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I've been meaning to log in and write this review for a few days now. When researching my surgery I found this site to be very helpful so I figured I would come and give back.
First, let me say that the level of care and service provided by Dr. Pantoja and his staff was amazing. I would have no reservations about referring a friend to him. His facility was top-notch and my room was private and comfortable.
Here's a summary of what happened. My husband and I arrived in San Diego the day before surgery. We had Dr. Pantoja's driver pick us up at the airport and drive us to the hotel. We stayed at the Hotel Real del Rio. The hotel was okay; it was clean and satisfactory but the bed wasn't that comfortable and we found the staff to be a little surly. Not a big deal - we weren't there for luxury.
The next day we walked over to Dr. Pantoja's office. My appointment was at 9am. Nadia and Ruth were there and were super friendly and helpful. I filled out paperwork, took "before" pictures, had my blood work done, had a breast sonogram (they do this if you're having breast work done) and the EKG. Everything came back normal and I was cleared to go. I finally met with Dr. Pantoja to have my consultation. He is very nice and treats you like he would his own family. Both my husband and I were very comfortable with him. You can tell that he cares about the health and well-being of his patients.This whole process took about 1.5 to 2 hours.
Finally they brought me upstairs and I changed into surgery clothes. OMG. Compression stockings SUCK. The anesthesiologist came in to chat with me and a few minutes later I was walking into the operating room. I had the spinal block/epidural which was kind of weird. Dr. Pantoja started with the liposuction/BBL and then moved onto the BL/BA. Honestly, I was partly awake while he was doing the liposuction but I couldn't feel anything. It was odd. When he started on my breasts I remember yelling "I CAN FEEL THAT" and I was out like a light. Next thing I knew...I was being wheeled into my recovery room.
Although the spinal block was odd I definitely prefer that to general anesthesia. I didn't have any nausea and wasn't really groggy.
I didn't have any real pain when I first woke up from the surgery but I started to get very, very uncomfortable overnight. I couldn't sleep on my stomach because I had my breasts done and my butt was KILLING ME. Let's just say that was one of the longest nights of my life. I begged the nurse to help me up and let me walk around but she said she couldn't because I didn't have my faja on yet.
Finally the morning came and I was in PAIN. My breasts didn't hurt at all! All the pain was from the liposuction/BBL. It was terrible and I have a HIGH tolerance for pain. They had to do blood work again to check my hemoglobin levels and I started crying because I was so frustrated with how my body felt. Oh boy - then they put me in my post-surgery bra and faja. Not good times at all. Dr. Pantoja came in to check on me and helped get me in the faja. That thing is miserable. I hated it. I'm going to burn it when this is all over. My blood work came back fine, my husband arrived and we were released. I actually walked back to the hotel because being up and around felt better than laying down.
We stayed in TJ until Saturday morning. I had a follow up with Dr. P that morning (remove my drains/few stitches) and then his driver drove us back to San Diego where we stayed for another few days. That drive was horrible. It took us about 2 hours to get to the hotel in San Diego and the driver's car didn't have any air conditioning. Ugh. I don't know how I got through that.
So I'm very happy with my results but let me tell you - this surgery HURTS like you can't even imagine. It's really just the liposuction. I don't know if I'm in so much pain because he was super aggressive with the lipo or what but I don't recommend it unless you have a high tolerance for pain. I also don't recommend having both procedures done at the same time. In hindsight, I wish I would have done the BBL first and then come back for the breast lift/implants. It's just a lot for your body to handle. I can't really explain what the liposuction feels like. It's like you're numb but burned all at the same time. MAKE SURE you bring american pain medications with you. The pain killer he prescribes is nothing more than heavy duty motrin. It didn't do anything for me. Apparently the mexican government has gotten rid of all the heavy pain killers due to all the drug-related drama going on in other parts of Mexico.
I'm now 16 days post-op and the pain is getting better each day. The only thing that still bothers me is my lower back. I'm swollen as all heck and it HURTS. My breasts look GREAT. Dr. Pantoja did a fantastic job. My body and butt looks good but since I'm still super swollen it's hard to envision what the final results will be.
I'm just looking forward to the day that I feel normal again. I bought a new faja because I couldn't stand the one they gave me (it rode up into my armpits and cut into my skin) but I still hate wearing it. I find it so uncomfortable under clothes but I guess it's necessary.
Oh - I ended up getting a full anchor breast lift with 520cc/560cc textured round implants (over the muscle). They're big and perky and I love 'em.
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Tales in the Sand on The Big Fish
22/02/2014 , 5:45 AM by Scott Levi
Thucydides, known as the father of 'scientific history', famous for writing a first hand account of the Peloponnesian wars between sparta and Athens in the 5th Century B.C., said there were 3 main sources of history, the autopsy, or eye witness account, which was the most reliable, second hand accounts and the least reliable, the written stories, poems and myths of his time, which often contained kernels of truth, along with plenty of intervention from the gods!
When it comes to fishing tales, things haven't changed since antiquity, myth and legend dominate, so what can we believe?
As Thucydides wrote, the evidence from our own eyes is the most trustworthy.
Check out this flathead sign in the sand. If someone says it's a good flatty spot, visit it at low tide, if you see lots of these, flathead 'molds', then come back on the high tide, with your plastics, a Clouser minnow fly, or some live poddy mullet!
This week on The Big Fish our experts talk about deciphering the cryptic clues in fishing stories and reports, like the ones you get on this program!
Julie Ray has a great fish dish, Crispy Butterfly Fish with a Vietnamese Salad.
We kick off this morning with Rob Paxevanos and the incredible disappearing sink hole trout of Tassie along with the flying squid of Port Phillip Bay, you'd have to see it to believe it!
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Scientists fear the mosquito-borne virus, Chikungunya, which has infected tens of thousands of people in Papua New Guinea, could spread to Australia.
The virus, which originated in Africa, is similar to dengue and causes debilitating joint pain, rashes and fever.
Amid an outbreak of the virus in Papua New Guinea, 112 Australians have been infected while on holidays in Asia so far this year.
In the decade to 2012, there were just 168 reported cases.
"We pointed towards travellers from Indonesia, India and Malaysia but in 2012/3 there has been a lot of Chikungunya activity in Papua New Guinea so depending on travel patterns there, perhaps for work, we may see the virus coming from that country as well," said David Harley, an epidemiologist at the Australian National University.
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LA Sheriff's Legal Settlements Rise In 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County's overall spending on lawsuits dropped last year but costs for the Sheriff's Department rose, driven primarily by settlements and trial judgments in excessive-force cases.
The Los Angeles Times reports that LA County spent $43 million on lawsuitsinvolving the Sheriff's Department during the 2013 fiscal year, accounting for nearly half the county's total litigation costs.
A report by the county's attorneys to the Board of Supervisors says overall county spending on lawsuits was down from $115 million in 2012 to $89 million.
The Sheriff's Department has been hit by allegations of widespread abuse of jail inmates and misconduct. Federal authorities have announced criminal charges against 18 deputies and supervisors.
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Understanding how proteins recognize and break down carbohydrates may seem far removed from filling a car's gas tank or finding a successful treatment for pneumonia.
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Biochemist Dr. Alisdair Boraston has generated numerous insights into the interactions between carbohydrates, proteins and enzymes, achievements that have earned him a 2012 E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship from NSERC.
Much of Dr. Boraston's work focuses on Streptococcus pneumoniae, a bacterium that is gaining superbug status and ranks as one of the world's leading causes of death from infectious disease.
His other main avenue of research is investigating how marine microbes break down seaweed cell walls, with an eye on potential applications to biofuel production.
Dr. Boraston's approach relies on the fundamentals of structural biology, first understanding the basic structure and function of a protein.
In the classroom, Dr. Boraston brings in examples from the lab to get students thinking about using the material taught in the classroom to solve problems in the real world.
Dr. Boraston is one of the world's top experts on the structures and functions of carbohydrate-binding proteins and a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar.
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I laughed more at BIG BOOTY BITCHESSS
Haha yeah, thats in my head now -.-
I didn't actually laugh at the crying man tbh. Big booty bitches is where it's at lol.
It is MAJOR catchy haha, can't believe a mans genuine cry didn't make you howl like I did
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The definitive guide for maximizing your gym experience.Top Rated Diets of 2017
With new workouts, new gym equipment and the latest and greatest in exercise gadgets, it's hard to know what is the most effective way to stay in shape - even for men.
