersnatch though. It's catchier."
"What about now, anyone caught your eye?"
"Well, there is someone… But I'm not saying."
"Oh come on!"
"Not saying!"
"Oh, I know him or her?" She covered her mouth with her paws as a sign of defiance. "Yep. I hit a spot, but fine. I'm sure you'll spill eventually."
I passed the list of suspects in my head, it wasn't a long list. I settled on Jessie as my bet; the two of them were close and Victoria would always let her do her claws, temp dye her fur or give her accessories.
"You know, my birthday's next month." She said, an obvious derailment, but I bit. "April Sixth."
"This reminds me, I never got your b-day gift. Stan left his gift-laptop in my room but you never said what yours was."
"I was hoping you'd forgotten… I bought you a phone but your dad gave you the same thing before I could… I returned it to the store and didn't know what to do… I didn't know what else to get you and never got around to asking you if you needed something."
"Hey it's okay. Although to be honest, there's not much I need, Jessie and Chuan have already doubled my closet and I've got all my electronics replaced."
"Don't worry about it, your company is the only gift I need."
"Well, there's something…" She said nervously. "Do you want to pet me?" She then asked, whispering.
"You know you don't have to do something you don't like just to please me."
"If it's you, it's okay." She said looking away. "I mean, it's not unpleasant, it's kind of nice actually, it's just the others would mock me for it…"
"Well, I guess there's no harm then." I said, feeling a little nervous, although I didn't know why.
"But you have to promise that you won't tell anyone."
"It's our secret. I swear it on everything that's holy." I said, putting my hand to my heart.
"Neck, Chest, Cheeks and Head." She told me. "Those are the good spot."
I started scratching those spots and she quickly began purring loudly. Beneath her 'trying to be tough' exterior, Victoria was just a cuddly teddy bear. Well, a cat-bear thing really. A giant one at that.
There was something about petting Victoria that felt so not just nice and soothing, but also exciting, like doing something forbidden. Although I'd always wanted a pet, my mom was allergic and had always been firmly against it. She'd tried to bribe me with fish but I'd rejected them out of pride.
And like that we kept watching the show until Victoria asked me to call a lift for her around eleven. When I got the call back from the DDA van, I escorted her out to the door.
"Good night Victoria." I said, giving her a hug.
"Please take care of yourself and feel free to come by anytime, you're always welcome here." My mom said.
"Thanks you Ms--" Victoria began before changing her sentence midway through. "Thank you Natasha."
"Can I hug you too?" My mom asked.
" 'Course. Anytime."
The two of them exchanged a quick hug before Victoria made her way down the stairs.
"Mom, are you okay?" I asked once the door was closed.
"Yeah, I just feel sorry for her… And for you."
"For me?"
"For ever considering abandoning you, you could have been another Victoria because of my screwed up beliefs." She came forward and protectively hugged me. "I'm sorry."
"It's okay, I forgive you. Beside, love won in the end, didn't it?"
"For us, yes."
She squeezed me hard and I returned the hug.
"I love you Paige."
"I love you too mom."


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For me, the Xbox Play Anywhere is a great new feature as it allows you to play your current Xbox games with higher resolutions and better graphics without forking out extra cash for another copy. Although available titles are still scarce, but I'm sure it will grow in time.


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4-2-3-1 Formation In Picture – Xhaka Benched, Coquelin Starts In Arsenal Vs Swansea
The Premier League has once again come alive and kick for us against Swansea is 3pm.
Thankfully, there are no new injury concerns for players as they all returned in one piece from the international break and we must get to see the same players that starred against Burnley a fortnight ago.
We are currently sitting just two points adrift of League leaders Manchester City. Another three points for us would mean we have won six consecutive matches, putting us in good stead for the fixture ahead.
Arsene Wenger gave an update on his players and he revealed that Coquelin and Lucas Perez are in contention for the game but he ruled our the return of Aaron Ramsey and Oliver Giroud for this particular game.
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Article by: kanika sharma
Status: Finished
Genre: Editorial and Opinion
Why people are always in a hurry?
Why they do not spend time with their own? Why they always curse god for each and every bad or negative thing that is happening around in their environment?
The answer to all these uncountable questions is that "you do not talk to yourself and your soul ".
What is spirituality? It is just a term used that connects us with god.
God!! Who is he? Is he present everywhere and every time?
Now, the answer to this question is a big NO!! Now you must be confused that how can i say no if i believe in god so much? Right? Well, i would say that god is present within us, within our soul.
When we get ready early in the morning, we see ourselves in front of the mirror; the image that you see just before you is the "ONLY GOD" for you.
What you think, what you do, what you believe is all inside you. If you are ever disturbed or sad, the only person you can talk to is you yourself! Spirituality is something that is not considered as important as cricket is in today's so called "modern" world.
People are only concerned with their proud personality, fake identities and fashion; they do not have a clear and appropriate definition if they are asked what spirituality is?
Why they hesitate in these types of questions? The time is so precious for them that they don't have even a single second to think about god or even about themselves.
They have millions of reasons to avoid this, but they won't take a single second in making decisions if there is any party or whatever.
According to me every individual should meditate for at least five minutes. It will give you time to spend with yourself which is very important in today's busy and complicated life.
For me, spirituality means "A TALK TO ONSELF".
I have observed it a lot that if you talk to your innersole, you are able to get answers to those questions that even Google cannot answer.
In short, it is a very nice, soothing and positive feeling to be so close to god and yourself. You will be satisfied with yourself, if you practice to meditate for just few minutes.
Try it!
I am sure you will love it!
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The Corridor
Once through the opening, Ben lies still on a downward slant with tree roots dangling over his head. They seem to be trying to tickle his cheeks. The cold ground presses his clothes into his body as if searching for his warmth. The smell and taste of dirt fills his nose and mouth. (Could anything be worse than being buried alive?) He shutters. In the dark he reaches his arms as far as he can over of his head. The ground was about to take a sharp decline into the unknown.
(If others can do this, then so can I!) Clutching the pack as close to his head as possible, he takes a deep breath, grits his teeth, closes his eyes and kicks himself forward.
What starts as a slide quickly begins to feel more like a fall. Ben's stomach tightens and bile rises towards his mouth as he tries to curl into a ball. Not only is he traveling downwards but also slamming around curves that throw him first to the left, then to the right and back to the left like he's a giant ping pong ball. On and on he goes - down, down and around. His silent scream is on the verge of being vocal when the slope suddenly flattens.
He continues to spin and slide for several yards before he comes to a stop. Several minutes go by before he catches his breath and stops trembling. Slowly he sits up and looks around. (What is this? A room? A cave? A fishbowl? The Twilight Zone?)
The smell of soil is replaced by a trace odor of burnt electrical wires. A vague hum or buzz in the air tickles the inside of his ears. The ground is solid and smooth with an opaque, blue glow like his mother's opal ring. (Oh, mum, I'm so sorry!) Ben's eyes water as guilt tries to reclaim its spot in his heart. He stares at color reflecting in a mist that swirls around his hidden lower body. The fog seems alive - ready to seep into his clothing and attach itself to him. Ben leaps up and brushes off his clothes, but the mist didn't rise with him. A nervous chuckle escapes with an exhale. He stamps his feet as a warning just in case anything else was slithering unseen in the mist below.
