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Masseria Don Sante
Contrada Martucci, 72015 Fasano, Italy – Excellent location – show map
Excellent location – rated 9.2/10! (score from 167 reviews)
Rated by guests after their stay at Masseria Don Sante.
Very friendly and wonderful location, near to the Adriatic sea and in a good position for going faster to the Jonic sea
It is surrounded by 52 acres of olive trees and greenery. The rooms are spacious and very nice.
really perfect landcape architecture! gorgious breakfast in nice surrounding! good italian dinner food
Family run, welcoming, cosy and authentic. No effort was spared in the restaurant, and our very fussy kids loved it! Well located for exploring.
The evening meals were very tasty and excellent value. Staff were very friendly and helpful.
Really nice staff, they make us feel home, giving us a warm welcom and been always kind and friendly during the stay. Our room was big, clean, and with air conditioning! The Masseria is a beautiful place where to relax and eat nice fresh food. Short distance from the beaches and many beautiful villages to visit in the evening. We already raccomand the place to our friends. Ps my 2yr old daughter loved it as well, and she was welcomed from the owner with 2 beautiful knitted hat...thank you!!!
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Perfect hub for our visit in Puglia for a Friends wedding: 15 minutes from the Savelletri seaside, 3 minutes from fasano, surrounded by olive trees.
Quite and relaxing atmosphere. Dinner is traditional, authentic and very tasty. Beautiful compound which is very well kept
Quiet & peaceful, apartments with pool view were ideal. Miriam in reception was particularly helpful, even with limited English she did everything she could to fulfil any request, including arranging car hire. Thanks Miriam!
The location is good and easy to find. The pool is right outside the room. We dined once in the restaurant, and the food was good.
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Great location!
One of our top picks in Fasano. Just one kilometre from Fasano Zoo, Don Sante is a traditional Puglia country estate dating back to the 18th century. It offers extensive gardens with a pool and tennis court.
Masseria Don Sante has apartments on the ground floor and rooms on the first floor. All air conditioned, they also come with a TV, fridge or minibar. Apartments also have a fully equipped kitchenette, some with a washing machine and fireplace.
Breakfast is buffet style and the restaurant serves specialities from the Puglia region. Guests will also find a free car park, children's playground and free Wi-Fi in public areas.
During summer, Done Sante Masseria provides a free shuttle service to Fasano Train Station, the town centre and beaches at Savelletri and Torre Canne. Guests have discounts at various private beaches and can book bikes excursions.
San Domenico Golf Course and the nearest beaches are all around 20 minutes away by car. The White City of Ostuni is 18.6 miles away.
This property is also rated for the best value in Fasano! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.
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Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.2)
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Area Info – Great location - show map
Closest Landmarks
- Zoosafari Fasanolandia 0.9 miles
- San Domenico Golf 3.6 miles
- Archaeological Museum Egnazia 4 miles
- Terme di Torre Canne 6.8 miles
- Trullo Sovrano 6.8 miles
- Trullo Church of St. Anthony 7.1 miles
- Castellana Caves 10.2 miles
Closest Airports
- Casale Airport 34.2 miles
- Karol Wojtyla Airport 36.2 miles
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One of our top picks in Fasano
Facilities of Masseria Don Sante Great facilities! Review score, 8.6
- Terrace
- Grounds
Pool and Spa
- Outdoor Pool (seasonal)
Pets are not allowed.
- Cycling
- Bicycle Rental (surcharge)
- Ping-Pong
- Tennis Court
Food & Drink
- Buffet-Style Restaurant
- Restaurant With Dining Menu
- Restaurant
Free! WiFi is available in public areas and is free of charge.
Free! WiFi is available in some hotel rooms and is free of charge.
Free! Free private parking is available on site (reservation is not needed).
- Shuttle Service (surcharge)
- Baggage Storage
- Fax/Photocopying
- Packed Lunches
- Designated Smoking Area
- Air Conditioning
- Heating
- Non-Smoking Rooms
Languages Spoken
- Italian
- French
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Children and Extra Beds
All children are welcome.
All children under 2 years stay free of charge when using existing beds.
One child under 2 years stays free of charge in a crib.
One older child or adult is charged EUR 20 per person per night in an extra bed.
The maximum number of extra beds/cribs in a room is 1.
Any type of extra bed or crib is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management.
Additional fees are not calculated automatically in the total cost and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.
Pets are not allowed.
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Professional Reference articles are written by UK doctors and are based on research evidence, UK and European Guidelines. They are designed for health professionals to use, so you may find the language more technical than the condition leaflets.
Assessment of gynaecological problems should be handled with sensitivity and preservation of dignity for the patient.
Always consider the possibility of pregnancy when presented with abnormal bleeding or pain.
Presenting complaint
Allow the patient to tell you her problem. She may need sensitive prompting over more delicate issues, especially if you are a man.
Direct questioning will then depend on the complaint but the following list includes issues which may need to be covered.
Menstrual history
- Last menstrual period (LMP) - date of first day of bleeding.
- Cycle length and frequency - eg, 5/28, 5 days of bleeding every 28 days.
- Heaviness of bleeding. (Number of tampons per day/clots/flooding/need for double protection.)
- Presence or absence of intermenstrual bleeding (IMB).
- Presence or absence of postcoital bleeding (PCB).
- Age of menarche/menopause.
- Presence or absence of postmenopausal bleeding (PMB).
- Presence or absence.
- Colour.
- Amount.
- Smell.
- Itchiness.
- Duration.
- Timing within menstrual cycle.
- Rash.
- Any symptoms in a partner.
Pain or discomfort
- Duration, type, alleviating or aggravating factors, radiation.
- Any relation to menstrual cycle (mid-cycle or period-related).
- Any possibility of pregnancy. (Consider ectopic.)
- Bowel problems.
- Any feeling of "something coming down below" - may be a prolapse.
- Dyspareunia - superficial or deep.
Urinary symptoms
- Leakage.
- Cloudiness.
- Haematuria.
- Hesitancy.
- Dysuria.
