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Gluten Free Cornmeal Cranberry Pancakes
Jeanine Friesen
1/2 cup or margarine, cut into chunks
2 cups milk
4 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose gluten-free flour blend (see Note)
1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
1/2 cup cornmeal
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/4 cups chopped fresh cranberries
Place butter and milk in a microwave safe bowl, heat for approximately 1 minute, or until the butter is melted, and the milk is lukewarm (you do not want it to be hot, or you will cook the eggs).
Beat the eggs in a medium bowl, and slowly add the lukewarm milk/butter mixture. Stir to combine.
In a large bowl, whisk together the gluten-free flour, xanthan gum, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt. Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture, stirring slowly, until the dry ingredients are well moistened. Stir in chopped cranberries. The batter should be lumpy and will start to bubble.
Heat a griddle or skillet over medium heat until a few drops of water sprinkled on it sizzles. Lightly grease the pan with butter or a spray of oil, then add 1/4 cup batter, to make a 4-inch pancake.
cook until bubbles break on the surface. Flip and cook until the bottom is lightly browned. Repeat, oiling the pan and adjusting the heat as necessary. Delicious served with maple syrup.
The all-purpose gluten-free flour mix that I use is from Cybele Pascal. It is as follows: 4 cups superfine brown rice flour, 1 1/3 cups potato starch (not flour), 2/3 cup tapioca starch.
Adapted from a recipe by
Wednesday Chef
Recipe by
Faithfully Gluten Free
at https://www.faithfullyglutenfree.com/gluten-free-cornmeal-cranberry-pancakes/


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I'm with Brian that I enjoy watching young women skating more than little girls. There is a level of interpretation that just isn't there yet. That will come in time.
ICE: Final question: how would you like to be remembered?
BB: As a person who contributed to the sport and as someone who had great passion.
I will always think of him as having great passion.

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Roy's Response: We Beat The Nerves
Roy Hodgson has praised the team for overcoming their nerves to register a safety inspiring 3-0 victory over Blackburn today.
After our four game winless run that has had pundits asking if our heart had gone, if the players had given up and even suggesting we could end up back in the relegation battle, the team put in a sterling performance to grab all three points and effectively more than secure our Premiership survival.
Speaking to wba.co.uk after the game the head coach said.
'It was a nervous occasion for us because after a very good February followed by a bad March, we suddenly saw that security margin start to slip away. We were very anxious today as this was going to be the game we were going to win. We don't intend to stop here though, we intend to try and win every one of our six games.'
It should certainly lift spirits and free up confidence for the remaining games now. As Roy says himself, he doesn't expect us to lose all our remaining games and he doesn't expect those below us to win all of theirs, so we are safe now and hopefully we can enjoy the run in.
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Time Warner Cable customers, including those in San Antonio and surrounding areas, soon will have access to a new news network: Al Jazeera America.
On Thursday, cable behemoth Time Warner and the smaller Bright House Networks announced an agreement had been reached with the news network, which is owned by the Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network.
The channel, which features no-frill news anchored and reported by the likes of CNN veterans Soledad O'Brien (photo below) and Joie Chen (shown above), provides domestic and international news for American audiences. It is headquartered in New York City with bureaus in 12 cities across the United States.
Al Jazeera America will be launched on digital basic over the next few months in Time Warner markets across the country, including New York, Los Angeles and Dallas.
Melissa Sorola, director of communications for Time Warner-Texas, said the local debut will happen in a matter of months as well.
When the channel took over Al Gore's Current TV a couple of months back, Time Warner originally opted not to carry it. However, the cable giant clearly has reconsidered.
"We said in January that we would consider Al Jazeera America. Now that the channel is live, we think that it would be of value to our customers and are pleased to make it available," said Melinda Witmer, Executive Vice President, Chief Video and Content Officer for Time Warner Cable.
Al Jazeera America's agreement with Time Warner and Bright House will make the channel available to almost 55 million homes.
"It has been a pleasure working with TWC over the past few months as their executives evaluated our programming and commitment to fact-based, in-depth reporting," Ehab Al Shihabi, Al Jazeera America's Interim CEO, said. "We appreciate the vote of confidence that Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks have given to our brand of unbiased journalism and look forward to working with them as Al Jazeera America continues to grow."
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Panasonic Recalls 6,000 Notebook Batteries
Date: Wednesday, September 6th, 2006, 08:00
Category: battery
Matsushita, better-known by its Panasonic brand name, joined the party this week with its own recall of 6,000 notebook batteries sold in Japan. This most recent recall isn't nearly as large as the ones that involved 4.1 million batteries sold by Dell and 1.8 million batteries sold by Apple, but it's another example of the care and attention being paid to notebook batteries these days.
Of course, it's not just notebook batteries that are causing problems. In June, Hewlett-Packard announced a recall of about 679,000 digital cameras that could catch fire if the cameras tried to apply a charge to a nonrechargable battery. Cell phone makers have dealt with problems from batteries for years, including several reported incidents of exploding phones. With scary footage of flaming notebooks on the evening news and the Internet, many notebook users want to know if their system could be at risk. Here's a list of who has recalled batteries so far, and where to turn for information.
Panasonic joins notebook battery recall | CNET News.com


