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A Conspiracy of Friends (Corduroy Mansions Series #3)by Alexander McCall Smith
It's back to Corduroy Mansionsthe slightly dilapidated but well-lived-in mansion block in London's hip Pimlico neighborhoodfor the third installment in Alexander McCall Smith's newest popular series.
There's never a dull moment for the residents of Corduroy Mansions: Berthea Snark is still at work on her scathing biography of the only/b>
It's back to Corduroy Mansionsthe slightly dilapidated but well-lived-in mansion block in London's hip Pimlico neighborhoodfor the third installment in Alexander McCall Smith's newest popular series.
There's never a dull moment for the residents of Corduroy Mansions: Berthea Snark is still at work on her scathing biography of the only loathsome Liberal Democrat member of Parliamenther own son, Oedipus; literary agents Rupert Porter and Barbara Ragg are still battling each other for first crack at the manuscript of Autobiography of a Yeti; fine-arts graduate Caroline Jarvis is busy blurring the line between friendship and romance; and William French is still worrying that his son, Eddie, may never leave home, even though Eddie's got a new wealthy girlfriend. But uppermost on everyone's mind is Freddie de la HayWilliam's faithful terrier (and without a doubt the only dog clever enough to have been recruited by MI6)who has disappeared while on a mystery tour around the Suffolk countryside. . . .
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"McCall Smith cooks up a delicious story . . . with a dash of mystery and a dollop of satire. . . . Comfortable, easy, homey."
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"Fascinating fare. . . . McCall Smith is by turns hilarious . . . and meditative."
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"Teeming with charm. . . . ample humor and grace."
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"This third volume of Chekhovian soap opera is every bit as addictive as the first two."
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"You cannot beat McCall Smith for subtle musings shot through with insight and wit. His deft characterization enlivens the inner workings of everyday characters. His work offers a heartening view of [the] world."
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"Quirky and original. . . . Told with warmth, wit and intelligence, and McCall Smith's cast of characters are beautifully observed."
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A Conspiracy of FriendsA Corduroy Mansions Novel (3)
By Alexander McCall Smith
PantheonCopyright © 2012 Alexander McCall Smith
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1. The Only Unpleasant Liberal Democrat
Oedipus Snark had a number of distinctions in this life. The first of these—and perhaps the most remarkable—was that he was, by common consent, the only truly nasty Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament. This was not just an accolade bestowed upon him by journalists in search of an amusing soubriquet, it was a judgement agreed upon by all those who knew him, including, most notably, his mother. Berthea Snark, a well-known psychoanalyst who lived in a small, undistinguished mews house behind Corduroy Mansions, had tried very hard to love her son, but had eventually given up, thus joining that minuscule group—mothers who cannot abide their sons. So rare is the phenomenon, and so willing are most mothers to forgive their sons any shortcoming, that this demographic—that is to say, in English, these people—is completely ignored by marketeers. And that, as we all know, is the real test of significance. If marketeers ignore you, you are not worth bothering about; you are nothing; you are—to put it brutally—a nondemographic.
So intense was Berthea's distaste for her son that she had once seriously contemplated arranging a DNA test to see whether there was any chance that Oedipus had been mixed up with her real infant in hospital and given to the wrong mother. She knew that this was clutching at straws, but she had read about such errors in a popular psychology magazine and concluded that there was a chance, just a chance, that it had happened to her. The author of the article had for years researched the psychological profile of those who had lived a large part of their life under a false belief as to the identity of their father and had only later discovered the mistake. In the course of discussing this not entirely uncommon problem, the author had casually mentioned two cases of a rather different error, where the woman thought to be mother was discovered not to be mother after all.
One of these cases had been of a boy who had been given by his mother to her sister in an act of generosity. The donor, who had six children already, had decided that her childless sister's need for a baby was greater than her own and had generously—and not without some relief—donated this seventh child. It had worked to the satisfaction of all, and when the truth slipped out—as the truth sometimes does in spite of our best efforts to conceal it—the reaction of the boy, now a young man of eighteen, had been admirable. There had been no recriminations, or sense of betrayal: he had gone straight to the florist, purchased a large bouquet of flowers and handed it to the woman who he had assumed all those years was his real mother. Love, he had written on the accompanying card, is thicker than blood.
Berthea could not imagine Oedipus doing such a thing. In fact, she found it difficult to remember when her son had last given her a present; not that she held it against him, even if she had noted it as a point that she might at least touch upon in a suitable chapter of the unauthorised biography of him that she was currently writing. And here was the second of his distinctions: there are few, if any, examples of hostile biographies written by mothers. Berthea, though, was well advanced in her plans, and the manuscript of the work provisionally entitled My Son Oedipus was already two hundred and ten typewritten pages long.
Those pages took us only as far as the end of Oedipus's schooldays. He had been sent to boarding school when he was ten, spending a short time at a very dubious prep school in the West Country before winning a scholarship to Uppingham. The prep school, now closed down by the authorities, was found to be a moneylaundering scheme dreamed up by an Irish racehorse owner; and while the boys were for the most part entirely happy (not surprisingly, given that the headmaster took them to the racetrack three times a week), their education left a great deal to be desired. Oedipus, though, had thrived, and had won the Uppingham scholarship by arranging for another boy at the school, an intellectual prodigy, to impersonate him in the scholarship examination. This had the desired result and brought, rather to the surprise of his mother, an offer of a full scholarship, covering the cost of tuition and boarding.
