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Description: We all had that spooky place while we were in school that sprouted legend after legend of horrific events, a place where homicidal maniacs hid, demonic monsters laired, or evil witches worked their black magic. In the case of Mike Mendez's latest venture it is a convent where, legend has it, some girl went in with a sawed-off shotgun and proceeded to blow away the whole lot of praying nuns, save for Mother Superior, whom she doused with gasoline and defiantly flicked her cigarette at. The Convent takes place forty years later and follows a group of college kids who break into the condemned building to spray-paint their Greek letters on the building before the homecoming game. Little do they know what the night has in store for them - a roller coaster of surprises. All hope seems lost until one of the toughest chicks to grace the silver screen comes along to save the day, or does she?
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HOUSTON (Bloomberg) -- Oil rigs targeting oil in the U.S. declined by 25 this week to 1,564, according to Baker Hughes Inc. The drop was the largest since December 2012.
Total rigs fell by 17 to 1,896, data posted on the company's website show. The gas count increased by nine to 330, the Houston-based field services company said. Rigs fell the most in the Permian basin of Texas and New Mexico, dropping by three to 555.
The total energy rig count is surging in the U.S. as producers use horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing to draw record volumes of oil and gas out of shale formations from North Dakota to Texas. The boom has raised domestic crude production to the highest level in 27 years and helped cut U.S. imports of oil to the lowest seasonal level since 1993.
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Best Western Hotel Inca Porto4 Stars
Praça Coronel Pacheco 52 Porto PT-4050-453
Situated in the town centre of Porto, the Best Western Inca Hotel is near the City Hall, Aliados Avenue, Trindade Underground Station and S Bento Train Station and many other important as well as famous places that are found in the surrounding area.
This hotel offers guestrooms and suites that are well chosen with contemporary amenities where you can just sit back and relax in the comfortable home-like atmosphere.
Guests at Best Western Hotel can also ease their stresses of a hard days work, sightseeing or shopping with an exotic drink served at the exquisite bar. There is no restaurant on-site.
Business or private delegates at Best Western Hotel Inca Porto can avail of the advantages of the distinctive business centre as well as the meeting and banquet rooms that are ideally conducive for your next business and social getaway. For those who wish to escape from the hustling and bustling of the city, can have access to the charming lobby, which is specially designed for providing peacefulness and relaxation.
Additional Information
- 15 km to the International Airport (Porto)
Hotel Facilities
- Banquet Facilities
- Currency Exchange Services
- Laundry Facilities
- Lobby
- Room Service
- Bar / Lounge
- Faxing Facilities
- Laundry Services
- Non-Smoking Rooms
- Safe Deposit Box
- Conference Facilities
- Internet Access - High Speed
- Lift / Elevator
- Parking Facilities
- Tour Desk
Room Facilities
- Air Conditioning
- Ensuite / Private Bathroom
- Mini Bar
- Telephone
- Alarm Clock
- Hairdryer
- Safe
- Cable / Satellite TV
- Internet Access
- Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
Best Western Hotel Inca Porto Guest Reviews (33)
We spend a very good 3 nights there ... Thanks ...
Agris Robs wrote on March 27, 2011
Very cosy hotel and quite cheap for what it is. Not in the center though but a very short taxi ride away.
Anonymous wrote on June 17, 2010
Clean and cosy hotel. Not exactly at the centre of town but pleasant nonetheless. I'd recommend it.
Mohamed Ali wrote on June 12, 2010
Excellent buffet breakfast.
Gilly Jarvis wrote on May 5, 2010
Room was good size, no restuarant at hotel if you want to have a meal in evening only snacks. Bathroom supplies were not adequate e.g. soap, shampoo etc.; no shoe polish. Bit out of way from downtown. I will not grade it as 4star hotel. Staff was friendly and spoke good English.
Anonymous wrote on September 16, 2009
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Best Western Hotel Inca Porto Guest Reviews
5 out of 5
We spend a very good 3 nights there ... Thanks ...Review by: Agris Robs
Date stayed March 27, 2011
4 out of 5
Very cosy hotel and quite cheap for what it is. Not in the center though but a very short taxi ride away.Review by: Anonymous
Date stayed June 17, 2010
4 out of 5
Clean and cosy hotel. Not exactly at the centre of town but pleasant nonetheless. I'd recommend it.Review by: Mohamed Ali
Date stayed June 12, 2010
3.8 out of 5
Excellent buffet breakfast.Review by: Gilly Jarvis
Date stayed May 5, 2010
3 out of 5
Room was good size, no restuarant at hotel if you want to have a meal in evening only snacks. Bathroom supplies were not adequate e.g. soap, shampoo etc.; no shoe polish. Bit out of way from downtown. I will not grade it as 4star hotel. Staff was friendly and spoke good English.Review by: Anonymous
Date stayed September 16, 2009
4.4 out of 5
Exactly what we were looking for - good value, friendly, enjoyable place to stayReview by: Anonymous
Date stayed June 4, 2009
5 out of 5
as always we find best western very good, the hotel Inca was no exception, Brilliant location for exploring Porto, the staff were very welcoming and helpful.Review by: kathryn hurd
Date stayed May 2, 2009
3.6 out of 5
Initially a little tricky to find, but great location overall. Breakfast was not huge, but more than enough. Our room was quite substantial and comfortable. The staff were friendly and helpful, and we were able to get a hot sandwich late on the night we arrived. Would stay again.Review by: Isaac Nunn
Date stayed April 16, 2009
4.4 out of 5
El alojamiento esta muy cerca del cenro historico. El personal muy muy amable. El hotel esta bien, aunque tiene coas un poco deterioradas, como el secador o la alcachofa de la ducha (nimiedades) El desayuno excelente.Review by: Pilar Canella
Date stayed April 14, 2009
4.2 out of 5
A very pleasant short stay. Had all the amenities we needed as well as friendly English-speaking staff. Recommended.Review by: Harry Barton
Date stayed February 18, 2009
3.4 out of 5
Its a little bit old. Especially the carpets on the floor aren't look good. But stuff are friendly and the location is good. One important thing there is a car park in front which is free at nights.Review by: R TAYYAR YAZICIOGLU
Date stayed January 12, 2009
4 out of 5
