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"Despite intensified competition amid the global economic slowdown, our Telecommunications businesses continued to post solid earnings with an enhanced line-up of high-end smartphones, resulting in higher average selling price (ASP). Moreover, improved profitability and earnings growth of our Set businesses, including smartphones and flat panel TVs led to our company's strong earnings," said Robert Yi, Senior Vice President and Head of Investor Relations.
Samsung's full year net income reached 13.73 trillion won (about $12.26 billion) on sales of 165 trillion won (~$147.34 billion). Consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011 checked in at 47.3 trillion won (~$42.23 billion), a healthy 13 percent year-on-year increase. Samsung's Telecommunications business posted a quarterly profit of 17.82 trillion won (~$15.91 billion), up 52 percent from the previously year mostly on the strength of Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note sales, the company said.
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My friend just bought one smartphone (Samsung) don't know the name but it's good.That is what i call a record profit heheheh they should take a vacation now and come back with new ideas yay
Wow I had no idea they were making that much money. It's a testament to the quality of their products though, especially their TV's (I am the proud owner of one).
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FRANKFURT – A new issues paper from the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (Ceiops) highlights operational risks in governance, risk management and outsourcing for insurers in the European Union (EU). The document focuses on Level 2 implementing measures for systems of governance.
The issues paper is a response to industry comments received after Ceiops' July 2007 risk management paper. The issues paper includes chapters on risk management, internal controls, general governance requirements, fit and proper requirements, internal audit, the actuarial function and outsourcing.
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"women are increasingly find their voice in rural communities....Jos,Nigeria"
Recently,on a visit to the ministry of environment on an advocacy visit to the commissioner on environment, who incidently used to be my boss at an ngo here in Jos, Plateau State. I wanted to talk about some of the things we could do with our women group for the year 2008 on environmental sanitation next year. While we were chating a woman works in and they started talking about whether he should employ her or not( the ministry was employing about 1000 women as sanitary officers to help keep the city clean, she was there earlier he had asked her to confer and obtained her husband's permission before she would be short listed). So he asked my opinion whether it was okey to employ her because she would be leaving her husband and children in another town four hours from where she will be employed. He equally said the government was not trying to cause marital disharmony by providing this window of opportunity but was trying to empower women. So I said well these days women are worried about meeting their daily needs rather then just being married and improvished. Really! he asked, do I think that marriages are now based on economic reasons even for rural women? I said, well times are changing....Talking alone later with the lady who tells me to call her Asabe, I asked if she wasn't worried that her husband would marry someone else(a man in most communities in Nigeria can easily marry an additional wife if he wants, this would be a valid reason to do so!) if she moves to the city, she laughed and argued he would only do that if he had the money to. Besides, she chuckled he currently doesn't have a job either! I was trully amazed because a few years back it would be unthinkable for a 'village woman' as they would say over here to leave her husband and children and move to the city, rather it used to be the other way round.... so I guess gradually women are beginning to find their voice, which to my mind is finding expression through a need for financial independence.
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"I said, well times are changing.... Gradually women are beginning to find their voice, which to my mind is finding expression through a need for financial independence."--Mary Omble Wuya, Nigeria
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Great to see you online. I love Asabe's spirit and confidence...Thanks for sharing.
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Wow. Thank you for this story. Welcome to PulseWire!!! I want to encourage you to share these stories as often as you are able. I am talking to the women in my life right now about what it means to feel empowered. I would like to pass your story about Asabe on.
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I a a member of the Marianist Order. We used to have members of our order working in Nigeria. Many of the Countries in Africe are a special interest of mine. I am interested in the education of children and of course am concerned with the sanitation question.
Even though I am thousands of miles away I support you in your efforts to help your people.
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I'm wondering how that meeting turned out—did you get any ideas about some of the things you can do with your women's group in 2008? PulseWire is the perfect place to share ideas about this kind of thing, or to offer suggestions to other community groups that may be struggling!
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YORK, Pa. – The mud of a south-central Pennsylvania cornfield may soon produce answers about the fate of British prisoners of war -- and the newly independent Americans who guarded them -- during the waning years of the American Revolution.
A few miles east of York, the city that briefly served as the fledgling nation's capital after the Continental Congress fled Philadelphia, more than a thousand English, Scottish and Canadian soldiers were imprisoned at what was then known as Camp Security.
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Janis Joplin has had a piece of Randy Johnson's heart ever since he heard her Cheap Thrills album when he was 5 years old.
