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Feel the Halloween spirit all month long!
Published: Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, October 5, 2012 at 7:24 p.m.
Imagine this: You and your friends are walking in complete darkness, a cool breeze grazes your clothing, and an overwhelming sense of impending danger descends.
Welcome to the sights and sounds of a Halloween maze.
Once the site of a booming sawmill town, Eerie Acres in Chiefland, which opened for the season last week, is now "haunted" by several characters, including the possessed sheriff, the daughter who was committed to a mental institution, and the disfigured family.
It is one of several attractions in North Central Florida providing some spooky atmosphere this month in advance of Halloween. The haunted trail opens at dark, and is not recommended for children under the age of 13.
Haunted houses, trails and corn mazes are an integral part of celebrating Halloween.
Expect costumes to reflect the popular Marvel Comics-inspired movies, "The Avengers," "The Amazing Spider-Man," "The Dark Knight Rises."
Employees at costumes shops, including A Simply Unforgettable Party Shop in Ocala and Flashbacks Recycled Fashions in Gainesville, said superhero costumes and masks are in big demand.
Here's a list of some of the area's attractions:
Corn mazes
Newberry's Cornfield Maze
What: Corn maze, haunted house, hay rides, mechanical bull
Where: Hodge Farms, 20015 W. Newberry Road, Newberry
When: 3-11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2-5 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 3
Tickets: Adults $9, children 10 and under $7; hay rides $5
Information: www.newberrycornfieldmaze.com
Brown's Country Market Corn Maze
What: Corn maze, jumping pillows, corn cannon. Corn maze will be haunted on select nights.
Where: 133992 N. U.S. 301, Oxford
When: 2-10 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 11
Price: $10 ages 17 and up, $5 ages 4 to 16, free for ages 3 and under
Information: 352-303-1550
Coon Hollo Corn Maze
What: Corn maze, hay rides, farmyard obstacle course
Where: 22480 N. U.S. 441
When: 4-9 p.m. Fridays, noon-9 p.m. Saturdays, and 2-9 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 4
Tickets: Adults $9, seniors 65 and up $8, children 4-10 $7, children under 3 free, military, law enforcement, firefighters with ID $6
Information: www.coonhollocornmaze.com
Rogers Farm Fall Festival
What: Spooky trail, corn maze, petting zoo, hay ride, vortex tunnel. The spooky trail and the corn maze are "haunted" after 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
Where: 3831 NW 156th Ave., Gainesville
When: 5 p.m.-midnight Fridays, 10 a.m.-midnight Saturdays and 1-7 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 28
Tickets: $8 for games (including maze) or $12 for everything; children 3 and under free
Information: www.rogers-farm.com
Pumpkin patches
The Pickin' Patch
What: Pumpkin patch, kiddie corn maze, hay rides, hay forts
Where: 11110 Rolling Hills Road, Dunnellon
When: 3-7 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays and noon-7 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 28
Tickets: General admission $2; children 3 and under free
Information: www.dunnellonpumpkinpatch.com
Alachua Pumpkin Patch Sponsored by First United Methodist Church of Alachua
What: Pumpkin patch
Where: 14805 NW 140 St., Alachua
When: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and noon-8 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 31
Information: www.alachuafirstunitedmethodist.org
Trinity United Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch
What: Pumpkin patch
Where: 4000 NW 53rd Ave., Gainesville
When: Through Oct. 30
Information: www.trinitygnv.org
Pumpkin Patch of Greathouse Butterfly Farm
What: Pumpkin patch, hayrides, pumpkin toss
Where: 20329 State Road 26, East Earleton
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays through Thanksgiving. Hay rides are 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays and noon-2 p.m. Sundays.
Information: www.butterflyfarm.com
Costume stores
Spirit Halloween
Where: 2400 SW College Road, Ocala
Hours: 9 a.m.-10 p.m. week of Halloween
Information: 352-299-3906
Persona Vintage Clothing and Costumes
Where: 201 SE Second Place, Gainesville
Hours: Noon-5 p.m. Mondays, noon-7 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, noon-9 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays
Information: 352-372-0455
Flashbacks Recycled Fashions
What: Costume shop and consignment/vintage clothing
Where: 509 NW 10th Ave., Gainesville
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays
Information: 352-375-3752
Ocala Civic Theatre Costume Department
What: Ocala Civic Theatre's costume department rents costumes used in its shows.
Where: 4337 East Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala
Price: $30 per costume rental
Information: 352-236-2274, ext. 110
A Simply Unforgettable Party Shop
Where: 3601 East Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala; 3500 SW College Road, Ocala
Hours: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays
Haunted Broward at the University of Florida
What: Largest haunted house on campus
Where: Basement of Broward Hall, University of Florida
When: 8 p.m.-midnight Oct. 25
Information: www.facebook.com/HauntedBroward
Eerie Acres Haunted Attraction
What: Haunted trail, corn maze, hayrides, kids zone
Where: 14372 NW 50th Ave., Chiefland
When: 4-11 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 28
Tickets: $15 for the haunted trail, $7 for maze, $3 for hayride, $5 kidzone, $20 for combo, $10 for kids combo
Information: www.eerieacres.com
Ninth Annual Phantoms in the Forest
What: A spooky storytelling experience, sponsored by The Friends of Silver River State Park Inc.
Where: Silver River State Park, 1425 NE 58th Ave., Ocala
When: 7 p.m. Oct. 27
Tickets: Park admission is free during the event.
Information: 352-236-7148
Keystone Heights Jaycees Haunted Trail
Where: Keystone Heights Airpark, just off of State Road 100, Clay
When: 7:30-11:30 p.m. Oct. 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27
Tickets: $10 per person; bring a canned good and receive $1 off of admission
Information: www.facebook.com/KHJaycees
Silver Springs Fright Nights featuring the Ocala Jaycees Haunted House
What: 40th annual Jaycees Haunted House, Spirit of the Swamp Cemetery, Creatures of Carnage Show
Where: 5656 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Silver Springs
When: Oct. 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27
Tickets: $13 for adults and children
Information: www.silversprings.com/frightnights
Ocala Ghostwalks and Historical Tours
What: Ghost tours of Ocala, starting at the Seven Sisters Inn and walking through Downtown Ocala
Where: Seven Sisters Inn, 828 E. Fort King St., Ocala
When: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays
Price: $15 per person, children 6 years of age and under free
Information: www.ocalaghostwalks.com and 352-690-7933
Florida Annual Bat Festival
What: Eighth Annual Florida Bat Festival, featuring the largest collection of fruit bats in the world, including bat-themed arts and crafts, educational presentations and vendors.
Where: Lubee Bat Conservancy, 1309 NW 192 Ave. Gainesville
When: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 27
Tickets: Admission is free, donations are encouraged
Information: www.batconservancy.org
Theme parks
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Orlando
When: Select nights through Oct. 31
Information: www.halloweenhorrornights.com
SeaWorld Halloween Spooktacular
When: Oct. 6, 7, 13, 14, 19-21, 26-28
Information: www.seaworldparks.com
Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom Park
When: Select nights through Nov. 2
Information: www.disneyworld.disney.go.com
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Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, issued the following statement today after voting against the National Defense Authorization Act.
"I have supported the National Defense Authorization Act for the past 11 years, because I know how important it is to make sure our troops receive the equipment and support they need. I wish I could continue that record now. But this bill makes the wrong choices. It expands the debt. It heightens the threat of nuclear escalation. And it tramples on our Constitutional civil liberties.
"House Republicans decided to disregard the bipartisan Budget Control Act and add $8 billion to defense spending over the cap. Rather than maintain our commitment to cutting the deficit, this bill balloons it.
"I am disappointed the House rejected the bipartisan amendment to ensure due process for all those arrested on American soil and end mandatory military detention. Congress had an opportunity to stand up for our Constitutional rights and make it clear to all Americans that we stand by due process and our judicial system. The civil liberties afforded us by the Constitution do not make us weaker--they make us stronger. We must make sure that military detention in the name of national security is not abused at the expense of our civil liberties.
"In perhaps the most amazing move, House Republicans refused to allow a vote on setting a timetable to bring our troops home from Afghanistan. Instead they pushed through a requirement that our troops stay in Afghanistan until 2016, a position our top military leaders do not even support.
"The House adopted, over my strong objection, an amendment that would put U.S. nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula. This irresponsible move would greatly imperil the security of the region. Instead of acting as a deterrent to North Korea, placing tactical nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula will only embolden the Kim Jung-un regime to develop their nuclear capabilities faster.
"I look forward to working with my colleagues in the House and Senate to improve this bill by eliminating these irresponsible and unsafe provisions. I want to make sure our troops have the resources they need overseas and here at home. I am open to voting for the final version of the bill if we successfully improve it. But for now I must vote against it."
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Karrie Webb hones her swing ahead of the Women's Australian Open at Royal Sydney.
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LET'S cut to the chase. All the talk about the $500,000 Women's Australian Open, which starts at Royal Sydney tomorrow, has been Golf Australia's very conscious decision to build its promotion around the glamour (read sex appeal) of women's golf, so it was obvious both Karrie Webb and Laura Davies would be asked their opinion.
"That's me, really, isn't it?" replied a smiling Davies, who would be the first to admit she is of ample proportions. "I guess you're talking about Natalie."
The Natalie in question is American Natalie Gulbis who is in Australia for the Open, and next week's Australian Ladies Masters, and is being paid a modest appearance fee for her attendance. She hasn't yet won a tournament as a professional, but she's hardly shy about her promotion as the glamour girl.
Webb also dipped her toe into the controversial waters of the glamor-versus-ability debate as a promotional tool.
"I think if a girl chooses to do that, I have absolutely no qualms about it whatever. I've never felt that great about my body, I guess, to parade it in that way. But, I think you take your opportunity to promote yourself, to promote your sport, as long as it is done tastefully and with respect to the game of golf," Webb said.
She's not so sure about appearance money. She is getting a little extra to play this week, but who's to argue? She does have seven women's majors. "If it is a draw to the tournament, it's worth it. The argument is that you should put the money into the prize but, if you get more money through the gate because of one person and get the crowds (why not)," Webb said, singling out Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie as prime targets.
"But, we haven't got anyone who makes that much of a difference compared with Tiger Woods where you think two, three million dollars for a week's work is a little extraordinary, but everyone in the world knows where he is that week. In the scheme of things, it is worth it if your sponsor wants to get his event out there worldwide.
"For me, I want to be known as a great player. When I retire, I want to be remembered for what I achieved on the golf course. That's my belief but I don't begrudge anyone from making some money because they look great."
Davies' argument is if you can get a bunch of less-presentable players who just happen to be the world's best, people will watch. "It's lucky Tiger is a really good-looking bloke," Davies said.
So, who are the less presentable men? "It's not for me to say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
"The young girls are wearing shorter shorts, shorter skirts. If the authorities are fine by that, then go with it. For me, it's always been about golf."
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In the 1086 Domesday Book Rowston is recorded as "Rowstune", with 34 households. In the UK census of 2001 the population was 139.
The limestone parish church is a Grade I listed building dedicated to Saint Clement and dates from the 12th century. Anglo-Saxon decorated stonework has been re-used in the south chancel wall. It was refitted in 1741 and restored 1904-10. There is a 15th-century font, and over a doorway in the tower a 12th-century tympanum decorated with a cross and other motifs.
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From 1889 until 1974 Lincolnshire was divided into three administrative counties: Parts of Holland, Parts of Kesteven and Parts of Lindsey. These formal names do not fit with modern grammatical usage, but that is what they were, nonetheless. In 1974 the northern section of Lindsey, along with the East Riding of Yorkshire, became the short-lived county of Humberside. In 1996 Humberside was abolished and the area previously in Lincolnshire was made into the two "unitary authorities" of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. The remainder of Lincolnshire was divided into "non-metropolitan districts" or "district municipalities" in 1974. Towns, villages and parishes are all listed under Lincolnshire, but the present-day districts are also given so that places in this large county can more easily be located and linked to their wider neighbourhoods. See the WR placepage Lincolnshire, England and the smaller divisions for further explanation.


