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She certainly wasted no time trying to get wasted.
no doubt!
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Holiday Inn, operator of over 4,000 hotels worldwide, will begin to offer a free five-minute "human bed-warming service" at its London Kensington hotel throughout next week.
If requested, a willing member of hotel staff will jump in your bed, dressed head to foot in an all-in-one sleeper suit, until your nightly chamber warms up.
Holiday Inn spokeswoman Jane Bednall described the plan as something like having a "giant hot water bottle in your bed."
Dr Chris Idzikowski, director of the Edinburgh Sleep Centre, said the idea could help people get off to sleep, as cold beds inhibit slumber.
"Holiday Inn's new bed warmers service should help people achieve a good night's sleep especially as it's taking much longer for them to warm up when they come in from the snow."
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HONEST honey ..she was just a bed warmer
If requested, a willing member of hotel staff will jump in your bed, dressed head to foot in an all-in-one sleeper suit, until your nightly chamber warms up.
Holiday Inn spokeswoman Jane Bednall described the plan as something like having a "giant hot water bottle in your bed."
Dr Chris Idzikowski, director of the Edinburgh Sleep Centre, said the idea could help people get off to sleep, as cold beds inhibit slumber.
"Holiday Inn's new bed warmers service should help people achieve a good night's sleep especially as it's taking much longer for them to warm up when they come in from the snow."
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HONEST honey ..she was just a bed warmer
That was exactly what I was thinking.
Besides, I love the feel of a crisp, made bed.
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Updated January 22, 2010
Meteorite Crashes Through Virginia Doctor's Office
By Tariq Malik
A small meteorite fell from the sky and crashed through the roof of a doctor's office in Virginia, but luckily no one was hit, experts say.
The half-pound meteorite struck the Lorton, Va office of Dr. Frank Ciampi, a general practice physician, on Monday evening while he was on the second floor of his two-story building.
"It went through the roof. It through one wall partition and then passed through a particle board ceiling into the floor of an examination room," said Linda Welzenbach, manager of the meteorite collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, which confirmed that the object was indeed a meteorite from outer space. "It's not really big. It's about the size of your fist."
It may be small, but the space rock packed a big wallop when it struck the doctor's office at up to 200 mph, Welzenbach told SPACE.com. It broke apart when it hit the concrete floor of the examination room, she added.
Witnesses described the crash as sounding like a bookshelf falling over, she added. Ciampi's practice in Lorton is about 14 miles south of the museum, which is in Washington, D.C.
"Apparently, it was quite loud," Welzenbach said.
No one in the office was hurt when the space rock fell. The meteorite split into several pieces when it hit the ground floor, Welzenbach said. But many people witnessed the brilliant fireball created by the space rock as it streaked through the Earth's atmosphere, she added.
A receptionist working in the office is married to a geologist, who recognized the meteorite for what it was. The meteorite was then carried by courier to the museum for confirmation, courtesy of a local TV news station, Welzenbach said.
Welzenbach said the meteorite is a chondrite, typical of most space rocks that fall to Earth. It is also a beautiful example of a meteorite, she added.
"It's pretty, it's very fresh," added. "It's a shame that it broke on impact."
The meteorite is only the fourth reported to fall in Virginia. The first documented crash in the state was reported in 1878, with the most recent occurring in 1924, Welzenbach said.
The meteorite and its fragments may eventually be donated to the Smithsonian's collection, she added.
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"....and THAT is why I had to go to the hotel where she warmed my bed.....honest honey!!!"
Updated January 22, 2010
Meteorite Crashes Through Virginia Doctor's Office
By Tariq Malik
A small meteorite fell from the sky and crashed through the roof of a doctor's office in Virginia, but luckily no one was hit, experts say.
The half-pound meteorite struck the Lorton, Va office of Dr. Frank Ciampi, a general practice physician, on Monday evening while he was on the second floor of his two-story building.
"It went through the roof. It through one wall partition and then passed through a particle board ceiling into the floor of an examination room," said Linda Welzenbach, manager of the meteorite collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, which confirmed that the object was indeed a meteorite from outer space. "It's not really big. It's about the size of your fist."
It may be small, but the space rock packed a big wallop when it struck the doctor's office at up to 200 mph, Welzenbach told SPACE.com. It broke apart when it hit the concrete floor of the examination room, she added.
Witnesses described the crash as sounding like a bookshelf falling over, she added. Ciampi's practice in Lorton is about 14 miles south of the museum, which is in Washington, D.C.
"Apparently, it was quite loud," Welzenbach said.
No one in the office was hurt when the space rock fell. The meteorite split into several pieces when it hit the ground floor, Welzenbach said. But many people witnessed the brilliant fireball created by the space rock as it streaked through the Earth's atmosphere, she added.
A receptionist working in the office is married to a geologist, who recognized the meteorite for what it was. The meteorite was then carried by courier to the museum for confirmation, courtesy of a local TV news station, Welzenbach said.