Therefore, the experts from Men's Health magazine have created the Men's Health Gym Bible, a guy's ultimate resource for the total gym experience. Written by certified strength and conditioning coach Mike Mejia and magazine contributor Myatt Murphy, the book helps both gym newbies and gym veterans understand what they need to do to get the most result-worthy cardiovascular and strength-training exercises.
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Publication Acceptance Date: 2/10/2005
Publication Date: 4/1/2005
Citation: Deahl, K.L., Jones, R.W., Wanner, L.A., Plant, A. 2005. Phytophthora Infestans on Solanum Sarrachoides in Northeastern Maine. Plant Disease. 89:435. Interpretive Summary: Research was undertaken to find the cause of a new leaf blight disease on a common weed, hairy nightshade, a close relative to potatoes and tomatoes that was found in Maine in 2004. The pathogen was identified as the same organism that causes late blight in potatoes an tomatoes. The isolates from these nightshade plants caused the late blight disease on tomatoes and potatoes. These isolates were found to be resistant to pesticides usually applied to control late blight on potato. This information will be used by extension agents and growers who should be aware that hairy nightshades can be a reservoir for the pathogen and that the pathogen should be tested to determine if it is resistant to pesticides before control measures are initiated.
Technical Abstract: For the first time in the state of Maine, the plant pathogen, Phytophthora infestans, was isolated and characterized from hairy nightshade weeds in a potato fields naturally infected with the organism. Koch's postulates were completed for three isolates. The three isolates were also pathogenic on potatoes and tomatoes, which are historically the primary targets of this microbe. RFLP analysis demonstrated the close similarity of the nightshade isolates to potato isolates from the same area. The three nightshade isolates were all of the A2 mating type and were resistant to the commonly used fungicide, methaxyl (Ridomil). Growers who cultivate more than one Solanaceous species (potato, tomato, petunia etc.) should be aware that hairy nightshade weeds may have Phytophthora infections that can serve as clandestine reservoirs of inoculum. Because these plants do not show conspicuous symptoms, they may escape proper detection and removal or treatment It is recommended that when Phytophthora is found in weeds growing within or around crops like potato, the pathogen species should be identified and it should be tested for resistance to fungicides before disease control strategies are implemented. The report underscores the need for continued monitoring of the pathogen populations in bridging hosts, e.g. hairy nightshade, as these common weeds may play a major role in the introduction and spread of damaging pathogens to new locations. These strains are aggressive pathogens on potato and tomato plants.


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While drop-ins are occasionally available, we always recommend reservations as we have only five rooms which go quickly, particularly on weekends.
Check in time is between 2 and 4pm. Check out time is 11am the day of departure.
The B&B facilities are non-smoking exclusively.
Our B&B accommodations are tailored for the adult guest. We recommend those traveling with children to consider booking The Abbey Road Farm Ranch House.
From May 1st to the through October, our standard seasonal rate in the Silo Suites is $235 per night per room for double occupancy with a minimum two night stay on weekends. There will be some weekends that will accommodate 1 night stays based on reservations received so please check the calendar or call us at 503-852-6278. Non-seasonal rates of $185 per night per room apply from November 1 to the end of April with no minimums on weekends.
Rates are subject to change without notification but guaranteed on the date reservations are made. All room nights will be assessed the 1.8% Oregon State Lodging Tax to help support our state's great efforts to expand tourism!
All of our suites have radiant floor heat thermostatically controlled in each room. Air conditioning, while rarely needed, is also provided. Other amenities standard in every room include Jacuzzi tubs and separate showers, heated towel racks, ample vanity space, hair dryers, ceiling fans, triple-sheeted Egyptian cotton bed linens, king or queen beds with memory foam toppers and a music system featuring CD's, Ipod/MP3 capability.
Coffee is available at 7:30am and the breakfast bell rings at 8:30am. The dining area is located in the Ranch House, a short walk from the Silo Suites. It can be served either inside or on the patio as you please. When the weather is inclement we suggest you dine indoors and enjoy the warmth of the fireplace. The daily breakfast fare is created with the intention of providing a wide sampling of hearty and healthy foods, much of which comes from ours and other local farms. Additionally, we feature Carlton Farms meats, known nationally among finer dining establishments and located about five miles from our farm.
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At this time we can only take credit cards over the phone or through the on-line reservation system.
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To cancel or change your reservation please call 30 days prior to your scheduled arrival, in which case your deposit will be refunded less a $50.00 service charge per room per night. Please note that shortening your stay is considered a cancellation. For cancellations within 30 days of scheduled check-in, the guest is responsible for the full value of the reservation less any value the B&B is able to recoup by rebooking the room. We will not provide a refund for room nights not re-rented to another guest. Reservations are non-transferable and the proprietors reserve the right to refuse reservations or service.
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Appalachian Trail: Davenport Gap to Max Patch is a 14 mile moderately trafficked point-to-point trail located near Browns, Tennessee that features a river and is rated as difficult. The trail is primarily used for hiking, camping, and backpacking and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail.
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Unbelievable view!
Ran 5.5 miles, saw a black bear, had a sit in the river when I finished. I had a blast!
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Max Patch is a moderate climb, over all. Camping is done below the hill top. The top is nice to air out the gear for Thru-hikers who stayed at Standing Bear Farm Hostel.
Awesome section hike to do this direction. Finishing at Max Patch is such a treat! The hike is challenging and is great to do with friends and a dog. The shelter 9.6ish miles in fills up by days end, but there are plenty of spots to set up a tent if you bring your own gear.
This section of the Appalachian Trail is amazing. From the gap the trail follows the river for about 2 miles with several waterfalls. Very steep climb up to Snow Bird mountain but the view is well worth it. Best time of year to hike is in the spring since the forest and balds are covered in wildflowers. Max Patch is the most wonderful bald with grassy meadows. It's an old logging camp and homesteat with 360 degree views.
I have hiked over 1500 miles of the Appalachian Trail and I must say this is one of my favorite sections. We had friends meet us at Max Patch with a picnic lunch. It is a moderate section with medium climbs. The best time of year to hike this section is in the spring.
K is correct. The views here are indescribable and completely unbeatable. This is one of my favorite places to take my dog, who loves the room the run. The night sky from here is breathtaking, but be advised: take a jacket! Even on the warmest of nights, the altitude and wind can cause goose-bumps :P
Haven't actually hiked this section of the AT, but Max Patch is a MUST SEE! I've taken some amazing photos there . . . and they still do the scenery very little justice. The hike to the top is steep, but short, and worth EVERY STEP! Once at the top, you can see 360 degree views of the surrounding mountains. I would am hoping to to camp there this summer, I hear the view of the night-sky is absolutely breath-taking!


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Beautiful interior, massage showers, swimming pool with spa, tennis, game room..
In the middle of the hilly landscape in Catalonia there lies a breathtaking holiday gem: Casa Alberda - A marvellous Catalan farmhouse of unusually high standard. It is perfect for several families as there is room for 15 people - spread over 7 spacious and beautiful bedrooms, all with en suite bathroom with hydro-massage cabins. Furthermore, there is a swimming pool with spa, tennis court and many other attractive features.
From nearly anywhere on the site, you can enjoy the beautiful view over the wooded hills. There are only few houses to see, which means that the area is very peaceful and natural. It is one of the big pluses: You get away from the daily busy life and live in completely relaxed surroundings.
Casa Alberdas big plus is its indoor qualities. There are 7 bedrooms spread over one single room, four double rooms and two triple rooms. All bedrooms have their own en suite bathroom, all with hydro-massage cabins. The bathrooms are like the bedrooms spacious and stylishly decorated with a twist of Catalan country style. Furthermore, all the sinks in the house made by hand. The house has a total of three very cozy sitting areas. One of them is the lounge, and with leather sofas, floor lighting and fireplace, it is both modern and classic decorated. There is also one on the first floor with TV and DVD, which is ideal for children. Many of the original features such as doors and the protective saint in the living room are preserved and give an authentic feel. The kitchen is very modern and beautifully decorated. It has among others a microwave, a dishwasher and a washing machine. It is an extension of the dining area, where there is a nice long table made of wood.
The large and very well-kept garden has many different activities. Something that is sure to be a big hit among the kids is the 48 m2 large swimming pool. Instead of the usual rectangular shape, the edges are corrugated. The unique thing here is the stone which the pool is built on: Here in the center there is a small spa area. Next to this unique pool there are sun beds from which the Catalan heat can be enjoyed at full blast. And when it gets too hot, it only takes a few seconds to jump into the cooling water. The pool area is fenced.