In front of the boy appears to be 3 doors aligned side by side without a wall. They stand erect like sentinels guarding whatever lay beyond them. The dim, floor lighting makes them appear to be floating in the fog. Ben walks over to feel the area between 2 doors. His hand tingles but is restricted from pushing into the darkness. (Gosh, I bet it's a force field just like in Star Wars!)
He steps back and turns around to face the opposite direction. On the far side are three cave impressions in alignment like the doors. They are difficult to see because nothing is around them and nothing above the fog line is in them that can be seen from where Ben is standing.
Crossing the room Ben stands in front of the middle cave which is big enough to hold a couple of Mac trucks before its floor raises steeply. A column of foot long gouges are sliced into the floor on one side until it disappears into the nothingness above.
The cave on the left is the largest, but it reveals nothing - no mist, no floor, no ceiling, no sides, no back. (How can there be a hole in nothing?!) Ben's hand refuses to check it for a force field and his feet run to the cave on the far right.
This opening is about half the size as the one in the middle. It's hard to be sure with the mist swirling around, but Ben's intuition warns him that his trip downward could continue if he enters it.
"I sure as heck don't want to go that way!" His voice echoes back at him.
(This place is just too weird! I should go back for help...No, I shouldn't! Who would help? Mum will never forgive me as it is. The girls are in enough danger and it would be worse here...If Kev wasn't quite so reckless... No. Best I do this by myself.)
Taking deep breathes to calm his racing heart, Ben straightens his shoulders and turns back around to face the doors.
At that very moment, something rushes at him from behind. It slams into the back of his legs, knocking him over into the mist like a wooden pen at the bowling alley.


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Talking dirty can be super hot for some and just awkward for others. And certain phrases are just a mess no matter which way you shake it.
Wait, you want me use this hat to do what to your where?!
A prime example of dirty talk gone wrong is the hilariously inappropriate "the panties your mother laid out for you" scene from Seinfeld. It's safe to say that mentioning parents while getting busy is a recipe for disaster. I polled a few friends for the unsexiest phrases they've ever heard (or said) in bed and was chuckling over their responses:
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Elizabeth's Lungs
"What's your name, sweetheart?"
Crystal looked up over her file at the young girl sitting on a plastic chair in front of her desk. This was her first interview, and already she was feeling overwhelmed by her compassion for these kids.
"Elizabeth Morran." Elizabeth swung her feet below her chair, watching Crystal with big brown eyes.
"And how old are you?"
"And what is your... condition?" It was right there in the file in big bold red print: cystic fibrosis. A genetic, incurable, life-shortening disease that makes the lungs produce thick, sticky mucous. Someone had to pound on Elizabeth's back for 30 minutes a couple times a day, to loosen the mucous so she could cough it out. The disease made her vulnerable to infection, and she'd been in and out of hosptials for antibiotics since she was five. Crystal thought her heart would break.
"Cystic fibrosis."
"Can you list your medications?"
Elizabeth did. It was a long list.
"When was your last infection?"
"Last September."
Crystal wrote some things down in the file and sifted through the papers restlessly. She wasn't sure where to begin with this girl. "You do understand that I may not be able to help you? It depends on whether my lab tests work out and it depends on how well your body reacts to my experiments."
Elizabeth nodded solemnly. She had messy, curly brown hair that bounced when she moved her head. When she talked, she sounded a decade older than her eleven years. "I know. Don't worry about getting my hopes up. There's no cure for cystic fibrosis. My immune system sucks and I can get an infection really easily. I'll probably die by the time I'm thirty. I've always just wanted to be a normal kid. But having superpowers? It's a dream come true just to have the chance."
Crystal's mind was spinning with ideas. The girl needed new lungs, that was certain. Bionic lungs. But what exactly could they do? Create gale-force winds? Breathe fire? Shout really really loud? Maybe all three... She would have to reinforce the windpipe and maybe the mouth...
Crystal put down her pen and picked up a funny-shaped tube, bringing it over to Elizabeth. "Blow as hard as you can into this tube. I want to measure how much force your lungs have now." Elizabeth obeyed. Little turbines inside the tube hummed and Crystal read a number on a dial and wrote it in Elizabeth's file. "Now, blow slowly and evenly, eventually getting rid of all your air."
Crystal did a couple more tests, listening to Elizabeth's chest and back with a stethoscope, and tapping over her lungs.
"Have you given any thought to what type of superpower your new lungs could have?" Crystal asked her as she fiddled with some contraptions on her desk.
"You mean besides breathing normally?" Elizabeth thought about it for a minute. "I guess I've always wanted to have a powerful singing voice like Celine Dion."
Crystal grinned. "I think I could work that in... but I was thinking a little bigger. Do you like swimming?" Elizabeth nodded enthusiastically. "How would you feel about breathing underwater?"
It was 2:00 AM when Harry's phone rang.
"Someone better be dying," he answered instead of saying 'hello'.
Crystal's voice met his ears. "Elizabeth is. That's why I'm designing her some bionic lungs. And that's why I called you. I need more rats."
Harry rubbed his eyes and looked at the clock. "Do you know what time it is?"
"Yes, I am aware of the time. I deduced that this was more important than your REM sleep."
"My rem... never mind. I will order more rats tomorrow, okay? Go to bed, for Pete's sake."
"You want to come over to the lab and see my prototype?"
Harry shook his head with a sigh. Scientists. "Um... not really... fine."
He was still in his flannel plaid pajama pants and grey cotton T-shirt when he arrived at the lab. His grey hair was ruffled and his eyes were baggy and blood-shot, but they lit up when Crystal showed him her pair of "Dragon lungs", and they popped out of their sockets when these lungs spouted fire and inhaled water.
Crystal finished explaining how the lungs were electrically stimulated, and how Elizabeth would have to inhale a flammable liquid into a special lung pocket to replenish her fire-breathing supply. And then they just stood there quietly, watching the shiny metallic artificial lungs breathe eerily on their own. In and out, in and out.
"Come with me." Crystal said, her voice a bit hoarse with lack of sleep. She took his hand and led him to the door. Once outside, she wrapped her arms around him in a hug. He hugged her back, surprised. Suddenly, he noticed his feet weren't on the ground. "Don't worry, I won't drop you," she reassured him.
In seconds, they were above the city, looking down at the twinkling orange lights. Harry closed his eyes as his stomach began to flutter. Cold wind whipped at his hair and clothes, and he realized he was still wearing pajamas. He resisted the urge to kick his feet around in search of a foothold that wasn't there.
"You can open your eyes now." There was a smile in her voice. They were standing on top of the CN tower. The city glittered and glowed below and all around them.
Crystal let her hair out of its ponytail. It whipped in the wind as she perched on the ledge, dangling her feet over the side. "It's harder than I thought, seeing the kids. They're so strong, and they deserve so much better. I know I'm helping them, but at the same time, I'm not curing them. I'm not giving them a normal life."
