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Vacation in style, Sleeps 18, Close to Heavenly Ski Resort (South Lake Tahoe) 6bd

”” Click on web site. http://www.tahoehomerental.net CLICK ON ANY PICTURE ABOVE AND GO TO MY WEB SITE. South Lake Tahoe Mountain Estate GO TO MY WEB SITE FOR MORE PICTURES AND TO REPLY. http://www.tahoehomerental.net This home is 3 to 4 miles from the Lake, Skiing and the Casinos. This is a luxurious 2 million dollar home with 6 bedroom 4.5 bathrooms 4100 sq. ft. home with all the finer amenities in life. From the street to the main level of the home there are ONLY 4 stairs. This home comes equipped with 2 master suites, 2 Jacuzzi jetted tubs and 2 walk-in showers in the master suites. Gourmet kitchen, great family room, with big screen T.V. Free WiFi, This home backs up to the forest. You can ride dirt bikes, Snowmobiles, mountain bikes and hike forever right out the back door This home has a large grass side yard that can be used for a game of football or a nice reception. This home sleeps 16+ people comfortably in beds. This home has enough hot water for everyone.. This home has a hot tub, foos ball table, pool table, poker table, chess table, and an outdoor fire pit. Prices as follows Winter Rate is as follows $900.00 a night. (3 night minimum). $600.00 a night for Minimum 6 nights or more. $600.00 a night. (3 night minimum) Spring and Fall $350.00 cleaning fee $900.00 deposit 10% Tax on rental amount. PLEASE INQUIRE ABOUT MY OTHER HOME FOR LESS MONEY This will be a stay you will never forget. GO TO MY WEB SITE FOR PICTURES http://www.tahoehomerental.net

Cozy and Quiet Condo near Marina and Heavenly Ski Resort (South Lake Tahoe) $90 2bd

Cozy and Quiet Villa Tahoe Condo near Lake Tahoe Marina and Heavenly Ski Resort Come stay at our cozy and quiet vacation rental in beautiful South Lake Tahoe, California. Conveniently located just off of Ski Run Blvd and Pioneer Trail, right in between the Lake Tahoe Marina and Heavenly Ski Resort. Maximum Occupancy: - 6 Persons (4 Adults Maximum) - 2 Queen Beds, 2 Twin Fold-away Sleepers Amenities: - 2 Bedrooms - 1 Bath - Fully furnished Kitchen with pots/pans, dishes, utensils, microwave, coffee pot, etc. - Wood burning fireplace - On-site, coin-operated laundry facility Entertainment: - 12-in-1 Game Table (foosball, mini-pool/ping-pong/basketball, chess, checkers, etc.) - Dart Board - Cable TV's with DVD/VCR - Swimming pool (Closed during Winter) - Lake Tahoe Marina only .5 mile away - Heavenly Ski Resort only 1 mile away - Stateline/Casinos only 1.5 miles away Rates: - Sun-Thu: $90/night plus tax - Fri-Sat: $100/night plus tax - $80 Cleaning Fee - $200 Refundable Security Deposit - Contact us for Holiday Rates Website: Click Here to see more details Sorry, no pets and no smoking allowed For more information, email: terry359841@yahoo.com