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SANTA ANA – A 36-year-old spiritual healer has been arrested on suspicion of raping a woman during a cleansing with a raw egg, police said.
Alberto Flores Ramirez was taken into custody Tuesday and booked at the Santa Ana City Jail on suspicion of rape and making criminal threats, both felonies, Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna said.
The 33-year-old victim from Simi Valley met Ramirez on Badoo, a social-networking site for meeting new people, Bertagna said.
During their online relationship, the victim told Ramirez she wanted to bring her two children living in Mexico to the United States, he said.
Ramirez said he could help her by performing a "spiritual cleansing," Bertagna said.
The pair decided to meet on the evening of April 3 at a McDonald's in Santa Ana. During dinner, Ramirez told the victim they needed to go to a quiet place to perform the cleansing, Bertagna said.
About 6:20 p.m., they went to the Aloha Motel in the 2400 block of South Main Street near Warner Avenue.
"They went to the room and started the procedure on the spiritual cleansing using a raw egg," Bertagna said.
After the cleansing, Ramirez told the victim that the "bad vibes" were against her and he needed to do another cleansing, however, this time she needed to disrobe and lie on the bed, Bertagna said.
The victim hesitated and then agreed to remove her clothes except for her undergarments, he said.
"That's when he jumped on the bed and physically assaulted her, choking her, and as she screamed, he told her that he would kill her if she did not shut up," Bertagna said. "This led to the suspect raping the victim."
The victim reported the rape to police.
The victim, who was working with detectives, convinced Ramirez to meet her Tuesday in Santa Ana in order to complete the ritual, Bertagna said, adding that detectives were waiting for him.
Ramirez is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail and has an immigration hold.
Anyone who had contact with Ramirez or may have been a victim was urged to call Orange County Crime Stoppers at 855-TIP-OCCS or visit occrimestoppers.org.
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New York, July 06 (ANI): Having sex on a regular basis can take five to seven years off your face, an expert has claimed.
A study by British psychologist, Dr. David Weeks showed that sexual pleasure is a "crucial factor" in preserving youth, the New York Daily News reported.
The report found that lovemaking releases the human growth hormone, which helps keep the skin elastic and thus less likely to wrinkle.
Weeks asserted that sex also released endorphins, which are the body's feel-good chemicals and natural painkillers that ease anxiety and make it easier to sleep.
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Binarywrote a review of The North Face Jammu Softshell Jacket - Men's on April 29, 2013
Comfortable for 3 seasons.
This has got to be one of the few pieces of clothing The North Face has produced in recent times that is actually really excellent. I got it in the Noah Green and think it looks stylish and distinctive without being gaudy and screaming "I'm going mountaineering" which is great when you want to wear it around town as a regular piece of clothing.
I just got back from a very brisk walk around town to run some errands, light rain and around 55F. I wore nothing under it other than a polyester t-shirt and I was comfortable, never felt like I was getting clammy despite having the jacket zipped tight so the only ventilation was through the NeoShell fabric. If I can be comfortable doing some light cardio in 100% humidity on a warmish day it really says something about the capability of the jacket to regulate your environment without needing to resort to pit zips or even open pockets.
The North Face has lost some of it's reputation for producing high quality technical gear in favor of catering to the mall crowd, but I think the Jammu Jacket proves that somebody there still knows what they're doing and cares.
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Hip hop star Master P has decided to officially change his stage name to P. Miller as a mark of his manhood.
Master P recently says that he wants to change his stage name to P. Miller. The change happens because he wants to move to a more mature level. During an interview, he says, "I am changing my name because Master P is who I used to be, I call it my childhood and P. Miller marks my manhood."
Beside to reflect his maturity, he also wants to move away from hip hop stereotype. He says, "Growing up has nothing to do with age. People grow up mentally and spiritually through life experiences, but when you come from hip-hop it is almost impossible to get past the stereo-type it associates you with. I will always love hip-hop; it plays a major role in who I am today."
However, he promises that though his name is changed, he does not have any intention to remove his past as it gives him a life experience that helps him to be the man he is now. "I wouldn't change my past because it has groomed me to be the man I am today," he explains.
Master P has made some expansions into so many business areas outside hip hop. He founds No Limit Entertainment. At one point in his career, he has successfully built his business to a big business empire that includes No Limit Records and No Limit Films. Furthermore, he has also been ranked as the tenth highest paid entertainer by Forbes magazine in 1998 with an estimated business dealings of $661 millions. In addition, he has also used his success to support and motivate others through two charitable organizations, P. Miller Youth Centers and the P. Miller Food Foundation.
At the end of his statement, he reveals his concern towards younger hip hop artists. He says, "It's important for young hip-hop artists to know that they are not limited to one career, they can educate themselves, and prepare for life after hip-hop the same way pro-athletes prepare themselves for life after sports. Also, know that you can branch out into other avenues if you are multi-talented or have other dreams. Many of us can begin new careers, take advantage of different opportunities and still remain true to hip-hop."
Meanwhile, for future project, Master P says that he wants to build an educated hip hop generation. "My goal is to educate the hip-hop culture now and if they don't get it, then hopefully their kids will get it and understand. My fellow hip-hop artists should know that we can't rap forever. I'm glad I'm in a position in my life where I don't have to put out music because I've prepared myself for the future. To build the generational wealth we have to educate our families," he confirms.