"Janis had always been part of my conscious and subconscious," says Johnson, the writer and director of One Night With Janis Joplin, a theatrical re-creation of a Joplin concert, now onstage at the Pasadena Playhouse in Southern California and soon to be on view in other cities.
When Johnson was growing up in the Los Angeles suburb of Culver City, his music-loving parents had a substantial record collection. Cheap Thrills, the 1968 release that includes Joplin's version of George and Ira Gershwin's "Summertime," is one of the first albums he recalls hearing. So Johnson, who has a long résumé of theatrical and TV projects, was most receptive when, a few years ago, Jeff Jampol, the manager of Joplin's estate, asked if he'd like to put together a musical based on the late singer's life and career.
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The University of Pittsburgh is setting up security check points at building entrances after a series of bomb threats have prompted evacuations of educational buildings and residence halls.
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Tens of thousands of protesters converged on the National Mall in Washington, DC on Sunday to demand action on climate change. Among their principal targets: the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would carry oil from the Alberta Tar Sands in Canada to U.S. ports on the Gulf of Mexico.
The project is an environmental disaster waiting to happen. Aquifers, delicate ecosystems, and entire communities would be devastated in the event of a major leak. Small wonder, then, that a Senate majority recently voted in favor of the project, and that the President is at best ambivalent.
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Iven Hale hosts this President's Day episode. Please note that an unforseen glitch in the recording clipped the first 30 or so seconds from the beginning. Once it can be recovered it will be re-inserted. All that was lost was the intro-music and some of Iven's opening remarks. On the rest of the show, we hear:
Alan Wieder talks with Marcia Meyers, founder of Rethinking Psychiatry. They discuss the organization and it's mission to educate people about the diversity of ways to deal with emotional disturbances, as well as interrogate the money-making and exploitive motivations behind mainstream psychiatry. They also talk about the up-coming Rethinking Psychiatry Film Festival, which will feature Old Mole Jan Haaken's own documentary, "MindZone: therapists behind the front lines".
Bill Resnick talks with Ben Goldacre about the pharmaceutical industry's influence on science research. He points out that because clinical trials don't have to be published, there's a remarkable bias in favor of pharmeceutical manufacturers. He talks about the deleterious effects this has on doctor's and independent academic researcher's ability to evaluate approaches to treatment.
Dr. Ben Goldacre is the author of international best-seller Bad Science and more lately Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients.
Yolanda Whyte, MD, is a pediatrician from Atlanta, Georgia, who has given several speeches characterizing fluoride as a health risk to children, African-American and Hispanic communities, and people with diabetes and kidney disease.
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The Day When the Snow Fell
››› It could have been like any other day before, but faith had decided to test the hero and the heroine of this story. This is the story of the day when the snow fell.
››› The princess was in the midst of her chores, like she had been many times before. During the past two years, she had remained in her tower chamber, waiting for her lover to come. But during the third year of our lovers, the princess had felt imprisoned in her tower like a little bird in a cage. It was no other but the demons, who were poisoning her mind and heart, waiting for the princess' weakest moment, to swallow her soul completely.
››› It was that day when a letter came from the princess' lover, far from the west. Unfortunately, since the long battle had been consuming our hero, the letter was not as kindly addressed than usually. As the princess read these words her lover had written, the demons saw, that their chance had come. They whispered heartbreaking thoughts into princess' mind and as she was being blinded by the false emotions of demons, she wrote a letter that would break our hero's heart. As the first snow started falling behind the window, the princess laid on her bed weeping.
››› When drifting in her dreams, the real princess, not poisoned by the demons that lurked in the shadows of her room, realized what she had done. She couldn't help but feel helpless as what to do. Her mind and heart spoke of different things and the evil whispers of the demons were circling around her not making it any easier. It was as in that moment the princess heard a familiar voice saying:
''Don't listen to your mind or the demons.. What does your heart say..?"
Trying to reach this image she had seen in her dreams, the princess woke up. Her heart knew what she had to do.
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With these words the princess handed the letter to her messenger, who bowed and turned on his heels to head to the stables, where a horse had already been prepared for him.
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Next Monday, actress and ocean activist Angela Kinsey will be here in Washington, D.C. to urge Congress to pass legislation to stop seafood fraud.
Kinsey is best known for her role as the tightly-wound head of accounting on "The Office," and she also appeared in a video for Oceana's sea turtle campaign alongside Rachael Harris ("The Hangover.) Kinsey will be joined by sustainable chef and author Barton Seaver and Oceana campaign director Beth Lowell. Their stops will include a briefing on Capitol Hill and a reception at National Aquarium.