In the garden you can also find the large covered terrace with dining table, BBQ and a huge gas-powered paella pan, so you can cook the traditional dish.
There is also a playground with swings and a slide for young children.
In addition, the house has a volley net, a table tennis, a table football, and there has been recently built a tennis / football field with artificial turf.
Wi-Fi is available in the home.
• Holiday home with room for 15 people
• Located in breathtaking natural surroundings
• Completely unique swimming pool with spa
• 7 bedrooms - all with en suite bathroom
• Hydro massage cabins in all bathrooms
• All three sit departments
• Kitchen with everything you need
• Covered terrace
• BBQ and gas-powered paella pan
• Huge and well-kept garden
• Lots of activities
Review from other guests: The stay in Catalunya was great. Just note that there was no golf closeby (as was stated). A good idea might be to have a info-book with interesting sites/cities, restaurants, bakery, grocery etc etc .
We fully enjoyed our stay and would recommend it to everybody!!
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Toos & gerard Brand
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Hello bertel,
Unfortunally we are back from spain and working already.
We really would like to thank you for the great holiday we all had. No complaints what so ever. It was really great to visit the casa alberda.
Also thanks for the arrangement of Xevi and Maria. It was very good and well prepared. Our children had never eaten that much before.
I would really like to keep in touch with your agency because the service was outstanding and the communication very proffesional.
I good friend of mine is interested in the casa for next year but I will give him the info right away.
Met vriendelijke groet / Best regards,
Jan-Willem Korpershoek
Update October 2010: We have just re-visited the house. It ensured us that this is a highly recommendable and fantastic house. The owners have optimized every detail. Furthermore, they have, since last visited, added WIFI-Internet.
We also saw the setup for groups bigger than 15 persons, and the house offers plenty of flexibility, as there is a very big room often used to gather many children, who want to sleep together.
The pool is spectacular and has a spa-function. It is fenced, so small children cannot enter un-attended. The terrace area is brilliantly situated, with a great view to the mountains (incredible by sunset) and direct view to the pool area, so you can keep an eye on the children playing in the pool, while you are relaxing in the sun or on the shady cover. The house has all entertainment you can think of; Tennis court, which can also be used for football or volley, a big and safe play ground, table football, table tennis and badminton.
Catalonia - culture and landscape: Geographically and culturally, the splendour of Catalonia is so unique. It has a vast diversity of landscapes ranging from rocky coastlines to long flat beaches, from mountains to plains, and from marshlands to forest. It has great cosmopolitan cities such as the amazing Barcelona with its fantastic art nouveau buildings, or the historical Girona and its great old Jewish quarter. It has small medieval mountain villages at the foot of the Pyrenees and elegant coastal resorts in the sandy shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
Catalonia has a distinct regional identity that borrows little form the rest of Spain. Catalans have their own language, and are intensely proud of their unique art, cuisine, folklore and long history. Ask the Catalans themselves and many will tell you that Catalonia is not a region but a nation.
Situated in the middle of Catalonia, it is easy to visit most of it in half- or full days excursions as variety to the relaxation in the house and by the swimming pool.
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Note this place is remote - 25min drive on many hairpins down the mountain to nearest town.
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A great place. Pool is chlorine free, naturally filtered and spotless. Half of the pool is knee deep so toddler friendly. other half deep enough for a jump in at around 2m at deepest point. Rooms are spacious and bathrooms nice. Outside eating area excellent - spacious and shaded.
Note this place is remote - 25min drive on many hairpins down the mountain to nearest town.
Casa Albareda
A great family get away location away from the hussle and bustle of the city. Plenty of space in the house for all, well maintained, good selection of appliances and comfortable. Activities are limited but if prepared to travel more variety in the surrounding areas. Fill the fridge option a must! Great produce and good variety of cheese and meats , which we probably have not have purchased and tried ourselves.
Good restaurant close by serving great lamb dishes.
Activity and Interests
The house is located at serrateix high plateau, at 765m, it has privileged views of the pre-pyrenees mountains, the montseny and the montserrat massif. Casa alberda is surrounded by agricultural fields, holme-oak woods, that isolate it and gives it charming and unique atmosphere.
800 meter from the house, there is a camping ground store, where you can buy what you need and fresh bread in the morning. For bigger shopping we recommend Cardona, Navás or Manresa.
Other Activities: Chef in the holiday home - gourmet or classic Catalan dinner served in the house
Golf: There is a golf course in Manresa 40 km. away. If you want a very special experience, there are some spectacular golf courses in the Pyrenees.
Ski: For families where not all are skiers, the location might be a nice compromise, as the distance to Barcelona and the ski resorts is about the same. Enjoy the evenings together and go skiing or sightseeing during the day.
Prices and Availability
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Early Summer 2017
1 May 2017 - 30 Jun 2017
2 night minimum stay
for 2 nights
|Notes: Rates are based on 15 guests; add £15 per night, per additional guest
Summer 2017
1 Jul 2017 - 31 Jul 2017
Changeover Day: Friday
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
|Notes: Rates are based on 15 guests; add £15 per night, per additional guest
High Season 2017
1 Aug 2017 - 25 Aug 2017
Changeover Day: Friday
7 night minimum stay
for 7 nights
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The price includes 15 guests. 5 extra beds available against supplement. Cots available on request.
The price includes: Taxes and VAT, electricity, heating, water, bed-linen, towels and cleaning at departure.
The price does not include: Catalan tourist tax: € 0,5/adult (+16) per night.
PLEASE NOTE: At Catalan holidays in low- and medium season supplements may apply. Please consult us.
When booking the property, a deposit equal to 40% must be paid within 8 days to secure the booking. By cancellation more than 2 months before arrival, half of the deposit will be refunded. By cancellation less than 2 months before arrival, the deposit is not refunded.
Remaining payment: The remaining amount is to be paid to the property-owner when you arrive.
Manager's Cancellation Policy
- 50% refund for cancellations more than 7 days before check-in date.
- 100% refund for cancellations more than 14 days before check-in date.
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- Away From It All
- Family
- Luxury
- Sports & Activities
- Tourist Attractions
- Fireplace
- Heating
- Internet
- Iron & Board
- Linens Provided
- Local Activities Guide
- Local Maps
- Parking
- Towels Provided
- Washing Machine
- Wireless Internet
- Blender
- Coffee Maker
- Dishes & Utensils
- Dishwasher
- Freezer
- Kitchen
- Microwave
- Oven
- Refrigerator
- Hob
- Toaster
- Child's Highchair
- Dining Room
- CD Player
- DVD Player
- Table Football
- Game Room
- Ping Pong Table
- Radio
- Satellite / Cable
- Stereo
- Television
- Video Game Console
Pool / Spa
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- Private Pool
- Spa Whirlpool
- suitable for elderly or infirm
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- rural
- winery tours
Leisure Activities
- bird watching
- horse riding
- outlet shopping
- paddle boating
- scenic drives
- sight seeing
- walking
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- fishing
- freshwater fishing
- hiking
- mountain biking
- mountain climbing
- rafting
- sailing
- swimming
- tennis
Floor Area
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- Bathroom 1 - Toilet, Bath with Shower
- Bathroom 2 - Toilet, Shower Enclosure
- Bathroom 3 - Toilet, Shower Enclosure
- Bathroom 4 - Toilet, Shower Enclosure
- Bathroom 5 - Toilet, Shower Enclosure
- Bathroom 6 - Toilet, Shower Enclosure
- Bathroom 7 - Toilet, Bath with Shower
- Bathroom 8 - Toilet, Shower Enclosure
- All bedrooms have bathrooms ensuite. There are furthermore a bathroom on the mainfloor in connection with the lounge. All bathrooms have hydro-massage showers.
- 7 Bedrooms, Sleeps 20
- Bedroom 1 - 1 Large Double Bed
- Bedroom 2 - 1 Large Double Bed
- Bedroom 3 - 1 Large Double Bed
- Bedroom 4 - 1 Large Double Bed
- Bedroom 5 - 3 Single Bed
- Bedroom 6 - 3 Single Bed
- Bedroom 7 - 1 Single Bed
- There are cots availbale in the house. Please let us know if you would like us to arrange them befor arrival. It is possible to set up 5 extra beds in the house. Please lets us know - this will be done for an extra fee per person.