- Frequency.
- Strangury.
- Stress or urge incontinence.
Obstetric history
- Number of children, details of pregnancy, labour and delivery, birth weights, complications.
- Miscarriages/terminations.
- Any postnatal problems - eg, depression.
- Conception difficulties/subfertility.
- Contraceptive history.
- Any recent unprotected intercourse.
- Reliability of method and user.
- Potential contra-indications to different methods - eg, combined pill.
- Permanent or temporary method required.
Sexual history
- Whether sexually active.
- Sexual orientation.
- Relationship difficulties - ask open-ended questions - eg, "How are things between you?"
Past gynaecological history
- Infection:
- Any past history of pelvic inflammatory disease.
- Whether it was adequately treated, including contact tracing.
- Any known contact with sexually transmitted infections.
- Assessment of the risk of HIV and hepatitis.
- Gynaecological operations.
- Smear history - date and result of last cervical smear, previous abnormalities.
General health
- Smoking/alcohol/drugs (especially intravenous usage).
- Presence of other relevant symptoms such as:
- Breast symptoms (such as tenderness, discharge, lumps).
- Acne.
- Hirsutism.
- Weight changes.
- Other health symptoms or concerns - eg, arthritis or physical mobility problems.
In keeping with General Medical Council (GMC) guidance for intimate examinations, you should:[1]
- Explain why the examination is necessary and what it will involve. Do this before you start, rather than as you do it.
- Obtain permission for the examination and record this.
- Offer a chaperone and record this discussion and the outcome.
- Respect the woman's dignity. For example, allow privacy to undress. Provide a cover (eg, a few squares of couch roll) for the woman to use if she wishes.
General examination
- General appearance:
- Pallor or signs of anaemia.
- Jaundice.
- Smoke-stained fingers.
- Obesity.
- Extreme thinness.
- Swollen abdomen.
- Ankle swelling.
- Pyrexia.
- Blood pressure.
- Palpation of the abdomen - feeling for:
- Peritonitis.
- Abnormal lumps including enlarged uterus, liver, spleen, nodes in the groin.
- Ascites.
- Umbilical abnormalities.
- Bladder. Percuss the bladder if palpably enlarged or if indicated from history.
Vaginal examination
- Usually done with the patient lying on her back.
- Use a good examination light positioned over your shoulder.
- Look at the vulva for any abnormalities of skin texture, lumps, rashes, vesicles, excoriation, lichenification and whitening.
- Look for atrophic changes (in menopausal women).
- Choose an appropriately sized speculum - usually Cusco's bivalve speculum - for the patient.
- Warm the speculum before use. (Usually with warm water, as lubrication jelly may interfere with swab or smear results.)
- Part the labia with your hand from above and introduce the speculum at a slight tilt to the vertical and twist it gently to the horizontal.
- Point the speculum downwards, at about 45°; open, making sure that the handle is not impinging on the clitoris.
- Look at the vaginal mucosa and locate the cervix.
- Note any discharge. Take a vaginal swab if there is discharge present. Consider a cervical swab for chlamydia.
- Check for any retained tampon.
- If no cervix visualised:
- Try partially withdrawing and try again.
- Perform a bimanual examination to establish the position of the cervix.
- Ask the patient to hold on to her knees or put hands under the sacrum to tilt the pelvis. A pillow could also be used.
- The left lateral position may be more successful.
- If you are still unsuccessful, try on a different occasion.
Bimanual examination
- Use your left hand to palpate abdomen and your right for internal (if examining from the right).
- Feel for any abnormalities of the vagina.
- Feel the cervix for areas of roughness, hardness, lumps. Note any cervical excitation.
- Assess the uterine position, size, mobility, lumpiness, tenderness.
- Feel the adnexae bimanually for any swelling or tenderness.
NB: an ectopic pregnancy can be ruptured by bimanual examination, so be gentle.
- Within the pelvis (size of an orange) = 8 weeks.
- Suprapubic = 12 weeks.
- Mid-suprapubic umbilicus = 16 weeks.
- To umbilicus = 20 weeks.
- To xiphisternum = 36 weeks.
Urinary incontinence
Confirmation of leakage can be done by asking the patient to cough whilst holding a tissue over the urethral opening, either lying or standing with the feet slightly apart.
- Ask the woman to bear down to look for descent of the vaginal walls or uterus. It may be necessary to ask her to stand up to visualise any prolapse.
- Assess ability to use pelvic floor musculature by asking her to squeeze on your examining finger in the vagina.
- Vaginal examination with a Sims' speculum in the left lateral position is helpful in looking for a cystocele or rectocele. Look for uterine or vaginal prolapse whilst withdrawing the Sims' speculum.
Taking a smear
- Smears are indicated for screening purposes. Most laboratories will not process them if taken earlier than at the recommended interval. Therefore, they are not part of most gynaecological examinations.
- Ideally, smears should be done mid-cycle.
- Liquid-based cytology (LBC) is now the method of choice.[2]
- A brush is used rather than a spatula, which is rotated against the squamocolumnar junction (usually in the cervical canal). Two systems for LBC are in use. Both systems use brushes which look similar. In one, the head of the brush that contains the cells is broken off into a pot that contains special preservative liquid. The brush head is sent to the laboratory in the pot (this is the SurePath® brand method). In the other system, the brush is rinsed in the preservative to wash the cells into the pot. The brush is then discarded (this is the ThinPrep® brand).
- LBC is now used nationally. It has significantly reduced numbers of inadequate smears, as the liquid is spun and treated to remove other cells such as pus or blood. Numbers of inadequate smears dropped from over 9% to 2.8% when LBC was introduced.[3]
- Older methods include the Papanicolaou (Pap) smear test which uses a brush or the Ayre spatula to sample the ectocervix, by rotating it twice through 360°. In both these methods, the material obtained is smeared on to a microscope slide, which is then sprayed with or immersed in a fixative solution prior to transporting to the laboratory.