Oceana has found mislabeling of nearly one in five fish fillets sampled in Boston-area supermarkets, as well as the mislabeling of more than half of the seafood sampled in the Los Angeles-area. Oceana is calling on the federal government to make combating seafood fraud a priority as well as for traceability of seafood sold in the United States.
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Steve Madden (Nasdaq: SHOO), a leading designer and marketer of fashion footwear and accessories for women, men and children, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012.
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On Blake's new album.
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Thirty years of hip-hop classics, from the Beastie Boys to Frank Ocean.
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1 x 1.5 kg/3 lb roasting duck
400 ml/14 fl oz can coconut milk
3 tablespoons Thai green curry paste
3 kaffir lime leaves
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 teaspoons palm sugar or brown sugar
3 tablespoons chopped green chillies
3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
or coriander leaves
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Serves 6.
1 x 1.5 kg/3 lb roasting chicken or 1 kg/2 lb chicken thigh fillets
2 tangerines or mandarins*
1 teaspoon Szechwan pepper
2 tablespoons peanut oil
1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
2 teaspoons finely chopped ginger
3 tablespoons tangerine juice or orange juice
3 tablespoons Chinese wine or sherry
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
1 teaspoon oriental sesame oil
1 whole chicken, about 3 lb, cut in half
1 teaspoon salt
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 teaspoon white pepper
1 tablespoon minced cilantro leaves and root
2 tablespoons cognac, whisky, or rice wine
2 tablespoons coconut milk
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger
2 tablespoons soy sauce
To make it as close to the original as possible, use small roasting chickens. Allow half a small chicken for each serving.
2 small roasting chickens
1/2 teaspoon saffron strands
125 ml/4 fl oz/1/2 cup natural yoghurt
1 tablespoon finely grated ginger
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
2 teaspoons salt
pinch chilli powder
2 teaspoons paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala
2 tablespoons melted ghee
Serves 2-3.
375 g/12 oz chicken thigh or drumstick fillets
1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger
2 teaspoons light soy sauce
2 level teaspoons cornflour (cornstarch)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon oriental sesame oil
1 tablespoon dried wolfberries
2 tablespoons dry sherry
If cutting up a whole chicken, add breast pieces half way through roasting time.
1 kg/2 lb chicken thigh cutlets
3 tablespoons dark soy sauce
2 tablespoons peanut oil
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon Chinese wine or dry sherry
1 clove garlic
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon five-spice powder
Serves 2-3.
150 g/5 oz fresh green beans
125 g/4 oz chicken livers
1 tablespoon oil
4 thin slices fresh ginger
1 large clove garlic, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
125 ml/4fl oz/1/2 cup stock or water
1 teaspoon cornflour (cornstarch)
Serves 4-6.
1/2 teaspoon saffron strands
1.5 kg/3 lb chicken pieces or roasting chicken
3 tablespoons ghee
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger
3 fresh red chillies, seeded and sliced
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
11/2 teaspoons salt
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Introducing Kushiro Shitsugen National Park
Kushiro Shitsugen National Park, at 269 sq km, is Japan's largest expanse of undeveloped wetland. Sitting directly north of the coastal city of Kushiro, it was designated a national park in 1987 to combat urban sprawl and protect the wetland habitat of numerous different species of wildlife, but chiefly the tanchō-zuru (red-crested white crane), the traditional symbol of both longevity and Japan.
In the early 20th century, Japanese cranes were thought to be extinct due to overhunting and habitat destruction. In 1926, however, a group of about 20 birds was discovered in the marshes around Kushiro, and with concentrated conservation efforts, they now number more than 1000 birds. The cranes can be seen year-round, but the best time is in winter when they gather at feeding spots. Popular with Japanese photographers, the cranes often dance exotically in pairs.
While it is difficult to get out into the middle of the park, the JR Senmō line that links Kushiro with Kawayu Onsen, Shiretoko-Shari and Abashiri, runs up its eastern fringes. Similarly, Rte 53 runs up the park's western fringes.
On the western side, the Akan International Crane Centre is accessible by the Kushiro to Akanko bus (¥1410, one hour) that travels on Rte 240. Attached is the Crane Observation Centre. This is a winter feeding ground and your best chance to see cranes.
If you have your own wheels, you can explore the park at length, including the Kushiro Marsh Observatory with exhibits about the surrounding marshlands and a number of boardwalks. This is a 10-minute drive north of Kushiro on Rte 53.