Harry gripped a handrail for dear life as he sat beside her. "But that's where you're missing the point. Anyone can give them the things they need to survive. You're giving them a new purpose. You're not just helping them, and you're not just giving them another chance, you're giving them everything you have. Staying up all night to torture rats. I mean, if I had your talents, I would be using them to get rich and famous." Harry rubbed his neck, suddenly aware of her body next to his.
"No, you wouldn't." Crystal looked at him, as if for the first time, seeming to analyze every feature of his face, calculating, and moving closer. The kiss was slow and methodic. His hands tangled in her hair, and hers pulled him close and firm. They slid off the ledge and slowly floated down the side of the tower, rotating gradually.
The wind died down as they neared the ground. Crystal released him and stepped back, smiling. Harry touched her face, moving to close the gap.
Sudden movement in the shadows caught his eye, but before he could react, a painful blow to his skull smashed his world into darkness.


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Without face-to-face sales opportunities, sellers risk losing customers to the great cyber divide. Merchant remarketing efforts through venues like Facebook and Google are helping to close that gap.
A brick and mortar store has several options for tapping the lucrative pool of existing browsers and buyers. A newsletter signup sheet, postcard mailings and local advertisements give those that have visited a store a reason to return and buy.
The fast, transitive nature of online shopping make this same effort a challenge for virtual stores, but not an insurmountable one: remarketing is the solution that's saving the day.
Here are four reasons that Facebook and Google remarketing works, and how these two forces can be combined to bolster your bottom line:
Google Has A Massive Reach: Google's entire empire is built on the idea of information, which makes their remarketing capabilities staggering. When the pages of your site or store are properly configured to install cookies, Google can in turn report back to your user interface, letting you re-approach these browsing customers with ads for your business as they surf the web and search for results on Google.
Rather than casting a wide net, approaching those that have already shown interest is much more akin to spear fishing. You can see your target, you know they're already interested and success is only a matter of timing.
Facebook Already Compels Interaction: Craig Smith of Digital Marketing Ramblings recently noted in a post about social media user statistics that Facebook currently boasts over one billion users.
Facebook's marketer and ad-selling interface, FBX, lacks the precision targeting offered by Google's massive cache of information but incorporates plenty of their own submissions. By using unique site-specific info such as likes, tags, and most recently hashtags ala twitter,
Facebook remarketing ads are continuously shown to users that have actively and cheerfully participated in their own classification. This self-definition gives a highly accurate target that's very attractive to driven remarketers.
Search Engine Marketing And Social Media Marketing Are Already Cooperating: The dual-fronted battle cry of a modern marketer uses both traditional search engine tactics and dynamic social media efforts to achieve supremacy.
Remarketing is a tool that nestles snugly in the overlapping Venn diagram these worlds provide, making it strong enough to survive a trip into the future of business. With Facebook status updates and conversations already being indexed by Google, smart sellers are already tackling the duo's marketing opportunities as a team effort.
A Continuous Loop Of Advertising Isn't So Far-Fetched: Crescent Interactive's John Ellis recently explained that targeted Facebook ads can lead to prime cookie-tracking territory.
By providing a customized Google-indexed landing page for Facebook ad clickthroughs, users can get a clear picture of where their customers are coming from, and how well remarketing efforts are working. Both sides feed off of the other, helping to hone campaigns to a profitable razor edge.
While there is no "silver bullet" when it comes to turning existing customers into renewed profits, remarketing is a great way to remind them why they came in the first place. Facebook and Google are omnipresent, provide lots of feedback and are a logical place to begin remarketing campaigns, especially as the market sits right now.


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Talk about military technology being directly used in a commercial product. US defense contractor Lockheed Martin, the same company that made the F-22 Raptor fighter jet, has introduced a USB drive that serves as secure PC-on-USB device.
It's a USB thumb drive the size of a chewing gum stick but embedded with Lockheed Martin's IronClad technology that powers the operating system right off the USB device. All in this in a 8GB space secured with 256-bit encryption software. The actual USB device is encased in a rugged, water- and shock-resistant metal case.
It's key features include:
- 256-bit, military-grade encryption protects everything on the drive, all the time.
- Built-in secure software applications and browser protect you from malware and viruses.
- Remote management lets you turn lost or stolen drives into "bricks" – permanently deleting all data – to ensure your data stays secure.
- Managed, "white-listed" application portfolio means no unauthorized programs or applications can be loaded into the system – you have total control at all times.
- Embedded security policies keep a close watch on the system at all times, seeking out potential threats or risks.
- Rugged, solid metal casing is waterproof and tough enough to withstand significant shock, heat and cold.
The basic idea is for you to take not just your files, but your entire PC environment in a secure USB drive and use it in almost any PC or laptop you can find. With its security features, malware, viruses and rootkits are blocked off and your files never actually 'touch' the hard drive of the PC you're using. It's like carrying your PC and all your files including those highly sensitive ones like your p0rn or business plans in a safe in your pocket.
It would be ideal for those who are mobile, carry and do a lot of work in the field, like police, medical professionals, business men and others. Perhaps the COMELEC would like to avail of this IronClad USB device for use this coming 2010 automated elections. It's another layer of security in protecting our votes.
Pricing has not been announced yet, but you can visit Lockheed Martin's website for more information.


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UPDATE 4-Tim Hortons names new CEO; profit and stock drop
* Nestle executive Marc Caira named CEO
* Company to consider new U.S. expansion plan, more debt
* First-quarter earnings drop 3 percent
* Same-store sales lower in both Canada and U.S.
* Shares fall on TSX and NYSE
By Euan Rocha and Susan Taylor
TORONTO, May 8 (Reuters) - Tim Hortons Inc named a long-time Nestle executive as its new chief on Wednesday, a job that will be no easy task given drooping demand at the Canadian coffee and doughnut chain and a push by a U.S. hedge fund for better returns.
Shares of Tim Hortons, which boasts that it sells eight of every 10 cups of coffee sold in Canada, fell more than 2.5 percent after the company posted its first decline in established store sales since its 2006 initial public offering.
The company, under pressure from hedge fund Highfields Capital to boost shareholder returns, said it is considering the Boston-based fund's key demands. But any change will await its new CEO, Nestle veteran Marc Caira, a 59-year-old Canadian. Continued...


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LUR – Wheelset and bogie maintenance for the United Kingdom Lucchini Unipart Rail Ltd (LUR) is the joint venture created by the merging of Lucchini UK Limited of Manchester, UK with the wheelset and bogie overhaul activities of Unipart Rail Limited, based in Doncaster, UK. The new company is jointly controlled by Lucchini RS of Italy and Unipart Rail Limited, with Lucchini RS holding 60% of the equity.
LUR specialises in the machining of monobloc wheels and axles, the assembly of complete wheelsets for freight, heavy rail, mass transit, light rail and high speed trains and in overhaul of train wheelsets, bogies and gearboxes.
LUR has complete control over the supply chain of many of the safety-critical components that make up a traction system: wheel, axle, wheelset and bogie, from the manufacture of the steel to the delivery of the bogie to a customer's depot.
LUR focuses on wheels, wheelsets and bogies through one dedicated and experienced team that proposes technical and commercial solutions for customers based on life cycle cost studies and innovation, promoting the quality of its products and developing a close relationship with its customers.