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Future Bible Heroes will be going on a North American tour this summer!! The band will, like at the already-announced Bell House show, lack Stephin Merritt but these shows are bound to be amazing nontheless. Here's to hoping Mr. Merritt is sitting this tour out not only due to lack of interest, but also due to being close to the completion of the musical he is writing with Daniel Handler!
The touring band will consist of Claudia Gonson, Christopher Ewen, Shirley Simms and Anthony Kaczynski. A full list of dates can be found here. If you're at the Chicago show, come say hi to this overly eager little blogger!!
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Miami Heat Deals at DB, Chophouse & Oceanaire -- Beans Are for Losers
DB's cavatelli with crispy pork belly.
Lesley Elliott
Tonight , the Miami Heat takes on the Celtics in game 2 of the NBA finals eastern conference semifinals (at 7 p.m.). Local restaurants DB Bistro Moderne, Chophouse and Oceanaire are hailing the team with high-end menu specials and freebies on game day. This series is unlikely to end quickly, so take the time to pig out on stuff waaayy better than what they sell at the stadium. Get the lowdown on deals after the jump.
The "Pre-Heat" menu at DB Bistro Moderne includes a choice of three courses for $38, either before or after the game (6 - 7 p.m., 10 - 11 p.m.). Chef Daniel Boulud's modern French fare
is well represented with offerings such as pâté de campagne,
vichyssoise, moules and frites, his cavatelli with crispy pork belly, and a chocolate soufflé for dessert. Plus,
show off your tickets and get the first drink free. The prix fixe menu is valid now through June 1, and if you
decide to stay overnight at the newly finessed JW Marriott, they'll cut you a deal on a deluxe room as well. Just ask for the "Miami Heat Day" offer.
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must restrain from red meat
in this carnivorarama, try the miso-glazed salmon. A choice of brownie or cheesecake
doesn't exactly rock the foundation of creative dessert-istry, but since
it's part of the package, consider it the meal equivalent of a
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Oceanaire is celebrating tonight with a never-ending happy hour. Menu specials that normally run from 4 to 7 p.m. will be extended until closing time for game-day fanatics. Beer is only $3, and "specialty martinis and drinks" range from from $5 to $6. Fried shrimp, fish and chips and red chili calamari can all be yours for $5 each. A "trio" of plump oysters with mignonette is only $6, making this threesome nearly as impressive as the Heat's own Big Three.
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Jacques Rudolph missed a half-century but his 49 helped Titans beat Cape Cobras by six wickets to move to second place in the Ram Slam T20 Challenge in Benoni. Chasing 117, Titans lost opener Tumelo Bodibe in the second over when he was bowled by Beuran Hendricks, but Rudolph held one end and steered the chase comfortably. He added 42 runs with Roelof van der Merwe for the second wicket and 35 for the third before being dismissed by Azhar Mahmood. Another wicket fell soon after, but Albie Morkel and David Weise completed the chase with eight balls to spare.
Cobras, who were put into bat, didn't start well. they lost both their openers for just 14 on the board inside five overs. Their run-rate remained slow as Morkel and Ethy Mbhalati bowled economical spells and picked up two wickets each. It was only due to a late charge from Wicketkeeper-captain Dane Vilas, who scored an unbeaten 59 off 44 balls, that Cobras were able to cross the 100-mark.
Alfonso Thomas, the Titans captain, admitted later that it was a good toss to win on a pitch that was sticky and two-paced.
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You know, this is my first year homeschooling both a kindergartener and a 1st grader and I have to agree with
you , the slower the better! I laid in bed last night and thought the same thing... how will we ever finish 1st grade this year. Big girl struggles so much with reading it keeps me up at night thinking what am I doing wrong? Are we putting too much stress and pressure on it , do we need a break? I'm so stressed right now! Big girl can't read well, Big boy is uninterested, Baby is having to learn sign language and Honey Bunny is out of a job! AHH!
I am anxious for nothing to happen in our lives !!
I love the science experiment ! The paperclip representation is AWESOME ! Our God Rules, I don't care what those atheist say.
By the way, how are the new pets coming along? Any escapees yet ? Our hermit crabs always bailed out !Giovanna, here is where I think we need to let go of what "grade" our kids are in and just keep going until we get done, you know? Big girl will catch on to that reading one day and you'll have trouble remembering that she ever struggled. Sweetheart certainly went like that.
The hermits are doing OK. They are a bit stinky right now so I suppose that means someone needs to clean the tank, huh? :)hey you might need to tell
Amy you need about 7 tables just for your project!
Giovanna and Brenda both...
I beat you I school 3! Seriously you do eventually work it out and you are always adjusting you will not find the perfect "way" of doing things, because you are dealing with, well for me 4 different personalities! YEah!
It will all get better! I promise!What a blessing to find a Christian-based Karate teacher!! I wish we had that in our area. We took our kids for sample sessions before and they had them bowing to statues & "bringing focus" by closing their eyes and hands in prayer position...uh, no THANK YOU! Bummer though- the kids loved the actual karate portion. :(
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Mariah Carey and James Packer's split has been messy enough as it is, but this new development has made things a lot more awkward.
Kate Fischer, James' former fiancée, has sent an open letter to Mariah telling her how she could win him back.
The letter was published by New Idea and details her key advice to "live happily ever after as Mariah Carey Packer."
"Here's a tip, Mariah, if you want to get him back and he's having a sulk, just wait a few days and get in touch."
Kate continued to explain in the letter that it was hard for her to have one-on-one time with James and that the same could be said for Mariah, making the relationship feel even more strained.
"Whenever I saw pictures of you with James on that good old floating palace, the Arctic P, there were umpteen people around you."
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Oh my heck. I LOOOVE it! What color of paint did you use? Spray paint or paint paint. (paint paint!?! hahah)
As usual Kel, your hubby is an amazing handy man and you of course with your craftiness and your organizing! Love it so cute!