Train-users can ride from Kushiro to JR Kushiro Shitsugen Station (¥350, 20 minutes), then walk uphill for 15 minutes to the Hosooka Observatory (細岡展望台) from where you can easily appreciate the grand scale of this wetland preserve.
Two stations further north, Kushiro Shitsugen Tōro Youth Hostel is a couple of minutes' walk from JR Tōro (塘路) Station. This is an extremely friendly and efficient place with bunk-style rooms and a great viewing deck from which you can survey the national park. From May to November the hostel runs canoe tours and offers a guiding service, while from December to March there are tours to see the cranes.


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They have recipe cards for:
They aren't all veggie, but you could make the paella veggie by using quorn or tofu instead of the chicken and prawns, use soya mince in the cottage pie and veggie sausages in the tray bake. It's all looking very promising for those late night dinners after a long day at work.
The banoffee pie was to die for! So indulgent, yet so quick to make.
You can whip it up in 10 minutes. It's a great standby dessert for dinner parties.
The recipe card recommended serving the pie with Toffee and Pecan Cream wine, which is on the same lines as Baileys Irish Cream, but you are left with a lovely nutty flavour. It has quite a kick and goes well with the banoffee pie and is a wonderful late night tipple, served with lots of ice.
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TNK-BP and PetroVietnam Sign ESPO Blend Oil Supply Contract
TNK-BP announces that today, as part of its long-term cooperation with Vietnamese state corporation PetroVietnam, it has signed the contract to supply Russian ESPO crude oil blend to Vietnam. This is the first time ESPO crude oil blend will be delivered to Vietnam. The first 100,000 ton shipment under the new contract will take place in November 2010.
The contract with PetroVietnam is an important milestone in TNK-BP's development as an international company and is being implemented in line with the company's strategic plan to develop its international trading operations.
"The signing of this contract to supply oil to Vietnam is a first and important step towards broad-based cooperation between TNK-BP and PetroVietnam. We are committed to establishing a long-term presence in Vietnam and to pursuing joint projects in the upstream and refining sectors", said Maxim Barsky, Deputy Chairman of TNK-BP's Management Board.
The ESPO oil blend has been supplied via the East Siberia – Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline and loaded for export in the port of Kozmino since January 2010. TNK-BP is supplying oil from the Verkhnechonskoe field (Irkutsk region).
TNK-BP is Russia's third largest oil company, 50% owned by BP and 50% owned by the AAR Consortium (Alfa Group, Access Industries and Renova). TNK-BP also owns close to 50% of another Russian oil and gas company, Slavneft. TNK-BP accounts for approximately 16% of Russia's production (including its share of Slavneft). SEC proved reserves (life of field basis) were 8.586 billion boe as of December 31, 2009.


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... arrived in a beautiful town called Bray. Really had beach, with rocks, but until then had already adapted myself with the Croatia. But the wind and the cold was more for have some hot chocolate and cake. Even had some people taking a sun, clothing, but had. Gabi said we had to go up "on the cross", a mountaintop beachfront because it was worth and absolutely beautiful. I lokked Gabi and saw she was in boot heel (Anabella) and thought, should be a fast track and paved ...
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... after nearly going bankrupt, is now owned by an American company (well THAT explains the American flag out the front) and that the Waterford factory only now basically produces "special pieces",i.e. awards, trophies, special occasion crystalware such as a piece that might commemorate, say, a gift from a President to a Prime Minister, etc.
Still, we had to go and we had our photo taken with the Ashes Trophy.
It ...
A Lepricorn's Journey
... we had to revert to kippers for a change!!
The next day we started our lepricorn's journey around the highways and bye-ways armed with handfuls of tourist information and recommendations from the lady and security guard in the Irish Travel office in Dublin. Our odyssey included visits to castles, river sites, coastal areas and towns as we meandered across the south of Ireland and then up the west coast to the north of Galway before, sadly we had to return to Dublin ...
From despair to the heights of Dublin-
... to make one barrel, but the cutting, refining, iron work, etc looked like it would take several days. One barrel could be used for 10 years if nothing spoiled in it. At the top floor you could turn in a chit for a Guinness, and stand in the Gravity Bar looking out over all of Dublin. It is a not quite 360 degree view, because you have to allow for the glass elevator with the steel doors facing into the room. The ...
Emerald Isle
... point I was starving and ready for a delicious "Irish" meal, so I went to a pub right around the corner from my hostel and sat down at the bar. I was brave and took the bartender's advice and ordered the Guinness Stew... if you know me well, you know I don't like vegetables, and I don't like stew. But much to my surprise, the stew was DELICIOUS! I absolutely loved it! And while I was enjoying my stew, two American couples came and sat down next to me at the bar. We spent the ...