The company mission is to focus on product quality, service and innovation in the UK market over the whole traction system.


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Nossa casa é apenas meros passos para o calçadão e da praia; uma quadra do centro Betânia. Conveniente para tudo o que você poderia precisar ou quiser enquanto estiver de férias sem ter que entrar em seu carro! Indo e voltando da praia para o almoço ou alívio do sol nunca é um problema, uma vez que está apenas a poucos passos de casa. Você não terá qualquer dor de cabeça de estacionamento, porque tudo está a uma curta distância. Nossa casa é ideal para famílias. A grande mesa de jantar e sala de estar são locais ideais para as refeições da família grande, seguido por animados jogos de cartas e de tabuleiro. Os chuveiros externos são grandes para tomar banho fora aqueles miúdos de areia. A cozinha tem tudo o que precisa para preparar um grande jantar. Nosso grande deck e churrasqueira a gás fornece uma grande área para um churrasco em família ou uma festa do caranguejo! Nossa casa é espaçosa e conveniente para tudo o que faz com que o destino Bethany Beach melhor praia da família!
A abundância de parques de diversões estão em Ocean City, MD apenas 15 minutos para o sul e fiscal compras saída livre em Rehoboth é apenas 20 minutos para o norte.
Our family enjoyed a wonderful week in this lovely beach house just steps away from the beach and Bethany Boardwalk. The top deck is perfect for sunset gatherings and the view is breathtaking. Definitely a place to make family memories. Our Grandson took his first steps in the living room! Thank you for sharing your home. Sincerely, D. Foraker, Tallmadge, Ohio
We spent a week at this property -- 6 adults and two young children. Beginning with the positive aspects, the location can't be beat. It is a block from the main drag of downtown Bethany and a stone's throw from the beach. Also, the beds are comfortable, the view from the decks was good, and parking was hassle-free. On the other hand, the house is rundown -- chipping paint and caulk, the 3rd floor balcony area is in disrepair (as viewed from the second story deck), the stairway carpets are really worn and laden with sand, and the outdoor showers were moldy. The house was also pretty dirty (despite a cleaning crew having been there prior to our arrival), especially the kitchen. We spent a good amount of time after we got there cleaning it and the appliances and dishes, all of which had crusted-on food. Really gross. The air conditioning system was also a problem. It was hot when we got there, but the thermostat said it was 65 degrees inside. It was set to 60, and we adjusted it comply with the requested 72 degrees, but we woke up freezing, with the house actually cooling to 60 degrees through the night. We emailed the property manager, who, after doing some digging, informed us that the air conditioning was being controlled remotely by a company and that we should not touch it. Would have been good to know in advance. Additionally, there were broken lamps, damaged blinds (rendering them ineffective), a blood-stained pillow, and several of the standing fans and a bathroom exhaust fan were really dusty and dirty. Overall, we enjoyed our time at the beach, but the house itself was a bit of a disappointment.
This was the perfect location for our extended family beach week with 7 adults and 4 children ages 4 and under. The life guarded beach is just steps away and everything on the boardwalk is no more than a 5 minute walk. We could set up our beach spot in the morning and come and go all day. It also gave us an opportunity to take fun advantage of the boardwalk, especially after bedtime when we took turns going out for walks and ice cream while the kids were sleeping.
The view from all 3 decks is wonderful . Looking out at the ocean from the third floor deck was amazing.
Other than a few trips to the grocery store our cars were parked all week...very relaxing .
The house was clean when we arrived . My only minor suggestion is that they invest in some new pots and pans and that the oven could be cleaned more often since it triggered the smoke alarm. We also were surprised to find that we had to fill the propane tank when we arrived. That was a first for us .
We would definitely return. The location and house layout were great and the management company was easy to communicate with .
Second time here and did not disappoint. Great location, plenty of parking, and overall very clean. My only complaint would be that the mattress pads and pillow covers be cleaned or replaced more regularly. Also, the self proclaimed "president of the association" needs to chill out! He's out there barking at everyone where you can and can not park...as we are all unloading....we can read.
We had a good first impression of the home from the outside and the location is great. The house is very large and well equipped. Before we arrived we were told that the refrigerator was broken and they would be giving us a mini fridge as a replacement. Owner and property manager were aware that we have three small children and a mini fridge would not suit our needs. Upon arrival, a replacement fridge was in the kitchen but situated in such a way that we couldn't access the fridge or the kitchen sink. We had to move the fridge ourselves to a spot where we could gain access to the sink and open the fridge doors. Within 40 minutes after we arrived we left voicemails for the owner and property manager regarding the lack of cleanliness. The floors were not vacuumed or mopped, everything was covered in dust, burnt out light bulbs in every room, dried urine in the bathrooms, the wet bar ice maker was broken and leaking water out onto the floor, empty drink containers were under the beds and there were popcorn kernels in plain site on top of the couch cushions, as well as in between the cushions. My childrens' feet were black within minutes. We have stayed in many rentals and this was by far the dirtest place we have ever stayed, which was especially concerning to us because of our children, ages 4, 3 and 1 1/2. We were not contacted until hours later about our concerns and then we were told that things would be corrected and the cleaners would come out but not until Monday (we arrived on a Saturday). I had to mop up the floor where the wet bar was leaking so my kids didn't slip and fall all weekend until a repairman came but it was never actually fixed so we couldn't even use it. We had to go out and purchase cleaning products to make things livable until the cleaners could come. Not exactly how I wanted to spend my vacation, cleaning and being disappointed. While I was cleaning in the master bedroom I stepped on a piece of wire and cut the bottom of my foot. It was very frustrating to spend that amount of money and be disappointed and not taken care. Cleaning service came on Tuesday but only cleaned the one bathroom. Nothing else was cleaned! None of our other concerns were addressed, even after multiple emails and texts including pictures of the house were provided, during our week's stay. We felt like we didn't get our monies worth and our concerns we meet with apologies but never addressed on a satisfactory level. We will not be returning.
Great location for beach, restaurants, and shopping. Townhouse was extremely well appointed and had plenty of room for everyone. Particularly liked the 2 Master Suites - perfect for our daughter , SIL, and new baby. Very comfortable bedding, which is rare to find! I would return to this lovely home. Only criticism I have is it could have been a little cleaner. The downstairs master suite had a huge amount of dust behind headboard. It clung to the ledge of headboard right below mattress. I was more sensitive to the cleanliness then usual because of the new baby staying in there. Otherwise near perfect accommodations.
Você pode andar em Betânia, para fantásticos restaurantes e compras ou ter uma pequena unidade para Dewey por sua famosa vida nocturna. A abundância de parques de diversões estão em Ocean City, MD apenas 15 minutos para o sul e fiscal compras saída livre em Rehoboth é apenas 20 minutos para o norte.
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The Wigton Walker Project makes use of two formats designed specifically to meet the needs of Wigton Walker genealogists and researchers. The first is the "Standard Format", intended for use where only basic family information needs to be identified. The second is the "Research Format" in tended for use by those needing a more complex, research oriented format. These are "tools of convenience". You need not use either, and may create a page specificallly to your own likeing. In addition, even if you create a page with the standard or research template, you can modify either page to meet your own requirements. It should also be noted that both the Standard Wigton Walker Template, nor the Research Wigton Walker Template, differ significantly from the Genealogy Wiki site's People Template.
