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Anybody got any Advil?
Also, if you've never read Pet Sematary before reading this story, I might suggest you do so first.
Indians scattered on a dawn's highway bleeding
Ghosts crowd the young child's fragile eggshell mind.
The Doors, "Peace Frog"
Maine, 1684
After Round Flower and her tribe had finished burying her only child, she asked to stay by the grave alone for a while. Like the rest of the tribal cemetery, it lay on a high, barren mountain. The ground was almost solid rock, and thus digging was quite difficult, but with its high location, the soft sigh of the wind through the trees and around the burial cairns was almost constant. If one listened hard enough, as the tribal elders had always said, one could hear the voice of their deceased loved one calling to them. That was why they always used this challenging location to bury their dead.
Her eyes, still moist and red-rimmed, tracked across the seemingly boundless woods and rolling hills, mottled here and there with the shadows of passing late-spring clouds. This land of her people, the Micmac, still looked much as it did when she was a little girl, and as it had when her parents were her age. The sun still rose and set, the seasons still came and went, the fields still offered their crops, the bushes still bore berries, and the forests still abounded with game and the waters with fish. And yet the world around her was starting to change.
The pale people were starting to arrive in greater numbers in their strange oversized, gaudy clothing, in their huge wooden canoes supposedly from across the Great Water, with their large deer that they rode on, slovenly ways…and their terrifying "fire stick" weapons which could supposedly make part of a person's body burst. They were not wholly unfamiliar to her people, but back in her grandparents' time, so her parents had said, they had only stayed temporarily, mainly to trade with them or in a few cases tell them about their god (for some reason).
But it also seemed that wherever the pale people had been, even for a short while, sickness would cut through the tribes like wildfire. Horrible sicknesses unlike anything they had ever seen, which would cause one's body to inflame with pus-oozing rashes, with an agonizing death often following. None of the traditional herbs or even the shamans' strongest spells could save the victims. Entire cities of the Pennacook, Massachusett and Narragansett tribes to the south had been wiped out, and the pale people had supposedly almost replaced their numbers in those areas. The few remaining natives were forced to live the pale peoples' lifestyle, including wearing their floppy, uncomfortable clothing and even praying to the pale peoples' god. In fact, the pale people had actually stated that the sicknesses that had decimated the natives' numbers was the result of the pale god's punishment for not worshipping him (even though they had never known of him before).
For the moment this land still seemed to belong to the Micmac, but for how much longer? The nearest large settlement of the pale people was at Casco Bay about a two-day canoe ride away, but Round Flower's people were already starting to feel the effects. Three people had died of the mysterious sickness since spring had begun. One of them was her son.
And now, with her husband killed while serving in the sachem Metacom's uprising against the pale people, she was alone. Yes, her parents were still alive, as were several of her and her husband's relatives and her friends. The village elders and shaman said they would always be there for any further spiritual counseling or comfort. But this crushing grief… When Round Flower was told that her husband was dead, it felt like half of her heart had been torn from her body. When her son breathed his last, the second half had been ripped away.
One more horrible vision of that day flashed before her eyes; his little body covered in oozing brown hives, his sunken eyes rolling back into oblivion, his grip on her hand weakening before failing entirely. Once more Round Flower sank to her knees on the stony ground, weeping into her hands. No warrior could ever hope to be as merciless as grief, not even carrying one of those "fire sticks". If only there was some way to get at least one of them back…
Of course, she couldn't allow herself to think too strongly about that, could she? Every Micmac child had learned at their parents' or grandparents' knees about the Wendigo, the all-consuming, ever-hungry cannibal monster of the woods that was the fount of all unattainable, unspeakable desires…
I just wish I could have my son back…
"Rooooound Floooooowerrr…"
At first she thought it was just the wind, or was her late son actually calling out to her? Then she heard a high, thin voice call out her name louder, and right behind her. She turned around.
There sat a strange white creature that somewhat resembled a weasel. However, it also had a fox's large, bushy tail, and what seemed to be a second pair of ears with pink frills at the bottom. But most unsettling was its face. Its mouth had the fixed "smile" of a bobcat, and above this was a pair of red eyes. They had no pupils, and seemed to stare right through her—and at the same time directly into her.
"Greetings," echoed that high voice inside her head, somewhat louder than her thoughts usually were. The creature's jaws did not move. "Do you have a wish to make?"
Round Flower scooted back against the cairn; the bitterness of grief suddenly washed from her mind. "Wh-who are you?" she gasped. "How did you know my name?"
The creature cocked its head slightly without changing its expression. "Call me…Qubeg. I have been watching your recent plight. I have come from the heavens to grant your wishes and fulfill your destiny."
"My…destiny?" Could this really be happening? As far as she could remember, not even the shaman in her grandparents' time had ever had a face-to-face contact with the gods. Of course, even in these trying times, no other woman in her village had lost both a child and a husband… Could the gods actually be favoring her in her situation? "And how can you fulfill my wishes?"
"I know you recently lost your son to the pale peoples' sickness," Qubeg said. "And of course your husband was killed by them during Metacom's uprising. I can see you are quite upset. But there is something you can do. Would you like to…see one of them again?"
Round Flower's eyes widened. "How can such a thing be possible?"
"Make an agreement with me to become a Magical Warrior," Qubeg replied. "You will be able to help your people in the greatest possible way; fighting the demons and Witches that are responsible for the spread of sickness and despair throughout the world—and have also led the palefaces to your country. Then I shall grant your wish."
Was it her imagination or had Qubeg moved closer to her? Its ghostly white face and those flat, emotionless eyes-like shark eyes, doll eyes- filled her vision and reached down into her soul. Yet…she wasn't scared. She was intrigued…and slightly comforted. Would she truly be able to see her son again? And could she put a stop to these palefaces encroaching upon her land, and avenge her fallen husband?
"Yes," Round Flower said. "Yes! If these Witches and demons took my son and my husband, then I shall gladly destroy them!"
"Excellent," said Qubeg. "Now, what is your wish?"
Round Flower paused for a few moments. Could this creature really resurrect the dead? It looked so small and weak…could it actually reach into the afterworld, retrieve a lost soul, and place it back into the body like an arrow into a quiver? Could it restore the body? Her husband had been dead for six years now; nothing would remain of his body but bones. But her son… When the last handful of stony dirt had been laid over his face, he still looked like he was just sleeping. Besides, at least her husband had reached his potential as a proud, strong, able man, and had given himself to a great cause. Her poor son, meanwhile, had perished before his bud could even come into full bloom. He hadn't had the time to realize his full potential. It wasn't right. It wasn't just.