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- Terrace
- Garden
- Barbecue
- Veranda
- Sand Pit
- Tennis Court
- Terrace
- 16 garden chairs
- 10 deck chairs
- Self-catering
House Rules
- Max. occupancy: 20
- pets considered
- Events Allowed
- children welcome
- non smoking only ...
- It is possible to hire a private chef in the house for an evening or two. We also help arranging activities such as biking, hiking, canoeing, "behind the scene on a Michelin restaurant", quads and are able to arrange other activities as well such as horseback riding, kanooing, hot balloon etc. ) Please do not hesitate to take contact and ask.


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Joe Lieberman made an unexpected jaunt to Iraq this week and praised the progress he saw in the form of—listen up—a bustling market. But the troops recruited to have lunch with the ex-Democrat had a different take: "It just seems like we drive around and wait to get shot at."
One soldier collected a list of questions from 30 of his comrades, at the top of which was: "When are we going to get out of here?"
It was unclear whether the troops actually raised their concerns. As one soldier said, "I think I'd be a private if I did." Keep that in mind the next time you see a pro-war politician on television saying they've been to Iraq, they've talked to the troops and they're all big fans of the mission.
"We're not making any progress," Hedin [Spc. Will Hedin, 21, of Chester, Conn.] said, as he recalled a comrade who was shot by a sniper last week. "It just seems like we drive around and wait to get shot at."
But as he waited two chairs down from where Lieberman would sit, Hedin said he'd never voice his true feelings to the senator.
"I think I'd be a private if I did," he joked. "It's just more troops, more targets."


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It was left to John Faulkner to walk Kevin Rudd back to his digs, and that seemed fitting. Faulkner has so often been the end of lease cleaner, the adjunct professor of party madness, the person who would see it as his duty to hold his hand protectively around the Labor flame.
Faulkner took Kevin to his surgical execution, took him to the point of letting go, and he brought him back after it was all said and done.
Rudd — who had allowed Julia Gillard to fell him this morning from the Prime Ministership of Australia without the necessity of a ballot — looked shattered, like glass, in a million tiny fragments.
He wasn't alone. Tanya Plibersek fought back tears as she walked by the press pack. Nicola Roxon bowed her head as the questions blasted like heavy artillery. Jenny Macklin curled her lip at us in scorn. ''Bastards, slavering bastards,'' said the body language.
Julia looked, well .. she looked like Julia. Like she'd been leading up to this moment all her life. That getting to the top job had been always just a matter of time. Composed. In control, like Maggie Thatcher, but Left, or perhaps Right — who knows anymore, it's not about ideology now, it's about power. It's all just alliances of convenience that blow and shift on the sands. The pattern on the sand this morning said Julia, and she's gone for it, and of course, Julia, being Julia, has won.
Wayne Swan, in a foul mood for weeks, looked like someone had finally lanced his nasty boil. The Nambour twins had been structurally separated. The Rudd-Swan divorce, a reality for some time, was finalised, the property settled, the legacy perhaps shared.
Now we have Julia and Wayne — a change from Julia and Kevin or Julia and Mark. Or Julia and Tim — who, as one wit in the press pack observed, is now officially ''first dude.''
But more than anything, we have Julia, a woman who never takes a backward step, who never wastes a moment, who lives power and combat and control like a native language, who has promised the riven caucus that she will restore Labor's true heart. That she will give Labor its structure back — that she will not, like Kevin, govern alone, that she will not scorn alliances, that old traditions can prevail.
But more than anything she has promised them she can win. There is no doubt in her eyes, none of Kevin's shattered confidence or brittle defiance.
Winning is the Gillard way. Winning is simply an act of willing, so she thinks, so her disciples believe.
Does the country believe it too?
Katharine Murphy is The Age's national affairs correspondent.


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5 Easy Pieces — The Upcycled Glass Edition
Krrb is now part of the Apartment Therapy family! Check out the Marketplace for an even wider selection of furnishings and home decor.
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As part of a series called 5 Easy Pieces, we'll be gathering our favorite upcycled, re-purposed, vintage, and handmade stuff from around the web for you to buy or make yourself. So stay tuned for quick lists of 5 must-haves and get ready to wish you had thought of that.
Patron Pendant Lamp
For a unique look, try incorporating recycled glass bottles and jars into your home decor. This one of a kind pendant lamp ($59) is made from a discarded Patron tequila bottle.
To pick up this eco-friendly light source, visit Etsy.com/shop/Pic76.
Terrarium Bottle With Moss
An upcycled wine bottle makes a great terrarium because of its simple design and shape. This moss kit ($40) is ideal for any office desk or table. We love that you can personalize this creative vessel to create your own miniature landscape.
To get your own wine bottle terrarium, visit Blue Ribbon General Store.
The Green Lantern
With a little plumbing and creativity, a 1940's vintage water bottle is upcycled into a light. Appropriately dubbed the "Green Lantern" this light source ($150) is perfect for the superhero fan in your life.
To get this fun industrial light, visit An Etsy Artist Assembly's Krrb corner.
Trione Tumblers
You can never have enough tumblers around. We love the minimalistic look of this set of eight. Crafted from upcycled wine bottles, the rims have been hand finished for safe drinking.
Grab a set ($107) of your choosing at Etsy.com/shop/windcatcher?auto=format.
Green Bottoms II
A collection of textured bottles, vases, serving plate and stemware bottoms make up this colorful art panel. Who knew upcycling could be so beautiful?
To get this unique art piece ($3,000), visit DM Stained Glass.
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"In this business, mother, you've got to take your heart between your teeth and hold it there tight," said the Little Russian.
"And why they are themselves so bad," put in the Little Russian.
The Little Russian stopped, wiped his face with his right hand, shook his head, and a dry gleam flashed in his eyes.
The mother heard the Little Russian stop, and she felt that he smiled.
The Little Russian began to pace up and down the room, slowly and languidly.
Once a week she carried underwear and books to the Little Russian in prison.
The Little Russian question in particular did not exist at all.
The Little Russian swayed his head, and rubbed it vigorously with both hands.
She has built a school on the estate at her own expense, and teaches the children Krylov's fables translated into Little Russian.
"That's natural," said the Little Russian with his usual smile.


text: Laura Grayce Barber CANANDAIGUA - Laura Grayce Barber passed away peacefully, April 2, 2013, after an extended stay at Strong Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her parents, Dan and Lisa Barber; and her sister, Katie, all of Canandaigua. Laura was born on Feb. 6, 1988. She attended Canandaigua Academy and was a member of the class of 2006. Laura was a spinal cord injury survivor and lived her life to the best of her capabilities. Her determination and spirit allowed her to make every day count. She was extremely supportive of animal rights causes and had several pets of her own. Her animals brought her much comfort and joy. She was an avid baseball fan and followed her beloved Boston Red Sox faithfully, having the opportunity to attend several games at Fenway Park. Her Aunt Kris spent many of her last days by her side, washing her hair, doing her nails and staying up all night talking and making plans for her return home. She was at Laura's bedside along with her parents and sister when Laura left this world. Laura's life ended far too soon, but she will forever be in the hearts who knew her. A memorial celebration of her life will be held on Sunday, April 7, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Granger Homestead, 295 N. Main St., Canandaigua, NY. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Farm Sanctuary, 3150 Aikens Road, Watkins Glen, NY 14891; or Lollypop Farm, 99 Victory Road, Fairport, NY 14450. Arrangements are by Johnson-Kennedy Funeral Home Inc., Canandaigua. Condolences may be offered at www.johnsonkennedy.com.


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Hi guys
Looked all over the forum but I cant find a definitive statement as to how I should recalibrate the rear window of my Freelander
It is a 1999 3 door softback and I have just fitted a replacement mechanism - (cant think why I needed to do that?!!!)
Unfortunately - although it goes up and down it doesnt do what it should - I can wind it up fine but when it gets to the top it just goes back down again.
It moves when I use the key in the rear door lock as well, but I cant get it to stay where I want it to, or to stay up when I need it to.
I didnt get a user manual with the vehicle and so I am not actually sure how it should behave
Can anyone tell me how to recalibrate it or maybe even email me a scan copy of a handbook for this vehicle
Perhaps the moderators could place the calibration method in a reference section??