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And now Michele Baldwin, our daughter, is on the last river of her life, her Buddhist journey. And even doing that, as she says "actively dying", she is continuing her message to all women: "end this disease. Get tested. Get a Pap today if you haven't." A filmmaker is here making her center of his film about HPV. Honor her by telling others. Please pray for her in your own way, or send her good thoughts for this journey. She's our hero. Ruth, her mother
Well we are all back and except for this great feeling of waking up at 3, ready to go, India is behind us now.
Michele's accomplishment, of paddle-boarding an area of the world previously not done, is magnificent. Her one-person support team of Nat Stone who rowed the beautiful canoe beside her, in front of her, and filming her, was an equal success for the world of not having been done before. His navigation was superb, and they mastered the camping in the middle of the Ganga River quickly. And I, support team on the shore in a minivan, found the needed water, chapatis and assorted supplies they needed, and only lost them a couple of times! Having friend Judy Casten with me for the first three weeks was the best as we each learned new systems in India.
An Indian I met along the way then notified the press, and notified the holy men that Michele was coming. An hour later she was invited to be blessed in the evening Hindu ceremony and Nat was allowed to film it all -- a very big, very public ceremony with lots of Tibetan monks singing ancient Hindu songs, at one of the most ancient ghats, Dashashwamegh Ghat and lots of flowers and incense and fire, now in the dark at the very edge of Ganga. I joined her and it really was beautiful, timeless and such a glorious ending to her 700 mile adventure.
A knock on our door in the morning had one of the bellboys delivering the Times of India with a page 3 big article on her. We thought we were free that last day in Varansi and just intended to shop a bit until the flight to Delhi after noon. Oh no. TV and newspaper media wanting to film Michele again.
A funny part, after the media was away, was showing Michele a snakecharmer, our first of the whole trip. He had a couple of cobras in a basket, and a deadly other snake he insisted on putting around her neck. Mind you this woman who had huge worries about snakes in the river and scarcely saw a one, but many a human corpse, got the willies as the pinkish snake was put on her!
Off to the airport and her flyer was posted proudly in the Galley of the plane, her bouquet of roses placed in water and a silver vase (and then back in Albuquerque she gave them to daughter Audrey), and we eagerly flew home to New Mexico USA.
We had not had communication with Michele and Nat directly for 3 long days. Mind you Kishan, our great driver, was able to tell them I was in Varanasi at the Palace Hotel but not sure I could stay here. They had told him two days ago they thought they would be here by the 19th which he relayed to me. And then both sets of Indian phones went dead! And Kishan, with dear but limited English, had gone home, 12 hours by train away, to be with his wife and kids.
So a sleepless night. Not so worrying about their safety, but worrying about their running out of water, not having their passports (I have them, long story) and worrying about the connecting here in Varanasi. A dear young man here wanted the press to greet them, wanted a ceremony to honor them, but first we needed -- them. And three days seemed mighty long indeed.
So the dear young man, a salesman in a silk factory, named Shiva, honest, called last night to say he had a boatman with motor ready to take us (my guide Ashok) up the river to look for them or at least meet them if we could. But since I didn't get that call it was a knock on my door at nine this am by Ashok saying, "I have a boat, let's go look for them at 2!"
We left at 2. The Ganga river this morning was totally, completely fogged in and even this afternoon was very hazy. We boated and boated and finally saw someone standing up far away. My heart leapt, and sank like a stone (er, rock) it was a fisherman, bringing in his nets.
This boat of ours was huge, could easily hold 30 people, and we had to shimmy through a pontoon bridge which raised my worrry level because these things are very tricky to do in the complete dark -- for Nat and Michele -- and us!
So by 4 p.m. after our false alarm, and no one else visible on the river, I was ready to say "let's go back" because I didn't want to keep the boat out much after dark, and it truly is dark by 5:30. We had gone almost 60 kilometers by motorboat.
Then Shiva said "I see someone standing up!!!!" A blur far away. And then I swear, a dolphin jumped out of the water!
We sped up. We all jumped for joy because you could make out Michele's form on the paddleboard, clipped to Nat's canoe, but she was paddling away!
My team of course wanted her to come on board, but I knew she wouldn't unless she really was feeling bad.
And her remark "what are you doing here???" And I said "filling in for the telephone part!!!...""
Then I cried all that motherly mushy stuff when no worries are realized and she's safe, in the very best of hands with strong and able Nat. Both Ashok and Shiva (who had brought his darling 5 yr old son who curled up asleep in my arms for the ride home...) were equally proud as uncles to Michele! When they saw how beautiful and strong she is, they were amazed, and then to see her actually paddle away standing up, had them gobsmacked!
We told them how much further it was, but the current was deep and very swift at this point and we all hustled fast!
Then I told Michele press was waiting and there would be a small ceremony for her and others to be blessed at the Dasashwamedh Ghat, one of the most important of the 84 ghats along the river.
She paddled right up to the waiting photographers, with Nat filming right behind.
She was welcomed by the brahmin who knew her story already and the ceremony began.
It was very beautiful, filled with flowers and chanting and fire torches and brass bells ringing, and Michele, who had to have been so tired -- they started very early this am to make up for lost time -- was serene and touched and the ceremony was in honor of Ganga, so it was the most fitting of all. And Nat filmed a good 40 minutes of it, amazing even for that.
Nat and Michele then had to paddle UPSTREAM to get back to our hotel, well, their hotel, no rooms in mine, and Shiva stored her paddleboard inside his boat and latched Nat's beautiful canoe next to his own in a secure place. He did say he might take the board out at midnight to see if he could learn it!
And Ashok joined us for dinner and then the reporter called back for more info, and Ashok went to pr dude translating all the reporters questions from Hindi to English. And he answered some of Michele's burning questions about what they saw along the way and it was just the sweetest dinner.
Michele has two press conferences ahead of her and more meetings to tell her story and support GIAHC!
Life and that wonderful woman and the angel in the form of Nat are all now so good.
The Indian phone is dead. And so is Michele's. It seems that the the airport folks where we got them almost a month ago might not have filed the passport info on time, and the service is arbitrarily cut off. Just like that. No bam no wham no thank ee mam. So even trying to call Michele on the phone Jude gave her and Nat doesn't work because her service is cut off too. I'm sure she will be worried and not have a clue what this is all about, since the message you get when you try to call is in Hindi...
Oh, says the dear man at the fron tdesk, there is an AirCel office here in Varanasi...they will open at 10:39am tomorrow...if you take your phone and both passports and the info, they will reinstate your service.
The departure from Allahabad was remarkably easy. The support team has finally got the drill down!
Maps are a big rarity in India, and the Ganga simply isn't traversed much up and down. Across by ferries, yes.
And what this means is that not many on the river know exactly how much further on a particular spot is. Our not knowing Hindi makes things even more fun. So Nat was off in what people had told him about exactly where he was when I took off fromLucknow, worried moderately that they might end up some 200 kilometers ahead of me and need help with taking out the boat, particularly in the dark.
As it turned out, I got there a day ahead of them, and thus was able to,take page 75 of google map of Nat's, and with excellent driver Kishan's questions along the way found the neighborhood of Mehdaori Gaon and a great flat bank with not one but two shrines, one Hindu, one Muslim for safe storage for the night.
Talked with Nat/Michele again to tell them and we agreed they would make it by dusk that very day.
Mind you, driving the minivan through dirt alleyways is a feat in itself, and Michele and I laugh at the entirely different experiences we are having of India -- she with silence and farmers and ashrams and beauty, and me with noise and people and colors and yes, incredible beauty as well!
So we arrived to watch a flaming sun set bright red and cast a bright red trail across the very wide Ganga. And a mere 20 minutes later, we could see the figures of Nat and Michele, bold against the setting sun.
We marvelled at the timing of it all, particularly since the day before seemed to have us all a bit lost, but happy endings here.
They love the hot showers at a modest hotel, and dinner to hear their glorious adventures, this time with a big dolphin chasing a school of small fish, and an invitation from an ashram for lunch and a rest at the best view ever of the river -- high up in a 3 story, open air ashram. This time they shared the newspaper article with the Brahmin and all the assembled monks read it and smiled so sweetly at Michele. Can't wait to see Nat's pictures of that...
And here they are taking off from Allahabad for the last leg of the incredible journey that is the Starry Ganga Expedition.
Michele calls us everyday at 5pm or so. Today's news was that they are making great time, Michele's feet are just great again, and they saw more dolphins, she swam in the Ganga with joy, and they saw a herd of some sort of elk-sized animals by the river. I'm off to google just what they were, but more pictures when I catch up with them on Monday. Judy and I are in Lucknow, a lovely city, and she'll fly back to Chicago from here on Monday while I head for Allahabad and the Starry Ganga Expedition-ers!
We are in areas of grassroots India where the tourist never goes, so our Ganga gang really gets looked at, wherever we go.
The food in the simplest of places is always served piping hot, all fresh ingredients and a great boon for Michele and Nat after their camping for several nights. All vegetarian, spicy and really flavorful dishes. Potatoes are the newest crop and the combos of these (aloo) with so many other vegetables is a taste sensation. Rice (chawal) is long-grained and tasty. Fresh hot bread, similar to our tortillas, called roti or chapatis, comes with every meal and is used for the forks. The dishes are served in small metal bowls, and we always order a great variety to eat till we are stuffed, and to keep that rowin' Nat a happy man, he finishes them all with gusto. $6!
Michele and Nat had paddled/rowed about 62 miles in two days. Michele is happy to paddle in the moonlight and they have sense a sense of the Ganga now that they are happy to go in the dark.
Michele is even able to do some yoga on her paddleboard, and loves this process, as well as meditation for long stretches. And on her long day to us, she even managed to swim and wash twice, right in the Ganga in deep areas!
We see the other side of rural Indian life as we travel ahead now, a couple of days in front of them. We see the markets, the throngs of people doing everyday things, but occupied as life requires. Lots of school kids in such varieties of uniforms from the plaid skirts and white shirts, to the saris with v-shaped scarves of different colors. And speaking of saris, India is nothing if not a riot of color and bangles. A dusty road in a small village suddenly comes alive with a flock of brilliantly colored women with sequins and bangles glimmering in the sun. The colors defy description and would make a rainbow blush. Traffic is along lanes as narrow as our bike trails, but with vehicles that are huge -- trucks, buses, buffalo with giant horns pulling enormous loads, donkeys with equal loads, and occasionally camels! Then there are the people movers: rickshaws with bikes, and 3-wheeled vehicles called tuk-tuks that are motorized. All are stuffed to the brim with people going on their ways. And always people on bicycles and walking. Now take that above combo and put them on a road all at the same time, and add all the horns of New York, all honking at once. Judy and I don't even cringe anymore at the truck plunging headlong at us, because we know Gishan is a great driver, and we pass with indeed micro millimeters to spare!
Michele and Nat love their camping on the white island beaches in the river. They have snug tents, Michele even was able to find a great piece of foam to supplement her air mattress, and they finally have the primus working correctly so hot food and coffee is a cinch! She says the quiet, the lack of lights and the great stars are such a contrast to the busy world on the shores.
I never miss the opportunity to smile at a woman or a child, and the return smiles, usually shyly, sometimes exuberant are so dear and sweet to see. I'm sure we all wonder so much about each other's lives, but there must be so many areas that are the same.
And after a great dinner back to the hotel for re-organizing, downloading more photos from Nat, and sleep, we take them back to the river with some more lovely encounters with village people and off they go.
Late yesterday afternoon a disturbing call: Michele had a blowout on her board! Seems they went to see a funeral pyre, were invited to attend and Nat filmed, but the resulting blast got to her board. Fortunately Uli supplied a great patch kit, and she said they were back on their way! More on this when I hear.
Off they went this am but just had a distressing call from Michele -- her board exploded! She got a 6" hole in it from being too close to a funeral pyre. They observed one at close range from the river, and then kablooey. But she was laughing, saying they had used the repair kit that fortunately comes with the board, and are back on their way, but a bit behind...And of course we are as far away from them as we've been, took us 4 hours to come this far [downriver] from Farrukabad.
Yesterday we met up with Michele at the small town of well, it has many syllables, south of Binjour, Garhmukteshawr! Look that one up! Right on the Ganga, almost.
We had not seen them for 2 days, and had arranged to meet at 4 o'clock. We are seriously working on communications so at 4 Nat called and said they were about an hour out. WE were at a ghat -- a series of steps leading down to the Ganga where men and boys bathe away in the sacred waters, swim and spash about while a ways away, the women bathe discreetly and modestly but with lovely motions. Judy and I both got tikals (red/yellow dots on our foreheads) and were properly covered as well. Not a foreigner to be seen, and from the looks of it, we were the only ways in quite a while.
Our business was to locate a safe resting place for the board and the canoe which is so briliantly painted as to be a work of art. Our driver, Gishan, negotiated with a government dude for 500 rs. I said 300, he said 400, and we settled on that. But then we walked to a beautifully turquoise open buildings and a small park with an elderly caretaker, and a solid, locking gate. It looked like an ashram to us and come to find out, it was a cow shelter! Remember those sacred cows? Well they stay in beautiful open areas, with a rose garden to boot. Much more sincere and a mere rs200 ($4). We then found Michele and Nat who came into a area of open boats, the ferries that just go back and forth across the Ganga at this particular spot. Michele moves quickly here because they are only lines of men staringt at her and she is quick to get out of the spotlight. But soon lots of the men helped carry the board and the canoe to the gausala (cow house) and everything was stowed and locked up.
Children of MIchele, your mother has done just what she hoped to do -- paddleboard down the river in serenity.
She and Nat have camped twice in the middle of the river of sparkly white sand islands, admiring the amazing sunset (ok, pollution causes bright orange sunsets, but beautiful anyway) and far away from what Jidy and I have found with teeming cars, trucks, hand rickshaws, horses, cows, and so so so many people. All forms have horns, and they are not used rudely but to communicate, but still, oh the noise for thse New Mexico ears.
And oh the tales they told: the best part of their quiet and fast trip (2 days at about 25-30miles a day on the water) was filled with dolphins (Gandetic) that are small and beautiful. Michele saw the equivalent of an elk sized deer, frisking its tail as it turned and walked away from the river. Sadly not many fish, and in a few places, very bad pollution on the river.
She wonders what people think about this odd couple but mostly there is smiles and indifference as if a paddlebaord doesn't make much of a footprint on that sweet river. Some boys came out to swim along side her. But no problems, no difficulties with anyone, and again, amazing kindnesses when needed.
And here is the news that is miraculous indeed: Michele has no pain. None, whatsoever. Audrey she said you warned Nat that she might moan in the night because she was indeed feeling pretty bad before she came. But here, none at all. Their colds are both better and Michele was very strong over dinner telling us all their tales.
Judy and I have doing a miserable job of our small tasks requested: somehow\ dried milk and nailpolish remover are proving too hard for us to find, but oh well! Every day we get better at our meager jobs...
And both Michele and Nat seem to like the ratio of 2 days on, 1 day off with us for this. Their little cookstove isn't working (another of our tasks, Tenz where are you?) but they loved all the high protein food supplements Damien supplied and are using them mightily.
India is all we hoped and so much more. The colors, the noise, the hustle and bustle of the traffic -- are just what you would expect in Delhi, a city of 22 million people!
So Judy, great and long-time friend and donor from Chicago, and I fled Delhi to find Michele.
Her cell phone didn't work. But my driver talked to hers and had an idea where she was. Five long hours, through lots of traffic, we came to the city where her driver said she was on the Ganga.
We began to hoot and holler and Michele was flabbergasted to see us. She had been on the river since last we had spoken, but had lost phone contact with her driver, had no idea where he was, or any idea we were coming!
Many hugs later, we had dinner together and heard her amazing adventures, and tales of kindness from ever so kind Indians, including a hotel owner who had a press conference for her.
Even the guards at the barrage let her and Nat pitch their tents away from bad monkeys, but in an idyllic park with convenient restrooms and beautiful birds wandering about. Michele was a bit weary, but really doing so so well on her paddleboard. The best news is that for all the time on the river, she has no pain...!
We saw them off this morning below the barrage, and will meet up in another two days. She urged us to return to Hardiwar, north, and see what she had so enjoyed. We're here now, and happy that Michele is doing her goal!
Leaving Albuquerque in the dark this morning, on the long flight to Delhi. It's always hard to leave the beloveds behind, but know they are in good hands, together!
Michele called at 5 this am and sounds terrific. She'll describe what they are up to with Divali, and while we nattered about a snag or two in our logistics, the basic feeling is: whatever the problem, we'll solve it, all together.
No Dehli belly. The ganga is sublime. Nat found a dead body in the rocks while filming me, our guides shrugged.
So far everything is amazing. The rapids yesterday were beyond epic, with 6 ft standing waves for up to 1000 meters long. I was the first to bring a paddleboard to this region that is packed with rafting companies.
The generosity has obviously been wonderful. Vishwas wouldn't take money from us either for helping us all day in Dehli.
Lotsa love. See you soon.
And I would add to this: And we -- base camp in NM -- got the call from MIchele at midnight about logistics big-time! But they must have worked it out. The fact that reception is so clear is heartening, but still communications will be difficult until I arrive and have an Indian phone, too. So I'm imagining them being driven to Rishikesh with a shiny new canoe on the top and all their gear, including Michele's deflated ULI paddleboard safely stowed.
Got the bait and switch on the RV no taking a rickety Van to Rishikesh! Its all an adventure and every moment is priceless fun! I LOVE BEING BACK IN INDIA!