And now she had the chance to become a warrior of justice.
"I wish to raise my son, Little Bear, from the dead!"
"Very well then," Qubeg said. It raised its right front paw, and all of a sudden a blinding white light surrounded them both. A strange hot, stinging pain flared in the center of her chest, and she had the sudden sensation of something leaving her body, but those feelings were quickly gone. Her body was surrounded by a strange, whirling wind, and against this and the harsh light, she shut her eyes. But after only a few more beats of her heart, the wind had died down.
Round Flower reopened her eyes. Her normal buckskin dress had been replaced by a strange black ensemble with white trim that looked more like paleface clothing—except the few times she had paleface women, when they stopped by her village to trade, she hadn't seen any dressed with the hems reaching only halfway to their knees. Even the moccasins on her feet were now replaced by black, white-trimmed footwear that looked much more like that of the palefaces than her own—and for some reason reached halfway to her knees. Then she noticed a certain weight around her neck, and glanced downward.
A glowing purple stone, encased in golden plates, hung from a beaded cord around her neck.
"W-what have you done with my clothes?" she gasped. "And what's this stone around my neck?"
Qubeg lifted its right front paw and pointed upward as a human would do. "That is your Spirit Stone. It's the source of your power as a Magical Warrior. Now, whenever you kill a Witch, you must collect a Grief Seed—the source of its power—and use it to recharge your Spirit Stone. Then you shall gain greater powers, and be able to fight more Witches and their protectors, the Demons."
Resolve once more began growing in Round Flower's mind. "And the palefaces are in league with these Witches and Demons, aren't they?"
"Yes, of course."
Her brow furrowed. "Then I am ready." Suddenly a huge, bone-white bow, studded with sparkling, colorful stones, manifested in her right hand. A quiver filled with sparkling arrows appeared over her left shoulder. But before any more thoughts of vengeance flowed into her mind, she looked behind her.
Her son's gravesite cairn still sat there, all the rocks in place. Wind continued whistling through the cracks in those rocks.
"I wished for my son to rise," she said.
"First you must destroy a Witch," Qubeg answered. "There is one at an abandoned paleface farm not far away. If you leave now, you will be able to return to your village by sunset. And then your son shall greet you."
Round Flower stood up, clutching her new bow. A strange, hot energy coursed through her body. Any of those little voices expressing fear of her possible demise in battle were quickly silenced. Was this how her husband had felt when he went off to fight?
She addressed her husband. "Great Bear, this is for you."
Round Flower was somewhat daunted at first by the sight of her first foe. This was not some mere human sorceress, but a spirit-monster. Its lair was the burned-out remains of a paleface longhouse, which may have been the one some braves of her village said they had destroyed sometime last fall. Its appearance flickered and morphed back and forth between that of a feathery native headdress and one of those wide-brimmed, buckled hats the paleface menfolk often wore, and she felt somewhat nauseous just looking at it. It constantly uttered piercing cries which she could only vaguely describe as somewhere between a wildcat's howl and a human scream.
But while it initially fired a few volleys of fire-sticks at her (not the death-stones that shot out of the fire-sticks, but the actual sticks themselves), the Witch did not seem to have much fight in it. Round Flower quickly dodged a fire-stick coming her way, placed an arrow in her bow, and fired. A hollow roar like distant thunder came as she made a direct hit. The shrieking gave way to a pathetic gurgling as the Witch's form seemed to collapse in on itself.
"That was for my husband, my child, and my people, Witch!" Round Flower shouted. "I am a warrior of justice! I will remove all of you from our land!"
A strong breeze suddenly began flowing through the abandoned paleface farm. It seemed to form words in Round Flower's ears, in the Micmac language despite the Witch's half-paleface appearance.
"Gloat now, little Native Puella. But as I am now, so shall you be, soon enough." And then, with the snap of a pinecone exploding in a fire, the Witch finally imploded, and a small object flew through the air to land at her feet. It was a black stone, also encased in golden plating.
Round Flower frowned. She had actually been hoping for a fierce battle to the death. But in this case, it reminded her of fending off an elderly or injured bear or moose, and giving the killing blow to a formerly dangerous beast with no more fight left in it. Something that wanted to die.
But she didn't want to dwell on that. She had her first Grief Seed. And daylight was starting to fade. Her son would soon return.
The scattered clouds had turned a dark pink against a deepening mauve sky when Round Flower returned to her village. She could smell a deer roasting on the cooking fire and smiled at the thought of a reward for perhaps the most difficult day of her life. The village looked exactly the same as it had throughout her life, with some people sitting in front of their wigwams carving arrowheads, some just chatting, and some of the children gamboling about. And yet…something felt different.
A village dog sitting next to a man carving an arrowhead glanced up toward her and then suddenly backed away whining, its tail between its legs. The man's gaze followed the dog's, and his face recoiled.
"Wh-who are you?" he sputtered.
"I'm Round Flower," answered the young woman. "D-don't you recog…" Then her eyes trailed down to her rather strange clothing. Of course. It still seemed strange to her; what would her people think?
"B-but your clothing… When we last saw you, you were still at the burial ground grieving. When did you change into those clothes? They look…almost like paleface clothes!"
"And what is that glowing stone around your neck?" It was her father.
All of a sudden all the eyes of the village were upon Round Flower. "Please, let me explain!" she began. "I know it seems odd, but…" She took a deep breath. "A strange creature appeared before me at the burial ground. It gave me these clothes and this stone, and told me I am now a Magical Warrior." A nervous smile grew on her face. "I will now fight the Witches and Demons that are spreading despair and sickness among us, and that are leading the palefaces into our land! I can help save our people! And the creature also said he would raise my son from the dead!"
Her father flinched. "My daughter…what have you done? Do you know what kind of things you've become involved with? Such matters are strictly the domain of the gods! Not even a shaman can raise the dead…"
His lecture and the nervous chattering of the rest of the tribe were silenced by a smell drifting into the village, a stench. The reek of exposed tidal flats, of rotting flesh.
A seven-year-old boy was shambling his way into the village. His dark hair, ears and even nostrils were filled with dark earth which slid down from his head and onto his dirt-matted buckskin clothes and the ground with minute clicking sounds. But despite his youth, he walked like a very old man or a drunk, placing one leg far in front of his body, then dragging the rest of himself along as though he were partially paralyzed. With each step, he swayed almost to the ground.
His face was still pocked with the lingering scars and rash of the fatal sickness, despite the fact that his skin was deathly pale. As pale as a corpse…or that creature back at the burial ground. But that was far from the worst thing about his face. His eyes still seemed to have their youthful keenness, but they darted to and fro, never seeming to focus on a single object…as if there were something else behind them. But the worst part was the smile. It reached nearly from ear to ear, but it wasn't a human smile.