=???The ULTIMATE in All Inclusive Vacations, LeBlanc Spa Re (santa rosa) $3100

  LeBlanc Spa Resort, Cancún - The Ultimate in Luxury 2009    Introducing the LeBlanc Spa Resort located on the hotel strip in Cancun, Mexico. The LeBlanc Spa Resort is an adults only destination that transforms the all-inclusive into the all-incredible.    LeBlanc is an experience in sophisticated style, lavish personal attention, and uncompromising attention to detail.    There are 260 rooms, each with an ocean or lagoon view.    Service is impeccable - pool side concierge to see to every detail and a butler/valet assigned to every floor of the resort to lavish you in comfort. There is even a "pillow menu" to select your preferences for sleeping comfort.    In 2006, when President Bush traveled to Mexico, this is where he stayed to meet with President Vincente Fox.    For the ultimate in luxurious vacations, the finest cuisine and drink, spend a week at the LeBlance Spa Resort in Mexico.      Don't take my word for it.  Please check out the reviews on Travelocity for LeBlanc.   "As close to perfect as humanly possible"        The Le Blanc Spa is surrounded by bamboo gardens, elegant wood and marble floors. This unique mix of Asian and European traditions offers an experience of refreshment and rejuvenation for your mind, body and spirit.    Guests are greeted in the beautiful white lobby and escorted to the locker area to prepare for their treatment. You are then guided to the hydrotherapy area where you'll experience the restorative powers of the Le Blanc Water Journey.    LeBlanc Spa offers almost every conceivable service. Facials. Shiatsu massage. Underwater massage therapy. Body wraps. Seaweed scrubs. Hydro-reflexology. Aroma therapy. If you've dreamt of it, you can experience it here. Signature treatments include the 50-minute Steam-Vichy Rain Journey, featuring a soothing exfoliation, an aromatic body mask and a refreshing Vichy Rain shower.         AMENITIES 3 outdoor pools (2 Infinity pools) Chess floor 1 outdoor Jacuzzi Lounge 2 swim up bars Ping Pong / Table Games Fitness Center Beauty Salon ($) Sauna / steam bath ($) Gift shops ($) Beach / Pool volleyball Spa boutique ($) Beach Soccer Jewelry store (($) Yoga Daily activities Pilates Themes parties     ($) = Extra charge       ON YOUR HONEYMOON??? Le Blanc offers a complimentary honeymoon package that includes a variety of amenities. Small fruit platter Small flower arrangement Bottle of sparkling wine Nightly petit fours (selection will vary nightly) Keepsake ¡¡Â¨Â¬Honeymooners¡¡Â¡Ã¬ embroidered bathrobes Beach bag Honeymoon desk Late check out until 6:00pm (upon request and subject to availability)    Below are the weekly charges for LeBlanc.  Remember, this price includes all food and drinks at the resort during your stay, including room service with no other hidden fees.  This is the ultimate in luxury destinations! LE BLANC SPA RESORT ROYAL DELUXE 01/04/09 - 04/18/09 $3557 04/19/09 - 08/22/09 $3219 08/23/09 - 12/23/09 $3057 12/24/09 - 01/03/10 $4380    Please feel free to check with Travelocity or any other travel venue.  You will find the daily rate around $600 a night.    We are also a member of PayPal and you can protect your hard earned money through their protection procedures and pay by credit card if you wish.   These rates are a special promotional pricing. Please call for complete details and have any of your questions answered.    Thanks! (707) 568-1711   brought to you by Reviews of Le Blanc Spa Resort Reviews in other languages: More reviews Más críticas Weitere Bewertungen Critiques supplémentaires Altre recensioni

Jacaranda Community Chess Game

Jacaranda Community Chess Game as of 10-07-2008 Originally uploaded by Sarasota County Libraries Playing chess against a library. This reminds me of the 1994 Phish tour.

StrangeCharm - Particle Debris (Week ending Oct 3)

This week's debris was full of juicy side items that we need to catch up on: Watching high definition TV, Stallman's slam on cloud computing, a change in thinking about work environments, the World Computer Chess Championship, amateurs at work, buying or manipulating Apple stock and more

WAREHOUSE FOR SALE - BRAND NEW CONSTRUCTION (hayward / castro valley) 2206sqft

2,206 SQ. FT. FOR SALE: HAYWARD WAREHOUSE SPACE FOR SALE LOCATION: 1252-1256 West Winton Avenue, Hayward BUILDING SIZE: 2,206 sq. ft. including: OFFICE: +/- 710 sq. ft. of open floor plan office space. Additional office can be added. FEATURES: * 100 Amps @ 480/277 volt 3 phase power * Grade-level roll-up door 12Â’x 14Â’ * 16Â’-18' minimum clear height * 2 skylights * Sprinklers .33/3,750 * Abundant parking COMMENTS: High identity facitng W. Winton Ave. Brand new construction. Contact: Steve Chess (510-504-8505)

Your own Special Paradise awaits you..Luxury Apartments Available NOW! (san jose south) $1415 1bd