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The monster showed up just after midnight. As they do.
Conor was awake when it came. He'd had a nightmare. Well, not a nightmare. The nightmare.
It was the nightmare that Conor (Lewis MacDougall) refused to acknowledge. The one he dared not think about. The one that summoned the monster and the one the monster called 'his truth'.
Everything changed when his mother (Felicity Jones) got sick. For so long it was just the two of them. His father lived in America with his new family. The once frequent calls were now few and far between. It wasn't just his home life that changed when his mother got sick. Conor's school life changed too. First there were whispers. Then there was bullying. Worst off all there was silence and feeling invisible. Continue reading


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When was the last time you cleaned out your makeup bag, tossing what was old and expired? Makeup does expire and for your health, it needs to be tossed after expiration. Eye makeup has an expiration date, from time of opening, of 2 years for powders and 12-18 months for cream shadows. It's time to toss out the ones you wore for your high school graduation! Yes, I know it's the perfect shade of brown but you'll find new shades to fit your needs, I promise! Here are 3 palettes that I recommend:
Wild & Chic Aqua Cream Premium from Make Up For Ever: The key to the cream shadow is to blend it on quickly! Once it sets, it stays in place. The lasting power of this shadow is phenomenal! I love how it makes my eyes pop in pictures!
Urban Decay Naked2 Palette:
Naked2 by Urban Decay: A cult favorite! This palette is hard to come by because it has all the best neutrals! Perfect for every day looks or layer it on for a night out!
My look:
At a salon party, hosted by Evans & Company Salon in my hometown, I was so fortunate to be a model and get my makeup done (including lashes! I love lashes!). They used a variety of bareMinerals cosmetics on me for a fabulous evening look. The party theme was "Jerseylicious" and I love the final results! While I'm personally not a fan of loose shadow powders, I am in love with the new firm-packed shadows! From the Prime Time Primer Shadow to the High Shine Eyecolor, bareMinerals has fabulous eye makeup with lots of saturated color (requires less layering to get a great pop of color!)
My look:
The start of a new year is a great time to toss the old cosmetics and invest in new! Buying quality eye makeup is key to keeping your makeup looking fabulous and fresh! These 3 palettes top my list for must-haves in 2012!
Then, when you are ready to take the makeup off at night (every night, right?!), use the multi-tasking Kate Somerville True Lash Eye Makeup Remover. This remover not only takes off every last smidgen of color, it works to condition your lashes by replenishing them with moisture and strengthening them!


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Same-Sex Marriage and Our Students
The Board of Education decided to interview candidates for an unexpected opening on the board. The person appointed eventually would have to run for the seat, but since he or she would have the advantage of being an incumbent, the board wanted to be careful to make a good decision.
Among the applicants was a woman known for her strong personality and opinions. Her interview with the board went quite well, however, and she answered all the prepared questions satisfactorily. At the end of the interview, the board president asked her if she had anything else she would like to say to the board. I'm paraphrasing here, but she said something like this: "I want to be a board member so I can make sure we don't have any of that rainbow stuff here." Rainbow? "That gay and lesbian stuff, " she explained. "I don't want my kids exposed to that."
I used to fantasize that as soon as a candidate revealed a fatal flaw in an interview, I could press a button underneath my desk and the candidate would rocket into space. It was cartoonish, of course, and immature, but it allowed me to have a pleasant expression on my face until the interview was over. I wondered how the board would react to her closing statement.
I escorted her out and closed the door. There was a moment of silence, and then the board president said, "Absolutely not." The others nodded their agreement. No need to rocket anyone into space.
Currently the Supreme Court is debating Hollingsworth V. Perry to decide whether a California law prohibiting same-sex marriage violates the equal-protection clause of the Constitution. In a second case, the court will decide whether the federal Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 (DOMA) is constitutional. DOMA defines marriage (and consequently the benefits thereof) as a "legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife."
Critics say that if same-sex marriage is constitutional, it will have great effects on our public schools, requiring schools to teach children that same-sex marriage is the same as traditional marriage. In fact, the decision of the court will require nothing of the sort. Of course, anyone who has spent time working in the public schools knows that we have always had gay students, gay parents (married or not), gay teachers, and gay administrators. Likewise, we have always had (and will probably continue to have) parents who don't want any "rainbow stuff" in their schools and school people who are biased. None of this is anything new.
Schools are required, however, to teach tolerance for diversity, and, as the NEA points out, respect for all students, including those who are gay and lesbian. Census Bureau data reveals that nearly 1.3 million Americans are part of a same-sex couple. About one-fifth of them are raising children under 18 – some 220,000 children. These families are already part of our schools, and will continue to be. So we need to be particularly vigilant that all of our kids feel safe in school, and all of our families feel welcome – irrespective of the court's decision and any school person's individual issue with gay or lesbian families. "That rainbow stuff" is part of our charge to respect diversity, lead by example, and assure all kids an educational experience free from harassment or bullying for any reason. That's our responsibility as school people.