Thanks in anticipation


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Papers from 2004
Export incentives and their effect on export marketing performance, Craig C. Julian and M Yunis Ali
The internet and export marketing performance, Craig C. Julian and Reidar Holtedahl
The impact of the internet on Australian firms export marketing performance, Craig C. Julian and Peter W. Leisch
Top management teams of international joint ventures in Thailand: the effects of Heterogeneity on group processes and goal attainment, Craig C. Julian, Carolyn B. Mueller, Renee B. Wachter, and Cheryl Van Deusen
The antecedents of export marketing performance: an Australian perspective, Craig C. Julian and Aron O'Cass
The impact of firm and environmental characteristics on international joint venture (IJV) marketing performance in Thailand, Craig C. Julian and Aron O'Cass
Marketing performance of international joint ventures: an empirical investigation, Craig C. Julian and Balasubramanian Ramaseshan
Network structures: working differently and changing expectations, Robyn L. Keast, Myrna P. Mandell, Kerry A. Brown, and Geoffrey Woolcock
Measuring attitudinal commitment in business-to-business channels, Stephen J. Kelly
Strategic benefits and the small firm, Stephen J. Kelly
The configuration and function of strategic benefits, Stephen J. Kelly
The benefits and outcomes of high service channel relationships, Stephen J. Kelly and Jennifer L. Harrison
Harvesting people: toward the political economy of a knowledge society, Alexander Kouzmin, Shankar Sankaran, and Stewart Hase
A test of the quality of assets disclosure in Chinese listed companies, Jinghui Liu and Ian Eddie
An investigation into gambling newspaper advertisements in Queensland by type of organisation, Sharen Nisbet, Helen Breen, Nerilee Hing, and Jeremy Buultjens
Industry structure in marketing strategy and brand performance, Aron O'Cass, Jay Weerawardena, and Craig C. Julian
Conceptualising the role of reciprocity in relationship marketing: an examination of its supporting virtues, Simon J. Pervan, Liliana L. Bove, and Lester W. Johnson
Farmers' markets in Wales: making the 'net' work?, David G. Pickernell, Michael John Christie, Patricia A. Rowe, Brychan C. Thomas, Laura G. Putterill, and Jamie Lynn Griffiths
Refocusing corporate strategy: creating a profit orientation, Alan Preston and Stephen J. Kelly
We all stand together: using cluster associations to create worldwide presence for SMEs, Patricia A. Rowe, David G. Pickernell, Michael John Christie, and Laura G. Putterill
A case for virtual guest lecturers: the experience of using practitioners in asynchronous discussion forums with an undergraduate auditing class, Stephen Rowe
Engaging students and graduate professionals, Stephen Rowe
Reflections on adopting a learning management system to engage students in their learning, Stephen Rowe
Theory Y leadership in the knowledge economy: towards tackling the tacit knowledge transfer enigma, Shankar Sankaran, Paul James, Alexander Kouzmin, and Stewart Hase
Adaptive-centre diamond search distance-dependent thresholding search for fast and performance-scalable motion estimation, Golam Sorwar
DCT based texture classification using soft computing approach, Golam Sorwar and Ajith Abraham
Fast block-based true motion estimation using distance dependent thresholds, Golam Sorwar, Manzur Murshed, and Laurence S. Dooley
Role of action research in workplace PhDs, Boon Hou Tay and Stewart Hase
A student perspective on the use of team-based assessment to achieve the requirement to be creative: a study of entrepreneurship studies, Carmen Tideswell
The road more travelled: multi-destination itineraries of international visitors to Australia, Carmen Tideswell
Developing and rewarding loyalty to hotels: the guest's perspective, Carmen Tideswell and Elizabeth Fredline
Media consumption and the time pressured, Peter Vitartas
Cultural influences on Internet and media use: a comparison of Thai and Australian student usage, Peter Vitartas, Sutida Sangkamanee, and Don Scott
The influence of social time and weekly rhythms on media consumption, Peter Vitartas and D Scott
Communities of practice, Michelle Wallace
Globalization and work: part 1, Michelle Wallace
Globalization and work: part 2, Michelle Wallace
Learning at work: some concepts and theories: part 2, Michelle Wallace
Learning theories and approaches: part 1, Michelle Wallace
Learning theories and approaches: part 2, Michelle Wallace
Workplace learning: contextual factors 1, Michelle Wallace
Workplace learning: contextual factors 2, Michelle Wallace
Australian academics teaching in Singapore: striving for cultural empathy, Michelle Wallace and Lee Dunn
Comic relief: subversion and catharsis in organizational comedic theatre, Robert I. Westwood
Towards a post-colonial research paradigm in international business and comparative management, Robert I. Westwood
Theorizing Chinese employment relations comparatively: exchange, reciprocity and the moral economy, Robert I. Westwood, Andrew Chan, and Stephen Linstead
From the Rag Trade to AbFab: women, work and class in British sitcoms, Robert I. Westwood and A Johnston
Idols vs BUMS: manufactured and natural networks on the route to fame, Robert I. Westwood and G Muirhead
Playing with ourselves: spaces for Australian organisation and managment studies, Robert I. Westwood and C Rhodes
An exploratory investigation into e-tail image attributes important to repeat, internet savvy customers, Simon J. Wilde, Stephen J. Kelly, and Don Scott
Papers from 2003
The legitimizing process of knowledge work: formation of the discourse, J Adelstein and Robert I. Westwood
Internet and computer usage: comparisons among metropolitan centres, coastal regional centres and inland regional centres, Bruce Armstrong, Tim Comber, Don Dingsdag, and Gerard J. Fogarty
The necessities of violence, John Bergin and Robert I. Westwood
An index of customer citizenship behavior: an exploratory study, Liliana L. Bove, Nicola L. Robertson, and Simon J. Pervan
Perceived efficacy of responsible gambling strategies in Queensland hotels, casinos and licensed clubs, Helen Breen, Jeremy Buultjens, and Nerilee Hing
Responsible gambling in Queensland: a case study, Helen Breen, Jeremy Buultjens, and Nerilee Hing
The introduction of a voluntary responsible gambling code of practice: the experience in North Queensland, Australia, Helen Breen, Jeremy Buultjens, and Nerilee Hing
Citizen-government engagement: community connection: community connection through networked arrangements, Kerry A. Brown and Robyn L. Keast
The impact of a police officer's schema in relation to a domestic dispute, Yvonne Brunetto
Factors affecting Australian SMEs decision to access government policies and programs promoting collaboration, Yvonne Brunetto and R Farr-Wharton
The commitment and satisfaction of lower-ranked police officers: lessons for management, Yvonne Brunetto and R Farr-Wharton
The impact of government practices on the ability of project managers to manage, Yvonne Brunetto and Rod Farr-Wharton
Employment relations in small business: a case study of registered clubs in NSW, Jeremy Buultjens
Industrial disputation and trade unions in registered clubs, Jeremy Buultjens
Labour markets in regional Australia: recent evidence of national policy effects, Jeremy Buultjens, Dennis Howard, and Steve Moffat
Conservation and tourism in a Sri Lankan national park, Jeremy Buultjens, I Ratnayake, A Gnanapala, and M Aslam
Tourism in protected areas of Sri Lanka: a case study, Jeremy Buultjens, I Ratnayake, A Gnanapala, and M Aslam
Sustainable forest-based tourism in Northeast New South Wales, Australia: a problematic goal, Jeremy Buultjens, Margaret Tiyce, and Deborah Gale
Public sector initiatives for Aboriginal small business development in tourism, Jeremy Buultjens, Iain Waller, Sasha Graham, and Dean B. Carson
Community entrepreneurship, Michael John Christie
United we stand: a call for collective cooperation of SMEs when they trade globally using Internet technology, Michael John Christie, Laura A. Parsons, David G. Pickernell, and Patricia A. Rowe
The management of interdependence and the sharing of vision by micro-finance agencies for new and emerging SMEs, Michael John Christie and Patricia A. Rowe
High technology industry associations move entrepreneurs into global markets, Michael John Christie, Patricia A. Rowe, and Rana S. Koroglu
User operations as language elements: measuring usability and user competence through redundancy, Tim Comber and John R. Maltby
Teaching off-shore in Asia: into the unknown, Lee Dunn and Michelle Wallace
Exploring user satisfaction with information systems in a regional small business context, Gerard J. Fogarty, Bruce Armstrong, Julian Dimbleby, and Don Dingsdag
Perceived environmental uncertainty: validation of a measure from the accounting literature, Jennifer L. Harrison
Validation of two measures commonly used in management accounting research: information scope and organisational effectiveness, Jennifer L. Harrison
Evaluation of the Lismore City Council Crime Prevention Plan, Stewart Hase
Heutagogy and developing capable people and capable workplaces: strategies for dealing with complexity, Stewart Hase and Chris Kenyon
Changing the face of competency assessment: evaluation of the Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training package in the mining industry, Stewart Hase and Helen Saenger
Report of the evaluation of the workplace assessor component of the 'Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training', Stewart Hase and Helen Saenger
Examining the antecedents of export marketing performance of Thai export market ventures, Craig C. Julian
Export marketing performance: a study of Thailand firms, Craig C. Julian