Other places to stay in Bray
The Royal Hotel and Merrill Leisure ClubMain Street, Bray | 3 star hotelfrom $84
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- Customer Service Nil
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Esplanade HotelStrand Road, Bray | 3 star hotelfrom $78
- Fantastic Hotel
- North of Ireland visitor.
- Listen to your customers.
Wilton Hotel BraySouthern Cross Road, Bray | 3 star hotelfrom $79
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My partner and I have been dating for over a year now and have just begun to hit some rough patches. We used to have a lot of (what I thought was) really great sex. Then one day he told me that all that sex had been only mediocre for him. I was mortified and also ashamed because it felt like maybe he had never really want to have sex with me, he was just doing it because he knew I wanted to. Recently, he says that he might be asexual, but he isn't sure. He's trans and in the middle of transitioning, so he says his body is changing. He says masturbation "works wonders" for him, and he feels no sexual desire for me whatsoever. I've researched a/sexual relationships - the options are 1) me learning to like masturbation - I do, but it's not enough for me 2) him compromising to have sex, which reeks of non-consent and grosses me out 3) an open relationship, which isn't an option for either of us. I'm sexual. I want to feel sexy and desired and to have sex and everything that goes along with it. But if he isn't, what am I supposed to do? Right now the solution feels like I should just repress my libido so I won't need to have sex any more, but I don't even know if that's possible. I'm at an age where I'm being told left and right to assert myself as a woman, as a sexual person, as a queer person - but it seems like all of that's stopping now. If I'm not a sexual woman any more, I don't even know if I can consider myself a woman. That's right, this is potentially gender identity rocking for me. Please give me any and all advice. I'd appreciate it. - Sad, Confused, Terrified.
I'm 20 and I've been talking to this girl for a couple months and she's amazing. When I'm with her all of my pain and suffering that I go through daily is gone. She takes it away with a little smile. She says I'm everything she wants in a guy and I make her happy except when we start becoming intimate. She says the sexual attraction isn't there, and I can't get her to reach an orgasm with my penis. It's normal sized but she says she wishes it was bigger. We had sex 3 weeks after we met and she says if we would have waited until she had deeper feelings for me, it wouldn't matter. I've never had a girl make me feel likes she does. I'm not some dumb young guy, I have a house and a car and a job but all I want is her. But I don't know what to do from here. I can't hit her spot, and I've tried putting her legs on my shoulder. What should I do?
You were so tired you literally fell asleep in the middle of sex, leaving your partner all, "Umm? Hello?" You tried to do something sexual you thought was super-sexy but the other person thought was weird, silly or downright gross. You were pretty sure you were rubbing someone's clitoris until they mentioned, and only afterward, that you were nowhere near when you thought you were right on target. Something one partner of yours thought was the hottest thing ever turned out to be something that, when you tried it with another person, bored the pants not even off of them, but right back onto them. Your biggest turn-on is someone else's buzzkill. Your idea of what your own sexy is doesn't match up to someone else's. Your earnest sexuality right now is someone else's tired sexual cliche, or a phase in their own sexuality they're now past.
In any of these situations or many others like them, you might feel like you were bad in bed or someone else might think that about you. Despite how cruRead more...
This blog post is the first in a series here at Scarleteen profiling young people worldwide who are activists in some way in the fields of sexuality, sex education and sexual health.
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I'm a 24-year-old woman who's never had any kind of partnered sex or been in a relationship. Until very recently, my libido was like a quiet walk in a very dull park. I had to make a serious effort to become sexually aroused, and was attracted mostly to men, but not very many men. I would masturbate maybe five or six times a month, and never orgasm. Intellectually I knew there was nothing wrong with that, but I felt freakish and insufficiently sexual.
I recently learned how to give myself an orgasm, though, and now I get incredibly turned on sometimes when I'm not even thinking about sex. I've gone from quiet walk in the park to stuck on a runaway train. It's distracting, embarrassing, and physically exhausting. When given the chance I will masturbate about fifteen times a day. On top of all that I've started noticing women as sexually attractive, and more men as attractive than I did before. This all happened within the space of three days. I know sexuality can be fluid but I kind of assumed the changes were gradual.
Why am I suddenly insatiable? I'm worried that either this will continue and I'll spend my days in perpetual need of a cold shower, or I'll go right back to being mostly desireless.