Community Amenities Sculpted landscaping with open areas, fountains and benches Adjacent 4-acre public park with tot lot, tennis and basketball World-class fitness centers with cardio equipment, free weights, TV and stereo system Group exercise room Executive business centers with internet ready computers, copier, fax and laser printer Resort style pools and sun decks Indoor and outdoor spas Pool cabana for resident events & functions Clubhouse with lounge and fireplace available for resident events Entertainment center with large screen TV, card and pool tables Private conference rooms Full-size kitchen for resident events & functions Concierge services: - Valet dry cleaning and laundry services - Furniture and houseware rental & coordination Guest suites Furnished corporate suites Controlled access entry gates Professional, service oriented on-site management Emergency maintenance service Apartment Amenities Excellent floor plans including penthouses Underground parking Private patios/balconies Washers and dryers in home Central heating and air conditioning Bedrooms with large walk-in closets* Electric fireplace Dual paned oversized windows Vertical blinds Laminated flooring Deluxe interior trim Cultured marble bathroom vanities Whirlpool appliances Maple grain cabinetry Pantries with built-in shelving Home office work station with built-in desk and cabinetry Digital cable TV ready * In select apartment homes More Photos Courtyard Property View Property View Property View Foyer Santa Palmia at Palm Valley Resort Style Living at it's BEST!!! Select 1 bedrooms starting @ $1415. 2 bedrooms starting at ONLY $1795! Call now!!! Offers subject to change daily! Five-star resort style living includes sculptured gardens, Italian fountains, clock tower, piazza, fitness center, elevators and easy access. Call us: 800-959-8174 Address: 150 Palm Valley Blvd. San Jose, California 95123 Lifestyle:Experience a life inspired by the world renowned resorts of the Mediterranean. Take the elevator to any floor from the gated underground parking garage and enter a world of unsurpassed “resort-style” living. Santa Palmia comes to life around the Piazza di Marineo with its Florentine inspired clock tower and soothing Italian fountain. Participate in a fitness class. Join friends at the pool, unwind in the indoor spa, play pool or maybe chess in the game room. Live your life to the fullest! Location:PALM VALLEY is an upscale village of three distinct apartment communities that feature the ambience of classic old world architecture surrounded by meticulously landscaped Italian gardens. These three casually elegant communities are nestled near the quiet foothills of southern Silicon Valley just minutes from the high-tech world. Stroll beneath majestic palms, listen to the fountain in an Italian piazza, work out in the fitness cardio room, unwind in a warm spa, play tennis or basketball in an adjacent 4 acre park or hop the light rail to major business centers, entertainment, dining and shopping. Treat yourself to the many services, amenities and features that are provided for your enjoyment. Palm Valley is the way you want to live. Directions:Nestled against the rolling hills of Southern Silicon Valley, Palm Valley features the serenity of the suburban locale, yet highways 101 and 85 bring it but minutes from all there is to see and do in greater San Jose and the South Bay. What a difference a short drive can make... Visit our website: http://www.palmvalleyapts.com View Map: google map Map Floorplans Floorplan Option 1: La Sofia - 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath - 698 Sq. Ft. - $1415 to $1763 Floorplan Option 2: Il Greco - 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath - 806 Sq. Ft. - $1515 to $1662 Floorplan Option 3: La Calabria - 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath - 1033 Sq. Ft. - $1795 to $1915 Floorplan Option 4: Il Mondello - 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath - 1073 Sq. Ft. - $1825 to $2075 Floorplan Option 5: La Ravena - 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath - 1138 Sq. Ft. - $2148 to $2158 Floorplan Option 6: Il Bari - 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath - 1228 Sq. Ft. - $2261 to $2281 Floorplan Option 7: San Remo - 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath - 1358 Sq. Ft. - $2510 to $2590 Floorplan Option 8: Del Palazzo - 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath - 1610 Sq. Ft. - $2995 to $2995 for more information visit esring.com Code: PVCONS150

Alt Text: Silliest Cruises for Seafaring Geeks

I have never been on a cruise ship, but I'm intrigued by the concept. I enjoy travel, but I'm not so sure I enjoy traveling. My favorite travel generally involves sitting around somewhere new and reading, and generally there's an awful lot of fuss and bother required just to be able to sit and read among majestic glaciers or ancient Mayan ruins. So you can see why the cruise ship model compels. It's not so much going places as going to a single place, and then that place goes places. It is travel without movement, a Zen koan with a seafood buffet. Alt Text Podcast Download audio files and subscribe to the Alt Text podcast. However, the activities promoted on cruise line ads -- sunbathing, dancing, paying ridiculous prices for Central American tchotchkes -- belong to the sort of tanned newlyweds I am not. Rather than paying $1,500 to sit in my room reading, I've started to look into more geek-themed cruise packages. I'd be happy to share my data. Chess Cruise I kind of feel bad for not enjoying the chess. I feel like a biker who doesn't like knife fights. (I don't actually like knife fights, either.) However, if you enjoy the chess, and want to be trapped on a moving vessel with dozens of other people who enjoy the chess, and have a bunch of cash to blow on playing a game that's normally free, then the Caribbean Gambit Chess Cruise is for you. The site says that people who are new to chess are welcome as well, but I'm not sure I buy it. I suspect that the first time you refer to the knight as a "horsie," you're going to find yourself on a lifeboat with no flare gun. Videogame Cruise If I were into cruises, but not videogames, I might go on the cruise put together by The National Academy of Video Game Testers and Reviewers. You'd basically get the upper deck to yourself: You could swim and sun yourself all weekend while everyone else was below decks pwning noobs, or possibly noobing pwns. If you are into videogames, however, you might possibly be enticed by this year's inaugural NAViGaTR Cruise, which offers such entertainment sweetmeats as a Video Games Live concert and an appearance by Cloris Leachman. I can't count the times I've been on Xbox Live and heard someone say, "Man, I love this game but ... I just wish Cloris Leachman were here." We all sigh and agree. Also scheduled: an appearance by YouTube's Hardcore Granny, voted 2006's "Internet Celebrity You Least Want to Look for on a Google Image Search." Pirate Cruise Some guy calling himself Captain Cane runs pirate cruises. Mostly they're brief trips, but apparently he also does a seven-day Caribbean cruise sometimes. Captain Cane's Pirate Adventure Cruise, inexplicably, is being billed mainly as a family event. I would think the kids would get tired of the pirate theme by day two at the latest and beg to go on an Avatar: The Last Airbender cruise instead, but I know for a fact that geekfolk never get tired of sea chanteys, mizzenmasts and grog. They're happy to shout "Arr" long past the point where it's novel, clever or tolerable. Galacticruise You just missed this one, actually. Galacticruise brought together a bunch of your favorite Battlestar Galactica stars, provided you prefer the original, feathered-hair series. Or, alternatively, soap operas: One of the guests was never on Battlestar Galactica, but was on As the World Turns for 10 years. I'm as lost as you are. Galacticruise did however, have on board Richard Hatch, an actor on both the original and the good series, as well as the soap opera All My Children, so he should have made everyone happy. At any rate, before I'd go on this cruise I'd want a guarantee that every single piece of paper on the ship was octagonal. Mac Cruise There are a lot of computer-themed cruises out there, but I'd probably pick MacMania, mostly because it offers a class in Extreme Googling. You can even become an Apple Certified Support Professional over the course of the 10-day cruise. That sounds like a lot of fun, but at the same time I now feel like I should ask the guys at the Genius Bar how much of their training time was spent with a mai tai in hand before I hand over my laptop. - - - Born helpless, nude and unable to provide for himself, Lore Sjöberg eventually overcame these handicaps to become a bosun, a yeoman and a quarter-gunner.