LOve Love LOVE this! This is one of my favorite colors!!!! Yes, I definitely go into Cinderella mode before the in-laws come…which is in a couple of weeks! Better start now ;)
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Oh my, it's so dang pretty! I LOVE the color! I'm pretty sure you just convinced me to get rid of my 2 year olds crib and get on crags list to find something bigger :)
The bed is adorable! What a great find :) Yes, I go into cinderella mode every time we have company. It annoys my husband…next time I'll just tell him I'm being cinderella, haha.
Wow, this is amazing! I love how beautiful your new bed looks! The blue is perfect! Don;t you love how these husbands of ours always get wrapped into 'our' projects. :) Happens at all my house all the time.
AAAAAMazing! Oh my goodness I LOVE the final result andddd I have to say—-you had me at robin egg blue!!! :o)
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That looks amazing!! I love the color you chose:) My in-laws live 3 streets down from us, and visit us almost daily! I have long since had to give up "Cinderella mode" Haha!!
I have that same bed (in a king) had it for 12 years. Still love it. I just ordered chalk paint in white to give her new life:) I'm digging the colors here, very shabby chic.
OMG that is precious! I love the color you chose:) & the big "R"
Love the color!! So cute!! Please come link up every Thursday at Passionatelyperfect.com!! Your newest follower!!
"Your own Handy Manny?" lol That's awesome. And yeah, it does look like he's pretty awesome.
I did not marry one of those. :)
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Oooohhh, I can just IMAGINE how delighted your daughter is with her new bed…it's GORGEOUS!!
Deborah (visiting happily from http://upcyclingmylife.blogspot.com…hope you'll drop by sometime…)
PS…and YES…when I was a "young-married," I'd do the whole "Cinderella" thing when the in-laws visited…thanks for that funny memory!
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This turned out darling! My girls room is the same colors! So cute!
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Oh this is gorgeous!! I would LOVE it if you would link this up at my turquoise lovin' party going on right now!! http://www.sweetlittlegals.com/2011/10/turquoise-lovin-10.html
This is a darling makeover! Love that shade of blue! And love the fact that you all are twins too! Twins are the best.
Love the egg color on the bed. Cute!
Today is the first time I've come across your blog. Love it :) I'm now following you.
Love the egg color on the bed. Cute!
Today is the first time I've come across your blog. Love it :) I'm now following you.
great. can you tell me how you painted it? Thx


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If you would like to learn new soccer coaching tips and expand your knowledge of the game, come to Kyle's Coaching Corner. Here, BSA recreational soccer coaches can learn new ideas, drills, instructional techniques, and game plans that they can use when working with young soccer players.
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Chalk Talk # 2 – What is Off-Sides?
BSA rec. coaches, please come and join Coach 'Kyle's Chalk Talk'. We will discuss and get more familiar with the always confusing Off-Side rule. Any BSA assistant coach or head coach can join in this opportunity (U9/10 coaches as well as U11-U14). It's important that all BSA rec. coaches have a strong understanding of the rules and can demonstrate and instruct their team so they can become more familiar. If you are available on these specific dates and are interested, please show up and learn more about the Off-Side rule.
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August, 2002, Vol. 02, Issue 08 "AMTA Now Facing Over $200,000 in Federal Sanctions"Another Offer to SettleBy Editorial Staff From the start, there has been little desire on the part of the AMTA national leadership to avoid this lawsuit. Massage Today was never contacted directly by AMTA prior to their filing of the lawsuit. Upon receiving a letter from their attorney, our editor, AMTA New Hampshire Chapter President Cliff Korn, NCTMB, contacted the AMTA national office before legal action was taken. AMTA leadership refused to speak to him, insisting that the matter had "already been referred to their legal council." When the AMTA lawyer wouldn't return MT's lawyer's phone call, it was obvious that litigation, rather than resolution, was the AMTA's primary goal.During the course of the lawsuit, there has been a very weak response to settlement opportunities by the AMTA leaders. Then AMTA President Steve Olson came to the mandatory settlement conference without even so much as an offer for Massage Today to consider. Instead, he rejected MT's offer to purchase the list at double the industry rate. Mr. Olson eventually made a completely unrealistic offer that would have taken Massage Today four years to pay off. AMTA should have seen the writing on the wall when Judge Lindberg threw out most of its case 22 days after the failed settlement conference. MT followed that decision with a letter warning the AMTA that it would risk being sanctioned if it didn't abandon the meritless action. Still, the AMTA national leadership would not be dissuaded. AMTA's second settlement offer was a sham because it contained the unconscionable requirement that AMTA members be forced to mail individual written requests if they wanted to continue to receive Massage Today. Convinced that this would be unduly burdensome on the AMTA members, MT sent a counter offer that would allow AMTA members to cancel their subscription any time they wanted. The other main points of the AMTA's offer were accepted as part of Massage Today's counter offer. AMTA rejected the counter offer and refused to allow its members to continue to receive the publication without having to ask for it in writing. AMTA's insistence also kept its members from being listed on Massage Today's online referral directory. Now that the court has handed down its decision against the AMTA, it is time for the court to consider sanctions against the AMTA. And while it is distasteful to cause the AMTA members to spend even more of their hard-earned money on attorney fees, AMTA's leadership was warned of this inevitable outcome many times throughout the course of this dispute. Massage Today is willing to make one more effort to at least settle the monetary sanctions that may be awarded against the AMTA. A settlement could save AMTA and its members a substantial amount of money and the humiliation of being formally sanctioned by a federal judge. Unfortunately, like many AMTA members, Massage Today has lost faith in the AMTA's national leadership. It is impossible for MT to believe that they have the best interest of their members at heart after watching them spend hundreds of thousands of dollars of members' money just to keep a portion of their members from receiving a free publication and enjoying referrals from Massage Today's "Find a Massage Therapist" website directory. As one former AMTA member stated in an angry letter to AMTA national headquarters: Massage Today has offered to meet with no less that seven AMTA state chapter presidents in a closed-door meeting to negotiate a settlement of the monetary sanctions that MT will be requesting from Judge Denlow in the next 60 days. To make this meeting meaningful, these chapter presidents must be chosen by a vote of all of the AMTA state chapter presidents, and must be empowered to settle the sanctions at the meeting. In the further interest of saving AMTA membership money, this will be a "no attorneys allowed" meeting. It is our belief that the chapter presidents enjoy a much closer relationship with the AMTA members and will therefore better reflect the wishes of their constituents. Should the AMTA wish to take advantage of this opportunity, this offer must be accepted immediately. There is still a chance to end this situation peaceably. It is a sad state when the largest association in the profession is at war with the profession's largest publication. If you are an AMTA member and have an opinion in this matter, you are encouraged to make your thoughts known:
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Did you ever come across any racism while you were growing up?