On Monday, I talked about some of my own life, and the central, very personal, issue which kept me from attending one of the SlutWalks, an issue which also central to the walks themselves. On Tuesday, I brought up what appears to be a clear misrepresentation by the media, especially visually, of the walks. In both pieces, I expressed unwavering support for the walks.
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But at a moment when questions of sex and power, blame and credibility, and gender and justice are so ubiquitous and so urgent, I have mostly felt irritation that stripping down to skivvies and calling ourselves sluts is passing for keen retort.
To object to these ugly characterizations is right and righteous. But to do so while dressed in what look like sexy stewardess Halloween costumes seems less like victory than capitulation (linguistic and sartorial)
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For those who appreciate the finest in a luxury-rustic, Western retreat, imagine staying at a sprawling 200-acre private conservation ranch featuring a Sundance-style, tastefully decorated, custom-built complex which comfortably sleeps up to 18 guests. This exclusive country property in beautiful Grass Valley, CA, features a private creek,swimming pond with rowboats and zip-line, hiking trails,stone amphitheater with outdoor range and fire pit, lighted tennis and basketball court, and hot-tub.
The 5500 sq-ft main house, built by custom woodworkers, has a floor to ceiling family library in the great room with majestic, stone fireplace and large refectory table for group dinners. The main house sleeping accommodations include a 10 bed bunk wing,sleeping loft,and screened sleeping porch.
The 600 sq-ft gate house cottage is well appointed with walnut floors, hand plastered walls, tumbled marble and executive bath. 2 additional 300 sq-ft view bungalows overlook a picturesque valley. Each cottage is a short stroll from the swimming pond and main house. Each cottage contains a queen size bed, well appointed bath and private deck.
Golf, skiing, rafting,and biking are just a few of the activities accessible by short car trip from the ranch. The property is conveniently close to historic Sierra foothill cities, Auburn, Nevada and Grass Valley and the scenic Yuba and American Rivers. Our caretaker and cowboy concierge lives on the property in a separate unit away from the main ranch house and is on hand to ensure your stay is one to remember.
Due to County Regulations we cannot host weddings. We do welcome Bridal parties who are attending weddings at other venues.
Thanks for the kind words, we are working hard to ensure each guest has a memorable stay.
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The Sierra Foothills and surrounding mountains in Northern California range from 800 feet to over 9,000 feet. With numerous rivers, lakes, mountains and meadows they are a natural attraction for snow skiers, water skiers, fishermen, kayakers, houseboaters, sailboaters, hikers, mountain bikers, road bikers, and everybody who enjoys the great outdoors, whatever the season. Those who enjoy civilization will find a unique variety. The history and culture of the are are intriguing, the beauty entrancing.
Spring: Expect some rain and showers but also days warming into the high-seventies, with lots of greening and flowers both cultivated and wild. You'll experience general feelings of optimism and renewal and have the urge to wear cotton garments again, maybe even in pastel colors. High Sierra lumberjack shirts in pastels are not recommended.
Summer: It gets warm to very warm, downright hot at times, but it's also just what you need to convince yourself to take a day to go to your favorite spot on the Yuba River. Of course gardens grow greatly- tomatoes ripen like eager martyrs and fruit is as sweet as if Norman Rockwell had personally rendered it. Hillside vineyards are turning into what makes a winemaker smile and you will never have to wear a sweater to your Fourth-of-July Picnic (I'm talking to you, coast people). Think sun hats and iced beverages.
Fall: Warm afternoons follow cool mornings where you might catch the scent of cedar smoke as someone lights their fireplace for the first time in months. Stroll around Nevada City and environs for the kind of fall color to get excited about- golden leaves and golden light and maybe even some golden silence- it is calmer now. It may rain but probably not until November, when it's welcome. "Indian Summer" often comes in October and can be experienced anytime up to Thanksgiving, when it would be too ironic to occur.
Winter: It will snow, but only when you really need it to. This could be for your ski day or a white Christmas or the day you want to not be able to make it in to work. Mostly it will rain to replenish or be cool-to-cold. But not the kind of cold that keeps you from doing things. There are even days in late Winter that masquerade as Spring. Cabin fever is little-known in these parts. Endless gray weather seldom goes unbroken.
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Grass Valley has a classic gold rush era downtown, revolving around Main and Mill Streets. Well-kept historic buildings abound, guaranteed to engage anyone from the serious architecture fan to the casual observer. Add in terrific shops and restaurants, the historic Holbrooke Hotel and the visually delightful art deco Del Oro Theatre and you have one of the most memorable small towns anywhere. And with the ambitious calendar of street fairs and public events in Grass Valley, you'd really have to work at it to not have fun here.