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China now not only has more people online than the US has citizens and many are getting slyly creative. They're using old icons in new ways posting mash-ups of vintage People's Liberation Army choir footage with modern pop hits. The World's Mary Kay Magistad has more from Beijing.
MARCO WERMAN: The Chinese these days are making an interesting use of old things. In this case, though, they're doing it online. They're making video mash-ups, combining vintage footage of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Choir, with modern music hits. The World's Mary Kay Magistad has more from Beijing.
MARY KAY MAGISTAD: China's People's Liberation Army, or Red Army, choir is best known for songs like this. This is their anthem. One line goes, ?Our troops march toward the sun, toward victory, toward the liberation of the nation.? And who could forget the classic, The East is Red. Back in the day, the Chinese Red Army choir sang songs like these, and acted out whole revolutionary operas, preserved on film. But punch in ?Chinese Red Army Choir? on YouTube today, and you'll find those rosy-cheeked patriotic soldiers lip-synching, sort of, to the likes of this. Picture a wholesome, female PLA soldier singing this, while the PLA band plays brass and strings behind her. Not all the video matches, but its close enough that it sometimes looks like the soldiers really are singing about how Russian roulette isn't the same without a gun. There's a whole set of these mash-ups. Michael Jackson's ?Beat It,? Madonna's ?Four Minutes,? and of course? Even Freddy Mercury might have appreciated the chubby Red Army singer in the Mao cap acting out this one. The videos have created a buzz online. One viewer joked, ?Wow, the Chinese Red Army Choir can sing anything!? Another felt it made the PLA seem almost cuddly. And a third young Chinese guy felt the need to defend these mash-ups against the accusation that they were irreverent, or disrespectful. He argued that Chinese youth can be patriotic and still have a sense of humor. That's a little revolutionary in itself. China has come a long way since the days when people could be thrown in prison or worse for dropping their Mao buttons. But even today, political satire is still thin on the ground in China, still considered subversive enough that it could get you in trouble. The one place that's providing fertile ground for it is the internet, where you can post anonymously, watch the hits and comments roll in and in your real life never have to break your poker face. For The World, I'm Mary Kay Magistad in Beijing.
WERMAN: Want to see China's Red Army choir singing Poker Face? You know you do. You can check out that video, plus others, at TheWorld.org.


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Aries | March 21 to April 19Your ideas about the afterlife are proven wrong when you are killed in a bus crash and spend eternity reliving Truck Month at your local Ford dealer.
Taurus | April 20 to May 20Your worth is finally proven when firefighters burst into your blazing apartment and save your puffy-sticker collection, leaving you to die.
Gemini | May 21 to June 20Do not let yourself become known in your community as the one who dresses up in a monkey suit and climbs the water tower.
Cancer | June 21 to July 22Cure your chronic womanizing by retiring to the kitchen to practice Osterizing.
Leo | July 23 to Aug. 22A trip to the Orient gets off to a bad start when you discover that 'Sucky, fucky, one-two-three" is not Japanese for "More sake, please."
Virgo | Aug. 23 to Sept. 22Become a better parent. Purchase a coffee mug emblazoned with the phrase, "World's Greatest Parent."
Libra | Sept. 23 to Oct. 22You will achieve your lifelong dream of being fondled by a blind man when you burn William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury into your skin in braille.
Scorpio | Oct. 23 to Nov. 21You will be denied auto insurance due to a seventh major moving violation this week. Become a spaceship pilot.
Sagittarius | Nov. 22 to Dec. 21Months of pain and suffering will be your lot after you cast aspersions on Hank Williams Jr.'s ancestry in a Louisiana honky-tonk.
Capricorn | Dec. 22 to Jan. 19Many of your problems indicate that you need to become more firmly grounded. Ask a friend to nail you to the floor.
Aquarius | Jan. 20 to Feb. 18All your troubles come to a end when you discover that Gordon's gin is an adequate replacement for love.
Pisces | Feb. 19 to March 20You will be the envy of all your friends this week when Parent magazine names you one of America's 10 best cities in which to raise children.


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In one of the 'Graffiti' songs, Chris Brown talks about a famous girl whom Drake would say the best he ever had.
The whole materials in Chris Brown's December 8 release "Graffiti" have hit the web, unveiling his duets with the likes of Plies, Tank, Eva Simmons and Trey Songz. Missing from the audio stream is the international bonus track called "Girlfriend" which features Lupe Fiasco.
In a solo track titled "Famous Girl", Chris narrates about an ex-girlfriend. "Drake would say that you're the best he ever had / Rumours come and go... / Everywhere you go it follows / Can't understand I still love you," Chris sings on the lines. "Sorry Bey I don't wear no Halo / You were first to play the game though / Sorry I bust the windows out ya car / I might have cheated in the beginning / I was wrong for writing Disturbia."
Judging from the lyrics, it is apparent that Chris talks about Barbadian songstress Rihanna, who has a song called "Disturbia" and was once rumored dating rapper Drake, although the lady is unnamed on the track.
Chris Brown is scheduled to visit ABC's "20/20" for a pre-taped interview with Robin Roberts, discussing his infamous altercation with Rihanna. The "in-depth" talk will be aired on December 11.
"Graffiti" can be streamed on Rhapsody.