Also, this template minimizes the amount of "how to" explanation. The intent here is to provide something that can be used quickly, and requires a minimum of editorial deletion to make it page ready. Many of the sections are intended to be for "free form content" rather than have a hardwired format. The following provides an explanation of what is intended in certain sections and subsections.
- Overview. This is intended to provide a quick glance at the overall history of this family. It would probably be best to minimize the number of references cited in this area, saving that for the detailed treatment in the sections below. For particularly problematic lines, some indication of the main issues that need to be resolved may be appropriate placed here.
- Genealogical Keynotes. This is intended to capture basic standard genealogical data, and largely conforms with the information requested in the main People Templat. Subsections include: Vita, Ancestry, Spouse(s), and Child List. An effort is made here to keep the terminlogy simple, voiding terms such as "internment", and "Vital Statistics.
- Vita. Trying for something simpler than "Vital Statistics". "Vita" isn't much better, but its at least short. This section is intended to provide more information than just simply DOB, DOD, etc. The idea is to provide the basis on which this information is given. The preference is to cite primary records as far as possible. Citing a lineage posted on Ancestry doesn't help much in terms of giving confidence that the data is correct, as they place us in the position of simply "taking someone else's word for it". A primary source, such as a family bible record, a marriage record, or a baptismal record, allows us to accept a particular datum with greater confidence, without taking someone's word for it. Normally, a family history, such as White 1902, would not be considered a primary source. However, in our case we often have nothing better to go on than what White tells us. As a result, it would be expected that many "vita" entries would use White 1902 as the source. We'd like to do better than that, however, and one of the challenges of Wigton Walker research is finding things that confirm or deny what's in White 1902. So, if you come across a primary source that gives a DOB, etc. for a person, add that information to the Vita section. Things like that will help build our understanding of the family. The main People Template includes a space for "Sex". While the sex of a person is not always obvious from the given name, in most cases this is not going to be a point of confusion. The "Sex" datum may have been included in the main template to facilitate importation of GEDCOM data. This Wigton Walker template is not intended to be used in that way. As a result, the "Sex" category was dropped to simplify the form. It can, of course, be added back in manually if it proves needed in any given instance. The main entries for the Vita section are:
- Birth
- Marriage
- Death
- Burial.
- Ancestry. This section is Intended to provide information about the lineage, not just identifying the parents.
- Spouse(s). This section is intended to include details of the spouse' ancestry, not just a link to a page for the spouse. The idea is to use this page to capture ALL of the data on the other half of the husband and wife pair(s) involved. In some ways it might be better to make these pages for a couple, rather than a single individual; that, however, would not be in keeping with the general organization of the Genealogy Wiki. To this end, the page is set up for a given individual, but the intent is that complete family data for the individual and their spouse be given here. It is often the case that detailed spousal information is not available. In those instances, what is available can be readily captured here under "Spouse". Where enough information is available on the spouse, a detailed separate page can be justified. In most cases, the spousal page can be kept simple, By putting detailed information about the spouses family here, we avoid having to duplicate extensive information on the spousal page.
- Child List. Seems more accesible than "Offspring" as given in the standard template. The standard template also includes a list of Siblings, seems redundant to the child list on the parents page, and is deleted from this template
- Family History. This is intended to be the section where most of the family information is captured. It can be broken down into whatever subsections seem appropriate to the family. Those subsections could be
- Life phases (Early Life, Middle Age, Late life)
- or Subdivided by time period
- or subdivided by where they lived at different times
- or whatever seems to work for the specific family
- Alternative Analysis. This space is provided to provide opportunity for alternative interpretations of the data. It is commonplace for genealogists to disagree about key issues regarding any given family. In some cases, significantly different interpretations are made of the ancestry and history of a family. Ultimately, individuals have to resolve for themselves which of several interpretations are correct. Such resolution needs to be based on a careful analysis of the data, with an emphasis on primary rather than secondary sources. If primary sources can not be marshalled to support a given view, then the possibliity should be considered that the iew is not founded.
- Records. This is intended as a place to collect speific records. For the most part, this should be reserved for primary source material, eg., land records, wills, marriage records, etc. References to secondary and derivitive sources (emails, quotes from genealogies, etc. belong in references.
- Research Needs. This is intended to identify further work that needs to be done on the family. ie, "Research is needed with regard to identifying the parents of...",etc.
- Page Needs. This is intended to summarize missing information on the page, or other page related needs that don't fall into the category of "Research Needs".


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The Brainerd Chapter of Wild Ones are conducting a photography workshop on native plants at 1 p.m. July 10 at Northland Arboretum. The speaker is Doug Livingston, president of Focalpoint Photography Group.
The workshop, designed for photographers of all skill levels, will include a one-hour classroom session followed by a 90-minute venture into the Northland Arboretum. Those attending should bring a digital (preferred) or film camera, the camera's operations manual and any accessories that are used regularly.
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The arboretum is located at 14250 Conservation Dr. in Baxter. Admission is $5 for Wild Ones members and $10 for all other attendees.


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Casa Caleta - Barefoot Luxury on the Beach! 6-Suite Villa-5 Minutes S. of Town(40 Reviews)
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- Minimum stay:4-7 nights
- Sleeps:12
- Bedrooms:6
- Bathrooms:7.5
- Property type:Villa
- Internet:Yes
- Pets considered:No
- Wheel chair accessible:N/A
About the Property
PRIVATE Villa, 6 Bedrooms + Other (See Description), 7.5 Baths, (Sleeps 12)
You'll enjoy complete privacy, additional space and all of the conveniences of home, from our fully equipped kitchen complete with Personal Chef to comfortable furnishings, plus legendary service and easy access to extraordinary facilities and amenities of Puerto Vallarta.
Just bring your dreams of an unforgettable vacation, and we'll take care of everything else. A Luxurious Beachfront Villa set in a privately gated enclave, located directly on the tropical sandy beach in prestigious Lower Conchas Chinas, boasting truly unsurpassed views of the Bay of Banderas by day and the lights of Puerto Vallarta by night. Featuring heated Spa and Swimming Pool, wireless internet, media room, indoor/outdoor sound system, concierge, maid, houseman and Personal Chef to cater to your every need. The best white sandy beach in PV and endless activities all within minutes - or right at your own beach!
Distinguished by a private, jetted 10-person spa overflowing into an infinity edge pool with spacious covered terraces and patio areas, gourmet kitchen and a luxurious six-bedroom-suite design, Casa Caleta radiates quality and detailing at every glance.
Casa Caleta is a Two-level six-bedroom, six plus two 1/2 bath villa, with private pool, Jacuzzi, and adjacent garage for two cars. It encompasses 8,200 square feet of living area, with 6,100 square feet of bright, air-conditioned space.
Interiors feature quality Mexican interior-design, with touches that include furnishings and artwork from Mexico's finest artisans. The Villa features abundant use of rough-hewn granite rock walls, exquisite antique-marble flooring, hand-crafted floor-to-cieling stained-glass and magnificent tropical-hardwood doors and cabinetry to enrich your vacation experience.