And the stench roiled off his body like smoke.
Nevertheless, Round Flower knelt to the ground and opened her arms. There might be some…imperfections (whoever thought raising the dead would be easy?) but he was still her Little Bear, her only son. Her wish had been fulfilled.
The boy didn't come to her. "Good evening, my people," he said in a slightly cracked version of his actual voice. "You're all gonna die. You'll never be able to stop the palefaces. They're going to come here, their sicknesses will spread, and those of you who aren't dead will become their slaves. And not just your people. The Penobscot, the Kennebec, the Pennacook, the Massachusett, the Iroquois, the Cherokee, the Shoshone, the Chumash…all gone! I can see them now…shivering and dying of smallpox, crammed into stockades, hunted down as vermin, forever dispossessed of their land and their identity. I've seen it all." The thing that had been Little Bear widened his horrific grin even further, and he slowly raised his right arm and twisted his fingers with audible pops and groans to point at Round Flower. "And there's nothing you can do about it. What do you think of that, everyone? What do you think of that? Ahhhh-ha-ha-ha-haaaaaa!"
"Silence, demon!" shouted the man carving the arrowheads. Bellowing a war whoop, he seized a finished arrowhead, rushed toward the chortling boy-thing, and plunged it into his throat. Muddy reddish blood with the consistency of tree sap poured through his clenched fingers.
It was all Round Flower could do to keep herself from vomiting, and she heard someone behind her do just that.
The boy-thing gibbered and keened briefly as he clawed at the man's arm, but soon fell silent as the man removed the arrowhead from the slash in his throat, and collapsed to the ground again. The man then turned toward Round Flower with a bitter scowl. "This is your doing. This…demon was summoned by you."
"I…I…" Round Flower stammered. "I didn't know it would turn out like this. I just wanted my son back… B-but I'm fighting evil now! I can make a difference for our people!"
"How so?" replied her father. "That was not Little Bear; that was a demon you summoned that assumed his form! And it called for our downfall at the hands of the palefaces!
"She's in league with the palefaces!" shouted someone. "She's wearing their clothes!"
"No," said the Chief, striding through the crowd to stand before Round Flower. "You have been touched by the Wendigo. Your recent losses have been quite tragic, but you let yourself give into unspeakable desire. Now I fear you may bring his curse upon the rest of us."
"What can I do now?"
"I'm sorry to say that you shall have to leave our village and never return. You have brought the Wendigo's curse upon yourself; you shall not bring it upon us."
Somewhere back in the woods where she felt she could do no more damage, the young woman finally could run no more, and just lay there weeping after her legs gave out.
"How could this happen?" she sobbed. "Why did this happen? I wanted my son back, not a…demon…"
"Like your father reminded you," a certain high, thin voice echoed in her head, "Matters of death are the domain of the gods." Round Flower glanced upward to see the strange, ghostly white creature materialize on a nearby log. "With anyone else attempting such things, the results will always be…less than perfect. And I am not a god, I should tell you now. I can remove the soul from the body, but I'm afraid I can't put it back."
Round Flower's jaw dropped. That ghostly white coat. Its soft, high voice, seducing her and awakening unspeakable desires in her. And those piercing, depthless red eyes. How could she not have suspected? "I should have known," she breathed, reaching for her bow. "You're the Wendigo! You're an enemy of my people, not an ally!" But before she could even reach for an arrow, Qubeg had vanished in a white flash. It then appeared directly before her.
"As I understand your people's legends, I can see how you might believe that. But this 'Wendigo' you speak of is often not so much born…as created. Allow me to demonstrate." It then quickly darted up Round Flower's stomach like a squirrel up a tree and pressed a forepaw on her Spirit Stone—which she suddenly noticed had lost its bright purple sheen and was starting to turn black.
It felt like a spear was being thrust through her chest. She didn't want to show any signs of weakness before this little white demon, but at the moment, she could do nothing but scream, fall to the forest floor, and arch her back.
When the pain had mercifully dissipated, she opened her eyes to see Qubeg still sitting there atop her now prone form. "When you agreed to become a Magical Warrior, I removed your spirit from your body and placed it into this stone. I…and the rest of my people, found it a more convenient way for you to avoid death during your battles and to heal yourselves and use other magic. Some would say you are no longer human."
Round Flower wanted to break into a good, healthy piercing scream, but, still on her back reeling from that bolt of horrific pain through her body, all she could do was tremble and utter a choked groan.
"Some might say that it's you who are now the 'Wendigo'. You were consumed by grief—not an unusual thing, really—but also by a desire you should have realized was simply unattainable."
"But you raised Little Bear, not me…"
"Only by your wish. You could have simply said 'no'," Qubeg replied, that same unchanging, stupid yet smart bobcat smile upon its face. "And now you shall have plenty of allies in your fight, originating from the burial ground…" It quickly glanced at her darkening Spirit Stone. "The palefaces call them 'Familiars'. Your people might call them demons. But to my people, they're all part of our business."
Round Flower tried to reach out and grab the creature, but she could only raise her arm a few inches before it collapsed back to the dirt. "You…you told me the Witches and demons are in league with the palefaces…"
"Some are, but they aren't controlled by them as a whole. They aren't 'evil' really; most of them just want to live a normal life as your people do. They grow food, trade goods, raise families, and try to instill the best values of their cultures as much as your people and others like them do. And occasionally they also fight wars over territory and treasure. However, their countries are much more crowded than this land. Some of their cities literally have populations approaching a million people. Food and even clean water are often hard to come by, and sickness is rampant there—the very same sicknesses that are now ravaging your people and others like them." Qubeg stared up at the darkening sky. "Some of them have come to this land to worship their god—or their interpretation of their god—in their own way. Some have come for less noble purposes, but possibly more honest ones—simply to make money. And some simply wanted to escape. They think they have found an unspoiled new world where want and sickness won't follow them. Unfortunately for them, with their growing numbers in this land, they will soon enough find that one cannot merely run from their old demons, but turn and fight them…as I'm sure you well know. Their demons—metaphorical ones in this case-have already followed them here…and already I and my associates have made agreements with several of them." Qubeg turned back toward Round Flower. "I can see your time is running short. I can't say I'm not somewhat disappointed in that you were only able to slay one Witch—and a weak one at that—and you couldn't slay your first Demon. But I do know you were rather weakened by your grief. But you can take one final comfort in knowing that you won't die without serving a very important purpose."