"I know I'm failing as a mother," Berthea confessed to a friend at the time. "I'm perfectly aware of that. But, quite frankly, much as I love my son, I'm always relieved when Oedipus goes off to school. I know I shouldn't feel this, but it's as if a great load is lifted from my shoulders each time I see him off. I feel somehow liberated."
"I'm not surprised," said the friend. "And you mustn't reproach yourself. Your son is a particularly unpleasant child—I've always thought so."
This verdict on Oedipus was shared by almost all his contemporaries at school. When Berthea had advertised in the school association magazine for "recollections—no matter how frank—of the schooldays of Oedipus Snark, MP," she had been astonished by the unanimity of opinion.
"I remember Oedipus Snark quite well," wrote one of her informants. "He was the one we all disliked intensely. I'm sorry to have to tell you this, as I gather that you're his mother, but we really couldn't stand the sight of him. What on earth possessed you to have him?"
And there was this from another: "Can you give me his current address? I promise I won't pass it on to anybody. I just want to know—for my own purposes."
Of course, Berthea did not pass on her son's address to that particular correspondent. She did not want Oedipus to meet any physical misfortune; she wanted him simply to be exposed, to be made to confront his shortcomings, to accept responsibility. And was there anything wrong with that? she wondered. Does it make me any the less of a mother for wanting to see justice done?
She had thought long and hard about what it was to be a mother. And from that, inspired by the article she read about disproof of maternity, the idea came to her that there had been a fairly long pause between the point at which Oedipus was taken from her in the maternity ward and the moment he was returned to her bedside. It was, she remembered, at least an hour, and during that time, as a nurse informed her, another three babies had been born.
"We've been worked off our feet, Mrs. Snark," said the nurse. "Four babies in two hours! All of them boys. A population explosion, that's what it is." Berthea now thought: four boys, all lying in those tiny cots they put newborn babies in; physically indistinguishable, at that age, one from the other; identified only by a little plastic bracelet which could so easily slip off, be picked up and put on the wrong baby. Surely it could happen. Or was that just wishful thinking?
Excerpted from A Conspiracy of Friends by Alexander McCall Smith Copyright © 2012 by Alexander McCall Smith. Excerpted by permission of Pantheon, a division of Random House, Inc.
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Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series and the 44 Scotland Street series. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and has served with many national and international organizations concerned with bioethics. He lives in Scotland. Visit him at www.alexandermccallsmith.com.
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The charm of the characters and the witty observations about the way people live combine to make it a very enjoyable read. I certainly hope that we will have more books in this series. The resolutions of some of the tenants' stories make me fear that Smith tied it all up so well that A Conspiracy of Friends may be the conclusion.
Another fun romp with the residents of Corduroy Mansion! I enjoy the easy going series. Just makes you happy to be acquainted with these characters.
I have read all three of the books in this series and absolutely love them. The separate plots keep me interested and entertained and, as an animal lover, I'm always glad to see Freddie de la Hay in action.
Each one is as good as the last. And nobody can pull off dry British humor like Alexander McCAll Smith.
I did not enjoy this book as much as the first two. The first half slogs along and then there are a rapid succession of plot twists that defy belief. It is as though A. M. Smith wants to cross genres and turn this series into science fiction! I join another commentator in my hopes that this fantastical ending was not a quick wrap-up for what I was hoping would be a long and successful series.
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When are the solstices and equinoxes on the giant planets, and when are they best positioned for view from Earth? I ask these questions a lot as I write about Earth photos of giant planets, and I finally decided to gather the answers to those questions in a single post.
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2016/03/11 12:17 CST | 2 comments
Image processing enthusiast Ian Regan is working on a cool new version of the Voyager 2 Neptune approach movie.
Checking in on Uranus and Neptune, September 2015 edition
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2015/09/22 01:28 CDT | 5 comments
There are no spacecraft at Uranus or Neptune, and there haven't been for 30 and 25 years, respectively. So we depend on Earth-based astronomers to monitor them, including Damian Peach.
Take My Free Online College Introduction to Planetary Science and Astronomy CSUDH Class
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2015/02/04 05:00 CST | 2 comments
Our own Dr. Bruce Betts is once again teaching his Introduction to Planetary Science and Astronomy college course online. Come join him.
Posted by Bill Dunford on 2015/02/02 05:03 CST | 1 comments
More examples of imperfect--but tantalizing--images from deep space.
Best-ever Neptune mosaics for the 25th anniversary of Voyager 2's flyby
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2014/08/25 10:58 CDT | 4 comments
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Voyager 2 flyby of Neptune, image magician Björn Jónsson has produced two new global mosaics of the distant ice giant, the highest-resolution ever made.
Intro Astronomy Class 9: Titan, Uranus and Neptune Systems
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2014/04/11 02:31 CDT
Examine Saturn's moon Titan and explore the Uranian and Neptunian systems in this video of class 9 of Bruce Betts' Introduction to Planetary Science and Astronomy class.