Hotel staff were VERY friendly and helpful. Though the facilities are kinda old, but it's clean and tidy. Location is good and very convenient. Definitely will stay there again if I make another visit to Porto.Review by: Heidi Wong
Date stayed January 2, 2009
4.8 out of 5
Hotel was very convenient for 1 night stay. Reception staff very helpful and gave warm welcome. Breakfast choice was excellent and well presented. Staff again were always on hand and pleasantReview by: Ronald Oliphant
Date stayed December 5, 2008
3.8 out of 5
The location is good, if to consider the price. However, the facilities should be renewed as it seams quite worn-down now.Review by: Anonymous
Date stayed October 27, 2008
4.4 out of 5
The hotel is very confortable and clean, breakfast was good. Apartment's size as europeans standards. We have no complains, and would stay there another time. The access is not very easy for the first time (we arrived by car), but location is good.Review by: Walter Moura
Date stayed October 19, 2008
4.2 out of 5
the staff are fantastic very helpful with any information you wont excellent breakfast rooms are very small and old but clean, its about 20min to the river. going down to the river is easy but hard coming back to the hotel as its up hill we use to catch taxi to come back and it wasnt that expensive especially at night oporto is the most gorgeous city i fell in love with it. the restuarnts around the river are loverly with beautiful views. i would definatly stay at the Inca hotel again.Review by: Margherita Fisher
Date stayed October 13, 2008
4.4 out of 5
WE went with a group of 14 Persons. The hotel was around a kilometer from the river. Very friendly and helpfull staff. Good breakfast. Rooms are a bit "older looking" but very good.Review by: Carsten Doehr
Date stayed October 9, 2008
4.2 out of 5
The location of the hotel is great and the staff was very helpfull, however, given that its a small and old city the hotel wasn't really luxurious, I felt like it was less than 4 stars. the rooms are clean but they r old. the breakfast is ok, typical continental breakfast. I was on the 5th floor and the view was amazing. the walk from the nearest tube station is short but uphill. I would recommended it given that the prices are really good.Review by: Anonymous
Date stayed May 14, 2008
4.4 out of 5
Hotel in a good position within walking distance of sights. Nice buffet breakfast and clean room.Review by: Anonymous
Date stayed March 12, 2008
3.6 out of 5
Good restaurants quite a long walk in the evening. All attractions within reasonable walking distance. Excellent breakfastReview by: Anonymous
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What Method Do You Use to File Your Taxes?
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|Sat, 01-21-2012 - 3:18pm
Apparently long gone are the days where the govt sent out tax forms w/ instructions.
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Perhaps my tax situation is really simple, but I just download the form and the instructions from the IRS website. (Guess this doesn't apply to Canadians.) I fill out the forms on my computer as I read through the instructions for the lines that don't have the big zero. I print out the forms, and mail them by post. You know, envelopes and stamps. I even use First Class Mail. None of tha fancy Priority Mail stuff for me. This way I don't have to pay extra to file my taxes.
Those of you with a complex tax situation will probably want to find an accountant who can save you money.
|Sun, 01-22-2012 - 7:47am
But I have considered buying a program to make the process quicker [because every year I still do the calculations to see if I can claim any medical expenses -- nope, too small. Or my rent -- nope, too small). It's just hard to justify that expense when it only takes about 2 hours to do it by hand.
|Sun, 01-22-2012 - 11:07am
We use TurboTax (have also tried TaxCut previously too) and usually end up paying about $50 for the software (with free federal efile) and then an addition $20ish to efile with the state.
The only "cheaper" way for you to go would be to go to the IRS site, print out the forms, and then fill them out by hand and proceed as you have in years past. You can still do that no problem, it just takes a little longer to get a refund if you are getting one. If you think you owe, as long as you postmark (with attached check) by April 15th, your good to go.
|Sun, 01-22-2012 - 5:10pm
We also use Turbotax online and pay the same as you above. I have been using it for about 7 years (with the exception of one year where we went back to an accountant). I have noticed its improvements over the year and especially last year I thought it had really gone up in accuracy and ease of use.
|Sun, 01-22-2012 - 6:39pm
Thanks for the feedback.
Sounds like it's just the way it is.
The sites mentioned all have an income cap for free filing that we don't qualify for.
Perhaps I will print off the forms, manually do them myself, and snail mail my return this year just to save myself $70.


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Space station cosmonauts find life in the vacuum of space
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16 Streaming Movies to Watch This WeekFeatures By Brian Kelley on August 7, 2012 | Comments (1)
While blockbusters battle it out on the big screen, some of the best of what to watch is at home, streaming directly to your TV. In the past couple of weeks, Netflix has added a plethora of stellar titles to its instant library including a rock n' roll redemption documentary, a dark and hilarious animated feature and an overlooked Friedkin title.
This Week In DVD: 21 Jump Street, The Artist, Mirror Mirror, Bullhead, and the One You Need to See… Sound of NoiseFeatures By Rob Hunter on June 26, 2012 | Be the First To Comment
Welcome back to This Week In DVD! Lots of fantastic (and not so fantastic) titles hitting shelves today including one of the year's best comedies, an Academy Award winner for Best Film, a near-hilariously bad Korean monster movie, Drafthouse Films' newest release and more. As always, if you see something you like, click on the image to buy it. Sound of Noise Amadeus Warnebring is a detective with a not-so-secret disdain for music thanks to a family that displayed immense and near constant talent for the art, but when a group of musical terrorists begin threatening the city with impromptu performances he's tasked with overcoming his issues to catch the culprits and prevent the musical apocalypse. You really shouldn't need more than that synopsis to encourage you to seek this movie out, but I'll add that this Swedish film is a rare original and filled with laughs and honestly enjoyable music. Check out my full review.