Its gaze returned to the sky again. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have some business to attend to in the land of the rising sun. Farewell, Puella Wendigo." And with that, Qubeg's form faded into nothing.
Tears spilled from Round Flower's eyes as her face crumpled for one last time. "I…I'm such a fool…" she said.
As the last rays of twilight faded over the central Maine woods, a harsh, unearthly scream smashed through the gloaming air, soon melting away into something between a sob and a cackle. It interrupted a business deal between an Englishman recently arrived from Massachusetts (it was getting too crowded down there) and a French fur trader who had spent several years in this region. He thought he knew these lovely, dark and deep woods somewhat well by this time, but every once in a while he was reminded that this was a new, strange world indeed.
"Alors!" gasped the Englishman in the fur trader's language. "What on earth was that noise?"
"That…that was just the loons to the south," the trader answered. "Sometimes the wind can carry the sound. It is strange."
After the two had completed their trade, and the Englishman had gone his separate way, the trader visibly shuddered and crossed himself.
A/N: Gen "Urobutcher" Urobochi recently claimed Stephen King was one of his main influences, and he (King) certainly is for me. Pet Sematary was the first King novel I read, and since I saw a few parallels between it and PMMM, I thought it might be interesting to combine the two.
I didn't go all out, but I did do some homework for this story. Metacom was a real-life sachem of the Narragansett tribe who led an Indian uprising in New England from 1675 to 1678. He was nicknamed "King Philip" by the English. Also, the reason Round Flower didn't compare "Qubeg" to a housecat was because Native Americans didn't keep domestic cats. They did obviously know about cougars, bobcats, lynxes, etc.
I know some of you are likely thinking that I should've put this in the crossover section but, heh, call me an egomaniac, but obviously that section doesn't get nearly the amount of traffic that the main pages do. As for the King section, I thought that probably more Madoka fans have read Pet Sematary than vice versa, especially outside Japan. In short, I thought my story would get more attention here than there.
But anyway, I'd like to give thanks to Danny Barefoot for his A History of Magic (especially the chapter on Sacagawea, of course; I owe the term "Spirit Stone" to this), as well as ncfan for her beautifully poignant Those Rainy Nights which honestly helped plant the seed for this venture, especially the scene of grief at the beginning (seed…grief…oh dear).
More to come; stay tuned. Don't know how soon it'll be though; this chapter was gut-wrenching for me to write.


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Sauteed Sausage With Cabbage And Apples
|Farmers sausage
|750 Gram
|Shredded cabbage
|8 Cup (128 tbs)
|1 Small
|2 Milliliter
|Cider vinegar
|25 Milliliter
|Granulated sugar
|10 Milliliter
|Cayenne pepper
|1 Pinch
|Sour cream
|250 Milliliter
|Chopped parsley
|1 Tablespoon
|To Taste
|To Taste
Prick sausage in several places.
Place in large deep skillet with enough water to just cover bottom of pan, about 1/4 cup (50 mL); bring to boil.
Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook for 10 minutes.
Uncover and increase heat to medium-high; cook sausage for about 5 minutes or until browned all over.
Remove sausage and set aside.
Pour off all but 1/4 cup (50 mL) pan drippings.
Add cabbage, apples, onion and nutmeg to skillet; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes or until cabbage starts to wilt.
Return sausage to pan, pushing down into cabbage; reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook for 20 minutes, stirring often.
Combine vinegar, sugar, cayenne, and salt and pepper to taste; stir until sugar dissolves.
Stir into cabbage mixture; cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
(Recipe can be prepared to this point, cooled, covered and refrigerated for up to 24 hours.
Heat through over medium-low heat before continuing.) Reduce heat to low and stir in sour cream; heat through but do not boil.
Taste and adjust seasoning.
Sprinkle with parsley to serve.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size
Calories 528 Calories from Fat 374
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 42 g64.2%
Saturated Fat 15.9 g79.7%
Trans Fat 0.3 g
Cholesterol 111.7 mg37.2%
Sodium 914.2 mg38.1%
Total Carbohydrates 18 g5.9%
Dietary Fiber 4.1 g16.3%
Sugars 12.3 g
Protein 21 g42.8%
Vitamin A 14.2% Vitamin C 71.1%
Calcium 10.7% Iron 12.1%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet

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Weekend Getaways :: Cave B Inn & Pybus Market
As much as I love hopping on a plane to travel, come August there is nowhere else I'd rather be than the Pacific Northwest. And in following with yesterday's dreams of a weekend getaway, I thought it high time that I shared with you a weekend my guy and I took together in the beginning of the summer to Eastern Washington…
Oh, how I love a good road trip! And for Seattleites, getting east of the mountains is essential when you're ready for some sunshine and a whole different terrain. This time, we were setting our sights on visiting the Cave B Inn. Technically in Quincy, Wash what's cool about this place is it's right next to the Gorge Amphitheater, so chances are if you've ever seen a concert there, you know that this place exists.
What you might not know is how awesome it is. A working winery, with a small garden that feeds the restaurant, the inn is set up above the Columbia River and boasts a variety of lodging for every type of experience (and budget!).
The Cliffehouses that you see above are tucked into the terrain, and offer the most luxurious experience (hello soaking tub, privacy and view!). While the Yurts are on the opposite end of the spectrum, offering a fun quasi-camping vibe. We tried them both, and loved them equally!
But let's get down to the most important stuff. Yes, there's wine tasting. Yes, there's a pool. Yes, you can hike down to the river. And, yes the restaurant is fantastic.
So fantastic, actually, that we ate there both nights without a single complaint because we wanted so badly to try the whole menu! Oh, did I mention the spa? Yep, there's that too – a very small one that could use a little updating, but hey, to have the luxury of all these amenities and this walk to dinner each night? You won't hear me complaining…
On top of everything else, the key ingredient to our fabulous stay was the GM, Mark Nudelman who not only treated us like royalty, but from what I observed while we were there, and experiences that my friends have had since, simply goes above and beyond for every guest to make their experience the best it can possibly be. Something that we see far too little of these days, and something that makes a nice little weekend getaway into an amazing weekend getaway. Thank you for spoiling us, Mark!
On our way home, we extended our trip over to Wenatchee so that we could pop into Pybus Market. I was so impressed by the renovation of this historical steel warehouse into a thriving market space. The dining options were awesome (we indulged in some pizza at fire!) and the market merchants too!
If you're passing through, I highly recommend the detour for a bite and some foodie shopping!