Nevada City a town with a lot of character and a lot of characters. Study a little history and it becomes clear that this is not just a recent development. Stroll down Broad Street and it's easy to imagine how life felt in 1875 or 1925. You won't find better historic buildings anywhere, including amazing art deco takes on what a court house and city hall should look like. Great restaurants, great shops, great events, great atmosphere- that's Nevada City. One visit and you'll find yourself daydreaming about living here.
Can we agree that everyone likes to hear a good story, especially from another time? Comparing your life and times with those of others comes pretty naturally to people; after all, curiosity and language are two of the best things about being human! And the Sierra Nevada's have great human stories to tell. Almost everyone knows at least a bit about the California Gold Rush, which was pivotal in our history, but are you curious to dig deeper? What is this connection to Cornwall, England all about? Or perhaps you are interested in the culture of the first people who lived here, Native Americans known as the Nisenan. Or maybe you are an architecture fan who wants to examine every style from Gold Rush Cabin to Art Deco Commercial to Modern Eco-Home. We have resources for every curiosity and we promise not to judge you if so simply must know the real story about the wicked ways of Lola Montez. Along the way you may even discover a pretty interesting group of people, from world-class chefs and artists to fascinating business innovators, living here today. Isn't it about time for Nevada County?
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Homewood Suites By Hilton San Antonio North
Homewood Suites By Hilton San Antonio North in San Antonio
Homewood Suites By Hilton San Antonio North
Hotel Guest Rating: 8.4/10
125 N. Loop 1604 W.
San Antonio, TX 78258
Welcome to the Homewood Suites By Hilton San Antonio North
Free parking, complimentary high-speed internet access and extensive facilities impress Priceline guests who stay at The Homewood Suites by Hilton San Antonio North.
Hotel Features
This 106-suite hotel spans five floors. All accommodations feature plenty of space to stretch out or work, separate living and sleeping areas as well as fully equipped kitchens and complimentary high-speed internet access. If guests enjoy preparing their own meals, the hotel staff will provide free grocery shopping services. For those want to start the day with someone else doing the cooking, take advantage free hot breakfast buffet. In the afternoon (after all stomachs have settled), enjoy a dip in the sparkling heated outdoor pool. It is most welcome after a day of business or pleasure, and the pool area offers plenty of lounge chairs for mingling. Barbecue grills are a welcome convenience for those who love to cook outdoors. During Monday through Thursday evenings, guests can also enjoy the Welcome Home reception, which features a complimentary light meal and beverages. For those who drove to town, be sure to take advantage of the free parking.
Hotel Location
The Homewood Suites by Hilton San Antonio North is located in the suburbs of San Antonio within a few minutes' drive of the area's medical centers and 10 minutes from Canyon Springs Golf Club. The 18-hole Canyon Springs Golf Club, voted San Antonio's favorite public course, is a 10-minute drive away. Six Flags Fiesta Texas is eight-and-a-half miles from the hotel, and Alamo Plaza and the River Walk are 17. The property is also located 10.5 miles From San Antonio International Airport.
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If upscale surroundings close to golf and San Antonio's medical centers are to your liking, The Homewood Suites by Hilton San Antonio North is the way to go.
Homewood Suites By Hilton San Antonio North Amenities
- 24-hour security
- Air conditioning
- Air conditioning individually controlled in room
- Alarm clock
- Buffet breakfast
- Business center
- Cable television
- CNN available
- Cocktail lounge
- Complimentary buffet breakfast
- Complimentary cocktails
- Complimentary in-room coffee or tea
- Conference facilities
- Desk with electrical outlet
- Direct dial telephone
- Evening reception
- Exercise gym
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Fire safety compliant
- Fitness center on-site
- Free high speed internet connection
- Free parking
- Grocery shopping service available
- Hairdryer
- Heated guest rooms
- High speed internet access fee
- Interior corridors
- Iron
- Ironing board
- Kitchenette
- Late check-out available
- Laundry/Valet service
- Meeting rooms
- Non-smoking
- Non-smoking rooms (generic)
- On-site business center
- On-site business center is staffed
- On-Site parking
- Outdoor pool
- Parking
- Parking lot
- Pets allowed
- Phone services
- Photocopy center
- Pool
- Public address system
- Public area air conditioned
- Remote control television
- Safe deposit box
- Secured parking
- Security
- Sundry/Convenience store
- Telephone jack adaptor available
- Valet cleaning
- Voice mail
- Welcome drink
Hotel Information
You must show a valid photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all special requests cannot be guaranteed and are subject to availability upon check-in. Additional charges may apply.Please note carrying a weapon on hotel premises is prohibited and violators may be subject to arrest for criminal trespass under applicable law. Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Hotel Guest Reviews of the Homewood Suites By Hilton San Antonio NorthOur hotel ratings and reviews are from real hotel guests. Priceline.com ensures that its reviews are guests-only by proactively sending hotel surveys to customers after they've completed their hotel stays. In the post-stay surveys, priceline.com hotel customers are asked a number of questions about their stay and the hotel. On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the best, the survey asks guests to rate their overall experience and specifically rate the hotel's cleanliness, staff and location. Priceline.com does not allow site visitors to post unsolicited hotel reviews.