Year in Review: The Best Foreign Films of 20102010 Year in Review By Rob Hunter on December 29, 2010 | Comments (17)
Welcome to my list of the best foreign films of the year! In case you're wondering why certain films appear to be missing there are a few factors to take into account. First, films like Mother, A Prophet, The Good the Bad the Weird, and The Secret In Their Eyes are movies that made previous lists. Second, I haven't seen everything that was released this year. And third, your favorite foreign release from 2010 may actually have been a piece of shit. I kid. But seriously, these are my picks for the ten best foreign language movies of the year in alphabetical order. As a bonus I've added in the five best English language foreign films for you as well. I know. You're welcome. (Full reviews for all of the titles below can be found via our Reviews database, and my weekly excursions into foreign films can be found here.)
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This week, on a very special episode of Reject Radio, Rob Hunter drops by after surviving Fantastic Fest in order to recap a few movies that fans need to keep an eye out for. Then, filmmaker Kirby Ferguson gives us some insight to his Everything Is A Remix project. Listen Here: Download This Episode
Grab a Beer and Chug, It's The Fantastic Fest 2010 Awards!Fantastic Fest By Neil Miller on September 27, 2010 | Comments (2)
This evening, in a ceremony held at the world famous Alamo Drafthouse theater in Austin, TX and emceed by Drafthouse founder and CEO Tim League (a very pink-haired Tim League, to be exact), the winners of the Fantastic Fest 2010 jury and audience awards were announced. According to the official press release, the juries were "comprised of some of the most esteemed filmmakers, critics, festival directors and show biz people in the industry. Their thoughtful deliberations provided the following acknowledgments of cinematic excellence in all things Fantastic." One of these juries included yours truly, so esteemed might be a stretch. At least for me. Everyone else was quite esteemed. Alas, check out the award winners after the jump.
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Fans of Fantastic Fest (which should include all human beings and several species of extra-terrestrials) always look forward to the wanton violence and downright weird imagery on display during the festival. On the eve of Comic-Con, in a truly wise marketing move, the freaky folks at Fantastic Fest released their first fireball toward the castle of our minds. That fireball consists of 13 films that look like a collective 24 hours of awesome. Cannes favorite Rubber and martial arts follow-up Ip Man 2 are just the tip of the iceberg.
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Just out of interest, what is the real difference between IPv4 and IPv6 and will we see any performance?
Will IPv6 ever take off?
If so, whos moving over to it and when?
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Just out of interest, what is the real difference between IPv4 and IPv6 and will we see any performance?
Will IPv6 ever take off?
If so, whos moving over to it and when?
Stop dreaming Tim, can you imagine that occurring with you know what in the equation ;)
Anyway, I was thinking of starting to look more at it with going to Windows 7 and 2008 R2 campus wide this summer (well we will have a couple of 2008 boxes due to a software support issue...) but it was something I was thinking about but obviously there will be things such as most Jet Direct cards in my HP Printers are not IPv6 enabled thus they will need replacing so more cost, so will probably just stick with IPv4 for now.
I think that the difference is that IPv4 has address of 32 bits and IPv6 has address of 128 bits
With IPv4 depletion not far off now there will come a point when devices on the internet are only able to use IPv6. We'll either need to start looking at some form of NAT or using a specialist 6-to-4 tunnel. Of course IPv6 ideally removes the need for NAT and private address space so the perfect solution is that we all start planning to make the move to IPv6. As John points out though it's quite possible you have devices that won't support it, and your upstream provider may not even support it yet!
We're just going through a major network refresh and are planning IPv6 compatibility for everything and looking at rolling it out on a test basis this summer using a dual stack for a handful of machines.
IPv6 has security built in (think PS3), it will become the standard plus no real need for subnet masking... bring it on baby, just when (2012 anyone??)
Anyway, in performance terms: you might see some small performance difference, because IPv6 was an opportunity to start with a completely clean slate. The regional registries have been allocated contiguous blocks, so routing tables are thousands of times simpler and therefore more efficient to propagate and to consult.
I already use it natively, internally and externally. Try doing an nslookup for heffalump.powdarrmonkey.net with v6 lookups enabled.Quote:
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I have no plans to upgrade to IPv6... I've only got about 1000 devices wired up, if I squished hard, I could fit it into a /22 bit range.
The ISPs that provide me with internet access on the other hand, should be planning to do so.
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in schools where i have an 08 or 08 r2 server is it worth turning ipv6 on on the xp boxes? now until i get an ipv6 from the leas isp (who cant get vista/7 to work on their managed wfi yet so im not holding my breath) i was just going to leave it in stateless mode(i think thats the name) where they all generate thei own ipv6 address


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L.A. Board of Supervisors Impose $1,000 Fine for Having Fun on the Beach
**Written by Doug Powers
If you outlaw throwing footballs on the beach, only outlaws will throw footballs on the beach:
The Board of Supervisors this week agreed to raise fines to up to $1,000 for anyone who throws a football or a Frisbee on any beach in Los Angeles County.
In passing the 37-page ordinance (PDF) on Tuesday, officials sought to outline responsibilities for law enforcement and other public agencies while also providing clarification on beach-goer activities that could potentially disrupt or even injure the public.
The updated rules now prohibit "any person to cast, toss, throw, kick or roll" any object other than a beach ball or volleyball "upon or over any beach" between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
My guess is that the Board of Supervisors, in an abundance of concern for the health of all beach-goers, is worried that overly active people throwing footballs and frisbees could eventually lead to an innocent bystander spilling his container of complimentary City of Los Angeles heroin needles all over the sand, where an illegal alien might then step on one — and that's a risk that can't be taken. Goodbye frisbees and footballs!
Digging holes in the sand over 18 inches deep is also prohibited — unless you're filming a movie or TV show of course:
**Written by Doug Powers
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Game Details
- Release Date 11/13/2006
- Publisher Microsoft
- Platform Xbox 360
- Genre Action Adventure
- Number of Players 4
- Online Enabled Yes
Game Description
Take care of a living garden that's home to a species we bet you've never seen before - living pinatas - in this all-ages exercise in imagination. Explore a vibrant, immersive world that grows in real time. You'll begin with a few essential items and use them to shape the environment into your own personal paradise. Customize hundreds of different aspects of your garden in order to create a welcoming home for over 60 species of wild pinata. The colorful environment comes to life with graphics so richly detailed you might tack a whack at your screen...though trust us, there's no candy in there.