Intro Astronomy Class 1: Tour of the Solar System
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2014/02/11 05:53 CST | 1 comments
Take a tour of the Solar System in the video of class 1 of Bruce Betts' Introduction to Planetary Science and Astronomy class.
Take My Free Online College Introduction to Planetary Science and Astronomy CSUDH Class
Posted by Bruce Betts on 2014/02/05 05:02 CST | 9 comments
Our own Dr. Bruce Betts is once again teaching his Introduction to Planetary Science and Astronomy college course online. Come join him.
Cosmos with Cosmos Episode 6: Travellers' Tales
Voyager is the ultimate expression of our desire to explore
Posted by Casey Dreier on 2013/11/25 03:56 CST | 12 comments
The Voyager mission may be the ultimate expression of our desire to explore, but why does that will exist in the first place? Why is it unique to humans?
Neptune: The new amateur boundary?
Posted by Christophe Pellier on 2013/11/07 05:39 CST | 3 comments
Can features on Neptune be observed by amateur astronomers? For years, the Hubble Space Telescope and some professional terrestrial observatories have been revealing incomplete belts and spots on the surface of Neptune. Now, spots have been imaged by amateurs.
Posted by David Shortt on 2013/09/27 01:30 CDT | 20 comments
With the recent announcement by NASA that the 36 year-old spacecraft Voyager 1 has officially entered interstellar space at a distance from the sun about four times further than Neptune's orbit, and with Voyager 2 not far behind, it seems worthwhile to explore how humans managed to fling objects so far into space.
Europe Will Select Its Next Major Science Mission in November
Posted by Van Kane on 2013/09/25 01:22 CDT | 2 comments
The European Space Agency will announce two major science missions this November, one of which is likely to be devoted to solar system exploration.
Lesser-known views of Uranus and Neptune
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/05/28 10:58 CDT | 9 comments
Despite the fact that Voyager 2 returned relatively few high-resolution images from either Uranus or Neptune, there are many more photos in the archives than regularly make it to public view.
Planetary Society Weekly Hangout: The Ice Giants, with Heidi Hammel
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/04/11 02:00 CDT | 5 comments
My guest this was Planetary Society Board vice president Heidi Hammel. We discussed two planets near and dear to our hearts, Neptune and Uranus. What's new on these icy worlds since Voyager 2 passed by, and what are the prospects for their future exploration?
Pretty picture: Neptune and Triton
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2013/02/01 12:29 CST | 6 comments
On a lonely evening, what is one to do but to dip into archival space image data and surface with a gorgeous photo of a crescent Neptune and Triton?
Citizen "Ice Hunters" help find a Neptune Trojan target for New Horizons
Posted by Alex Parker on 2012/10/09 12:15 CDT | 1 comments
2011 HM102 is an L5 Neptune Trojan, trailing Neptune by approximately 60 degrees. This object was discovered in the search for a New Horizons post-Pluto encounter object in the Kuiper Belt.
Scale solar system presentation slide, a provisional version for you to review
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I'm preparing a talk for the Pacific Astronomy and Telescope Show here in Pasadena on Sunday afternoon at 1:45. I have spent the morning putting together a slide that I have long wanted to have for presentations.
Summer Sights of the Solar System
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What can you expect to see if you look at the night sky this summer (2011)?
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Movie madness
Posted on May 13, 2012 in English Posts | 1 comment
A possibly entertaining pastime I just came up with, for a bunch of people who can think at their feet:
Find a movie none of you has seen before, spoken in a language none of you knows. If it has subtitles in your language, turn them off. Each time when a character in the movie speaks, somebody improvises a "translation" of what they're saying. Optionally, each character in the movie may be "adopted" by the first person to translate them, who then translates all of their lines from that point on. Or not, in which case all characters remain free-for-all. See for how long you can keep the story consistent.
To make things more interesting, you could decide to change the genre of the movie. For instance, if you know that it's a romantic comedy, you could decide beforehand that it's really a sci-fi drama, or vice versa.
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I've sometimes tried this in my head, when looking over a Chinese friend's shoulder at a video they are watching in Chinese. I found it to be not too hard to keep the translation self-consistent, but hard to keep it interesting and focused.
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> It was once thought that when a reasonably wealthy country achieved democracy, it would almost certainly maintain it. No more.
> Democratic backsliding is far less rare than political scientists used to believe. In a recent academic paper, we identified 37 instances in 25 different countries in the postwar period in which democratic quality declined significantly (though a fully authoritarian regime didn't emerge). That is, roughly one out of eight countries experienced measurable decay in the quality of their democratic institutions.
> Scholars used to argue that democracy, once attained in a fairly wealthy state, would become a permanent fixture. As the late Juan Linz put it, democracy would become "the only game in town." That belief turned out to be merely hopeful, not a reality.
> As a result, the global trend for democracies — the other categories being partial or complete autocracies — does not look positive, as the following chart shows. While we are not yet to the point where democracies are rare, as in the 1970s, it is quite possible that the "third wave" of democratization has peaked. And the recent de-democratization trend stands out
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> The head of Google DeepMind is worried that technology companies and individuals will fail to co-ordinate on the development of artificial superintelligence — defined by Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom as "an intellect that is much smarter than the best human brains in practically every field, including scientific creativity, general wisdom and social skills."
> DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, whose company is arguably at the front of the race to develop human-level artificial intelligence (AI), said at The Future of Life's Beneficial AI conference in January that he wants (and expects) superintelligence to be created.
> But it's important that technology companies and individuals are open and transparent about their AI research, according to Hassabis.
> When superintelligence is close to being developed, the Cambridge graduate and chess grandmaster said that there might be a need for the leader of the AI race to "slow down ... at the end." This would give societies a chance to adapt to superintelligence gradually, while providing scientists with the opportunity to carry out further research that could mitigate the risks of developing harmful AI.
The CEO of Google DeepMind is worried that tech giants won't work together at the time of the intelligence explosion
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> I was a co-author of a paper back in 2007 in the BMJ on medical myths. The first myth was that people should drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day. This paper got more media attention (even in The Times) than pretty much any other research I've ever done.
> It made no difference. When, two years later, we published a book on medical myths that once again debunked the idea that we need eight glasses of water a day, I thought it would persuade people to stop worrying. I was wrong again.
> Many people believe that the source of this myth was a 1945 Food and Nutrition Board recommendation that said people need about 2.5 liters of water a day. But they ignored the sentence that followed closely behind. It read, "Most of this quantity is contained in prepared foods."
> Water is present in fruits and vegetables. It's in juice, it's in beer, it's even in tea and coffee. Before anyone writes me to tell me that coffee is going to dehydrate you, research shows that's not true either.
> Although I recommended water as the best beverage to consume, it's certainly not your only source of hydration. You don't have to consume all the water you need through drinks. You also don't need to worry so much about never feeling thirsty. The human body is finely tuned to signal you to drink long before you are actually dehydrated.
> Contrary to many stories you may hear, there's no real scientific proof that, for otherwise healthy people, drinking extra water has any health benefits.
No, You Do Not Have to Drink 8 Glasses of Water a Day - NYTimes.com
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> My younger daughter is something of a handful, so I've been thinking a lot about things like obedience, virtue, loyalty, and authority lately. These are often associated with martial arts training, so I thought I'd share my views here.
> I think it is important to distinguish between skills and virtues. Skills are abilities cultivated by practice, which are valued because of what they enable you to do, and should be deployed when its advantageous to do so. Virtues are inherent characteristics, which can be deepened or resisted through practice, but are considered good in and of themselves. A lot of trouble comes from confusing the two.
> For example, obedience is not a virtue, but it is a very useful skill. A person who cannot behave obediently when necessary gets into all sorts of unnecessary trouble, and is excluded from all sorts of beneficial activities. For example, if you can't follow orders, you're not safe to have on a sailing boat. No sensible person would welcome you into any kind of dangerous activity if you are unable to follow safety regulations. Obedience is really useful, but obedience cultivated as a virtue is utterly deleterious. It is not virtuous to obey, it is virtuous to do the right thing.
> Loyalty is a virtue that often gets confused with obedience. Let's take it in a martial arts context. Many instructors of my acquaintance would say that a good student is loyal and obedient. I don't agree; I think that a good student is loyal, yes, but obedience is grossly overrated.
> Of course, a disloyal and disobedient student is a waste of everybody's time. But a disloyal and obedient student is worse: they will follow your instructions right up to the point that you make a mistake; their thoughtless obedience prevents them from calling you on your mistake, and so they follow you blindly into error. Then their lack of loyalty leads them to cast you as a villain or a fool, and storm off in a huff. A loyal and obedient student makes things easy for an instructor, but their obedience prevents them from helping you to grow. The best students are loyal but disobedient. They are not inclined to blindly accept anything, and will call you on every error. But their loyalty keeps them training with you, and you grow together.
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Kaj Sotala:
> The older generation of Trump supporters the press often focuses on, the so called "forgotten white working class", are in this sense easier to explain since they fit into the schema of a 1950s-style electorate. Like the factory workers in Factotum, the baby boomers were promised pensions and prosperity, but received instead simply the promises. Here the narrative is simple. The workers were promised something and someone (the politicians? the economy? the system itself?) never delivered. Their horse never came in. [...]
> [Younger] Trump supporters hold a different sort of ideology, not one of "when will my horse come in", but a trolling self-effacing, "I know my horse will never come in". That is to say, younger Trump supporters know they are handing their money to someone who will never place their bets — only his own — because, after all, it's plain as day there was never any other option.
> In this sense, Trump's incompetent, variable, and ridiculous behavior is the central pillar upon which his younger support rests. [...]
> Pepe [the Frog] symbolizes embracing your loserdom, owning it. That is to say, it is what all the millions of forum-goers of 4chan met to commune about. It is, in other words, a value system, one reveling in deplorableness and being pridefully dispossessed. It is a culture of hopelessness, of knowing "the system is rigged". But instead of fight the response is flight, knowing you're trapped in your circumstances is cause to celebrate. For these young men, voting Trump is not a solution, but a new spiteful prank.