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I Am Crazy
Personal Stories, Advice, and Support 4,661 People
Talking with friendsand they were joking about instead of ending break just extending it through the whole semester. I said yeah I'll take it off too but then said just kidding I go mildly insane when I'm not busy. *Majorly. I've been really, really struggling this break. First week back home I...
Hush92 22-25, F 1 Jan 9, 2016
I Found This Quotation On A Card.If I am crazy, if I am mad. Then this is the kind of mad I want to be.....The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn...
charlie248 36-40, F 8 Responses 4 Aug 20, 2011
Someone **** me RAW! that's how hornyand wet I am right now. :O
Sen22 22-25, F 4 Responses 8 Aug 22, 2015
Yeah, that's so true.It happened like a month ago. I bought a chocolate shake and I started drinking it at once. I drank it half and I was getting out of the shop slightly dancing. Pop and the whole shake on my body. Everyone was staring at me. But I started laughing at myself. A guy was sitting on...
earthsmoon13 13-15, F 2 Responses 5 Dec 4, 2015
D*mn straight I am! Especiallywhen it comes to dating. See, I'm all pretty smiles when we first meet. But mess up, and I will unleash the inner monster. Cheating is an absolute death sentence. But did I mention I make killer enchiladas? (;
Dezaria 22-25, F 1 Response 5 Jun 16, 2015
Okay so I know it's weird stupid crazy whateverbut ugh it's really silly but I can't help it. So in crying right now because I'm reading a sad book lmfao (I'm laughing at how silly I'm being btw) and I'm daydreaming too of something close to what the book is but I'm creating it in my mind and it's sad and I'm crying because...
wtfwatpgatu 18-21, F 1 Dec 13, 2015
I am so damaged. Bloodyand broken. Hehehe :D
BuryMeAlive 22-25, F 1 Response 6 Nov 13, 2015
25 Things I Want To DoHere is my bucket list, the order is not according to the priority but as it comes to my mind.. 1. Go to Paris 2. Travel to Antarctica 3. Learn Scuba Diving 4. Write a book 5. Eat chocolate whole day 6. Bungee Jumping 7. Love someone more than me 8. Be proud of being a Son, a...
crazihilary 26-30, M 2 Responses 9 Dec 16, 2012
nevets68 46-50, M 0 Feb 3, 2016
I am going through so many emotions.I am so up, down, left, right, hateful, lovey. ****** up in the head is what I am and I don't know what to do. I always have contradicting feelings and take them out on the most important people in my life. Why do I have to feel so many crazy emotions?. I just want someone to...
LostInADream96 22-25, F 1 Response 1 Mar 10, 2016
ktjade 36-40, F 1 Response 3 Dec 16, 2015
I Am Crazy.or so i've been told. ::considers:: if this is crazy, i think i like it. when i worked at the haunted house, the nights when i wasn't the vampire bride i was 'insane asylum girl'. the costume was a straight jacket, mussed hair, and dark eyes. i sat in a padded room, with a red...
journeyfulloflaughter 26-30, F 17 Responses 3 Mar 4, 2008
Yes, I'm crazy and I think you're sufferingfrom a lack of Vitamin ME. ^__________^
ThisDame 13-15, F 3 Responses 3 Dec 24, 2015
Yep, this is me. Especially the March hare bit.cra·zy ˈkrāzē/ informal adjective mentally deranged, especially as manifested in a wild or aggressive way."Stella went crazy and assaulted a visitor" synonyms: mad, insane, out of one's mind, deranged, demented, not in one's right mind, crazed, lunatic, non compos...
ktjade 36-40, F 0 Dec 7, 2015
I need to rant Lol so I was sitting in mathclass when I remembered something So I was in China like 4 years ago (so I was like 10) And I had a yoda backpack from Disney land that I really liked and was expensive Some stupid *** ***** in the Chinese school colored in yodas nails I got really mad and she goes, so what...
shiyinglu 16-17, F 0 Dec 15, 2015
I may or may not be a unicorn.... I have ate cat food before I hate pizza YouTube is life Help me, I'm psycho Oh look, is that a flying pig? I'm made a song based off of Hawaii I've played with tigers and wolves before I got sea sick when I went parasailing I've had a dream about Shrek in the past Why am I...
ThaniXD 16-17, F 1 Response 6 Jun 16, 2015
Angel2345 16-17, F 3 Responses 10 Jan 5, 2015
Yes I am. It is me..I don't know Why
kaylapan 16-17, F 1 Response 4 Jan 22, 2015
I have papers to prove it.I get to say this. My friend gets to say this. We are joking. Trying to look at the lighter side. You don't get to say it, and you most certainly don't get to hold up my paper and tap it while saying it. You on the other hand are f'n nuts. What the hell is wrong with you...
ktjade 36-40, F 3 Responses 4 Dec 2, 2015
It doesn't matter how crazy you areif you're good looking enough.
concedead 26-30, F 3 Responses 10 Oct 7, 2015
I can't picture the feeling of being in painor just really sick, and falling asleep permanently. Is it painful, scary, numbing, or relieving? Sometimes I want to get a gun and shoot myself just to find out. Everyone knows how hard and ****** up life is, but no one knows what death is like. What if death is no easier than...
deathday 18-21, M 1 Response 0 Feb 13, 2016
many odd things run through my mindas I try to get back to sleep. Crazy expressions or sayings I recall from when I was young. Few made sense at the time and that still holds true today. While I struggle, yet continue my search for the one they call "The Sandman" I flash on my grand saying "no rest for the...
lovedulongtime 31-35, F 1 Jan 27, 2016
Sometimes I like that I have anxietyand depression lol cause it makes me think twice about things and I can get sometimes wise or be in my feelings and think about other people instead of being the real me...selfish & a ***** :)
wtfwatpgatu 18-21, F 0 Nov 26, 2015
Me.I still believe that there can be peace on earth. I must be crazy.
monkeysintheattic 36-40 7 Responses 7 Jul 23, 2012
If I ever flirted with youor said some freaky shxt, I was probably just bored I don't really wanna fwu. Drink milk and stay strong😊😊😊😊
Does you're sexual fantasies make you feelDIFFERENT ?
TooTricky2Trick 41-45, M 1 Mar 27, 2016
That is to say, I have three to four mentalillnesses. They're not the "psychosis" kind, so it's not like I wear a tin-foil hat to keep up communication with the aliens (I just call them on the phone). But crazy isn't the worse thing to be in the world :)
hangingbyshoestrings 22-25, M 4 May 22, 2014
"you're ******* crazy" I'M NOT CRAZY I JUSTWANT TO BASH YOUR HEAD INTO A BRICK WALL AND KISS YOU
Angelcum 18-21, F 10 Responses 12 Nov 19, 2014
Lol only a little bit ;)....But isn't everyone a little crazy?
Smileeboo 18-21, F 4 Jul 17, 2014
Did I just smile at a msg ?Or did i just logg on expecting to find that "someone" Online ? EP you sneaky devil did you just sneak up one on me!
And I'm about to prove it here now!So today I was quite a freezing day in my country. I had a class. After waking up I rushed out in my class. I didn't realize it'd be THAT cold. So I wore plain shirt, hoody and jeans. I was almost running! Didn't realize still it was so cold. I saw everyone walking very slow...
MysterySci 16-17, F 6 Jan 22, 2016
Do you ever have a relatively good dayyet you just feel dark? Like you just want to set fire to something just to watch it burn. And that makes you feel happy, a twisted sick happiness but happy all the same. I'm in my head way too much.
It Only Takes A SparkKeep rubbing the stones...
Sylphy 41-45, F 1 Response 4 Jul 29, 2012
At my early years, at our hostel we used tosneak out on midnight s for a movie or for a bottle from the near by parlour...on the way back, once I got too naughty to flash my boobs to a near by atm counter security was too surprised to see us all topless running by...it was later I discovered I had lost my top which I had...
swtlve 22-25 1 Apr 16, 2016
My boyfriend tells me he wants to leave meand I tell him if he leaves me I would kill myself. So he stays. And, when we are in good terms he tells me there is always a part of him that always wants to stay and that loves me. He wanted to leave me and I caught him messaging a girl so I hacked his instagram.
hopeespe 18-21, F 1 Nov 21, 2015
LostInADream96 22-25, F 0 Mar 12, 2016
Crazy MeI love people who are called crazy, but because they have the courage to live and tell you what some normal people wouldn't tell. Being normal is not a bad thing, but only being normal can be boring too, nothing in life has an ounce of joy if you don't have a touch of...
I think I'm going Crazy!!!!!! At 1:00 or 2:00 am I hear this melody it go on and on them fades away and come back! It's a creepy melody
RainbowWolf13 16-17, F 3 Responses 4 Jan 3, 2015
I've had a previous outburst at work.I'm wondering if I'm bipolar. I cry every time I come. I can't control myself, and wonder, how I will make it the rest of my life.
Senicarain 26-30, F 0 Feb 23, 2016
To the people who commented on my last post onhere that everyone has an angel and devil in them, I just want to clarify. I'm not being rude I'm just genuinely interested in finding out what's normal and what isn't. When I say I have a saint in me, I mean that I have a deep respect and love for all living things. I cried...
Hush92 22-25, F 3 Responses 1 Nov 29, 2015
RainbowWolf13 16-17, F 1 Response 4 Nov 10, 2014
My style is almost as crazyas my mind :P
HannahB15 18-21, F 2 Responses 7 Apr 6, 2015
Hi. It's nice to meet you.I am a freak. I've experienced many things in my lifetime that perhaps would make others go insane but apparently I just go with. Was highly delusional for most if not all of my childhood. Yet I had the common sense to not share my beliefs and experiences with others, aside...
Hush92 22-25, F 2 Dec 14, 2015
National Weatherman's Day Date When Celebrated: Always February 5 National Weatherman's Day honors weathermen, and woman who work hard to accurately predict the often fickle weather. Despite major technological advances and supercomputers, forecasting the weather is still a tricky, and ever changing business. Knowing the...
nevets68 46-50, M 0 Feb 5, 2016
I feel it sometimes when I'm thinking aboutstuff. Thoughts are scary
DiamondAuthority 18-21, F 1 Response 4 Oct 24, 2015
I got all bit **** crazy over my moms pen atschool because my stupid ***** friend had snatched it from me and lost it somewhere...then she said its on the floor and says u freaked out over nothing and it was on the floor the whole time. Now that's when **** got real for me I told her back who snatched my pen? Who lost it...
wtfwatpgatu 18-21, F 1 Response 0 Nov 26, 2015
My body is inhabited by a saintand a psychopath, and it is driving me insane.
Hush92 22-25, F 2 Responses 1 Nov 29, 2015
Hahahaha didn't sleep well last night haven'tslept well in a while and now I'm completely tripping out woooo
Hush92 22-25, F 2 Feb 8, 2016
The only certainty is uncertainty.Certainly, but then how does one know anything? Maybe one does not. But one likes to pretend, yes? They're all actors, they're all crazy. They lie and lie and lie and hide and blame others for things that bother them. Is one seriously so ignorant, or simply unwilling? Is it...
MisteryGuy 18-21, M 1 Feb 12, 2016
Booty like plea! What power the electrical billis *throws book* screw your reality and I replace it with my madness rainbow everything now make it go boom bang pew laser sharks oh dear God what do we do captain we throw kittens at them yes load the cannons with all the cheese you can find, what the hell happened to my train...
poeticnightmare 18-21, M 3 Responses 8 Jul 16, 2014
Comfort Over FreedomPeople like to choose comfort over freedom because they fear they would be lost without rules that limits what the world defines sane as. With Freedom comes anything possible. Comfort being sane and Freedom being insane.
LightlySaltedSalmon 22-25, F 7 Feb 24, 2013
Yup. You guys are my only friends,and not by coincidence. Synapses firing away, entire lives being lived in the blink of a glossy eye, all on the inside, all constructs of the mind. This isn't real. I'm not a nihilist. This is dangerous. This is digital. There are no consequences veiled in anonymity. I can be...
adianoeta 31-35, F 8 Responses 7 Nov 22, 2014
i m sometimes crazy andthat i be it intentionally. love to let myself freeeeeeee. it feels gr8. u should try it too lol. yeah everybody.... xoxoxoxo
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It has long been known that volcanic activity can cause short-term variations in climate. Now, researchers at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (Germany), together with colleagues from Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) have found evidence that the reverse process also occurs: Climate affects volcanic activity. Their study is now online in the international journal Geology. In 1991, it was a disaster for the vill ..
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What Are Solar Panels? The world is about a revolution. Not the violent kind but the one that is good for the environment and the one that does not kill people. Alternative energy sources are on the upswing. Wind, geothermal and solar power has been used for the last 50-60 years but it's just now that people are taking notice. Solar power has been used before on a small scale only because the materials were expensive and technology was limited. T ..
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The latest in global warming science, global warming information, and strategies for reducing global warming are presented. This article was adapted from my website (link below). I present the latest global warming information by summarizing major points from the latest book of one of the most well-respected climate scientists in the world, James Hansen of NASA. His book, 'Storms of my Grandchildren' tackles the complex subject of global warming ..
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The Arrest of a High School Muslim Boy Just Exposed the Biggest Problem With Society
And it's angered a lot of people!
Friday the 13th was definitely a dark day for France and the rest of the world. A series of terrorist attacks across Paris left 129 dead and 352 citizens wounded. And as ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks, we saw all Muslims being condemned for it. Right from Ann Coulter, many took to Twitter to openly express their hatred towards Muslims.
In response to this, Sunday night saw Muslims coming out in great numbers and tweeting #IAmMuslim to show solidarity and express anger towards the Paris attacks. It was an effort to debunk the generalization being made by many that all Muslims are the root cause of terrorism.
And that's not all. Today, Ahmed Mohamed, a ninth-grader at the MacArthur High School in Texas was arrested because his homemade alarm clock went off in the middle of class, and teachers thought it was a homemade bomb. He was then taken to a juvenile detention centre and questioned repeatedly. Seriously?
When will we learn and understand that the actions of extremists cannot be seen as the thoughts and actions of an entire religion? 9/11, the Paris Terror Attacks, they're the doing of extremists, radicals, not a young Muslim boy who just wants to go to school to learn. And this is definitely not the first time that people in positions of power have made sweeping statements like this. Check out this video of Real Time With Bill Maher:
A very popular Bollywood movie released in 2010, My Name Is Khan addresses the same problem. And it almost seems like the crux of the movie is becoming a reality as we speak, "My name is Khan. And I'm not a terrorist."
Let's just hope that we actually manage to drill that message into the minds of those who think otherwise.