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The Vodka Vogue
The nation's thirst for premium liquor in cool cocktails is making vodka the clear leader in the spirits market
Define vodka.
It's a tasteless, odorless spirit? That would be true except that now it comes in an array of flavors. It's the spirit that leaves you breathless after a three-Martini lunch or a breakfast with Bloody Marys and Screwdrivers? Not quite. Today, vodka is poured into a myriad of cocktails that are served any time of day.
The drink of the Russians? Yes, but vodka also comes from Finland, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, England, Ireland and even New Zealand, and most of what the United States drinks is made here.
A distillate made from potatoes—no, make that grains? Again, not quite; some of today's hottest brands are made from grapes.
So what is vodka? It's the leading category in the spirits market, the drink that's driving the cocktail culture and redefining levels of luxury and fashion at the bar.
No matter how you describe it, vodka easily outperforms any other hard liquor. At an estimated 48 million cases, its U.S. sales were more than double the closest contender—rum—in 2005. Moreover, growth has been constant since 1995 and Impact International (a beverage alcohol trade publication owned by Cigar Aficionado's parent company, M. Shanken Communications, Inc.) estimates that sales will reach 60 million cases by 2010. Much of that growth is coming at superpremium levels and higher, in packaging meant to rival the liquid in the bottle.
Perhaps the most telling figure is the $2 billion that Bacardi forked over to Sidney Franks Importing to buy the ultra-premium Grey Goose brand in 2004. It is among hottest brands in the spirits world, but still the pricey purchase was a high compliment to pay a French vodka that had been on the U.S. market for only seven years. Vice president group director Monsell Darville considers the price entirely justified. "It is one of the greatest investments a spirits company has made in the history of acquisitions," he insists. "Few brands if any react like this. Grey Goose has no psychological, geographic or demographic limits."
The industry's confidence in top of the market as category leader is borne out by Russian Standard's decision last September to barge into the U.S. market with its ultra-premium Imperia, instead of testing the waters with one of two lesser-quality brands. Jose Aragon, head of U.S. operations for Russian Standard says, "You have to establish a value proposition at the high end first."
It wasn't always like that. Obscure are the origins of vodka, amorphous are its guidelines and inauspicious was its introduction to America.
It is thought that around the twelfth century, people from the region that encompassed what is now western Russia, Poland, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania used crude distillation to turn their excess grains into spirit. While different countries may lay claim to its origin, it is its Russian name—vodka, or "dear little water"—that stuck.
Without a clear country of origin, it is hard to put regulations on its production. The U.S. government defines vodkas simply as "neutral spirits, so distilled, or so treated after distillation with charcoal or other materials, as to be without distinctive character, aroma, taste or color." In other words, you can expect it to taste like alcohol.
In the early twentieth century, the U.S. market centered on cheap vodka sold to the burgeoning Eastern European immigrant population. Then Smirnoff, once the vodka of the imperial court of czarist Russia, arrived. Vladimir Smirnov, a son of the founder, had fled the 1917 revolution and settled in France, where he changed the spelling of the family name and created Ste. Pierre Smirnoff Fils. In 1933, he sold the rights to the name and his father's ground-breaking charcoal-filtration method to Rudolph Kunett, a Russian emigrant doing business here. Kunett sold to Heublein (now folded into spirits giant Diageo) in 1938.
It would be more than three decades before vodka made in the Soviet Union came to America. In 1972, Pepsico brokered a landmark deal with the U.S.S.R. to trade cola syrup for Stolichnaya, thus creating the first superpremium vodka in America. By 1979, Absolut had joined that price league and soon introduced a captivating advertising campaign that implied its distinctive bottle shape on a number of landmarks. High-priced vodka was here to stay.
Today, new terms must be coined to keep up with vodka's progress. Originally the market consisted of well brands and a few premium vodkas, like Smirnoff, that cost a few dollars more (about $15 a bottle on today's market). When Stolichnaya and Absolut raised the bar with products priced today at around $20 a bottle, they were accordingly called superpremiums. But $30 bottles soon arrived and needed a name, hence ultra-premium. Stoli and Absolut, suddenly passed by on the vodka tree, decided to elevate again with Elit and Level. Elit sells for more than $50 a bottle, so what would you call that? Mega-premium? Hyper-premium? The market may be running out of superlatives, but it apparently doesn't lack customers willing to pay more for vodka. Lately comes word of a really-truly-highest-premium-we-sincerely-mean-it-this-time-top-of-the-heap vodka, which sells for $1,500 a bottle.
"The recent developments have completely changed the landscape," says Matt Aeppli, the vice president of marketing for Absolut. "We created a category and then had a category created above us. Absolut isn't the most expensive, but it is the standard of vodka."
What makes the luxury vodka race more unusual is that it's a spirit that is not aged. High quality and high price are usually associated with maturity. Even if the older-is-better maxim isn't strictly true, at least the consumer can understand why age is reflected by price: barrels and years of aging contribute to cost. But since the goal with vodka is to eliminate flavor, aging it would be counterproductive.
How, then, do vodkas distinguish themselves and justify higher prices? Approaches are many and some more substantive than others.
If the goal is to eliminate flavor, distillation is an effective place to start. Most vodka essentially starts as beer fermented from grains. Distillation concentrates the alcohol, but removes grain flavors. The higher the proof, the less prominent the residual beer taste. Repeated distillation strips away more flavor. Whiskies are typically distilled twice at low proof. Most premium vodkas get at least three high-proof distillations, and four, five and six runs are not unusual.
Hyper-premium Jean-Marc XO is distilled nine times in a pot still that was inspired by the alembics of the Cognac region. Ketel One vodka, of the Netherlands, also employs pot stills in a process that been handed down over 10 generations of the Nolet family of distillers. But the use of pot stills is unusual. With typical vodkas, all or most distillations are done in a modern column still even though pot stills are thought by some to be more artisanal. That's because along with the column still's industrial efficiency comes a facility for eliminating impurities in alcohol that are associated with using a pot still. Those impurities, called congeners, can confer unpleasant flavors and are blamed for hangovers. In the production of single-malt Scotch, the congeners associated with pot stills can become sublime, but only after years of mellowing. While vodka can be made from most any organic material, luxury vodka makers tend to specifically use boutique ingredients. Many are made from a single grain instead of a mixture. Grey Goose touts its French wheat from the Beauce region. Absolut uses winter wheat from Sweden. Imperia goes with Russian winter wheat, with an emphasis on proper storage. Belvedere is made of Dankowskie gold rye from Poland, which brand manager Jill Quady says has a hint of vanilla. Finlandia uses six-row barley, harvested after a short but intense growing season. Skyy vodka, made in San Francisco, champions the grains of the Midwest.
Years ago, a large part of the public believed that all vodka came from potatoes. Ironically, most Americans had probably never had potato vodka. Only recently has it been imported here and, once again, misconceptions abound. Anyone who thinks of potato vodka as down-market should taste Poland's Chopin. Sarah Gorvitz, the brand manager, says, "This is like talking about a single-vineyard wine. The potatoes are grown steps away from the distillery. We wear the potato with an appropriate pride." She points out that it is an expensive base ingredient, because, among other things, it's highly perishable.
A new development in raw material is the grape, originally explored by France's Ciroc, which made vodka from two varieties of snap frost grapes (picked late in the season), using cold fermentation. Others, such as California's Roth, have joined the fray, even as purists grouse that these grape-based drinks are not vodka, but eau-de-vie. The consumer clearly isn't bothered much by such distinctions.
Many vodka makers apparently aren't either. Todd Martin, the CEO of Daucort Martin, which imports Jean-Marc XO, readily compares his vodka's taste to that of an eau-de-vie even though it's made from wheat, not grapes. "Is it vodka or is it grappa? I think that it doesn't really matter." Indigenous water is another point of distinction. After all, more than half of the liquid is the H2O added after distillation to bring the proof down. As vodka is particularly associated with northern regions, the praises of pure glacial waters are often sung. Finlandia feels its glacial water is so pure, filtering it would actually be counterproductive. Iceberg vodka, from Canada, is said to be made from, well, icebergs that have been "harvested" for the impacted ice of pristine snow that fell thousands of years ago. Sweden's Absolut, however, doesn't trade on its frozen clime and instead uses well water. New Zealand's 42 Below doesn't have the glacial option and so touts its spring water. Grey Goose is made in France's Cognac region, where, the company points out, the water from the mountain filters through the area's very chalky champagne limestone deposits. Skyy's approach, on the other hand, advances science above nature with a proprietary reverse osmosis system used to purify water.
As Smirnoff founder Poitr Smirnov discovered, filtration is an important key to eliminating congeners from vodka. Smirnoff still credits its obsessive charcoal filtering (through 12 tons of silver birch charcoal from Poland) as well as its 100 quality checks for its purity. While charcoal is the most favored filtration medium, wood types vary (Jean-Marc XO insists on French limousine oak). Other filters include quartz crystal (Imperia) and cellulose (Skyy).
One interesting wrinkle on the filtration front is Stoli Elit's patented cold filtration process, which is similar to an ancient method of distillation (the spirit is chilled below the freezing point of water but above that of alcohol, causing impurities to separate in the resulting ice). Flavored vodka contributes double-digit annual growth, and new choices are constantly available. Absolut reached eight flavors with the recent addition of its Ruby Red. Stolichnaya has eight. Smirnoff has 10. Abolut's Aeppli says, "You have to be able to deliver on flavors. The first one out there with the best flavor will win the race."
Flavor is nothing new. Adam Rosen, senior brand manager of Stolichnaya, notes that for centuries Eastern Europeans have infused vodka with flavor by leaving fruit in it in large jars and that some flavors were added for medicinal purposes. It also might be argued that gin, with its mixtures of several aromatics in neutral spirits, is essentially a very complex flavored vodka. Belverdere, owned by the maker of Hennessy Cognac, trumpets its Gallic craft-flavoring method. Rather than simply adding concentrate, artisans in the south of France soak vodka in macerated fruit peels.
Grey Goose has its own three flavors, but Darville says the number that a brand should carry is limited. "When you rely on a flavor of the day, you run into a wall. Retailers [won't] carry 17 brands."
Unless you've been in a dry county for the last decade, you're aware that packaging is of paramount importance to luxury vodka marketing. Visit any upscale bar and a phalanx of tall slender bottles all but jumps out at you. Vodka makers are unabashed about the notion that great packaging makes great vodka, especially since many luxury products are in bars, where backlighting make them more enticing. Hence great effort is expended on packaging. Noted designers Milton Glaser and Frank Gehry have created bottles. The vessel that contains the Pravda vodka is adorned with a tanzanite jewel.
"The package is one of the significant factors," says Darville. "It's an inviting window into the world of Grey Goose." Quite literally. The frosted bottle has a window of clear glass that allows a view of the Massif Central mountains painted on the opposite side. Frosted glass and height are two popular motifs in vodka packaging.
The Jean-Marc XO bottle bucks the trend for tall bottles with a squat container that Todd Martin says is based on the look of a Cognac bottle. "We hardly talk about it because we don't want people to think it's about the bottle and not the vodka." Stolichnaya's Adam Rosen says, "It's not about the package. The proof is in the bottle. We are very comfortable with having a paper label in a world of frosted bottles." It should be noted, however, that the hyper-premium Stoly Elit is packaged in one of the category's most magnificent bottles.
Because the bottles stand out so much from other spirits, they become shorthand for anyone wanting to judge a drinking establishment. "If you walked into a bar and you didn't see the Grey Goose portfolio, you would begin to question it," Darville argues.
The age-old gambit of marketing by celebrity has not been ignored in the vodka world. Not only have marketers worked to make sure trendsetters are seen with their product, but certain rich and/or famous personalities have created their own vodkas. The real estate baron—cum—reality television host Donald Trump lends his name to an ultra-premium vodka that will soon sell in the above-mentioned Glaser bottle. Kalashnikov vodka is named for Gen. Mikhail Kalashnikov, the Russian war hero and creator of the AK-47 assault rifle. It is available in a bottle shaped like the infamous weapon. (We'd have a pun here about shots or rounds or getting loaded, but they've been used up already.) And vodka icons needn't be living: the guitarist Jimi Hendrix is being remembered by Hendrix Electric Vodka.
One marketing method that vodka hasn't employed much is the distillery tour so popular with the wine and whiskey crowds. That may owe to the fact that vodka making isn't as picturesque. While Scotch makers can show you quaint copper stills in ancient buildings, vodka plants are often industrial affairs. Nevertheless, Russian Standard recently built a state-of-the-art distillery near St. Petersburg to which it welcomes visitors. The complex includes a vodka museum, which especially honors Dmitri Mendelev, who, as well as authoring the periodic table, determined that 80 proof (not coincidently the alcohol content of Imperia) was the perfect level for vodka. Vodka has not been without its controversies, some of which have sprung from Russia's shifting political landscape. A company associated with descendants of the founder of Smirnoff sued Diageo, claiming that the brand name had been sold to it illegally and that Smirnoff packaging fostered the impression that the spirit was made in Russia. U.S. courts were unimpressed by the argument. Stolichnaya has been challenged on brand ownership and essential Russianness. Two Russian companies, with the backing of the Russian government, sued SPI, the maker of Stolichnaya, claiming that it had "stolen" the trademark by purchasing it during the round of privatization that followed the fall of the Soviet Union. The suit might have meant a Stoli drought here, but a U.S. court dismissed the suit, ruling that the existing domestic trademark agreement superseded any foreign dispute.
But Russian Standard, the maker of Imperia, has verbally tainted the Russianness of Stolichnaya as it is now bottled in Latvia. President Roustam Tariko is especially adamant about the issue as he made it his patriotic mission to introduce luxury vodka to the Russian people.
Rosen counters that it's all a PR ploy and that SPI owns its own wheat fields in Russia and contracts the vodka from Russian distilleries, simply bottling it in Latvia.
To Polish vodka makers, Russianness may be a moot point. Claiming origin for their own country, some have petitioned the European Union to set guidelines defining vodka, as Poland traditionally has, so that it must be made from grains, not grapes.
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text: If you learn to use the chi energy in your blood stream you can heal injuries faster. For example, if you pull your lower back, sit down, bend over toward your knees, place your chest on your legs, and "shove" the blood pressure as hard as you can towards the injury, from the navel/abdomen area, and the perineum, (Kegel muscles) until your pressure goes through the roof, and hold for a few seconds. (Don't do this if you are suffering from heart disease/diabetes, or have had heart attacks.) If you are doing it right, it will seem as if your head is going to explode with the pressure. (If you've had embolisms, etc, don't do this.) Best left to the healthy. The technique works with any injury, not just the back. Also works well in a hot bath, ie, hamstrings, calfs, etc. Rest then repeat 10 times. Do this twice a day, am and pm, and the injury will heal way faster. (For the healthy only!) The energy works best when channelled and forced out of the abdomen (core), towards the injured area. The real test is whether it works for you or not. Try it next time you get hurt. Warning: real risk involved, for those already prone to aneurysms, etc. Not for everyone, and best left to the young and healthy, who have muscle pulls or joint injuries. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F3ovb2kZ9Q Chi master at work. See page three for the donator of this link:The steak That's an amazing video. Don't doubt the authenticity one bit. Too many genuine reactions in that video. No acting there. I've met someone like him, Davyat Sharna, who claimed we knew each other in a past life, and I was an islander, with a family, a fisherman. I did a past life regression with him, and coincidentally, my father invited him, unbeknown to me, to dinner, although I did not know they knew each other at all. I had very dark skin, and was a throw net master. Had a hut, and a wife, and a hearth always burning. I don't know if I can light anything on fire with my chi, I would never try it that way. I only use it to heal myself and for partner/pleasurable reasons. Chi masters can shoot it across the air to others, as I have done many times. It is not electricity per se, but sort of feels squiggly yet powerful, shocking but not ac, more like dc; and I saw they had an ac meter, the wrong type of electricity meter to measure it. Long low wave ac maybe, almost direct current. To the receiver, it feels like static electricity/crossed with long low wave ac, yet, paradoxically, at high frequency: zap-----zappzapp. From the sender, it feels like you are "shoving" a force field, a beam of power, a flow of electricity without wires or grounds, or circuits, other than the human circuit, as both become one. Chi doesn't just exist for asians doing tai chi, a noble set of movements, with the goal of forming a literal bridge, from our bodies, to our chi bodies. Chi exists in all of us, all day long and every day, just as the A,B force does, without being able to see or feel it, doesn't mean a gaijin can't master it in his own set of noble movements. If you went out to play tennis, as a beginner, and self taught everything, how much longer would it take to learn, if you could at all, to be a good player? Yoga and tai chi have been around for a very long time, for very good reasons. Why reinvent the wheel, when many millions of others, before you, have already built some pretty good wheels? Then again, millions of players try, and almost all fail, often due to injury, to attain top status, in all professional sports, the whole world over, not just tennis..... For every 6.0, there are thousands of 4.5s. For every 7.0 there are thousands of 6.0s and millions of 4.0s. How many more of them would have made it with this technique? I don't know, but certainly some for sure. The only way to play is pick up a stick; and the only way to learn is to pick up a stick; and the only way to improve and open your mind and body to something new is to pick up a stick. So pick up the chi stick, and use it to improve and heal. Do you know that Mr. federer, stretches both am and pm, and places his legs and back under extreme flexion? He has been able to stave off just so much injury, with similar technique, except for an ankle sprain, and those are notoriously diff. to recover from. Don't you think, that his bullet proof past, has just a little bit to do with his day and night extreme flexion? Key words: sports injury, injuries, alternative healing with chi energy, how to heal yourself with chi, how to heal back and leg injuries with chi