A big thanks to everyone who made the weekend so enjoyable! And if you're heading east of the mountains, and have any questions, let me know. Personally, I can't wait to get back to Cave B again this fall to stock up on some more wine and a little R&R…


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Judging by the recent wave of enforcement actions, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is on a mission to police the private equity and hedge fund industry.1 In keeping with the saying in Washington, "Never waste a good crisis," Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in the wake of the financial crisis of 2007-2008. Part of that Act broadened the definition of investment adviser to include many advisers to private equity and hedge funds that, until then, had been exempt from the registration requirements of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act).2 Such investment advisers were required to register with the SEC by March 30, 2012.3
Of course, registration brings advisers under the jurisdiction of the SEC, which subjects them to periodic examinations by the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE). It should come as no surprise when those examinations then result in referrals to the SEC's Division of Enforcement.
Examination Initiatives
Newly registered investment advisers should (1) expect to be examined, (2) prepare in advance for an examination, and (3) expect that a bad examination could potentially lead to an SEC enforcement action or a referral to a self-regulatory organization, state regulatory agency or other regulator for possible action.
On October 9, 2012, the SEC reiterated its mission through a letter to newly registered investment advisers.4 In its letter, the SEC notes that "the [National Exam Program] is launching an initiative to conduct focused, risk-based examinations of investment advisers to private funds that recently registered with the Commission."5 The letter indicates that during an SEC examination, the examination staff will review the following: (1) marketing materials, (2) portfolio decision-making practices, (3) procedures and controls that investment advisers use to identify, mitigate and manage certain conflicts of interest within their firms, (4) investment adviser's compliance with the custody rule to the extent it is applicable and (5) policies and procedures regarding the valuation of client holdings and assessment of fees based on those valuations.
Based on SEC guidance, newly registered investment advisers should expect some or all of the following to be looked at during an exam:
In addition, the SEC examination staff has indicated that meeting with the firm's "leadership" during an examination is likely to be of special importance. The SEC examination staff views effective risk governance as including the following three essential lines of defense, which are in turn supported by senior management and the board of directors or the principal owners of the firm:
As suggested by the SEC staff, newly registered investment advisers should: (1) review their control and compliance policies and procedures annually; (2) assess and prepare for Form PF requirements; (3) identify risks; (4) enhance their expertise; (5) verify client assets; (6) get rid of any silos and identify conflicts; (7) provide clear, complete, and accurate disclosure in performance and advertising; (8) verify portfolio management compliance; (9) address their complaints and (10) check their IT security.8
Pepper Points
(1) Newly registered investment advisers may want to consider retaining outside counsel or a service provider to conduct a mock audit or examination. As a best practice, we suggest that the mock audit or examination be conducted by someone other than the provider who wrote the compliance manual.
(2) Compliance Manuals for private equity and hedge fund firms are becoming more and more sophisticated. We suggest that private equity and hedge fund firms consider testing their compliance manuals with an external review to determine whether their written procedures comport with best practices the SEC will expect upon an exam.9
Pepper Points
(1) Newly registered investment advisers may want to consider retaining outside counsel or a service provider to conduct a mock audit or examination. As a best practice, we suggest that the mock audit or examination be conducted by someone other than the provider who wrote the compliance manual.
(2) Compliance Manuals for private equity and hedge fund firms are becoming more and more sophisticated. We suggest that private equity and hedge fund firms consider testing their compliance manuals with an external review to determine whether their written procedures comport with best practices the SEC will expect upon an exam.9
Recent Enforcement Actions
Enforcement activity against private fund advisers has been on the rise recently. For example, on September 19, 2012, the SEC charged a manager of a private fund and his investment advisory firm for "defrauding investors in a purported 'fund-of-funds' and then trying to hide trading losses by creating new private funds to make money to pay back the original fund investors in Ponzi-like fashion."10 The SEC initiated the investigation against the fund manager and the advisory firm based on a tip.11
In addition to tips, complaints and referrals, the SEC uses risk analytics to help detect fraud through its new Aberrational Performance Inquiry system. The SEC's Aberrational Performance Inquiry is a joint initiative among SEC staff in its Division of Enforcement, OCIE, and Division of Risk, Strategy and Financial Innovation and "uses proprietary risk analytics to identify hedge funds with suspicious returns. Performance that is flagged as inconsistent with a fund's investment strategy or other benchmarks forms a basis for further investigation and scrutiny."12 The SEC, on October 17, 2012, charged a former hedge fund advisory firm and two executives "with scheming to overvalue assets under management and exaggerate the reported returns of hedge funds they managed in order to hide losses and increase the fees collected from investors" based on information it received from the Aberrational Performance Inquiry.13
In another example, on October 3, 2012, the SEC charged "a pair of hedge fund managers and their firms with lying to investors about how they were handling the money invested in their respective hedge funds," including by removing performance hurdles when calculating fees (without informing investors) and making inappropriate capital withdrawals.14 The SEC alleged that the defendants unilaterally amended the partnership agreement to remove the since-inception high water mark and the index comparison, thereby allowing the firm to receive thousands more in performance fees.15 The SEC also alleged violations of the compliance rule (Rule 206(4)-7 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended for failing to implement any reasonable compliance program and other violations under the Advisers Act (e.g. books and records and codes of ethics).16
In fact, since 2010, the SEC "has filed more than 100 cases involving hedge fund malfeasance such as misusing investor assets, lying about investment strategy or performance, charging excessive fees, or hiding conflicts of interest."17
The Takeaway
These recent enforcement actions come as no surprise and should serve as a warning message to newly registered investment advisers that the SEC is serious about its mission to police the hedge fund and private equity fund industry. To minimize the risk of ending up in the crosshairs, newly registered advisers should start with the end in mind: How do I avoid becoming the subject of an SEC enforcement action? One of the best ways to do that is to pass the examination with flying colors. And the best way to do that is to get proactive . . . now!
1 In at least one instance, the SEC entered into a deferred prosecution agreement. The SEC alleged that the sponsor, a nonprofit religious organization, used a 1995 private placement memorandum that had stale information about the fund's history, cash reserve and use of proceeds. Although the SEC did not impose a monetary penalty, part of the agreement required the fund sponsor to allow all current investors to rescind their purchases. See SEC Announces Deferred Prosecution Agreement with Amish Fund, available at http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2012/2012-138.htm (last visited Oct. 14, 2012).
2 See Rules Implementing Amendments to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, available at http://www.sec.gov/rules/final/2011/ia-3221.pdf (last visited Oct. 15, 2012).
3 Id.
4 Letter to Industry Regarding Presence Exams, available at http://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ocie/letter-presence-exams.pdf last visited Oct. 13, 2012).