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GamesRadar Review (8.0 out of 10)
Viva Pinata We admit it: we're totally addicted to Viva Pinata If you think Viva Pinata is just a silly kids' game that's not worth your hardcore gaming time, you're probably right. Viva Pinata is a very special game that won't appeal to gamers only interested in ad...more
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Average Member Rating: 7.4 out of 10
A good blend of simple and complex gameplay. (9 out of 10)
posted by ravie77 (SAN JOSE, CA) on Nov 20, 2006
Member since Jul 2004
81 out of 81 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
Member since Jul 2004
81 out of 81 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
The target audience for this game is odd. On the surface it looks bright, colorful and cute and the game play is simple enough for any child. Once you start getting deeper into the game though you realize that there is a lot under the surface that most pre-teens just won't be able to understand. ...more
Specs & Requirements
Memory 8 MB
Audio/Video HDTV 480p, HDTV 1080i, In-Game Dolby Digital, Custom Soundtrack, HDTV 720p
Modes Story, Simulation, Co-op 2-4, Online Co-op, Mini-Games
Online Features Online Multiplayer, Content Download
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Would really like a male opinion plz :(
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|Mon, 06-07-2010 - 12:27pm
Hi everyone,
Would love some opinion on my little problem.
Basically I was seeing a guy for 3 months, first 6 weeks was fab and he was really full on, he was open about not being able to commit (which was fine by me) but although he was saying that his actions said otherwise - particularly asking my opinions on everything to do with decorating his new house and also future plans.
Due to work commitment after the first 6 weeks we had to go from seeing each other 4 - 5 times a week to only 1 or 2 per week but we still maintained constant contact and can count on one hand the number of days we didn't speak.
Anyways he was also quite open about being a bit up and down due to a bad breakup (10 months ago)and then an injury meaning he was off work for 2 months didn't help either. So two weeks ago we were texting all day as normal and then later on the night i texted and asked if he had a good at work, he said no, so I said he could call me if he wanted and if nt not to worry. He didn't respond to that text and then I didn't hear anything form him for 4 days....I had sent a few messages in the mean time asking if he was ok.
The message I got from him was an apology for not speaking to me and that he wasnt speaking to anybody and that he was having a bad time at work and that he would speak to me soon. That was 2 weeks ago. I have sent him two messages since then (nothing asking for anything just checking that he is ok etc) which he hasnt responded to.
He has told me previously that when he is down he withdraws from people and likes to be left alone.
Also worth a mention is that he has dissappeared off facebook which is unlike him completely and I also bumped into his sister 9who he is very close too) who didn't have any idea he wasnt speaking to me!!
I am just wandering what people think, should I expect him to get in touch or was this his way of dumping me. I have very little experience with men so would love any insights.
Thank you for reading :)


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|4 They wandered in the wilderness in a desert region; They did not find a way to an inhabited city.
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In what can only be described as a slap to the face of victims of the housing crisis and an insult to even the vaguest notion of the rule of law, the banks responsible for the mortgage meltdown and subsequent financial crisis and recession have once again escaped justice. After criminal cases were dropped despite [...]
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NY Fed: 2005 Bankruptcy Bill Led to Hundreds of Thousands of Unnecessary Foreclosures
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An appeals court in Florence on Thursday upheld the guilty verdict against U.S. student Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend for the 2007 murder of her British roommate. Knox was sentenced to 28 1/2 years in prison, raising the specter of a long legal battle over her extradition if the conviction is upheld.
Lawyers for Knox and her co-defendant Raphael Sollecito vowed to appeal to Italy's highest court, a process that will take at least another year, dragging out a legal saga that has divided court-watchers in three nations.
In a statement from Seattle, where she had awaited the verdict, Knox said she was "frightened and saddened" by the decision, which she said was unjust and the result of an overzealous prosecution and narrow-minded investigation.
"This has gotten out of hand," she said. "Having been found innocent before, I expected better from the Italian justice system."
After nearly 12 hours of deliberations, the court reinstated the guilty verdicts first handed down against Knox and Sollecito in 2009 for the death of Meredith Kercher. Those verdicts had been overturned in 2011 and the pair freed from prison, but Italy's supreme court vacated that decision and sent the case back for a third trial in Florence.
Knox's attorney, Carlo Dalla Vedova, said he had called Knox by telephone and informed her that the Florence court had not only confirmed the guilty verdict, but had increased the sentence from the original 26 years.
"She was petrified. Silent," he said.
Sollecito was in court Thursday morning, but he didn't return for the verdict.
Sollecito's lawyers said they were stunned by the conviction and Sollecito's 25-year sentence and would appeal.
"There isn't a shred of proof," attorney Luca Maori said.
Presiding Judge Alessando Nencini ordered Sollecito's passport revoked but made no requests for Knox's movements to be limited, saying she was "justifiably abroad."
Experts have said it's unlikely that Italy would request Knox's extradition before the verdict is final. If the conviction is upheld on a final appeal, a lengthy extradition process would likely ensue.
Knox's defense team gave its last round of rebuttals earlier Thursday, ending four months of arguments in the third trial for Kercher's murder in the Italian university town of Perugia.
Kercher's brother and sister were in the courtroom for the verdict, and said the outcome was the best they could have hoped for.
"It's hard to feel anything at the moment because we know it will go to a further appeal," said her brother, Lyle Kercher. Asked if he was satisfied, he said: `'No matter what the verdict was, it never was going to be a case of celebrating anything."
Knox's lawyer, Dalla Vedova, had told the court he was "serene" about the verdict because he believes the only conclusion from the files is "the innocence of Amanda Knox."
"It is not possible to convict a person because it is probable that she is guilty," Dalla Vedova said. "The penal code does not foresee probability. It foresees certainty."
Dalla Vedova evoked Dante, noting that the Florentine writer reserved the lower circle of hell for those who betrayed trust, as he asserted that police had done to Knox when they held her overnight for questioning without legal representation and without advising her that she was a suspect.
Knox had returned to Seattle after spending four years in jail before being acquitted in 2011. In an email to this court, Knox wrote that she feared a wrongful conviction.