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CLARK BUILDING – Don't shoot the messenger here, but Baseball Prospctus's PECOTA forecasting system – the creation of former BP star Nate Silver – is pretty down on the 2o14 Pirates.
I think many believe the Pirates will likely face some regression challenges in 2014 — from sustaining the bullpen performance, to the possible loss of 191 mostly quality innings from AJ Burnett, to questions about whether Francisco Liriano can repeat his 2013.
But I think most of the public views the Pirates as fringe contenders as presently constructed, an 80-something win club that has a chance to contend for a wild card. The conservative Davenport projection had the Pirates finishing 83-79 and in 2nd place in the NL Central, two games back of the final wild card.
But Baseball Prospectus predicts a 21st losing season in 22 years.
PECOTA projects a 78-84, fourth-place finish … two games behind the Brewers, and 10 game back of the first-place Cardinals.
The biggest issues are PECOTA forecasts the Pirates remaining stagnant offensively, scoring the fifth-fewest runs in the National League (653), while regressing from 577 runs allowed in the NL in 2013 to projecting 681 runs allowed in 2014. PECOTA thinks the Pirates' bullpen will be worse, it notices Burnett is gone, and Liriano hasn't exactly been a model of consistency.
Now, this is a computer projection that might not think the Pirate staff's groundball rate is sustainable – I think it is – and it might not understand the value of the Pirate' 494 defensive shifts last season, which helped make its sum better than its collective parts. And PECOTA, like any forecast system, has been wrong plenty of times. (It would be interesting to know the Pirates own internal projections and how that has influenced offseason planning/execution).
We've seen PECOTA's take and Clay Davenport's projection, what is your 2014 projection as of Feb. 6?


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Thalaivaa crew, who had announced to go on hunger strike, demanding the release of the movie in Tamil Nadu is in trouble again. The latest buzz says that the Tamil Nadu Police department has denied the permission for the moviemakers to go on hunger strike in the Chennai city.
On August 16, Thalaivaa director AL Vijay and producer Chandraprakash Jain has sought permission from City police to oblige the crew to go on hunger strike in Chennai.
In his statement, Senior Police official said that the crew had sought permission for holding a one day protest in any place in the city either on August 16 or 17, and we have denied permission.
It is said that Tamil actor Vijay had decided to go on hunger strike demanding the intervention of Tamil Nadu government to smoothen Thalaivaa's relase in Tamil Nadu.
Thalaivaa has already released worldwide, on August 9, expect in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Sources also said that the crew would go on hunger strike once they get permission from police.
On August 7, just two days before Thalaivaa release, theatre owners in Chennai were threatened by a Student Union, named as Oppressed Students Revolutionary Force. Following which they stopped the advance booking and decided not to release the movie without government support.
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Thalaivaa's crew received a notice from Chennai City Civil Court, on the grounds of the petition filed by SKR Karnan, in which he claimed that Thalaivaa has depicted Tamil leaders, in the poor light.
Petitioner Claimed
SKR Karnan claimed that the story is based on the life of grandfather SS Kandaswamy and father SSK Ramaswamy who lived in Dharavi, Mumbai.
Affected Thalaivaa Box Office
These two controversies made the movie to stall its release in Tamil Nadu, which was expected to be a major setback for the Box Office Collection.
Thalaivaa Pirated DVDs From Other States
Talking about the issue, movie bosses said that the ban on the film has resulted in the circulation of pirated DVDs of the movie from other states.
Crew Working Hard For Release
The crew has sought an appointment with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to resolve the issue, and also working hard to remove the links of the movie uploaded on net.
Actor Vijay Said
Talking about Thalaivaa issue, Ilayathalapathy Vijay has requested his fans to inform police if they witness anybody selling pirated DVDs or CDs of Thalaivaa.
Issue Unsolved
Now Thalaivaa makers are not permitted to go hunger strike too. Day by day Thalaivaa's release issue is becoming harder.