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Hi, I'm Denis Foley and this blog is for my beloved wife Lynn, who I lost to IBC in 2006.
She struggled for 4 years, and we looked for answers everywhere, but sadly, we found the answers too late. Maybe what we learned will help others survive.
That is my wish and I'm sure she would approve.


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Rhapsody.com Now Has Lyrics
While building a playlist on Rhapsody earlier, I was pleasantly surprised to see that many songs now have a "Lyrics" link. I never noticed this before. I share Jason Herskowitz's feelings about Rhapsody's iterative development practices. It's great that they are continually working to improve their product, but as a user, it would be nice to be notified when cool new stuff like this happens. I found this snippet on Futuremusic from last week:
"RealNetworks has inked a deal with LyricFind, a Toronto-based concern, to incorporate Lyrics into the web-based version of Rhapsody. The announcement follows a recent announcement by Yahoo Music, who teamed with Gracenote to offer a similar feature. Rhapsody will offer authorized lyrics and other meta data such as albums covers, release dates, and additional credits. When lyrics are available for a particular song, Rhapsody will showcase the content with a Powered by LyricFind tag helping to brand the company for broader recognition."
I assume it will be some time before most songs have lyrics associated with them. Now Rhapsody should begin improving the web player so that i can toggle between the song lyrics and metadata during playback.
Rhapsody Finally Adds Member Profiles
I have been a longtime user and fan of the Rhapsody subscription service. When they finally launched their web-based service over a year ago, I was even happier since the service would now work on my Mac. Rhapsody was slow to introduce many of the features that were available on the Music Now service such as a personalized home page, adding music to your library, and creating playlists via the browser. I'm very pleased to see that they have finally implemented user profile pages albeit with a dose of caution.
You can access your profile directly from the "My Rhapsody" tab or the new "My Profile" tab. Rhapsody allows you to customize your profile by selecting from a list of predesigned avatars and predefined text fields. It's likely that they don't allow you more customization to shield themselves from the hassle of needing to manage community content even though other community sites have proven that the community itself does effective policing of offensive content.
A very nice feature of a profile page is the "Trends" tab which uses a combination of meters and "artist clouds" to graphically represent a member's musical taste and preferences. I've always had mixed feelings regarding tag clouds but here they work very well because they are restricted to artists within a specific genre as opposed to user tags which can represent almost anything. Rhapsody also provides a "Charts" tab but at this time, I was unable to find any profile pages that had this feature working (though charts do work on your "My Rhapsody" page). The profile page also displays recent tracks with the added ability to hide your listening history from the public.
You can present up to twenty playlists to appear on your profile by simple selecting which playlists you wish to show. This is a nice feature because many times, you may have a playlist that is not complete or listen guilty pleasure playlist you don't want other to see. The playlist overview displays the number of tracks, total time and artists in the playlist. This approach is very nice as it provides the user with enough information to decide if its is worth an extra click for more details.
The "ratings" area displays a list of recently rated tracks and users can generate an instant playlist based these tracks. The Instant playlist options are pretty interesting because not only can I create a playlist based on someone's five star tracks but also on their one star or blocked tracks. You can further customize the auto-list selecting the number of tracks in the final playlists as well as restricting it to all tracks, recently played tracks or not played recently tracks.
The community features should be extended on your "My Rhapsody" page to show recommended members (members who closely match your listening behavior), members who have added one of your playlists as a favorite and notifications for when favorite members create a new playlist. Overall, the profile addition to Rhapsody is a very promising step ahead and I look forward to the near future when these community features are even more tightly integrated into the overall service.