> We know, by this point, that Trump is funny. Even to us leftists, horrified by his every move, he is hilarious. Someone who is all brash confidence and then outrageously incompetent at everything he does is — from an objective standpoint — comedy gold. Someone who accuses his enemies of the faults he at that very moment is portraying is comedy gold. But, strangely, as the left realized after the election, pointing out Trump was a joke was not helpful. In fact, Trump's farcical nature didn't seem to be a liability, rather, to his supporters, it was an asset.
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What's better than Thanksgiving dinner? Why, lunch of course.
With the drunk uncle gone and the house to yourself, we can all agree the day after Thanksgiving is better than the actual holiday.
As lunch time rolls around to much of the country, we found our 10 favorite favorite lunch dishes you are remixing from your turkey day leftovers. Excuse us while we make a stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potato, turkey sandwich drizzled in cranberry sauce.
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This pregnant turkey prank is what Thanksgiving is all about
If there's one holiday that's about tradition, it's Thanksgiving. From who carves the turkey to who gets to break the wishbone, Thanksgiving is a day that operates on rituals and customs. But tradition doesn't just stop at the dinner table. Part of what makes the day so special is the act of passing on recipes from one generation to the next. In one kitchen, however, the tradition was less about thanks and more about pranks.
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Property Details
House, 2 Bedrooms, 2 Bathroom, Sleeps 8
Nestled among 1.5 acres of expansive, tropical, manicured gardens with it´s own private walled garden. This spacious 1,700 sq.ft. home shares a 40 ft. heated pool and pool house with seven other private Mexican Colonial-style houses in an exclusive and secure gated community, into it's 3rd generation of family owners, Villas Bellavista.
Villa Azteca is fully furnished and decorated with original artwork, folk art and Mexican textiles. This ample home has two completely separate bedrooms each with ensuite private tile bathrooms with two double beds in each bedroom. There are walk-in closets in each bedroom. Two terraces, one enclosed for alfresco dining. extend from the carved wooden French doors leading to the living & dining areas. In the living room there is a 18th century wagon wheel as a coffee table, a Netflix smart 32" TV, dining table with chairs and living room sofa set. There is a large, fully equipped tiled kitchen that looks out over the private garden and mango trees.
Villa Azteca is centrally located within walking distance of Spanish language schools such as The Spanish Language Institute (SLI), ChacMol, The Center for Bilingual Multicultural Studies, and IDEAL.
Research institutes such as the INSP or Instituto Nacional para la
Salud Publica, UNAM, CRIM and the Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas are easily accesible.
The Botichelli Institute of Florence, Italy gives classes for Restoration painting, drawing and Art History and is located across the street.
Within one block on Ave. Zapata, the major avenue for Cuernavaca, there are numerous banks with ATMs, supermarkets, convenience stores, galleries, shops, bakeries, great restaurants, fast-food take-outs, public transport etc. A radio taxi stand is 1/2 block from the villas and charge around $2 USD.
As a family business, we live onsite in the Casa Grande and are available for our guests to insure that their stay is memorable. We have over 60 years of experience with excellent references in offering exclusive but affordable rentals to discerning travelers, mature language students, retirees, researchers and executives.
Villas Bellavista is legally registered with the Morelos Department of Tourism which offers our guests the protection and guarantee of first-class accomodations with responsible onsite management. We have been awarded for 2014, 2015 and 2016 the recognition of the Tourism Department's Moderniza Program for professional standards in the hospitality industry.
Recent Review
A fantastic oasis!
Hopefully we will see you again in the future, and our best to you and your family.
Thanks again!
The Chapmans
About the Owner
About Cristina Chapman
I am a Cuernavaca native, but my father was from Upstate New York and started building these homes with love to detail in the 40's. My mother was from Monterrey, Mex. I have lived my whole life in our Casa Grande which is part of our complex of 8 colonial-style houses on 1.5 acres. I studied in Switzerland and attended Shattuck-St. Mary's in Minnesota. I speak fluent Spanish, English and French. I have traveled around the world and have family in India, Australia and the US. I am married (32 years) and have 2 daughters. We are now going into our 3rd generation in our family business in providing personal attention to our guests to make their stay an unforgetable authentic Mexican experience in their home away from home.
Cristina Chapman purchased this house in 1945
Why Cristina Chapman chose Cuernavaca
This property has been in my family for over 70 years and now is going into the 3rd generation. My father constructed these homes with only the best construction materials of handpainted Talavera tiles, & murals, wrought iron, chiseled stone, and solid cedar doors with attention to detail such as niches, arches and customized cedar French doors opening to terraces and beautiful, tropical gardens. He wanted to provide a Mexican oasis not only for his family but for his friends who needed to escape the harsh winters of the Northeast.
What makes this house unique
When guests rent with us they have the assurance that they will be renting from a legally registered, government regulated business that provides bonafide legal receipts/contracts which is required of all short term/vacation rentals. Our guests will enjoy the personal attention of our professional staff and enjoy amenities that are usually found only in hotels. The remodeled 40ft. tile pool with it´s ¨playita¨ is enjoyed year-round and the smoker/bbq is perfect for enjoying outdoor meals 365 days of the year!