Not too much personally, but I did see it when I was growing up and it is not something you like to see, especially in playgrounds as a young person.
Have you ever experienced racism in football?
I haven't seen anything, no.
What advice would you give to a young person suffering from racist abuse?
Don't hold it in and 'suffer in silence', as the saying goes. Definitely speak to your parents or teachers – anybody you can to get it off your chest.
Do you think people who have settled in Britain from other countries have added to British culture?
Yes I think so. It certainly helps to learn other walks of life or ways of life and I think it is good for society.
You obviously play with people from many different cultures – do feel you have learned or benefited from that in some way?
Yes, definitely, as you come across different cultures and different players have different ways of life. It definitely puts you in good stead for the outside world and I think if it happened more in the outside world it would be a better place.
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If you could give advice to somebody who was being racist, what would it be?
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I have an original sage XP+ and it is a very fast action rod. The eastern guys couldnt handle it so they dropped it. The biggest demographic pool of buyers just wasnt ready for that much speed in a rod back then. It took me a month of broken tippets to calm down my hooksetting with my sp+. But my accuracy and linespeed were very much improved. I was also getting casting lessons at about the same time
So is it safe to assume that when your casting heavy or long sink tips that a fast action rod would make the job of casting them easier?
We get it already you traditional guys! All of us young whipper snappers have fallen victim to the false advertising of the makers of anything new that ever comes out. It's all hype and we are hypnotized by the cool names, letter, and gadgetry of it all. We are paying more for nothing. So when we humor ourselves and talk about new reels, rods, vest or whatever please don't post. We get it! Let us foolish, money wasting kids convince others to waste more money. The manufactures are counting on us in this elaborate scheme. Let evil win.....
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I am curious about this as well, Scott. I find that I can cast a dry line better on a faster rod than a slower rod. I like a slower rod for throwing my T-200. Is that backwards? (NOTE: my experience is very limited)
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So is it safe to assume that when your casting heavy or long sink tips that a fast action rod would make the job of casting them easier? __________________ Hi Scott! If safe, I don`t know, however i use mySage SP+490 and 590 ( very fast,stiff underrated rods, similaire to TCR) mainly for sinking line, intermediate and sinktip line fishing. Great rods,whenever quite special. A bit like a 911 Porsche, fast ,hard sportcar, great feeling, but would You want to drive it everyday to work? I love my GLX s from the older series, light,responsive fishing, not only casting tools. I have a XP, nice fast material,however I preferred the RPL+ with the stiffish butt section, a matter of taste? And at last, I used to have a Fisher 9`6 pc 5/6 wt as a backup rod when travelling. Not a fast rod, You cuold put on a cigarette between the for and the backcast, but like a good wife; allways with You and very forgiving....... Balazs
In order to re-fresh my memory, I just went out back and cast four of the rods that are popping up the most. I have listed them in order of there speed and stiffness: 1.TCR 9'5 weight. This rod is the stiffest and probably ties with the GLX Max line speed in terms of 'fastness.' 2. GLX 9'5 weight Max Line Speed. This rod is very close to the TCR in terms of the speed of the taper, yet it is very noticeably less stiff and more comfortable in close. 3. XP 9'5 weight. A rod that is slower and slightly less stiff than the Max line speed. 4.GLX 9' 5 weight High Line Speed. As fast in taper as the XP, but less butt strength and less stiff overall. All rods where cast with an S.A. GPX line. These are only my observations of the rods listed above. We are not a Winston dealer and I was not able to cast the Rod that 'powens' was asking about. From my memory, I would say that it would lie somewhere in the middle of this pack. This list is not intended to rank the rods in order of my preference, rather to reflect only their relative 'speed' and stiffness. Your own casting style and application should determine which rod you choose. All of these rods are on the fast end of the spectrum and there are many rods that are slower. My suggestion (as always): Cast them yourself. Anil www.pugetsoundflyco.com
I have a glx max line speed rod. It is a cannon. Ausome buy! It is the perfect mix of line speed and delicate presintations. It is also suprisingly forgiving too. Tight lines -Andrew Hove
I am probably going to singe a few feathers but so be it. All that counts is the accuracy that you can place a fly. Very few of you are casting past 60 feet and very few of you can see a dry fly past 60 feet. Very few trout are caught past 60 feet. Almost any rod made can cast 60 feet. Heck the guy that taught me to cast could throw 30 feet of line with his arm and no rod involved. It is what's between the ears that catches fish. A thousand dollar rod in the hand of an idiot will not outfish a hill billy with a fifty dollar set up and understands the fish. A kid with a bobber and worm can catch fish all day long once he knows what he is doing. The rod is not going to make you a better fisherman. Yes, when you have become extremely competent a faster rod or slower rod may give you an edge. But before you get there you will have learned how to make any rod work in any circumstance. There are no short cuts. Money will not buy you proficiency. Money will not buy you more fish. The fish don't care what is in your hand. Find the rod that matches your stroke and be happy with that. When you are ready to expand your horizons you will know what you need. No one can tell you because you will know. I really hate these what rod should I buy things. But then I quess it is all part of a learning curve and I shouldn't be harsh. But I was taught by harsh men and that is what I know. Just learn to make the rod work they told me and then you will know what to do. Quit whineing, you are spoiling my fishing. I don't care about your wind knots just shut up and let me fish. Well that is how I learned. Dave