Attention to detail is the hallmark of this Villa from its 'all Viking' gourmet chef's kitchens (in-door and out-door), meter by meter solid-slab marble flooring through-out, individually controlled central air-conditioning in every room, high-speed wireless internet, purified water system, plush pillow-top mattresses, top-of-the-line linens and bath accessories, flat screen TVs and zone-controlled sound system indoors and out.
Casa Caleta promises the privacy, intimacy and understated elegance you have been looking for. A perfect luxury getaway for world travelers, honeymooners, family events, groups of friends, or business retreats.
Bedroom Summary: With its all-suite bedroom configurations, beautiful furnishings and full electronics, including a separate media-room -our highly-trained staff will pamper you unobtrusively. Welcome to BAREFOOT LUXURY at Casa Caleta! Boasting over 9,000 square feet of architectural artistry! Relaxed living at the beach, Casa Caleta features 6 exquisitely decorated private-suites with 6 full-size, all-marble bathrooms, 2 half-baths, a large media room, tropical hard-wood throughout, over-sized living and dining areas and gourmet Viking kitchen. Adjacent to the breathtaking Infinity Swimming Pool, Hot Tub, and Pool Terraces is a large Al Fresco dining/bar area featuring, Viking Barbeque, Bar Sink and Refrigerator and ambiance-enhancing outdoor fireplace .... all overlooking the beautiful Bay of Banderas!
Casa Caleta is conveniently located in a private and exclusive gated oceanfront community of only 3 stand-alone Villas in the prestigious neighborhood of Lower Conchas Chinas, less than 5-minute drive (or 15-minute walk along the beach) South of Puerto Vallarta's Romantic Zone. The Villa's address on Calle Sagitario, a quaint narrow cobble-stone street means that the property does not face the main highway as so many South-Side properties do. This affords a uniquely quiet and very private location that makes provides a very covetas location for Casa Caleta. A few of the Villas' features include:
L' Occitane de Provence bath amenities
Indoor/outdoor zoned sound system
Wireless high-speed internet
Purified water system throughout the Villa
Instant-hot water system
3 flat screen, satellite TVs
Media room
High-Efficiency AC through-out
High-quality beds, duvets and linens
Marble slab flooring through-out
Personal Chef Services (Breakfast & Lunch included/Dinner $100 fee) personal menus*
Full-time Housekeeper & Houseman
Personal Concierge on call
12-Person Spa water-falling to Large Infinity Pool
Kayaks (2) Included
Endless activities nearby - golf, fishing, yoga, fitness and in-Villa Spa Services
Pristine sandy beach
Five minutes to fine dining and shopping in Puerto Vallarta.
Gorgeous Sunsets included!
*Chef Services include preparation only and not inclusive of food/beverages. Guests design their personal menu preferences with Chef who does all shopping for a nominal fee. Guests sign off on all receipts and pay at checkout against formal statement of account with all receipts attached.
Casa Caleta is the perfect luxury getaway for world travelers, honeymooners, family celebrations, groups of friends, or business retreats.
Distinguished by a private infinity-edge, saline-filtered swimming pool with overflowing, invigorating 12-person spa, sweeping covered terraces and patio areas, gourmet kitchen and an inviting 6-bedroom, all-suite architectural design, the Villa radiates quality and detail at every glance. Masterfully carved, thick antique Mexican wooden doors welcome you to your private courtyard entry, which reveals a villa that is a showcase for sophisticated, yet relaxed west-coast Mexican architecture.
Relax as you experience the wonderful charm and luxury of Private Villa Living as our pampered guest. Whether you are looking for total R & R and privacy or non-stop activities, our capable staff and Concierge will ensure your every request. The special features and amenities of this newly completed 6-bedroom All-Suite Villa will await your every discovery and will guarantee that you will have the vacation of your dreams.
Attention to detail is the hallmark of this Villa from its 'all Viking' gourmet chef's kitchens (in-door and out-door), meter square-solid-slab marble flooring through-out, individually controlled central AC in every room, high-speed wireless internet, purified water system through-out, plush pillow-top mattresses, top-of-the-line linens and bath accessories, flat screen TVs and zone-controlled sound system indoors and out.
Our guests can choose from an array of activities as the area is known for excellent deep-sea fishing, coral reefs, (you can snorkel in the waters directly in front of the Villa), top-rated restaurants, signature golf courses, and shopping that includes more than 90 art galleries showcasing local, national, and international artesans.
Bedroom Summary:
With its all-suite bedroom configuration, beautiful furnishings and full electronics, including a separate media-room let our highly-trained staff pamper you unobtrusively.
* 6 Bedrooms, each with en-suite bathroom, individually controlled Sound System and zoned central AC.
* 2 Bedrooms (Master and Presidential), feature Jacuzzi Spas.
* Presidential Suite features totally private dual 'al-fresco' showers and double-sized Jacuzzi as well.
* 4 Bedrooms feature King-Size beds, 2 feature Queen-Size (US) beds.
* Maximum Occupancy 14 persons (including children) converting Media Room to extra bedroom at additional charge.
* Upper Level
Presidential Suite facing the view with Queen-Size bed, 32 inch LCD TV, large walk-in closet, bar, bar-sink and bar-fridge, bathroom with enclosed w/c, double sinks, glass enclosed indoor shower, dual outdoor showers and large 2 person Jacuzzi spa.
Bedroom Detail:
* Second Level
- Master-Suite facing the view with King-Size bed with private terrace overlooking the pool and beach, built-in bar, romantic fireplace, his and hers walk-in closets, luxurious marble, glass and granite bathroom with enclosed w/c, double sinks, glass enclosed shower, Jacuzzi spa.
- Two Individual Guest-Suites with King-Size beds - each with large private terraces overlooking the beach and bay views, each with walk-in closets and gorgeous marble, glass and granite bathrooms.
- One Guest-Suite with private garden views, terrace, closet and gorgeous marble and granite bathroom.
* Main Level
- Entry foyer featuring grand circular staircase to Second Level under a dramatic 30 foot high ceiling.
- Large Living Room with fireplace, Dining Room, Gourmet Kitchen, Media Room and 6th Bedroom Suite with King-Size bed, closet and gorgeous marble, glass and granite bathroom.
- Powder Room with solid rock walls and leaded glass windows.
* Terrace Area
- Tropical garden with dramatic night lighting.
- Feature fountain
- Infinity edge, heated swimming pool and waterfall spa.
- Outdoor Dining and Kitchen area with working fireplace and Viking Barbeque and bar fridge.
- Interior staircase to secured sandy beach-access, beach shower and pool area/beach bathroom.
* Outdoor Features
- Heated Saline Infinity Swimming Pool.
- Outdoor 'al fresco' Dining.
- Viking Gas Grill, Viking Bar Fridge, Bar Sink and Outdoor Gas/Wood-burning fireplace.
- Oversized Spa on Pool Terrace with waterfall feature into swimming pool.
- Secured and gated Parking Court with security cameras throughout.
- Remote-controlled and Secured entry from street.