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Oklahoma City-based Cedar Creek entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of All-Coast Forest Products' distribution location in Denver.
The agreement is expected to be finalized by June 6. All-Coast will continue to operate in Cloverdale, Calif.
D. Wayne Trousdale, Cedar Creek's COO, commented, "We are very pleased to acquire an outstanding location and a great team of people in the growing Denver market. We plan to add several new product categories and offer a broad range of specialty and commodity wood products for lumberyards and the industrial customer."
Cedar Creek - Denver will stock a variety of products, including cedar, siding, trim, EWP, hardwood plywood, boards, MDF, MDO, melamine, decking, and commodity lumber and panels.
Cedar Creek describes itself as "America's fastest-growing wholesale building material distribution company." It has 15 locations covering 24 states in the Mid-South, Midwest, Southeast and Rocky Mountain States. In May 2010, Cedar Creek was recapitalized by Boston-based Charlesbank Capital Partners, with the goal of providing flexible capital for the company to grow beyond its current trade areas.


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SpecialDatura was my warmest and most kind welcome when I came to EP.
As a newcomer, this site seemed like a great extravaganza feast
and Datura was the honey :)
Datura, I thank you for this great first impression and the generosity you shared with me.
(I still have that Wordsworth poem you gave me)..
You are a swan that lives on a lake of kindness.
DelaneyB 26-30, F 3 Responses 8 Jan 8, 2011
hmmm

of course, it is.

she welcomed me here too. Then she whispered to me that I am sexless, or was that - genderless.

Anyway, the standards in her circle were far too high. I simply had to bring some reality back in, just to re-settle the averages, you know.

love you, big sis.

Delaney, thank you so much for your kind words! I was sort of moping around today and missing my son who just left to go back to college and you brightened my day like a ray of sunshine!


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South Carolina Black Sea Bass catch limit likely lowered to five
The daily recreational catch limit of black sea bass will be reduced from 15 to five fish per angler in a recommendation by the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council.
If approved by the NOAA Fishery Service, the new catch limit will go into effect when the 2011 fishing season for black sea bass starts on June 1. The reduced catch limit was recommended in an attempt to extend recreational fishing for black sea bass during the upcoming season.
Black sea bass catches are set annually in the Southeast by quota with recreational anglers allowed 57 percent of the annual harvest. The recreational quota was met in February of this year and all recreational fishing for the species ended for the current fishing year.
Black sea bass are considered an overfished species and are in the midst of a 10-year rebuilding plan. A new stock assessment of black sea bass will be completed by the end of 2011.


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Carlos Condit. Photo property of World Extreme Cagefighting.
The official weigh-in results for tonight's WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura event, which will take place at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, are below. The show's man card will be televised on Versus starting at 9:00 PM ET. All fighters successfully made weight. The only hitch saw Marcus Hicks need a second attempt to make the 155 lb. limit.
The event will feature a total of three championship bouts: WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit will make another defense of his belt against tough Japanese veteran Hiromitsu Miura; lightweight title holder Jamie Varner will make his first defense against top contender Marcus Hicks; and former U.S. Marine Brian Stann will put his light heavyweight strap on the line in a rematch against Steve Cantwell.
Main Card:
Carlos Condit (169.5 lbs) vs. Hiromitsu Miura (169 lbs)
Brian Stann (201.5 lbs) vs. Steve Cantwell (205 lbs)
Jamie Varner (155 lbs) vs. Marcus Hicks (155 lbs)
Damacio Page (135 lbs) vs. Brian Bowles (136 lbs)
Micah Miller (145 lbs) vs. Josh Grispi (145 lbs)
Preliminary Fights:
Brock Larson (171 lbs) vs. Carlo Prater (170 lbs)
Dave Terrel (170 lbs) vs. Blas Avena (170 lbs)
Todd Moore (154 lbs) vs. Shane Roller (155 lbs)
Kenji Osawa (136.5 lbs) vs. Scott Jorgenson (135.5 lbs)
Mike Budnik (154 lbs) vs. Greg McIntyre (155 lbs)
In the following set of videos courtesy of ESPN, seven of the fighters that will be featured on the main card of World Extreme Cagefighting's next event on Sunday night discuss their upcoming bouts. In the video above, Carlos Condit talks about his title defense against crafty Japanese veteran Hiromitsu Miura. After the jump, Brian Stann, Steve Cantwell, Jamie Varner, Marcus Hicks, Brian Bowles, and Damacio Page all touch on their fights as well, which will all be televised live on Versus starting at 9 PM ET.
Continue reading "Video Hype: Looking at the WEC Main Card"
WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner discusses his strict training and eating regimen that he will have gone through in the days and weeks leading up to his first scheduled title defense against top contender Marcus Hicks at WEC 35: Condit vs. Miura this Sunday night in Las Vegas in the above video. Varner also talks about his desire to win at everything and what it will take mentally for him to stay at the top of his game.
Jamie Varner throws a right hand at Rob McCullough. Photo property of World Extreme Cagefighting.
Newly crowned World Extreme Cagefighting lightweight champion Jamie Varner will make his first title defense against undefeated top contender Marcus Hicks when the organization holds their next following this weekend on August 3rd.
The news comes from MMA Weekly, who have confirmed the matchup with sources close to the fight itself.
Varner scored a surprise upset over then-champion Rob McCullough at a WEC event in February, viciously stopping the Team Punishment member with strikes in the third round of their title bout. It was Varner's third win in a row and his latest fight that hasn't gone to a decision. Varner hasn't gone the distance since losing a decision to Jesse Moreng in his second career fight.
Hicks remains undefeated thus far in his professional mixed martial arts career and has finished off all of his opponents by either TKO or submission. All of his wins inside the confines of the WEC have come by way of his patented guillotine choke, the most recent victim being Total Combat veteran Ed Ratcliff, whom Hicks submitted in March.
The event will emanate from The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. WEC light heavyweight champion Brian Stann is expected to make his first title defense against Steve Cantwell at the show. Reigning WEC welterweight title holder Carlos Condit is also advertised as being in action on the card.
Jamie Varner throws a left hook at Rob McCullough during their championship bout at WEC 32: Condit vs Prater. Photo property of World Extreme Cagefighting.
Some thoughts and notes from last night's WEC 32: Condit vs Prater…
Good Show, Good Production
Last night's event was definitely fun to watch. The televised bouts had a lot of everything - spectacular knockouts, slick submissions. Even the most boring fight on the broadcast had a highlight reel ending. The main thing that I wanted to touch on was the production. Sam Caplan makes a great point when he says that last night's show was perhaps the best MMA show he's ever seen on basic cable. I couldn't agree more.
The commentating was great. Aside from Frank Mir's screams of excitement once in a while during a bout, he did fantastic as always. Even Urijah Faber guest commentating during the Torres-Beebe fight was interesting to listen to. He came off as being a lot more than just a California surfer like I'm sure the casual fans portray him as.
Did anyone else notice that their was a semi-entrance where the fighters came out last night? Granted it was only a lit-up WEC sign above the curtain but still, it's at least a start for those out there who still long to see a Zuffa-promoted event use the ramp again.
Strange Judging in Tapia-Banuelos
I realize it was a pretty even fight for the most part but how that one was scored a draw confuses the hell out of me. Antonio Banuelos did a good job of controlling the third round but I still thought that Manny Tapia earned a unanimous decision for the first two, even though a split call was more likely.
I'm still surprised that no one scored a 10-8 first round for Tapia. He knocked Banuelos down twice in the round and came very close to finishing him. Just like in the Bisping-Hamill fight, Cecil Peoples gave the fight to the wrong person again.
Continue reading "WEC 32: Condit vs Prater Thoughts and Notes"
Carlos Condit weighs-in for WEC 32: Condit vs Prater. Photo property of World Extreme Cagefighting.
New Mexico native Carlos Condit avenged the first loss of his career and retained his WEC welterweight title as he submitted Carlo Prater in front of a supportive crowd of 4,648 inside Rio Rancho's Santa Ana Star Center last night.
The fight was one of three title bouts that headlined World Extreme Cagefighting's first venture outside of Las Vegas since UFC parent company Zuffa purchased the promotion in the fall of 2006.
After exchanging a series of leg kicks with Condit, Prater was able to slam his opponent down to the mat in impressive fashion. However Condit immediately went on the offensive, attempting a series of submissions that included tries for a triangle, armbar, and a guillotine.
While sitting inside of Condit's guard, Prater (21-6-1) made the mistake of digging his head into Condit's stomach, allowing the hometown hero to sink in a fight-ending guillotine from the bottom. After the fight, Condit (22-4) pointed out that it would be impossible for him to be uncomfortable fighting off of his back at this point.
"I'm very comfortable on my back, like I've proven before," Condit said during a post-fight interview with Frank Mir. "All my wins in the WEC so far have come by submission. I'm not complaining at all."
While Condit was able to keep his belt around his waist, the two other champions defending their titles didn't fair so well.
Team Punishment's Rob McCullough defended multiple takedown attempts while not mounting much of his well-known offense during the first two rounds against Jamie Varner, who had recently converted over from the UFC's lightweight division.
Varner's early scored takedowns and aggressiveness put him ahead on points going into the third round. However it was Varner who was on the wrong end of a right hook courtesy of McCullough. After the blow knocked his mouthpiece out, Varner intelligently asked referee Steve Mazzagatti if he could have it back in his mouth, a decision that ultimately gave Varner more time to recover from the shot.
When the fight was restarted, Varner (14-2) rushed McCullough (15-4) out of the gate with a flurry of lefts and rights. A stunned McCullough continued to take unanswered shots, going down to a knee twice before finally being finished off with a devastating straight right that forced Mazzagatti to step in and save a bloodied and battered "Razor" Rob.
Varner, the newly-crowned lightweight champion, revealed his plan to strike against the renowned Muay-Thai specialist after the fight.
"I grew up boxing," said Varner,". "Everybody called me a wrestler. He expected me to wrestle. So I kind of put my wrestling on the back-burner during this training camp and really worked on my striking. It really paid off tonight."
Continue reading "Condit Retains; Varner and Torres Grab Gold"
LAS VEGAS – After a star-studded 2007 in Las Vegas that saw the crowning of new champions, the emergence of new ones, and a continuation of the high-octane action that has become a trademark of the organization, World Extreme Cagefighting will take its show on the road Wednesday, February 13 with a championship triple-header that is sure to pack the Santa Ana Star Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
In the main event, Albuquerque's own "Natural Born Killer", Carlos Condit, looks to defend his WEC Welterweight title and avenge a previous defeat in the same night as he takes on Carlo Prater. Also in action will be "Razor" Rob McCullough, who defends his WEC Lightweight crown against rising star Jamie Varner, and the 135-pound iron man, WEC Bantamweight Champion Chase Beebe, who will put his belt on the line against Jiu-Jitsu ace Miguel Torres.
WEC: Condit vs. Prater will be televised live nationally on Versus beginning at 9:00 pm ET/6:00 pm PT.
One of the best 170-pound fighters on the planet, Carlos Condit, will defend his title against Carlo Prater in what many are calling one of the best matchups in the history of the WEC.
Continue reading "WEC Heads to New Mexico for Condit vs Prater"
Two of the best ever in their respective sports right there peoples.
News and Notes
- Our rumors page has been updated.
- HDNet has announced that Yarennoka! will be airing live from Japan at 6:00 AM EST on HDNet on New Year's Eve. Additional re-broadcasts of the event will take place on the same day at 3:00 PM EST, January 4th at 10:30 PM EST, and January 5th at 3:00 AM EST and 3:00 PM EST.
- The Fight Network is reporting that Jesse Veium will replace an injured Cyrille Diabate against Travis Wiuff at IFO: Fireworks in the Cage IV on December 28th.
Diabate was forced to pull out of his bout against Wiuff after suffering a broken ankle during training.
- Justin McCully has apparently missed the deadline to accept a fight against Cheick Kongo at UFC 82 in February according to Brian Knapp of The Fight Network.
We reported yesterday that McCully had been offered a fight against Kongo but had not yet made a decision.
According to Knapp, McCully can still have the fight but only if he accepts before the UFC finds a replacement opponent for Kongo.
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MMA Weekly is reporting that WEC Lightweight Champion Rob McCullough will defend his belt against Jamie Varner in February.
McCullough believes that Varner is a younger version of Richard Crunkilton, whom McCullough successfully defended his title against in September:
"I think he's a younger version of Rich (Crunkilton)," McCullough continued. "I don't think his submission game is anywhere near Rich's, but he's definitely got a quick shot, and he changes levels fast. I think his gas tank is going to be questionable."
McCullough was originally slated to face TUF alumnus Alex Karalexis but the WEC decided to match Karalexis up against Ed Ratcliff for the promotion's December event.
Jamie Varner has been forced to pull out of WEC 27: Marshall vs McElfresh on May 12th because of a separated rib and torn cartilage that he suffered during training for his scheduled bout against Rich Crunkilton.
Varner is expected to be out of action for six weeks. A replacement opponent for Crunkilton has not yet been named…


