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July 25, 2014 Vol. 7 No. 53
The Golden Door Spa Located in Escondido California, this place Reinvents the Spa Experience with its Japanese Gardens and more. By Pamela Price Exclusive to the Desert Star Weekly The Golden Door, a destination spa in Escondido, CA is less than two hours from Palm Springs, by car, yet, upon arrival it’s as if you have entered a paradise of earthly delights replete with Japanese gardens, works of art and treasured lanterns enhanced by the fresh
fragrance of orange blossoms. Inspired by the ancient Japanese Honjin Inns that greeted guests with legendary hospitality for generations, the Golden Door perpetuates this graciousness with ease. Established by Deborah Szekely in 1958, the legend continues says Kathy Van Ness, Chief Operating Officer. Under new ownership,
the Golden Door will donate their profits to local philanthropic projects, a first in the spa industry. You will find that ‘the Door’ which is 40 miles north of San Diego on 600 acres of natural terrain accommodates 40 guests from Sunday to Sunday has the perfect balance of hiking and spa facilities, with 20 miles of private trails and an ambitious
MH17 Plane Crash Ukrainian militia hands over MH17 flight recorders to Malaysia
By Desert Star Staff The Ukrainian militia have handed over to Malaysian experts the black boxes from the Malaysian Boeing-777 airliner that crashed in east Ukraine on July 17. The Donetsk People’s Republic’s (DPR) Prime Minister Aleksandr Boroday handed over the black boxes from the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 early on Tuesday. “Here they are, the black boxes,” Boroday told reporters. “According to the memorandum the Malaysian side must pass on
the boxes to the experts from the ICAO [International Civil Aviation Organization].” Both sides signed a document, finalizing the procedure. Colonel Mohamed Sakri of Malaysian National Security Council said that the two black boxes were “in good condition.” Earlier, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak said an agreement had been reached with militiamen at the scene of the crash that the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 black boxes will be handed over to Malaysian
authorities in Donetsk at 9pm Ukrainian time. The bodies of 282 victims are being moved by train before being flown to Amsterdam for repatriation. At least three refrigerated train carriages with bodies of those killed have departed from the town of Torez, near the site of the crash, to the town of Ilovaysk and are on their way to Donetsk. Malaysian aviation experts arrived in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, to investigate the crash Continues on Page 7
daily schedule that you can tailor, with the help of your personal Fitness Guide. The daily program begins as early as 5:45 AM and concludes in the evening with a guest speaker program. Breakfast is served in your room, daily at 7:30 PM giving you ample time for exercise classes and private sessions throughout the day. Guests are invited to put a
hold on their various electronic devices and delve into their days in this place disconnected from the world outside. With a staff of one hundred sixty for 40 guests, the art of service flourishes here. There is women’s men’s and coed-weeks year round. Regardless, every guest has a Continues on Page 7