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A fantastic oasis!
The property is immaculately maintained with beautiful gardens and houses with original character. We felt very safe and isolated and almost had the place to ourselves. The pool is great for little and big kids alike and the owners were kind and generous. Thanks for the lovely stay!
late Fall 2014
This is a follow-up to my one-word review of "wonderful," because I had some technical difficulties with this website's "feedback" process.
I love the Villas of Bellavista; in late 2012, I stayed for one week in one of the 1-bedroom bungalows at this 8-bungalow complex. In late 2013, I returned for a 5-week stay in Azteca, the 2-bedroom bungalow. That alone should tell you that I found the place to be excellent - cozy, comfy, authentic 1940s bungalows around a pool. The complex is surrounded by safety walls and gates that are always locked - I felt very safe here, even though, on this trip, I happened to be travelling solo. I also felt very safe in the general neighborhood and did not hesitate to walk around alone - even after dark. (But don't be foolish - stick to well-lit areas.)
The Villas are close to all sorts of conveniences (stores, markets, restaurants, etc). It's a safe and easy walk to a major avenue with public buses running every few minutes all day long. Downtown is an easy 10-15 minute bus ride (well, with the occasional grid-lock when you actually get within a few blocks of the Zocalo - best to hop off and walk the last 2-3 blocks...) There is always something going on downtown! The general location of the Villas in the Bellavista neighborhood of Cuernavaca is also a very convenient "jumping-off" place to visit other nearby areas - e.g., Tepotzlan, a wonderful village about 12-15 miles north-east of Cuernavaca.
The hosts here are the best - "children of the Sixties," my all-time favorite generation. Two very special people who are now joined by their daughter in running the business that the host's father started in the 1940s. This place is not a gaudy tourist trap, there are no nearby beaches filled with annoying tourists; other than some pretty decent modern appliances in the fully-equipped kitchens, there's nothing "modern" or "cookie-cutter" about it - just cozy, comfy, and down-to-earth; my home away from home in a very "real" section of Cuernavaca.
From the Owner
"This property has been in my family for over 70 years and now is going into the 3rd generation. My father constructed these homes with only the best construction materials of handpainted Talavera tiles, & murals, wrought iron, chiseled stone, and solid cedar doors with attention to detail such as niches, arches and customized cedar French doors opening to terraces and beautiful, tropical gardens. He wanted to provide a Mexican oasis not only for his family but for his friends who needed to escape the harsh winters of the Northeast."
Activity and Interests
Spanish language schools, many within walking distance
Hotel/Culinary schools
Museums, Indian markets and festivals
Pre-colombian archeological pyramids and ruins-UNESCO World Heritage Site of Xochicalco
16th and 17th Century churches and haciendas
Natural Springs and therapeutic spas
Eco tourism
Artist galleries, Folk Art markets
State-of-the-art fitness centers/gyms with yoga, pilates, aerobics,
Martial arts and Tai Chi within walking distance
Five championship golf courses, tennis, equestrian centers,
waterskiing, boating, kayaking, water parks, river
rafting, hiking, caving, mountain climbing, snorkling, painting and
sculpture, ballet, galleries, arts and crafts
shopping, and cooking classes with reknown chefs.
World class restaurants such as Las Mananitas, El Madrigal, La Gaia,
that also offer culinary art classes
Famous nighttime entertainment on par with world famous Acapulco and Cancun
Rates & Availability
Rental rates
|Rate Period
|Weekend Night
|Monthly *
Mar 17 2017 - Mar 22 2017
3 night minimum stay
Easter/Semana Santa
Apr 7 2017 - Apr 24 2017
3 night minimum stay
May 4 2017 - May 7 2017
3 night minimum stay
May 12 2017 - May 16 2017
3 night minimum stay
Puente Noviembre
Nov 16 2017 - Nov 21 2017
3 night minimum stay
My Standard Rate
2 night minimum stay
|Notes: Rates are based on 4 guests; add $20 per night, per additional guest
* Approximate monthly rate. Actual rate will depend on the days of the month you stay.
Additional information about rental rates
|Refundable damage deposit
|Pet Fee
20% increase during Holidays.
Rates are based on 1-4 Guests. Extra guest fees, please inquire.
Refundable security deposit required
Owner's Cancellation Policy
- 12
- Available arrival
- 12
- Available stay (no arrival)
- 12
- Unavailable
From the Owner
"When guests rent with us they have the assurance that they will be renting from a legally registered, government regulated business that provides bonafide legal receipts/contracts which is required of all short term/vacation rentals. Our guests will enjoy the personal attention of our professional staff and enjoy amenities that are usually found only in hotels. The remodeled 40ft. tile pool with it´s ¨playita¨ is enjoyed year-round and the smoker/bbq is perfect for enjoying outdoor meals 365 days of the year!"
Property Type
- house
- Adventure
- Budget
- Family
- Historic
- Romantic
- Sports & Activities
- Tourist Attractions
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- Hair Dryer
- Heating ...
- Internet ...
- Iron & Board
- Linens Provided ...
- Living Room ...
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- Telephone ...
- Towels Provided ...