Single Mama, 1 Kid, Seeks Single Mama, Kid(s) to Share (berkeley) $850

Hi, We would like to get to know another mom & kid(s) who are looking to live together in Berkeley. It would be great to find a house together. You pay a lot less and get a lot more than renting an apt! My son is 10 and I'm a single mom, working Mon-Fri. We have no pets, non-smokers, no drugs or addictions (and seek same). We love to garden, cook, play chess, use computer, spend lots of time studying (well not lots, but at least some each day), make things, occasionally have friends come over, and would like a sunny old place on quiet street with a yard where we can Garden, have barbecues, etc (We don't eat red meat, but do use poultry, etc.). I'm seeking someone who works and has reliable income to pay on time. We don't really watch TV, except when i get a video, though we do have a small one that my friend gave me. I sometimes work at home, so need my own home phone. That is a better situation anyway, since you pay your own bill. We would like to make a stable, happy, clean home(reasonably clean--we aren't neat freaks at all, but some cleaning schedule usually works best, esp. for kitchen & bath, or it gets out of control). My preference is for kids over age 3. If you have a boy they could possible share a room (that would be good in many ways). My son plays flute and i dabble on guitar. We enjoy music on the stereo (though not too loud), KPFA 94.1 FM, reading, fun board games, camping, etc. We hope to hear from you. We live in Berkeley now and are staying for rent control and school. ***************PLEASE NOTE: ************************* The rent listed above is only there because it's required. I don't know what the rent will be on the place as I haven't found it yet. I would prefer to pay that much or less, but it's less than I'm paying now. You can get a good place for that much if you're sharing! take care!

Vacation in Tahoe, Sleeps 18, Close to Heavenly (South Lake Tahoe) $600 6bd

Click on web site. http://www.tahoehomerental.net CLICK ON ANY PICTURE ABOVE AND GO TO MY WEB SITE. South Lake Tahoe Mountain Estate GO TO MY WEB SITE FOR MORE PICTURES AND TO REPLY. http://www.tahoehomerental.net This home is 3 to 4 miles from the Lake, Skiing and the Casinos. This is a luxurious 2 million dollar home with 6 bedroom 4.5 bathrooms 4100 sq. ft. home with all the finer amenities in life. From the street to the main level of the home there are ONLY 4 stairs. This home comes equipped with 2 master suites, 2 Jacuzzi jetted tubs and 2 walk-in showers in the master suites. Gourmet kitchen, great family room, with big screen T.V. Free WiFi, This home backs up to the forest. You can ride dirt bikes, Snowmobiles, mountain bikes and hike forever right out the back door This home has a large grass side yard that can be used for a game of football or a nice reception. This home sleeps 16+ people comfortably in beds. This home has enough hot water for everyone.. This home has a hot tub, foos ball table, pool table, poker table, chess table, and an outdoor fire pit. Prices as follows Winter Rate is as follows $900.00 a night. (3 night minimum). $600.00 a night for Minimum 6 nights or more. $600.00 a night. (3 night minimum) Spring and Fall $350.00 cleaning fee $900.00 deposit 10% Tax on rental amount. PLEASE CLICK WEB SITE FOR MY OTHER HOME http://www.vrbo.com/176873 This will be a stay you will never forget. GO TO MY WEB SITE FOR PICTURES http://www.tahoehomerental.net