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Pueblo De La Paz
Apartment with 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and shared pool in Cumbre del Sol, Spain
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Apartment to rent in Cumbre del Sol, Spain
Apartment overview - owner's description
A lovely, modern 2 bedroom apartment with patio and garden area. Situated a minute's walk from the magnificent swimming pool ** newly decorated for 2013 **
La Cumbre del Sol is perfectly situated for access to the best resorts on the Costa Blanca, being just 2 kilometres from Javea and Moraira and a short drive away from Calpe and Denia. On a good day (and most of them are) the Balearic Islands can be seen across the water.
La Cumbre del Sol restaurant is within walking distance and is one of the best in the area.
There is also a reasonably priced and well equipped supermarket, a bank and a cafe within walking distance.
Fantastic Swimming Pool
Rental of this apartment will give you security key access to the enormous communal swimming pool which is situated just 10 metres from the apartment.
There is a cafe and bar which serves drinks and food all day during the holiday season for eating by the pool or taking back to the apartment.
La Cumbre Del Sol Beach
La Cumbre Del Sol Beach, is complete with bar and breathtaking views. The more fit and adventurous could walk down the hills to the beach. But for most it would be 4 or 5 minute drive. Alternatively the beaches of Moraira or Javea are both just a 5 to 10 minute drive, we recommend visiting all the surrounding area and sampling the beaches, bars, restaurants and markets.
This apartment has 9 verified reviews.
9 out of 9 people recommend staying here
For the price offered was very good
We rented the apartment in the last week of September 2008 and had great weather. My 4 year old son had a great time in the swimming pool which is better in real life. The Spanish owners of the café bar at the swimming were so helpful it added to the holiday.
The apartment has all you need for 1 week to month plus. The area is fantastically situated in the mountains and the views as you drive up to the La Cumbre del Sol are beautiful as with the inland area, which you should go to.
Thanks for renting your apartment. I have already told people about it.
In summer 2007 we rented this very nice appartment for 2 weeks. We have had a great time - expecially in the wonderful pool which was absolutely outstanding. It was never to crowdy, it was always clean and there were a very good atmosphere. The appartment was very nice and tidy. With a nice bathroom and 2 good bedrooms. There were a nice little garden were we spend some wonderful evenings. Nearby is a supermarked with all the things needed. It is recommanded to rent a car if you want to go shopping in the town. Thanks for renting us your lovely appartment
The apartment was unbelievably clean, quiet and a good value for the $$. The beach in Cumbre Del Sol was beautiful, and there was a full market, restaurant, pharmacy and bar within walking distance. You didn't really need to leave the grounds.
The development caters to an older crowd, so there wasn't much night life. If you're looking for quiet relaxation, this is perfect.
The property was nicely located, it was close to a large and very nice communal pool with a very good, value for money pool bar. The accommodation was comfortable, reasonably furnished and was sufficient for 2 adults, one 17 yr old teenage son & two other children. It has a nice balcony to have breakfast on in the sun in the morning and an adequate patio for barbequeing in the evening. It is situated on a hillside and not really within walking distance of the beach. A car is necessary.
very nice house excellent for children.
we had I very fine hollyday at cumbre del sol
we will going back it was very nice.
very nice house owner (Donna)
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Outside this apartment in Cumbre del Sol, SpainThis apartment is near the sea and mountains. It has a shared pool, a barbecue, outside lighting, a garden and a tennis court. Car hire is recommended as the apartment is less than a 15 minute walk to at least a couple of shops, bars and restaurants; however parking is not available.
Prices and availability
Updated 1 August 2017
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Changeover days and minimum stays
- 17 August - 31 August 2017: the minimum stay is 7 nights.
- 1 September - 30 September 2017: the minimum stay is 4 nights.
- 1 May - 30 June 2018: the minimum stay is 4 nights.
- 1 July - 31 August 2018: the minimum stay is 7 nights.
- 1 September - 30 September 2018: the minimum stay is 4 nights.
- 1 May - 30 June 2019: the minimum stay is 4 nights.
- 1 July - 31 August 2019: the minimum stay is 7 nights.
- 1 September - 30 September 2019: the minimum stay is 4 nights.
- 1 May - 30 June 2020: the minimum stay is 4 nights.
Late booking discounts
- Arrive between 1 July - 30 September and receive 15% off if the booking is made within 60 days of the arrival date.
If more than one discount matches your arrival date, please be aware that only one discount of the highest amount will be applied to your booking.
Additional set of linen and towels
£13.71 per week for each additional person if there are more than 4 people, paid locally
2 bedrooms, Sleeps 5:
- 1 double bed
- 2 single beds
1 bathroom, 1 Separate WC
Swimming pool
Shared pool
CD player, DVD/Blu-ray player, Radio, TV Languages in Local, Satellite / cable
Living area seats 4, Dining area seats 4, Iron / board, Washing machine, Car hire recommended
Cooker, Crockery, Cutlery, Fridge, Freezer, Glassware, Kettle, Oven, Pots / pans
Barbecue, Outside lighting, Private garden, Tennis court
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Property has two bedrooms 1 x double, 1 x twin sleeping total of 4 people. There is a double sofabed in lounge for additional 1 or 2 people. One set of linen and towels is included per person for up to 4 people. There is a washing machine in the apartment.
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In April 2013, Evergreen Solutions, a national education consulting firm, completed its comprehensive performance audit of Toledo Public Schools. The TPS assessment focused on the organizational, operational and financial efficiency and effectiveness of the district's operations. In June of 2013, the Board of Education held a special meeting and a representative from Evergreen Solutions presented the revised version of the Toledo Public Schools Performance Audit. Listed below are the documents related to the audit and the updated tracking sheets of progress:
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text: JACKSON — A new Mississippi law could help veterans and spouses of active-duty military people find jobs. Gov. Phil Bryant signed Senate Bill 2419, and it becomes law July 1. It says state boards can issue a temporary or permanent license to someone transferred to Mississippi because of a spouse's military job, if the person already has a professional license ...Read More »


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I am pro-life. I will never stand by and allow Medicare to be turned into the shadowy rationing bureaucracy to which it is headed under Obamacare.
Obamacare slashes $500 billion from Medicare over the next ten years while the Medicare population will grow from 47 to 67 million. It sets up a panel of unelected bureaucrats called the Independent Payment Advisory Board, which will be the ultimate arbiter of what will be reimbursed under Medicare and at what rates. The IPAB is central planning direct from the socialist playbook. This is a betrayal of the promise made to seniors, and is one of the reasons I strongly oppose Obamacare and will fight for its repeal.
In addition to the Obamacare threat, over the past few years, physicians have been declining to take new Medicare patients in greater and greater numbers. The major cause for this decision has been the uncertainty of the Medicare payment formula, and the inability of doctors to operate on the payments authorized under this formula. Congress needs to address this issue finally and ensure that doctors are adequately compensated for their services.
I will also actively support innovative measures to remove duplication, waste, fraud, and abuse from the system.
And I will work to ensure Medicare is there for my generation (the "under 55s") and generations to come. Unlike the career politicians in Washington, I acknowledge that there are trillions of dollars in unfunded liabilities in the Medicare system, and that by 2024 the system faces insolvency. It is wrong not to address this impending crisis, and I will consider all good faith proposals designed to save Medicare for future generations, and will particularly look to models that empower patients, families, doctors and free enterprise and not government bureaucrats.
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" We are thrilled to open this immersive display of music video. Spectacle is perfectly set in Melbourne, among a thriving live music scene, and in the home of the nation's most successful musical and filmmaking talents".
The exhibition is completely interactive - visitors are no longer just spectators, they are invited to listen, watch and play as they make their way through the nine thematic sections;
In the Beginning
This interactive timeline allows visitors to trace the roots of the modern music video.
Key artists featured in this section include David Bowie, ACDC, Midnight Oil, Hunters and Collectors, Skyhooks and Blondie.