Anil, I have cast all of the rods you mentioned. I have owned and or fished most of them. I think you are right on the money with your analysis of their qualities. Last September, my friend bought a GLX HLS 9' 5wgt after fishing my "original" GLX 9' 5wgt. We both cast it at the shop and liked it very much. We left the shop, drove 20 minutes to the Roaring Fork and fished for about three hours switching the GLX's back and forth. We both agreed that while the GLX HLS casted great, it left a lot to be desired as a fishing rod. I never thought I'd say this about a rod, but it is far too high energy and needs a slightly damper feel. Subsequently, the HLS lacks in accuracy. He returned the GLX HLS the next day and left the store with a Sage XP590. Now there's a rod! I liked it so much, I sold my original GLX and bought an XP590 and XP490 as well. All the XP's I have cast are certainly fast action and have a lot of power, but they are not broomsticks, like the old Scott STS. The XP's have very sensitive tips and can easily protect 7x tippet. XP's are very versatile rods. That being said, I wish I still had the original GLX. It could handle heavy winds, lift a sink tip line, and heave a large weighted nymph no problem. YMMV, Keith
:beathead: Wow, such an amount of chatter for a 3 weight? Everyone has a different casting technique no matter how small the difference may seem. Simple solution: Go try each one you are considering. After casting 5 different models at the Bellevue exposition last year, I settled on the GLX. For me the choice was obvious and immediate. Very powerful in the lower section, but soft finish, like a fine red wine. I have 4 GLX rods for this very reason. Buy what fits your style...not complicated. :beer2:
I tend to agree with Jason's sarcasm on this one (yelling aside). Fly fishing, like most aspects of our american lives, has become a consumer driven activity. The advertisers convince you (me) that you'll fish better with the latest and greatest, and we (I) buy into it. Fast action rods are great in the wind in that they throw tight loops. I find this particularly useful in saltwater applications (flats fishing) and when swinging flies on the Skagit (because I want to cast as far as possible). I tend to use the double spey cast a lot with my single hand rod (and my double hand rod), and I've found the timing is much easier when my rod is more of a medium action. This seems to hold true for most roll type casts (I think fish fighting is also nicer on a medium rod). I prefer a little softer rod when I'm double nymphing because it is easier to throw a wider loop, which prevents tailing loops and line tangles with the quickly falling nymphs (and splitshot). The soft rods are great for dry fly fishing in spring creeks (when casts need to be short and precise, and tippets need to long and fine). So what does this all mean? It means I've convinced myself that I will be a better fisherman with about 12 different rods, and I do think it is true to some extent. So lets stop and think about this, we'll use the skagit river as our example. What really make me the most happy on a steelheading float on the Skagit (maybe from marblemount to howard miller)...hmm...some days I guess I'd have to say a 15lbs buck. Does my $900 dollar Derek Brown Favorite increase my ability to hook and land this fish? Well..yes. But what would really make everyone happy (like the people who don't have the spey rods)? Asking "Does it increase my ability?" I'm begining to think, is a very selfish and consumer driven question...I'm consuming rods, so I can consume steelhead fights. If I were to ask, what is going to increase everyones ability to catch steelhead, I'd have to say more steelhead in the river, and now, what about people who don't care to angle...(I know there are a few of them out there) what do they like about the Skagit..eagles maybe. So now if I would spend my money (and maybe some of my fishing time) to increase the capacity of the skagit to make people happy (I think the economic measure for this term would be the skagit's "youtels"). I would stand the chance of catching more steelhead because there's more steelhead in the river. But then there might be people who might be happy setting seign nets with jet skiis at the mouth of the sauk...how do I justfy saying "no" if this is their idea of happiness from the skagit? Well I guess I need to start looking at what makes the river happy as well (environmental costs). And as you can see this post is getting long and drawn out, but do you really need a 500.00 XP, do tsunami victims need 500.00 XP's, do aids infected africans need a 500.00 XP, Does my priveleged life justify a 500.00 XP? I've got to go, my ice cream is melting on my damn apple pie. -dan
the max line speed doesnt even compare in fastness to a XP, much less a TCR. They throw you off with the title. I have talked with people on the loomis pro staff and they agree, poor marketing. They may have similar "written descriptions" but they are totally different rods.


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7 Institutions: Meat and Potatoes
Institutions The U.S. presidency provides a perfect example of how we have built up an ideal and impossible image of a political institution. Since the New Deal and World War II, the nation has expected a great deal out of its presidents, far more than is realistically possible. Although officeholders are bound to disappoint, the institution of the presidency as an executive structure remains.
Institutions Americans have tremendous respect for the office of the presidency and, consequently, presidents begin their terms with a great deal of public support. The reality of everyday politics eventually takes its inevitable toll. –partisan decisions –state of the economy –world events Even as individual presidents disappoint, Americans keep faith in the institution of the presidency.
Institutions Institutions, in part, become institutions by lasting over time. They are larger than the people who occupy an office at a particular time. The institution of the presidency, like all governmental institutions, includes all formal and informal powers, the offices, the staffs, and the historical precedents that define the institution.
Hello Mr. Smith Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a film that portrays an idealistic, but naïve, senator who gets caught up in real- world politics. That senator engages in a one-man filibuster of a graft- laden public-works legislation. The filibuster is a tactic used by a senator or a group of senators who, by indefinitely talking about a bill, intend to frustrate the proponents of the bill. Ultimately the senator is victorious as he sheds his naiveté to embrace a political tactic. Even idealists must sometimes use political methods to achieve their goals (boycotts, civil disobedience, interest group pressure, etc.)
Hello, Mr. Smith Ideal institutions must be adapted to the reality of the challenges that people face. Even the perfect institutions we imagine for a country bend our loftier ideals along the way. The ideal of democracy in our conceptualization of a legislature is a perfect example. Legislative institutions in non-democratic countries do not represent the publics interests the same way as democracies. They still serve valuable political functions.
Hello, Mr. Smith For example, debates in the Chinese parliament, even if scripted, offer explanations to the public for why laws are being enacted. Even across most democracies people are ambivalent in their feelings toward their legislative institutions. Is the filibuster a democratic technique?