The marketing strategy-performance relationship of Australian export market ventures, Craig C. Julian and Aron O'Cass
The effect of industry structure, learning and innovation on brand performance, Craig C. Julian, Aron O'Cass, and Jay Weerawardena
Validating a tri-component model of attitudinal commitment, Stephen J. Kelly
Venture capital in regional Australia: attitudes toward venture capital requirements among SME principals and their advisors, Stephen J. Kelly and Jeremy Buultjens
Evaluating lapsed clients in the health and weight loss industry: the challenge of a mature market and the need for a relational approach, Stephen J. Kelly and Jennifer L. Harrison
Deep vein thrombosis and air travel: record linkage study, C W. Kelman, Michael Kortt, N G. Becker, Z Li, J D. Mathews, C S. Guest, and C D. J
Workplace learning by action learning: a practical example, Peter Miller
Organisational values and generational values: a cross cultural study, Peter Miller and Huichun Yu
Examining firm and environmental influences on export marketing mix strategy and export performance of Australian exporters, Aron O'Cass and Craig C. Julian
Export marketing: perspectives from the land down under, Aron O'Cass and Craig C. Julian
Modelling the effects of firm-specific and environmental characteristics on export marketing performance, Aron O'Cass and Craig C. Julian
From career fillip to branding strategy: exploring the implications for cooperative education in Australia, Simon J. Pervan, Katharine Hoskyn, and Mike Potter
Understanding process in relationship marketing: a focus on reciprocity, Simon J. Pervan and Lester W. Johnson
Does McDonald's really suck? comparing perspectives from sociology and TV animation, C Rhodes and Robert I. Westwood
Exploring the relationship between customer loyalty to the service worker and customer citizenship behavior to the service organization, Nicola L. Robertson, Liliana L. Bove, and Simon J. Pervan
A cunning plan? towards a methodology for examining the capacity and efficiency of economic development organizations and planning, Patricia A. Rowe, Michael John Christie, David G. Pickernell, and L A. Parsons


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charini lingerie's unique draw isn't just the attention to detail, the mixing of traditional and modern, the balance of softness with function; though those things can all be said about Sri Lankan born Charini Suriyage's designs. The unique attribute is in the brand's philosophy: one of ethical and environmentally friendly design. Charini sources her silks from local hand weaving communities in Sri Lanka, her lace trims are woven by the country's women artisans; and all reclaimed textiles are sourced and manufactured in Sri Lanka in certified factories. If you want your undergarments to have a conscience, this lingerie is for you.
charini's spring / summer 2013 collection has a midnight blue palette that channels the night sky. Though it takes a particular figure to pull off some of the high waisted bloomer cuts, their vintage appeal won't go unnoticed.
You can see all of the charini spring / summer 2013 collection by clicking on a thumbnail on the left. From there you can browse through each of the pictures from the collection.
Visit the charini website at www.charini.com.


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Lexus and the lead-up to Le Mans
In anticipation of the 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend, we look back at the vital contribution Lexus made to the birth of the racing hybrid system.
Our 'F' models are more driver-focused and passion-arousing than any other cars in our company's history. We take a look at nine of the top moments from our nine years of 'F'.
In anticipation of the 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend, we look back at the vital contribution Lexus made to the birth of the racing hybrid system.
We look at how the optional Naguri-style aluminium trim available in the Lexus GS F has reinvented a traditional Japanese wood craft.
What judgements have the independent experts from the British motoring press made about the Lexus GS F, the latest addition to our F car line-up?
Lexus GS F completes fleet of sporting Lexus models providing essential support in Australia's exciting V8 Supercars championship.
See the new high-performance Lexus GS F in action in this video review from Auto Express, presented by Steve Sutcliffe.
What are some of the design features that identify the new Lexus GS F as a different animal to the rest of the GS line? We take a closer look to find out.
While the heart of the new Lexus GS F is its 5-litre V8 engine, we reveal 10 surprises you will find in the new high-performance saloon.
The Lexus GS F delivers exhilarating yet alterable performance via its Drive Mode Select function. We explain how each mode changes the car's personality.
In-car video of pro driver Michael Bentwood as he hustles the new Lexus GS F around the Jarama race circuit in Spain.
How does the 5.0-litre V8 engine in the new Lexus GS F deliver performance worthy of an 'F' model? We delve inside to find out.
The Lexus GS F price starts at £69,995. It is available to order now with customer deliveries starting in February 2016.
Take a glimpse at some key performance and stylistic features of the Lexus GS F through the prism of an extremely wet track event at Fuji Speedway.


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Travel Guide Europe Spain Valencia
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The Valencian Community is an autonomous region in the west of Spain.
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La Tomatina, is a festival that starts the week before the last Wednesday of August in the town of Buñol which is 38 km outside of Valencia. The week before people party and there is a famous paella cooking contest the night before the fight. On the last Wednesday of August the massive tomato fight begins with 20,000 to 50,000 tourist coming to participate in this epic battle in a town of only 9,000 people. The fight starts at around 10 o'clock in the morning, with the greasing of a long pole on which a ham is tight. After one person is able to release the ham, the mayhem can begin. Trucks with tomatoes will be hauled into the main square. Water canons firing water is the signal for the start of the fight. After the starting signal everybody's on their own for the next hour. It is mandatory to squeeze the tomato before throwing, as it otherwise would be to hard. After an hour, the water canons are fired again and the fight is over. Water trucks will clean the streets, but not the people! They have to be lucky to get hosed down by residents, or find a bathing spot at the river.
Falles is a city tradition that celebrates Saint Joseph's Day on the 19th of March, and the days leading up to that date. Each year every neighbourhood in the city of Valencia has a group of people that create a falla, which is then burnt. Only the best of one will survive. The entire city (and the rest of the comunidad) comes out for the festival in their Fallas dresses and it can get very crazy. Every day at 2 p.m. the Mascleta takes place of the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. This involves a lot of firecrackers and people from every neighbourhood trying to impress each other. As a visitor it is best to watch this from a safe distance.
RENFE is Spain's national railway company and there are highspeed trains travelling to and from Madrid and Barcelona, among other cities.
Eurolines has buses to other destinations in Spain, Morocco and many European countries/cities.
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The 2009-2014 Dripping Springs ISD strategic plan stated:
"Dripping Springs ISD is committed to conveying information in a
thoughtful, clear, and concise way through multiple channels."
One tool the district is using to share
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It is a cliche of travel writing to say that visiting somewhere is like stepping back in time, but it is the best way to describe a trip to Le Macassar. This maison d'hôtes in north-eastern France is a showcase for the owners' art nouveau and art deco paintings and furniture. And, by chance, our visit to the Somme valley fell on Armistice Day. Reminders of history were all around us.
The only hint that we were about to be transported back in time was a vintage sports car outside the hotel, in the unremarkable town of Corbie. Stepping through a wooden door we felt as if we had strayed on to a film set. The landscaped gardens, with fountains and statues, might have been a scene from The Great Gatsby.
We were greeted enthusiastically by Booey and Spatz, the owners' dogs. Our hosts, Ian and Miguel, were less energetic, but no less welcoming. No sooner had we put down our bags than our hands were holding large glasses of very fine red wine. We settled in front of the fire with Booey, Spatz and two cats for a chat with Ian and Miguel, made easier by the number of talking points all around, and our hosts' passion for their project.
In the 1930s, Le Macassar belonged to a wealthy French businessman and his young wife, who decorated it in the very latest style. There's a photograph of the couple in their drawing room, he leaning over the arm of her chair with studied casualness. The property takes its name from the ebony (imported from the Indonesian city of Makassar) of the room's panelling.
There are no fewer than four public areas: the gallery, where a dining table and grand piano are dwarfed by panels of four larger-than-life art deco nudes; a dazzling Moroccan den; the Majorelle room, named after turn-of-the-century cabinet maker Louis Majorelle; and the art deco library, now boasting a huge billiards table. Period artworks vie for attention with paintings by contemporary artists.