5 Id.
6 Speech by SEC Staff: Address at the Private Equity International Private Fund Compliance Forum, available at http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2012/spch050212cvd.htm (last visited Oct. 13, 2012).
7 Id.
8 Norm Champ provided these "takeaways" in his May 2012 speech. See Speech by SEC Staff: What SEC Registration Means for Hedge Fund Advisers, available at http://www.sec.gov/news/speech/2012/spch051112nc.htm (last visited Oct. 13, 2012).
9 For more information on SEC exam preparation, see "The SEC audit process: A survival guide," Chapter 6 of The Private Equity CFO & CCO Digest 2012, edited by Helen Lewer; PEI Media, March 2012 (chapter drafted by Julia D. Corelli of Pepper Hamilton LLP).
10 SEC Charges Atlanta-Based Adviser with Operating Ponzi-Like Scheme Involving Private Investment Funds, available at http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2012/2012-192.htm (last visited Oct. 13, 2012).
11 Id.
12 SEC Charges Hedge Fund Adviser and Two Executives With Fraud in Continuing Probe of Suspicious Fund Performance, available at http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2012/2012-209.htm (last visited Oct. 17, 2012).
13 Id.
14 SEC Charges Hedge Fund Managers with Defrauding Investors, available at http://www.sec.gov/news/press/2012/2012-206.htm (last visited Oct. 13, 2012); see SEC v. GEI Financial Services, Inc., available at http://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2012/comp-pr2012-206-gei.pdf (last visited Oct. 14, 2012).
15 Id.
16 Id.
17 Id.
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Gene expression profiling has indicated that the up-regulation of specific subsets of chemokines/cytokine/ growth factors is often linked to poorer prognosis for women with invasive mammary carcinoma. Chemokines are important for the recruitment of leukocytes to the tumor microenvironment (TME) which can affect invasion and metastasis. It has been proposed that specific chemokines released by circulating tumor cells signal to leukocytes in the pre-metastatic niche and entrain myeloid cells to exhibit an anti-tumorigenic phenotype. The entrainment process is thought to require activation of neutrophil NADPH oxidase to ultimately generate extracellular H2O2, which is toxic to tumor cells. This process is reported to be dependent upon activation of PI3 kinase. The goal of this research is evaluate mechanisms of entrainment and to characterize the role of inhibition of PI3 kinase in chemokine mediated entrainment of leukocytes. We hypothesize that perisurgical delivery of entraining chemokines to cancer patients may reduce recurrence and metastasis. Moreover, current PI3K inhibitor therapies for breast cancer patients might fail if they reverse this entrainment, counteract the effect of anti-tumor leukocytes, and thus promote metastasis. There are three specific aims for this study: 1) Using an immunocompetent mouse model we will determine whether manipulation of CCL2, CCL5, CXCL1, CXCL12 and/or TGF-beta levels will differentially effect the recruitment of anti- or pro-tumor leukocytes into the primary tumor and the pre-metastatic niche.
Aim1 B. We will determine whether blocking the receptors for each of these chemokines will facilitate or disrupt the metastatic capacity of mammary carcinoma;2) Using immunocompetent mice, intravital imaging, and ex-vivo micro-bioreactors we will determine whether current therapeutics for breast cancer that inhibit PI3K are able to block or facilitate chemokine-mediated 'entrainment" of myeloid cells in tumor bearing mice;We will deliver PI3K inhibitors to tumor bearing mice, isolate myeloid cells, and determine whether neutrophils respond to entraining chemokines with induction of H2O2 and have the capacity to kill tumor cells;3) We will evaluate changes in the myeloid 'entrainment'status of cancer patients before and after chemotherapy and determine whether leukocytes can be entrained 'ex vivo'. Using a humanized mouse model and implanted patient tumors, we will determine whether drug induced alterations in myeloid entrainment that result in reduced tumor cell killing and/or enhanced metastasis correlates with time to progression in the patient. In humanized mice, we will also compare the effects of ex vivo treatment with chemokines or PI3K inhibitors on 'entrainment'properties of circulating myeloid cells of cancer patients prior to surgery, after surgery, or perisurgery to determine the appropriate time to deliver entraining chemokines or PI3K inhibitors.
Using novel methodologies, we will define the chemokine mediated signals that are needed to entrain leukocytes to kill tumor cells in the pre-metastatic niche and inhibit establishment of metastatic breast cancer lesions. Results will reveal strategies to most effectively teach the immune system to better protect tissues from cancer metastasis.
|Raman, Dayanidhi; Sai, Jiqing; Hawkins, Oriana et al. (2014) Adaptor protein2 (AP2) orchestrates CXCR2-mediated cell migration. Traffic 15:451-69
|Ciombor, Kristen K; Feng, Yang; Benson 3rd, Al Bowen et al. (2014) Phase II trial of bortezomib plus doxorubicin in hepatocellular carcinoma (E6202): a trial of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group. Invest New Drugs 32:1017-27
|Crowder, Spencer W; Horton, Linda W; Lee, Sue Hyun et al. (2013) Passage-dependent cancerous transformation of human mesenchymal stem cells under carcinogenic hypoxia. FASEB J 27:2788-98
|Neel, Nicole F; Sai, Jiqing; Ham, Amy-Joan L et al. (2011) IQGAP1 is a novel CXCR2-interacting protein and essential component of the "chemosynapse". PLoS One 6:e23813
|Rhodes, Lyndsay V; Short, Sarah P; Neel, Nicole F et al. (2011) Cytokine receptor CXCR4 mediates estrogen-independent tumorigenesis, metastasis, and resistance to endocrine therapy in human breast cancer. Cancer Res 71:603-13
|Raman, Dayanidhi; Sobolik-Delmaire, Tammy; Richmond, Ann (2011) Chemokines in health and disease. Exp Cell Res 317:575-89
|Richmond, Ann (2011) Chemokine research moves on. Exp Cell Res 317:553-5
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|Wang, Dingzhi; Dubois, Raymond N; Richmond, Ann (2009) The role of chemokines in intestinal inflammation and cancer. Curr Opin Pharmacol 9:688-96
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My friends, it is time. Feel our powerful news blast, which features phone hacking, a trip to Whooverville, Counter-Measures 3 and news of a voice artist cast in Doctor Who Series 8. But first…
Doctor Who, Done Disney
Have you always wanted to see a Disney Doctor Who movie? Of course you have! But until Disney prise that last childhood icon from your dead fingers, we'll have to make do with artist Steven Byrne's attempt to marry the Doctor with the mouse.