Comparing Parliamentary and Presidential Systems Do you prefer a presidential system or a parliamentary system? This is tantamount to a waiter asking if you want your eggs scrambled or sunny-side up. The fundamental difference has to do with to whom that executive is immediately responsible. In a presidential system, there is a separation of legislative and executive institutions (the yolk is separated from the whites). In a parliamentary system there is a fusion of legislative and executive (scrambled eggs).
Comparing Parliamentary and Presidential Systems In presidential systems the executive is separately elected and need not answer to the legislature; there is an independent base of democratic support. In parliamentary systems the executive is part of the parliament. Prime ministers get the position by first winning election to a seat in the legislature and then being elected by fellow members of parliament (MPs). In presidential systems the executive is elected independently of the legislature. The executive leaves office only after a fixed term or through a special removal process called impeachment. In parliamentary systems prime ministers serve until the next scheduled election or until a simple majority of MPs votes them out.
Sí, El Presidente Presidential systems can make the executive stronger in relation to the legislature. With no need to worry about being voted out on a moments notice, the executive can afford to stand independently. Independence from the legislature makes presidential systems more stable. The primary purpose behind the design of a presidential system is the prevention of tyranny either by the masses or by a popular individual.
Sí, El Presidente Into separation of powers, the framers of the U.S. constitution added the notion of checks and balances. This basically means that everybody is always minding everybody elses business, e.g., the presidents veto, the congress approval of the budget, etc. Checks and balances can also make it very hard to get anything done, particularly if it means challenging entrenched interests. There are so many ways to obstruct things that even a small minority can usually find some way to prevent changes to the status quo.
Yes, Minister Prime ministers are members of parliament and the leaders of the winning party in the parliament. This makes their job shepherding legislation through the system far easier. Parliamentary political parties are far more likely to vote cohesively. Parties have a great deal of control over who gets placed in a seat after an election. In some parliamentary systems any failure of a piece of legislation automatically dissolves the government.
Yes, Minister The votes of party members in presidential systems are far less predictable and far more difficult to control. American presidents cannot necessarily count on all the members of their political party for support. Many a presidential proposal has been defeated by a margin afforded by the members of the president's party.
Legislatures Perhaps the most impressive fact about legislatures as institutions is that they remain viable institutions. The value of legislatures is often debated. Legislatures serve many functions; among the most important are: –lawmaking –representing –checking –legitimating –educating
Lawmaking The root of the word legislature, is "legislate," and we expect our parliaments to make laws. It is often not done the way that one would expect. Many think that members spend the majority of their time debating. The reality is quite different; relatively little time is spent on floor debate. There are a number of other activities that consume representatives time, e.g., giving speeches, helping constituents, meeting with leaders, going to committee meetings, fundraising, etc.
Lawmaking Bills can come from the minds of legislators, but they can come from, among other places, constituents, interest groups, the executive branch, or the legislatures political leadership. In most legislatures, the real law-making work goes on in committees. Committees and sometimes subcommittees are used to do research on, hold hearings on, debate, write, and amend bills. Committees are also used to whittle down the number of bills that get introduced in the parliament or congress during any given session, to write the precise, legally- effective wording of the laws, and to allow members to specialize in specific areas of policy.
Representing A legislature with two houses is called a bicameral legislature, while a legislature with one house is referred to as a unicameral legislature. Bicameral legislatures can make it more difficult to get things done. Bicameral legislatures can provide representation for different segments of society.
Districts or Proportional Representation There are two major methods for how seats are divided in a legislature: –geographic representation –proportional representation With geographic representation, the legislature is divided according to districts with each legislator representing a particular region. People can specifically identify their representative and they know who to contact with their opinions.
Districts or Proportional Representation With geographic representation, representatives must maintain contact with the voters who will decide whether they return to the legislature. Only the candidate who garners a plurality can win in the most frequently used first-past-the-post system. This system favors moderate political parties that can create coalitions to gain sizeable amounts of voters. The result is usually a two-party system. Two-party systems tend to provide greater stability to governments.
Districts or Proportional Representation Under proportional representation (PR), people do not vote for a person. They vote for the political party with which they most agree. Each political party submits a list of names prior to the election. A party will get roughly the same proportion of seats in parliament as the proportion of the votes it received in the election.
Districts or Proportional Representation Proportional representation promotes ideological representation. Rather than represent an area, legislators represent people's beliefs. Because people have diverse ideas, proportional representation tends to produce multi-party systems. Some countries try to combine the benefits of both systems.
Delegate or Trustee Individual representatives have different views of their relationship with their constituents. A delegate is a representative who attempts to do exactly what her constituents want. Delegates believe that they should vote the way that their constituents want them to on every piece of legislation. In reality, most legislators are politicos. Depending on the situation, they sometimes act like delegates and they sometimes act like trustees.
Checking The checking function involves the degree to which different institutions in a government have a responsibility to watch over the rest of government to make sure it is performing correctly. This function is also called oversight. Legislatures use many means to carry out this function, including: –investigative hearings –shadow governments –Question Hour
Legitimating The more people believe that parliaments answer to them and that their parliament is truly representative, the more easily they can perform a legitimating function. People are more likely to feel that there has been some consideration of their view. Even if they disagree with the ultimate decision, they can still believe that the policy was put into place after their perspective was heard. People are more apt to believe that they should follow the law, that is that the law is legitimate, if the legislature supports it.
Education Legislatures and their members also educate the general citizenry. This process is often facilitated by the media. Legislatures use committee hearings, open debate, and television appearances to educate the public. Members with geographic constituencies often keep their districts informed of important events and important pieces of legislation. Legislatures can also initiate important national discussions on issues.
Executives In a presidential system it is very easy to identify the chief executive. The U.S. president plays two roles, head of state and head of government, a ceremonial and a functional role. In many, if not most, other democracies, however, these two fundamental roles of the executive are split up and spread around.