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Since I wasn't sitting there in the court room to hear exactly what the evidence was that the prosecution has...I don't know the facts. But, the U.S. has an extradition agreement with Italy. So unless Amanda Knox moves to a country that doesn't have such a treaty with Italy, chances are, if Italy demands she be extradited, she's going. Unless on appeal her lawyer over there can get her acquitted again.
I just have one question: What if it were one of your loved ones who was murdered and the person found guilty were living in another country, would you want that person extradited to serve their time? Let's look at this from the point of view of the victims family. Their daughter/sister/cousin is dead, her accused killers were found guilty, sentenced, then acquitted on a technicality. Upon retrial, they were again found guilty. Would you want that person extradited? I know I would.
There is always two sides to every story. We don't know the whole story of what went on that caused that girls death. And for all we know, it could have been accidental, horsing around that got out of hand. Who knows?
If Amanda is indeed innocent and being railroaded by the Italian prosecutor, then hopefully her lawyer can get her acquitted again.
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HARRIMAN, N.Y. -- Another service disruption for Port Jervis line riders as Metro-North continues clean up from Tropical Storm Irene's destruction more than a year after she hit.
This weekend, service will run only to the Harriman Station and then buses will take folks to Ramsey, New Jersey. Metro North needs to install a concrete pipe underneath tracks.
"They've got a lot of repairs to do," said commuter Hiram Davidovitch.
"It has to be done," said commuter Wayne Sheldon.
Leprechaun Lines will be handling the bus shuttles while that happens and drivers did a quick dry run of the route Friday afternoon.
"Hopefully everything runs smoothly and our number one goal is to get the passengers to and from safe," said Leprechaun Lines Director of Operations Shawn Leo.
The bus company is expected to be very busy. This construction comes in the middle of the holiday shopping season. A lot of people from New Jersey and New York City will take the Port Jervis line to get up to the Woodbury Common Premium Outlets.
"You're looking at one of the busier weekends prior to Christmas. We do understand next week, but we're looking at the bigger rush this week," said Leo.
The company has extras buses if needed and staff on standby.
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Service for riders bound for Hoboken resumes Monday morning.
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The company particularly points its finger at the North American market, claiming an "ineffective" sales force compared to Europe, where games performed two-thirds better. Another alleged problem is "price pressure," forcing Square Enix to spend more on such things as "price protection."
The publisher's report is yet more evidence of the so-called "AAA" market's downward spiral, where you can't even be considered a success in the face of selling millions of copies. This, along with Resident Evil 6 "failing" in spite of nearly five million sales and Dead Space 3 needing "five million" to survive, points to a market that's crashing and burning.
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Looking through these photos, I couldn't help but think what kind of bizarre explanations religion would have had for them, had they been encountered in biblical times. One could have writen another whole testament for the Bible using these unique manifestations of mother nature as divine situations on earth.
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And when the Lord learned that the inhabitants of the village at Lake Monoun passed a law to end discrimination of homosexuals, He slapped the surface of Lake Monoun with His palm and unleashed a wicked flatulence that asphyxiated every man, woman and child in the village.
It would be just the gods' style to create people one way and then punish them for not being another! Exactly the caliber of forethought we have come to expect from these omniscient deities.
I was just thinking how ancients would have interpreted the erupting lakes as punishment from an angry deity, when I read Future's comment. Maybe the gods really are behind the kill the gays bill. Who knew? ;)
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Yep, and even today I'm sure there are many non-thinkers out there who still attribute these beautiful things to 'god' instead of nature. Or their 'god' made nature to do this.
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Seems like everytime I start having some success, I sabotage myself. Today was one of those days. The difference is that I'm not going to let it derail me, Today is past (or will be in a few hours) and tomorrow is another day and another start.
The days ups....I went to the gym and biked 9.52 miles in 40mins (my best distance since returning to regular exercise) I will do my Bootcamp challeng video as soon as I finish this blog. I drank 3L of water (about 12 glasses).
The downs....I went over my cals for the first time this year. I blew a gasket when my boss dumped more non-chargeable crap on me to do (essenstially she now has me doing her job, without her pay). It's going to snow 12" tonight.
I realize that none of these things are earth-shattering, and I'm disappointed inmyself for not following my nutrition plan, but I also know that it's not the end of the world and that it's just one day in the long healthy life that I have to live. I guess the plus side is that I went over with healthy snacks and not just any crap.
So that's the day and tomorrow will be another -- another chance to get it right!!
First off, I like to work out! I like the feeling when I'm done exercising. That feeling of accomplishment, exhilaration andd exhaustion. Why do I so willingly trade this awesome feeling for other people's needs? Like today, I chose to finish certain work rather than go bike at the gym. I don't feel better for having sacrificed my ride for the work. I could have done both if I'd stayed later at work. But I gave u the gym to make sure it got done. On the plus side I did do the Day 7 Week 1 Bootcamp video and walked 2 miles. So I did get some exercise. Just not that break a sweat, peddle til your legs are all wobbly kind of exercise.
As for food and nutrition....There's a few issues here. First off I can't say I've felt deprived at all this week. I've eaten food I like, the same food I ate before SP, even included a few things I don't eat regularly but still enjoy. So no feeling of loss or depreivation in the food area. What I DID rediscover is that if I don't lay out at least a base plan in the morning, then I'm more likely to be running low on calories by the time dinner rolls around. I also learned that I need to eat about an hour before I work out otherwise I get to feeling a bit dizzy by the end. Piece of fruit or a granola bar seems to help.
Although I am a Diet Coke addict, and refuse to every fully give up this refreshing, delightful beverage, I did drink at least 2 liters of water a day. WOOHOO! This is HUGE for me. But I did it and didn't completely hate it. Sorry but that's the best I can do at the moment.
Plan for Week 2: Complete Week 2 of the Bootcamp Challenge, Complete Week 2 of the 200 Squats and 100 Pushups Programs, Bike a minimum of 30 mins a day 5 times.
Plan for Week 2: Plan out each day's meals the night before, then do shopping as necessary on the way home from work. Brown bag lunch to lunch each day. Only eat what I bring to work, no side purchases!