- Washing Machine ...
- Wood Stove ...
- Coffee Maker
- Dishes & Utensils
- Kitchen ...
- Microwave
- Oven
- Pantry Items ...
- Refrigerator ...
- Stove ...
- Toaster ...
- Dining ...
- Dining Area
- Books ...
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Pool / Spa
- Communal Pool ...
- Heated Pool
- Outdoor Pool
Onsite Services
- Car Available
- Chauffeur
- Concierge
- Massage
- Private Chef
- Staff
- Long-term Renters Welcome
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters ...
- children welcome ...
- pets considered ...
- smoking allowed ...
Location Type
- Downtown
- Mountain View
- arboretum
- botanical garden
- caves
- churches
- cinemas
- coin laundry
- festivals
- forests
- library
- live theater
- museums
- playground
- pond
- recreation center
- restaurants
- ruins
- synagogues
- volcano
- waterfalls
- zoo
Leisure Activities
- antiquing
- bird watching
- eco tourism
- gambling casinos
- horseback riding
- horseshoes
- outlet shopping
- paddle boating
- photography
- scenic drives
- sight seeing
- walking
Local Services & Businesses
- ATM/bank
- Babysitter
- fitness center
- groceries
- hospital
- laundromat
- massage therapist
- medical services
Sports & Adventure Activities
- basketball court
- cycling
- equestrian events
- fishing
- golf
- golf privileges optional
- hiking
- jet skiing
- mountain biking
- mountain climbing
- mountaineering
- paragliding
- rafting
- scuba diving or snorkeling
- spelunking
- swimming
- tennis
- water skiing
- water tubing
Floor Area
- 1700 sq. ft.
- Bathroom 2 - toilet, shower, Amenities of herbal shampoo, conditioner, hand & bath soap
- Bathroom 1 - toilet, shower, Amenities of herbal shampoo, conditioner, hand & bath soap
- Ensuite Vintage tile bathrooms with hand towels, bath towels and face towels, hotel amenities of natural herbal shampoo, conditioner, bath and liquid soaps and hair dryers.
- 2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 8
- Bedroom 1 - 2 double, Ensuite tile bathroom
- Bedroom 2 - 2 double, ensuite tile bathroom
- 100% cotton sheets, handwoven cotton/wool bedcovers, cotton curtains, handwoven Oaxacan rugs, Cedar bed frames and bureau, Original art work. Walk-in closet with iron/ironing board, fan.
- Deck / Patio ...
- Lawn / Garden ...
- Outdoor Grill ...
- Guests provide their own meals
Learn more about this vacation rental at the owner's website
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Fantastic Jungle/Beach setting
We stayed at the Villas del Caribe in Dec, 2004. We paid about $50/night which included breakfast. Or unit consisted of two floors, a downstairs living area with a kitchen and bath. There were no in room safes or TV. The construction of the inn is rather rustic and is not to the higher standard of Tico construction we had seen elsewhere. Still, it was ok. The upstairs was a large bedroom with a narrow covered balconey. The bedroom had two sets of French doors opening onto the balconey looking towards the ocean through a jungle sttting. You could hear the ocean and see small parts of it through the filtered view. There were two hammocks on the balconey. We realy enjoyed sleeping with the doors open at night as it would often rain fiercly and the sounds were wonderful, In the early morning there was much noise from the birds and nearby monkeys. Breakfast was served in the open air restaurant on site and was good but very simple. Yogurt, dry cereal, fruit, toast, Cooked breakfasts were available for an additional charge. This inn is quite a ways outside of Puerto Viejo, in Cocles, with not much else around it. Hence it is quite. The beach was near to empty whenever we were on it. There is a bicycle rental shop a short walk down the street and a very small grocery store across the street from the inn. There is an excellent soda about a 10 minute walk up the road toward Puerto Viejo called Karen's, run by a Nicaraugan lady. Puerto Viejo is an easy 20 minute bicycle ride away and Manzanilla an easy 30 minute bicycle ride to the south. We saw sloths and numerous monkeys along the way to Manzanilla, right beside the road. In Manzanila is the trail head to the Gandoca Reserve, a fantastic experience in itself, not to be missed if you are in the area.
Directions: About 10 minutes south of Puerto Viejo, on the highway (there's only one), left hand side.
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The Julia Child of Phish youtube videos, Silverchair97, continues to unleash the August 6th show from Riverport Amphiteatre in 1997. This particularly poignant version of "Cars Trucks Buses" proceeds the traditional "Sample in a Jar".
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Video: Phish "Cars Trucks Buses, Sample in a Jar" 8.6.1997 Riverport Amphitheater ~ Maryland Heights, MO
The Julia Child of Phish youtube videos, Silverchair97, continues to unleash the August 6th show from Riverport Amphiteatre in 1997. This particularly poignant version of "Cars Trucks Buses" proceeds the traditional "Sample in a Jar".