Our room, the art deco suite, is the pièce de résistance. Overlooking the square, it is panelled in the original ash and maple wood, with floor-length curtains separating the lounge area, it is dominated by another nude, on a giant green canvas behind the bed. A huge black-marbled bathroom has an elaborate stained-glass window and, rather incongruously, a white whirlpool bath. For those for whom vintage is all a bit kitsch, the other five rooms are a mix of modern and traditional.
Supper was table d'hôte, usually a Sunday night ritual, but they had swapped it to Friday for us. Ian and Miguel entertained us with stories of the lengths they'd gone to in sourcing many of their treasures. But the more the wine flowed, the harder it was not to stare in wonder at the four giant mesdemoiselles with whom they have chosen to share their dining room.
The next day, Ian drove us into Amiens, 15 minutes away. Its cathedral is a Unesco world heritage site. "Gothic pure, authoritative, unsurpassable, and unaccusable… not only the best, but the very first thing done perfectly in its manner by northern Christendom," said no less an authority than John Ruskin.
In summer and in the run-up to Christmas, a laser light show is projected on to its intricate western facade, recreating the multiple colours in which it was painted in the 13th century. We were too early for this, and also, alas, for the Christmas market. In truth, on a cold, grey Saturday in November, Amiens was a bit of a tourist challenge – but one that was overcome, naturellement, with a long lunch and a couple of glasses of wine.
Sunday was all about what most people come to this region for: a tour of the western front. We started at the Lochnagar Crater, left by the multiple mine explosions of 1 July 1916 that marked the start of the advance in which 20,000 men were killed in one day, and continued to a tour of the memorials that puncture the skyline. We ended at the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme. As so often when we visit places that are such a fundamental part of our cultural heritage, the reality was even more powerful than we expected. We were the only visitors.
To drive under the unforgiving skies of Picardie and see a landscape still scarred by trenches is an unforgettable experience. And if you are an art deco aficionado, you will need no other excuse to visit: Le Macassar will be a destination in itself.
• Le Macassar (+33 3 3248 4004, lemacassar.com) is in Corbie, 15 minutes' drive from Amiens. It has doubles from €175 B&B. Sunday guests book a four-course dinner with wine for €50 a head. Train tickets from London St Pancras to Amiens start from £119 return (0844 848 4064, raileurope.com)


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Ever wondered if your $249 e-book reader was able to run a full-fledged desktop operating system? Wonder no more, for the wizards over at XDA-Developers have managed to port Ubuntu to Barnes and Noble's tablet slash e-book reader.
First off, you'll obviously need to have rooted your Nook Color. The Ubuntu install boots off of the SD card, and as such won't replace the Android OS the Nook Color ships with. To run Ubuntu on your Nook Color, you use an Android VNC app. It's all detailed over on this forum thread, and make sure you follow the instructions precisely if you'd like to see how everyone's favorite flavor of Linux performs on the Nook Color. Do keep in mind that the user who posted the hack does mention that it's rather slow at the moment — so don't expect stellar performance just yet. It'll be interesting to see what kind of improvements can be made in future releases.
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Only one thing for it. FULL SPEED AHEAD.
That's all the plot you get. Two robot dudes get yelled at and then fly down to a planet. Fun while it lasted.
Hmm, the robots are grouped into squads. I can't control them individually, even though there are things like cars and grenades lying around that only individual robots can use. Selecting and deselecting units is really difficult. LMB selects, and then another LMB gives a context sensitive order. After giving a single order, the units are automatically deselected. To deselect a unit without giving an order, you need to press space. RMB doesn't seem to do anything.
All the units are unbearably slow. Seems to take a couple of minutes to walk from one screen to another.
You can't build buildings. All the buildings are in predetermined destinations and continually spew out units. Whoever owns the territory when the clock on the building runs out get the unit. The more territories you have, the faster your units are made.
You can choose what kind of units the buildings make, but you can't see the choices unless you click on the building and stop the current production. The vehicle and robot buildings look slightly different. Very, very slightly.
This music isn't very exciting. Music changes depending on what's happening, but it's still not very interesting.
The robot pals are chuffed too, offering congratulations and general whooping and hollering over the intercom.
Gotta love these animated robot portraits...
The robots have a phrase for everything, and they're all animated and synced up to match with the voices. I can recognise all the different phrases just from this animation.
Does anybody else find them a little creepy though? I suppose a death robot with a bright red talking skull for a head'll do that.
On this level, I can make Psychos. They're like Grunts except... um... no idea. Same number of them. Same amount of armour. Seem to shoot the same. Can control vehicles like Grunts. They even have exactly the same voice as the Grunts. They take longer to build though.
The game is really stingy with the units. You really have to know what all your factories are doing are at all times. If there's a single factory producing something useless (and most of them can only produce useless Grunts), then you're in the poop.
I wish there was a Total War like system where you could see what types of troops you had and what they were doing and instantly select them. I could really do with this game having a resolution better than 640 by 400. If you tell a robot to destroy an enemy unit but it gets destroyed, your unit will stop where they are.
It'd really help if I got a grace period to look around the level before it starts. You don't even get to see a preview of the level on the loading screen. All you get is BIG RENDERED ROBOT.
At this point, there's no way to repair destroyed buildings. No tanks for you, blue guys!
At the end of another hard-won battle, the dudes prepare a little backing music for General Zod.
Oh, we do have our fun. When we're not playing Z.
Even with a nine territory, ten unit advantage and three Light Tanks parked right outside the enemy fort and several minutes to go until reinforcements can be built, but I'm sure the game can find some way to mess it up.
My robots are sure eager to take on the fort. "Let's go for it!" "Let's end it now!" "What are you waiting for?" "Let's take the fort!" "They're on the run!" Patience, robot army, patience!
Party pooper.
I think the dudes would be less inclined to party all the time if ROAAACK MUSIC didn't pour of Zod's face whenever he speaks.
I had a look at the files and you get exactly the same cutscene at the end of every world... except rendered with different sky and ground texture.
On this level, no unit can enter the lava zones. The tanks can still fire over it. When they feel like it. Without my intervention, this tank-on-tank battle is purely luck. It doesn't even seem to matter who shoots first. If you can get your tank to keep moving out of the way of enemy shots, you stand a chance.
By this point I've started saving and loading when a mini-battle doesn't go my way.
I think it was more fun to play against the stupid computer players of Command and Conquer and Red Alert. They can be fooled. The game doesn't feel like Command and Conquer at all. The Z AI has complete awareness of the battlefield. Every unit, every building. There's absolutely no room for error. It's like playing multiplayer. I hate playing RTS multiplayer.
That was... lucky.
I'm not learning anything useful from these battles. It's no fun at all.
You can tell what units are good against what by ordering the attack anyway. If your robots don't like it, they'll yell "No way!" "You've gotta be joking!" and then do it anyway.
A robot that's under attack from off-screen will yell stuff like "JESUS CHRIST HELP." "THEY'RE ALL OVER US" even if it's a tank being attacked by a single robot. All the robot types use the same voice, which is a great help in identifying who's under attack. To go directly to an off-screen attack, you can either click the animated robot portrait while they're talking (hoping that some other robot won't interrupt) or click the A button.
You can cycle between robots, vehicles, buildings and gun emplacements by clicking the R, V, B and G buttons. No, you can't press the R, V, B, G, A, T, D or Z keys on the keyboard to do the things that the on-screen buttons say. That would be too easy.
It took some coaxing, but I managed to turn my order of 'attack that Jeep' from 'follow the road leading North, laterally across three cells of enemy territory, and then shoot the Jeep' into 'just blow up the damn wall and drive towards the Jeep, it'll be okay, trust me'.
Still lost the resulting Light Tank vs. Jeep battle. And while I was babysitting my tank, the rest of the battle went to crap around me.
"It's over. We hate you."
Yeah, I hate you too.
Thanks to their expertise and attention to detail, Z is exactly what the Brothers intended it to be. It's clear they don't ever make mistakes or leave things half finished. If one of their games is rubbish, it's because their idea was bad. Well, okay, The Chaos Engine 2 was both half-finished and a bad idea, but Z isn't half-finished, it's just lacking in the niceties that would allow a human player to compete on the same level as the computer.
If you happen to be a robot and you don't find the idea of blowing up fellow robots offensive, you might enjoy Z!