Plan for Week 2: Drink 2 liters of water a day at work and at least .5 liters after work. On weekends, drink 2.5 liters of water.
It's been ages since I've been to the gym. But today I determined to start back. Well, actually yesterday I did but them i forgot my gym lock. Usually it's the sports bra I forget or event he sneakers, but this time it was the lock. Anyway, I made it today and had an awesome 8 mile ride. Time was I'd ride up to about 20miles a day, but I was probably more chuffed by these 8 miles than I was by the 20 becuase it came as a complete surprise that I would last that long. I programed the bike for 30 mins pluss a 5 min cooldown, but I was fully prepared to accept 20 mins if that's as far as I got. But nope I made it the whole 35 mins and probably could have gone a few more but didn't want to completely overdo. It's amazing how the first few minutes are the hardest but once you get going, you just keep going til before you know it the time is up.
Today I also wore a pedometer to work. I tracked the amount of walking I do in a regular day and that came out to about 3.6 miles! WOOT! Actually that wasn't a wholly normal day because I knew that I needed to stop at the market on the way home. I wanted to get some light salad dressing that I could take to work with me and some chicken for dinner. I decided to take the bus home and rather than gettin off at the stop closest to my apartment and going to the market there. I got off at the stop before and ewnt to the market a block in the opposite direction from my place then walked home (about .5 miles). So I guess my regular day is closer to 3 miles. (Anyone have any idea how many steps that is? My Pedometer only tracks miles and km.)
Came home and cooked a nice dinner -- grilled chicken, baked sweet potato and peas. I discovered that sweet potatos really do not need to be swinning in butter to taste great! That's a big one for me. The rest of the night I did Day 5 of the 2 Day Bootcamp Challenge.
Tomorrow I have Squats and Pushups, another ride and Day 6. Thankfully, due to the impending snowstorm, my date was postponed so I don't have to do everything at 5AM. While I am an early riser I like my morning routine of meal planning, news, shower and caffeine! Exercise videos do NOT figure into the serenity I try to embrace in the morning. At least not yet it doesn't!
So today was supposed to be my first day back to the gym. Of course the Powers That Be had other plans. And they made me leave my lock at home! I managed to come up with an alternative plan however, which involved me walking home from work (1.57 miles) I also did Day 2 of my 6 week Squats and Pushups programs. So I'm very chuffed about that I finished off the night with Day 4 of the 28-Day Bootcamp Challenge and a nice healthy meal full of fresh veggies when what I really wanted was a bag of chips!
All in I'd say that despite the setback at the gym it was a pretty good day. Now I'm wholly done in and am going to head to bed!
And yes, I've already put the lock in my bag for tomorrow!!
I'm not sure why I've been in a perpetual state of Blah today. Maybe it's because I have to go back to work tomorrow. Maybe it's because I didn't get half what I wanted to get done this long weekend done. Maybe it's because my BF is making me nuts. I don't know but I've really had a hard time working up much of a fig about anything.
That said on the plus side, I made a ymmy omelet for lunch with fresh spinach and scallions. Tonight I'm having pasta with spinach, peas and fresh tomatoes, olive oil and garlic. The one thing I love about SP is that you aren't bound by any dietary restrictions. You can pretty much eat what ever you want as long as you stay within the range. This is a good thing!
Also on the plus side I went to the market and got the fixings for tomorrow's lunch -- brown bag time! And then went to Bed Bath & Beyond to get some new storage jars as the seals on all my old ones had pretty much gone to seed. I did drink all my water today, or will have done as soon as I finish this liter and I did do Day 3 of the 28-Day Bootcamp workout. So that's good too.
Tomorrow will be my first day back to the gym in a dog's age. I've determined that I'll do my strength work at home. Used the SP Workout generator for some of it and the rest is Day 2 of the Squats and ushup Programs. Then at the gym I'll start riding the bike. I used to love doing that. Hopefully, my butt won't hurt as much this time around!! Goal for tomorrow is 20mins on the bike. So tonight I'll pack my bag. I usually forget something...sports bra, socks, something. Hopefully this way if I DO forget anything I'll remember it before I leave in the morning.
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In this video, RIM President and Co-CEO debuts the BlackBerry Torch and explains how the next generation BlackBerry OS will feel to a seasoned BlackBerry user, calling it "fresh but familiar". Lazaridis says the naming of this device is giving credit to Torch Mobile, which was acquired by RIM just under a year ago. The BlackBerry Torch is the first BlackBerry with a WebKit browser and subsystem, whose technology Torch Mobile specializes in and helped integrate WebKit features into BlackBerry 6.
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Mike Lazaridis Introduces BlackBerry 6 on the BlackBerry Torch
BlackBerryCool Roundup for the Week of July 19th
The big news this week is all about Antennagate. Apple took a jab at a few other smartphone manufacturers trying to claim that their antenna issue isn't confined to the iPhone and that other smartphones, including the Bold 9700, also have antenna issues. RIM's CEOs responded to this claim with a stern letter to Steve Jobs calling it a "self-made debacle". RIM is normally a pretty tight-lipped company that sticks to their own and this was definitely out of character for the company. Regardless, the letter was very much needed as Jobs' statements needed a response.
Be sure to check out this past week in BlackBerry as we have a ton of content you may have missed.
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RIM CEOs Officially Respond to Apple's Antenna Propaganda
During the Apple iPhone 4 Antenna press conference, Steve Jobs claimed that Apple's antenna issues were not specific to the iPhone, and other smartphones such as the BlackBerry Bold 9700 experience similar issues. It seems BlackBerryCool readers don't experience these issues and RIM's CEOs took aim at Steve Jobs and defended their antennas. Here is their official statement from Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis:
"Apple's attempt to draw RIM into Apple's self-made debacle is unacceptable. Apple's claims about RIM products appear to be deliberate attempts to distort the public's understanding of an antenna design issue and to deflect attention from Apple's difficult situation. RIM is a global leader in antenna design and has been successfully designing industry-leading wireless data products with efficient and effective radio performance for over 20 years. During that time, RIM has avoided designs like the one Apple used in the iPhone 4 and instead has used innovative designs which reduce the risk for dropped calls, especially in areas of lower coverage. One thing is for certain, RIM's customers don't need to use a case for their BlackBerry smartphone to maintain proper connectivity. Apple clearly made certain design decisions and it should take responsibility for these decisions rather than trying to draw RIM and others into a situation that relates specifically to Apple."
- Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie
RIM is a pretty quiet company and this is not the norm for their CEOs. Generally, RIM doesn't talk about other smartphones or comment directly on another company but it's great to see them respond to a blatant attack on the company.
Queen Elizabeth II Wraps Up RIM Tour with Personalized Bold 9700
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip are concluding a nine day tour of Canada which took them to Halifax, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Toronto and RIM's headquarters in Waterloo Ontario. Following her tour of Canada's high tech hub with co-founder Mike Lazaridis, the Queen was presented with her own personalized, white, BlackBerry Bold 9700. The Bold 9700 came preloaded with a wallpaper of children from Queen Elizabeth Public School in Kitchener offering flowers. It's rumored that the Queen isn't a stranger to these devices, but Palace officials wouldn't confirm whether a Royal BlackBerry already exists.
As the Queen was guided around RIM's assembly floor, which is specially designed to guard against electrostatic shocks, the Queen and company wore white jackets like all the employees at the facility. According to RIM, this was the first time the media had been allowed on the RIM work floor. The whole experience was very reminiscent of back in 1878 when Queen Victoria met Alexander Graham Bell and tried his new invention: the telephone.
[Audio] WES 2010 General Session Keynote with Mike Lazaridis
Click here to listen to the keynote yourself.
The first WES2010 general session took place today and Mike Lazaridis gave a keynote very similar to the presentation he gave to analysts yesterday. To pull off these big keynotes, two massive conference rooms are consolidated into one giant sit-down business rock concert. There is a huge lighting and projector rig with lots of BlackBerry branding floating across all the screens. Almost all of the WES attendees are here, thousands fill the seats tapping their BlackBerry smartphones.
Mike Lazaridis takes the stage and is greeted with warm applause from the audience. Here are some of the key points he shared with the WES audience:
- RIM has sold over 90 million BlackBerry smartphones sold to date.
- There are currently 41 Million Customers, Mike also mentioned he has a goal of growing that to 100-million users.
- "Efficiency is at the heart of everything we do" in reference to the Platform's true strength. BlackBerry efficiently utilizes networks, battery, and software.
- 20 million users have downloaded App world, half of the devices in the wild. App World users download a million apps every day.
- "BlackBerry has the best apps, not the most apps" in reference to the quality of apps on BlackBerry App World.
- Super Apps work well together, and work well with native apps.
- Email was the platform's first super app now developers can make them too.
- There are 20 million BBM users worldwide.
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Video of the Upcoming BlackBerry 6 OS and New UI
BlackBerry have now made public the BlackBerry 6 video that Mike Lazaridis demoed to analysts yesterday. The video gives us a little taste of what to expect from the UI, and it seems like there are some big improvements to the overall navigation experience. It seems OS 6 isn't necessarily going to be a fresh OS in the way we think it will be, but rather something closer to a theme on steroids. With a WebKit engine powering the browser, and a smoother UI, BlackBerry 6 is sure to be a hit with the consumer market. Definitely something we're looking forward to.


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Fat Bomb Help
I have been trying to make fat bombs using Truvia or Splenda with coconut oil and cocoa. The sweetner refuses to dissolve in tne coconut oil. I've tried more heat, less heat, blender, cream cheese, nothing seems to work. What do you add or do to get it to not end up grainy? They taste OK, but would be so much better if they had a more smooth texture.
Truvia only dissolves in fairly warm liquids. Erythritol in powder form (check Netrition) will dissolve and not be grainy. I don't use the powdered splenda in the little packs because of the dextrose use to "bulk" the product - it should be counted at 1 carb per pack. In fat bombs I generally use liquid sucralose EzSweetz from Netrition. I think Walmart may carry liquid sucralose now but I've never checked locally.
When I make cream cheese clouds or anything like that I also use the Ez-Sweetz from Netrition.
I make mine without sweetener. I add butter as one of my fats and I find I appreciate the sweet taste of that. I know now where the phrase "sweet cream" comes from. You could try that for one batch, and see if you really miss the sweetener that much. I mix some whey protein powder in mine, so I get a bit of grainy of chewey depending on proportions, but I am working on perfecting my recipe.
Chuck take your E. and the cocoa powder combine together really well. Use a blender if you have to. I powder my E. to get it to dissolve better. If you are using Truvia you should have a better time with it.
Please don't use Splenda by it self with chocolate, you will get a very bitter product.
If you make the clouds, keto balls , cream cheese muffins use ez-sweet ( liquid sucralose ) . Any chocolate has to have another sweetner with the Splenda.
Hope that helps.
For chocolate ones I use a combination of EZ-Sweetz (liquid suralose), powdered erythritol (I powder it in an extra coffee grinder I have for such things) and NuNaturals Stevia drops (all to taste). As others say, never only Splenda with chocolate, it's gotta be a combination of sweeteners otherwise it's bitter. Any other flavor, it doesn't really matter, whatever you like.
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Workgroup Manager works fine on 10.7 Server. As does all the server Admin tools. The Server.app is crap to be honest. Creating or modifying a sharepoint is a crap shoot.
Lion server was a mid point for this. Part of the options were in the Server app and the other half was handled by Server Admin Tools. Personally I'm going to miss the Server Admin Tools. I found them to be more useful. Seemed to have more fine grain control over everything but similar to Apples ideas with other applications they strive to make it more consumer'ish rather than practical. Will see how it goes. Already I've seen a few options that are not in Lion that I had with SL Server. ML Server will remove even more
Workgroup Manager works fine on 10.7 Server. As does all the server Admin tools. The Server.app is crap to be honest. Creating or modifying a sharepoint is a crap shoot.
But there are a number of options that have been removed that are in Server Admin for 10.7 that were in 10.6. They removed them and crammed them into "Server" app. As for 10.8 from what I understand we will be losing Server Admin and WGM as WGM is replaced by the Profile Manager entirely.