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Devils Cake - Poem by Katherine Lyczek
He is so intensely angry
At everything that moves
his eyes, dull
nothing can make him smile
for his pain is much too great
he coughs as his heart roasts on an open squwere
little said and done
as he openly ignores me
maybe even smiling behind my back
perhaps one day he shall not be such a thwart
yet seemingly, he has yet to change
what embaressment
...being gazed upon with such annoyance glinting angrily in his eyes
what more anguish shall i bring about myself?
how badly can something hurt?
why does it sting so bad
when i keep slewing up?
while he most likely notices my flaws
my insecurities and worries,
my blush when i think of him
i need not conspire
for he is tall, like a tower
if i may say, he makes me sway
like a daffodil in rain
how come he doesnt say,
'Hello little lady, how are you today? '
my eyes see no one greater,
when seen, but not sought,
i crumble in his pressence
need not worry much though
for all have moments of heed
i miss his brutal stares and
hateful eyes
i only want his attention..
please talk to me..
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Sarah-Lucy wrote:^ Thanks again for the videos Dianna you keep supplying us, keep them coming! .
Yeah Kurt did say Shannen played Laura Inglis from Little House on the Prairie when infact he was so wrong, she played Jenny Inglis.
I still can't watch the videos from WEtv website. Idon't have an ipad, only a laptop and PC. I wouldnt' have the first idea about private browsing so don't want to do something i might regret on my pc.
Yes it is better to be safe as you don't want to do something you might not be able to change back. I haven't done anything to my laptop either.


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CUT. INSERT. CLICK. You know you have a completed connection when you hear the click.
SmartClick is five times faster to install than any other PE-RT or PEX fitting. In seconds you have a permanent connection without using any tools. No measuring, crimping, cinching, expansion tools, or go/no go gauges are necessary when using this patented connection system.
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Political blogger (Oldtown News [1]) Jamie Lee Hamilton returns to the program after a four-year absence to discuss the current provincial election and referendum campaign, her support of Green candidate John Boychuk in Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, STV, and more.
Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:
I am Planta: On the Line. This is THECOMMENTARY.CA.
Jamie Lee Hamilton joins me now. She was one of the first guests on the program back in 2004, but it's been four years since her last appearance. And it was during the last provincial election campaign. We'll discuss this current election and referendum campaign now. The website is at http://www.downtowneastside.blogspot.com [1]. Please welcome back to the Planta: On the Line program, Jamie Lee Hamilton; Good morning, Ms. Hamilton.
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Oops ... tsunami warning issued for CT
Updated 12:34 am, Friday, September 25, 2015
The state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection said a tsunami warning for Connecticut was inadvertently broadcast from the National Weather Service Thursday morning. The alert included Fairfield County, part of Long Island Sound and New Haven, Middlesex and New London counties.
"It was an internal test for the alert that went live," said Scott Devico, spokesman for the department. "The message was sent through the emergency alert system. The first thing we did was make contact with the National Weather Service and was told it was an accident." The department later sent out a tweet letting people know it was a mistake. He said no emergency services were activated once it was determined the alert was a mistake.
"It was obviously a mistake, but the good news is the test worked," he said.
The official explanation: "As part of a routine monthly test issued by the National Weather Service/NWS National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer Alaska ... the NWS New York NY office sent a tsunami test warning message over NOAA weather radio all hazards. This transmission was sent to local emergency alert systems for possible redistribution," a statement from The National Weather service says. "There is no tsunami threat at this time."
That doesn't stop some from speculating about a worst-case scenario.
Of course, Jorgustin said, there are many variable factors like the speed and energy of the tsunami, shape of the ocean floor and shoreline, that could all affect who lives or who dies when a big wave rolls in.
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I got my camera as a gift years ago, but I've only become serious about taking pictures in the last six months or so. I've really gained respect for photography as an art form and I'm starting to focus on developing my own skills as a photographer, rather than only focusing on video.
The boyfriend and I try to go on a new adventure every Saturday, and earlier this month we went to Drachenfels, which is some kind of something that may involve two castles, a waterfall, and a bunch of paths in the woods outside of a beautiful little village between Bonn and Cologne. I'm not really sure which part of the pretty-old-things complex/village is Drachenfels specifically, but drachen means dragon in German, so doesn't really matter – basically all-over awesome.
I loved how German it was. Cologne, and the surrounding cities, while of course 'German', are more modernized and sort of mass-marketed than the old villages. I saw a lot of the traditional German styles my first time in Germany, and I loved it then and miss it now.
And without further ado – my first photography post ever! Let me know what you think, and if you have any advice or suggestions for improvement, let 'em fly.