It seems a little strange considering Steven Moffat said the Doctors should be 'attractive in an odd way' that the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors are given the kind of bland good looks of an animated Disney lead (unlike the raw machismo of a non-animated lead like sexpot Dean Jones)
But he more than captures what Disney does best; creating memorable side characters – from the rather portly Second Doctor to the patrician Third Doctor; it's an enchanting mix of the familiar and the strange.
His Disney version of Doctor Who, posted on his Facebook page, features all thirteen Doctors – including John Hurt's War Doctor and new addition Peter Capaldi – assembled around Karen Gillan's flame-haired character Amy Pond (who herself was practically a modern day Disney heroine.)
The all-important costumes are there, too – Tom Baker's impossibly long scarf, Matt Smith's bow tie, and even Capaldi's red-lined suit jacket – accompanied by the strapline: "She wished for a prince. She got thirteen."
Davison At Whooverville
From Disney to Derby now as the Fifth Doctor himself, Peter Davison will be appearing at the QUAD arts centre as a guest of Whooverville, the annual convention for East Midlands based fans.
The event is organised by Derby's local Doctor Who group, the Whoovers, one of the most popular fan groups in the country and is your chance to have your photo taken with the Tardis, catch up on gossip from the latest series, purchase new and classic merchandise, take part in a Doctor Who podcast, add to the autograph album and meet some of the people from in front of and behind the camera.
Other special guest confirmed for the event which kicks off August 30th are Deborah Watling, who played Victoria, companion to the second Doctor, Terry Molloy, who played Davros, creator of the Daleks; and David Troughton (son of second Doctor Patrick Troughton) who played Professor Hobbs in Midnight and Michael Troughton, author of Patrick Troughton: The Biography.
Whooverville 6 takes place on Saturday, August 30, from 10am until 6pm.
Tickets are £40, £25 concessions and £10 for children aged under ten.
For more information or to book call QUAD's box office on: 01332 290606 or go to www.derbyquad.co.uk/special-event/whooverville-6 for the full programme details.
Eccleston's Phone Hacking Legal Action
So just as the jury retires to sift through the mountain of evidence in one high profile phone hacking trial – which has already broke the record for the longest criminal trial in English history – another begins anew.
Clearly pulling up such poisonous roots is going to take time; Yesterday, further action was brought against the beleaguered press when twenty individuals, including the Ninth Doctor himself Christopher Eccleston, launched legal action over phone hacking allegations against the Mirror Newspaper Group.
The High Court judge heard the twenty claimants include actor Shane Richie, Hollywood star Jude Law's personal assistant Ben Jackson and BBC creative director Alan Yentob.
However that initial figure of twenty looks set to rise. Barrister David Sherborne, representing a group of claimants, told the judge that there were now 20 different claimants, with a further 10 "who intend to issue claims", and that the number of claims was "likely to increase" against the publishers of the Sunday Mirror and Daily Mirror.
Banff Award!
Awards! Doctor Who has had a banner week over at the Banff World Media Festival in Canada (which is not a celebration of misspelling teleportation onomatopoeias in Marvel comics.) The show won the 2014 Rockie Award ('Yo Adrian, We did it!') for the 'Best Science Fiction and Action' programme before triumphing in the prestigious 'Best Scripted' category.
A Parable Of Voice Acting
PC gamers and lovers of left-field casting choices rejoice as The Stanley Parable narrator Kevan Brighting has said he will be lending his vocal talents to Doctor Who Series 8.
Brighting said on his Twitter page:
The Narrator is pleased to announce he is adding his dulcet tones to the new Dr Who series.
— Kevan Brighting (@kevanthevoice) June 9, 2014
He added:
@IsaacGriggs Indeed. It seems logical that a Time Lord eventually needs helpful guidance from The Narrator.
— Kevan Brighting (@kevanthevoice) June 9, 2014
Unsurprisingly the pioneering The Stanley Parable was a parable about a man called Stanley; an office worker who's first person adventures served as a deconstruction of narrative choice and story construction which Eurogamer described as:
"Astoundingly labyrinthine onion-like layers of narrative tangents the player can embark on in what feels like the unholy interactive offspring of Inception, Being John Malkovich and Portal."
Now all we need is a cameo by Portal 2's Wheatley and I'll be a happy potato.
Counter-Measures Series 3 Trailer
Get ready for the return of Counter-Measures, Big Finish's Doctor Who spin off featuring the team from Remembrance of the Daleks, with an exciting new trailer.
Centring on an elite team of specialists in 1960s London who tackle the unexplained and alien incursions, Counter-Measures 3, sees Pamela Salem as Professor Rachel Jensen, Simon Williams as Group Captain Gilmore, Karen Gledhill as Dr Allison Williams and Hugh Ross as their boss Sir Toby Kinsella dealing with the revelations about Sir Toby's shadowy past.
As series three begins, he faces an enquiry – and his future with Counter-Meaures hangs in the balance. Meanwhile, something odd is happening in gangland London… Subsequent stories involve a haunted tower block, a problem close to home for Allison, and an undercover mission to East Berlin…
Counter-Measures 3 is out in July and available for pre-order now.


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Thinking of ways to make happier homes, convenient shopping, and a great storefront to adorn their wonderful town. In no time the plan was set and The Gingham Buffalo was born. With a faux buffalo to adorn the back checked wall, and lots and lots of amazing merchandise, the doors swung open. Helping put the fun into shopping, with hometown convenience, GB was off outfitting homes to be comfortable & liveable. That's our story. And we're loving every minute of it!


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Check out some great family and children's craft activities scheduled this March at the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum on Long Island.
Discover the rich history behind Long Island's once-thriving whaling industry and subsequent whaling preservation efforts at the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum. The museum, which details the region's whaling and maritime past through artifacts and documents, teaches people of all ages using everything from ship logs and journals to a 19th-century whaleboat complete with its original gear. Open to the public since 1942, the museum also boasts a large maritime art and scrimshaw collection, whaling- and maritime-themed films such as kids' favorite Free Willy, and new and ever-evolving exhibits.
From Prey to Protection, running through Labor Day, is one of the museum's current exhibits that details the shift in public opinion from whales as a profitable commodity to whales as a protectable species. To celebrate the Craft and Hobby Association's National Craft Month, the museum will be hosting a variety of craft workshops for kids ages 5-12 every Sunday. Kids can make new paper from recycled newspapers, craft a scrimshaw keychain, decorate their own yo-yo, or construct a ship in an empty pasta jar bottle. Craft Month was designed to foster a love of crafting in people of all ages and to promote feelings of accomplishment and increased self-esteem.