I already have one Profile Manager server than looks after all of our iOS devices and today just started on a separate server to handel all of our desktops and laptops.
I would agree its been made very basic. It will come down to terminal to do more advance configuring of services.
will have to hope that server.app and profile manager are much improved!
Rozzer spent a bit of time trying to get it to work properly with our iMacs and Active Directory users and the end conclusion was giving up and going back to the WGM way of doing things!
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Yeah I tend to avoid profile manager for workstation management and would only install it for IOS management.
Fingers crossed it gets better with 10.8
I'm currently planning a switch over in the Summer holidays from a 10.6 Server and WGM to a 10.7 Server and Profile Manager. I'm still working my way through a test setup to make sure I can replicate all of my preference settings in WGM with Profile Manager. If 10.8 server is stable when it comes out, I might take an early plunge to that if it can manage more!
So far we are only using Profile Manager with our iPads, and it seems to work pretty well.
Yeh, I do usually tend to avoid first releases like the plague for production environments!
We are planning on upgrading to Lion clients and Server though in the Summer, depending on my tests. We don't have anything older client-wise than 10.6.7.
I'll probably leave it a year before Mountain Lion.
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Tonight's Gossip Girl: "The Lost Boy"by Steve Marsi at . Comments
Tonight, as we continue the long countdown to March 2010, Gossip Girl airs at 9 p.m. with "The Lost Boy," the third episode of the current Season Three.
Chuck and Blair find themselves pitted against one another by the evil Georgina, while Carter Baizen finds himself haunted by his past in several ways.
If you need a refresher, here's our official episode guide.
Follow these links for the best quotes from the episode, as well as a list of the cool music played during "The Lost Boy." We have plenty of videos and pictures as well, plus our staff's always-entertaining Round Table!
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Aww I loved carter, he needs to come back. Him and Serena were sweet, yes hes two faced and sly but god I just thought his character was good, I mean Vanessa has become a regular on the show now, so why cant he? It would be great.
i know this is a gossip girl website and i am a member and lover of this site and gossip girl not just some random person spreading spam! but its an emergency!
my friend is making a really AWESOME video for Nina Dobrevs B-Day!
she's on twitter @TeamKatGraham and i think A LOT of people including myself have sent Bday pics to go in the video but she needs MORE Videos of fans saying happy bday and stuff!!! She needs everything sent into her email by Jan 6th cause Nina's B-day is on Jan 9th and she needs time to edit! Nina Dobrev does reply to @TeamKatGraham on twitter so she will FOR SURE see this video!!!
so please, PLEASE make a mini vid of you and ur friends maybe, saying happy B-day to Nina! and then go on to twitter look up @TeamKatGraham and DM her saying (I "@sabrinaisonline") sent you! and ask her for her E-mail so you can send her the video, and nina will SEE it and love it! THANKS!
Oops im thinking of the fourth episode. my bad
The reason they're airing old episodes NOW is so that the show doesn't have to take a break during SUMMER, therefore it'll gain more viewers over summer, since most other shows are on break then.. The ratings are dipping, so they're just thinking ahead. :)
As long as there's gossip girl, I'm good.
But I do agree, it's weird, they air old episodes when there's space for new ones.
Carter and Serena were sweet while they lasted, but when they broke up, they gave me closure. I'd rather not have Carter come back just to get things all weird and riled up again..
I dont get that either. have they even aired life unexqected yet? well when they do i wont watch. I LOVE GG. anyways i actually like this episode especially when chair is at the resturant with N and Buckley so funny.
I don't get it. So the CW doesn't want to air new episodes because of the other show but then they air old ones instead? so there IS space for Gossip Girl? Huh? Can someone please help me out? ;)


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HOUSEHOLD DIVIDED: How I Made It To Where I Am...
As parents, we all want what's best for our children. I'm sure not too many people aspire to have a failed relationship and be a single parent, but let's face it, it happens. The idea of "stay together for the kids" only goes so far. I believe that it is best when a child is raised by their two parents in the same household but I have come to realize that this is not always "
". What's worse than separated parents? Two parents still living together who are constantly arguing. The tension shows right through to children. They see that their parents are unhappy, and may even feel guilty that they're only together because of them. Luckily my parents are happily married and although they argue at times, I could never see them with anyone else. I tried to put myself in the situation of a child with parents who just aren't meant to be together. I would much rather see my parents happy apart than miserable together.
After many "obstacles" that I faced with my son's dad (which no I am not getting into because I am over it and am better off on my own) and many attempts at working our problems out, I had to make a very difficult decision.
"Do I stay or do I go now.... If I go there will be trouble.... If I stay it will be double!!
" Maybe the Clash had it figured out all along (actually since 1981). I knew I was not happy, and realized that things were not going to change. I knew that it would not be easy on my own, but I couldn't go on fighting and feeling the way that I did. THAT was not fair for Mason. So, I left. I walked away from that relationship knowing that there was a chance that I would NEVER meet someone else who would be willing to take on a woman with a child. I was willing to take that risk because I truly felt that was the best decision for the well being of my son. And so my life began.
After a nice long bout of depression, I found myself, I began to love myself... and SURPRISE!!!! I was happy! And all it took was a few months of karaoke and jumping out of an airplane to "
find comfort in my life
". But it worked and I am grateful. I was comfortable in my own shoes, ready to live again! Okay... so it really wasn't that simple. I went through some very hard times and was very upset with how my life was panning out for a long time. Once again
"the plans"
had changed. I just had to figure out a new game plan and my life would be back in order. The point is that you WILL get through it and you will be stronger because of it.
You can't start thinking about finding someone new until you are comfortable with who you are, where you're at, and what you're doing. Bottom line: You need to LOVE YOURSELF before letting someone else in again. Dating as a single parent is hard and I will get into that in my next post, but until then....
Stay strong, stand tall, be proud... you're surviving!
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1 comment:
February 13, 2011 at 9:27 PM
Hey, I'm in that there karaoke pic :D Definitely a Blink 182 moment.
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