Bitmap Brothers games:
Part 1: Xenon (Atari ST)
Part 2: Speedball (Atari ST)
Part 3: Xenon 2 - Megablast (Amiga)
Part 4: Cadaver (Amiga)
Part 5: Speedball 2 - Brutal Deluxe (Amiga)
Part 6: Gods (Amiga)
Part 7: Magic Pockets (Amiga)
Part 8: The Chaos Engine (Amiga)
Part 9: The Chaos Engine 2 (Amiga)
Part 10: Z (MS-DOS)


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As recently as February 2008 D-MER did not even have a name. It was rarely discussed among mothers and between lactation professionals. It was unknown completely as a physiological condition, and occasionally brought up as a psychological problem.
When Alia Macrina Heise, IBCLC and mother of three, started experiencing what has come to be known as D-MER with her third child she wouldn't let the subject drop. It took no time at all find masses of other mothers like her, so she started a blog and gave D-MER a name. But it took her eight months of non stop probing to find the more qualified lactation specialists who took her case seriously and helped her investigate D-MER.
Alia has worked in lactation for 7 years. She is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in private practice. Prior to starting her private practice, First Nourishment, she worked for the USDA's WIC program as a peer counselor for 6 years. She is a DONA trained postpartum doula and a DONA trained birth doula. Lastly, she is the creator of d-mer.org and is a lactation speaker presenting on the subject of dysphoric milk ejection reflex.
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Kelley's Hive Raffle Funds Future Beekeepers
By Bobbi Heider
Tri-County Beekeepers Association (TCBA) was founded over 35 years ago to support beekeeping in Ashland, Holmes, and Wayne counties of Ohio. Today, TCBA has over 200 members throughout Ohio and neighboring states. Aside from their monthly meetings, they show off bees and beekeeping at local community events and host what many believe to be the largest one-day beekeeping workshop in the United States. They have also added a New Beekeepers Course, which shows new beekeepers everything a beekeeper might want to do with their bees or hives throughout the year.
Saturday March third was the 34th annual workshop held by TCBA. The workshop offered many programs, including a children's program, cooking contest, hands-on activity room, and a large vendors' area.
With over a thousand in attendance, TCBA did not do things by themselves. Bees have never been as exciting and fun as they were with the Lorain County Beekeepers, who held special sessions for beekeepers up to the age of seven.With two dozen speakers, topics ranged from sustainable beekeeping, bee plants, how to handle swarms, beekeeping equipment, and raising your own queens. It was a difficult choice for many which topics they wanted to hear about.
Door prizes were awarded throughout the day, and tickets were sold for an "Education Raffle". This year the prize was a complete beehive donated by Walter T. Kelley Company. At the end of the day, the winner of the hive was announced, as well as the recipient for TCBA's Scholarship Award.
This year, the winner of the hive was Rhonda Griffen. She and her husband are first year beekeepers. She claimed the hive as "hands-off" to Mr. Griffen, saying he already had five of his own.
This year TCBA announced not one, but two winners of the scholarship. The scholarship was originally created to assist ATI students taking the beekeepers course. Today, the scholarship is used to assist individuals who show an active interest in wanting to become a beekeeper, but may not have the resources to begin.
Bala Fodor is a 14-year-old who is interested in raising bees on his family's farm. He has planted an orchard and realizes how important bees are for pollination. He realized how few bees there are in his area, and wants to do what he can to change that. He has a great support system with his parents and has attended both the beginner classes and monthly TCBA meetings.
Brian Miller is a 16-year-old who understands the complexities of bees and beekeeping. After studying bees and their place in the natural environment he decided to become a beekeeper. He has attended several TCBA workshops.
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Bobbi Heider got into bees 3-1/2 years ago when her husband Joe came home from an errand and asked if he could get a pet. She said "sure" before realizing he meant a hive of 30,000+ honey bees. They currently have 16 colonies and are active members of Tri-County Beekeepers Association as well as Stark County Beekeepers Association.


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UFC might snap up another UK fighter for the event? Still think it will be pretty much a UK/European card again.
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I wont pay to go to a UFC in London again until they put on a card that I believe is worthy of my cash.
They obviously don't need the money off the 'hardcores', as it's been shown in recent events that they're happy to put on cards without 'big names' (although we've had some amazing fights). A high percentage of sales will just go to people buying into the brand name.
I'll be there either way, went to the event at the NEC a while back and to the O2 a few years back. Going purely for the atmosphere and also its Valentines weekend so any excuse to not take the Mrs out! :p
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4. 5. 2005 - Czech Airlines holds ceremony for its first new generation Airbus aircraft
Prague – May 4, 2005
Today, at Prague-Ruzyně Airport, Czech Airlines is celebrating the occasion of two new generation Airbus A320's joining the CSA fleet. The aircraft are to be named after the Czech towns of Strakonice and Rožnov pod Radhoštěm. Another two new aircraft, ATR 42-500's, are going to carry the names of Benešov and Přerov. The ceremony was attended by representatives of the towns the airplanes are named after, by CSA management, and by other important guests, such as the finalists of the beauty contest – Miss Czech Republic 2005.
"CSA sees this ceremony as a mile-stone in its history. The new generation Airbuses signal the beginning of a further phase of our fleet modernization. The A320 brings a higher level of technology, more efficient operations and above all, more comfort for our passengers," says Jaroslav Tvrdík, President of CSA and Chairman of the Board.
Together with CSA President Jaroslav Tvrdik, Vaclav Mikusek – the Mayor of Rožnov pod Radhoštěm, and Pavel Vondrys – the Mayor of Strakonice played roles in launching the two Airbuses. The role of "godfather" to the two airplanes was adopted by Martin Kačur – the General Director of the Czech Airport Authority. Not only will the new planes bear the names of the towns in question but they will be painted with the towns' coats of arms as well.
The new generation Airbuses mark a significant step for CSA. This aircraft type, with a capacity for as many as 156 passengers, features a wider cabin and bigger storage space for passengers. As far as technical characteristics are concerned – the aircraft has a longer range – 1 200 km more than the current middle-range fleet – and it is also faster by approximately 5 percent. The A320 complies too with all current noise and air pollution norms. The new A320 will fly on many regular routes, e.g., from Prague to London, Amsterdam, Rome, Moscow, Baku, Barcelona, Yerevan and Yekaterinburg.
The turbo-prop ATR 42-500's will bear the names of the towns of Benešov (in Central Bohemia) and Přerov (in Moravia). The airplanes were given their celebrity launch by the President of CSA together with the Mayors of the towns – Petr Kouba and Jindřich Valouch respectively. These aircraft too have their own "godfathers" – Petr Materna – General Director of Air Traffic Control, and Jindřich Ploch – Director of the Civil Aviation Authority.
The ATR 42-500 represents the latest generation of this type of turbo-prop aircraft. Apart from a modern interior design, which is highlighted by blue leather seats, the aircraft feature better, more efficient operations, a longer range, and a higher cruising speed and less noise. 46-seaters of the ATR 42-500 type are used for short-haul flights, primarily on domestic routes and routes to Germany, Austria, Poland and Slovakia.
The CSA fleet will continue to grow this year – by 5 airplanes, 4 of which will be from the newly introduced A320 aircraft family. The fifth aircraft delivered was a classic Boeing 737. This airplane strengthened the CSA fleet in April, mainly for the purpose of ensuring a medium-range fleet reserve for the new EU order concerning passenger compensation. Apart from expanding the fleet in general, CSA is continuing with its project of ATR-family modernization which was begun last year. This plan will be completed when 4 brand new ATR 42-500's will be in operation in the year 2005.
In the spring of 2006, CSA will receive the delivery of a new A320, which is the result of last year's tender for new aircraft.
Some notes regarding newly introduced CSA aircraft...
The first CSA aircraft to have their own launching ceremony were Tupolev Tu-104A's in the fifties. CSA was among the first airlines in the world to enter into the jet age. The planes were named after the Czechoslovak towns of Prague, Bratislava, Brno, Pilsen, Ostrava and České Budějovice. These towns lend their names to the third generation CSA fleet as well.
The selection of CSA aircraft names was not, and is not, limited only to town names. In the middle of the sixties an AF-14 aircraft was named after the then-popular children's television show "Vlaštovka" and an ljušin Il-18 aircraft were named after the "Vysoké Tatry" mountains. The only current exception to using the names of towns is the CSA turbo-prop ATR 42 with the name "Nebeský jezdec" (Sky Rider) which was given this name to commemorate those Czechoslovak pilots who fought with the British Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
Jitka Novotná
CSA Spokeswoman