Head of State The role as head of state involves serving as the national symbol, the personification of the country and its people. Heads of state can take different forms in different countries. The head of state can be a monarch, an elected president, or the person with the most troops. In some countries the head of state will be a king or queen or even the king or queen of another country altogether. In parliamentary systems that lack a monarch, there is usually an elected president. These presidents can be either elected directly or they might be chosen by the parliament for the position.
Head of State The head of state can add legitimacy to a government. If the symbol of the country, e.g., a monarch, gives her blessing to a government, that blessing can strengthen the government's standing with the people. In some parliamentary systems, the head of state can be the one who formally authorizes the winning political party after an election to try and form a government. Some heads of state can call for parliamentary elections. The heads of state generally do not have any influence over specific legislation or actions of government. They can affect the countrys overall direction by helping or hindering diplomacy or by lending support to a party or government.
Head of State Not all heads of state are created equal. Dictators and strong monarchs may be heads of state with weak or powerless legislatures. Less powerful monarchs (like those in Western Europe) are mere figureheads working within constitutional monarchies, where the parliament has all of the real political power. Among presidents in parliamentary systems, there is a great deal of variety in the amount of power wielded depending on the nations political structure.
Head of Government If the head of state is the public face we see on advertisements, the head of government is the manager that actually handles the day-to-day work. In parliamentary democracies the head of government is usually the prime minister. The prime minister is responsible for, among other things: –getting bills passed through the parliament –overseeing the running of the bureaucracy –dealing with disasters –commanding the military
Head of Government Prime ministers can only stay prime ministers as long as they maintains the support of a majority in the parliament. One becomes the prime minister by being the head of the party that wins a majority of seats in parliamentary elections. If no party wins a clear majority, the head of state usually asks the head of the party that that won the most seats to try to form a a coalition with one or more of the other parties that won seats. A potential prime minister must try and make some deals to bring a coalition together that includes more than half of the members of parliament.
Head of Government It is technically true that the prime minister is nothing more than the first minister. Parliamentary governments are actually made up of many ministers that form the cabinet. Other ministers may include the foreign minister, treasury minister, defense minister, etc. In an effort to form a government a potential minister may offer other parties a chance to have one of their members serve as a minister in exchange for joining and supporting the overall coalition. Once a majority coalition is constructed, however, the new prime minister also has a governing coalition, which is expected to pass laws.
Head of Government One advantage of executives in most presidential systems is that they are both the head of government and the head of state. That puts a lot of political power in the hands of one individual. The executives in presidential systems are usually selected directly by the people, although there can be variations. In most democracies, the chief executive is the civilian head of the military. These executives are also usually responsible for foreign relations.
Head of Government Heads of government oversee much of the governments bureaucracy, make sure that government services are provided, and implement and enforce laws. The chief executive is also expected to make certain that laws get passed through the legislature. Prime ministers formulate a legislative agenda and attempt to shepherd that agenda through the parliament. Presidents have a more difficult time because of the separation of powers. In most democracies, people expect the chief executive to effectively manage the nation's economy. Chief executives are also the heads of their parties; they have purely political roles.
The Bureaucracy The word bureaucracy is derived from the French word for desk. Its adoption as a political term reflects the idea that it is the position within the administrative political structure, not the person behind it, that defines the role or function to be performed. In other words, the role was defined separate from the person performing it.
The Bureaucracy Bureaucracies serve many functions; they regulate, license, procure, distribute, observe, preserve, encourage, police, study, and manage. In the United States, the Postal Service (USPS) delivers the mail, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) gathers revenue, the National Science Foundation (NSF) funds research proposals, the Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) police the borders, etc.. The simple truth is that the vast majority of what governments do is done by bureaucracies. This is true regardless of the form government takes (democracy, theocracy, monarchy, or whatever).
We Really Want Bureaucracies? No. But, bureaucracies are indispensable. Bureaucracies take on functions that would waste the time and effort of elected and unelected leaders. Bureaucracies do pretty much everything that actually gets done by government.
The Ideals of Bureaucratic Governance The German sociologist Max Weber (1864– 1920) recognized that modern nation-states needed professional bureaucracies. He argued that the ideal bureaucracy should be efficient and rational. It should function like a machine, with each of its parts playing a well-defined role.
The Ideals of Bureaucratic Governance Weber argued that there were a few critical elements for achieving this ideal: –Clear assignment of roles: In order to fit together and function in unison, each of the parts in the bureaucratic machine must know both what it is supposed to do and how it fits within the larger organization. –Rules, Rules, Rules, and More Rules: For both efficiency and fairness, decisions and choices made by bureaucrats need to be impersonal and consistent.
The Ideals of Bureaucratic Governance –Hierarchy: bureaucracies are strictly hierarchical, each person should have only one immediate supervisor, and each supervisor should have only a limited number of subordinates. – Professionals: Most importantly, the selection of persons to fill roles within the bureaucracy, must be done on the basis of merit.
Policymaking versus Administration As bureaucracies grew in size and number, there has been constant concern that they might assume the roles meant for elected officials. People feared that they would move from implementing laws to actually making the laws. This would be particularly disturbing because they were not designed to be responsive to the people.
Policymaking versus Administration Woodrow Wilson wrote an essay declaring that there should be a strict dichotomy between politics and administration. Frank Goodnow picked up this theme and argued that there should be a sharp distinction between the political branches making the laws and the bureaucracy implementing them. In reality completely severing politics from administration would be a disaster for democracy.
Bureaucratic Roles Bureaucracies are involved in service, regulation, implementation, and policymaking. Governments provide many services; they run hospitals, carry out welfare programs, run public schools, operate parks, etc. Administrative agencies also regulate; The FBI regulates personal behavior, the Food and Drug Administration regulates medicine, the Securities and Exchange Commission tries to regulate Wall Street, etc. Agencies are also primarily responsible for implementation; they make sure that the laws that legislatures pass get put into place. The bureaucracy is also responsible for making public policy; legislatures often pass laws that are general, and they will leave the specifics to the expertise of bureaucracies.
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