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A year after a contentious Truth in Taxation Hearing filled the Stevens County Courthouse Board Room, a lone taxpayer attended the 2012 Hearing. In 2011, Truth in Taxation notices showed low land values, following the end of Homestead Tax Credits.
County Coordinator Brian Giese offered a highlight of the proposed 2013 budget and levy. The budget summary reads: "The budget includes $13,297,198 in total expenditures. This represents a 7.1% increase over the final approved, amended budget for 2012. The budget includes $6,574,460 in revenues, including the anticipated County Program Aid (CPA). This represents a 4.9% increase over the final approved, amended budget for 2012. The anticipated cut in CPA represents 36.7% of the proposed levy increase. Roughly 57% of the proposed levy is allocated to the Revenue Fund, 17% to the Road & Bridge Fund, 16% to the Human Services Fund, and 9% to Debt Service."
The proposed levy increase, when factoring in loss of County Program Aid and a $314.617 spend down from reserves, is 8.22%.
Although only one private citizen attended the hearing, Stevens County Auditor/Treasurer Neil Weise notes that his office has fielded several calls on Truth in Taxation notices. The majority of the calls, he says, have to do with a 20% average increase on agricultural land and a 22% average increase on tillable land. The increases have shifted the tax burden Weise says to ag producers. Taxes on residential and commercial properties remained relatively the same with some decreases on non-ag properties.


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A stunning Claudia Schiffer walked hand-in-hand with her son Caspar, 7, on Thursday (July 1) as the duo made their way to the boy's school. Doesn't he look sharp in his red tie?
Just over a week ago we spotted the supermodel mama carrying Caspar's baby sister – 1-month-old Cosima Violet – as she left the family's London apartment.
Claudia is also mom to 5-year-old Clementine with her husband of nearly eight years, Matthew Vaughn, 39.View Slideshow »»


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1. Josh (unregistered)
Anyone can "grab it', you just need to be invited (given password) to use it.
2. DigitalMD2 (unregistered)
wow, great, just what the world needs, more ways to do things we could already do on our Androdid. Wow, I am soooooooo excited about the hype ,yaaaaaaaaaaawnnnnn
3. Ep0stl3 (Posts: 4; Member since: 04 Jun 2010)
Its not just aimed at phones it aimed social networking "Facebook, Skype, Etc. all in one and brought to by your local handset. Google Lets see what you got...
5. NMMI89 (unregistered)
How in the heck do I get an invite?!
6. Fluxman (Posts: 51; Member since: 03 Jun 2010)
"The trouble is that it is only open to a select few invitees, and those of us who have been invited are not yet allowed to write about the product in detail."
Didn't engadget do a detailed hands-on?
7. The_Miz (Posts: 1496; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
Wait, I've seen this concept before. It was part of a site. Something about a Book with a Face. And then there was the sound of Google ripping a page off the Book.
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La Aurora 1495 Belicoso
La Aurora 1495 Belicoso 5 Pack
Aurora 1495 Belicoso cigars offer a full-bodied, robust smoke with a spicy core. These good-looking cigars present a well-balanced blend of rich-tasting Nicaraguan, Peruvian & Dominican tobaccos, and a zesty Ecuadorian sun-grown wrapper. A great performer that hits on all cylinders. Try 5 first!
This cigar is a strong one! Has some great flavors if you like a solid strong cigar. Nutty and chocolate. The finish is a bit bitey and the taste will linger with you for a long time. You can t beat this for the price; however it s definitely on the strong side. The draw is a bit too loose, so you have to be very careful to draw slowly. If the cigar heats up too much, you will experience a nasty flavor that will still be there the next morning when you wake up!
A little high on the price at the local smoke shop, but what a great smoke.great construction, nice looking too. I had the BME robusto (94 rating by cigar afc.)The BME is a bit stronger than the other 1495's. You can't get them on line that I know of, if any of you fellow smokers out there know of any place, please respond. Aurora lives up to it's name on this one.dray
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One of the less well-remembered Powell/Pressburger films, this is a riveting wartime drama. Gimpy bomb disposal expert David Farrar, in the role that should have made him a major star, struggles with his own alcoholism and a new, deadly species of German infernal device. Powell goes in for some noir-like Expressionist effects as Farrar is menaced by a giant-sized liquor bottle but switches into semi-documentary mode for the almost unbearable suspense final as our hero edges along the shingle beach to peer into the guts of an unstable bomb. With sterling support from Kathleen Byron as the love interest and Michael Gough and Jack Hawkins as stiff-upper lip officers who get trembly when the time comes to cut the wires. Forget Speed, this is the great Bomb Disposal movie.
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A broken down bus is blocking the road by the Bushey arches, causing long traffic queues in Watford.
Bus engineers are currently working on the vehicle, which is stuck on Chalk Hill.
Cars cannot pass the bus in order to access Eastbury Road, but can still drive up Chalk Hill.


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Top 10 spring jackets for women
Colours, texture, material - it's all of importance when trying to find the right jacket for spring. But how to tick all the boxes in just one jacket? The Guardian's style expert Priscilla Kwateng offers guidance with her top 10 from the high street to help you spring (sorry) into a new season


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Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume 151, 2006 Lectures
Volume 151 of the Proceedings of the British Academy contains 15 Lectures delivered at the British Academy in 2006. From consideration of Einstein, to discussions of coercion and consent in Nazi Germany, and judicial independence. Contributors to this volume - Margaret Reynolds Ken Binmore James Simpson Ian Hacking Adam Smith Louise Daston R J Evans Robert Douglas-Fairhurst Bernard Bailyn John Stachel Neil MacCormick Norman Hammond Roy Foster Robert Darnton
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STEVEN Waring and William Dutton admit they have been involved in a long-running neighbour dispute.
It culminated, on January 26, with Mr Waring being taken to hospital with neck wounds.
But neither family, who live in Breightmet Drive, Breightmet, can agree on how the incident came to happen.
And yesterday Mr Dutton was cleared of stabbing Mr Waring in the neck because of the confusion surrounding what actually happened on the day.
Police have confirmed there has been a series of disputes between the two families.
Mr Waring claimed his wife had been attacked by Mr Dutton's son weeks before the January incident.
Police were called but no charges were pressed.
Then, on January 26, Bolton Crown Court heard Mr Dutton believed his son, Ronald, who has disabilities, had been pushed by Mr Waring.
The 89-year-old came out of his home armed with a kitchen knife.
What happened next is still unclear.
Mr Waring said: "The next thing I knew, everything was warm.
"He was about three paces away, but it did not hurt.
"They were ringing for an ambulance, I was bleeding like a stabbed pig.
"I went inside not feeling that good, and was rushed to Manchester Royal Infirmary. They did emergency surgery, and I had an operation the same night. They told me I was lucky to be alive, the knife had been millimetres away from the jugular vein and my voice box.
"I thought I was dying."
Mr Waring was taken to hospital with a three-inch gash on his neck, which had to be stapled together.
He was forced to wear a dressing on it 24 hours a day.
The Warings moved to Breightmet Drive 12 years ago and have repeatedly clashed with the Duttons.
'Feud was a long and bitter one'
NEIGHBOURS living close to the warring Duttons and Warings have said the feud has been a long and bitter one.
One resident, who did not want to be named, said: "There is a well-known bitterness between the two families that has been going on for many years and the police seem to be called at least once a month.
"There have been shouting incidents and assaults before now but this time it has clearly escalated."
Another neighbour, who also wanted to remain anonymous, said that although they were aware of the feud, they were "completely shocked" when they heard about the incident in January.
He added: "It is remarkable to hear. William has lived in the house since about 1970 and I have always thought he was a mild-mannered, polite man and also very small and frail."
A police spokesman confirmed there was a history of disputes between the two families and that they had attended an incident weeks before the attack.
He said: "There has been an historical neighbour dispute between the two parties for a number of years, which resulted in occasional visits by the police for anti-social behaviour.
"The police dealt with a minor assault on January 4, which was resolved by way of restorative justice with both families agreeing to enter into mediation."