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Toshiba Storage Products announced its new THNSNF series of Solid-State Drives (SSDs).
For more information visit: www.toshibastorage.com
Unedited press release follows:
Toshiba Announces High-Performance, Power-Efficient Solid State Drives Targeted at Broad Range of Notebook, Desktop, Embedded and Commercial Markets
Industry's first SSDs with 19 nanometer NAND flash technology for high performance, leveraging Toshiba's 25 years of NAND flash leadership
IRVINE, Calif. — Toshiba Storage Products, Business Unit of Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., a committed technology leader, today announced a new lineup of solid state drives (SSDs) that provides both high performance and energy efficiency for the most data-intensive and energy-sensitive applications. The THNSNF drives are the world's first to take advantage of 19nm process NAND flash memory, which delivers major advances in power consumption and performance. Continuing Toshiba's long history of innovation in NAND flash memory — 2012 marks the 25th anniversary of Toshiba's invention of NAND flash — the THNSNF series provides an ideal storage solution for high-end and thin and light notebooks, all-in-one desktop computers, embedded systems and external storage devices for consumer and industrial PCs.
The THNSNF series employs Toggle MLC (multi-level cell) NAND flash, which delivers significantly faster performance than competing SSDs using synchronous or asynchronous NAND flash. Clocking in at around twice the speed of Toshiba's HG3 series SSDs, the THNSNF series will be available in four capacities (64, 128, 256, and 512 GB) and in three form factors:
• THNSNFxxxGBSS – 9.5 mm height, SATA 6Gb/s
• THNSNFxxxGCSS -7.0 mm height, SATA 6Gb/s
• THNSNFxxxGMCS – mSATATM, SATA 6Gb/s
Toshiba's unique integrated SSD design and manufacturing capability ensures that key components of the SSD, from firmware to controllers, as well as NAND flash, are designed by Toshiba, further underscoring Toshiba's vertical integration and leadership strengths in the growing SSD market. Toshiba's innovation with the THNSNF series includes data protection through use of Quadruple Swing-By Code (QSBCTM), Toshiba's robust and highly efficient error correction code technology.
The THNSNF series delivers efficient power utilization of less than 0.1 W, exceeding the Business Applications Performance Corporation MobileMark® 2007 benchmark for battery life, a critical standard for next-generation ultrathin notebook PCs as well as current notebook PCs. The THNSNF series employs Advanced Power Management (APM) technology to control power consumption, and offers optional Automatic Thermal Control to reduce power consumption in response to drive temperatures.
"Our customers are increasingly looking to SSDs as a storage solution across multiple products and markets because of the performance and reliability they deliver," said Joel Hagberg, vice president of marketing at Toshiba's Storage Products Business Unit. "The THNSNF series provides not only great performance, but also extremely low power consumption across a broad range of form factors and capacities. These are critical features for our customers as they design the next generation of PCs and embedded systems."
Mass production for the THNSNF series will begin in August 2012.
For more information on Toshiba's line of industry-leading SSDs and hard disk drives (HDD), visit www.toshibastorage.com.
Product Specifications
About Toshiba Storage Products
Toshiba Corporation and its affiliates offer one-of-a-kind global storage solutions, offering hard disk drives (HDDs), solid state drives (SSDs) and NAND flash memories – technologies that drive a wide range of consumer electronics, computer and automotive applications, as well as enterprise solutions for the global marketplace. Toshiba is a leader in the development, design and manufacture of mobile, consumer and enterprise hard disk drives and solid state drives. In North America, the Storage Products Business Unit of Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. markets high-quality storage peripherals to original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, value-added resellers, value-added dealers, systems integrators and distributors worldwide. Inherent in the Toshiba storage family are the high-quality engineering and manufacturing capabilities that have established Toshiba products as innovation leaders worldwide. For more information, visit www.toshibastorage.com
About Toshiba Corp. and Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)
Through proven commitment, lasting relationships and advanced, reliable electronic components, Toshiba enables its customers to create market-leading designs. Toshiba is the heartbeat within product breakthroughs from OEMs, ODMs, CMs, VARs, distributors and fabless chip companies worldwide. A committed electronic components leader, Toshiba designs and manufactures high-quality flash memory-based storage solutions, solid state drives (SSDs), hard disk drives (HDDs), discrete devices, advanced materials, medical tubes, custom SoCs/ASICs, imaging products, microcontrollers and wireless components that make possible today's leading smartphones, tablets, MP3 players, cameras, medical devices, automotive electronics, enterprise solutions and more.
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, Japan's largest semiconductor manufacturer and the world's third largest semiconductor manufacturer (Gartner, 2011 Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue, March, 2012). Toshiba Corporation was founded in 1875 and today has over 490 subsidiaries and affiliates, with 203,000 employees worldwide. Visit Toshiba's web site at www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm.
1. One Gigabyte (1GB) means 109 = 1,000,000,000 bytes using powers of 10. A computer operating system, however, reports storage capacity using powers of 2 for the definition of 1GB = 230 = 1,073,741,824 bytes and therefore shows less storage capacity. Available storage capacity (including examples of various media files) will vary based on file size, formatting, settings, software and operating system, such as Microsoft Operating System and/or pre-installed software applications, or media content. Actual formatted capacity may vary.
2. Toshiba Semiconductor & Storage Products Company defines "RoHS Directive" as the Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.
3. Toshiba Semiconductor & Storage Products Company defines Halogen-Free/Antimony-Free solid state drive (SSD) or hard disk drive (HDD) products as those meeting all of the following requirements:
(a) containing bromine (Br) and chlorine (Cl) in no more than 900 parts per million (ppm) by weight for each element, and containing bromine and chlorine in an aggregate amount not exceeding 1500 ppm by weight; and (b) containing no more than 1000 ppm antimony (Sb) by weight.


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Iberostar Quetzal Playacar Playa del Carmen Reviews
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Wonderful hotel in Playa del Carmen May 10, 2008
One of the best hotels I've ever been to. This is a 5-star hotel based on an ultra-all-inclusivesystem. It's a 24 hours all-inclusivesystem. The people who work in the hotel are very friendly and helpfull. Although there aren't really any rooms aspecialy addapted to someone in a wheelchair, this hotel is very wheelchair friendly. You can get in- and out of your hotelroom with a wheelchair without a problem. The rooms are big enough, and so is the bathroom. The rest of the hotel is also very wheelchairfriendly.
It's a very clean hotel with a wonderful kitchen and an animationteam I have never seen before ! These guys are great and very professional. The drinks are brand ( no cheap stuff). The junglegarden ( actually a piece of jungle they never removed while building the hotel) is a big plus. It is beautiful. There's a big swimmingpool, A barpool ( only for adults) and a thirth pool. There are some shops in the hotel en near the hotel there's a little shop-area. It takes you about 5 minutes ( with a taxi) to get to the main shoppingstreet ( 5th street). On foot it takes you about 40 minutes ( but remember...walking this far in the heat isn't a good idea!). The hotel has 7 restaurants in total. For some you have to make a reservation before you can eat there.You can use kayaks and more ( as long as there isn't a motor on board) free of charge. You can also take a free trail-lesson scubadiving in the pool. This hotel isn't a cheap hotel, but it's worth every cent !! I wanna go back there some day.
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Delicious cocktails, a beautifull beach and luxury rooms! Dec 15, 2007
Wow, what a great hotel. The best one ever!
The complex is situated on the beautifull beacht of Playacar (Hotelzone Playa del Carmen). Between the two hotel Tucan and Quetzal is a forest with wild animals like monkeys.
It's fantastic! The hotelgardens are beautifull! If you eat in the restaurants you have a fantastic view over the gardens or the sea.
This resorts has 7 restaurants: a steakhouse, a Japanese restaurant, a tropical restaurant, a Mexican restaurant, an Italian restaurant and different buffet restaurants.
You can choose three a la carte restaurants per week. We choose Japanese, Tropical and Mexican. The were all great! But the Japanese restaurant I like the most. It's a real tepanyaki restaurant with great food and an excellent show of the chefs.
The cocktails in this hotel are all fresh and delicious. MMM I love Margaritha cocktails!!!!
There are different activities if you like that. I painted real Mexican ceramic. Realy nice to do.
In the hotel are a few good stores, but you can walk to the center of Playacar (10 minutes) or to Playa del Carmen (30 minutes).
The rooms are very large and situated in small buildings. It's very clean and the minibar is free!
We had a different towel figure every day! And somethimes we had some flowers on the bed.
Part of the Mexico, Yucatan, december 2007 travel blog
Iberostar Quetzal Playacar Overview
Iberostar Quetzal All Inclusive is located on the beach in Playa del Carmen, close to Playacar Golf Club, Playa del Carmen Main Beach, and Xcaret Eco Theme Park. Other points of interest near this all-inclusive resort include Xplor Theme Park and Mamitas Beach Club.
Resort Features.
This resort is all inclusive. Rates include meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments. Charges may be applied for dining at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, some beverages, and other amenities. This Playa del Carmen resort has a private beach. Dining options at Iberostar Quetzal All Inclusive include 8 restaurants. A poolside bar is open for drinks. Room service is available during limited hours. Recreational amenities include a children's pool, a health club, a sauna, a fitness facility, and a steam room. The property's full-service health spa has body treatments, massage/treatment rooms, facials, and beauty services. This 3.5-star property offers small meeting rooms and audio-visual equipment. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) is available in public areas. This Playa del Carmen property has event space consisting of banquet facilities and conference/meeting rooms. Wedding services and tour assistance are available. Guest parking is complimentary. Additional property amenities include a children's club, an arcade/game room, and multilingual staff.
350 air-conditioned guestrooms at Iberostar Quetzal All Inclusive feature minibars and coffee/tea makers. Balconies offer pool, garden, or courtyard views. Bathrooms feature makeup/shaving mirrors and hair dryers. Wireless Internet access is available for a surcharge. In addition to desks and safes, guestrooms offer direct-dial phones with voice mail. Televisions have satellite channels, video-game consoles, and pay movies. Rooms also include ceiling fans and windows that open. Housekeeping is offered daily and guests may request wake-up calls.
A private beach and a health club are featured at the hotel. 3 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. Other recreational amenities include a sauna, a steam room, a fitness facility, and a pool.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby, fees may apply.
Iberostar Quetzal Playacar Amenities
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