September 10, 2014
Full breakfast free, WIFI free, full kitchen, large bath, large rooms, easy in and out, clean, quiet, came with queen fold out couch that we did not even need and your price was great!
July 21, 2014
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July 1, 2014
Family Traveling with Young Children
June 17, 2014
Family Traveling with Young Children
This is where my family will stay every time we come to San Antonio. No complaints at all!
April 29, 2014
Business Traveler
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January 2, 2014
When I booked this hotel, I booked a double room and was put in a king smoking. I had to haggle with the hotel manager to get a non-smoking room due to extreme allergies and currently having the flu. My roommate had to sleep on a hard extremely uncomfortable sleeper sofa. Not having a functional heater on a night that was in the 40's was completely unacceptable. The hotel is not in close proximity to downtown (as advertised). The only reason I booked this hotel was the high expectation associated with the Hilton Brand standard. This hotel should be classified as an extended stay motel, it is in no way adequately met any of my expectations. The free breakfast was repulsive. The pastries were stale and seemed to be a "Big Box Brand Store" type boxed three day old muffins, croissants and bagels. Terrible. The eggs were a runny (cold) mess. The seemingly homemade biscuits were ice cold. The oatmeal was tasteless and resembled glue. I wouldn't serve this "meal" to a homeless shelter. In summary, upon check in and not receiving the room I booked and being forced to settle on a filthy room with a broken heater and enduring the terrifying experience of a hotel fire alarm going off, I can in NO terms state that this room or hotel was satisfactory nor could I in good faith recommend this hotel to anyone. ...
September 25, 2013
Group Traveler
Final note: Pets were allowed at this hotel which normally makes me a bit nervous to book a room. However, I saw only one dog and there was no smell of animals anywhere.
September 1, 2013
Solo Traveler
July 24, 2013
Solo Traveler
The hotel was just fine in every way. What really ticked me off was almost getting hoodwinked into a smoking room, which would have been HORRIBLE for me as it makes me feel sick and smell like ash tray. Apparently, Priceline books up the smoking rooms. It's NOT the hotel. (the other reviews dinged the hotel over this) So, when I saw some reviews and realized what was going to happen I called Priceline. The recording told me that the hotel would be the only way to change anything about my reservation. So, I called the hotel and they courteously and efficiently changed my room to a non-smoking room. Now, this was a few days out from my actual stay so it was easy for them to do. For those who might not realize what has happened, you likely will not get so lucky if you show up the day of the reservation and try to switch. CALL AHEAD! If they can, they'll take care of you. Not so much Priceline, by the way. Which leads me to my last comment: I will never book with Priceline again. I'll take the hit to the pocket book if I have to. This was the third time I've run into issues with their "service". The first event was an overbooked hotel. They sent me to a supposedly "similar" property. Wasn't even close. The second event happened when a hotel star rating (not the review rating) was completely false advertising and I felt very unsafe in the "3-star hotel" I was in. And then this. So, three strikes and you're out. ...
July 23, 2013
Very bad experience. They had cancel my reservation at the time of arrival.
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We welcome you home to Verona Gardens and newly renovated boutique community in Sunnyvale bordering Mountain View. Excellent location just a few short miles to Downtown Sunnyvale and Mountain View. Conveniently located near shopping, dining, entertainment, public transportation and major highways 85, 101 and 237. Located in the distinguished Sunnyvale School District. Local employers such as Google, LinkedIn, Apple, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, El Camino Hospital.
Offering spacious one and two bedroom apartment homes. Featuring new laminate wood flooring throughout, granite countertops, new cabinetry, custom two toned paint and new stainless steel appliances.
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