Welzenbach said the meteorite is a chondrite, typical of most space rocks that fall to Earth. It is also a beautiful example of a meteorite, she added.
"It's pretty, it's very fresh," added. "It's a shame that it broke on impact."
The meteorite is only the fourth reported to fall in Virginia. The first documented crash in the state was reported in 1878, with the most recent occurring in 1924, Welzenbach said.
The meteorite and its fragments may eventually be donated to the Smithsonian's collection, she added.
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"....and THAT is why I had to go to the hotel where she warmed my bed.....honest honey!!!"
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. Burger King is opening a restaurant in Miami Beach that will serve beer along with burgers and fries, the chain's first U.S. location with alcohol.
At the Whopper Bar South Beach, guests can pair a Whopper sandwich with Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors brews. With fries, the combo will run $7.99.
The restaurant will offer outdoor dining, a walk-up window and delivery service.
It's scheduled to open mid-February. The announcement was made Friday.
Morningstar analyst R.J. Hottovy says adding beer at selected locations around the world is part of Miami-based Burger King's effort to reinvent itself as a fast-food restaurant with a sit-down feel.
Hottovy said making the new image resonate could be a challenge in some locations.
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"part of Miami-based Burger King's effort to reinvent itself as a fast-food restaurant with a sit-down feel." and in some cases a "pass out" feel-"hey man where'd get so smashed" "Burger King"
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. Burger King is opening a restaurant in Miami Beach that will serve beer along with burgers and fries, the chain's first U.S. location with alcohol.
At the Whopper Bar South Beach, guests can pair a Whopper sandwich with Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors brews. With fries, the combo will run $7.99.
The restaurant will offer outdoor dining, a walk-up window and delivery service.
It's scheduled to open mid-February. The announcement was made Friday.
Morningstar analyst R.J. Hottovy says adding beer at selected locations around the world is part of Miami-based Burger King's effort to reinvent itself as a fast-food restaurant with a sit-down feel.
Hottovy said making the new image resonate could be a challenge in some locations.
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"part of Miami-based Burger King's effort to reinvent itself as a fast-food restaurant with a sit-down feel." and in some cases a "pass out" feel-"hey man where'd get so smashed" "Burger King"
I was at a McD's that served alcohol in Paris. I actually took some really cool pictures of Arc de Triomphe right our in front of it. It was on Avenue des Champs-Élysées IIRC.
You went to at McDonald's in Paris? The epicenter of the food universe? What the heck is wrong with you?
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You went to at McDonald's in Paris? The epicenter of the food universe? What the heck is wrong with you?
you are one to talk
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OAKLAND, Calif. Oakland Athletics prospect Grant Desme is retiring from baseball to enter the priesthood.
Desme was recently selected the 2009 Arizona Fall League MVP and was considered one of the top prospects in Oakland's system.
The 23-year-old outfielder batted .288 with 31 homers, 89 RBIs and 40 stolen bases in 131 games at Class-A Kane County and Stockton last season.
He then hit .315 with a league-leading 11 home runs and 27 RBIs in 27 games in the fall league.
Desme was a second-round pick selection in the 2007 draft after being named Big West Player of the Year at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
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Why didn't he just play for the Padres?
Desme was recently selected the 2009 Arizona Fall League MVP and was considered one of the top prospects in Oakland's system.
The 23-year-old outfielder batted .288 with 31 homers, 89 RBIs and 40 stolen bases in 131 games at Class-A Kane County and Stockton last season.
He then hit .315 with a league-leading 11 home runs and 27 RBIs in 27 games in the fall league.
Desme was a second-round pick selection in the 2007 draft after being named Big West Player of the Year at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
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Why didn't he just play for the Padres?
You went to at McDonald's in Paris? The epicenter of the food universe? What the heck is wrong with you?
It was like 2330 hours, local time. There wasn't a lot of options. They had the coolest bathroom! You stood on these grates and pee'd on the wall essentially. You couldn't hardly tell, but there was water running down the wall. It was some kind of marble wall.
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where is Adam when we NEED him!!!
I also got to pee on the wall of a 12th century castle in Belgium on the same trip.
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I also got to pee on the wall of a 12th century castle in Belgium on the same trip.
and you kept track of all that??
I also got to pee on the wall of a 12th century castle in Belgium on the same trip.
hey, everyone has to have their 15 minutes.
and you kept track of all that??
You don't forget great moments like that.
Actually, Mrs. Blackfoot and I got locked in this castle we were touring. The castle was built into this mountain/hill. We had to find another way out, which took a while, and I had to go.
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You don't forget great moments like that.
Actually, Mrs. Blackfoot and I got locked in this castle we were touring. The castle was built into this mountain/hill. We had to find another way out, which took a while, and I had to go.
be honest..Mrs. Blackfoot was trying to get away from you and your strange urge to pee on stuff....are you and Adam related?
be honest..Mrs. Blackfoot was trying to get away from you and your strange urge to pee on stuff....are you and Adam related?
I don't think so.