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Set in a historic town house, B&B La Vie En Rose offers two comfortable, bright coloured apartments for two persons with free Wi-Fi in the centre of Amsterdam. Dam Square and Central Station are 400 metres away. La Vie En Roses spacious apartments have a private entrance, an en suite bathroom with walk-in shower and heated towel rack to complete it. Each apartment has a kitchen with dining area. Coffee and tea facilities are included and guests can opt for a traditional Dutch breakfast at a restaurant at the opposite of the apartment building. The living area and bedroom are equipped with flat-screen TVs. They have 7 windows, offering a nice view of the typical Amsterdam streets and even the Royal Palace. Anne Frank House, the Jordaan area, the Flower Market are within 1.5 km of B&B La Vie En Rose.
3.8 on July 20, 2014
The location of our apartment was great other than being on a tram route which made it quite noisy with the windows open but, closed there was no problem other than it got a bit warm. The fan took care of that. The bedroom is very small but, we really didn't care. We were there to explore the city. The furniture in the living area was a negative for us. After spending hours walking around we wanted to be able to "crash" and were not able to get comfortable on these little seats. As a warning…the stairs into the apartment are STEEP! It was difficult getting our luggage up and down but, daily we got used to it. All in all the apartment worked for us because it was a lot cheaper than staying in a comparable apartment. Yvone (owner) was a sweet heart and was there to welcome us and give us some insight into the area with a map and restaurant recommendations. She made it clear she was available if we needed anything. She even called our taxi driver to confirm he would be picking us up.
3.8 on March 22, 2014
It is a very nice apartment in an old building so full of character, the leaving area bigger than I expected. Loved the windows- the apartment was light and bright even when it rained, but double glazing provided good soundproofing from the street noise. Liked real wooden floors, bathroom all tiled and very clean. Very friendly owner. I would highly recommend this apartment !
5 on October 20, 2013
Perfect location, decoration, very clean, just next to the best attactions of the city, canals, restaurants...I definitely return if I come back to Amsterdam. Only the stair are quite "funny" I advise you to bring light lugagge.
4.4 on October 25, 2012
Lovely apartment, spacious, bright everything you could possibly want - fantastic location and friendly, helpful owners. Would highly recommend this and would stay on any future trips to Amsterdam. One recommendation is to take smaller bags, the stairs are typically dutch and VERY steep.
4.4 on September 28, 2012
A perfect option for a weekend (or longer) in Amsterdam, great location, verx friendly people, wonderful rooms. Only problem was the music from downstairs but that was better once we mentioned it.
Innkeeper Response
Dear guests, Thank you very much for the compliments;) we are glad to hear u had such a nice stay at the apartment. We would love to see you and your lovely small family back in Amsterdam! Usually there is no sound from below but we were glad you mentioned it, so we could take action on it;) All the best and see you again! Best regards, Christa and Yvon
- Yvon and Christa (innkeeper)
2.6 on September 26, 2012
The apartment was located in an ideal position within easy walking distance to attractions, a tram stop outside and the railway station close by. The apartment had everything needed for a comfortable stay. The staircase did present a slight challenge because of its steepness. Small drawbacks were the lack of space in the bedroom with the beds being right up against the walls and no hair dryer provided.
Innkeeper Response
Dear guests, We are very pleased to hear that u enjoyed THE Apartment and your stay in Amsterdam. We are sorry you did not ask us About the hairdryer because we have a beautiful one in the cupboard of the apartment. Also, the first floor apartment has two bedrooms, one small cozy separated bedroom to sleep in or you have the choice to sleep in the large ensuite living of 40 pm2. The small bedroom is usually used as an extra room for families. The large ensuite living also has two high quality box spring beds available with sheets. Or, should you come again, you can also stay in our 2nd floor apartment which is more of a large suite. We hope to see you again in Amsterdam!! Best regards, Christa and yvon
- Yvon harig (innkeeper)
4.4 on September 20, 2012
I stayed in this delightful appartment whist in Amsterdam on business. It is very comfortably furnished with everything you could wish including tea and coffee. There is a lively bar downstairs and a bakery next door so no need to travel too far. However it is very convieniently located for Central Station and Dam square. Yvon one of the owners was very helpful and gave a warm welcome. Tony.
Innkeeper Response
Dear Tony, We are very pleased you enjoyed your 2nd stay with us! We enjoyed very Much having you as our guest again and we are looking forward to seeying you again soon! We Thank u once more and so long!! Christa and yvon
- Yvon harig (innkeeper)
5 on September 17, 2012
This apartment is located in the heart of Amsterdam, within 5-minute walk from Dam square. Supermarket and variety of restaurants is located on the street passing by. However, it is as quiet as it could be in Amsterdam at night. This apart gives you possibility to live in of those picturesque old houses with a full view of Nieuwezijdsvoorburgwal Street. The owners live in the same house and provide full friendly support The value for such central and spacy place is outstanding We with my parents were very satisfied and happy with this Aprtment. Alexander, Russia
4.8 on August 24, 2012
Cosy and homely apartment in the center of Amsterdam! Yvon and Christa do everything to make you feel at home. We did not feel like we were staying in a busy capital. If you wish, they also have good information about where you can eat. The 9 streets, Chinatown, and the Haarlemmerstraat we found very nice for shopping. It is something different than the usual big stores that you see everywhere. The tip of yvon to rent bikes we could appreciate. You can see a lot in a short time without blisters under your feet. I can definitely recommend it. Mart, Vana and our son Kris
5 on August 18, 2012
We were only able to stay one night at La Vie en Rose B&B, but will definitely return when visiting Amsterdam. After a stressful drive through the city to return our rental car, we were greeted with such warmth and friendliness that we were raring to set out again to explore the city. The apartment was perfect for our needs - it was like staying at a friend's house. At the airport the next morning, my daughter discovered she had left her phone behind in the room. Her flight was boarding (my flight was leaving a few hours later) and I told her I'd ask Yvon and Christa to ship it to her in New York. Yvon actually met me at the airport - almost incurring a $200 euro parking ticket - and returned it to me. I can't imagine any other hotel or B&B doing that. What wonderful people!
Innkeeper Response
Dear Mindy, I am glad everything worked out perfectly and glad we could help! we are glad to hear that you have enjoyed your stay with us...and its been à real pleasure having you as our guests! We surely hope to See you again! Warm regards, Christa and Yvon
- Yvon harig (innkeeper)
Nightly Rate: EUR 115 - EUR 150
Nightly Rate: EUR 115 - EUR 150
Nightly Rate: EUR 115 - EUR 150
Nightly Rate: EUR 115 - EUR 150
flower markets, flee market waterlooplein, Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) Dam Square, Royal Palace, Musea, nine streets area, Anne Frank's House, canals, Dam Square, Central Station, Kalverstraat P.C. Hooftstraat, City, Downtown
Amsterdam, Netherlands (AMS-Schiphol) 5 miles
Outside Central Station take the cable car (tram) outside, no. 1,2,5,13 or 17. Get out at the first stop and you will see on your right hand side the caf� De Spaanse Ruiter at Nieuwezijdsvoorburgwal. The door next to the caf� on the main street is no. 90 B and "huis" You can ring the door bell, wave into the camera at the door and we will let you in and show you around in your beautiful apartment. Walking distance from central station is about 5 minutes. Half a minute walk away from Dam Square and Royal Palace.
Amusement Park, Antique Shopping, Art Galleries, Beach, Casino, Concert venue, Gourmet/Fine Dining, Historical interests, Live Music, Movie Theater, Museum, National/State parks, Nature area, yellow bikes, Rijksmuseum, Anne Frank house, Rijksmuseum, Keukenhof, Madurodam, Van Gogh museum, main shopping areas P.C. Hooftstraat, nine streets, Anne Frank's house, Rai Congress centre, Royal Palace, Dam Square, flowermarket, flee marke, Madame Tussauds,Artis Zoo, Westerchurch, Outlet Stores, Performing Theater, Picnic area, Winery, Zoo
Other, Apartment
Ceiling fans, Computer, Conference Rooms, Copier, Fax Machine, Secretarial services, Telephone, Videos, Washer/dryer, Wedding Facilities, Workout facility , free wireless internet connection, flat screen tv with dvd player
Alarm clock, Coffee/Tea facilities, DVD Player, Desk, Fireplace, Fridge, Hairdryer, Internet Service, Ironing Board, Microwave, Private entrance, Satellite/Cable TV, TV, VCR, Wi-Fi
Bicycle rental, Bicycle riding trails, Bicycles, Billiards, Boating, Cross-country ski trails, Fishing, Hiking trails, Horseback riding, private boattrips, canaltours, flower markets, waterlooplein market,, Shopping, Sight-seeing, Swimming pool, Video Arcade, Water sports
Christa and Yvon Harig
English, French, German
Cats , Dogs
Low fat , Vegetarian
best paella in town!!
We can provide the best paella dish in town. Market fresh fish and crab meats with vongoles and garden fresh vegetables! finger licking good!!