- Breathtaking views of Banderas Bay and the lights of Puerto Vallarta.
* Staff & Services Included
- Full staff with daily housekeeping service as follows:
- Chef available for shopping and preparation of breakfast and choice of lunch or dinner daily.
- Butler/Mixologist prepares fresh custom fruit and vegetable juices to order as well as designer drinks and quality wine suggestions.
- Housekeeper to clean and freshen bedrooms and baths daily, launder towels, linens and provide light pressing servic
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Member since: 2009
Property Type
- Villa
- 9000 sq. ft.
House Rules
- Max. occupancy 12
- Events Allowed
- Non Smoking Only
- Pets Not Allowed
Accommodation Type
- Vacation Rental
- Catering Available
- Breakfast - Included In Price
- Lunch - Included In Price
- Dinner - Booking Possible
Onsite Services
- Housekeeper Included
- Concierge
- Daily Maid Service
- Massage
- Private Chef
- Staff
Bedrooms: 6 Bedrooms, Sleeps 12, Beds for 12
- Bedroom 1
- Bedroom 2
- Bedroom 3
- Bedroom 4
- Bedroom 5
- Bedroom 6
- Other (See Description)
- King size beds (4) New Pillow-top King-Size Beds in four of the suites, Queen size Beds (2) New Pillow-top Queen-Size Beds in four of the suites, Baby Cribs (1) On request...moreless
Bathrooms: 7 Bathrooms, 1 Half Bathroom
Other Amenities
- DVD Player
Satellite / Cable:
(3) New 60 inch HD Samsung Smart Screen in the Media Room on Shaw Satellite. Two 32 inch flat screens in the Master and Presidential Suites on Cable....moreless
- Away From It All
- Family
- Romantic
- Sports & Activities
- Bay/Sound
- Botanical Garden
- Churches
- Cinemas
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Library
- Live Theater
- Marina
- Museums
- Rain Forests
- Restaurants
- Water Parks
- Waterfalls
Local Services & Businesses
- ATM/Bank
- Babysitter
- Fitness Center
- Groceries
- Hospital
- Laundromat
- Massage Therapist
- Medical Services
Leisure Activities
- Beachcombing
- Bird Watching
- Boating
- Eco Tourism
- Gambling Casinos
- Horseback Riding
- Scenic Drives
- Shelling
- Shopping
- Sight Seeing
- Walking
- Whale Watching
Location Type
Beach View:
The views are endless of the beautiful sandy beach and the shoreline that stretches all around the bay. ...moreless
Walk out the beach-door below the pool and your toes are in the warm golden sandy beach that fronts Casa Caleta!...moreless
Sports & Adventure Activities
- Cycling
- Deepsea Fishing
- Fishing
- Fly Fishing
- Freshwater Fishing
- Golf
- Golf Privileges Optional
- Hiking
- Hunting
- Jet Skiing
- Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Mountain Climbing
- Mountaineering
- Paragliding
- Parasailing
- Pier Fishing
- Sailing
- Scuba Diving Or Snorkeling
- Snorkeling
- Snorkeling/Diving
- Sound/Bay Fishing
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Water Skiing
- Water Tubing
- Wind-Surfing
- Child's Highchair
- Dining Room
- Seating for 12 people
Air Conditioning:
Through-out the villas with individual zone controls in each suite and in living areas....moreless
- Basic Soaps
- Clothes Dryer
Covered Parking:
For two separate vehicles in the secured parking courtyard...moreless
- Filtered Water
Adjacent to Alfresco Dining area, living room and master-bedroom....moreless
- Firewood
Gas Fireplace:
In Master Suite, Living Room and Outdoor Al Fresco Dining Pavilion...moreless
- Hair Dryer
Two separate internet accounts - cable and telephone....moreless
- Iron & Board
- Linens Provided:
- Local Activities Guide
- Local Restaurant Guide
2 Private and secured parking spaces under-roof in private parking court....moreless
- Parking Off Street
- Safe
- Security System
- Shampoo
- Telephone:
- Toilet Paper
- Towels Provided:
- Washing Machine
- Wireless Internet:
Wood Fireplace:
In Master Suite, Living Room and Outdoor Al Fresco Dining Pavilion...moreless
- Blender
Catering Available:
Private Chef with Chef's Assistant/Mixologist prepares breakfast and lunch daily. Dinner preparation is also available for $100 fee. ...moreless
- Coffee Maker:
Cooking Utensils:
Industrial juicer, Espresso Machine, Pasta Maker....moreless
- Dishes & Utensils:
- Dishwasher:
Full-Size Up-right matching SS Viking Freezer plus a small cabinet style freezer....moreless
- Ice Maker
All-VIKING imported, state-of-the-art gourmet kitchen - individual 25' freezer and 25' refrigerator, wine cooler, dishwasher, double-ovens, warming oven, 6-burner stove-top, micro-wave, garbage compactor, garberator....moreless
- Microwave:
- Mini Refrigerator
Viking SS Double Ovens with separate Warming Oven...moreless
Five of the Six Suites feature private balconies - 4 of which overlook the beach....moreless
- Beach Chairs
- Beach Towels
- Deck / Patio
- Gazebo:
Kayak / Canoe:
2 Single Kayaks with life-preservers available at no cost to guests....moreless
- Lanai / Gazebo
- Lawn / Garden
Pool / Spa
- Heated Pool
Hot Tub:
12 person heated and jetted hot-tub spa adjacent to swimming pool overlooking the beach, also salt-water filtered....moreless
- Jacuzzi
Private Pool:
Infinity/negative edge, salt-water filtered swimming pool overlooking the beach...moreless
House Cleaning
- Housekeeper Included
RatesCurrency Conversion
|Weekend Night
|Monthly *
May 1 - Oct 31, 2017
4 night min stay
Fall Season
Nov 1 - Nov 18, 2017
4 night min stay
US Thanksgiving
Nov 19 - Nov 26, 2017
7 night min stay
Early Winter
Nov 27 - Dec 22, 2017
4 night min stay
Holiday/New Years
Dec 23 - Jan 6, 2018
7 night min stay
Jan 7 - Apr 30, 2018
4 night min stay
May 1 - Oct 31, 2018
4 night min stay
My Standard Rate
4 night min stay
Additional information about rental rates
- Refundable Damage Deposit $1,000
- Tax Rate 19%
Rates do not include 19% tax.
Owner's cancellation policy:
100% refund for cancellations more than 60 days before check-in date.
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Car: Not Necessary
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Owner info
Casa Caleta | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Year Purchased: 2010
About the owner: My wife Bonnie & I fell in love with PV in 1984 when we first moved here from Vancouver, BC. During our time in PV we have traveled extensively, raised a couple of great kids and worked in the real estate and fitness business respectively.