The Whaling Museum provides numerous school, camp, and Cub and Girl Scouts outreach programs that teach children through exhibits, tours, and crafts. Whether the lesson involves delving into scientific concepts, historical facts, or artistic methods, the museum offers fun activities and educational programming on each subject. In the "Sink or Float" school program for kids pre-K to grade three, kids learn about density and how boats stay afloat. The "Crystal Clear" outreach program for schools, afterschool programs, libraries, and daycare teaches kids about the minerals found in the ocean. Girl Scouts can earn badges by building beluga, orca, or humpback whale puppets or by learning about oil spills, trying to clean one up, painting with oil, and testing the oil content of plant seeds. Certain programs at the museum also afford children the opportunity to spend the night for a pizza dinner, numerous crafts, and a movie.
Where: Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum, 279 Main Street, Cold Spring Harbor
When: Open year-round Tuesday-Sunday 11am-5pm. Sunday craft workshops throughout March at 2pm
Admission: $6; $5 ages 5-18; FREE kids under 5
For more information: 631-367-3418 or www.cshwhalingmuseum.org
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Alive and pulsating with the events of our history, TRUE WOMEN tells the story of two dynastic family lines in Texas, the Kings and the Woodses. Euphemia Texas Ashby King could ride and shoot like any man, and she was there when Sam Houston's rag-tag army routed Santa Anna at San Jacinto . . . . Though she risked her plantation running the Yankee cotton blockade during the Civil War, Georgia Virginia Lawshe Woods still had to defend her family from a corrupt Yankee officer . . . . Bettie Moss King survived wolves, storms, and the Ku Klux Klan to steer her family through the turbulent birth of modern times.Inspired by the author's own Texas roots, here is an unforgettable saga of the grit, determination, and courage of TRUE WOMEN.""Heartfelt . . . The hardships and adventures faced by [this] family are so movingly described that I was in tears." — The New York Times Book Review
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The wait is over for iPhone 5 buyers today despite the ongoing Apple Maps mess, so let the Apple picking begin! To combat smartphone theft, the NYPD wants to remind everyone about their Operation ID plan that lets users register their devices with local authorities. To everyone's surprise, the iPhone 5 gets a positive scores on iFixit and the company is about to make the current owner of Earpods.com very, very rich. It's not all about Apple today though, tune in to hear what Neil Young thinks about the golden age of music piracy.
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Boil noodles as per packet instructions. Drain excess water from boiled noodles.
Cut chicken in to small bite size cubes. Add Soya sauce, chilli sauce, salt, corn flour and marinate for about an hour.
Heat oil in a pan, add marinated chicken and fry till chicken gets nice golden color from both the sides.
Heat oil in a pan, add garlic, sliced onion, red pepper, carrot and saute for 30 seconds.
Add spring onion, cabbage and cook for 10 seconds.
Add fried chicken, soya sauce, chilli sauce and noodles, mix.
Add soya sauce, salt, chilli sauce, black pepper, mix and cook for 2 mts.
Garnish with scallion.
Serving size Per servingComplete recipe
Calories 591 Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14 g21.6%
Saturated Fat 1.5 g7.6%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 67.2 mg22.4%
Sodium 381.4 mg15.9%
Total Carbohydrates 88 g29.3%
Dietary Fiber 5.2 g20.8%
Sugars 3.8 g
Protein 28 g55.7%
Vitamin A 21.8%
Vitamin C 23.2%
Calcium 7.2%
Iron 21.8%
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Get an overview of this hotel4-star Barcelona apartment in Downtown Barcelona, walk to Casa Batllo
Located in Downtown Barcelona, this apartment is steps from Museu Egipci and Casa Batllo. Casa Mila and Placa de Catalunya are also within 15 minutes.
Property Features
This smoke-free apartment features concierge services, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. WiFi in public areas is free.
Room Amenities
All 19 apartments have flat-screen TVs with cable channels and feature kitchenettes with refrigerators, stovetops, and microwaves. Other amenities available to guests include washers/dryers, free WiFi, and sofa beds. Weekly housekeeping is available.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Apartment Amenities
Apartments Sixtyfour features tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and concierge services. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Apartments Sixtyfour is a smoke-free property.
- Total number of rooms - 19
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Concierge services
- Elevator/lift
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Multilingual staff
- Luggage storage
- Smoke-free property
Family Friendly Amenities
- Separate living room
- Free Wi-Fi
- Kitchenette
- Sofa bed
- Washer/dryer
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Room Amenities
- Premium bedding
- Separate sitting area
- Air conditioning
- Kitchenette
- Coffee/tea maker
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- Weekly housekeeping provided
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bathtub only
- Desk
- Sofa bed
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Stovetop
- Washer/dryer
- Separate living room
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
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- Separate bedroom
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
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Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time ends at midnight
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Hotel Registry Number - HUTB-00453/60
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Everybody wants great holiday travel adventures and to ensure that you and your family get the best of everything, try to follow these 5 effective holiday travel tips:
1. Start off early. Being an early bird does not necessarily mean that you cannot wait to get to your destination. The holiday season is the peak traveling season and late comers experience more delays and more frustration; it is as simple as that. If you are flying, then you should expect long lines even on the smallest airports. Arriving at the airport two hours ahead of your flight schedule is a very good thing to do.
2. Do not bring what can't be flown. If you are not familiar with airport security, it is best if you research it. You will be a security snail if most of the items inside your carry-on baggage will be confiscated and thrown away.
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This is a short movie about my two Lincoln Mark VIII's. The red one is a 1996 base model and the white one is a 1997 LSC. The '96 is mine and the '97 is my wife's. They're both awesome. There's nothing like having "His n' Hers" Lincoln Mark VIII's. These are wonderful cars. They're sleek, beautiful, fast, luxurious, and just plain awesome. The Lincoln Mark VIII was introduced in 1993 as a replacement for the outgoing Lincoln Mark VII. The VIII was a vast improvement over the VII that it replaced. The ancient 225hp 5.0L pushrod V-8 was replaced with a modern all aluminum DOHC 4.6L V-8 producing 280hp. Late in '95, the LSC returned with true dual Exhaust and 290hp from the 4.6L V-8. The VIII also replaced the VII's McPherson strut front suspension with a proper upper and lower control arm design with integrated air spring/shock absorber units. The old 4-link live axle out back was also upgraded to a fully independent setup with upper lateral links, lower H-arms, air springs and shocks. The 4-wheel disc brake system was also upgraded with larger rotors and better electronics. The VIII was also a much larger car than the VII giving it more interior and trunk space than the outgoing car. About the only caryover was the transmission. The VIII's tranny was essentially the same as the one used in the VII. Other than that, the VIII was a completely new car from the ground up.
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