Umphrey's McGee announces Halloween Run and Fall Tour
In the midst of short-break from their summer tour, Chicago's Umphrey's McGee has revealed plans for a two night Halloween run in St. Louis, MO at The Pageant. In what is now becoming a tradition, the band will be offering a new dose of mash-ups and is encouraging their fans to join in the theme and mash their costume attire. Last years mash-up's included Sweet Sunglasses[Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics) + Sunglasses at Night (Corey Hart) + Electric Feel (MGMT)], Night Gambler[The Gambler (Kenny Rogers) + Night Fever (The Bee Gees) + Rapper's Delight (The Sugarhill Gang) + Bring the Noise (Public Enemy; with Andy on vocals)], Land of Wappy[Wappy Sprayberry + Land of Confusion (Genesis) + Seek & Destroy (Metallica)], and my personal favorite Nemo's Fat Bottomed Good Times[Nemo + Fat Bottomed Girls (Queen) + Good Times Bad Times (Led Zeppelin)].
The thirteen day fall tour will kick off in Tennessee and work it's way west to Missoula, MT. For complete tour date and ticket information visit umphreys.com.
Mr. Miner: The Light Is Growing Brighter Now
Viewing Phish tour as a quest for the transcendental unknown through improvisational portals, "Light" emerged as the unquestionable centerpiece of summer's opening leg. The only song that routinely pushed the band into unique, uncharted realms, with each summer version came another risk into lush, textured psychedelia. During a month that didn't focus on musical abstraction, "Light" routinely provided an experimental lens through which Phish explored the newest frontiers of their sound. On the heels of a stellar fall tour for the song, Phish's philosophical anthem quickly became the springboard for the most profound jamming of summer. Each excursion surfed an emotional wave into an ever-darkening mystery, but what took place once the band got there depended on the evening.
Dog Gone Blog: Deeper Expression
Inevitably, this evolution has not only influenced the band's songwriting, but their jamming as well. Many of the new songs debuted on the first leg carry a strong element of humility, similar to many of the songs off Joy. The days of writing goofy songs with meaningless lyrics are seemingly over, a new style has emerged in its place. Several of the covers seem to follow in this transition, with the most obvious being the cover of Joni Mitchell's "Free Man in Paris".
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Ok when it comes to led notifiers I'm pretty much used to BlackBerry and it's completely different on the SGS3 the yellow light is on continuously and it doesn't blink when ever I do get notifications so yea...looked on YouTube and still wasn't able to find anything...can you program colors on the stock app?
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This review is from: Microsoft L6M-00001 Kinect for Windows Sensor
Pros: Better hardware than xbox kinect
Plug and play
Built in microphones, voice control was awesome.
Cons: Price
Sluggish with 7MC setup
Not that many useful apps available, at least for what I needed.
Other Thoughts: Set this up on my HTPC to control Windows 7 media center. It worked, however not to my satisfaction. In fact, im pretty sure a hacked xbox 360 one would have been better.
May buy again once the price comes down and they get the software working better, but hey thats all part of buying these new gadgets i guess.
Note: I bought an open box version but everything was all there and intact. Paid 180 vs 250, returning for refund.
If you plan to use this for a 7MC HTPC setup dont expect much more than a very expensive microphone. (Which by the way, did work awesomely for voice control.) That is unless you find some kind of software that works a whole lot better than the one I used, which I had to pay for as well. My advice is either hack an xbox 360 version, or wait for price to come down.
This review is from: Rosewill RX-358 V2 BLK - Black, 3.5" SATA to USB & eSATA External Enclosure with Internal 80 mm Fan
Pros: 1. Has a fan
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3. Keeps my HDD cool
4. Has the ability to turn fan on/off (@N/A's review)
5. E-sata
6. Improves life span of high use externals due to cooling fan
6. Fan on mine is not loud at all. However I did buy mine a long time ago.
7. Least expensive enclosure with cooling I could find anywhere.
8. Sturdy, solid feel and look. Definitely something I would show off to my techie friends
Met and exceeded my expectations.
5+ eggs.
Cons: Only con, which I agree from another poster is:
1. At the front you can see through and see the greyish/silver spots on the inside.
Nowhere near enough of a con to consider anthing less than 5 eggs
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Would definately buy this again, and will most likely be doing so very soon
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Pros: * Wifi included
* ION platform
* Runs 1080p video perfectly, with power to spare using nvidia CUDA w/ shark007 codec + CoreAVC
* Low power consumption
* No BIOS update needed, the board shipped from newegg with the latest BIOS
* Win 7 installed like a dream, and drivers from the website for it worked perfectly.
Cons: * Runs just a tad bit warm. When I got it, i re-seated the heat sink w/ artic silver 5 and all was well. After a while it warmed back up to about 50 c but it seems to be able to handle that temp okay.
(High temps are most likely a factor of the small case that I am using
Other Thoughts: Those complaining about the pcie 1x slot, its a MINI slot which isnt the same.(it SAYS mini right in the specs) Very few cards are made to fit in it. (also the card was not soldered like someone else said, at least on my board)
Also, the other complaint I saw was that it doesnt wake on USB. Mine wakes from usb perfectly fine, and i bought it from newegg about 3-4 months ago. so any boards they are selling now should work fine.
Last thing. Before you go giving a great product a 1 egg review you should understand what it is your buying. Just because you didnt, doesnt mean that it is newegg's fault.
This system:
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