Why the Owner Chose Conchas Chinas, Puerto Vallarta, Jal., Mexico:
We have been in the Real Estate and vacation rental business in PV (Coldwell Banker) for many years and have seen have seen the great and not so great experiences vacationers have had in this area over the years. Our objective with Casa Caleta was to create and deliver the highest level of vacation experience our guests could possibly expect. This meant finding the perfect, private location, creating the best architectural design and delivering the highest level of service and cuisine possible. By having each guest-suite completely separate from the other, the living arrangements are completely private one from the other. At the same time, our guests experience the total freedom of in-door/out-door barefoot living - all right on the beach. Our objective was to try evoke a fusion of an old-world structure of stone, concrete, marble, hand-crafted wood and granite with quality finishes of cabinetry, window systems, high-efficiency air-conditioning systems, kitchen systems, lighting systems, bathroom equipment and amenities that one would expect in a multi-million dollar residence such as Casa Caleta - all right on the beach. Mexican charm with 21st Century conveniences. Of course your Private Villa experience would not be complete without a fully trained staff ready to pamper you unobtrusively anticipating your every need. This coupled with 5-start dining experiences is guaranteed to make your Private Villa your next Mexican destination making you want to re-book before you leave! We invite you to make our Casa su Casa!
The Unique Benefits at this Villa:
One of our favorite things our guests enjoy when staying at the Villa is the easy access to some of the secret places along the beach that you would only find if you actually walked along the Conchas Chinas Beach. For example, there is this classic little beach restaraunt-bar at the bottom of the Conchas Chinas Hotel about 500 yards South of Casa Caleta along the beach. This little place has old wooden planked flooring, railings, a big tree overhanging a palapa roof - all on stilts over-looking the beach and the water. The foods good and the service is great. This must be the original Margaritaville I think! When we ask our guests if they have enjoyed getting out to some of the great restaurants in town, they ask why - and tell us that our Private Chef prepares such great meals and drinks that they couldn't imagine ever wanting to leave. Of course one of our most favorite things to do is to walk or run along the beach first thing in the morning towards town. We generally make it as far as the La Palapa restaraunt and then head back detouring to 'do the steps' a serious aerobic workout of about 120 steps up the hillside at the end of Los Muertos Beach! The reward is a jump in the ocean when we get back to the Villa to cool off a bit and marvel at the clear blue water with the sun filtering through the palm trees and the beauty of Vallarta! But just chilling' by the pool with all-day service featuring cold-pressed natural juices and exotic cocktails is pretty hard to beat. Be sure to ask the Chef to pick up a couple of dozen fresh oysters down the beach for a special treat!
Contact us
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- Primary: +1 3107740893 If no answer, please leave a detailed message.
Links to more information:
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Poolside overlooking pristine Conchas Chinas beach from the Dining Casita
Alfresco Dining for 12 pool-side.
Living Room looking to the Pool Terrace and Fountains.
Overlooking the alfresco dining, pool and garden areas.
Media Room on Main Level.
Private Queen-size Garden View Suite, main level.
Private King-Size Suite South Side.
Private North-Side King-Size Suite.
Presidential En-Suite indoor/outdoor bath with Dual Jacuzzi tub and twin showers
L'Occitane de Provence Bath Amenities & Casa Caleta Bath Robes
Sunset from the spa over-looking alfresco dining area and Conchas Chinas Beach.
The other side of the living-room area.
Principal Dining Room looking back - living-room on the left - kitchen on the rt
Looking out to the Dining Room and Alfresco beyond.
Media Room on Main Level.
Private, Second Level, King-Size Master Bedroom
Private King-Size South-Side Suite
Presidential Suite King-Size en-Suite.
Presidential Private Dual Jacuzzi Spa.
Private Queen-Size Garden-View Suite
Views from the Master Suite to sandy beach!
This listing was first published here in 2011.
Date last modified - Tuesday, May 23, 2017
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By Damien Rice
The album version of this track has been spiced up with drums, the tempo upped and tinkered with to make it more 'radio friendly' but fortunately that doesn't interfere with the heart of this song. And heart is something it has in spades. Rice's whispering voice sounds like it may crack with his Irish drawl seeping through and gives this tune an immediate appeal. The repeated opening "There's still a little..." line gives the song a familiarity in a short space of time, ensuring the lyrics stay with you. "There's a still a little bit of your ghost, your witness, there's still a little bit of your face that I haven't kissed". The swooning cello compliments the acoustic guitar that doubles the vocal line before Rice's voice blossoms with each line of the chorus before drifting briefly into ache and rises once more "it's not hard to fall and I don't want to scare her... Stones, taught me to fly, love taught me to lie and life taught me to die". It's a song of enormous beauty and passion that will fill your heart with warmth and have lovers embracing in front of speakers and in audiences everywhere. Backed with the Beth Orton-esque 'Moody Mooday' with its squawking repeated vocal line and shuffling beat that provides evidence that Rice is more than a sweet balladeer (sic), although the live version takes the nod if you were only going to opt for one version of the CD with 3 excellent live tracks comprising of the single, 'Amie' and the delectable 'The Blower's Daughter'.
Truly wondrous music full of warmth and performed with gentle grace and passion.
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I open my eyes and find myself back in the room. Taking a deep breath, I stand up. Other than the quick pace of my heart, the room is exactly the same. The constant questioning of the mysterious voice feels like a jeering taunt. Why was I so weak? Why would I be so stupid?
My eyes stray to the ceiling, almost looking for a sign of someone higher up testing me. Of course, the only thing that I see is the ceiling light as two nurses open the door and flip the switch with a swift click.
"So then, I told Bradley that if he wants me to go out with him again he has to--" the red haired nurse, whose name tag reads Sonia, is saying as she reads over the clipboard at the end of my bed. "Wow, they told me this girl was lucky but would you be lucky if you were her?" she asks the brunette, whose scrubs are a bit too tight around her stomach, making the name tag that shows that her name is Nadia look awkward against the taut material.
"I don't know," Nadia says, walking around my bed and checking out the machines. When she pauses beside the machine that shows my heart rate, I wonder if they know that I jumped. "I don't think I'll ever understand why kids do this."
Sonia nods sympathetically before looking down at the chart again. "I know, especially when they're so pretty and according to her parents, so smart. God knows what she was dealing with."
My parents said that? That can't be true, they always pushed me too hard and always questioned my grades. Yet again, they never accepted my relationship with Leo and now I know that they were right about at least one thing in my life.
"You know, I think the worst thing is that if she survives through her coma and doesn't suffer from brain damage she might try it again," Nadia comments walking back to her co-worker. Her caring eyes are lined with crow's feet and a gold necklaces peeks out of her white nurse shirt. I feel a tug at my heart as I realize what she is saying. "Her vitals show brain stimulation, meaning that she's probably stuck in there, unable to wake up, even I would choose death over this."
Sonia looks around the room, shivering. "This room is kind of creepy," her green eyes roam right past me to the window. "Like someone is watching us."
"You're so weird," Nadia giggles, but she carefully eyes my room too. "But yeah, it is creepy in here. But then again, this hospital has always been creepy. I wonder how many people have visited her."
"Not as many as I would have thought," I comment, forgetting that they can't hear me. And it's the truth, neither my best friend or my dad has visited me. I'm not expecting Leo here, but it wouldn't be such a bad thing. Even if he broke my heart last week.
"Come on," Sonia says so suddenly that both Nadia and I jump. "I'll buy you lunch."
Within seconds they are both gone and I'm once again left by myself, like the leftover thoughts of those I once thought loved me.